Mink Mussel Creek - Makeout Party Girls
from their 2011 album Mink Mussel Manticore
Intro:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| x4
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8---8--|
Main riff:
e|-------------------------------| \
B|-------------------------------| \
G|-------------------------------| x2 \
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--| |
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--| |
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8---8----8--| |
| x2
e|-----------------------------| |
B|-----------------------------| |
G|-----------------8-----8-----| x2 |
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--7--8--7--| /
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--7--6--7--| /
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-----5--| /
Verse:
"We were high on Panadol,
With the makeout party go-go-go-go-girls"
Palm mute this part:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8---8--|
"Drowning softly,
Drowning slowly"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------8-----8-----| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--7--8--7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--7--6--7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-----5--|
Then this:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8---8----8--|
Back to the verse:
"And we were higher than a dream,
'Cause someone gave a piece of it to Steve"
Palm mute this part:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8---8--|
"Drowning slowly,
drowning oh"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------8-----8-----| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--7--8--7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--7--6--7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-----5--|
Chorus:
"Laaa-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la-laaa"
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7----|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9----|
E|---------------------------------7----|
Lead guitar break:
e|------------------------------------|
B|-11-----11-----11--------------11\--|
G|-13b15--13b15--13b15--13b15-13------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|
Back to chorus:
"Laaa-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la-laaa"
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7----|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9----|
E|---------------------------------7----|
Lead guitar break:
e|-------------------|
B|-11-------11-------|
G|-13b15----13b15----|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Back to chorus:
"Now I'm the free-est bird in the sky,
Now I'm the free-est bird in the sky"
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----7-------------9----7-------------------------------|
D|-9----7----2--------9----7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7----5----2--------7----5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------0------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
The lead guitar plays this in the background:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9~~~~7~~7/9~~~~----9~~~~7~~~~---------------------------|
G|----------------9~~~----------6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\--------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Main riff:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8---8----8--|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------8-----8-----| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--7--8--7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--7--6--7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-----5--|
Verse:
"We were higher than a dream,
Like lemon spinning in a wheel of cheese"
Palm mute this part:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| x2
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--8--8---8--|
"Drowning slowly,
drowning oh"
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------8-----8-----| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--7--8--7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--7--6--7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-----5--|
Chorus:
"Laaa-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la-laaa"
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7----|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9----|
E|---------------------------------7----|
Lead guitar break:
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-10b11-10b11-10b11-8---10b11-8---8-10\--|
G|---------------------9---------9--------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Back to chorus:
"Laaa-la-la-la-la-la-laa-la-la-laaa"
e|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7----|
B|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7----|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--8----|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9----|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9----|
E|---------------------------------7----|
Lead guitar break:
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-9b11--9b11--9b11---9b11--r9--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/m/mink-mussel-creek/346533.html ]
Back to chorus:
"Now I'm the free-est bird in the sky,
Now I'm the free-est bird in the sky"
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-9----7-------------9----7-------------------------------|
D|-9----7----2--------9----7----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7----5----2--------7----5----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-----------0------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
The lead guitar plays this in the background:
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9----7--9--7--5-------------/9----7---------------------|
G|--------------------1-b2r1-------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------5----------------|
And then just keep this chord going and
making feedback until the next part:
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| x8
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Solo section:
Guitar 1 plays a heavier and slower version
of the main riff in the background. When you get to
the 9th-12th repeat you gradually build up the speed
until it's at the original riff's tempo:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------| x12
D|-5----5----5--5--5--5--5----8----8----|
A|-5----5----5--5--5--5--5----8----8----|
E|-3----3----3--3--3--3--3----6----6----|
Guitar 2 plays this solo over the top:
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-8----------------------------11----11----|
G|-10b12--12--12-12-12-12-12----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------|
B|-8----------------------------11----11----|
G|-10b12--12--12-12-12-12-12----------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------11\----|
B|-8----------------------------11-------------11----11-----------|
G|-10b12--12--12-------10h12-12----12p10h12-----------------------|
D|---------------10h12--------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-8----------------------------11-------11-------|
G|-10b12--12--12-12-12-12-12----13b15----13b15----|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|-18-15-------18---18-18\15-15--15----15/18-18----18----20\--|
B|-------15-18------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15--15--13h15p13h15p13-15----15\3/18--18----18----|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
e|-15--------15---------------------------|
B|-18-b20----18-b20----r18----------------|
G|----------------------------15-15-15----|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-17b19----19r17p15------------------------17b19--15-17-15-17-15.--15.-15----15--|
D|-------------------17-17---17-------15h17---------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------15h17---------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-15------15------15------15------15------15------15------15------15----18-------18-------|
B|----18b20---18b20---18b20---18b20---18b20---18b20---18b20---18b20------21b23----21b23----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Pick these notes really fast (tremolo picking):
e|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15\3-3-3-3-3-3-3--18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Tremolo pick this as well:
e|-20-20-20-20-20-20-20--20-20-20-20-20-20-20-3/20-20-20-20-20-20-20--|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Back to the main riff:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--10--10---10--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---8---8----8--|
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------8-----8-----| x2
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8--7--8--7--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6--7--6--7--|
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----5-----5--|
Outro:
The song pauses momentarily and then returns
with an even heavier and slower version of the main riff:
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------| x8
D|-2----2----2--2--2--2--2----5----5----|
A|-2----2----2--2--2--2--2----5----5----|
E|-0----0----0--0--0--0--0----3----3----|
End with guitar feedback.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| . staccato
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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