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From: Burning.Inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org (Burning Inside)
Date: 06 Dec 95 17:23:43 -0500
Subject: TAB: "Sweet Willy Rollbar" by the Melvins


From: burning.inside@f929.n273.z1.fidonet.org

Sweet Willy Rollbar     by the Melvins
                        from the album "Stoner Witch"
                        words and music by Buzz Osbourne
                        tabbed by Tom Mallon

Dropped-D Tuning

Intro Part 1
     Note: the 22xxxx's are *harmonics*
E ------------------------------------------------------|
B ------------------------------------------------------|
G ------------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------------|
A --0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
D --0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|

Intro Part 2/Verse 1
E -----------------------------------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------------------------------|
D -----------------------------------------------------------|
A --0-0--3-0-0-6-5--0-3-0-0-5-4--0-3-0-0-4-3--0-3-0-0--------|
D --0-0--3-0-0-6-5--0-3-0-0-5-4--0-3-0-0-4-3--0-3-0-0----5^--|

Chorus Riff (I guess it's the chorus anyway)
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |.--------------------------------------------------------.|
D |.--------------------------------------------------------.|
A |--0--0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-3-0--6-5--3-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3---5-3--|
D |--0--0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-3-0--6-5--3-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3---5-3--|

Bridge Riff (on the record, a second guitar arpeggiates the D5 and D#5s.)
E ----------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------------------|--------------------------------|
G -6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8---.|
D -6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8---.|
A -4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5--5-5-5-5-5--6--6-6-6-6-6----|
D ----------------------|--------------------------------|
      . .       . .      . .
E |---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
B |---------------------------------------------|--------------------|
G |.-------------------------------------------.|--------------------|
D |.-------------------------------------------.|--------------------|
A |---5-5--5^---5-5--5^--5-5--5^---6^-6^--5-----|--------------------|
D |---0-0--0----0-0--0---0-0--0-------------5---|--------------------|

Ending is just a palm muted D5 (00xxxx). Intro Part 2 is not completely
correct but sounds close enough to fake it.

 .    palm mute
 ^    bend
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