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BOTTLED VIOLENCE
As recorded by Minor Threat
(From the 1981 EP MINOR THREAT [EP])
Words and Music by Minor Threat
Arranged by James Stewart
Transcribed by James Stewart
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro/Verse
Q=170
A5 C5D5 G5/AG5 D5A5 A5 C5D5 G5/AG5 D5A5
4/4
Gtr I
E Q E E Q E E E S S E E Q. E Q E E Q E E E S S E E Q. 3x
||----------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------o||
||---------5-7--0-|-----x-x-7--------|--------5-7--0-|-----x-x-7---------||
||--7-7--7-5-7--0-|-5-5-x-x-7-7-7----|-7-7--7-5-7--0-|-5-5-x-x-7-7-7-----||
||o-7-7--7-3-5--0-|-5-5-x-x-5-7-7----|-7-7--7-3-5--0-|-5-5-x-x-5-7-7----o||
||--5-5--5--------|-3-3-------5-5----|-5-5--5--------|-3-3-------5-5-----||
Chorus
G5 C5 A5 G5 C5 A5 G5 C5 A5 G5 C5 A5
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------5-5---|-------5-5---|-------5-5---|-------5-5----|
|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-2--|
|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-0--|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3------------|
Verse
A5 C5D5 G5/AG5 D5A5 A5 C5D5 G5/AG5 D5A5
E Q E E Q E E E S S E E Q. E Q E E Q E E E S S E E Q. 3x
||----------------|------------------|---------------|--------------------||
||o---------------|------------------|---------------|-------------------o||
||---------5-7--0-|-----x-x-7--------|--------5-7--0-|-----x-x-7----------||
||--7-7--7-5-7--0-|-5-5-x-x-7-7-7----|-7-7--7-5-7--0-|-5-5-x-x-7-7-7------||
||o-7-7--7-3-5--0-|-5-5-x-x-5-7-7----|-7-7--7-3-5--0-|-5-5-x-x-5-7-7-----o||
||--5-5--5--------|-3-3-------5-5----|-5-5--5--------|-3-3-------5-5------||
Chorus
G5 C5 A5 G5 C5 A5 G5 C5 A5 G5 C5
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------|
|-------5-5---|-------5-5---|-------5-5---|-------5------|
|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5------|
|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3------|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3------------|
Verse
A5 C5D5 G5/AG5 D5A5 A5 C5D5 G5/AG5 D5A5
E Q E E Q E E E S S E E Q. E Q E E Q E E E S S E E Q.
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|---------------|------------------|---------------|------------------|
|--------5-7--0-|-----x-x-7--------|--------5-7--0-|-----x-x-7--------|
|-7-7--7-5-7--0-|-5-5-x-x-7-7-7----|-7-7--7-5-7--0-|-5-5-x-x-7-7-7----|
|-7-7--7-3-5--0-|-5-5-x-x-5-7-7----|-7-7--7-3-5--0-|-5-5-x-x-5-7-7----|
|-5-5--5--------|-3-3-------5-5----|-5-5--5--------|-3-3-------5-5----|
Outro
G5 C5 A5 G5 C5 A5 G5 C5 A5 G5 C5
|-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|--------------*|
|-------5-5---|-------5-5---|-------5-5---|-------5-5-5--*|
|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-2-|-5-----5-5-5--*|
|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-0-|-5-----3-3-3--*|
|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3-----------|-3------------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
