Song: Man Skin Boots
Band: Lordi
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com

Dropped D tuning (low to high: D A D G B E)

Legend:
.       palm mute
h (x2444x@1)     hammer on
p       pull off
/       slide up to note
\       slide down from note
7b9     bend 7th fret major second up
9r7     release previous bend
~       vibrato
(n)     ghost note


Intro
~~~~~

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|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5-----|
|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5-----|


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|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6-----5--|
|-7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6--5--7--6-----5--|


Verse
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 "take a step back..."
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|-------------------------------rest--------------|
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|-7\----------------------------------------------|
|-7\----------------------------------------------|

 "beware what you're saying..."
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|--------rest-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5--7\----|
|-------------------------3--5-----6-----------5--|
|----------------------------------------------5--|

 "you're like a frog in the road..."
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|-------------------------------rest--------------|
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|-7\----------------------------------------------|
|-7\----------------------------------------------|

 "studded tired are flaying...
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|--------rest-------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5--7\----|
|-------------------------3--5-----6--------------|
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Bridge (counts included... just because)
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 "you tried it with a knife and rope..."      "dy-"
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
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|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--------------|
|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3-----5--7--|
|-------------------------------------3-----5--7--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

"na-mite..."
  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &  1  &  2  &  3  &  4  &
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|-------5-----5--7--5-----5--7--5-----------------|
|-------5-----5--7--5--7--5--7--5--7-----3--------|
|(7)-7-----------------7-----------7-----3--------|
|(7)-7-----------------------------------3--------|
  ^ ghost notes not actually played, intended to show that
    the chord is being held from the previous measure.

 "you tried it by cutting the wires..."
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|-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--------------|
|-5--5--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--2--2--3-----5--7--|
|-------------------------------------3-----5--7--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

 "she's so out of your league...       she wears..."
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|(7)-7--7--7--3-----3--5--------------5-----5-----|
|(7)-7--7--7--3-----3--5--------------5--5--5-----|
                                         .

Chorus Pt. 1
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"man skin boots, no she's not gonna please you..."
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|-7--7-----7--------7-----0--0-----0--------0-----|
|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
        .     .  .     .        .     .  .     .

"not gonna tease you..."
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|-3--3-----3--------3-----5-----5-----5-----5-----|
|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-----|
        .     .  .     .     .     .     .

Chorus Pt. 2
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"MAN!...               SKIN!...               BOOTS!"
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|-------5-----5-----------------5--7--5-----------|
|-------5-----5--7--------------5--7--5--7--------|
|-7\-------------7-----7\----------------7-----7\-|
|-7\-------------------7\----------------------7\-|


      "she's walking in   man skin boots..."
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|-------5-----5-----------5--5-----7-----8--7--5--|
|-------5-----5--7--7-----5--5-----7-----8--7--5--|
|----------------7--7-----------------------------|
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"MAN!...               SKIN!...               BOOTS!"
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|-------5-----5-----------------5--7--5-----------|
|-------5-----5--7--------------5--7--5--7--------|
|-7\-------------7-----7\----------------7-----7\-|
|-7\-------------------7\----------------------7\-|


                         First time end of chorus
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|----------rest-----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------5--7\----| Back to Verse
|-------------------------3--5-----6-----------3--|
|----------------------------------------------3--|


Solo Rhythm 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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|-------------------------| Play x4
|-4--------4-----4--4-----|
|-4-----4--4--4--4--4--4--|
        .     .        .

Lead with Solo Rhythm 1
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|-9-----------------------|
|-9b11--------------------|-11b13-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


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|-10----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-12b14-------------------|-14b16-------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|


Solo Rhythm 2
~~~~~~~~~~~~~

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|-4-----------2-----------------------------------|
|-2-----------0-----------6-----------5-----------|
|-------------------------6-----------5-----------|


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|-------------------------------------------------| Play x2
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|-4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2-----|


Lead with Solo Rhythm 2
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strike these notes while bent
        V   V   V 
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-11b12-b12-b12-b12--9b10-b10-b10-b10--8b9-b9-b9-b9--7b8-b8-b8-b8--|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Fast pull-offs!
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|-7p0-----7p0-----10p0-----10p0-----|-10p0-----10p0-----10p0-----10~~~-|
|-----9p0-----9p0------9p0------9p0-|------9p0------9p0------9p0-------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------|


|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|/12-12-12-12-/14-14-14-14-|/15-15-15-15-/17-17-17-17-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


|-17p14p12----17p14p12----17p14p12----17p14p12----|
|----------12----------12----------12----------12-|
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|-17p14p12----17p14p12----12p14p12----14~~~-------|
|----------12----------12----------12-------------|
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After solo:
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"one true alpha female puts you on the level..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Play x4
|-------------------------------------------2-----|
|-------4-----4--------4-----4--------4-----0-----|
|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------|
  .  .     .     .  .     .     .  .     .


 "man...               skin..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar left
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|-2--------------------------------------2--3--4--|
|                                                 |
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--4--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .


 "boots...                            she's wearing..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar left
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|(4)----------------------------------------------|
|                                                 |
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|-4--4--4--4--4--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--2--4--3--|
  .  .  .  .  . 


 "man...             skin...                   boots..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar left
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|----------------------------------------------4--|
|-2--------------------------------------2--3--4--|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|----------------------------------------------4--|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--3--4--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   



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|------------------rest---------------------------|
|-------------(man skin boots?)-------------------|
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|------------------rest---------------------------|
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Back to Chorus Pt. 1 (played twice), then play Chorus Pt. 2
with the following lead bits over it:

Lead bits over final Chorus
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|-13----------12----------10---------------------|
|-15b17-------14b16-------12b14------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------15----------10---------------------|
|-15b17-------17b19-------12b14------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------12----------10---------------------|
|-15b17-------14b16-------12b14------------------|
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|-------------12---------------------------------|
|-13----------15b17------------------------------|
|-15b17------------------------------------------|
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End!