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

Standard Tuning

Legend:
.       palm mute
h       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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|-2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0-----|
|-2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0-----|
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|-2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1-----0--|
|-2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1-----0--|
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Verse
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 "take a step back..."
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|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------|
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 "beware what you're saying..."
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|-------------------------5--7-----8-----5--7\-0--|
|-------------------------3--5-----6--------------|
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 "you're like a frog in the road..."
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|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-2-----------------------------------------------|
|-0-----------------------------------------------|
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 "studded tired are flaying...
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|-------------------------5--7-----8-----5--7\----|
|-------------------------3--5-----6--------------|
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Bridge
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 "you tried it with a knife and rope..."      "dy-"
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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--|
|-------------------------------------1-----3--5--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

"na-mite..."
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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--------|
|(5)-5--------------------------------------------|
  ^ 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--|
|-------------------------------------1-----3--5--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .

 "she's so out of your league...       she wears..."
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|(7)-7--7--7--3-----3--5--------------5-----5-----|
|(5)-5--5--5--1-----1--3--------------3--3--3-----|
                
                         .

Chorus Pt. 1
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 "man skin boots, no she's not gonna please you..."
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|-------------------------3--3-----3--------3-----|
|-2--2-----2--------2-----2--2-----2--------2-----|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
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        .     .  .     .        .     .  .     .

 "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-----|
|-1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-----|
        .     .  .     .     .     .     .



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


      "she's walking in   man skin boots..."
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|-------5-----5-----------5--5-----7-----8--7--5--|
|(7)----5-----5--7--7-----5--5-----7-----8--7--5--|
|(7)-------------7--7-----------------------------|
|(5)----------------------------------------------|


"MAN!...               SKIN!...               BOOTS!"
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|-------5-----5-----------------5--7--5-----------|
|-7-----5-----5--7-----7--------5--7--5--7-----7\-|
|-7--------------7-----7-----------------7-----7\-|
|-5--------------------5-----------------------5\-|


                         First time end of chorus
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|-------------------------5--7-----8-----5--7\-0--| Back to Verse
|-------------------------3--5-----6--------------|
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Solo Rhythm 1
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|-------------------------| Play x4
|-4--------4-----4--4-----|
|-2-----2--2--2--2--2--2--|
        .     .        .



Lead with Solo Rhythm 1
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|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-7-----------------------|-9-----------------------|
|-9b11--------------------|-11b13-------------------|
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|-10----------------------|-12----------------------|
|-12b14-------------------|-14b16-------------------|
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Solo Rhythm 2
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|-4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--------------------------|
|-2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--6--6--6--6--5--5--5--5--|
|-------------------------4--4--4--4--3--3--3--3--|


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|-------------------------------------------------| Play x2
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|-2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0-----|



Lead with Solo Rhythm 2
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strike these notes while bent
        V   V   V 
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|-10b12-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-|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
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|-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-----|
|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------|
  .  .     .     .  .     .     .  .     .


 "man...               skin..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar left
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|-0--------------------------------------0--1--2--|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--2--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .


 "boots...                            she's wearing..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar left
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|(2)----------------------------------------------|
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|-2--2--2--2--2--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--0--2--1--|
  .  .  .  .  . 


 "man...             skin...                   boots..."
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar left
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|----------------------------------------------4--|
|-0--------------------------------------0--1--2--|
|                                                 |
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|-------------------------------------------------| Guitar right
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|----------------------------------------------4--|
|-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--1--2--|
  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .  .   



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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!