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Title: Aliens Exist
Artist: Blink 182
Album: Enema of the State
Bassist: Mark Hoppus
Tabbed by: John McElyea
Standard tuning (EADG)
Notes:
~ = let ring
/ = slide
This song is played extremely fast, 216 bpm!!
Rhythm:
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1e&a2e&a3e&a4e&a 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &
(in other words, each dash (-) equals 1 sixteenth note)
INTRO
B5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
VERSE
(“Hey, Mom, there’s something...”)
B5 F#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Play twice, then:
(“You used to read me stories...”)
B5 C#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
(“We all know...”)
B5 F#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
INTERLUDE
B5 E5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-|0-4-4-4-4---4-4-|4-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
B5 E5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2---2-2-|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-|0-4-4-4-4---4-4-|4-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
VERSE
(“What if people knew...”)
B5 F#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Play twice, then:
(“I know the C.I.A. would say...”)
B5 C#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
(“I wish someone would...”)
B5 F#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0---------------|
CHORUS
(“Up...”)
B5 F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Play this riff twice, then:
(“know it must be late...”)
G#m E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Play this riff twice, then:
(“I’m not like you guys...”)
F# E5 B5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|4~~-------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2~~-------------|----------------|
E|2~~-------------|0~~-------------|----------------|----------------|
(“I’m not like you.”)
F#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|2~~-------------|0~~-------------|
INTERLUDE
B5 E5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2---2-2-|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-|0-4-4-4-4---4-4-|4-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
B5 E5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|--2-2-2-2---2-2-|2---------------|----------------|----------------|
E|0---------------|--0-0-0-0---0-0-|0-4-4-4-4---4-4-|4-0-0-0-0---0-0-|
VERSE
(“I am still the skeptic...”)
B5 F#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Play twice, then:
(“I got an injection...”)
B5 C#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
(“My best friend thinks...”)
B5 F#5 G#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|0---------------|
CHORUS
(“Up...”)
B5 F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Play this riff twice, then:
(“know it must be late...”)
G#m E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Play this riff twice, then:
(“I’m not like you guys.”)
F# E5 B5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|4~~-------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2~~-------------|----------------|
E|2~~-------------|0~~-------------|----------------|----------------|
(“I’m not like you.”)
F#5 E5
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|
E|2~~-------------|0~~-------------|
INTERLUDE
G#m F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E5 B5 F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G#m F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E5 B5 F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Then:
(“Dark and scary...”)
G#m F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
(“explanation...”)
E5 B5 C#
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|----------------|----------------|
(“Nice to know...”)
G#m/D# F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
(“Where’s my mother...”)
E5 B5 F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|4-4-4-4-4-------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
CHORUS
(“Up...”)
B5 F#5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|--------2-2-2-2-|----------------|----------------|
A|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2---------|----------------|----------------|
E|----------------|----------------|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
Play this riff twice, then:
(“know it must be late...”)
G#m E
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
Play this riff twice, then:
(“I’m not like you guys.”)
F# E5 B5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------------|----------------|2~~-------------|----------------|
E|2~~-------------|0~~-------------|----------------|----------------|
(“Twelve majestic lies.”)
F# E5 B5
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
D|----------------|----------------|4~~--(End on this note and hold)-||
A|9~~-------------|7~~-------------|2~~-------------|----------------||
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------||
I am absolutely sure every note is right. Even if this tab has
been done before, this is the most perfect version I have seen
on the web thus far.
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