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One of Screeching Weasel's more interesting basslines, played 
by Mike Dirnt of Green Day fame. Listen to the song for the 
timing. Cheers and enjoy!

NOTE: Played in Drop D tuning!


Main Riff

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-2h3-0-------|-2h3-0-------|-2h3-0-------|-------------|
D|-------5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-|-5-5---------|

G|-------------|-------------|-------------|
D|-------------|-------------|-------------|
A|-2h3-0-------|-2h3-0-------|-2h3-0-------|
D|-------5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-|-------5-5-5-|

G|-----------------|-----------------|
D|---5---4---3---2-|---1---2---3---4-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-5---4---3---2---|-1---2---3---4---|


Verse

G|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|---------------|---------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3---3---|
D|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------|---5---5-|


Bridge (1st time)

G|---------|-------------|
D|-------5-|-------------|
A|-----3---|-------------|
D|-3-3-----|-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4


Chorus

G|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----7-8-7-|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|-----------|


This riff comes in half way through the 2nd bridge 
and in the "monkey see, monkey do" bit.

G|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
D|-----------|-----------|------------|-------------|
A|-----3-3-3-|-----3-3-3-|------------|-------------|
D|-3-3-------|-3-3-------|-3-3-3-3-3-3|-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


Outro - Repeat main riff and finish with:

G|---------|----|
D|---------|----|
A|-3-------|3---|
D|---------|----|


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