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Band: The Vandals
Song: My girlfriend's dead
tabbed by DITBassist


Intro
first whistling then bass plays along with the snare drum until
the verse begins.
a|--1--| (muted)

Chorus                          "...my girlfriend's dead..."
g|-----------------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------|
a|-51-1-1-1----------------5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8----|
e|----------1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-------------------------6~-|

Verse1 "I say it's leukemia..."
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-11111111-------------------55555555-66666666-88888888------------------|
e|----------11111111-33333333----------------------------6666666666666666-|

Chorus1
g|-------------------------------------88888888-1010101010101010----------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-11111111-------------------55555555------------------------------------|
e|----------11111111-33333333---------------------------------------------|

Pattern1
g|---------------------------|
d|--88-77-55-----------------|
a|-----------88-66-55--------|
e|--------------------88-66--|

Verse2 "I guess there's a part of me..."
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-11111111-------------------55555555-66666666-88888888-------------86---|
e|----------11111111-33333333----------------------------666666666666--86-|

Chorus2
g|-------------------------------------88888888-10101010108---------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------108-----------|
a|-11111111-------------------55555555------------------------------------|
e|----------11111111-33333333---------------------------------------------|

Pattern1

Interlude1 "My girlfriend's dead, it's a total lie..."
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-5-5-5-5-------5-5-5-5----------66666666-88888888-------------86----|
e|--------5-5-5-5--------5-5-5-5--------------------666666666666--86--|
play the "5" muted. This pattern is played twice and in the end of the second
time Mr. Escalante plays some fast slides I wasn't able to figure out.
Try to improvise there a little bit.

Chorus2
Pattern1
Intro (whistling and playing a|--1--| along with the snare drum)
Verse2 ("I once had a girlfriend...")
Chorus2
Pattern1

Final Chorus
g|----------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
a|-11111111-------------------55555555-66666666-88888888----|
e|----------11111111-33333333----------------------------6~-|

That's finally it. Have fun. Questions? Feel free to mail me.
smart_bassman_playingheavylicks@drunkintown.de

Taken from The BassMasta -- http://www.bassmasta.net