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"Transistor"
Performed by 311
>From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by: Chad Sexton
Lyrics by: Nick Hexum and Doug Martinez
(c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI
------------
Tabbed by Fred Lidskog 

NOTE: ANOTHER INTERPRETATION OF THIS SONG, AND ONE THAT I NOW THINK IS THE
RIGHT WAY TO PLAY IT, IS TO PLAY ONLY THE NOTES LISTED ON THE LOW "E"
STRING, AND NOT THE ONES ON THE "A" STRING. IN OTHER WORDS, PLAY THE
SINGLE NOTES ON THE "E" STRING INSTEAD OF THE POWER CHORDS LISTED BELOW,
BUT ONLY IN "VERSE RIFFS 1 & 2", "CHORUS RIFF 1", AND "RIFF 3". THE OTHER
RIFFS SHOULD BE PLAYED AS LISTED BELOW.

Verse Riff 1:
------------

e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A--2--4--5--7--4--4----7--4--2--7b7.5---2--4--5--7--4--4--
E--0--2--3--5--2--2----5--2--0--5b5.5---0--2--3--5--2--2--

e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--7--4--2--7--4--2--------------------------------------
E--5--2--0--5--2--0--------------------------------------

Verse Riff 2:
------------

e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------  
A--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--
E--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--

e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------7--7--7-----------
A--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--7--4--2--7--4--5--5--5-----------
E--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--5--2--0--5--2--------------------

Chorus Riff 1:
--------------

e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--7--7--7--8--------------------------------------
A--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--8--6--4----------
E--------------4--4--4--4---4--4--6--4--2----------

Chorus Riff 2:
--------------

e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-----------7---------------------------------------
A--4--4--4--5--6--6--6--6---6--6--8--6--4-----------
E--2--2--2-----4--4--4--4---4--4--6--4--2-----------

Riff 3:
-------

e-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------9--7----------------------------------------
A--5--5--5--5--5--7--5-------5--5--5--5--9--7--9--------------
E--3--3--3--3--3--7--5-------3--3--3--3--7--5--7--------------

Bridge:
-------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------9--7--------------9--7--------------------------
A---5--5--5--7--5----5--5--5---7--5----5--5--9--7------------
E---3--3--3----------3--3--3-----------3--3--7--5------------

Reggae Part:
------------

e---3--3--------------1--1----1--1-----------------------
B---3--3-----5--5-----1--1----1--1-----------------------
G---4--4-----5--5-----2--2----2--2-----------------------
D------------5--5----------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

Ending:
-------

e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G-----------5--5-------------------------------
D---5--5----5--5---3------3-----3------3-------
A---5--5----3--3---3------3-----3------3-------
E---3--3----3--3---1--0---1--0--1--0--1--0-----

e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G-----------5--5------------------------------
D---5--5----5--5---3---3---3--------3---------
A---5--5----3--3---3---3---3--------3---------
E---3--3----3--3---1---1---1---0----1---------

Song Structure:
=====================
---> Play Verse Riff 1 over:
---> Play Verse Riff 2 over:
---> Play Chorus Riff 1 over:
---> Play Chorus Riff 2 over:
---> Play Riff 3 over:
---> Play Verse Riff 1 over:
---> Play Verse Riff 2 over:
---> Play Chorus Riff 1 over:
---> Play Chorus Riff 2 over:
---> Play Riff 3 over:
---> Play Bridge (x4)
---> Play Reggae Part (x4) over:
---> Play Ending (x2) over:
Questions, comments, corrections, requests to swede@email.unc.edu









'Transistor'
Performed by 311
From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by:  C. Sexton & N. Hexum
Lyrics by:  D. Martinez & N. Hexum
(c) 1997 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
---------------
Tabbed by: Chip (kwalton1@ua1vm.ua.edu)
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/Home.html


Intro:
======
   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------
2:----------------------------------------------------
3:----------------------------------------------------
4:----------------------------------------------------
5:----------------------------------------------------
6:-0-2-3-5-2-2--2-5-2-0-5---0-2-3-5-2-2-2-5-2-0-5-2-0-


Verse:
======
   N.C.
1:---------------------------------------------------------
2:---------------------------------------------------------
3:---------------------------------------------------------
4:---------------------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------------
6:-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0-

   N.C.
1:---------------
2:---------------
3:---------------
4:---------------
5:---------5-5-5-
6:-5-2-0-5-------
        | Palm  |
        |  mute |


Chorus:
=======
  G#5 N.C.      G#5 N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------
2:----------------------------------------------
3:----------------------------------------------
4:----------------------------------------------
5:-6-------------6------------------------------
6:-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2---2-2-2-2-

  G#5 N.C.    G#5 N.C.
1:-----------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------
3:-----------------------------------
4:-----------------------------------
5:-6-----------6---------------------
6:-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2-2-2-


Post-Chorus:
============
   N.C.
1:-----------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------------------
3:-----------------------------------------------
4:-----------------------------------------------
5:-----------------------------------------------
6:-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--0--5--3--3-3-3-3-3---7--5--7-


Bridge:
=======
   N.C.
1:---------------------------------------------------------
2:---------------------------------------------------------
3:---------------------------------------------------------
4:---------------------------------------------------------
5:-------7-5------7-5-----------------7-5-----7-5------7-5-
6:-3-3-3------3-3-----3-3-7-5---3-3-3-----3-3------3-3-----


Reggae Part:
============

G - C - F


Heavy Part:
===========
   G5    C5/G  F5    G5   C5/G F5    G5   C5/G F5   G5   C5/G F5
1:--------------------------------------------------------------------
2:--------------------------------------------------------------------
3:-------5----------------5---------------5--------------5------------
4:-5-----5-----3-----5----5----3-----5----5----3----5----5----3-3-3-3-
5:-5-----3-----3-----5----3----3-----5----3----3----5----3----3-3-3-3-
6:-3-----3-----1-----3----3----1-----3----3----1----3----3----1-1-1-1-


Lyrics/Song Structure:
======================
---> Play Intro (x3)
---> Play Verse (x4)
---> Play Chorus over:
---> Play Post-Chorus (x4)
---> Play Intro (x3)
---> Play Verse (x4)
---> Play Chorus over:
---> Play Post-Chorus (x4)
---> Play Bridge (x2)
---> Play Reggae Part over:
   You're a transistor,  lightning resistor
   Conduction to the mother star
   Yes, that's what you are
---> Play Heavy Part over:




== Last Updated:  June 25, 1997 ==
From KMJC90A@prodigy.com Fri Aug 15 17:07:22 1997
Resent-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 08:24:42 -0500 (CDT)
Resent-From: Chris Bray 
Resent-To: cbray@tarpit.uark.edu



^ÑTransistor^Ò
Performed by 311
>From the Album ^ÓTransistor^Ô on Capricorn Records
Music by: ???
Lyrics by: ???
(c) 1997 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
----------
Tabbed by: Nisan Perera (renac@ccnet.com)
           Mike Gyulai  (kmjc90a@prodigy.com)

Riff 1 (w/distortion):
======================
    
1:-----------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------------------
3:----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2----------
4:--4-2-4-4-2-4-2-2-----4-2-4-4-2-4-2-2-4-2------
5:--4-0-4-4-0-4-2-0-----4-0-4-4-0-4-2-0-4-2------
6:--2---2-2---2-0---0-1-2---2-2-----0---2-0-0-1--

Riff 2 (w/distortion):
======================

1:--------------------------------------------------------------------

2:--------------------------------------------------------------------

3:--------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-

4:------------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-------------7-7-7-

5:------------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-------------5-5-5-

6:--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-------


Chorus (w/distortion):
======================

1:-----------------------------
2:-----------------------------
3:--9--------------------------
4:--9-7-7-7-7-7--9-7-5---5-5-5-
5:--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-7-5---5-5-5-
6:----5-5-5-5-5--7-5-3---3-3-3-

Riff 3 (w/distortion):
======================

1:------------------------------
2:------------------------------
3:------------5-8---------5-3-5-
4:--6-6-6-6-6-5-8-6-6-6-6-5-3-5-
5:--6-6-6-6-6-3-6-6-6-6-6-3-1-3-
6:--4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-------

Riff 4 (w/distortion):
======================

1:--------------------------------
2:--------------------------------
3:--------10-8-------10-8-----5-3-
4:--6-6-6-10-8-6-6-6-10-8-6-6-5-3-
5:--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-6-8--6-6-6-3-1-
6:--4-4-4------4-4-4------4-4-----


Bridge (clear):
===============

1:--3-3--0-0--1-1--1-1-
2:--3-3--0-0--1-1--1-1-
3:--4-4--1-1--2-2--2-2-
4:---------------------
5:---------------------
6:---------------------

Riff 5 (w/distortion):
======================

1:----------------------------------------------------------------
2:----------------------------------------------------------------
3:----------------------------------------------------------------
4:--5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-2-3-5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-
5:--5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-2-3-5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-
6:--3--0--1--1-0-1-3--0--1-1-1-1-0-1-3--0--1--1-0-1-3--0--1-1-1-1-

Lyrics/Song Structure:
======================
--->Play Riff 1
--->Play Riff 1 over:
--->Play Riff 2 over:
--->Play Chorus over:
--->Play Riff 3 over:
--->Play Riff 1
--->Play Riff 1 over:
--->Play Riff 2 over:
--->Play Chorus over:
--->Play Riff 3 over:
--->Play Riff 4 (x4)
--->Play Bridge over:
--->Play Riff 5 over:
From VPQR52B@prodigy.com Mon Sep  1 10:18:15 1997

Transistor
from the album Transistor by 311

This is a kinda tricky song so I only have the first 2 parts of the 
song

intro/verse
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----0-----0----------0------0-----0---|
E|-0-2-3---2-2---2-1-----0-2-3----2-2---2-1-----|


pre-chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0-------0------0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------|
E|---2-0---2222---2-0---2222----2-0---2222---2-0---2222-|

tabbed by Rob Lepkoski<----Official Bad Ass
          super-fly@earthling.net
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