Tenacious D : "Explosivo" Guitar tabs

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Date: Sun, 23 Jan 2005 21:19:59 -0500
From: hiro 
Subject: t/tenacious_d/explosivo.tab

Song: "Explosivo"
Artist: Tenacious D
from the self-titled album, "Tenacious D".
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this tab is my original work. don't plagerize it, or i'll eat your soul.

as far as i can tell, all of their songs are in standard (EADGBe) tuning. you
don't need capos, or any fancy stuff like that -- just a guitar, a
pick, 4 fingers,
and a bottle of Rocket Sauce...

Opening:

i have no idea what this chord is -- its a C-something:

e|3-----|
B|3-----|
G|5-----|
D|5-----|  sort of like a barre C on acid...
A|3-----|
E|x-----|

strike chord and let ring, then sing the line:

--tripped-out C (downstroke)--
"Climb upon my faithful steed... then we gonna ride, gonna smoke some weed...."

--tripped-out C (pull plectrum upwards)--
"Climb upon my big-assed steed...and ride, ride, ride..."

listen to the record for the strumming on this next bit -- it's pretty simple.

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|5-55-55--5------| 
D|5-55-55--5-66-88| "Eeeeeee, eeeee...
A|3-33-33--3-66-88|  
E|-----------44-66|

What's the name of the song? Explosivo... don't know what it's about
But it's good to go.
What's the name of my girlfriend? I don't know
But she's built like the shit, and she's good to go, go, she's good to
go, she's good to go.

[there's a lot of confusion about the lyrics of the next part -- JB
switches up the order
when they perform it live, but on the album, it's in this order]

We are fuled by Satan, yes, we're school by Sa-tan
Fuled! By Satan!
Rightin' those tasty riffs just as fast as we can.
Schooled! By Satan!"

e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|5555--88--10-10-| 
D|5555--66--8--8--| 
A|3333--66--8--8--|  
E|----------------|

"We were the inventors
Of the Cosmic Astral Code!
We've come to blow you away,
We've come to blow your nose,
We've come to fuckin' blow!
We've come to blow the show,
We've come to fuckin' blow!
You know it, you know it!"

then back to the first part for the next verse:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|5-55-55--5------| 
D|5-55-55--5-66-88| "Eeeeeee, eeeee...
A|3-33-33--3-66-88|  
E|-----------44-66|

"What's the name of the song? 
Explosivo!
Don't know what it's about, but it's good to *rrellaghhhh*"

guitar goes back to this, and slowly (but surly) gets faster, faster, faster:
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|5555--88--10-10-| 
D|5555--66--8--8--| 
A|3333--66--8--8--|  
E|----------------|

[i love the live versions of this, where he starts pelting the audience
with picks, so i incorporated those lines.]

Satan rant: "I am not one of you! I come from an ancient time! 
I am known...as the Kicker of Elves! I am also known...as the Angel Crusher!
Here, take these picks, they were molded in Satan's Likeness!" [throws
picks at audience]

the guitar part (which has been accelerating) now collapses into
crunching palm-muted stabs.

"EXPLO-SIVO!"
  
D|XXX-----| 
A|XXX-----|  
E|XXX-----| 


That's it, really. One of my favorite songs to play live.
Enjoy, but use carefuly: tab should have a warning on it.

"Warning: If you want to have your ass blown out, play this song!"

:)
-Ryan "hiro" Arnold
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