Guitar Tab:Badfish

Badfish

By: Sublime

Copyright: 1992

Tabbed By: Bobby Mills of Moreno Valley, CA Tuning: Standard (EADG) Play the intro. in a rhythm type manner: A Bb7 Gb E|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------| B|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-----------------| G|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-| D|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-| A|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-| E|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-| A A Bb7 E|-------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------| B|-------|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-| G|-5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-| D|-5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-| A|-5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-3-0-|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-| E|-3-3-3-|----------------------|-----------------------|----------| notice that part ^ Gb A E|------------|-----------------------|---------------------------| B|--4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------|-2-------------------------| G|--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------| D|--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------| A|--2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-------------------------| E|------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------| let it ring (play this next part using the same tab as shown above, but in a slow ska type manner instead of the rhythm style) A Bb7 When you grab a hold of me. . . . . . Gb A Tell me that I'll never be set free. . . . A Bb7 Well I'm a parasite . . . . Gb A Creep and craw I step into the night . . . A Bb7 Two pints of boose . . . . Gb A Tell me are you a bad fish too (are you a bad fish too) A Bb7 Ain't got no money to spend. . . Gb A I hope the night will never end. . . A Bb7 Lord knows I'm weak. . . Gb A Wont some body get me off of this reef. . . (pause) A Bb7 Baby your a big blue whale. . . Gb A Grab the reef when all the timing fails. . . A Bb7 I swim but I wish I never hurt her. . . Gb A Waters too polluted with germs. . . . A Bb7 A dog deep when its ten feet over head. . . Gb A Grab the reef underneath my bed (underneath my bed) A Bb7 Aint got no quarrels with God. . . . Gb A Aint got no time to grow old. . . A Bb7 Lord knows I'm weak. . . Gb A Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . . A Bb7 Gb -|-----------------------|--------------------|----------------- -|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|----------------- -|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5- -|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5- -|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5- -|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3- A ------|--------- ------|-2------- 5-5-5-|-2------- pause for 2 sec. Then go strait to solo | 5-5-5-|-2------- \ / 5-5-5-|-0------- . 3-3-3-|--------- SOLO: #: let ring >: slide ~: bend ^: half bend ------------------------------------------|--------------------- --^-------~------^-----------------|---------------------------- --2---2---4----4-4--------2>4--2----------|----------4--2---~~~- --------------------2>(4)--------3-2------|------2-4------3-2--- --------------------------------------2>3#|--2>3---------------- ------------------------------------------|--------------------- Notice those bends^ --5--2---------------------------------------------------------- -------3-2--2--#-#-#-#----------------------------------------- ------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------ ------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------ ------------0--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------ ---------------------------------------------------------------- (Back to slow ska style play) A Bb7 Aint got no quarrels with God. . . . Gb A Aint got no time to grow old. . . A Bb7 Lord knows I'm weak. . . Gb A Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .

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