311 – Fat Chance (Guitar Tab)

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Performed by 311 From the album "Music" on Capricorn Records Music by| N. Hexum, C. Sexton, T. Mahoney & A. Wills Lyrics by| N. Hexum & D. Martinez --------------- Tabbed by| Josh Tyson ([email protected]) Additions/Corrections by| Michael Slusarz ([email protected]) Ross ([email protected]) Lyric help by| Christopher Comeaux ([email protected]) Kathy Storlauk ([email protected]) Unknown ([email protected]) Brandon Z ([email protected])Intro/Chorus (w/Distortion)| ============================ F#5 (A) F#5 (A) B5 (E5) G#5 (E) A5 G#5
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------(0)-----(0)-4-----------------------|
A|-4--4--0--4----0--2--(2--2)-6-------7---6-|
E|-2--2-----2-----------0--0--4---0---5---4-| (Play x3)

   F#5  (A) F#5 G#5      E5
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|------(0)----------------|
A|-4--4--0--4---6--6--6--2-|
E|-2--2-----2---4--4--4--0-|

Riff 1 (Clean)|
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   N.C.
e|-17p14-----------------------|
B|-------17p14-----------------|
G|--------------16-16-16-16p14-|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

Riff 2 (Clean)|
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   N.C.
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------14-14-16-14-14-------14-|
D|-14h16----------------14h16----|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

Riff 3 (Clean)|
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   N.C.
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-16p14----14--16p14-----14--14--16p14----14-|
D|-------16------------16---------------16----|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Riff 4 (w/Distortion)|
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   F#5                             G#5   E5
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-4----4--4--4--4----4-4-4--4--4--6-6-6-2-|
E|-2----2--2--2--2----2-2-2--2--2--4-4-4-0-|

Riff 5 (w/Distortion)|
======================
   N.C.
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-------------------4/6-|
A|-------------------5/7-|
E|-0-0--0-0--0-0-0-0-----|

Riff 6 (w/Distortion)|
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   E5 F#5  E5  F#5 E5  F#5
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-2---4---2---4---2---4-|
E|-0---2---0---2---0---2-|

Riff 7 (w/Distortion and Palm Muting)|
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   E5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

   F#5
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|

Riff 8 (w/light distortion)|
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   N.C.
e|----------------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|-------16p14----14-16-|
A|-14-16-------16-------|
E|----------------------|

Riff 9 (w/light distortion)|
============================
   N.C.
e|------
B|-b14b-
G|-b16b-
D|------|
A|------|
E|------|

Riff 10 (w/Distortion)|
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    F#  A   B
e|-------------|
B|-------------|
G|-(3---6---8)-|
D|--4---7---9--|
A|--4---7---9--|
E|--2---5---7--|
Lyrics/Song Structure| ====================== ---> Fade in w/E5 (222xxx) ---> Play Intro over|
   SA| Boom - *** the bull***'s what it is
   Nick| There it is ***ing 311
   SA| *** the bull***'s what it is
   Nick| There it is ***ing 311
   SA| *** the bull***'s what it is
   Nick| There it is ***ing 311
---> Play Riff 1 over|

Nick|
   You know I'm ready, yes to rock steady,
   My name's not Betty or Teddy, but Nick
   And I'm what you might call a heretic
   Yes, and I am from Nebraska
---> Play Riff 2 over|

Nick|
   My girl is satisfied, you can ask her
   You know I've never visited Alaska,
   Huh, where the oil was spilled
   That drunken captain should be killed
---> Play Riff 3 over|

Nick|
   For polluting the sea, an atrocity
   But he still walks free, well
   This one goes to all the birds that drown
Nick & SA|
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
---> Play Chorus over|

Nick & SA|
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   SA| Hey Holmes
---> Play Riff 1 over|

Nick|
   Just ***ed up bull*** too many *** fears an panic
   It's time to throw down and so I said it words of
   Wisdom that will keep you guessing cause
   I'm tired of laying and I'm tired of messing around
---> Play Riff 2 over|

Nick|
   With all those suckers
   Yes, those stupid mother ***ers
   Who put down what we do
   We stand alone with the group that's new
--->Play Riff 3 over|

Nick|
   If I was a dwarf I'd surely be Dopey
   I'm a stone wheat thin you can not cope G
   Kick in the teeth a condescending frown
Nick & SA|
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
---> Play Chorus over|

   SA| That's right mother ***er
Nick & SA|
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
---> Play Riff 4 over|

Nick|
   Yeah, right about now I'd like to turn the mic over to my man
   SA Martinez
---> Play Riff 5 over|

SA|
   I am sly in the mix I am the mix master
   Deadly destructor, lyric conductor
   Rollin with the rhythm rhymin' while I'm rollin
   Go blast the parasites when they start to spaz
---> Play Riff 6 and end with an E5 (022xxx) over|

SA|
   Nicholas hits hard he's got the jazz
   Now the B-boy rocking breakin' moves on the floor
   311's stepping loud have them yellin for more
   Go on hoping, I'm poetry in motion
   When I fire I spray just how I'm hopin'
   P-Nut, the bass storm is booming
   And in your mouth the rhythm is booming
   P to the N to the U to the T
---> Play Riff 7 (x1)
---> Play Riff 8 (x3)
---> Play Riff 9 (x1)
---> Play Riff 10 (Slowly and w/emphasis) over|

Nick & SA|
   Just *** the has-been's and their stupid-ass rapping
   Promising bull*** you can't come through with
   Do it in the basement no complacent
   It's time to kick the *** in
   Begin to win no sin and then
   Share it, declare it in the public domain
   Refrain
---> Play Riff 3 over|

Nick|
   I'd be perfectly sad if rap was a fad but it's not
   So I thought I would come out with a shot
   Stupid dumb lyrics make you think I'm a clown
   I don't give a *** it's time to throw down
---> Play Chorus over|

Nick & SA|
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
   *** the bull*** it's time to throw down
---> Play sustained E5 (022xxx) over|
Nick|
   That's right, knockin' them down
   Nineties, all that
************************************ | (n) Ghost note | p Pull-off | h Hammer-on | / Slide up | b Bend | > Accented note ************************************