Fugazi – Smallpox Champion (Guitar Intro Tab)
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Guitar Intro Tab
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Tabbed by Cowpatable
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| Natural Harmonics
| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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[Intro]
IAN e|-----------||----------------------------------------------------------|| B|-----------||--0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|| G|--0--0--0--||--0---------------0---------------0-----------------------|| D|--0--0--0--||--x---------------x---------------x-----------------------|| A|-12-14-12--||-12b14r12b14r12--12b14r12b14r12--12b14r12b14r12-----------|| E|-----------||------------------------------------------------12/(19)\x-||
This would be a pain to tab accurately so you'll need to listen for when he changes chord before the bendy
section. As he's fretting he's lifting his finger off the fretboard rapidly making it sound bouncy.
He's playing downstrokes and hitting the strings a bit with his palm as he shakes his guitar.
[Verse 1]
GUY
x24
e|-----------------||-------------||
B|-----------------||-------------||
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-------------||
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||-------------||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-------------||
E|-----------------||-7-7-7-6-6-5-||< can play power chords if you prefer.
IAN
x12
e|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
G|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
D|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
A|-(5)(5)(5)-5--7-----------------------------------||-------------||
E|--6--6--6-------6--0--0--6--7--7--7--6--6--5--5-5-||-7-7-7-6-6-5-||I ghost noted the fifth fret cos I swear I can hear him hit it occasionally.
But that's optional. Do whatever you prefer cos it's a messy riff.
Chuck in some triplets and have fun with it within the timing.
[Chorus]
GUY
x3
Harm_____________________________ Harm_____________________________
e|----------------------------------||----------------------------------||
B|----------------------------------||----------------------------------||
G|----------------------------------||----------------------------------||
D|----------------------------------||-<17>-----------------------------||
A|-------<17>--<14>--<17>-<14>-<17>-||-------<14>--<17>--<14>-<17>-<14>-||
E|-<14>-----------------------------||----------------------------------||
IAN - The last time through he hits the B ocatve five times instead of four.
x3
e|------------------------------||-----------------------------||
B|------------------------------||-----------------------------||
G|------------------------------||---------------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-||
D|------------------------------||---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
A|-----4-----------0------2--2--||-----4---------4-4-4-2-2-2-2-||
E|-2-----0-0-2-2-----0-2-(2)(2)-||-2-----0-0-2-2---------------||Ghost note is optional. I think he does play it, but it's up to you.
[Verse 2]
GUY
x24
e|-----------------||-------------||
B|-----------------||-------------||
G|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-||-------------||
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||-------------||
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-||-------------||
E|-----------------||-7-7-7-6-6-5-||< can play power chords if you prefer.
IAN
x12
e|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
B|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
G|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
D|--------------------------------------------------||-------------||
A|-(5)(5)(5)-5--7-----------------------------------||-------------||
E|--6--6--6-------6--0--0--6--7--7--7--6--6--5--5-5-||-7-7-7-6-6-5-||[Chorus]
GUY
x8
e|-------------------------------------------------||
B|---x--------x--------x-------x------x------x-----||
G|---x--------x--------x-------x------x------x-----||
D|---x--------x--------x-------x------x------x-----||
A|-/21\(x)--/21\(x)--/21\(x)-/21\(x)/21\(x)/21\(x)-||
E|-/21\(x)--/21\(x)--/21\(x)-/21\(x)/21\(x)/21\(x)-||Fast up and down strumming but stressing the 21st fret with a quick downward slide
with the same rhythm as the harmonics in the first chorus. Makes sense?
Make a racket basically.
IAN
x3
e|------------------------------||-----------------------------||
B|------------------------------||-----------------------------||
G|------------------------------||---------------6-6-6-4-4-4-4-||
D|------------------------------||---------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
A|-----4-----------0------2--2--||-----4---------4-4-4-2-2-2-2-||
E|-2-----0-0-2-2-----0-2-(2)(2)-||-2-----0-0-2-2---------------||[Outro]
GUY
x8
e|-------------------------||--------------------------------------------||
B|-------------------------||--------------------------------------------||
G|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-||--------------------------------------------||
D|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-||----------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
A|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-||-16b17r16b17r16b17r16b17r16-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
E|-------------------------||--------------------------------------------||Fast wobbly bends as texture behind Ian's more melodic riff and you can hear him
hit the muted strings if you listen hard.
Staccato
x8
e|--------------||--------------------------------------------||
B|--------------||--------------------------------------------||
G|-14-14-14-14--||--------------------------------------------||
D|--x--x--x--x--||----------------------------x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
A|-12-12-12-12--||-16b17r16b17r16b17r16b17r16-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-||
E|--------------||--------------------------------------------||For the staccato it's only using his fretting hand, not the strumming hand palm. So dont't completely dampen
it. Let it ring between stabs.
IAN (plays same section twice)
Awkward if you never play octaves with your pinky. Will be good practice.
x8 e|-------------------------|| B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|| G|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|| D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|| A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|| E|-------------------------||
Let the A string ring.
d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----14----14----14----14----17----17----20----20-| G|-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| E|-------------------------------------------------| d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----15----15----15----15----17----17----19----19-| G|-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| E|-------------------------------------------------| d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u e|-------------------------------------------------| B|----14----14----14----14----17----17----20----20-| G|-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-| D|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-14-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----| E|-------------------------------------------------| d u d u d u d u d u d u d u d u e|-------------------------------------------------|| B|----15----15----15----15----12----12----12----12-|| G|-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-----x-|| D|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|| A|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----|| E|-------------------------------------------------||
[Outro]
GUY
Stacaccto
x8
e|-------------||-------------||
B|-------------||-------------||
G|-14-14-14-14-||-------------||
D|--x--x--x--x-||-------------||
A|-12-12-12-12-||-------------||
E|-------------||-7-7-7-6-6-5-||IAN
x8
e|-------------------------||---------------||
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-||---------------||
G|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-||-(4-4-4-3-3-2)-||
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-||-(4-4-4-3-3-2)-||
A|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-||--2-2-2-1-1-0--||
E|-------------------------||--2-2-2-1-1-0--|| < Alternative. Which I swear I can hear in the recording.
Even in the pre chorus descending riff.
Up to your ears. Play power chords, single note riff or
the chunky inversion highlighted by the ghost note bracket.