Melvins – Bloat (Bass Tab)

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XX===============================XX * THE BLOAT for the BASS * by the Melvins * from the album "Stag" * music by Buzz Osbourne and Mark Deutrom * tabbed by grumpydevil XX===============================XX h = hammer-on p = pull-off / = slide up \ = slide down ~ = let ring This song was recorded with all guitars tuned down to D... I.E - From standard tuning, every string must be tuned down a whole step (like they were 2 frets lower). First Dale starts ith the drumbs...he solos it for a whole 16 seconds. [INSERT CURRENT BASSIST] and Buzz then join. +-------------------------------------------------------- | Riff A |

| F +----------------9---------------------9-----------]|
| C +-------------9-----9-------------9--------9-------]|
| G +--------7--------------------7--------------------]|
| D +---0--------------------0-------------------------]|

| | Riff B | |

| F +--------12 / 14 \  12-------11 / 14 \  11 \ 9-----]|
| C +-----12-------------------11----------------------]|
| G +--10--------------------9-------------------------]|
| D +--------------------------------------------------]|

| +---------------------------------------------------------- Play in this order: Riff A Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff B Riff A Riff B* Riff A* Riff A* *some slight variation is made here: Riff A uses small slides from the 9th fret on the "F" string and Riff B uses some hammer-ons & pull-offs - these are played during the last notes for that set (fancy-schmancee, eh?) +----------------- |Riff A variation |

| F +---------------9 / 11---------------9 / 11-------]|
| C +----------9--------------------9-----------------]|
| G +-----7--------------------7----------------------]|
| D +0--------------------0---------------------------]|

| | +------------------ |Riff B variation | |

| F +--------12h14/16p12---------------11h14/16p11----]|
| C +-----12------------------------11----------------]|
| G +--10------------------------9--------------------]|
| D +-------------------------------------------------]|

| | +------------------ Then the abrupt change from the slow groove to thick bass riff played throughout the end of the song.

~~ = Let Ring
(pt1 )
F +---------------------------------------------------|-
C +---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|-
G +-------------2-4-5~~~~-----------------------------|-
D +----------------------3-5-6--3-5-0~~~~~------------|-

(pt2)
F +----------------------------------------------------]|
C +---2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------]|
G +-------------2-4/5----------5-----------------------]|
D +------------------3p0--6-5--5p0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-]|

That's it. I'm pretty sure that's right. I'll be trying to figure out the minimal amount of guitar next. --Kyle ============================================================