Minutemen – Viet Nam (Guitar Tab)
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Minutemen - "Viet Nam," Track 3 from "Double Nickels on the Dime," 1984.
Time Marks about when each part is played are above each tab section.
Lyrics are between brackets and beneath each relevant tab section,
"like this."
Notes about playing a part, if any, are in round brackets under the tab and under the lyrics,
(like this.)
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[Intro:]
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0:00 0:02 0:04 e|-10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-----10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-| B|-10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-----10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-| G|-10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-----10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 0:05 0:07 0:08 0:09 e|-----------------x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 0:11 0:13 0:14 0:15 e|-------------------x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-------x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-------x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
" ...................................................................... Let's -"
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[Verse 1:]
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0:16 0:18 0:20 0:21 e|-------------------x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-------x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-------x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"- say I got a number ................ That number's 50,000 .............. That's-"
0:23 0:24 0:26 0:27 e|-----------------x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------0---*--------------------------------0---*------------------|
"-10 percent...................... Of 500,000... "
0:29 0:30 0:32 0:33 e|-----------x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-----------x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| B|-5-x-x-7-*-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-x-7\5-x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| G|-4-x-x-6-*-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-4-x-x-6-*-x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| D|-2-x-x-4-*-------------------2-x-x-4-*---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
"Oh, here we are... In French Indo-China... "
0:35 0:36 0:38 0:39 e|--------------x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-------------x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| B|-5-x-x-7-\5-*-x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-5-x-x-m6m-*-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| G|-4-x-x-6-\4-*-x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-4-x-x-m5m-*-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| D|-2-x-x-4-*------------------------2-x-x-m4m-*-------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
(the "m" in this context means to mute the strings with your fingers
by putting your fingertips /on/ the fret, so your skin's just past the relevant frets.
But since D. Boon only played that once and maybe unintentionally, it's not
the most necessary thing to play unless you really want to just to play it 100%
the same.)
0:41 0:42 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-----------------2---*---------------5/7---*-| D|----------------(x)-----------------(x--)----| A|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-2---*---5-*-5-*-5-*-5/7---*-| E|---------------------------------------------|
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[Verse 2:]
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0:44 0:45 0:47 0:48 e|-----------------x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| 0:50 0:51 0:53 0:54 e|-----------------x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
" ...................................................................... Exe-"
0:56 0:57 0:59 1:00 e|-----------------x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"-cutive order ...................... Congressional decision ............ The-"
1:02 1:03 1:05 1:06 e|-----------------x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-------------------x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| B|---6-*---4-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----6-*---4-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| G|---5-*---3-*-----x-x-10-x-11-x-12-*-----5-*---3-*-----x-x-12-x-11-x-10-*-| D|---4-*---2-*----------------------------4-*---2-*------------------------| A|-5-5-*-3-3-*--------------------------5-5-*-3-3-*------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"-working masses.................. Are manipulated.........................
1:08 1:09 1:11 1:12 e|-----------x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-----------x-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-| B|-5-x-x-7-*-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-x-7-*-x-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-| G|-4-x-x-6-*-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-4-x-x-6-*-x-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-| D|-2-x-x-4-*-------------------2-x-x-4-*---------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
".......... Was this our policy? ........... Ten long years... "
1:14 1:15 1:17 1:18 e|-----------x-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-----------x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| B|-5-x-x-7\5-x-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-5-x-x-7\5-x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| G|-4-x-x-6\4-x-x-7-x-5-x-5-x-3-x-4-x-x-----x-x-7-*-5-*-5-*-3-*-| D|-2-x-x-4-*---------------------2-x-x-------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
".............................. not one Domino shall fall."
1:20 1:21 e|---------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------| G|-----------------2---*---------------5/7---*-| D|----------------(x)-----------------(x--)----| A|-0-*-0-*-0-*-0-*-2---*---5-*-5-*-5-*-5/7---*-| E|---------------------------------------------|
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[Outro:]
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1:23 1:24 1:26 1:27 e|-10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-----10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-| B|-10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-----10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-| G|-10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-----10-*-11-*-12-*-----12-*-11-*-10-*-| D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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[Legend:]
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* = Mute the note.
x = Play a muted note.
h = Hammer on a note.
/ = Slide the note (or notes) up.
() = When brackets are surrounding a note, it's a "ghost note."
That means it may or may not be played, so play it or omit it.
m = When "m" is surrounding notes, mute notes with your fingertips;
do it by almost going over the correct fret. Do not palm mute.
(This only shows up just after 0:38.)
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[Chords Used:]
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e|-10-*-11-*-12-*-| B|-10-*-11-*-12-*-| G|-10-*-11-*-12-*-| D|----------------| A|----------------| E|----------------|
Dm/F, D#m/F#, Em/G.
e|----------------------------------------------| B|-6----------------------4---------------------| G|-5----------------------3---------------------| D|-4----------------------2---------------------| A|-5----------------------3---------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
D7 add minor 3 omit 5, C7 add minor 3 omit 5.
(Hendrix chords.)
e|-----------------7-----5-----3----------------| B|-5-----6---------7-----5-----3----------------| G|-4-----5---------7-----5-----3----------------| D|-2-----4--------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------|
E5, F#5, Bm/D, Am/C, Gm/A#.
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[Lyrics:]
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"Let's say I got a number;
That Number's 50,000.
That's 10%
of 500,000.
Oh, here we are;
in the right field of French China.
Executive order,
congressional decision;
the working masses are manipulated.
Was this our policy?
Ten long years.
Not one domino shall fall."
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[Links to my other Minutemen - Double Nickels on the Dime Tabs:]
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Track 17 - Corona:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/minutemen/corona-tabs-6020660
Track 26 - West Germany:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/minutemen/west-germany-tabs-3680780
Track 30 - Nothing Indeed:
https://tabs.ultimate-guitar.com/tab/minutemen/nothing-indeed-tabs-5489589
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- Gargoyle2500