NOFX – The Death Of John Smith (Guitar Tab)
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THE DEATH OF JOHN SMITH by NOFX. Album: The Longest Line (1991) Man, what a rhythm! One of the coolest NOFX songs ever! A=Melvin B=El Hefe A&B=both !FOR MORE ACCURATE NOFX GUITAR TABS, VISIT www.jiihootabs.cjb.net! # intro #A !pick-slide! | E---0-------3-------2---------------3--0-------3-------2-------------------| B---2-------0-------3------------1--0--2-------0-------3-------------------| G---2-------0-------2------------0--0--2-------0-------2-------5----5--7---| D---2-------0-------0-------3----2--0--2-------0-------0-------3----2--5---| A---0-------2-------0-------3----3--2--0-------2-------0------------3--5---| E-----------3---------------1-------3----------3---------------------------| # intro #B !pick-slide! | E----------------------------------------------3--------------------0--3---| B-------------------3--------------------------0-------3------------1--0---| G---2-------0-------2------------------2-------0-------2------------0--0---| D---2-------0-------0-------3----2--5--2-------0-------0-------3----2--0---| A---0-------2-------0-------3----3--5--0-------2-------0-------3----3--2---| E-----------3---------------1------------------3---------------1-------3---| |introA |||=pick-slide |---------------------------| |---2-----------------------| |---2-----------4---5--12---| |---2-----------------------| |---0-------0---2---3--10-||| |-------------------------||| |introB |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---2------14--12--10---9---| |---2-----------------------| |---0------12--10---8---7---| |---------------------------| : # riff #A&B h=hammer-on %=pause m=palm-muted | E---------------------------------------------------%%------%%------| B---------------------------------------------------%%------%%------| G---2-2---2---------2-2---2-5--5--4-2-2---2---------%%------%%------| D---2-2---2-55555---2-2---2-5--5--5-2-2---2-55555---%%3--3--%%5--5--| A---0-0---0-------3-0-0---0---------0-0---0-------3-%%3--3--%%2--2--| E---------------------------------------------------%%1--1--%%3--3--| |riffA&B | |---------------------------mm-m-m--%%--------------%%------%%------| |-----------------------------------%%--------------%%------%%------| |---2-2---2---------2-2---2---------%%2---2---------%%------%%------| |---2-2---2-55555---2-2---2-------6-%%2---2-55555---%%3--3--%%5--5--| |---0-0---0-------3-0-0---0-55-5-56-%%0---0-------3-%%3--3--%%2--2--| |---------------------------33-3-34-%%--------------%%1--1--%%3--3--| |riffA&B | |---------------------------------------------------%%------%%------| |---------------------------------------------------%%------%%------| |---2-2---2---------2-2---2-5--5--4-2-2---2---------%%------%%------| |---2-2---2-55555---2-2---2-5--5--5-2-2---2-55555---%%3--3--%%5--5--| |---0-0---0-------3-0-0---0---------0-0---0-------3-%%3--3--%%2--2--| |---------------------------------------------------%%1--1--%%3--3--| |riffA&B |---%%------%%------%%------%%------| |---%%------%%------%%------%%------| |---%10-10--%12-12--%%------%%------| |---%10-10--%12-12--%%3--3--%%5--5--| |---%%8--8--%10-10--%%3--3--%%5--5--| |---%%------%%------%%1--1--%%3--3--| : # verse #A&B X4 %=pause with muting E-------------%%%%%%----------%%%%%%--------------------------------| B-------------%%%%%%----------%%%%%%--------------------------------| G---6-6---6-6-%%%%%%6-6---6-6-%%%%%%---------------------0-------0--| D---7-7---7-7-%%%%%%7-7---7-7-%%%%%%3-3---3-3-3---3---2-------0-----| A---7-7---7-7-%%%%%%7-7---7-7-%%%%%%3-3---3-3-3---3-3-------2-------| E---5-5---5-5-%%%%%%5-5---5-5-%%%%%%1-1---1-1-1---1-----------------| : # chorus #A *=play 6X #=play 3X E---1*------0#--3#--1*--------------1*------3*------| B---1-------1---0---1---------------1-------0-------| G---2-------0---0---2-------4---5---2-------0-------| D---3-------2---0---3---------------3-------0-------| A---3-------3---2---3-------2---3---3-------2-------| E---1-----------3---1---------------1-------3-------| # chorus #B *=play 6X #=play 3X E---------------------------------------------------| B------------#--------------------------------------| G----*------0----#---*-------#---#---*-------*------| D---3-------2---5---3-------5---7---3-------5-------| A---3-------3---5---3---------------3-------5-------| E---1-----------3---1-------3---5---1-------3-------| : # TILT #A p=pull-off h=hammer-on *=play 6X m=palm-muted %=pause |\ E---------%%----------m-m-m-----------m-m-m-------------------------| \ B---------%%-----------------*--------------------------------------| \ G---------%%p--5--5--------14------\--------p--5--5-p-------p--5--7-| \ D---7-7-7\%%75h-----7------14------\7-------75h-----75h5--5-75h5--7-| \ A---7-7-7\%%--7-----7-7-7-712------\7-7-7-7---7-------7-------73--5-| \ E---5-5-5\%%--------5-5-5-5---------5-5-5-5-------------------------| \ # TILT #B p=pull-off h=hammer-on *=play 6X m=palm-muted %=pause | A&B / E---------%%-----------%%%----------m-m-m---------------------------| / B---------%%-----------%%%---*--------------------------------------| / G---------%%p--5--5----%%%/14------\--------p--5--5-p-------p--5--7-| / D---7----\%%75h-----7-\%%%/14------\------7-75h-----75h5--5-75h5--7-| / A---7----\%%--7-----7-\%%%/12------\7-7-7-----7-------7-------73--5-| / E---5----\%%--------5-\%%%----------5-5-5---------------------------|/ |TILTA&B | |------%%%%%-----------%%%%%----------m-m-m-------------------------| |------%%%%%-----------%%%%%-*--------------------------------------| |------%%%%%-----------%%%%%9---------------p--5--5-p-------p--5--7-| |---7-\%%%%%---5--6-7-\%%%%%7-------7-------75h-----75h5--5-75h5--7-| |---7-\%%%%%---5--6-7-\%%%%%0-------7-7-7-7---7-------7-------73--5-| |---5-\%%%%%5303--4-5-\%%%%%--------5-5-5-5-------------------------| |TILTA&B |-------------------------------%%%%mm-m-m--| |----*---------------------1010-%%%%--------| |--10---------------------7-9-9-%%%%--------| | Then play A&Bfirst row of |--10---------------5557-\5-7-7-%%%%------6-| riffA&B. |---8-------5556-677------------%%%%55-5-56-| |-------------------------------%%%%33-3-34-| !FOR MORE ACCURATE NOFX GUITAR TABS, VISIT www.jiihootabs.cjb.net! # verse2 #A X4 %=pause with muting E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B-------------------------------------------------------------------| G--1414--1414------1414--1414------1010--101010--10------0-------0--| D--1414--1414------1414--1414------1010--101010--10---2-------0-----| A--1212--1212-\\\\/1212--1212-\\\\//8-8---8-8-8---8-3-------2-------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| # verse2 #B X4 %=pause with muting E--------------%%%%%-----------%%%%%--------------------------------| B--------------%%%%%-----------%%%%%--------------------------------| G--1414--1414-\%%%%1414--1414-\%%%%%---------------------0-------0--| D--1414--1414-\%%%%1414--1414-\%%%%%3-3---3-3-3---3---2-------0-----| A--1212--1212-\%%%%1212--1212-\%%%%%3-3---3-3-3---3-3-------2-------| E--------------%%%%%-----------%%%%%1-1---1-1-1---1-----------------| : Then play AchorusA or BchorusB. : # bridge #A +=play 16X palm-muted m=palm-muted | t E---------------------------------m-----------------------------| o B---------------------------------------------------------------| G------------------------+---------9-7-6-7-67----9-7-67----9-7-6| n D----+---------+--------7---------------------------------------| e A---7---------5---------5---------77-5-4-5-45----7-5-45----7-5-4| x E---5---------3-------------------5-----------------------------| t # bridge #B +=play 16X palm-muted | E---------------------------------------------------------------| p B---------------------------------------------------------------| a G------------------------+-----------------------------+--------| g D----+---------+--------7----------+---------+--------7---------| e A---7---------5---------5---------7---------5---------5---------| . E---5---------3-------------------5---------3-------------------| . |bridgeA |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---6----9-7-67----9-7-67----9-7-6| |---------------------------------| |---4----7-5-45----7-5-45----7-5-4| |---------------------------------| |bridgeB |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |----------------------+----------| |--+---------+--------7-----------| |-7---------5---------5-----------| |-5---------3---------------------| : # riff3 #A %=pause m=palm-muted E----------------------------------------------------------------%%%| B----------------------------------------------------------------%%%| G---2-2---2---------2-2---2---------2-2---2----------------------%%%| D---2-2---2-55555---2-2---2-55555---2-2---2-55555----------------%%%| A---0-0---0-------3-0-0---0-------3-0-0---0-------3/8887-10-66-6-%%%| E-----------------------------------------------------------77-7-%%%| # riff3 #B %=pause m=palm-muted E----------------------------------------------------------------%%%| B----------------------------------------------------------------%%%| G---2-2---2---------2-2---2---------2-2---2----------------------%%%| D---2-2---2-55555---2-2---2-55555---2-2---2-55555---------9------%%%| A---0-0---0-------3-0-0---0-------3-0-0---0-------3/8887----66-6-%%%| E-----------------------------------------------------------77-7-%%%| : # verse3 #A X4 *=play 6X #=play 3X E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----*---------------*---------------*---------------#-------#------| G--14--------------14--------------10---------------0-------0-------| D--14--------------14--------------10---------------2-------0-------| A--12--------------12---------------8---------------3-------2-------| E-------------------------------------------------------------------| # verse3 #B X4 *=play 6X E-------------------------------------------------------------------| B----*---------------*-------------------------------#-------#------| G--14--------------14----------------*--------------0-------0-------| D--14--------------14---------------3---------------2-------0-------| A--12--------------12---------------3---------------3-------2-------| E-----------------------------------1-------------------------------| Then play AchorusA or BchorusB (!both with last two chords 12X!) and A&Blast two rows of riffA&B. # outro #A&B p=pull-off h=hammer-on %=pause E-------------------%%------| B-------------------%%------| G-----------p--5--5-%%------| D---7-7---7-75h-----%%7-57-\| A---7-7---7---7-----%%7-57-\| E---5-5---5---------%%5-35-\| !FOR MORE ACCURATE NOFX GUITAR TABS, VISIT www.jiihootabs.cjb.net! I keep on believing my life still has value... Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 12.05.1998. (revised 21.02.2004.)