Sleater-Kinney – Rollercoaster (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

----------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------- 1) I transcribed this for standard tuning, though it looks like Sleater actually like to tune their guitars down. 2) This is more or less an approximation since it's tough for me to hear what Carrie is actually doing. So this is really just how I like to play the song. Not 100% accurate, but I think it's passable. Also, most of the parts tabbed here are for Carrie's guitar, though I've mixed in some of Corin's as well. Laid out chord names too for rhythm guitar purposes.

Intro: Gtr 1
  G
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------|  This plays throughout the verses too
D|-------5-5-----------5-----------5-5-----------5---------------|
A|-----5-----5-------5----5------5-----5-------5----5------------|
E|-3-----------3--3----------3-----------3--3--------------------|

Intro: Gtr 2
  G
e|3--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---3-5-4-6--5--3-5--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3------------------|
G|4---4-5-3-7--5--4-5--4---4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4--------------|  x2
D|5------------------------5--5-3-5-3-5-5---5-3---3--------------|
A|5---------------------------------------------5----------------|
E|3--------------------------------------------------8-----------|

Verse: Gtr 2
  G
e|3--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---3-5-4-6--5--3-5--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3------------------|
G|4---4-5-3-7--5--4-5--4---4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4--------------|  x2
D|5------------------------5--5-3-5-3-5-5---5-3---3--------------|
A|5---------------------------------------------5----------------|
E|3--------------------------------------------------8-----------|

  G
e|3--3-3-3-----3--3-3-3-3----------------------------------------|
B|3--3-3-3-6---3--3-3-3-3-3-6------------------------------------|
G|4--4-4-4-----4--4-4-4-4-----4----------------------------------|  x2
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

  G
e|3--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3---3-5-4-6--5--3-5--3---3--3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3------------------|
G|4---4-5-3-7--5--4-5--4---4--4-4-4-4-4-4---4-4---4--------------|
D|5------------------------5--5-3-5-3-5-5---5-3---3--------------|
A|5---------------------------------------------5----5-----------|
E|3--------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus: Gtr 2
  C         D         G          A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
G|/5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-7-------4----------6---6-----------------------|
D|------------------------5----------7---7-----------------------|
A|------------------------5----------7---7-----------------------|
E|--------------------3---3---3--5---5---5-----------------------|

  C         D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------|
G|/5-5-5-5-/7-7-7-7----------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Intro Repeat Verse

Bridge: Gtr 1
  G               F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|  x29
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|  (Get comfortable, we're gonna be here
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|  a while. Also, after a couple reps
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|  you'll start to hear another guitar
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|  that also plays through the whole bridge)
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------|

  Gtr 2
  G               F
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|  (Honestly, you can probably play
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--------------------------------|  barre chords the whole time. I like
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------|  this cuz the mix in the recording 
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------|  changes a bit and I feel like these
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|  notes ring out more)
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

  Gtr 1
  G               A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|  (Bridge ends with the chords going
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|  up)
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
A|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
E|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|

  Gtr 2
  G               A
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
G|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------|
D|5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

  Gtr 1
  B               D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
E|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|

  Gtr 2
  B               D
e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------|
G|8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11------------------------|
D|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Intro Repeat Verse

Outro
  G                        F
e|3------------------------1-------------------------------------|
B|3---3-5--6--3-5-3-5h6-5--1---3-5--6--3-5-3-5h6-5---------------|  x2
G|4---4-5--7--4-5-4-5h7-5--2---4-5--7--4-5-4-5h7-5---------------|
D|5------------------------3-------------------------------------|
A|5------------------------3-------------------------------------|
E|3------------------------1-------------------------------------|

  G
e|3--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|4--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|5--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|5--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|3--------------------------------------------------------------|

| / slide up | h hammer on