NOFX - "Drop The World" Tablature

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e: Wed, 28 Jan 1998 09:07:54 -0700 (MST)
From: Dan McGuirk <mcguirk@indirect.com>
Subject: TAB: Drop the World by NOFX

Artist: NOFX
Song: Drop the World
Album: Heavy Petting Zoo
Transcribed by: Dan McGuirk <mcguirk@indirect.com>

Please send corrections to mcguirk@indirect.com.

intro:
palm mute throughout

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-----4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--------------
-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--------------
-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--------------
-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--------------
-----7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------8-----------------------8-----------------
--------------7-----------7-----------7--7--------7--------------
-----5--5--5-----5--5--------5--5--5--------5--------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------8-----------------------8-----------------
--------------7-----------7-----------7--7--------7--------------
-----5--5--5-----5--5--------5--5--5--------5--------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------8-----------------------8-----------------
--------------7-----------7-----------7--7--------7--7-----------
-----7--7--7-----7--7--------7--7--7--------7--------7-----------
-----------------------------------------------------5-----------
-----------------------------------------------------------------


verse:

A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
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-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

B
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-4-4---4-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

C
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------
-----9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

D
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

E
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-------------
-----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-------------
-----8--8-----8--8--8-----8--8--8-----8--8--8-----8--------------

F
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

now back to the beginning. later there comes:

G
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----2-2---2-2-2---2-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----2-2---2-2-2---2-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----0-0---0-0-0---0---------------------------------------------

H
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

I rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------

I lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----9-9---9-9-9---9-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

J rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------

J lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-7-7---7-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

K rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--------------
-----7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--7--7-----7--------------
-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--------------

K lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----10-10----10-10-10----10-9--9-----9--9--9-----9--------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

L rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------

L lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-5-5---5-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

M rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

M lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

N rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

N lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

O rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-5-5---5-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

O lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-7-7---7-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

P rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-----------------------------------------------------------
-----7-----------------------------------------------------------
-----5-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

P lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----7-----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
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the second time through, the I-P part is:

I' lead only
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

J' lead only
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-9-9---9-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

K' lead only
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

L' lead only
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

M' rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------
-----1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-----------------------------

M' lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

N' rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------
-----3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-3-3---3-----------------------------
-----1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-1-1---1-----------------------------

N' lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-8-8---8-----------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

O' rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--------------
-----5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--5--5-----5--------------
-----3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--3--3-----3--------------

O' lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------

P' rhythm
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----5-----------------------------------------------------------
-----5-----------------------------------------------------------
-----3-----------------------------------------------------------

P' lead
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------
-----10----------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------------------------------




The whole song basically goes like this:


intro

A B C D E F A A A B C D E F A B C D E F G H I J K L M N O P
^-- (horn fill here)
A B C D E F A B C D E F A B C D E F G H I' J' K' L' M' N' O' P
^-- (more horns)
intro again


or, with the lyrics (the letters are the section markers, _not_
chords:)

intro

A B
He won the race
C
The judges concluded
D
He was the better man
E F
He'd come for victory
A
Ah ah

A A B
A hesitate
C
A one time show and place
D
Himself would not allow
E F
He had to be the best
A B
Ah ah

C D
He had denied
E F
His urges cause they would have drained his strength
G H
The battle had been won, with side effects a few

I J
He may have dropped the world
K L
He would not let us down
M N O P
I hope she's in a better place

A B
She aced the test
C
A grade above the rest
D
She set the curve
E F
A ninety-three percent
A B
Was not enough to feed her fix
C
She needs a perfect score
D
Endorphin rush she loved
E F
It would opiate her
A B
Ah ah

C D
She had denied
E F
All allegations of her loneliness
G
That battle had been won
H
With scars still under wraps

I' J'
She may have dropped the world
K' L'
She would not let us down
M' N'
Endorphin rush she loved
O' P'
She may have dropped the world

intro again

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