NOFX - "mean people suck" Tablature
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MEAN PEOPLE SUCK by NOFX. Album: S&M Airlines (1989) 1/2
You'd better set your distortion as distorted as you can, because otherwise
the first note won't last very long. Anyway, this song has one of the coolest
NOFX-riffs I have ever played.
A=lead guitar B=background guitar A&B=both guitars
:
# intro #A (let ring!)
E-------------------------------------------------|
B---17--------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
# intro #B
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------7-------------7------|
D---------------------2------7------2------7------|
A---------------------2------5------2------5------|
E---------------------0-------------0-------------|
:
# intro2 #A X2 \=slide down h=hammer-on p=pull-off
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------9--7---|
D--\9---7-6h7p6--------9---7-6h7p6--------|
A---------------7-------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
# intro2 #B X2
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------7------------------|
D---2------------------7------------------|
A---2------------------5------------------|
E---0-------------------------------------|
:
# intro3 #A *=play 16X
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---12---7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|
D---12---7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|
A---10---5-5-5-7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5-7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5---|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
# intro3 #B *=play 14X ps=pick-slide \=slide down
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---12---7-7-7-9\--------------------7-7-7-9\----------------------------|
D---12---7-7-7-9\--------------------7-7-7-9\---------ps-----------------|
A---10---5-5-5-7\--------------------5-5-5-7\----------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# verse #A&B X6 (This is it!)
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---| > Then guitarA plays introA and
D---9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---| guitarB stays quiet.
A---7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5---|
E---------------------------------|
:
# bridge #A&B *=play 14X
E--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------*--|
G---------------------------------12---| > Play verseA&B X4, and
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-2--6--7--9-7-6-12---| then guitarA plays introA and
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-2--6--7--9-7-6-10---| intro2A X1 while guitarB stays
E---0--4--5--7-5-4-0--4--5--7-5-4------| quiet.
>>>>>>>>>>>to next page...
:
MEAN PEOPLE SUCK 2/2
:
# outro-part1 #A *=play 6X
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G--------------------*-------------------*--|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4--3---0--4--5--7-5-4--0---|
# outro-part1 #B *=play 6X
E-------------------------------------------|
B--------------------*-------------------*--|
G------------------12-------------------9---|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-12---2--6--7--9-7-6--9---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-10---2--6--7--9-7-6--7---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4------0--4--5--7-5-4------|
:
# outro-part2 #A *=play 6X
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G--------------------*-------------------------|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2--2---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2--2---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4--3---0--4--5--7-5-4--0--0---|
# outro-part2 #B *=play 6X \=slide down
E--------------------------------------12-12\--|
B--------------------*-------------------------|
G------------------12--------------------------|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-12---2--6--7--9-7-6---------|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-10---2--6--7--9-7-6---------|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4------0--4--5--7-5-4---------|
:
This does NOT suck!
Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 28.11.1997.
You'd better set your distortion as distorted as you can, because otherwise
the first note won't last very long. Anyway, this song has one of the coolest
NOFX-riffs I have ever played.
A=lead guitar B=background guitar A&B=both guitars
:
# intro #A (let ring!)
E-------------------------------------------------|
B---17--------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
# intro #B
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------7-------------7------|
D---------------------2------7------2------7------|
A---------------------2------5------2------5------|
E---------------------0-------------0-------------|
:
# intro2 #A X2 \=slide down h=hammer-on p=pull-off
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------9--7---|
D--\9---7-6h7p6--------9---7-6h7p6--------|
A---------------7-------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
# intro2 #B X2
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------7------------------|
D---2------------------7------------------|
A---2------------------5------------------|
E---0-------------------------------------|
:
# intro3 #A *=play 16X
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---12---7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|
D---12---7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|
A---10---5-5-5-7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5-7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5---|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
# intro3 #B *=play 14X ps=pick-slide \=slide down
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---12---7-7-7-9\--------------------7-7-7-9\----------------------------|
D---12---7-7-7-9\--------------------7-7-7-9\---------ps-----------------|
A---10---5-5-5-7\--------------------5-5-5-7\----------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# verse #A&B X6 (This is it!)
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---| > Then guitarA plays introA and
D---9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---| guitarB stays quiet.
A---7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5---|
E---------------------------------|
:
# bridge #A&B *=play 14X
E--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------*--|
G---------------------------------12---| > Play verseA&B X4, and
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-2--6--7--9-7-6-12---| then guitarA plays introA and
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-2--6--7--9-7-6-10---| intro2A X1 while guitarB stays
E---0--4--5--7-5-4-0--4--5--7-5-4------| quiet.
>>>>>>>>>>>to next page...
:
MEAN PEOPLE SUCK 2/2
:
# outro-part1 #A *=play 6X
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G--------------------*-------------------*--|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4--3---0--4--5--7-5-4--0---|
# outro-part1 #B *=play 6X
E-------------------------------------------|
B--------------------*-------------------*--|
G------------------12-------------------9---|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-12---2--6--7--9-7-6--9---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-10---2--6--7--9-7-6--7---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4------0--4--5--7-5-4------|
:
# outro-part2 #A *=play 6X
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G--------------------*-------------------------|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2--2---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2--2---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4--3---0--4--5--7-5-4--0--0---|
# outro-part2 #B *=play 6X \=slide down
E--------------------------------------12-12\--|
B--------------------*-------------------------|
G------------------12--------------------------|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-12---2--6--7--9-7-6---------|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-10---2--6--7--9-7-6---------|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4------0--4--5--7-5-4---------|
:
This does NOT suck!
Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 28.11.1997.
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