NOFX - "perfect government2" Tablature

This is one of nofx's best songs off their best album


Standard tuning: e b d g a e


Key: ^ =full bend
h =hammer on
p =pull off
pmI*******I=mute the notes between the two I's
s =slide



soft riff at the start

eI---12-14-15------10--------------I
bI-15--------12-10---12------------I
dI---------------------11-12-9-----I
gI----------------------------12-9-I
aI---------------------------------I
eI---------------------------------I

first solo

eI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
bI-------------------------------------12-13-13h15-13-12-13-12---12-------------------I
dI-14-14-14-12-14-14-14-12--12---------------------------------14---14-14-12----------I
gI--^--^-----------^------14--14-12-14-------------------------------^-------14-12-14-I
aI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
eI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I


next soft riff: (play this slowley)

"and even if it's easy ..... to be free ......... whats your definition "
(G) (C) (Em)
eI-----3---------3----------3-----3-----0-------0--0------0-----------3---3-I
bI-----0---------0----------0-----0-----1-------1--0------0-----------0---0-I
dI-----0---------0----------0-----0-----0-------0--0------0-----------0---0-I
gI-----0---------0----------0-----0-----2-------2--2------2-----------0---0-I
aI-----2---------2----------2-----2-----3-------3--2------2-----------2---2-I
eI-----3---------3----------3-----3----------------0------0-----------3---3-I

main riff: this is just power chords that have been played with
each note is played once every 4 beats

"..going on" "why?"
eI---------------------------------I----------------(let this note ring)--I
bI--------8--7--5-----8--7---------I--8--7--------8--7--------------------I
gI--7--5--7--7--4--5--7--7--5------I--7--7--4--5--7--7--------------------I
dI--7--5--5--4--2--5--5--5--5------I--5--4--4--5--5--5--------------------I
aI--5--3--------2--3--------3------I--------2--3-----5--------------------I
eI---------------------------------I-----------------5--------------------I

this time you play each note 6 times in 4 beats

"cause there hasn't been a sign.................................fed up"
eI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
bI------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--I
gI------------------------------------------------------------------7--7--I
dI--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11-11-11--5--5--I
aI--5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10--11-11-11-11-11-11--------I
eI--3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7---8--8--8--8--8--8---9--9--9--9--9--9--------I

play each note 6 times every 4 beats at the start and once every 4 beats at the end

"point your f**king finger.............................................is it?" "it's all.......poor"
eI----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
bI----------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--7--5-----8--7--I
gI---------------------------------------------------------------------------7-5----7--7--4--5--7--7--I
dI--5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--7-5----5--4--2--5--5--5--I
aI--5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--5-3----------2--3--------I
eI--3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7---------------------------I
pmI*************************************************************************I



play each note 6 tines in 4 beats

"yea they love to .."
eI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
bI---------------------------------------------------------------(let last note ring)-I
gI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
dI--5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12----I
aI--5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-12-12-12-12----I
eI--3-3-3-3-3-3--7-7-7-7-7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--9--9--9--9--9--9-10-10-10-10-10-10----I

JUST PLAY

"how can they sleep..."
eI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
bI------------------------------------------------------------------------I
gI---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--I
dI-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--I
aI-------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--I
eI--15s3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------------I

2nd last riff: play each note once every 4 beats

"how did the cat get so fat"
eI------------------------------------(let last note ring)--I
bI--8--7--------8--7--------8--7--------8--7----------------I
gI--7--7--4--5--7--7--4--5--7--7--4--5--7--7--5-------------I
dI--5--4--4--5--5--4--4--5--5--4--4--5--5--4--5-------------I
aI--------2--3--------2--3--------2--3--------3-------------I
eI----------------------------------------------------------I

solo

eI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
bI--15-15-15--12-13-13h15-13-12-13-12----------12-13-12-12---12-12s15-13--------------------I
gI---^--^-----------------------------14-14---------------14------------12-12h14p12--5-7----I
dI----------------------------------------^-12-------------------------------------------5--I
aI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I
eI------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------I