The Bloat bass tab by Melvins

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* THE BLOAT for the BASS
* by the Melvins
* from the album "Stag"
* music by Buzz Osbourne and Mark Deutrom
* tabbed by grumpydevil
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h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
~ = let ring

This song was recorded with all guitars tuned down to D...
I.E - From standard tuning, every string must be tuned
down a whole step (like they were 2 frets lower).

First Dale starts ith the drumbs...he solos it for a
whole 16 seconds.

[INSERT CURRENT BASSIST] and Buzz then join.

+--------------------------------------------------------
| Riff A
|
| F +----------------9---------------------9-----------]|
| C +-------------9-----9-------------9--------9-------]|
| G +--------7--------------------7--------------------]|
| D +---0--------------------0-------------------------]|
|
| Riff B
|
|
| F +--------12 / 14 \ 12-------11 / 14 \ 11 \ 9-----]|
| C +-----12-------------------11----------------------]|
| G +--10--------------------9-------------------------]|
| D +--------------------------------------------------]|
|
+----------------------------------------------------------

Play in this order:
Riff A
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B
Riff A
Riff B*
Riff A*
Riff A*

*some slight variation is made here:

Riff A uses small slides from the 9th fret on the "F"
string and Riff B uses some hammer-ons & pull-offs -
these are played during the last notes for that set
(fancy-schmancee, eh?)

+-----------------
|Riff A variation
|
| F +---------------9 / 11---------------9 / 11-------]|
| C +----------9--------------------9-----------------]|
| G +-----7--------------------7----------------------]|
| D +0--------------------0---------------------------]|
|
|
+------------------
|Riff B variation
|
|
| F +--------12h14/16p12---------------11h14/16p11----]|
| C +-----12------------------------11----------------]|
| G +--10------------------------9--------------------]|
| D +-------------------------------------------------]|
|
|
+------------------



Then the abrupt change from the slow groove to thick bass riff
played throughout the end of the song.

~~ = Let Ring
(pt1)
F +---------------------------------------------------|-
C +---2-2-2-2-2---------------------------------------|-
G +-------------2-4-5~~~~-----------------------------|-
D +----------------------3-5-6--3-5-0~~~~~------------|-

(pt2)
F +----------------------------------------------------]|
C +---2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------]|
G +-------------2-4/5----------5-----------------------]|
D +------------------3p0--6-5--5p0~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-]|



That's it. I'm pretty sure that's right. I'll be trying to
figure out the minimal amount of guitar next. --Kyle
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