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Stab Guitar Tablature
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                                      STAB
                          As recorded by built to spill
               (From the 1997 LP recording KEEP IT LIKE A SECRET) 
INTRO   You can figure out the rhythm easily
  Em D  A   C  G  D  A A AsAsAsus4
|-0--2--0---0--3--2--0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0--3--2---1--3--3--2-2p3h2h3--|
|-0--2--2---0--0--2--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2--0--2---2--0--0--2-2-2-2-2--|
|-2--0--0---3--2--0--0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0--0--0---0--3--0--0-0-0-0-0--|

 P1  Bridge type part.  After intro chords
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---0-------0-------0-------0-----|
|-----4-------4-------4-------4---|
|-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
|---------------------------------|

 P2  This part is acually several guitars, I belive this sounds the fullest. Turn on distortion
|-----------------7----------------------------------------|
|-------------7---7---7--7----------------------------0~~~~|
|-97-5-------9b(11)(11)r9p7-------97-5-----------5-------|
|-75-3----------------------9-----75-3------5/-7---------|
|-75-3----------------------------75-3-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
            Press string behind nut to perform vibrato^

|------------------10-10-----------------------------------|
|--------------7----7--7--7----------------------------0~~~|
|-9-7-5-------9b(11)(11)r9p7------97-5-----------5-------|
|-7-5-3----------------------9----75-3------5/-7---------|
|-7-5-3---------------------------75-3-------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
 P3  This is all power chords, im not sure if i got the names right.  Strumming is simple
  
 B5 Am  D G5  D  F#   C5
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-4-----7-----7-----5--5--5--|
|-4--7--7--5--7--4--5--5--5--|
|-2--7--5--5--5--4--3--3--3--|
|----5-----3-----2-----------|

 P4  This note progression comes after the power chords.  Play twice.
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4-5-5/7-5-4-----4-5-5/7-5-4-------0----------------0------3-0--|
|-2---------------2-----------------2---3/5/4p0------2---3/-5------|
|---------------------------------3----------------3---------------|

            Play twice
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----4-----5-----5/7-5-4-----------0-4----------0-3--|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2-----------------2------------1------|
|---------------------------3-3-3--------2-2-2--------|

           Play twice than go back into power chords
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------7---------------|
|-----4-----5-----5/-7---7-5--2--4--0--|
|-2-2---2-2---2-2----------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
  
 P5  After the power chords comes this
                                        PM----...
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-9-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3...--|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1...--|

  P6   The solo ends out the song
|-8---------------------------8----------------|
|---8p5-5-5h6p5-6b(7.5)r6-6-----8p5-5-5h6p5----|
|-------------------------------------------5--|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|

         After this its pretty simple to improvise the rest of the solo
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|-5--12--5--12-10-9-10-12----5--12--5--12-10-9-10-12--|
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