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Slinky Guitar Tablature
'Slinky'
Performed by 311
From the album "Unity" on What Have You Records
Music by:  N. Hexum
Lyrics by:  N. Hexum
(c) 1991 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Michael Slusarz ([email protected])
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/

* Important!: Song in Dropped-D Tuning - Tune lowest (6) string one full
	      step down (from E to D).

Intro/Riff 1a:
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   N.C.         Faug                            F
1:---------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8--8-
2:--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-
3:--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-
4:---------------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3---------------------------------------

Intro/Riff 1b:
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   N.C.          D6
1:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
2:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
3:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
4:-----------------------------------------
5:-----------------------------------------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3-----------------------------

Intro/Riff 1c:
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   N.C.
1:--------------------------------------
2:--------------------------------------
3:--------------------------------------
4:---------------5-3-0-3-0--------------
5:-------------------------5p3p1-0------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3----------------------5-4-

Intro/Riff 1d:
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   N.C.         D5   Bb5 D5   Bb5
1:------------------------------
2:------------------------------
3:------------------------------
4:--------------12---8---12---8-
5:--------------12---8---12---8-
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3--12---8---12---8-

Riff 2:
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[Guitar 1 (Clean)]:
   F              Fsus4 F      Bb       Bbsus4   Bb
1:-----------------------------------------------------
2:-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10--15-15-15-16-16-16-15-15-
3:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
4:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
5:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-
6:-----------------------------------------------------

[Guitar 2 (Distortion)]:
   F5               Bb5
1:----------------------------------
2:----------------------------------
3:----------------------------------
4:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
5:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-

Verse 1 (Clean):
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   F        A#
1:-5--5-5---6--6-6-
2:-6--6-6---6--6-6-
3:-5--5-5---7--7-7-
4:-----------------
5:-----------------
6:-----------------

Chorus:
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[Guitar 1 (Clean)]:
   F         Bb
1:--------------------
2:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
3:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
4:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
5:--8--8--8--13-13-13-
6:--------------------

[Guitar 2 (w/Distortion)]:
   F      Bb
1:--------------
2:--------------
3:--------------
4:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
5:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
6:-3-3-3--8-8-8-

Riff 3:
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   N.C.
1:-----------------
2:-----------------
3:-----------------
4:-----------------
5:-3--5-3-3------1-
6:----------5-5----

Riff 3:
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   F5  G#5 G5  G#5 Bb5 G#5 G5  G#5
1:-------------------------------
2:-------------------------------
3:-------------------------------
4:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
5:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
6:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-


Lyrics/Song Structure:
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---> Drum Intro
---> Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> No Guitar over:
   I was at this club minding my tea
   I saw this fine young thing so I thought that I would see
---> Play Verse 1 over:
   I don't smoke but I asked her for a cigarette
   I know it's lame but I haven't got a better one yet
---> Play Verse 1 (quiet) over:
   You guess the rest I'm not the type to fess
   I sing this song because I tell you she's the best
---> Play Chorus over:
   That slinky girl is in my brain
   Now I'll never be the same
   No one can ever see
   What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 over:
   So I'll just pretend
   But I feel like
---> Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> Play Riff 3 over:
   Mackadocious she's sweet and precocious
   She's the one girl that I just dig, love, yes I'm not above this
   You think that's wack then bro you lack
   You bore me that macho crap makes me snore, see, me,
   I'm all about the females, the women, the jewels of this world
   Those flowers like that slinky girl
---> Play Riff 2 (x2)
---> Play Verse over:
   That slinky girl is in my brain
   Now I'll never be the same
   No one can ever see
   What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 over:
   So I'll just pretend
   But I feel like
---> Play Intro Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Spoken:
   All right break it down
   311's in the house whether you like it or not
   Nineteen-ninety whatever
   Here we go
---> No guitar over:
   Well I met her one night I'd seen her before
   She stole my brain then showed me the door
   Girls that do me like that there's not many
   But I've met one, that's plenty
   I'm glad to say that she gets her way
   She can move me and that's okay
   Has the power to turn paper inky
   The girl has me and she's so
---> Play Riff 4 (x8) with Solo
---> Play Chorus over:
   That slinky girl is in my brain
   Now I'll never be the same
   No one can ever see
   What that slinky girl means to me
---> Muted Verse 1 (x4)
---> No guitar over:
   That slinky girl is in my brain
   Now I'll never be the same
   No one can ever see
   What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d) - w/ad libs
---> End on F5 (333xxx)
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