WASP - "mean man" Tablature
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Mean Man
by W.A.S.P.
From the album: The Headless Children
Bass Tablature
transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@mindless.com
Completed on: 3/24/97
Please email me for any problems or corrections.
I'm sure there's gotta be a flaw or two in there somewhere . . .
Lyrics are at the end after the tablature
h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note
R = Rest
\X = slide down (to wherever)
() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous note.
)| |(
)| |(
)| and |( indicate the beginning and end of a set of measures to be
)| |( repeated, followed by how many times to be played.
Tuning:
|F#------|
|C#------|
|G#------|
|D#------|
Pre-intro measure:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|R-------------------------------|
w
Intro: 8 measures
Rest 6 measures, then:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|R-----------------------15\3----|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----|
h. q e e e e e e q
Rhy fig 1. (play twice before lyrics start)
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( X2
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Verse 1: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.
Pre-chorus:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
q q. e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
q q. e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Chorus: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.
(The following 4 measures are only played after the first chorus)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------(3)------------------------------|
w (w)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3/1515--15--15--15--15--15--15\3|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Verse 2: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.
Repeat Pre-chorus
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
(bridge lyrics come in 5th time)
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---R----------(R)--------------(R)------------------------------|
e q. (h) (w)
*
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(R)------------------------------(R)------------------------------|
(w) (w)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
(starts very quietly and "fades in" to full volume)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3/15|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
Repeat Rhy fig 1 three times
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( repeat
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( to
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( fade
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
(occasionally slides up to 15th fret G, then back down)
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and
The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are
"hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the
revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the
official WASP tablature
which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route.
These companies also do not realize that tablature sites help to promote their artists.
For more information on this onslaught, you can read the
NY Times Article.
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