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Sailin' On - Bad Brains
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Tabbed by: Mitch Rushton
Email: mitchr911@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard (low to high EADGBe)
the other tab for this song is slightly off and doesn't include Dr. Know's so I decided
to take a stab at it.
Verse Riff:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--999999999---------------------------------|
D|--999999999--11-11-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-----|x4
A|--777777777--11-11-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-----|
E|-------------9--9--8--9--9--9--8--8--8------|
Chorus Riff:
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|----------------7-7-6-7-7-9-9---|
D|--4-444444-4-4--7-7-6-7-7-9-9---|x4
A|--4-444444-4-4--5-5-4-5-5-7-7---|
E|--2-222222-2-2------------------|
Pre Solo Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-13-13-13--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D|--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-13-13-13--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A|--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--11--11-11-11-11-11-11--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--|
D|--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--|x1
A|--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--/15-12-15-15b17~~---15-12--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------14~~--14-12-14b16-14-14-12-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------14--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bad_brains/sailin_on_tab_ver_3.html ]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------12-15b17-|
B|---------------------------------------------------12-15-12-12-15----------|
G|--9h12p9p0-9h12p9p0--12p0------12p0-14p0-12p0-14p0-------------------------|
D|--------------------------14p0---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--15-12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------15-12-15-12--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------14-12-14--12-14-12-14--------12------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------12-14----14-11h12-11------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------14---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------12----12~--|
A|--14-14-12------------------------7-----9----9-------12-14----14------|
E|-----------15-12-10-12-10-7--7-10---10----12----/15-------------------|
e|--------------------------------------15b17--12----12\\--|
B|------------------------12-15p12-12-------------15-------|
G|-----------12-14-12-14-----------------------------------|
D|--14-12-14-----------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus Riff
Verse Riff
Outro:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--9-xx-999------------------------|
D|--9-xx-999-11-11-10-11-11-10-10---|x3
A|--7-xx-777-11-11-10-11-11-10-10---|
E|-----------9--9--8--9--9--8--8----|
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--9-xx-999---------------------|
D|--9-xx-999-11-11-10-11~--13~~--|x1
A|--7-xx-777-11-11-10-11~--13~~--|
E|-----------9--9--8--9~---11~~--|
then add some ambience and you're done.
Song Order:
Verse Riff x4
Chorus Riff X4
Verse Riff x4
Chorus Riff x4
Pre-solo Riff x1
Solo
Chorus Riff x4
Verse Riff x4
Outro
Ambience
| pm_ palm mute
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
QED
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