G. I.
As recorded by Government Issue
(From the 1983 Album BOYCOTT STABB)
Words and Music by Government Issue
Transcribed by JuiceBoxZero93
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled'
Intro
Q=191
C5 D5 E5D5C5B5 C5 C5 D5 E5D5C5B5 C5
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q E E E E W Q Q E E E E W
||----------------|----------|---------------|-------||
||o---------------|----------|---------------|------o||
||--5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5--------|-5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5-----||
||--5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5--------|-5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5-----||
||o-3--5--7-5-3-2-|-3--------|-3--5--7-5-3-2-|-3----o||
||----------------|----------|---------------|-------||
Chorus
F5 F#5 F5 F5 F#5 F5
W E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||o----------|-----------------|----------|------------------o||
||-----------|-----------------|----------|-------------------||
||-----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3-|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3---||
||o----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3-|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3--o||
||-----------|---1-1-1-2-2-1-1-|----------|---1-1-1-2-2-1-1---||
Verse
C5 D5 E5D5C5B5 C5 C5 D5 E5D5C5B5 C5
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
||o---------------|-----------------|---------------|------------------o||
||--5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
||--5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5--7--9-7-5-4-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---||
||o-3--5--7-5-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3--5--7-5-3-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--o||
||----------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------||
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Chorus
F5 F#5 F5 F5 F#5 F5
W E E E E E E E E W E E E E E E E E
|----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|-----------------|----------|-----------------|
|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3-|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3-|
|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3-|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-3-|
|----------|---1-1-1-2-2-1-1-|----------|---1-1-1-2-2-1-1-|
F5 F#5F5 F5 F#5 F5
~
W E E E E Q E E W E E E E E E E E
|----------|----------------|----------|-----------------*|
|----------|---6-6-6-7--6-6-|----------|-----------------*|
|----------|---5-5-5-6--5-5-|----------|-----------------*|
|----------|---3-3-3-4--3-3-|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-x-*|
|----------|----------------|----------|---3-3-3-4-4-3-x-*|
|----------|----------------|----------|---1-1-1-2-2-1-x-*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
