Malaria guitar tab
LA Guns
Tuning:
Dop down half-note
This song uses a device called Theremin (http://en.wikipedia.org/wiki/Theremin)
to make controled feedback noise. This device was used by Jimmy Page in live
version of Whole Lotta Love. Also, depending on the equipment, parts of the song
could be played various ways. These parts have this symbol (*) next to them. The
song also uses wah-wah in parts and are labeled so. Tabbed by mikimixx@aol.com
Example notation:
bend string at 15 fret.... 15`
Slide from 12 to 14.... 12~14
INTRO: Sheeeeeeee...s
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-----------------5-5-5-5--------------------------------|
-------------5-5---------5-5----------------------------|
-----5-5-5-5--------------------------------------------|
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Riff 1 & Chorus
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--2-----7-----5-----2~0------2-----7-----5-----2~0------|
--0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----3----0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----2----|
(*)Interlude: use Theremin for feedback
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-12--12----------------------|----------------------------------|---|
-12--12----------------------|----------------------------------|---|
-12--------------------------|----------------------------------|---|
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(*)Interlude: pick on fret 22 across strings muffed
-----------------------------|---12~17-------17~0---------------|---|
-12--------------------------|---12~17-------17~0---------------|---|
-12--------------------------|----------------------------------|---|
-12--------------------------|----------------------------------|---|
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Singing
(*)Somewhere another time... Asiatic death
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-------0------------------------------|------12---harmonic---------------|---|
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--5-7---------------------------------|-5-7------------------------------|---|
--0-0---------------------------------|-0-0------------------------------|---|
(*)yellow fever.... sugar on my...breath
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---5---------------------------------|------------------9----------------|---|
---5---------------------------------|------------------8----------------|---|
-------------------------------------|--7---------------7----------------|---|
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it's final curtain... ...what's happening
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-5---5-----------------5---5-----------------2-----2--------------2-5-----0--------------|
-3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----0--0--0--0-2-3-2-0---0-3--0-3--2--0---------|
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hides be'd..veil tears ...fears yeah (Wah-Wah)
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-5---5-----------------5---5-----------------2-----2-----2-0------------------------------|
-3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----0--0--0----------3-0---3-2-0--0-0-2-3-2------|
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She's malaria, she malaria
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--2-----7-----5-----2~0------2-----7-----5-----2~0------|
--0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----3----0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----2----|
(*)Interlude: use Theremin hit these harmonics
-----------------------------------21`---------------------|
-----------------------------(19)--------------------------|
--------------------------5--------------------------------|
--------------------------5--------------------------------|
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2nd verse
(*)Swamp fever... Strength fading
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-------0------------------------------|------12---harmonic--------------|---|
--------------------------------------|------12---harmonic--------------|---|
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--5-7---------------------------------|-5-7-----------------------------|---|
--0-0---------------------------------|-0-0-----------------------------|---|
(*)yellow fever.... my blood
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--11~12------------------------------|----------------------------------|---|
--11~12------------------------------|----------------------------------|---|
--11~12------------------------------|----------------------------------|---|
-------------------------------------|--7-------------------------------|---|
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So desperately... entity
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-5---5-----------------5---5-----------------2-----2--------------2-5-----0--------|
-3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----0--0--0--0-2-3-2-0---0-3--0-3--2--0---|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/la_guns/malaria_tab.html ]
hides be'd..veil tears ...fears misery (Wah-Wah)
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-5---5-----------------5---5-----------------2-----2-----2-0------------------------------|
-3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----0--0--0----------3-0---3-2-0--0-0-2-3-2------|
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She's malaria, she's malaria
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--2-----7-----5-----2~0------2-----7-----5-----2~0------|
--0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----3----0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----2----|
SOLO
---12~11~12~11~12---------12~11~12~11~12-------------------------------------|
------------------13---------------------13----------------------------------|
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---12---12-------------------------------------------------------------------|
-----13---13--------12-13-12-------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------14--12--14-14-15~14-----------------------------|
-------------------------------------------------15-14-----------------------|
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------------------------14~19```--19````---19```-----15````------------------|
-------------14-15--17----------------------------12-------------------------|
-----15--17------------------------------------------------------------------|
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----15-15--15-12-----13~12---------------------------------------------------|
----------------------------14----15-15-15-14---15~14-12---------------------|
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-------------------------------------------------------12--------------------|
-------------------------------15--15-15-14-15~14------10--------------------|
-------------------------------------------------15----10--------------------|
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Ohhooo
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--9------12--------------12--------------------------------------------------|
--7------10--------7-----10--------------------------------------------------|
--7------10--------------10--------------------------------------------------|
---------------2~~~5---------------------------------------------------------|
repeat riff 1
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--2-----7-----5-----2~0------2-----7-----5-----2~0------|
--0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----3----0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----2----|
(*)Ohhooo
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--9--------4------9------4---------------------------------------------------|
--10-------7------10-----7---------------------------------------------------|
--10-------7------10-----7---------------------------------------------------|
--8--------5------8------5---------------------------------------------------|
So desperately... entity
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-5---5-----------------5---5-----------------2-----2--------------2-5-----0--------------|
-3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----0--0--0--0-2-3-2-0---0-3--0-3--2--0---------|
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hides be'd..veil tears ...fears misery (Wah-Wah)
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-5---5-----------------5---5-----------------2-----2-----2-0------------------------------|
-3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----3-2-3--2-3--5-3--2----0--0--0----------3-0---3-2-0--0-0-2-3-2------|
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She's malaria, she's malaria 8x
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-------------------------------7--7------------------------------------------|
--2-----7-----5-----2~0--------5--7------------------------------------------|
--0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----3---------5------------------------------------------|
She's malaria, she's malaria
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-------------------------------7--6---5--------------------------------------|
-------------------------------7--7------------------------------------------|
--2-----7-----5-----2~0------------------------------------------------------|
--0-0-0---5-5---2-2-----3----------------------------------------------------|
This is not a typical run-of-the-mill metal song but great one. Happy playings!
