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Title: Contra (first 3 levels)
Artist: The Minibosses (http://www.minibosses.com)
Tabbed by: David Howarth (davwhsdb@yahoo.com)
Man, this took forever to tab out. Alrighty, this is mostly correct. There
might be one or two places where it sounds a little weird but it all sounds
correct when played along with the original song. I play it with a little
bit of distortion and a little bit of chorus.
This is my first tab, so lemme know if you like it or if you think it sucks.
...well, don't tell me if you think it sucks; I don't care. Someday I'd
like to also post Wizards and Warriors but I'm still figuring out the intro.
Also, on a side note, I can beat the original Contra NES game in 14 minutes
without dying ;)
e :---8-7------10-12-----13-11--------------------------------------------
B :-------8-10-----------------13-11-13-11--------------------------------
G :----------------------------------------13-12-13-12--------------------
D :----------------------------------------------------15-13-15-------13--
A :-8-----------------------------------------------------------13-15-----
E :-----------------------------------------------------------------------
A-A
e :-----------------------------------------------------
B :-------------------15-16~----------------------------
G :----------17-15-17--------------------17-15-17------- repeat 1x
D :-15~--------------------------15~--------------18~---
A :-----------------------------------------------------
E :-----------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :-------15-16-16----------15-15-16-18-18-16-18---------------------------
G :-17-17-------------15-17------------------------------------------------
D :----------------17------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :---------------------------------------18-------------------------------
B :-------15-16-16----------15-15-16-18------------------------------------
G :-17-17-------------15-17------------------------------------------------
D :----------------17------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :-------10---------------------------------------------------------------
B :----------13-11-10------------------------------------------------------
G :-12-10-------------12-10-12-10------------------------------------------
D :-------------------------------12-10-12-10------------------------------
A :-------------------------------------------13-12------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :---------------------------------------------------------------10-------
B :------------------------------------------------------10-11-13----13----
G :----------10-12-10------------------------------10-12-------------------
D :-10-12-13----------13-12----10---------10-12-13-------------------------
A :-------------------------13------12-13----------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :-----------------------------------11-10-11-10--------------------------
G :-------10-12-10-12-----------10-12-------------10-12-10-12--------------
D :-10-12-------------10--10-12-------------------------------10-----------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------------------10----
B :--------------11-10-11-13-13--------------------------------10-11----13-
G :-------10-12--------------------------------10-12-12-12--12-------------
D :-10-12-----------------------------10-12-13-----------------------------
A :-----------------------------12-13--------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11---11-10-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-10-------------
G :-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12---12-10-8-8-8-8---8-8-8-8---8-10-------------
D :------------------------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :-----------------------------------------------------8-10-8-------------
B :-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11---11-10-8-8-8-8---8-10-11--------10~---------
G :-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12---12-10-8-8-8-8------------------------------
D :------------------------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15---15-13-11-11-11-11---11-11-11-11---11-13----
G :-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15---15-14-12-12-12-12---12-12-12-12---12-14----
D :------------------------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/minibosses/contra_tab.html ]
B-B
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15---15-16-18-18-18-18---18-18-18-18------------
G :-15-15-15-15---15-15-15-15---15-15-17-17-17-17---17-17-17-17------------
D :------------------------------------------------------------------------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :-----------------------------------------11--11-10-11-------------------
G :-------10-12-10-12-----------10-12-10-12--------------12-10-12----------
D :-10-12-------------10--10-12-----------------------------------10-------
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :-----------------
B :----------10-11--
G :----10-12-------- repeat from section A-A to B-B
D :-12--------------
A :-----------------
E :-----------------
e :---------------------------------------------------------
B :-17-17-17-17---19-19-19-19---15-15-15-15---14-16-15-17--- Thus
G :-16-16-16-16---18-18-18-18---14-14-14-14---14-16-14-16--- concludes
D :--------------------------------------------------------- level
A :--------------------------------------------------------- one
E :---------------------------------------------------------
C-C
e :-------------12-11-----
B :-11-11-14-11-------14--
G :-----------------------
D :----------------------- repeat 3x
A :-----------------------
E :-----------------------
e :-------------11-12-13--
B :-11-11-14-11-----------
G :-----------------------
D :-----------------------
A :-----------------------
E :-----------------------
e :-------------13-12-----
B :-13-13-16-13-------11--
G :-----------------------
D :----------------------- repeat 3x
A :-----------------------
E :-----------------------
repeat these chords a bunch of times
e :-------------11-12-13--------------
B :-13-13-16-13-----------------------
G :-----------------------------------
D :----------------------11-8-12-8---- repeat from section C-C
A :----------------------11-8-12-8----
E :----------------------9--6-10-6----
Now instead of playing those above chords again...it's something like this
e :------------------------------------------- Now repeat from C-C again
B :------------------------------------------- and end with
G :-------------------------------------------
D :-16-15-13-15-13-15-16-18-16-15-13-15-16-15-13-15---------
A :-16-15-13-15-13-15-16-18-16-15-13-15-16-15-13-15---------
E :-14-13-11-13-11-13-14-16-14-13-11-13-14-13-11-13---------
e :---------------------------------------------------------
B :-17-17-17-17---19-19-19-19---15-15-15-15---14-16-15-17--- Thus
G :-16-16-16-16---18-18-18-18---14-14-14-14---14-16-14-16--- concludes
D :--------------------------------------------------------- level
A :--------------------------------------------------------- two
E :---------------------------------------------------------
only one level left (finally)
e :-15-12-14-15-12-14-15-12-14-15-12-14-15- repeat a bunch of times
e :--------------------------15-14----14----
B :----------15--------------------------17-
G :-14-16-17----16-------14--------14-------
D :----------------17-14-------------------- repeat
A :-----------------------------------------
E :-----------------------------------------
e :----------15----15-17-15-17-19-------------17----19-17-19-20-
B :-18-15-18----18-------------------20-17-20----20-------------
G :-------------------------------------------------------------
D :-------------------------------------------------------------
A :-------------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------------------
e :-------17-------15-------14----------------15----
B :----------------------------------17-------------
G :-14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-14----14-
D :------------------------------------------------- repeat
A :-------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------
e :--------------------------15-14----14----
B :----------15--------------------------17-
G :-14-16-17----16-------14--------14-------
D :----------------17-14-------------------- repeat
A :-----------------------------------------
E :-----------------------------------------
e :----------15----15-17-15-17-19-------------17----19-17-19-20-
B :-18-15-18----18-------------------20-17-20----20-------------
G :-------------------------------------------------------------
D :-------------------------------------------------------------
A :-------------------------------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------------------
e :-17-15------------------------------------------------------------------
B :-------17-15-17-15------------------------------------------------------
G :-------------------17-14-17-14----14------14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-------
D :-------------------------------17---------14-14-14-14-13-13-13-13-------
A :------------------------------------------12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :----------------------------------------------------15------------------
G :-14-14-14-14-16-17-16-14----14-14-14-14-16-17-16-17-14-14-14-14-14-16---
D :-14-14-14-14-16-17-16-14-17-14-14-14-14-16-17-16-17----14-14-14-14-16---
A :-------------------------17---------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------
e :------------------------------------------------- repeat from beginning
B :------------------------------------------------- of level
G :-17-16-14-------------------14----14-16-14-16-17- Thus concludes
D :-17-16-14-17-14-16-17-16-17----17---------------- level three
A :----------17-------------------------------------
E :-------------------------------------------------
dying music
e :------------------------------------------------------------------------
B :----------------------------------------15-17----------17-14------------
G :-14-14----14-16-14-14-14-------------17----------13-14-------15-14\0----
D :-------17----------------17-17-17-15----------17-------------15-14\0----
A :------------------------------------------------------------------------
E :------------------------------------------------------------------------