MXC THEME SONG
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Tuning:EADGBe
Key:
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. = Palm Mute
~ = Vibrato
b = Bend
/ = Slide
* = Harmonic
Riff #1:
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Play 3x
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------------------|--------------6---6---6--|
G |------------------------|--------------5---5---5--|
D |---------2-----------3--|---------4----3---3---3--|
A |-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3----|-0-3-0-3-----------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~
Riff #2:
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Play 2x
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------6-6-6-----|
G |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-----|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----3-3-3-----|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff #3:
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E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Play with 1st bar
of Riff #4 if 2
guitars. If 1 dont
Riff #4: play.
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There are 2 guitars for this part - the bass on the single notes,
and the guitar does power chords and harmonics. It's tabbed so
you can play both with one guitar.
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |---2-0------------|---2-0---0--------|---2-0---0--------|--2-0-------------|
D |-------3-0--5-----|-------3----7-----|-------3----3-----|------3-0--5------|
A |------------5-----|------------7-----|------------3-----|-----------5------|
E |------------3-----|------------5-----|------------1-----|-----------3------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |--5*--------------|--2-0---0---------|--2-0---0---------|--2-0-------------|
D |------5*----5-----|------3-----7-----|------3-----3-----|------3-0--5/17---|
A |------------5-----|------------7-----|------------3-----|-----------5/17---|
E |------------3-----|------------5-----|------------1-----|-----------3/15---|
Riff #5:
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E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------5-6---|-6-7---7--6-6-6-6-|------------5-6---|-6-7---7--6-6-6-6-|
G |---5--------4-5---|-5-6---6--5-5-5-5-|---5--------4-5---|-5-6---6--5-5-5-5-|
D |---5--------2-3---|-3-4---4--3-0-3-0-|---5--------2-3---|-3-4---4--3-0-3-0-|
A |---3--------------|------------------|---3--------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Riff #1:
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Play 2x
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------------------|--------------6---6---6--|
G |------------------------|--------------5---5---5--|
D |---------2-----------3--|---------4----3---3---3--|
A |-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3----|-0-3-0-3-----------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~
Riff #2:
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Play 2x
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|--------------------6-6-6-----|
G |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----5-5-5-----|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----3-3-3-----|
A |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------|
E |---------------------------------|------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff #3:
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E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
G |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Play with 1st bar
of Riff #4 if 2
guitars. If 1 dont
Riff #4: play.
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/misc_television/mxc_theme_tab_ver_2.html ]
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |---2-0------------|---2-0---0--------|---2-0---0--------|--2-0-------------|
D |-------3-0--5-----|-------3----7-----|-------3----3-----|------3-0--5------|
A |------------5-----|------------7-----|------------3-----|-----------5------|
E |------------3-----|------------5-----|------------1-----|-----------3------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |--5*--------------|--2-0---0---------|--2-0---0---------|--2-0-------------|
D |------5*----5-----|------3-----7-----|------3-----3-----|------3-0--5/17---|
A |------------5-----|------------7-----|------------3-----|-----------5/17---|
E |------------3-----|------------5-----|------------1-----|-----------3/15---|
Riff #5:
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Play 2x
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------5-6---|-6-7---7--6-6-6-6-|------------5-6---|-6-7---7--6-6-6-6-|
G |---5--------4-5---|-5-6---6--5-5-5-5-|---5--------4-5---|-5-6---6--5-5-5-5-|
D |---5--------2-3---|-3-4---4--3-0-3-0-|---5--------2-3---|-3-4---4--3-0-3-0-|
A |---3--------------|------------------|---3--------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Solo:
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Play 2x
E |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
G |-----------17------------------17----|-----------17-------17b(19)b(17)-----|
D |--------16------------------16-------|--------16---------------------------|
A |----15--------------15-15------------|----15-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~
Riff #6:
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Play 2x
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| < On 2nd time dont play last bar,
B |------------------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| < skip to Riff #4
G |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| <
D |--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| <
A |--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|------------------|------------------|------------------| < 2nd guitar, finish off the whole
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------| < thing.
2nd guitar play this:
E |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
G |-12/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|-12/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|
D |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Riff #4:
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E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |---2-0------------|---2-0---0--------|---2-0---0--------|--2-0-------------|
D |-------3-0--5-----|-------3----7-----|-------3----3-----|------3-0--5------|
A |------------5-----|------------7-----|------------3-----|-----------5------|
E |------------3-----|------------5-----|------------1-----|-----------3------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G |--5*--------------|--2-0---0---------|--2-0---0---------|--2-0-------------|
D |------5*----5-----|------3-----7-----|------3-----3-----|------3-0--5/17---|
A |------------5-----|------------7-----|------------3-----|-----------5/17---|
E |------------3-----|------------5-----|------------1-----|-----------3/15---|
Riff #5:
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Play 2x
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B |------------5-6---|-6-7---7--6-6-6-6-|------------5-6---|-6-7---7--6-6-6-6-|
G |---5--------4-5---|-5-6---6--5-5-5-5-|---5--------4-5---|-5-6---6--5-5-5-5-|
D |---5--------2-3---|-3-4---4--3-0-3-0-|---5--------2-3---|-3-4---4--3-0-3-0-|
A |---3--------------|------------------|---3--------------|------------------|
E |------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Riff #1:
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Play 2x
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------------------|--------------6---6---6--|
G |------------------------|--------------5---5---5--|
D |---------2-----------3--|---------4----3---3---3--|
A |-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3----|-0-3-0-3-----------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~
Last Riff
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Play 2x
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
B |------------------------|--------------6---6---6--|
G |------------------------|--------------5---5---5--|
D |---------2-----------3--|---------4----3---3---3--|
A |-0-3-0-3-----0-3-0-3----|-0-3-0-3-----------------|
E |------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~ . . . . ~~~
2nd guitar play this:
E |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
G |-12/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|-12/17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-|-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17---|
D |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
E |----------------------------|---------------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
Ending
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You can either do vibrato o make the last note short.
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
G |-0----------------------------------------------------|
D |-0----------------------------------------------------|
A |-2----------------------------------------------------|
E |-3----------------------------------------------------|
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2nd guitar
E |------------------------------------------------------|
B |------------------------------------------------------|
G |-12---------------------------------------------------|
D |------------------------------------------------------|
A |------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
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There are some things i left out, like holding a note out longer and skipping
some others, but u could just listen to the song 4 them.
I might add them later, but this is good enough for now.
-Keith Emanuel