Mustard Plug - Mr. Smiley
tabbed by PJ
All the chords in the song are skanky, thats the same as syncopated, I =
think :P
I think www.guitarfret.com has a very good lesson on playing ska guitar =
they even have a short video showing how to do it. It's very simple once =
you get it.
Intro:
e------------9-9~-------1010~-----77~ x2
B----77~-----1010~------1212~-----88~
G----77~----------------------------
D---------7~--------9~---------5~---
A-5~--------------------------------
D A Bm G x2
e-5---5---7---3
B-7---5---7---3
G-7---6---7---4
D-7---7---9---5
A-5---7---9---5
E-5---5---7---3
Verse:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/mustard_plug/mr_smiley_crd.html ]
Same fingerings for the chords as in the intro
D A Bm G x4
Chorus:
Same chords, but ska fingerings. You could always just play the same =
chords and just play the top 4 strings harder.
D A Bm G
e-2--5--7--3 x4
B-3--5--7--3
G-2--6--7--4
D-4--7--9--5 (optional, you don't have to play the notes on the D =
string)
Bridge:
Bass solo for 4 bars then
G-7~--6~--7~--4~--2~----- (this is played w/ horns)
D---------------------2-0~
and D A Bm G w/ horn solo on top for 8 bars
End:
in the end everything stops and the bass plays
D-0-0-54~
Intro
Verse #1
Chorus
Bridge
Verse #2
Chorus x2
End
