Artist: Nofx
Song: USA-Holes
Album: Wolves in Wolves' Clothing
Year: 2006
Tabbed By: Justin Barkley (RedSquirrel5721@hotmail.com or on AIM)
Comments: Like Most Nofx Songs in the verses the GTR.2 plays an octave higher than GTR.1
intro:
Both Guitars:
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|---------7--9--|
D|-5-5--7--7--9--|
A|-5-5--7--5--7--|
E|-0h3--5--------|
both gtrs play 1st and 3rd time. Gtr 2. second time through listen:
e|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------| |------------------------------|
G|-------9---------------------| |-------9-------------14-12-9\-|
D|-5-5-7-9-9-10-7-9-10-9-7-5-2-| |-5-5-7-9-9-10-7-9-10-14-12-9\-|
A|-5-5-7-7-9-10-7-9-10-9-7-5-2-| |-5-5-7-7-9-10-7-9-10-12-10-7\-|
E|-0-3-5---7-8--5-7-8--7-5-3-0-|3x |-0-3-5---7-8--5-7-8-----------|
both gtrs.
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--------9--------------|
D|-5-5--7-9-9-10-7-9-7-2-|
A|-5-5--7-7-9-10-7-9-7-2-|
E|-0-3--5---7-8--5-7-7-0-|
Verse 1:
It's like seeing a car crash from inside the car
G A D E*
The driver's got his head craned back he's telling you a joke
You see the bus on collision course
You point your arm and turn your head and wait for the impact
G A B C D G F# G
This is the feeling we learn to live with in North America
C D E*
The morning headlines always accompanied with sweat and nausea
G C A C G A D E*
Every week another puzzle piece gets permanently glued into place
Verse 2:
We see the iceberg from 15 miles away
G F# F E
The captain orders the ship to "stay the course"
"Full speed ahead" shouts the accurst
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/nofx/usa_holes_tab_ver_2.html ]
The next thing we heard was, "rich women and children first"
G A B C D G F# G
The ship is listing, the captain's placing blame on the iceberg
C D E* (E G A B)
"That berg attacked us, I am declaring war on the Arctic"
G C A C
Who could ever have predicted the greatest ship could so easily sink (duh)
Solo: Really Fast Scales with lots of pull offs.
I've found it's best to improv with wah pedal and Pentatonic scale in Eminor: (no wah pedal? do some bendys)
e|----------------------------------------------12-14-15-|
B|-------------------------------------12-14-15----------|
G|----------------------------11-12-14-------------------|
D|-------------------11-12-14----------------------------|
A|----------11-12-14-------------------------------------|
E|-12-14-15----------------------------------------------|
Under solo:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|---5-7-99\7/9------------------2-4-5-77/9\7---------------|
D|-7-5-7-99\7/9-5-7-9-1010\9/10--2-4-5-77/9\7--7-9-10-9-10--|
A|-7-3-5-77\5/7-5-7-9-1010\9/10--0-2-3-55/9\7--7-9-10-9-10--|x2
E|-5------------3-5-7-8-8-\7/8-----------------5-7-8--7-8---|
Verse 3:
E C
Lifeboats are useless without rescue
D G F#
The only ships show up for salvage
E C
When setting sail on the St. Louis
D G F#
We all knew what consequences
E C
Could be with the crew we had at the controls
D G F#
There's no harborage for the USA-holes
E C
I doubt there's a benign God to save our souls
D G F#
Cuz no one else is gonna save the USA-holes
Outro:
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-------9---------------------|
D|-5-5-7-9-9-10-7-9-10-9-7-5-2-|
A|-5-5-7-7-9-10-7-9-10-9-7-5-2-|
E|-0-3-5---7-8--5-7-8--7-5-3-0-|
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|--------9--------------|
D|-5-5--7-9-9-10-7-9-7-2-|
A|-5-5--7-7-9-10-7-9-7-2-|
E|-0-3--5---7-8--5-7-7-0-|
