Well, this is my first tab. It's 100% accurate except the solo, which is a little off. Anyhoo... enjoy.
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Intro:
|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|
|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|
|------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------|
If I'm playing by myself, I like to do the little bass fills in there too,
so I'll tab them out.
After the first one:
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-6-5-3-------|
|-------6-5-3-|
Second:
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-------------|
|-----0-2-1---|
|-0-3-------3-|
Third:
|------|
|------|
|------|
|------|
|------|
|-12/0-|
After the fourth there isn't one, just hold the chord until you go to the last part of the intro:
Strum these chords a bit.
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|----------------------|
|-12-12-12-11-11-10-10-|
|-10-10-10-9--9--8--8--|
|----------------------|
Alright, now for the bulk of the song. Here's the chords that get used:
Em Am B B# G D
|-7-|-5-|-7-|-8--|----|-10-|
|-8-|-5-|-7-|-8--|-12-|-10-|
|-9-|-5-|-8-|-9--|-12-|-11-|
|-9-|-7-|-9-|-10-|-12-|-12-|
|-7-|-7-|-9-|-10-|-10-|-12-|
|-7-|-5-|-7-|-8--|----|-10-|
And here we go.
Em
Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know
Had a drink about an hour ago
Am
Sitting in a corner by herself
B B# B
In a bar in downtown hell
Em
She heard a noise and she looked to the door
And saw a man she'd never seen before
Am
Light skin, light blue eyes
B B# B
A double chin and a plastic smile
Em
Her heart raced as he walked through the door
And took an empty seat next to her at the bar
B
'My brand new car is parked right outside
Am
How'd you like to go for a ride?' And she said
Em
'Wait a minute I have to think'
He said 'That's fine may I please buy you a drink?'
B
One drink turned into 3 or 4
B# B Em
And they left and got into his car
B# B Em
And they drove away some place real far
Em
Now babe, the time has come
How'd you like to have a little fun? And she said
B B# G
'If we could only please be on our way,
D Em
I would not run'
Em
That's when things got out of control
Em B# B
She didn't want to
Em B# B
He had his way
Em B# B
She said let's go
Em B# B
He said no way
B B# B
Come on babe it's your lucky day
B B# B
Shut your mouth we're gonna do it my way
B B# B
Come on baby don't be afraid
B
If it wasn't for date rape, I'd never get laid
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Now it's solo time! This is the general gist of it, though there are some subtle
tweaks that I couldn't catch, but I know are there. When I've tabbed out the 10^^^10,
You have to hit the ten, bend it up to a 12 and hold it while you hit 12 on the high E string,
and then hit the bent ten again while bringing it down. It's a Chuck Berry riff, a little
difficult to get used to but sounds great. It's also used in the latter half of the solo,
where you bend up 10 and hit 7 as well.
/ - Slide up
\ - Slide down
H - Hammer
P - Pick off
^ - Bend up the next note, so if it's says 10^12, bend the 10 up to a 12
~ - Vibrato (very little in this song, so don't overdo it)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sublime/date_rape_tab_ver_8.html ]
|------------|----12-----|--------------------------------|
|-----8-10p8-|-10^^^10\8-|-10p8---8-----------------------|
|-7/9--------|-----------|------9---9-7~---7--------------|
|------------|-----------|---------------9---9-7h9P7------|
|------------|-----------|---------------------------10-7-|
|------------|-----------|--------------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------||--------|
|----------------|-10~~8~7~----8---||-10P8---|
|----------7-9-9-|---------7-9---9-||------9-|(This section is
|------7-9-------|-----------------||--------|played about 7x)
|-7-10-----------|-----------------||--------|
|----------------|-----------------||--------|
....PM.....
|----7--|
|-10^12-|
|-------|(This section is
|-------|played around 5x)
|-------|
|-------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-10^12-8---10P8----------------------|
|---------9------9-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
Then play the intro again, and we're back into the second verse.
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Em
He finished up, started the car
He turned around and drove back to the bar
Am
He said 'Now baby, don't be said,'
B B# B
'In my opinion, you weren't half bad.'
Em
She picked up a rock.
Threw it at the car.
Hit him in the head
Now he's got a big scar
Am
Come on, party people won't you listen to me
B B#
Date rape stylee
Em
The next day, she went to her drawer
Looked up her local attorney-at-law
B
Went to the phone and filed a police report
Am
And then she took the guys ass to court
Em
The day he stood infront of the judge
He screamed 'She lies, that little slut!'
B
The judge knew he was full of shit
B# B Em
So he gave him 25 years
B# B Em
And now his heart is filled with tears
Em
One night in jail, it was getting late
He was but-raped by a large inmate
B
And he screamed
B# G D
But the guards payed no attention to his cries
Em
That's when things got out of control
Em B# B
The moral of the
Em B# B
Date rape story
Em B# B
It does not pay
Em B# B
To be drunk and horny
B B# B
But that's the way it had to be
B
They locked him up and threw away the key
B# B
Well I can't take pity on men of his kind
B# B
Even though he now takes it in the behind
Em B# B Em B# B Em B# B B# B B#
B B# B
But that's the way it had to be
B
They locked him up and threw away the key
B# B
Well I can't take pity on men of his kind
B# B
Even though he now takes it in the behind
Date rape!
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The horns play the next part, but if you don't have any (most likely)
I tabbed it out.
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------12------12-----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-12----9-12---------11------11-------12-------12-------------------|(x2)
|-----------------9-13----9-13----10-14----10-14----------12-------12-|
|---------------------------------------------------10-14----10-14----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Em
Nanana na na na
B#
Nanana na na na
Am
Nanana na na na
G
Nanana na na na
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She didn't want to
She didn't want to
She didn't want to
She didn't want to
Take it!
^^Those lyrics are sung over this riff:
|---------|
|---------|
|---------|(X4)
|-9---7---|
|-7-9-5-7-|
|---7---5-|
And end on this, with TAKE IT!:
|-----|
|-----|
|-----|
|-9-9-|
|-7-7-|
|-----|
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And that's that, you've successfully learned Date Rape by Sublime.
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