Band: Tankard
Album: The Meaning of Life
Song: Space Beer
Copyright (c) Noise Records 1990
Version 1.0 - 11-25-06
. - palm mute / - slide up to
\ - slide down to ~ - vibrato
h - hammer on b - Bend
p - pull off Suffixes for bend
t - tap f - full bend h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic q - quarter bend t - tap bend
* - see comment ^ - Hold bend r release bend
x - Stuccatto ~ - vibrato bend
, - slight palm mute () - ghost note, sustained note
" - tremolo note <> - Trill
Tuning E A D G B E
Kickass song and it needs to be played live!!!
Riff A (0:00)
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|-5-------------------------5---------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----------------------5-5-----7-----2-------------------------|
|-3-4-----5-----2---5\4-----3-5-0-0-5-----2---5\4-------------------|
|---2-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3\2p0-----3-------0-0-0-0-3\2p0-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . .
Fill between Riff A and Riff B only played once (0:16)
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|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----5-----2-----------5---5-6---------------------------------|
|-3-4-----5-----2---5\4-----3-5-3-4---------------------------------|
|---2-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3\2p0-----3-------------------------------------|
. . . . .
Riff B1 (Verse) (0:20)
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|-----7-----7---7---------------------7-----7---7-----2-----5--5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5\4-5\4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-3--3----|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3\2-3\2-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
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|-----7-----7---7---------------------7-----7---7-----2-----10-10---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5\4-5\4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-8--8----|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3\2-3\2-----------------------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/tankard/space_beer_tab.html ]
Riff B2 (0:40)
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|-----7-----7---7------------------5-----5---5-----7-7-7------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-6-5------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-2----------------------------5-4-3------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Riff C (0:51)
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|-----2-----5------------------------2-----5-------------7----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-3------------5\4-5\4-0-0-0-0-0-3-------5-----5----------|
|---------------33333333-3\2-3\2---------------3-3-3-3-3------------|
. . . . ........ . . . . . . . .
Riff D1 (1:34)
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|------------------------------------------------------5------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------5------------|
|-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8-8-8-7-8-7-7-5----3------------|
|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-5-6-5-5-3----3------------|
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|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------3------------|
|-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8-8-8-7-8-7-7-5----3------------|
|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-5-6-5-5-3----1------------|
Riff D2 (1:43) (Chorus)
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|-------------------------5------------------1010-9-9-5-------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1010-9-9-5-------------|
|-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8-7-7-3--5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8--7-7-3-------------|
|-----------------6-6-5-5-------------------------------------------|
Riff E Under Solo
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|-33333333-----------55555555---------------------------------------|
|----------2222-3333----------3333-5555-----------------------------|
........ .... .... ........ .... ....
Play Riff B Under Solo 4x
Play Riff D2 Under Solo 4x
Then repeat the pattern a couple of times, you know if you
have heard the song, well then enjoy! Later!
