Mean Man
by W.A.S.P.
From the album: The Headless Children
Bass Tablature
transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@mindless.com
Completed on: 3/24/97
Please email me for any problems or corrections.
I'm sure there's gotta be a flaw or two in there somewhere . . .
Lyrics are at the end after the tablature
h.= dotted half note
h = half note
q = quarter note
e.= dotted eigth note
e = eigth note
s = 16th note
R = Rest
\X = slide down (to wherever)
() = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous note.
)| |(
)| |(
)| and |( indicate the beginning and end of a set of measures to be
)| |( repeated, followed by how many times to be played.
Tuning:
|F#------|
|C#------|
|G#------|
|D#------|
Pre-intro measure:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|R-------------------------------|
w
Intro: 8 measures
Rest 6 measures, then:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|R-----------------------15\3----|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----|
h. q e e e e e e q
Rhy fig 1. (play twice before lyrics start)
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( X2
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Verse 1: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.
Pre-chorus:
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
q q. e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
|R-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
q q. e e e e e e e e e e e
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/w/wasp/mean_man_btab_ver_2.html ]
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Chorus: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.
(The following 4 measures are only played after the first chorus)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3-------------------------------(3)------------------------------|
w (w)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3/1515--15--15--15--15--15--15\3|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
Verse 2: Play Rhy fig 1 twice.
Repeat Pre-chorus
Repeat Chorus
Bridge
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
(bridge lyrics come in 5th time)
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---R----------(R)--------------(R)------------------------------|
e q. (h) (w)
*
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
(R)------------------------------(R)------------------------------|
(w) (w)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
(starts very quietly and "fades in" to full volume)
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3/15|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q
Repeat Rhy fig 1 three times
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|(
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( repeat
)|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( to
)|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( fade
e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
(occasionally slides up to 15th fret G, then back down)
