Bad Brains - Sailin On Tab

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the other tab for this song is slightly off and doesn't include Dr. Know's so I decided
to take a stab at it.

Verse Riff:

  e                                             
  B                                             
  G   999999999                                 
  D   999999999  11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10     x4
  A   777777777  11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10     
  E              9  9  8  9  9  9  8  8  8      

Chorus Riff:

  e                                 
  B                                 
  G                 7 7 6 7 7 9 9   
  D   4 444444 4 4  7 7 6 7 7 9 9   x4
  A   4 444444 4 4  5 5 4 5 5 7 7   
  E   2 222222 2 2                  

Pre Solo Riff:

  e                                                                        
  B                                                                        
  G   12  12 12 12 12 12 12  13  13 13 13 13 13 13  12  12 12 12 12 12 12  
  D   12  12 12 12 12 12 12  13  13 13 13 13 13 13  12  12 12 12 12 12 12  
  A   10  10 10 10 10 10 10  11  11 11 11 11 11 11  10  10 10 10 10 10 10  
  E                                                                        


  e                                                                     
  B                                                                     
  G   12/13 13 13 13 13 13  12/13 13 13 13 13 13  12/13 13 13 13 13 13  
  D   12/13 13 13 13 13 13  12/13 13 13 13 13 13  12/13 13 13 13 13 13  x1
  A   10/11 11 11 11 11 11  10/11 11 11 11 11 11  10/11 11 11 11 11 11  
  E                                                                     

Solo:

  e                                                            
  B   /15 12 15 15b17~~   15 12                                
  G                             14~~  14 12 14b16 14 14 12     
  D                                                        14  
  A                                                            
  E                                                            


  e                                                                   12 15b17 
  B                                                    12 15 12 12 15          
  G   9h12p9p0 9h12p9p0  12p0      12p0 14p0 12p0 14p0                         
  D                           14p0                                             
  A                                                                            
  E                                                                            


  e   15 12                                                                    
  B         15 12 15 12                                                        
  G                     14 12 14  12 14 12 14        12                        
  D                                            12 14    14 11h12 11            
  A                                                                 14         
  E                                                                            


  e                                                                       
  B                                                                       
  G                                                                       
  D                                                            12    12~  
  A   14 14 12                        7     9    9       12 14    14      
  E            15 12 10 12 10 7  7 10   10    12    /15                   


  e                                       15b17  12    12\\  
  B                         12 15p12 12             15       
  G            12 14 12 14                                   
  D   14 12 14                                               
  A                                                          
  E                                                          

Chorus Riff
Verse Riff
Outro:

  e                                   
  B                                   
  G   9 xx 999                        
  D   9 xx 999 11 11 10 11 11 10 10   x3
  A   7 xx 777 11 11 10 11 11 10 10   
  E            9  9  8  9  9  8  8    


  e                                
  B                                
  G   9 xx 999                     
  D   9 xx 999 11 11 10 11~  13~~  x1
  A   7 xx 777 11 11 10 11~  13~~  
  E            9  9  8  9~   11~~  

then add some ambience and you're done.

Song Order:

Verse Riff x4
Chorus Riff X4
Verse Riff x4
Chorus Riff x4
Pre-solo Riff x1
Solo
Chorus Riff x4
Verse Riff x4
OutroAmbience

| pm_ palm mute
| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend

QED

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e
B
G	999999999
D	999999999 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10	x4
A	777777777 11 11 10 11 11 11 10 10 10
E	9 9 8 9 9 9 8 8 8

e
B
G	7 7 6 7 7 9 9
D	4 444444 4 4 7 7 6 7 7 9 9	x4
A	4 444444 4 4 5 5 4 5 5 7 7
E	2 222222 2 2

e
B
G	12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
D	12 12 12 12 12 12 12 13 13 13 13 13 13 13 12 12 12 12 12 12 12
A	10 10 10 10 10 10 10 11 11 11 11 11 11 11 10 10 10 10 10 10 10
E

e
B
G	12/13 13 13 13 13 13 12/13 13 13 13 13 13 12/13 13 13 13 13 13
D	12/13 13 13 13 13 13 12/13 13 13 13 13 13 12/13 13 13 13 13 13	x1
A	10/11 11 11 11 11 11 10/11 11 11 11 11 11 10/11 11 11 11 11 11
E

e	12 15b17
B	12 15 12 12 15
G	9h12p9p0 9h12p9p0 12p0 12p0 14p0 12p0 14p0
D	14p0
A
E

e	15 12
B	15 12 15 12
G	14 12 14 12 14 12 14 12
D	12 14 14 11h12 11
A	14
E

e
B
G
D	12 12~
A	14 14 12 7 9 9 12 14 14
E	15 12 10 12 10 7 7 10 10 12 /15

e
B
G	9 xx 999
D	9 xx 999 11 11 10 11 11 10 10	x3
A	7 xx 777 11 11 10 11 11 10 10
E	9 9 8 9 9 8 8

e
B
G	9 xx 999
D	9 xx 999 11 11 10 11~ 13~~	x1
A	7 xx 777 11 11 10 11~ 13~~
E	9 9 8 9~ 11~~