Mr. Bungle - Slowly Growing Deaf Tab

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Intro(Clean Guitar)

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  e                                 
  B 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6 7 6   
  G 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5 6 5   
  D                                 
  A                                 
  E                                 
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Verse 1Section B
(Distorted Guitar)

          We can't seem to find the air...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  E                                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
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       to get our message through your heads...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D                                                                 
  A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
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          Poor respiration is sure...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  E                                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
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         to keep clear comunication...                  obscure...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D                                                                 
  A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 
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        As      if       I       should   care...                  as
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  e                                                         1 1 1 1 
  B                                       3   3   3       3 3 3 3 3 
  G       2   2   2       0   0   0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                 
  E                                                                 
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  if...        you were listening      out there...
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  e                                                 6               
  B                                                 5               
  G                                                 x               
  D                                                 x               
  A 2                                               2               
  E 0                                               0               
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InterludeSection C
(Clean Guitar)

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  e                                 xx55xx5 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5 6 5   
  B 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6 7 6   xx66x66 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6 7 6   
  G 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5 6 5   xx55xx5 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5 6 5   
  D                                                                 
  A                                                                 
  E                                                                 
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  e                                                      w/overdrive         o/d off
  B 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6 7 6   3xx3xx3 3 4xx4xx4 4                     
  G 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5 6 5   2xx2xx2 2 3xx3xx3 3       4 5 4     xxxx
  D                                                     0 4 7       7  /xxxx
  A                                                     5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/    
  E                                                                         
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  Pound on it...                                                Feel  a      bit like
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  e                     13                                                         
  B 3xx3xx3 3 4xx4xx4 4 13  13  13 13 13                 10 12 3xx3xx3 3 4xx4xx4 4 
  G 2xx2xx2 2 3xx3xx3 3     12  10 12 10 12 10           10 10 2xx2xx2 2 3xx3xx3 3 
  D                         *                 12 10 11 12                          
  A                                                                                
  E                                                                                
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                            * heavy vibrato on the G string for this note

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  e 10101010x 1010  10  
  B 10101010x 1010  10  
  G 8 8 8 8 x 8 8   8   
  D                     
  A                     
  E                     
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  e                                 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 
  B 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6 7 6   xx6 xx6 xx6 xx6 xx6 xx6 xx6 xx6 
  G 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5 6 5   xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 xx5 
  D                                                                 
  A                                                                 
  E                                                                 
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  e                                                 1  2\ 
  B 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6xx6x66 6 7 6   6 7 6     4  5  4  5\ 
  G 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5xx5x55 5 6 5   5 6 5     5  6  2  2\ 
  D                                                       
  A                                                       
  E                                                       
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Verse 2Section D
(Distorted Guitar)

          Paint my lungs so silently...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  E                                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
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       darkest colour of your noise...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                         Big pick slides          
  D                                         and scrapes              
  A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4                                 
  E 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1 1                               
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       the crowd will contradict it's own...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2                                 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 
  E                                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 
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      Can't hear the dialogue for the voice...
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  e                                                                 
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D                                                                 
  A 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 33333333 scrape 
  E 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 111111111       
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            No-      one       is      listening...               yet
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  e                                                                 
  B                                       3   3   3       3 3 3 3 3 
  G       2   2   2       0   0   0 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                 
  E                                                                 
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  ears...              are                 ringing...
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  e                                                 (6)             
  B                                                                 
  G                                                                 
  D                                                                 
  A 2                                                               
  E 0                                                               
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Make some noise...

  Ears are ringing ears are ringing ears are ringing ears are ringing

  e                                                                 
  B                                       3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  G                                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                 
  E                                                                 
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  In the morning   I will see what  you were trying to say to me...

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  B 8     8     8   7     7     7         6     6                   
  G 7     7     7   7     7     7   4     4     4   6     6     6   
  D   5555  5555  55   4444  4444  44 2 22222 22222 22 5     5     5   
  A                                                   6666  66666 66
  E                                                                 
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  as I respond into the sink        need not again hear myself think...

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  B                                                 6     6 6 6     
  G 4     4     4   4     4     4         8     8   7     7 7 7     
  D 6 66666 66666 66 5 55555 55555 55 7     7     7   6     6 6 6     
  A                                   88888 8888  88 7     7 7 7     
  E                                                   0 0       0 0 
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  B 6   6   6   6   6     6 6 6     6   6   6   6   
  G 7   7   7   7   7     7 7 7     7   7   7   7   
  D 6   6   6   6   6     6 6 6     6   6   6   6   
  A 7   7   7   7   7     7 7 7     7   7   7   7   
  E   0   0   0   0   000       000   00  00  00    
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Make some more noise...

  Ears are ringing ears are ringing ears are ringing ears are ringing

  e                                                                 
  B                                       3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 
  G                                 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 
  D 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 
  A 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0                                 
  E                                                                 
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  Wax within my    ears has grown just like the snot inside my lungs my

  e                                                                 
  B                                       7   7                     
  G                                 8     8     8   7     7     7   
  D 5     5     5   4     4     4   7     7     7   6     6     6   
  A 5     5     5   5     5     5   8 88888 88888 88 7 77777 77777 77
  E 3 33333 33333 33 2 22222 22222 22                                 
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  interpretation of...              distorted        conversation...

  e                                                                 
  B                                       7   7 7   6     6 6 6     
  G                                 8     8     8   7     7 7 7     
  D 6     6     6   5     5     5   7     7     7   6     6 6 6     
  A 6     6     6   6     6     6   8 88888 88888 88 7     7 7 7     
  E 4 44444 44444 44 3 33333 33333 33                   0 0       0 0 
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      PM   PM   PM   PM   PM   PM   PM   PM   PM   PM       PM  e                                                 
  B 6   6   6   6   6     6 6 6     6   6   6   6   
  G 7   7   7   7   7     7 7 7     7   7   7   7   
  D 6   6   6   6   6     6 6 6     6   6   6   6   
  A 7   7   7   7   7     7 7 7     7   7   7   7   
  E   0   0   0   0   000       000   00  00  00    
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B	6xx6x66 6xx6x66	6xx6x66 6 7 6
G	5xx5x55 5xx5x55	5xx5x55 5 6 5
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B			3 3 3	3 3 3 3 3
G	2 2 2	0 0 0	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2	2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2
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A	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0	0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
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e			xx55xx5 5xx5x55	5xx5x55 5 6 5
B	6xx6x66 6xx6x66	6xx6x66 6 7 6	xx66x66 6xx6x66	6xx6x66 6 7 6
G	5xx5x55 5xx5x55	5xx5x55 5 6 5	xx55xx5 5xx5x55	5xx5x55 5 6 5
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A
E
e					w/overdrive	o/d off
B	6xx6x66 6xx6x66	6xx6x66 6 7 6	3xx3xx3 3	4xx4xx4 4
G	5xx5x55 5xx5x55	5xx5x55 5 6 5	2xx2xx2 2	3xx3xx3 3	4 5 4 xxxx
D					0 4 7 7 /xxxx
A					5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5/
E
e			13
B	3xx3xx3 3	4xx4xx4 4	13 13 13 13 13 10 12	3xx3xx3 3	4xx4xx4 4
G	2xx2xx2 2	3xx3xx3 3	12 10 12 10 12 10 10 10	2xx2xx2 2	3xx3xx3 3
D			* 12 10 11 12
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B	6xx6x66 6xx6x66	6xx6x66 6 7 6	xx6 xx6 xx6 xx6	xx6 xx6 xx6 xx6
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G	5xx5x55 5xx5x55	5xx5x55 5 6 5	5 6 5	5 6 2 2\
D
A
E
e
B
G			Big pick slides
D			and scrapes
A	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4	4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
E	2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1	2 1 2 1 2 1 2 1	1
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B	8 8 8	7 7 7	6 6
G	7 7 7	7 7 7	4 4 4	6 6 6
D	5555 5555 55	4444 4444 44	2 22222 22222 22	5 5 5
A				6666 66666 66
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e
B				6 6 6 6
G	4 4 4	4 4 4	8 8	7 7 7 7
D	6 66666 66666 66	5 55555 55555 55	7 7 7	6 6 6 6
A			88888 8888 88	7 7 7 7
E				0 0 0 0