Contents:
Introduction
1. Box
2. Suburban Homesick Blues
3. Never Be
4. You
5. Mendoza
6. Go
7. Jerry
8. Not Again
9. Miss Michigan
10. Sadie May
11. Dressed Up
12. Beer Song
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Introduction
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After I tried to look up some Mustard Plug tabs I was bummed that there weren't any,
so I decided to tab "Box." And it just took off from there, and I decided to do the
whole album instead.
#1.) I don't tab rhythm or strumming patterns out--I'm terrible at it.
You should play along with the CD, the songs are easy enough
that all you should need are the chords. some tricky parts
I tried to tab out the strumming patterns.
#3.) Most of the chords are simplified. Typically Mustard Plug uses only the
top three strings, but once in awhile you can hear notes from the other string.
I just tab the top three to make it easier for tabbing. You can fill in the
barre chords yourself, if you want to play the full chords
For example
| e | 5 e 5 e 2 | Like wise, | 5 e 5 |
| B | 7 q 7 q 3 | | 5 q 5 |
| G | 7 u 7 u 2 | | 6 u 6 |
| D | a 7 a | | a 7 |
| A | l 5 l | | l 7 |
| E | s s | | s 5 |
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Box
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Intro
Strumming not shown. Palm mute the first runs through, etc
F G Bb C
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 3 5 8 10 |
| A | 3 5 8 10 |
| E | 1 3 6 8 |
Verse:
(Approximate strumming shown here.)
(And by approximate I mean very approximate. I'm terrible at transcribing rhythm.)
F C A Bb
| e | 1 1 x111 x 3 3 x333x 5 5 x555x 6 6 x666x |
| B | 1 1 x111 x 5 5 x555x 5 5 x555x 6 6 x666x |
| G | 2 2 x222 x 5 5 x555x 6 6 x666x 7 7 x777x |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Chorus:
The chorus has two guitar parts in it, pretty much the same as the intro
but the other guitar plays the "ska chords" through a clean channel
Guitar 1 is the distorted power chords:
Strumming not shown
F G Bb C
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 3 5 8 10 |
| A | 3 5 8 10 |
| E | 1 3 6 8 |
Guitar two:
Strumming not shown, but it follows the verse's rhythm.
F G Bb C
| e | 1 3 6 8 |
| B | 1 3 6 8 |
| G | 2 4 7 9 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
The rest of the song alternates between Verse / Chorus
The last part of the song is a little riff doubled by the bass:
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | . . | |
| D | . 8 8 8 10 8 . | |
| A | 8 8 8 10 10 10 10 8 10 | 8 8 |
| E | 8 10 | |
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Suburban Homesick Blues
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Intro/chorus (clean) ("I'm feeling lost / I'm feeling lost in the
suburbs again")
B A E
| e | 7 5 4 |
| B | 7 5 5 |
| G | 8 6 4 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Verses:
B E Eb
| e | 7 4 3 |
| B | 7 5 4 |
| G | 8 4 3 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
This bit is usually played before and after the distorted riff:
B A
The Distorted Riff:
B D E
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 9 |
| D | 9 7 9 |
| A | 9 5 7 |
| E | 7 |
End on 3 E chords
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Never Be
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Strumming shown.
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | . 9 9 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 | 9 9 12 12 11 11 12 12 11 12 14 . |
| D | . | . |
| A | 7 7 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 | 7 7 10 10 9 9 10 10 9 10 12 |
| E | | |
Rhythm/strumming not shown.
E C G D
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 7 |
| D | 2 5 5 7 |
| A | 2 3 5 5 |
| E | 0 3 |
Verse:
E G A G E G A G
| e | 4 3 5 3 | e | 3 5 3 |
| B | 5 3 5 3 | B | 9 3 5 3 |
| G | 4 4 6 4 | Or, if you G | 9 4 6 4 |
| D | | prefer this D | 9 |
| A | | way, do this A | |
| E | | E | |
Chorus
E C D C D
x3
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | . 9 5 7 5 7 . | 7 . |
| D | . 9 5 7 5 7 . | 5 7 . |
| A | 7 3 5 3 5 | 5 5 |
| E | | 3 |
Repeat verse and chorus again
Then this again:
Rhythym/strumming still not shown.
E C G D
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 7 |
| D | 2 5 5 7 |
| A | 2 3 5 5 |
| E | 0 3 |
The last part of the song just has the guitar rocking out on the E octave:
Once again, this is an approximate rhythm:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 9 9 9 9 9 999 |
| D | |
| A | 7 7 7 7 7 777 |
| E | |
If this gets boring for you, you can always play the first
Part of the intro along with the brass section.
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You
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Intro
| e | 6 2 3 5 |
| B | 6 3 4 6 |
| G | 7 2 3 5 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse
| e | 6 2 3 5 | 6 5 8 3 |
| B | 6 3 4 6 | 6 6 8 4 |
| G | . 7 2 3 5 . | . 7 5 9 3 . |
| D | . . | . . |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Pre-chorus
x3
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | . 8 . | 7 8 10 12 10 |
| D | . 5 8 . | 7 |
| A | 5 6 | 5 6 8 10 8 |
| E | 3 | |
Chorus
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 8 |
| D | 8 7 5 8 |
| A | 8 5 5 6 |
| E | 6 3 |
Repeat the verse, pre-chorus, and chorus twice.
After the last chorus:
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | . 10 8 7 8 . | |
| D | . 8 10 8 7 8 . | 8 |
| A | 8 8 6 5 6 | 8 |
| E | 6 | 6 |
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Mendoza
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Intro/chorus
| e | 5 7 8 7 | 5 7 8 |
| B | 5 9 8 8 | 5 9 8 |
| G | 6 9 9 7 | 6 9 9 |
| D | | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Verse
| e | 7 6 10 9 | 7 6 10 9 /6 | * Strum from 9 10 9 to 8 9 8 to 7 8 7 etc |
| B | 7 7 10 10 | 7 7 10 10/7 | | t's very subtle, but it's there. |
| G | . 8 6 11 9 | 8 6 11 9 /6 |
| D | . | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Repeat
| e | 5 5 xxxxxxx 5 |
| B | 5 5 xxxxxxx 5 |
| G | 6 6 xxxxxxx 6 | This is played during the entire horn section. |
| D | 7 7 xxxxxxx 7 | Just rock out on A major, and muted strings. |
| A | 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 5 5 |
Repeat the Intro and verse
and end on
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Go
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Yeah. This is a short tab. This song is REALLY EASY.
You can figure out the strumming and rhythm and where
the parts go :)
| e | |
| G | |
| B | 4 5 7 |
| D | 5 4 5 7 |
| A | 5 2 3 5 |
| E | 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 5 |
| D | 5 7 5 |
| A | 5 5 3 |
| E | 3 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 11 12 |
| D | |
| A | 5 9 10 |
| E | |
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Jerry
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Strumming starts with only the bass notes (following the bass
line) and then gradually gets louder
Intro (clean) / Chorus (distorted)
| e | |
| G | |
| B | 6 |
| D | 6 8 4 6 |
| A | 6 8 4 4 |
| E | 4 6 2 |
Verse
| e | 4 4 6 4 |
| B | 4 6 6 6 |
| G | 5 6 7 6 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Repeat Chorus, Verse Chorus again
Then:
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 6 | 6 6 | 6 |
| D | 6 8 4 6 | 6 8 4 6 | 6 8 4 6 |
| A | 4 8 4 6 | 4 8 4 4 | 4 8 4 6 |
| E | 6 2 4 | 6 2 | 6 2 4 |
Repeat Verse again
Repeat Chorus
On the last time you play the chorus, when you hit F# rock out
with it and end with this:
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Not Again
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Intro
A C G D
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 7 |
| D | 7 5 5 7 |
| A | 7 3 5 5 |
| E | 5 3 |
A C G D
| e | 5 3 2 |
| B | 5 5 3 3 |
| G | 6 5 4 2 |
| D | 5 |
| A | |
| E | |
Chorus
(this sounds a little odd, there's a lot of CRAZY BASS going on
I may change this later. Leave a note in the comments if you think
it's right or wrong, it's kind of tricky to play right :) )
A G F# D C D A C D
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 7 5 7 5 5 7 7 |
| D | 7 7 5 5 4 7 5 7 7 7 5 5 7 7 |
| A | 7 7 5 5 4 5 3 5 7 7 3 3 5 5 |
| E | 5 5 3 3 2 5 5 |
Repeat the intro with distortion a few times.
It's the same riff for a few measures, a few times with palm muting
and a few times without.
Then its back to the verse, and chorus one more time.
End on an A.
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Miss Michigan
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Intro
Approximate rhythm shown
| e | 8~ 5 x5 x55 8~ 7 x7 x77 8~ 5 x5 x55 xx7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| B | 8~ 6 x6 x66 8~ 8 x8 x88 8~ 6 x6 x66 xx8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| G | 9~ 5 x5 x55 9~ 7 x7 x77 9~ 5 x5 x55 xx7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Verse
| e | 8 5 8 5 7 |
| B | 8 6 8 6 8 |
| G | 9 5 9 5 7 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Chorus
| e | 5 2 4 2 |
| B | 5 3 5 3 |
| G | 6 2 4 2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Repeat verse and chorus
Break
This first couple of times you play through it's just letting
the chord ring out. After that, it follows the same strumming
Pattern as the chorus.
| e | 8 8 10 8 |
| B | 8 10 12 10 |
| G | 9 10 12 10 |
| D | 10 10 12 10 |
| A | 10 8 10 8 |
| E | 8 |
Repeat the intro, verse, chorus and intro again
end on C major:
| e | 8 |
| B | 8 |
| G | 9 |
| D | 10 |
| A | 10 |
| E | 8 |
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Sadie May
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Intro
These two riffs are the same, some players may have a tough
time playing the first way because of fret spacing, so
you can play it the second way. I generally prefer the first
way because it is easier to get to the G5 chord :)
| e | | e | |
| B | | B | |
| G | | o G | |
| D | 2 5 5 5 5 4 2 | r D | |
| A | 5 5 2 5 | A | 7 10 10 10 10 9 7 |
| E | | E | 10 10 7 10 |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 4 2 |
| D | 5 4 2 |
| A | 5 2 0 |
| E | 3 |
Verse
| e | 7 3 5 |
| B | 7 7 3 5 |
| G | 7 8 4 6 |
| D | 7 |
| A | |
| E | |
Chorus
It sounds like there's a slide from G5 to B5--it's really subtle
and it may be the bass line that I'm hearing.
Repeat verse,chorus til the end
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Dressed Up
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Intro
e|-5--------------|
B|-7--(let ring)--|
Verse
Approximate rhythm shown:
| e | 5 5 8 5 5 5 5 8888 |
| B | 7 7 8 5 5 5 5 8888 |
| G | 7 7 9 6 6 6 6 9999 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Chorus:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 5 5 555 2 22222 | (exact number of muted E5's not shown) |
| A | 5 5 555 2 22222 |
| E | 3 3 333 0 00000 |
PM +++++
Break:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | 5 55 75 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 |
Repeat verse, chorus, break, chorus, break (order may be wrong--
listen to the cd)
The last break adds power chords to it:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 7 77 97 5 2 5 2 5 2 5 2 |
| E | 5 55 75 3 0 3 0 3 0 3 0 |
The last time you play it you end on the
higher E chord:
| e | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 7 77 97 5 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
| E | 5 55 75 3 |
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Beer Song
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Intro
Yes, he throws a quick D5 chord before the measure repeats
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 10 8 7 |
| D | 8 10 5 8 7 |
| A | 8 8 5 6 5 |
| E | 6 3 |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 10 8 10 8 7 | 10 8 10 12 10 |
| D | 8 10 5 x x x x | 8 10 5 x x x x |
| A | 8 8 5 6 8 6 5 | 8 8 5 6 8 10 8 |
| E | 6 3 | 6 3 |
Verse/post-chorus:
Once again,t here is a very subtle D chord at the end of each measure
He slides into it and hits it once before repeating the verse.
it's very subtle, so if you don't want to play it just ignore the last
chord
| e | 6 5 3 3 2 |
| B | 6 6 3 4 3 |
| G | 7 5 4 3 2 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
Chorus:
The strumming gets tricky. chords marked with a # are to be strummed
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 5 5 7 8 10 10 10 | 5 7 10 10 10 88 77 55 |
| D | 5 5 7 8 10 10 10 | 5 7 10 10 10 88 77 55 |
| A | 3 3 5 6 8 8 8 | 3 5 8 8 8 66 55 33 |
| E | | |
# # # #
Back to the verse. and chorus.
Break
| e | 6 5 8 3 |
| B | 6 6 8 4 |
| G | 7 5 9 3 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
At the "HERE WE GO AGAIN!" part go back to the verse
And repeat the verse until the end of the song
end on this chord:
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I hope you enjoyed my transcriptions. Leave a comment
for corrections or anything.