Sailin On tab by Bad Brains

Tabs

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			   Sailin' On - Bad Brains
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Tabbed by: Mitch Rushton
Email: [email protected]


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|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|--999999999---------------------------------|
D MajorD|--999999999--11-11-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-----|x4
A augmentedA|--777777777--11-11-10-11-11-11-10-10-10-----|
E MajorE|-------------9--9--8--9--9--9--8--8--8------|

Chorus Riff:
e|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|
G+G|----------------7-7-6-7-7-9-9---|
D MajorD|--4-444444-4-4--7-7-6-7-7-9-9---|x4
A augmentedA|--4-444444-4-4--5-5-4-5-5-7-7---|
E MajorE|--2-222222-2-2------------------|


Pre Solo Riff:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-13-13-13--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--|
D MajorD|--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--13--13-13-13-13-13-13--12--12-12-12-12-12-12--|
A augmentedA|--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--11--11-11-11-11-11-11--10--10-10-10-10-10-10--|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--|
D MajorD|--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--12/13-13-13-13-13-13--|x1
A augmentedA|--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--10/11-11-11-11-11-11--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


Solo:

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--/15-12-15-15b17~~---15-12--------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------14~~--14-12-14b16-14-14-12-----|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------------14--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------12-15b17-|
BB|---------------------------------------------------12-15-12-12-15----------|
G+G|--9h12p9p0-9h12p9p0--12p0------12p0-14p0-12p0-14p0-------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------14p0---------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--15-12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------15-12-15-12--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------14-12-14--12-14-12-14--------12------------------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------12-14----14-11h12-11------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------14---------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------12----12~--|
A augmentedA|--14-14-12------------------------7-----9----9-------12-14----14------|
E MajorE|-----------15-12-10-12-10-7--7-10---10----12----/15-------------------|

e|--------------------------------------15b17--12----12\\--|
BB|------------------------12-15p12-12-------------15-------|
G+G|-----------12-14-12-14-----------------------------------|
D MajorD|--14-12-14-----------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus Riff

Verse Riff

Outro:
e|----------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------|
G+G|--9-xx-999------------------------|
D MajorD|--9-xx-999-11-11-10-11-11-10-10---|x3
A augmentedA|--7-xx-777-11-11-10-11-11-10-10---|
E MajorE|-----------9--9--8--9--9--8--8----|

e|-------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------|
G+G|--9-xx-999---------------------|
D MajorD|--9-xx-999-11-11-10-11~--13~~--|x1
A augmentedA|--7-xx-777-11-11-10-11~--13~~--|
E MajorE|-----------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
Outro
Ambience

| 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