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Squank by ZZ Top

Squank tab by ZZ Top

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Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Billy Gibbons uses some crazy pinch harmonics on this track, like on almost every note!

Chords in the verses are palm muted.

Intro:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-10b12--10b12--8--10------8----------12-8-10-8b9-------8-8~----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------8/10-------------------------8/10-----10\-------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1:

e|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
BB|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
G+G|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
D MajorD|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
A augmentedA|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
E MajorE|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|

 Woman, grab your children, run and hide, don't let it catch up with you

e|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
BB|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
G+G|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
D MajorD|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
A augmentedA|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
E MajorE|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|

 You got to fight it to stay alive, and if it gets you, man, you're through

Chorus:

e|--8------8------8-----------8----------------------------------------------|
BB|--10-----10-----10---8------8----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--10-----10-----10----8~----9-----10b12--10b12---8--10--8b9----------------|
D MajorD|--10-----10-----10------10-10--10--------------------------------8--8--8---|
A augmentedA|--8------8------8----------10--------------------------------8/10----------|
E MajorE|----------------------------8----------------------------------------------|

 It smells so rotten and rank, well, everybody calls it the squank

e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|----8~-10b12--8--10b12b10-8----10-8~---------|
D MajorD|--10-----------------------10----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|

Verse 2:

e|--------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
BB|--------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
G+G|-10b12--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
D MajorD|--------10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
A augmentedA|--------10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
E MajorE|--------8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|

It's sick, depressing, getting bigger all the time, don't help it any way you can

e|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
BB|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
G+G|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
D MajorD|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
A augmentedA|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
E MajorE|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|

 It's grey and brown and sometimes lime, and it's spreading all over the land

Chorus:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------10----------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--10-10-10-10b12--8----10-------8--10b12-10b12--8-10------8----------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------8--------------------------8/10---10~------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

And soon we'll be all breathing out of tanks, if something ain't done about the squank

e|--------------------------------------------|
BB|--11b13-11-8--------------------------------|
G+G|-------------10-8----8-----10-8-10-8~-------|
D MajorD|------------------10---10~------------10\---|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|

Bridge:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------11b13-11-8------------------------11------|
G+G|-----/12-8-10-8~--------------8~------------10-8----10-8-10vv~--12----8~---|
D MajorD|--10-------------10\5/10--8-10-------------------10------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------8-----------------8-8~----------8-------------|
G+G|--10-8-10-8-10\------10-8-10---8~----8-10-8--------10-10-10b----8b9--------|
D MajorD|------------------10--------------10--------10----------------------10-----|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------11b13-11b13-11b13--11-8---------------------------------|
G+G|--10-10-10--8-----------------------------10-8----10-8------------10-10-10-|
D MajorD|--------------10/------------------------------10------10----8-10----------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------10---------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------8-----------------------11--------------------------8-------|
G+G|--8----8-10b11---10-8~--10-8-10-8-10b12--10-8-------10-8-10-8-10-8---8b9---|
D MajorD|----10----------------------------------------10--10--------------------10-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--8------------------------------------------8------------------8----------|
G+G|---8b9-------10b12-8-10-8b9------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------10--10----------------10\---10PM---8/10---10PM--10PM--8/10----10PM---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 3:

e|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
BB|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
G+G|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
D MajorD|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
A augmentedA|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
E MajorE|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|

 The meanest thing the world's ever bred, by me and you and my kinfolk too

e|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
BB|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|
G+G|--9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9-----9------|
D MajorD|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
A augmentedA|--10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10----10-----|
E MajorE|--8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8-----8------|

 A augmentedA monster can't live unless it's fed, and it's being fed by me and you

Chorus:

e|--8------8------8-----------8----------------------------------------------|
BB|--10-----10-----10---8------8----------------------------------------------|
G+G|--10-----10-----10----8~----9-----10b12--10b12---8--10--8b9----------------|
D MajorD|--10-----10-----10------10-10--10--------------------------------8--8--8---|
A augmentedA|--8------8------8----------10--------------------------------8/10----------|
E MajorE|----------------------------8----------------------------------------------|

 And soon it's going to leave the world blank, and we'll all be erased by the squank

e|---------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|----8~-10b12--8--10b12b10-8----10-8~---------|
D MajorD|--10-----------------------10----------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|

Outro:

e|----------------------------------------8----|
BB|--8--------------8----8-----------------8----|
G+G|---8-10-8---------8b9--8b9--10-8~-------8----|
D MajorD|----------10--10------------------10----10---|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------10---|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------8----|


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