Fat Chance tab by 311

Song:  Fat Chance (F@#k the Bulls#@t)
Artist:  311
Album:  Music
Transcribed by:  David Lawrence (lawrendp@yahoo.com)

This is one of my all time favorite 311 tunes.  Most
people dig P-nut's bass lines,
but they overlook the cool guitar stuff that Tim and
Nick do.  So, here's the
guitar tab for Fat Chance.  Hope you enjoy, and e-mail
me with any comments.
Good luck!!!!

Intro and main riff (beginning of song starts off with
feedback)
E----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D--4---4---7---4---7---9---2---2---6---2---7---6---4-------
A--4---4---7---4---7---9---2---2---6---2---7---6---4-------
E--2---2---5---2---5---7---0---0---4---0---5---4---2-------

Play riff 3 times then:

E-------------------------------
B-------------------------------
G-------------------------------
D--4---4---7---4---6---2--------        (drum fill)
A--4---4---7---4---6---2--------
E--2---2---5---2---4---0--------


Verse (The little lead part is based on an F#
pentatonic scale,
if my theory serves me correctly.  This part may not
be exact,
but it's pretty close.  Play it with a wah-wah pedal)


E---17^14-------------------------------------
B-----------17^14-----------------------------
G-------------------16--16--16--16^14---------
D--------------------------------------16-----   (Play 4 times)
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G----------14--14--16--14---------14----------
D---14^16------------------14^16--------------  (Play 4 times)
A---------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------


E------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G---16^14---------16^14------16--16--16--16^14---------
D----------16^14---------16---------------------16^14-- (Play 4 times)
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

This next part is played when Nick is singing about
handing over the mic
to SA.
E----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------
D--4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----6-----2---
A--4-----4---4---4-----4---4---4-----6-----2---
E--2-----2---2---2-----2---2---2-----4-----0---

SA is singing now.
E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------- (All P.M.)
A---------------------------------------------
E--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--


E---------------------------------
B---------------------------------
G---------------------------------
D--2---4---2---4---2---2---(2)----  ()only after 3rd time...let the chord hang
A--2---4---2---4---2---4---(2)----
E--0---2---0---2---0---2---(0)----

Behind P-nut's solo


E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D--2----------Play 8X then --4-----------Play 8X then:
A--2-------------------------4----------------
E--0--0--0--0----------------2--2--2--2-------
     {-P.M.---}                {-P.M.---}

Lead fill before the big breakdown
E--------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------14--------
G------------------------------------------------------16(full step bend
D---16^14-------16^14---------16--- Play 3X---------------then release
A----------16----------16^14-----------------------------------and repeat)
E--------------------------------------------------------------


Big Breakdown
E---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------
D---4-----7-----9-----------------------------
A---4-----7-----9-----------------------------
E---2-----5-----7-----------------------------

For the part when both SA and Nick are singing after
the big breakdown, play the
3rd part of the verse lead part and end it with the
bend that ends the lead fill
before the big breakdown.  The song ends on an open E
chord, and that's about it.  E-mail
me with any corrections, comments, etc., at
lawrendp@yahoo.com.

By the way,  the symbol ^ means hammer-on or pull-off,
wherever appropriate.  Good luck
once again!!!!