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Medication by Garbage

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Tuning: Normal
Capo: Not required, but can be put on the first fret to make
 riff 2 easier
Notes: The tab is divided up into two sections. The first shows
How to play the riffs, the second where to play the riffs in
relation to the lyrics.
Any comments, questions and corrections are very welcome:
E-mail me at: [email protected]

Section 1:
Guitar 1:clean electric.
Guitar 2:moderate distortion.
Each line of the tab is equal to 2 bars.
Riff 1, Guitar 1: 2 bars long
 (Chord diagramAbAb)         (Chord diagramC minorCm)
Chord diagramE MajorE I------6-4--I-----3----I
Chord diagramBB I---4-----4-I---4---4--I
Chord diagramG+G I-----5-----I----5---5-I
Chord diagramD MajorD I-----6-----I--5---5---I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I--6----6---I-3--------I
Chord diagramE MajorE I-4---------I----------I

Riff 2, Guitar 1: 4 bars long

Chord diagramE MajorE I-----------I---1------I
Chord diagramBB I---2--2----I---2--2---I
Chord diagramG+G I-----------I----------I
Chord diagramD MajorD I--3--3-----I--3--3--3-I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I-4--4--4-3-I-1--1--1--I
Chord diagramE MajorE I-----------I----------I

Chord diagramE MajorE I-------4-1-I--------I
Chord diagramBB I---2--2--2-I--------I
Chord diagramG+G I---------1-I---1--1-I
Chord diagramD MajorD I--3--3---3-I--3--3--I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I-4--4------I-1--1---I
Chord diagramE MajorE I-----------I--------I

Riff 3, Guitar 1: 8 bars long
 (Chord diagramAbAb)       (Chord diagramC minorCm)
Chord diagramE MajorE I--4---------I--3---------I
Chord diagramBB I--4---------I--4---------I
Chord diagramG+G I--5---strum-I--5---strum-I
Chord diagramD MajorD I--6---------I--5---------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I--6---------I--3---------I
Chord diagramE MajorE I--4---------I--3---------I

  (Chord diagramC# minorC#m)       (Chord diagramC#C#)
Chord diagramE MajorE I--4---------I--4---------I
Chord diagramBB I--4---------I--6---------I
Chord diagramG+G I--6---strum-I--6---strum-I
Chord diagramD MajorD I--6---------I--6---------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I--4---------I--4---------I
Chord diagramE MajorE I--4---------I--4---------I

 Then play bars 1 to 3 again, replacing the last with:
Chord diagramE MajorE I--------6--------6--------6--I
Chord diagramBB I------8--------8--------8----I
Chord diagramG+G I----6--------6--------6------I
Chord diagramD MajorD I--6--------6--------6--------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I-----------------------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE I-----------------------------I

Fill in 1, Guitar 2: 1 bar long

Chord diagramE MajorE I-------------I
Chord diagramBB I--------4~---I
Chord diagramG+G I-----5~------I
Chord diagramD MajorD I--5~------6~-I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I-------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE I-------------I

Fill in 2, Guitar 1: 1 bar long

Chord diagramE MajorE I-----8---8--10--8----8-I
Chord diagramBB I--11--11-----------11--I
Chord diagramG+G I-----------------------I
Chord diagramD MajorD I-----------------------I
Chord diagramA augmentedA I-----------------------I
Chord diagramE MajorE I-----------------------I

Chords, Guitar 2:
Name Structure(EADGBe)
Chord diagramBb majorBb    113331
Chord diagramD5D5    557775
Chord diagramEb MajorEb    668886
Chord diagramAbAb    466544
Chord diagramDm7Dm7  8/8/10/10/10/8

OK That's the various pieces of the jigsaw, here's where they fit:

Section 2:
G1:Guitar 1
G2:Guitar 2

N.b: Each line represents four bars this time.

Verse 1:

G1:Riff 1            Riff 1
G2:            -
G1:Riff 1            Riff 1
G2:            -
G1:Riff 1              Riff 1
G2:              -
G1:Riff 2
G2:              -

Chorus 1:

G1:                -
G2:Bb Chord diagramD5D5   Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramDm7Dm7 Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb    Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
G1:                -                        G2:Bb  Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb    Chord diagramAbAb   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramDm7Dm7   Chord diagramBb majorBb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb

Verse 2:

G1: Riff 1              Riff 1
G2:            Fill in 1             Fill in 1
G1:  Riff 1            Riff 1
G2:                    -         Fill in 1
G1:Riff 1               Riff 1
G2:                -
G1: Riff 2
G2:             -

Chorus 1:

G1:
G2:Bb Chord diagramD5D5   Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramDm7Dm7 Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb    Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
G1:                -
G2:Bb   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb    Chord diagramAbAb   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramDm7Dm7   Chord diagramBb majorBb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb

verse 3:

G1:Riff 3
G2:                 -
G1:
G2:

chorus 2:

G1:   Fill in 2     Fill in 2     Fill in 2   Fill in 2
G2:Bb Chord diagramD5D5   Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramDm7Dm7 Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb   Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
G1:   Fill in 2     Fill in 2     Fill in 2   Fill in 2
G2:  Chord diagramBb majorBb      Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb    Chord diagramAbAb   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramDm7Dm7   Chord diagramBb majorBb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb

chorus 1:

G1:  Fill in 2     Fill in 2     Fill in 2   Fill in 2
G2:Bb Chord diagramD5D5   Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramAbAb    Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb  Chord diagramDm7Dm7 Chord diagramBb majorBb Chord diagramEb MajorEb    Chord diagramAbAb Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb
G1:  Fill in 2     Fill in 2     Fill in 2   Fill in 2
G2:  Chord diagramBb majorBb   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb    Chord diagramAbAb   Chord diagramD5D5  Chord diagramEb MajorEb Chord diagramDm7Dm7   Chord diagramBb majorBb  Chord diagramEb MajorEb

Verse 4:

G1:Riff 1              Riff 1
G2:
G1:Riff 1              Riff 1
G2:
G1:Riff 1              Riff 1*
G2:                -

(*strum the last notes of this riff(i.e a perfect cadence))

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