Murphy Was An Optimist Tab by Norma Jean

Murphy Was An Optimist tab by Norma Jean

Guitar Tab

easy, fun song to play from the Anti Mother album

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

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|--------5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

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played over lead (0:58)
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|-2h4---0-2-4----0-2-2-2-2---0-2h4--0-2-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        . .                         . .

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|-2h4--0-2-4---0-2-2-2-2--0-2h4---0-2-4-|
       . .                        . .

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|--------5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

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|--------5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2~--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|

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|-2h4---0-2-4----0-2-2-2-2---0-2h4--0-2-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        . .                         . .

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random stuff going on in the background, just mess around with the above riff and palm muting

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            .  .  .  .  . . . .   .  .  .  .  . . . .

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|-2h4---0-2-4----------------0-2h4--0-2-4------------------|
|-2h4---0-2-4----0-2-2-2-2---0-2h4--0-2-4--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
        . .                         . .

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|-2h4--0-2-4--------------0-2h4---0-2-4-|
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       . .                        . .

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props to doyouseeit for the first half of the song

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