Boilermaker tab by The Jesus Lizard

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			   BOILERMAKER - The Jesus Lizard
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Tabbed by: Ciaran
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Tuning: Normal

“Boilermaker” is the first song on The Jesus Lizard’s lovely 1992 record named “Liar”.
Main Riff - slide the C majorC sharp down to an E.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-11----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-11----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--9--/--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|

The chorus “make me, another boilermaker” is picked fast.

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-4-4-4---4-4-2-4------------1-2-3-4-----------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------2-3-4-5----------------------------------|

Play the chorus 3 times, then into powerchords for

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--6---2---4---5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--4---2---4---5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------0---2---3-3-3-3-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|

This structure (Main Riff, Chorus, Bit After Chorus is then repeated, until they make a riff out of this bit:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----5-5-5-5-4-4-4----5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----5-5-5-5-4-4-4----5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----3-3-3-3-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|

Played three times, before the guitar cuts out and bass starts THIS TASTY RIFF, out of nowhere!

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--2--5--9---7--5--7---2---5---9--7--5--7-----------------------------------------------|

And the guitar comes back in with the lyrics with this glorious riff thing, again out of nowhere.

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

Now back to this bit,

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Played four times, before bringing it up to

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

Played 3 times, and hold that last D MajorD powerchord for a few bars. Finally, they go back to the Main Riff, Chorus, and Bit After Chorus routine again, and that’s it! All within 2 minutes and 15 seconds!

| / slide up
|  slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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