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 sharp down to an E.

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-11----2-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--9--/--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4---4-4-2-4------------1-2-3-4-----------------------|
E|-----------------------2-3-4-5----------------------------------|

Play the chorus 3 times, then into powerchords for

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6---2---4---5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4---2---4---5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-5-5-5-4-4-4----5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----5-5-5-5-4-4-4----5-5-5-5-4-4-4------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----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|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--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----------------------------------------|
B|---14-------14-------14--14------14--------14------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Now back to this bit,



e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------------|

Played four times, before bringing it up to

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----13--13--13--13--12--12--12---------------------------------------------------------|
A|----13--13--13--13--12--12--12-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----11--11--11--11--10--10--10-----------------------------------------------------------|

Played 3 times, and hold that last D 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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