Boilermaker Tab

------------------------------------------------------------------------------- BOILERMAKER - The Jesus Lizard ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: Ciaran Email: 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 ===============================================================================