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Sweet Willy Rollbar by Melvins

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Sweet Willy Rollbar     by the Melvins
                        from the album "Stoner Witch"
                        words and music by Buzz Osbourne
                        tabbed by Tom Mallon
 
Dropped-D Tuning
 
Intro Part 1
     Note: the 22xxxx's are *harmonics*
E -----------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------
A --0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
D --0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--0-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
 
Intro Part 2/Verse 1
E -----------------------------------------------------------
B -----------------------------------------------------------
G -----------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------------------------------------------
A --0-0--3-0-0-6-5--0-3-0-0-5-4--0-3-0-0-4-3--0-3-0-0--------
D --0-0--3-0-0-6-5--0-3-0-0-5-4--0-3-0-0-4-3--0-3-0-0----5^--

Chorus Riff (I guess it's the chorus anyway)
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |----------------------------------------------------------|
G |.--------------------------------------------------------.|
D |.--------------------------------------------------------.|
A |--0--0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-3-0--6-5--3-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3---5-3--|
D |--0--0-3-0-3-0-3-0-3-5-3-0--6-5--3-5-3-5-3-5-6-5-3---5-3--|
 
Bridge Riff (on the record, a second guitar arpeggiates the D5 and D#5s.)
E ----------------------|--------------------------------|
B ----------------------|--------------------------------|
G -6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8---.|
D -6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|.-7--7-7-7-7-7--8--8-8-8-8-8---.|
A -4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5--5-5-5-5-5--6--6-6-6-6-6----|
D ----------------------|--------------------------------|
      . .       . .      . .
E |---------------------------------------------|-------------------
B |---------------------------------------------|-------------------
G |.-------------------------------------------.|-------------------
D |.-------------------------------------------.|-------------------
A |---5-5--5^---5-5--5^--5-5--5^---6^-6^--5-----|------------------
D |---0-0--0----0-0--0---0-0--0-------------5---|-------------------
 
Ending is just a palm muted D5 (00xxxx). Intro Part 2 is not completely
correct but sounds close enough to fake it.
 
 .    palm mute
 ^    bend