Tipping The Lion Tab

"Tipping the Lion" by The Melvins (updated 16 December 2005 by bennield@hotmail.com) [ ] harmonic ( ) ghost note b bend note r release note p pull off h hammer on # bend guitar neck upwards ~ vibrato x finger mute . palm mute \ slide standard tuning Intro - play 8x: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + E|--------------------[12]------------------------[12]-----| B|----------------[12]--------------------[12]-------------| G|--------[12]------------------------[12]-----------------| D|-[12]-----------------------[12]-------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------|

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G|----------------------------------------------------------------- D|-5b(6)r--4------------------------------------------------------- A|-------------5---5---4-------------------5---4------------------- E|-----------------------------5---4-------------------5---0---5--- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------- G|-----------------5b----------4~~~--------3b----------4b---------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------- A|-5---4----------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|----------------------------------------------------------------- G|-3---3---3---3-----------3---3---3---3-----------3---3---3---3--- D|-5---5---5---5-----------5---5---5---5-----------5---5---5---5--- A|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|---------------------------------------------------------5------- G|---------3---3---3---3-----------3---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x-3---x-x- D|---------5---5---5---5-----------5---x-x-5---x-x-5---x-x-5---x-x- A|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------ G|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--0--- D|----------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|-6b------------------6~----------6~----------6~----------6------- G|---------5-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-------0--- D|----------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--10--10--10--10--10--10--10------ G|-11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--10--10--10--10--10--10--10--0--- D|----------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- B|-6b------------------6~----------6~----------6~----------6---6--- G|---------5-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5----------- D|----------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------------------------------------- E|----------------------------------------------------------------- After drum solo, let this ring: E|-9------------------------------ B|-9------------------------------ G|-8------------------------------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|--------------------------------