History Lesson Part Two tab by Minutemen

Tabs with lyrics

Someone requested minutemen.  Here's one.  I'm in the process of
writing down some others I know.

For anyone not familiar with minutemen, they were comtemporaries
of Husker Du, Meat Puppets, Black Flag, etc, on the SST label in
the early to mid '80s.  Guitar player D. Boon died in a car crash
in '85.  The two rmaining members reformed with a new guitarist
as fIRHOSE.

In light of D. Boon's death, this song is very sad.

Written by Mike Watt
Recorded by Minutemen on album "Double Nickles on the Dime" (SST)
File format: tab
Transcription: Gary Von Colln

Riff A augmentedA

   Our band could be ....
e-|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------------------
B-|--------1--|--------1--|--------0--|--------1-----|------------------------
G-|-----0-----|-----0-----|-----0-----|-----2-----2--|------------------------
D-|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------------|------------------------
A-|--3--------|--2--------|-----------|--------------|------------------------
E-|-----------|-----------|--3--------|--1-----------|------------------------


Riff BB

e-|-----3-----|-----1-----|-----5-----|-----8-----|---------------------------
B-|--------3--|--------1--|--------5--|--------8--|---------------------------
G-|--4--------|--2--------|-/5--------|-/9--------|---------------------------
D-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------
A-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------
E-|-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------|---------------------------


Riff C majorC

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


Riff D MajorD

e-|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--8------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|--9------------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------

Song structure and words

(Over riff A augmentedA 4x)

Our band could be ....

(Riff B, played 2x)

(Over riff A augmentedA 4x)

We learned punk rock ...

(Riff BB 4x, then riff C, 1x)

(Over riff A augmentedA 4x)

Mr Narator,
This is Bob Dylan ....

(Riff BB 2x)

Our band is scientist .....

(Riff BB 4x, then riff C majorC 1x, then riff D MajorD 1x)