Anxious Mofo bass tab by Minutemen

ANXIOUS MOFO by MINUTEMEN as transcripted by Joel Grossman
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r=let ring r*=let ring for just a sec
v=bend down ^=bend up
p=pull off h=hammer on

Guitar Progression 1
e-|-------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------   (2x)
D-|-----------------------------7-
A-|-----------------------------7-
E-|--5p4--5p4--5p4--5p4---------5-

Bass Progression 1
G-|---------------------------------------------
D-|--------------------------------------------- (2x)
A-|-------------------------------4-5-4-----4---
E-|--5p4--5p4--5p4--5p4---------5-------5-5---5-


Guitar Progression 2
e-|-------------------------------
B-|-----8-----8-----8-----8-------
G-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-------
D-|-----6-----6-----6-----6-------
A-|-----7-----7-----7-----7-------
E-|-------------------------------


Bass Progression 2
G-|-------------------------------
D-|-------------------------------
A-|-----------0-7-10-9-7r---------
E-|--0--7p5h7---------------------


Bass Progression 3
G-|-------------------------------
D-|-------------------------------
A-|--2-----2r----0----------------
E-|-----3---------------2---------



The Song
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(Guitar & Bass Progresion 1) (2x)
serious as a heart attack
makes me feel this way

(Guitar & Bass Progression 2) (2x)
no device to measure
no words can define

[BASS SOLO]

G-|-------------------------------
D-|----------2---2----4--5--5--5-- (2x)
A-|-------2----3---5--------------
E-|--3r*--------------------------


(Bass Progression 3) (No Guitar--Take 5, d.)
I mean what I'm trying to say
is how can I express let alone posess?

(Progression 1) (2x)
serious as a heart attack
makes me feel this way

[GUITAR SOLO]

e-|-------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------------
G-|--5h7r---7--7-5----------------------------
D-|----------------7v----5h4------------------
A-|-------------------------5--5h4r--5h4------
E-|--------------------------------------5----

e-|-------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------5--7^-5h7p5-
D-|---------------5r------4-5--7-------------7
A-|-----4h5---4h5-----3/5---------------------
E-|----4h5------------------------------------

e-|-------------------------------------------
B-|-------------------------------------------
G-|-------------------------------------------
D-|--7--5--4----------------------------------
A-|-----------5--4----------------------------
E-|-----------------5-------------------------

Joel Grossman
grossman@polisci.umn.edu
gros0088@gold.tc.umn.edu
jgrosman@maroon.tc.umn.edu