Love Is A Fist Tab by Mr Bungle

Love Is A Fist tab by Mr Bungle

Guitar Tab

MR. BUNGLE
LOVE IS A FIST


Both guitars tuned EADGBE


INTRO
Gtr. 1 (clean)
E-|[12]--------------[12]--|-----------0---------|
B-|---------[12]-----------|---[12]------0-------| play
G-|------10----------------|10-------------10----| this
D-|---------------12-------|--------12--------12-| three
A-|------------------------|---------------------| times
E-|------------------------|---------------------|

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Gtr. 2 (distorted)
E-|-----|--------|--------|------17*-------|
B-|-----|--------|--------|----------------|
G-|-----|--------|--------|----------------|
D-|--14|7-----9-|(9)-14--|(14)------------|
A-|--x--|x-----x-|----x---|----------------|
E-|--12|5-----7-|(7)-12--|(12)------------|

MAIN RIFF
Gtr. 1 (distorted)
D-|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+---9-+-10+-|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+---109-8-7-|
A-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-7-+-8-+-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-8-7-6-5-|
E-|----7-----7-----|7-----7---------|----7-----7-----|7-----7---------|

D-|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+---10--7---|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+-----------|
A-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-8-9-5-9-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-7-8-9-+-|
E-|----7-----7-----|7-----7---7---7-|----7-----7-----|7-----7-5-6-7-+-|

Gtr. 2 (distorted)
A-|2-2-225-222-2-2-|225-222-5-2-5-2-| (palm mute throughout, play 4 times)


PRE-VERSE
Gtr. 1 (clean) (gtr. 2 tacet)

E-|----------..
B-|(10)>-----..
G-|(9)>-----..
D-|(8)>-----..
A-|(9)>-----..
E-|----------..

VERSE

Gtr. 1 (clean)
E-|------------|------------|------------|--------|
B-|--12-+--12--|--12-+--12--|--12-+--12--|--------|
G-|--10-+--10--|--10-+--10--|--10-+--10--|--------| play 4 times
D-|--9--+--9---|--9--+--9---|--9--+--9---|--------|
A-|------------|------------|------------|--------|
E-|------------|------------|------------|--------|



"I..."
Let ring:
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----8-----------|(8)---------|(8)-------------|(8)---------|
G-|----7-----8---7-|(7)---------|(7)-------------|(7)---------|
D-|----6-----------|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|
A-|----7-----------|(7)---------|(7)-------------|(7)---------|
E-|0---------------|(0)---------|(0)-------------|(0)---------|

"feel..."
Let ring:

E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----6-----7---6-|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|
G-|----6-----------|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|
D-|----5-----------|(5)---------|(5)-------------|(5)---------|
A-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
E-|6---------------|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|


"strongly..."
E-|----------------|------------|
B-|----6-+-6-6-+---|--6-+-6-6-+-|
G-|----7-+-7-7-+---|--7-+-7-7-+-| play 2 times
D-|----6-+-6-6-+---|--6-+-6-6-+-|
A-|----7-+-7-7-+---|--7-+-7-7-+-|
E-|----------------|------------|

"about violence..."
(switch to distortion)
D-|----3-+---3-+---|--3-+---3-+-|
A-|5-+-1-+-3-1-+-5-|+-1-+-3-1-+-| play 2 times
E-|3-+-----1-----3-|+-----1-----|

PRE-CHORUS
Do the main riff again (without gtr. 2), then this:
Gtr. 1
D-|------4-3-0-----|| ----------------|---------------- ||
A-|3-2-0-------2-2-||:(2)-------------|--------5-4-3-2-:||
E-|--------------0-|| (0)-------------|--------3-2-1-0- ||
                                               . . .

CHORUS
D-|------4---3-----5-|(5)-4-3-----------| play 4 times
A-|(2)-5-2---1-5-3-3-|(3)-2-1-6-5-4-3-2-|
E-|(0)-3---0---3-1---|--------4-3-2-1-0-|
       .   .   . .            . . . .

HORN SOLO
Gtr. 1, palm mute throughout
D-|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+---10+---7-|+---10--7---|
A-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-8-+-9-5-|+-9-8-9-5-9-| play 3 times
E-|----7-----7-----|7-----7-----7---|--7---7---7-|

D-|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+---10+---7-|+-----------|
A-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-8-+-9-5-|+-9-7-8-9-+-|
E-|----7-----7-----|7-----7-----7---|--7-5-6-7-+-|



   Gtr. 1: (clean, let ring)
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|--------------4-|(4)---------|(4)-------------|(4)---------|
G-|--------------3-|(3)---------|(3)-------------|(3)---------|
D-|----------4-----|(4)---------|(4)-------------|(4)---------|
A-|----3-----------|(3)---------|(3)-------------|(3)---------|
E-|4---------------|(4)---------|(4)-------------|(4)---------|
  |                                                           |
  |Gtr. 2: (dist. and delay)                                  |
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----------------|--------3---|(3)-------------|(3)---------|
G-|/5--------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D-|-x--------------|------------|----------------|------------|
A-|/3--------------|------------|----------------|------------|
E-|--------------3-|(3)---------|(3)-------------|(3)---------|


E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G-|----4---------4-|(4)-3-------|----4---------4-|(4)-3-------|
D-|----3---------3-|(3)-3-------|----3---------3-|(3)-3-------|
A-|4---------------|(4)---------|4---------------|(4)---------|
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
  |                                                           |
  |                                                           |
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D-|/9-----------8-|-------/11--|(11)------------|(11)--------|
A-|-x--------------|--------x---|----------------|------------|
E-|/7-----------6-|-------/9---|(9)-------------|(9)---------|

   ("What's love got to do with it")
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D-|(9)>~~..--------|------------|----------------|------------|
A-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
  |                                                           |
  |                                                           |
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D-|7---------------|(7)---------|5---------------|(5)---------|
A-|x---------------|------------|x---------------|------------|
E-|5---------------|(5)---------|3---------------|(3)---------|


  "I...
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----8-----------|(8)---------|(8)-------------|(8)---------|
G-|----7-----8---7-|(7)---------|(7)-------------|(7)---------|
D-|----6-----------|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|
A-|----7-----------|(7)---------|(7)-------------|(7)---------|
E-|0---------------|(0)---------|(0)-------------|(0)---------|
  |                                                           |
  |                                                           |
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
G-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
D-|4---b5r4--------|(4)---------|(4)-------------|------------|
A-|x---------------|------------|----------------|------------|
E-|2--(2)----------|(2)---------|(2)-------------|------------|



   "feel..."
E-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
B-|----6-----7---6-|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|
G-|----6-----------|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|
D-|----5-----------|(5)---------|(5)-------------|(5)---------|
A-|----------------|------------|----------------|------------|
E-|6---------------|(6)---------|(6)-------------|(6)---------|
  |
  | gtr. 2 tacet

"strongly..."

E-|----------------|------------|
B-|----6-+-6-6-+---|--6-+-6-6-+-|
G-|----7-+-7-7-+---|--7-+-7-7-+-| play 2 times
D-|----6-+-6-6-+---|--6-+-6-6-+-|
A-|----7-+-7-7-+---|--7-+-7-7-+-|
E-|----------------|------------|

"about violence..."
(switch to distortion)
D-|----3-+---3-+---|--3-+---3-+-|
A-|5-+-1-+-3-1-+-5-|+-1-+-3-1-+-| play 2 times
E-|3-+-----1-----3-|+-----1-----|

\

   gtr. 1, distortion
D-|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+---10--7---|10+---7-+---10+-|--7-+-----------|
A-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-8-9-5-9-|8-+-9-5-+-9-8-+-|9-5-+-9-7-8-9-+-|
E-|----7-----7-----|7-----7---7---7-|----7-----7-----|7-----7-5-6-7-+-|


PRE-CHORUS again

CHORUS
D-|------4---3-----5-|(5)-4-3-----------| play 4 times
A-|(2)-5-2---1-5-3-3-|(3)-2-1-6-5-4-3-2-|
E-|(0)-3---00--3-1---|--------4-3-2-1-0-|
       .   ..  . .            . . . .

OUTRO
gtr. 1
E-|-----------------|----------------|0-------0-------|(0)-------------|
B-|-----------------|----------------|6-------6-------|(6)-------------|
G-|-----------------|----------------|7-------7-------|(7)-------------|
D-|2-------2--------|(2)-------------|8-------8-------|(8)-------------|
A-|2-------2--------|(2)-------------|----------------|----------------|
E-|0-------0--------|(0)-------------|----------------|----------------|



[n]  = natural harmonic
n*   = pinch harmonic
/    = slide up
    = slide down
~    = vibrato
b    = bend to
r    = release bend to
x    = muted note
(n)  = ringing note/ghost note
+    = rest
(n)> = volume swell (strum chord with guitar volume off, then gradually turn volume
       on)
.    = (under a note) palm mute

Last updated: April 23, 2021

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