Tabs
Not Like Me' by The Muffs
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from the 1993 album The Muffs
Tabbed by James Glover (Sebadonut)
Standard Tuning
Intro
Bass
G+G|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-5--3--2----|--------------2--2-2--2-2--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--|
E MajorE|----------5-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------|
Guitar enters at 0:05
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|-----------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------|
G+G|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-10--10\-2--2--3--3--5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|
Verse
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
but whenever you are near I want to run away oh yeah
Bridge
The bassline makes this part feel bouncy - you can emulate this by playing the notes staccato -
releasing pressure on the fretboard each time you strike the chord.
E MajorE
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|
Could you ever take the time and be a man and say you are not like
Chorus
Im not certain whether the final notes at the end of the Chorus are D MajorD C majorC D MajorD BB - they instead might be a
descending run of notes similar to the bass intro, D MajorD C majorC BB A. It goes past quick so it may be the bass and
guitar are not playing the same thing - have a listen and pick what feels best.
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
me You are not like me You are not like
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD BB
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-4-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-2-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
me You are not like me
verse 2
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
And if you should ever go away another day oh yeah
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
There might be a world of me and I won't be afraid oh yeah
Bridge
E MajorE
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
Doing the impossible where I could never win
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|
and I know what youre thinking in the answer you bring you are not like
Chorus
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
me You are not like me You are not like
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G D MajorD C majorC D MajorD BB
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-4-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-2-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
me You are not like me
Solo
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-3----3----3------------------3---3---3---3/-|-12-----12-----12------12-------------------------------|
G+G|-5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7r5-3-----3-5b7-5b7-5b7-5/-|-14b16--14b16--14b16---14b16-14-12--11-12-14--14-11-12\-|
D MajorD|------------------------5--5-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-\3----3---3-----------------------|-3----3---3-----3----3---3-----3----3---3------------------------|
G+G|-\4--4---4---4--4b-4b-4b-4b5r4-0h2-|-5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5/--17b19--big bend------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------and allow to--|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------feedback------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G+G|--feedback from end of solo------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--|
D MajorD|------and handclaps--------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
verse 3
First two bars are bass only but I like to play along with the root notes
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-|
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-|
A augmentedA|-------------2--2-2--2-2-3--3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-|-------------2--2-2--2-2-3--3-3--3-3-x--x-x--x-x-|
E MajorE|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|
Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-------5-------7-------|---------4-------5-------7-------|
D MajorD|-5-------4-------5-------7-------|-5-------4-------5-------7-------|
A augmentedA|-5-------2-------3-------5-------|-5-------2-------3-------5-------|
E MajorE|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
But whenever you are near I want to run away oh yeah
Bridge
E MajorE
e|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|
G+G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D MajorD|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------|
Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead
A augmentedA C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
D MajorD|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
A augmentedA|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--|
E MajorE|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------|
Could you ever take the time and be a man and say you are not like
Chorus
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
me you are not like me you are not like
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
me you are not like me You are not like
G+G BB C majorC D MajorD G+G BB C majorC D MajorD
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G+G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
D MajorD|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A augmentedA|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E MajorE|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
me me me me me me me yeah me me me me me me me yeah oh
Outro
E MajorE BB C majorC D MajorD G+G
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------|-----------13--13--13---------|
G+G|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----|
D MajorD|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----|
A augmentedA|-7--7-7--7--2--2-2--2--3--3-3--3--5--5--5--5-|-10--------10--10--10--10-----|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
Feedback and ratings very welcome
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| \ Slide down
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| r Release
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
| x Dead note
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