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Not Like Me Tab by The Muffs

Not Like Me tab by The Muffs

Guitar Tab

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|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|------------|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-5--3--2----|--------------2--2-2--2-2--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--|
E|----------5-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------|

Guitar enters at 0:05

   G       B     C     D
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-|
D|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-|
A|-10--10\-2--2--3--3--5-5-5-5-|
E|-----------------------------|


  Verse

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-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
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
 Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead

   A                                 C            D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
D|-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|-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|-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 C D B - they instead might be a
descending run of notes similar to the bass intro, D C B 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       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   me               You are not like me              You are not like

   G       B       C       D         G                       D C D B
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-|
D|-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|-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|-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       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   And if you should ever go away another day oh yeah


   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-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
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
  Doing the impossible where I could never win

   A                                 C            D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
D|-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|-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|-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       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   me               You are not like me              You are not like

   G       B       C       D         G                       D C D B
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-|
D|-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|-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|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------|
   me              You are not like me


  Solo

   G              B      C      D                G                     B        C         D
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3----3----3------------------3---3---3---3/-|-12-----12-----12------12-------------------------------|
G|-5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7r5-3-----3-5b7-5b7-5b7-5/-|-14b16--14b16--14b16---14b16-14-12--11-12-14--14-11-12\-|
D|------------------------5--5-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|


   G       B      C       D            G              B              C        D
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-\3----3---3-----------------------|-3----3---3-----3----3---3-----3----3---3------------------------|
G|-\4--4---4---4--4b-4b-4b-4b5r4-0h2-|-5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5/--17b19--big bend------|
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------and allow to--|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------feedback------|
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|--feedback from end of solo------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--|
D|------and handclaps--------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--|
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|


  verse 3

First two bars are bass only but I like to play along with the root notes

   G           B           C           D             G           B           C           D
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-|
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-|
A|-------------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|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|
  Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
G|---------4-------5-------7-------|---------4-------5-------7-------|
D|-5-------4-------5-------7-------|-5-------4-------5-------7-------|
A|-5-------2-------3-------5-------|-5-------2-------3-------5-------|
E|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------|
  But whenever you are near I want to run away oh yeah


  Bridge

   E
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|---------------------------------|
   Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead

   A                                 C            D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--|
D|-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|-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|-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       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   me               you are not like me              you are not like

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|
   me               you are not like me              You are not like

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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|-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|-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|-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          B          C          D            G
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|-----------13--13--13---------|
G|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----|
D|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----|
A|-7--7-7--7--2--2-2--2--3--3-3--3--5--5--5--5-|-10--------10--10--10--10-----|
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------|



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