The Irrationality Of Rationality tab by NOFX

Artist: NOFX
 Song: The Irrationality if Rationality
 Album: The War on Errorism

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 | Transcribed by Isk Paponta    |
 | Tabbed by Legion Leroi      |
 | Corrections by Jesus N.     |
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 | email: legion_leroi@hotmail.com |
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 Ok, this is the main riff of the song: "Riff A"

   A5    G5 F5 G5 A5   G5 F5 G5
 E|--------------------------------------|
 B|--------------------------------------|
 G|--------------10----------------10----|  <------ (This goes from 0:03
to 0:12)
 D|--77777777--5-10--5--77777777-5-10-5--|
 A|--77777777--5--8--5--77777777-5--8-5--|
 E|--55555555--3-----3--55555555-3----3--|


 E|-----------------|  Let's call this "B1":
 B|-----------------|  These are the chords for the first verse:
 G|-9---9---8---8---|  " Frank the new CEO, had to answer..."
 D|-10--10--10--10--|
 A|-12--10--8---8---|  (from 0:12 to 0:16)
 E|-----------------|

 "Riff A"   <---------- Remember "Riff A", play it again
              (from 0:16 to 0:21)

 E|-----------------|  This would be "B2":
 B|-----------------|  while "The board was getting anxious..."
 G|-8---8---8---8---|  (from 0:21 to 0:25)
 D|-10--10--10--10--|
 A|-8---8---8---8---|
 E|-----------------|


 E|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|------------10---------------|
 D|-10----7----10---10----------| <---- First half of the Chorus
("Chorus A1")
 A|-10----7-----8---10----------|    (from 0:25 to 0:34)
 E|--8----5----------8----------|
  8x  8x  8x  8x

 E|-----------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------|
 G|-------12--10-----------12---|
 D|-10----12--10---10--10--12---| <---- Second Half of the Chorus
("Chorus A2")
 A|-10----10---8---10--10--10---|    (from 0:34 to 0:41)
 E|--8--------------8---8-------|
  8x  8x  8x  8x 8x 8x

 "Riff A" <----------- (0:41 to 0:51)

 "B1" <--------------- (0:51 to 0:54)
 "Riff A" <----------- (0:54 to 1:00)
 "B2" <--------------- (1:00 to 1:04)
 "Chorus A1" <-------- (1:04 to 1:14)
 "Chorus A2" <-------- (1:14 to 1:20)

 E|-----------------------------------------|
 B|-----------------------------------------|
 G|-------------10---------------------5----| <------ (from 1:20 until
the last chord stops
 D|--77777777-5-10-5--77777777--5-5----5----|     ringing...)
 A|--77777777-5--8-5--77777777--5-5----3----|
 E|--55555555-3----3--55555555--3-3---------|

 There's a break here, with some strings and organ and stuff, no guitar
here, but
 the harmony goes like this:
 C Major - G Major - A minor - F Major
 Then, the last parts of the song:

 "B1"   (from 1:52 to 1:57)
 "Riff A" (from 1:57 to 2:01)
 "B2"   (from 2:01 to 2:06)
 "Chorus A1" (from 2:06 to 2:15)
 "Chorus A2" (from 2:15 to 2:22)
 E|--------|
 B|--------|
 G|--10----|
 D|--10----| (from 2:22 to 2:28)
 A|---8----|
 E|--------|

 E|--------------|
 B|--------------|
 G|----10--------|
 D|--5-10-5--77--| (2:28 - end)
 A|--5--8-5--77--|
 E|--3----3--55--|

 Notes:

 A)
  The guitar panned to the right sometimes plays the first A5 of "Riff
A" one octave
  above,
  like this:
 E|--------------------------|
 B|--------------------------|
 G|--14----10----------10----|
 D|--14--5-10--5--7--5-10-5--|
 A|--12--5--8--5--7--5--8-5--|
 E|------3-----3--5--3----3--|
 B)
  The guitar panned to the left plays these melodies too:


 E|-----------------------|
 B|-----------------------|
 G|-----------------------|
 D|-----------------------| <--------- Between 0:51 and 0:54
 A|-12--------8-----8--6--|
 E|----8-12-8-----8-------|

 E|-----------------|
 B|-----------------|
 G|-----------------|
 D|-----------------|  <-------------- Between 1:00 and 1:04
 A|--6--8----6------|
 E|-------8---------|

 E|---------------------|
 B|---------------------|
 G|--17---8---10----5---|
 D|---------------------| <----------- Between 2:01 and 2:06
 A|--15---6----8----3---|
 E|---------------------|

 C) Enjoy the tablature. If you have any corrections (only if you are
totally sure about it)
   email them to legion_leroi@hotmail.com.

 EOF





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