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Favorite Thing Tab by The Replacements

Favorite Thing tab by The Replacements

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Intro Rhythm:
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e-------------------------------------------------|
B---------3--3--------3--3------------------------|
G---------2--2--------2--2------------------------|
D---5-4-2-0--0--5-4-2-0--0--5-4-2-7--9--5~--------|
A---3-2-0-------3-2-0-------3-2-0-5--7--3~--------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
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Intro Lead:
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e---------------------10-\-------------------------|
B---------10------x-x-10b\----x-x------------------|
G---------11b-----x-x---------x-x------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------/12\-|
E--------------------------------------------------|
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Verse Intro, Lead, with some mandatory sloppiness:
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------0-3-3-0----8~------------|
G---------------------------------------0-2---------/7-7~-2pb3r2-2p0-|
D-------------------------------0---0-2------------------------------|
A-----------0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0~-----------------------------------|
E-2s3-3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
====================================================================

Verse
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------3------|
G------------------------------------------------------4--2-2-2------|
D---------------------------------------------------5--4--2-2-0------|
A-----------------------2-3-5-2-3-5-----------------3--2--0-0--------|
E-2h3-3-3-2h3-3-3-2h3-3-------------2h3-3-3-2h3-3-3------------------|
=====================================================================
...ends on an E5. The cool little thing at 0:58 ("Wanna' be anything")
 is just a slight bend and release on the F#.

Pre-chorus, I guess? Parentheses separate the left and right guitar tracks,
only difference being that Bob plays octaves while Paul slams power chords.
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------3~-------------------------|
G-7--7-5--5-4--4-2---5--5-5-4--4-4-2--2-2-2~-------------------------|
D-------------------(5)(5-5-4)(4-4-2)(2-2)0~-------------------------|
A-5--5-3--3-2--2-0---3--3-3-2--2-2-0--0-0----------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
=====================================================================

Solo, guitar 1
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e---------5-------------------10-------------------------------------|
B----7-8--8b10--8-7-/8-10-12--13b15--13-12---------------------------|
G-/9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
=====================================================================
=====================================================================
e---------5-------------------10-------------------------------------|
B----7-8--8b10--8-7-/8-10-12--13b15r13-12-10-10s12~------------------|
G-/9-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
=====================================================================

Solo, guitar 2
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e-----------12---------------------17--------------------------------|
B----12-13--15b17--15-13-/15-17-19-20b22-20-19-----------------------|
G-/14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
=====================================================================
=====================================================================
e-----------12---------------------17----17----17--------------------|
B----12-13--15b17--15-13-/15-17-19-20b22-20b22-20b22~----------------|
G-/14----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Rhythm chugs E, G, E, C, B, A, D once, then E, G, E, C, B, A, C, B, A,
hammers on to B.

Chorus:
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e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
G-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2s4-4----|
D--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------------------|
=====================================================================
Second time around, he throws in an open E instead of B occasionally.

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