Bad Fish tab by Sublime

Tabs

Author: Sublime
Title: Bad Fish
Album: MOM Music For Our Mother Ocean
TAB by: Bobby Mills of Moreno Valley, CA
Email in care of Bobby Mills: [email protected]       .

****************************SUBLIME****************************

Play the intro. in a rhythm type manner:

 A augmentedA            Bb7Bb7         GbGb
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-

     A augmentedA           A augmentedA           Bb7Bb7
------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------
------|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-
5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-
5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-
5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-3-0-|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-
3-3-3-|----------------------|-----------------------|----------
                 notice that part ^
                 GbGb
   A augmentedA
------------|-----------------------|---------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------|-2-------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------
--2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-------------------------
------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------
                   let it ring

(play this next part using the same tab as shown above, but in a
 slow ska type manner instead of the rhythm style)

 A augmentedA            Bb7Bb7
When you grab a hold of me. . . . . .
GbGb               A augmentedA
Tell me that I'll never be set free. . . .
A augmentedA         Bb7Bb7
Well I'm a parasite . . . .
GbGb               A augmentedA
Creep and craw I step into the night . . .
A augmentedA      Bb7Bb7
Two pints of boose . . . .
GbGb             A augmentedA
Tell me are you a bad fish too (are you a bad fish too)
A augmentedA           Bb7Bb7
Ain't got no money to spend. . .
GbGb          A augmentedA
I hope the night will never end. . .
A augmentedA       Bb7Bb7
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
GbGb                 A augmentedA
Wont some body get me off of this reef. . .

       (pause)
A augmentedA          Bb7Bb7
Baby your a big blue whale. . .
GbGb                A augmentedA
Grab the reef when all the timing fails. . .
A augmentedA             Bb7Bb7
I swim but I wish I never hurt her. . .
GbGb            A augmentedA
Waters too polluted with germs. . . .
A augmentedA                 Bb7Bb7
A augmentedA dog deep when its ten feet over head. . .
GbGb             A augmentedA
Grab the reef underneath my bed (underneath my bed)
A augmentedA            Bb7Bb7
Aint got no corals with God. . . .
GbGb            A augmentedA
Aint got no time to grow old. . .
A augmentedA       Bb7Bb7
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
GbGb                A augmentedA
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .

A augmentedA            Bb7Bb7         GbGb
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-

     A augmentedA
------|---------
------|-2-------
5-5-5-|-2-------   pause for 2 sec. Then go strait to solo |
5-5-5-|-2-------                      \ /
5-5-5-|-0-------                       .
3-3-3-|---------


 SOLO:    #: let ring  >: slide ~: bend ^: half bend

------------------------------------------|---------------------
--^-------~------^-----------------|----------------------------
--2---2---4----4-4--------2>4--2----------|----------4--2---~~~-
--------------------2>(4)--------3-2------|------2-4------3-2---
--------------------------------------2>3#|--2>3----------------
------------------------------------------|---------------------
                      Notice those bends^

--5--2----------------------------------------------------------
-------3-2--2--#-#-#-#-----------------------------------------
------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------
------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------
------------0--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
           (Back to slow ska style play)

A augmentedA            Bb7Bb7
Aint got no corals with God. . . .
GbGb            A augmentedA
Aint got no time to grow old. . .
A augmentedA       Bb7Bb7
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
GbGb                A augmentedA
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .

	Well that's it. I hope I helped out some of you sublime
fans out there. If you know how to play a song then you should
take the time to post it on this page. If anyone has any comments
or questions feel free to e-mail me at the address on top of the
page.
	~Bobby Mills~

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