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Sublime ? Badfish [reggae strumming]
Contributor - Mathew Fok
[[[This tab is entirely correct]]] (I fixed the solo lyrics and chord progression B -> Bm essentially]]]
Enjoy!
Intro - A Bm G A x2 [[play on top of fretboard]] [mild plucking] [HOLD last A] [bottles clashing]
[play A with first finger and use the middle finger to play 2nd string third fret hammering] [voice overs]
["Go find him..."...?How?s it going dude?, ?Hey man whatsup?, ?Tell Ty he can turn the radio back on?]
[[Now play chords in the middle of the fretboard]]
A Bm
When you grab a hold of me. . . . . .
G A
Tell me that I'll never be set free. . . .
A Bm
But I'm a parasite . . . .
G A
Creep and craw I step into the night . . . [Extra 2 muted A strums]
A Bm
Two pints of booze . . . . [reverb echo effect]
G A
Tell me are you a bad fish too (are you a bad fish too) [some layered fill]
D A
Ain't got no money to spend. . . [reverb echo effect]
D A
I hope the night will never end. . .
D A
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
D E [hold E w/ effects]
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .
[Specialized drumming]
(pause)
A Bm
Baby your a big blue whale. . .
G A
Grab the reef when all duck diving fails. . . [Extra muted A strum]
A Bm
Id swim but I wish I never learned. . .
G A
Waters too polluted with germs. . . . [short layered fill as weall as play on g string 6h7 multiple times]
A Bm
I dive deep when its ten feet over head. . .
G A
Grab the reef underneath my bed (underneath my bed)[layered fill]
D A
Aint got no quarrels with God. . . . [reverb echo effect]
D A
Aint got no time to grow old. . .
D A
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
D E [Hold E]
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . . [siren sound]
A Bm G A [[top of fretboard]] [plucked] [subtle voice over]
[specialized drum roll]
A Bm G A repeat with Solo [[top of fretboard]] [reverb]
Solo [Reverb effects]
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|4h6~6b~6b6br4~----2-4---1h2p1----------|
|-------------2h4--------------4-2------|
|-----------------------------------2h4~|
|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------5-2-------------|
|---------------------------2-0------2/-|
|--------------2/1--------------2h4--2/-|
|----2-4~--2-------2-2h4-------------2/-|
|2h4------------------------------------|
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D A
Aint got no quarrels with God. . . . [reverb echo effect][Extra Muted A strum]
D A
Aint got no time to get old. . .
D A
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
D E
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . . [Hold E, let it fade.]
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Last Updated: April 26, 2021