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From: gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au (Greg O'Beirne)
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S A B O T A G E - Beastie Boys
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Tabbed by Greg O'Beirne
This isn't complete, it's just to give you a vague idea :)
Firstly, tune all strings down half a step.
The main bass/guitar riff is as follows:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
Eb --------- Eb ---------------------------------
Bb --------- Bb ---------------------------------
Gb --------- followed Gb -7-X-X-7-X-X-7-X-X-7-X-X-7-X-X-X-
Db --------- by... Db -7-X-X-7-X-X-7-X-X-7-X-X-7-X-X-X-
Ab --------- Ab -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
Eb -0///5~~- Eb -5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-
Slide up This riff gives the "drone" in the
over three background during the song........
beats & hold Repeat, replacing the last four beats
for one... in this riff with the sliding up riff...
It changes around a bit, but this good enough to give you the basic
background for the song... The lyrics are:
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I Can't Stand It I Know You Planned It
I'm'a Set It Straight, This Watergate
I Can't Stand Rocking When I'm In Here
'Cause Your Crystal Ball Ain't So Crystal Clear
So While You Sit Back and Wonder Why
I Got This Fucking Thorn In My Side
Oh My God, It's A Mirage
I'm Tellin' Y'all It's Sabotage
S-S-S So Listen Up 'Cause You Can't Say Nothin'
You'll Shut Me Down With A Push Of Your Button
But Your.. I'm Out And I'm Gone
I'll Tell You Now I Keep It On And On
What You See You Might Not Get
And We Can Bet So Don't You Get Souped Yet
Scheming On A Thing That's A Mirage
I'm Trying To Tell You Now It's Sabotage
Why....
Our Backs Are Now Against The Wall...
Listen All Of Y'all It's a Sabotage
Listen All Of Y'all It's a Sabotage
Listen All Of Y'all It's a Sabotage
Listen All Of Y'all It's a Sabotage
I Can't Stand It, I Know You Planned It
I'm'a Set It Straight This Watergate
But I Can't Stand Rockin' When I'm In This Place
Because I Feel Disgrace Because You're All In My Face
But Make No Mistakes And Switch Up My Channel
I'm Buddy Rich When I Fly Off The Handle
What Could It Be, It's A Mirage!
You're Scheming On A Thing; It's Sabotage
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Hope this helps!! :)
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Greg O'Beirne
gobeirne@tartarus.uwa.edu.au