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From: [email protected] (Joel M Grossman)
Subject: TAB/BTAB: anxious mofo-MINUTEMEN
Although I don’t play bass very well, I’ve tried the best I could to get
the bass parts down, as the vibe between d. and mike is crucial.
My apologies for any inaccuracies. If you spot any, drop me a line
please. Also, if there are other people out there who are deeply
into the Minutemen and playing them, drop me a line.
ANXIOUS MOFO as transcripted by Joel Grossman
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r=let ring r*=let ring for just a sec
v=bend down ^=bend up
p=pull off h=hammer on
Guitar Progression 1
e-|——————————-|
B-|——————————-|
G-|——————————-| (2x)
D-|—————————–7-|
A-|—————————–7-|
E-|–5p4–5p4–5p4–5p4———5-|
Bass Progression 1
G-|———————————————|
D-|———————————————| (2x)
A-|——————————-4-5-4—–4—|
E-|–5p4–5p4–5p4–5p4———5——-5-5—5-|
Guitar Progression 2
e-|——————————-|
B-|—–8—–8—–8—–8——-|
G-|—–7—–7—–7—–7——-|
D-|—–6—–6—–6—–6——-|
A-|—–7—–7—–7—–7——-|
E-|——————————-|
Bass Progression 2
G-|——————————-|
D-|——————————-|
A-|———–0-7-10-9-7r———|
E-|–0–7p5h7———————|
Bass Progression 3
G-|——————————-|
D-|——————————-|
A-|–2—–2r—-0—————-|
E-|—–3—————2———|
The Song
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(Guitar & Bass Progresion 1) (2x)
serious as a heart attack
makes me feel this way
(Guitar & Bass Progression 2) (2x)
no device to measure
no words can define
G-|——————————-|
D-|———-2—2—-4–5–5–5–| (2x)
A-|——-2—-3—5————–|
E-|–3r*————————–|
(Bass Progression 3) (No Guitar–Take 5, d.)
I mean what I’m trying to say
is how can I express let alone posess?
(Progression 1) (2x)
serious as a heart attack
makes me feel this way
e-|——————————————-|
B-|——————————————-|
G-|–5h7r—7–7-5—————————-|
D-|—————-7v—-5h4——————|
A-|————————-5–5h4r–5h4——|
E-|————————————–5—-|
e-|——————————————–|
B-|——————————————–|
G-|——————————-5–7^-5h7p5–|
D-|—————5r——4-5–7————-7-|
A-|—–4h5—4h5—–3/5———————-|
E-|—-4h5————————————-|
e-|——————————————-|
B-|——————————————-|
G-|——————————————-|
D-|–7–5–4———————————-|
A-|———–5–4—————————-|
E-|—————–5————————-|