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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 02:30:07 -0500 (EST)
From: Fred Lidskog 
Subject: 3/311/beautiful_disaster.tab

"Beautiful Disaster"
Performed by 311
>From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by: N. Hexum
Lyrics by: N. Hexum
(c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by Fred Lidskog 

Riff 1a: (w/ heavy distortion)
--------

e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--2--0--2----------------0--------------------------------
E-------------3--2--3--2-----------------------------------

Riff 1b: (w/ heavy distortion)
--------

e----------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------
A--2--0--------2------------------------------------------
E--------2--3--------------------------------------------

Riff 2: (w/ heavy distortion)
-------
NOTE: There are two guitars playing two different parts simultaneously here,
one is using only the "B" string and one is using only the "G" string:

  e------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #1 B--7----7--8--7--5--7--5--3----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5--
  G------------------------------------------------------------
  D------------------------------------------------------------
  A------------------------------------------------------------
  E------------------------------------------------------------

  e------------------------------------------------------------
  B------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #2 G--7----7--9--7--6--7--6--4----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6--
  D------------------------------------------------------------
  A------------------------------------------------------------
  E------------------------------------------------------------


  e------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #1 B--7----7--8--7--5--7--5--3----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5--
  G------------------------------------------------------------
  D------------------------------------------------------------
  A------------------------------------------------------------
  E------------------------------------------------------------

  e------------------------------------------------------------
  B------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #2 G--7----7--9--7--6--7--6--4----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6--
  D------------------------------------------------------------
  A------------------------------------------------------------
  E------------------------------------------------------------


  e-----------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #1 B--7--8--10---12--10--8---8--10--12--10--8--10--12--10--8--10--12-
  G-----------------------------------------------------------------
  D-----------------------------------------------------------------
  A-----------------------------------------------------------------
  E-----------------------------------------------------------------

  e-----------------------------------------------------------------
  B-----------------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #2 G--7--9--11---12--11--9---9--11--12--11--9--11--12--11--9--11--12-
  D-----------------------------------------------------------------
  A-----------------------------------------------------------------
   E-----------------------------------------------------------------


  e----------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #1 B--10--8--7--5--7--5--3-----3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--7--5---
  G----------------------------------------------------------
  D----------------------------------------------------------
  A----------------------------------------------------------
  E----------------------------------------------------------

  e----------------------------------------------------------
  B----------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #2 G--11--9--7--6--7--6--4-----4--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--7--6---
  D----------------------------------------------------------
  A----------------------------------------------------------
  E----------------------------------------------------------

Riff 3: (with dirty distortion sound, perhaps less "gain" used)
-------
   Bm     G Em     F#
e--2--2---3--3---0--0---2--2---------------------------
B--3--3---3--3---0--0---2--2---------------------------
G--4--4---4--4---0--0---3--3---------------------------
D------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------

Riff 4: (w/ heavy distortion)
-------
e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D--4--4-4--2-2-----------------------------------------
A--2--2-2--0-0-5--5--5-5-5--2--2-2-2-2--4--4--4-4-4----
E--------------3--3--3-3-3--0--0-0-0-0--2--2--2-2-2----

Riff 5a: (w/ heavy distortion)
--------

e------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------
D--2--2--2--6--6--6--4--4--4--4--4--4------------------
A--2--2--2--4--4--4--4--4--4--2--2--2------------------
E--0--0--0--4--4--4--2--2--2--2--2--2------------------

Riff 5b: (w/ heavy distortion)
--------
e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D--2-2--2--2--2--6-6--6--6--6--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4----
A--2-2--2--2--2--4-4--4--4--4--4-4--4--4--4--2-2--2--2--2----
E--0-0--0--0--0--4-4--4--4--4--2-2--2--2--2--2-2--2--2--2----

Riff 5c: (w/ Heavy distortion, palm muffling the sound a bit)
--------
e------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------------
D-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--
A-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
E-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--

Riff 6: (w/ heavy distortion)
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e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------
D-2--2--2------2--2------2-----2-------
A-2--2--2------2--2------2-----2-------
E-0--0--0--3b5-0--0--3b5-0-3b5-0-------

NOTE ON Riff 6: I don't think what I have listed above is exactly how this
part is played, but I can't figure it out just by listening. It sounds
like there may be two guitars playing two different things here, and that
they may be using a slide instead of a bend. Another suggestions as to how
you might play this part:

e--------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------
D-2--2--2-------2--2-------------------
A-2--2--2-------2--2-------------------
E-0--0--0--3s12-0--0---3s12-0-3s12-0---

Solo:
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NOTE: HereÆs the two simultaneous guitar thing again, one playing only the
"B" string, and one playing only the "G" string:

  e-----------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #1 B--7--8--10----12--14--15----14--15--17--15--17--19--17--19-
  G-----------------------------------------------------------
  D-----------------------------------------------------------
  A-----------------------------------------------------------
  E-----------------------------------------------------------

  e-----------------------------------------------------------
  B-----------------------------------------------------------
Guitar #2 G--7--9--11----12--14--16----14--16--18--16--18--19--18--19-
  D-----------------------------------------------------------
  A-----------------------------------------------------------
  E-----------------------------------------------------------

  e-----------------------------------------------
Guitar #1 B--20--19--17--17--15---15--14--15---14--12--14-
  G-----------------------------------------------
  D-----------------------------------------------
  A-----------------------------------------------
  E-----------------------------------------------

  e-----------------------------------------------
  B-----------------------------------------------
Guitar #2 G--21--19--18--18--16---16--14--16---14--12--14-
  D-----------------------------------------------
  A-----------------------------------------------
  E-----------------------------------------------

  e---------------------
Guitar #1 B--12--10--12--10--7--
  G---------------------
  D---------------------
  A---------------------
  E---------------------

  e---------------------
  B---------------------
Guitar #2 G--12--11--12--11--7--
  D---------------------
  A---------------------
  E---------------------

Lyrics/Song Structure:
---------------------
---> Play Riff 1a (x7)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 2 (x1)
---> Play Riff 3 (x2) over:
   Today seems like a good day, to burn a bridge or two
   The one with the old wood creaking that would burn away right on cue
---> Play Riff 4 (x2) over:
   I try to be not like that, but some people really suck
   Some people need to get the axing, chalk it up to bad luck
---> Play Riff 1a (x3)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 3 (x2) over:
   I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored
   She's always runnin' from something, so many things ignored
---> Play Riff 4 (x2) over:
   I might do that stuff if it didn't make me feel like shit
   I'm on some old reality tip, so many trips in it
---> Play Riff 1a (x3)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 5a (x2) over:
   Beautiful disaster
   Flying down the street again
---> Play Riff 5b (x2) over:
   I tried to keep up
   You wore me out and left me ate up
   Now I wish you all the luck
   You're a butterfly in the wind without a 
---> Play Riff 5c (x2) over:
   Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
   A pretty train crash to me and I can't
   Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
   I do, I don't, whatever
---> Play Riff 6 (x2)
---> Play Solo
---> Play Riff 3 (x2) over:
   I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored
   She's always runnin' from something, so many things ignored
---> Play Riff 4 (x2) over:
   I try to be not like this, but I thought it'd make a good song
   There's nothing to see shows over, people just move along
---> Play Riff 1a (x3)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 5a (x2) over:
   Beautiful disaster
   Flying down the street again
---> Play Riff 5b (x2) over:
   I tried to keep up
   You wore me out and left me ate up
   Now I wish you all the luck
   You're a butterfly in the wind without a 
---> Play Riff 5c (x2) over:
   Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
   A pretty train crash to me and I can't
   Ca-a-a-a-a-a-a-are
   I do, I don't, whatever
---> Play Riff 6 (x4)
   
Questions, comments, corrections, requests to swede@email.unc.edu