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Date: Tue, 17 Mar 1998 02:30:20 -0500 (EST)
From: Fred Lidskog 
Subject: 3/311/transistor.tab

"Transistor"
Performed by 311
>From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by: Chad Sexton
Lyrics by: Nick Hexum and Doug Martinez
(c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI
------------
Tabbed by Fred Lidskog 

NOTE: ANOTHER INTERPRETATION OF THIS SONG, AND ONE THAT I NOW THINK IS THE
RIGHT WAY TO PLAY IT, IS TO PLAY ONLY THE NOTES LISTED ON THE LOW "E"
STRING, AND NOT THE ONES ON THE "A" STRING. IN OTHER WORDS, PLAY THE
SINGLE NOTES ON THE "E" STRING INSTEAD OF THE POWER CHORDS LISTED BELOW,
BUT ONLY IN "VERSE RIFFS 1 & 2", "CHORUS RIFF 1", AND "RIFF 3". THE OTHER
RIFFS SHOULD BE PLAYED AS LISTED BELOW.

Verse Riff 1:
------------

e---------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A--2--4--5--7--4--4----7--4--2--7b7.5---2--4--5--7--4--4--
E--0--2--3--5--2--2----5--2--0--5b5.5---0--2--3--5--2--2--

e--------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--7--4--2--7--4--2--------------------------------------
E--5--2--0--5--2--0--------------------------------------

Verse Riff 2:
------------

e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------  
A--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--
E--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--

e-----------------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------7--7--7-----------
A--7--4--2--7--4--2--2--2--7--4--2--7--4--5--5--5-----------
E--5--2--0--5--2--0--0--0--5--2--0--5--2--------------------

Chorus Riff 1:
--------------

e--------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------
D--7--7--7--8--------------------------------------
A--5--5--5--6--6--6--6--6---6--6--8--6--4----------
E--------------4--4--4--4---4--4--6--4--2----------

Chorus Riff 2:
--------------

e---------------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------
D-----------7---------------------------------------
A--4--4--4--5--6--6--6--6---6--6--8--6--4-----------
E--2--2--2-----4--4--4--4---4--4--6--4--2-----------

Riff 3:
-------

e-------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------9--7----------------------------------------
A--5--5--5--5--5--7--5-------5--5--5--5--9--7--9--------------
E--3--3--3--3--3--7--5-------3--3--3--3--7--5--7--------------

Bridge:
-------

e------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------
G------------------------------------------------------------
D------------9--7--------------9--7--------------------------
A---5--5--5--7--5----5--5--5---7--5----5--5--9--7------------
E---3--3--3----------3--3--3-----------3--3--7--5------------

Reggae Part:
------------

e---3--3--------------1--1----1--1-----------------------
B---3--3-----5--5-----1--1----1--1-----------------------
G---4--4-----5--5-----2--2----2--2-----------------------
D------------5--5----------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------

Ending:
-------

e----------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------
G-----------5--5-------------------------------
D---5--5----5--5---3------3-----3------3-------
A---5--5----3--3---3------3-----3------3-------
E---3--3----3--3---1--0---1--0--1--0--1--0-----

e---------------------------------------------
B---------------------------------------------
G-----------5--5------------------------------
D---5--5----5--5---3---3---3--------3---------
A---5--5----3--3---3---3---3--------3---------
E---3--3----3--3---1---1---1---0----1---------

Lyrics/Song Structure:
=====================
---> Play Verse Riff 1 over:
If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck
If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck
If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck
If you want more beats for your 
---> Play Verse Riff 2 over:
buck there's no luck, then there's no luck
Then again if you came for drama then I can't understand
Music critics, music critics
Not afraid of a guy who'll tell you he's never been in a mix
        Been in a mix, been in a mix
From the grass roots so big up to our friends 
Every crew every click and every posse
Big up to all the heads not of hypocrisy
---> Play Chorus Riff 1 over:
You're a Transistor
---> Play Chorus Riff 2 over:
Lightning resistor
Conducting to the mother star
That's what you 
---> Play Riff 3 over:
are, yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh
        yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh
---> Play Verse Riff 1 over:
Renegade sound system Three Eleven
Renegade sound system Three Eleven
Renegade sound system Three Eleven
Renegade sound system 
---> Play Verse Riff 2 over:
Three Eleven, Three Eleven
Brothers from another planet and here once again
Automatic, automatic wanna take to the universe in a holographic
Cosmic remix, cosmic remix, 
From the mysterious blue planet we can breathe anywhere
Underwater, out in space or in L.A.
Your polluted air's no problem for these homeys
---> Play Chorus Riff 1 over:
You're a Transistor
---> Play Chorus Riff 2 over:
Lightning resistor
Conducting to the mother star
That's what you 
---> Play Riff 3 over:
are, yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh
        yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh heh
---> Play Bridge (x4)
---> Play Reggae Part (x4) over:
You're a Transistor
Lightning Resistor
Conducting to the Mother Star
That's what you 
---> Play Ending (x2) over:
are, yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh
yeah heh heh heh heh, yeah heh heh heh

Questions, comments, corrections, requests to swede@email.unc.edu







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Subject: 3/311/transistor.tab
From: Chip (kwalton1@ua1vm.ua.edu)

'Transistor'
Performed by 311
From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by:  C. Sexton & N. Hexum
Lyrics by:  D. Martinez & N. Hexum
(c) 1997 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
---------------
Tabbed by: Chip (kwalton1@ua1vm.ua.edu)
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/Home.html


Intro:
======
   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------
2:----------------------------------------------------
3:----------------------------------------------------
4:----------------------------------------------------
5:----------------------------------------------------
6:-0-2-3-5-2-2--2-5-2-0-5---0-2-3-5-2-2-2-5-2-0-5-2-0-


Verse:
======
   N.C.
1:---------------------------------------------------------
2:---------------------------------------------------------
3:---------------------------------------------------------
4:---------------------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------------
6:-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0-

   N.C.
1:---------------
2:---------------
3:---------------
4:---------------
5:---------5-5-5-
6:-5-2-0-5-------
        | Palm  |
        |  mute |


Chorus:
=======
  G#5 N.C.      G#5 N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------
2:----------------------------------------------
3:----------------------------------------------
4:----------------------------------------------
5:-6-------------6------------------------------
6:-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2---2-2-2-2-

  G#5 N.C.    G#5 N.C.
1:-----------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------
3:-----------------------------------
4:-----------------------------------
5:-6-----------6---------------------
6:-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2-2-2-


Post-Chorus:
============
   N.C.
1:-----------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------------------
3:-----------------------------------------------
4:-----------------------------------------------
5:-----------------------------------------------
6:-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--0--5--3--3-3-3-3-3---7--5--7-


Bridge:
=======
   N.C.
1:---------------------------------------------------------
2:---------------------------------------------------------
3:---------------------------------------------------------
4:---------------------------------------------------------
5:-------7-5------7-5-----------------7-5-----7-5------7-5-
6:-3-3-3------3-3-----3-3-7-5---3-3-3-----3-3------3-3-----


Reggae Part:
============

G - C - F


Heavy Part:
===========
   G5    C5/G  F5    G5   C5/G F5    G5   C5/G F5   G5   C5/G F5
1:--------------------------------------------------------------------
2:--------------------------------------------------------------------
3:-------5----------------5---------------5--------------5------------
4:-5-----5-----3-----5----5----3-----5----5----3----5----5----3-3-3-3-
5:-5-----3-----3-----5----3----3-----5----3----3----5----3----3-3-3-3-
6:-3-----3-----1-----3----3----1-----3----3----1----3----3----1-1-1-1-


Lyrics/Song Structure:
======================
---> Play Intro (x3)
---> Play Verse (x4)
---> Play Chorus over:
---> Play Post-Chorus (x4)
---> Play Intro (x3)
---> Play Verse (x4)
---> Play Chorus over:
---> Play Post-Chorus (x4)
---> Play Bridge (x2)
---> Play Reggae Part over:
   You're a transistor,  lightning resistor
   Conduction to the mother star
   Yes, that's what you are
---> Play Heavy Part over:


Words (unofficial):
===================

   If you want more beats for your blood there's no love
   If you want more beats for your blood there's no luck
   If you want more beats for your blood there's no love
   If you want more beats for your blood there's no love
   Then there's no love
   Then again if can't for jammin then I don't understand
   Music critics Music that ticks
   The greater the guy will tell he's never been in our mix
   Been in our mix, been in our mix
   From the grassroots  So big to out friends
   Every crew, every click and every posse
   Pick up to nod their heads not of hypocrisy

   You're a transistor  Lightning resister
   Conduction to the mother star  Yes, that's what you are

   Yeah.....

   Reggae sound system 311
   Reggae sound system 311
   Reggae sound system 311
   Reggae sound system 311
   Three Eleven
   From the stars to another planet
   Then here once again
   Odds on our tip
   Odds on our ticks
   Wanna take to the universe
   Soul hollow black trip (?)
   Cosmic Remix
   Cosmic Remix
   From the serious blue planet
   We can breathe anywhere
   Underwater, Out in space, and in LA
   The polluted there's no problem
   The soul has no maze


== Last Updated:  June 25, 1997 ==
From KMJC90A@prodigy.com Fri Aug 15 17:07:22 1997
Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 00:58:05, -0500
From: MR JOHN S GYULAI 
To: webmaster@olga.net
Subject: Transistor tab
Resent-Date: Mon, 30 Jun 1997 08:24:42 -0500 (CDT)
Resent-From: Chris Bray 
Resent-To: cbray@tarpit.uark.edu

Here is our unofficial interpretation of 311's transistor. The 
pasting got all fucked up so if its unreadable try pasting it into 
word




^ÑTransistor^Ò
Performed by 311
>From the Album ^ÓTransistor^Ô on Capricorn Records
Music by: ???
Lyrics by: ???
(c) 1997 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
----------
Tabbed by: Nisan Perera (renac@ccnet.com)
           Mike Gyulai  (kmjc90a@prodigy.com)

Riff 1 (w/distortion):
======================
    
1:-----------------------------------------------
2:-----------------------------------------------
3:----2-----2-----2-------2-----2-----2----------
4:--4-2-4-4-2-4-2-2-----4-2-4-4-2-4-2-2-4-2------
5:--4-0-4-4-0-4-2-0-----4-0-4-4-0-4-2-0-4-2------
6:--2---2-2---2-0---0-1-2---2-2-----0---2-0-0-1--

Riff 2 (w/distortion):
======================

1:--------------------------------------------------------------------

2:--------------------------------------------------------------------

3:--------------------------------------------------------------7-7-7-

4:------------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-------------7-7-7-

5:------------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-----------2-2-2-------------5-5-5-

6:--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-5-2-0-5-2-0-------


Chorus (w/distortion):
======================

1:-----------------------------
2:-----------------------------
3:--9--------------------------
4:--9-7-7-7-7-7--9-7-5---5-5-5-
5:--7-7-7-7-7-7--9-7-5---5-5-5-
6:----5-5-5-5-5--7-5-3---3-3-3-

Riff 3 (w/distortion):
======================

1:------------------------------
2:------------------------------
3:------------5-8---------5-3-5-
4:--6-6-6-6-6-5-8-6-6-6-6-5-3-5-
5:--6-6-6-6-6-3-6-6-6-6-6-3-1-3-
6:--4-4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4-------

Riff 4 (w/distortion):
======================

1:--------------------------------
2:--------------------------------
3:--------10-8-------10-8-----5-3-
4:--6-6-6-10-8-6-6-6-10-8-6-6-5-3-
5:--6-6-6-8--6-6-6-6-8--6-6-6-3-1-
6:--4-4-4------4-4-4------4-4-----


Bridge (clear):
===============

1:--3-3--0-0--1-1--1-1-
2:--3-3--0-0--1-1--1-1-
3:--4-4--1-1--2-2--2-2-
4:---------------------
5:---------------------
6:---------------------

Riff 5 (w/distortion):
======================

1:----------------------------------------------------------------
2:----------------------------------------------------------------
3:----------------------------------------------------------------
4:--5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-2-3-5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-
5:--5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-2-3-5--2--3--3-2-3-5--2--3-3-3-3-
6:--3--0--1--1-0-1-3--0--1-1-1-1-0-1-3--0--1--1-0-1-3--0--1-1-1-1-

Lyrics/Song Structure:
======================
--->Play Riff 1
--->Play Riff 1 over:
   If you want more beats for your buck there^Òs no luck
   Want more beats for your buck there^Òs no luck
   Want more beats for your buck there^Òs no luck
   Want more beats for your buck there^Òs no luck
--->Play Riff 2 over:   
   Then there^Òs no luck 
   Then again if you can^Òt put trauma
   Then I can^Òt understand
   Music critics, music critics    
   Then afraid of a guy I^Òll tell you
   Whos never been in a mix, been in a mix, been in a mix
   From the grassroots so get up to our friends, every crew, every 
click
   and everybody pick up to all the heads not a hypocricy
--->Play Chorus over:
   Your a Transistor
   Lightning resistor
   Conducted to the mother star
   That's what you are
--->Play Riff 3 over:
   Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh
   Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh
--->Play Riff 1
--->Play Riff 1 over:
   Reggae sounds is a 311
   Reggae sounds is a 311
   Reggae sounds is a 311
   Reggae sounds is a 311
--->Play Riff 2 over:   
   311, from a stronger^Ñnother planet
   And here once again
   Automatic, automatic
   Wanna sink to the universe in a holographic, cosmic remix
   Cosmic remix from a serious blue planet
   We can breath anywhere, underwater, outerspace
   And in LA, the pollution there^Òs no problem
   For these old hags
--->Play Chorus over:
   Your a Transistor
   Lightning resistor
   Conducted to the mother star
   That's what you are
--->Play Riff 3 over:
   Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh
   Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh
--->Play Riff 4 (x4)
--->Play Bridge over:
   Your a Transistor
   Lightning resistor
   Conducted to the mother star
   That's what you are
--->Play Riff 5 over:
   Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh 
   Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh
From VPQR52B@prodigy.com Mon Sep  1 10:18:15 1997
Date: Thu,  7 Aug 1997 22:22:43, -0500
From: MR ROB J LEPKOSKI 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB:Transistor by 311

Transistor
from the album Transistor by 311

This is a kinda tricky song so I only have the first 2 parts of the 
song

intro/verse
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------0-----0-----0----------0------0-----0---|
E|-0-2-3---2-2---2-1-----0-2-3----2-2---2-1-----|


pre-chorus
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0-----0-------0------0-------0-----0--------0-----0-------|
E|---2-0---2222---2-0---2222----2-0---2222---2-0---2222-|

tabbed by Rob Lepkoski<----Official Bad Ass
          super-fly@earthling.net