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Badfish

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Sublime – Badfish (reggae strumming)
Contributor - Mathew Fok
(This tab is entirely correct) 
                                               B   Bm
(I fixed the solo lyrics and chord progression  ->  essentially)
Enjoy!
[Intro]
ABmGA
    x2 
(play on top of fretboard) 
(mild plucking) 
           A
(HOLD last ) 
(bottles clashing) 
      A
(play  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      E
                                 (hold  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      E
                                 (Hold )
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . . 
(siren sound)
A Bm G A
(top of fretboard) 
(plucked) 
(subtle voice over)
(specialized drum roll)
ABmGA
    repeat with Solo 
(top of fretboard) 
(reverb)
[Solo]
(Reverb effects)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------|             
G|4h6~6b~6b6br4~----2-4---1h2p1----------|
D|-------------2h4--------------4-2------|   
A|-----------------------------------2h4~|
E|---------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------5-2-------------|
B|---------------------------2-0------2/-|
G|--------------2/1--------------2h4--2/-|
D|----2-4~--2-------2-2h4-------------2/-|
A|2h4------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
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. . . 
Ending
      E
(Hold , let it fade.)
************************************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| /   Slide up
| ~   Vibrato 
************************************

Badfish chords and lyrics

Free chords for Badfish by Sublime. Scroll the interactive sheet above or read the chord names inline below.

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]
(mild plucking) 
(Now play chords in the middle of the fretboard)
(some layered fill)
(reverb echo effect)
(Specialized drumming)
              (pause)
(short layered fill as weall as play on g string 6h7 multiple times)
(layered fill)
(reverb echo effect)
(siren sound)
(plucked) 
(subtle voice over)
(specialized drum roll)
(reverb)
[Solo]
(Reverb effects)
(reverb echo effect)
(Extra Muted A strum)
[Ending]
(Hold E, let it fade.)
************************************
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| b   Bend
| br  Bend release
| /   Slide up
| ~   Vibrato 
************************************

Badfish Chords by Sublime

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