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Gutless by Hole
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From 'Live Through This'. As always, there are two guitars in this one, with Courtney
playing rhythm and Eric playing lead. I've watched live performances of it and the main
riff can be played two different ways. Courtney plays the initial "Riff A" in the intro,
and Eric plays lead over it for the rest of the song. Courtney alternates between "Riff A"
and "Riff B", but it doesn't matter which way you play it, really.
Note: When you play the fourth power chord in Riffs A and B (which is an F power chord,
1/3/3), you have to upstroke/downstroke really rapidly on the last three strums. Listen
to the song and you can hear it pretty easily (great track, by the way).
Tabbed by: Scott H.
Tuning: Standard
INTRO/MAIN RIFF
Riff A:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-777-88888-3333333-333--777-88888-333333-55------------|
A|-777-88888-3333333-333--777-88888-333333-55------------|
E|-555-66666-1111111-111--555-66666-111111-33------------|
Riff B:
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-222--------------------222----------------------------|
G|-222-33333--------------222-33333----------------------|
D|-222-33333-3333333-333--222-33333-33333333-55----------|
A|-----11111-3333333-333------11111-33333333-55----------|
E|-----------1111111-111------------11111111-33----------|
Riff A/B
All my friends are embryonic
All my friends are dead and gone
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hole/gutless_tab_ver_2.html ]
Riff A/B
All my friends are microscopic
All my friends wake up alone
Riff A/B
Girl germs, eat your little virus
Revolution, come and die
Riff A/B
Elitists who eat the virus
Sleep with me, wake up alive
Riff C:
e|-----------------------------------3---33--------------|
B|-22-------22-------22-----------22-3-2-33--------------|
G|-22-------22-------22---------- 22-0-2-00--------------|
D|-22-33333-22-33333-22-33333-----22-0-2-00--------------|
A|----33333----33333----33333--------2---22--------------|
E|----11111----11111----11111--------3---33--------------|
Riff C
Gutless, you're gutless
Riff C
You're gutless, you're gutless
Riff A/B
You can try to suck me dry
But there's nothing left to suck
Riff A/B
Just you try to hold me down
Come on, try to shut me up
Riff A/B
Step and fetch, grease my hips
I don't even have to pause
Riff A/B
I don't really miss God
But I sure miss Santa Clause
Riff C
Gutless, you're gutless
Riff C
Gutless, you're gutless
Riff D:
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-8-7--------------------------------------------|
G|---------7-7----------------------------------------|
D|------------5-5-5-4-----5-5-5-4---------------------|
A|--------------------5-5---------5-5-4-5-------------|
E|---------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5----|
Riff D
I wanna drink the honeyblood
I wanna take the money and run
Riff C
Gutless, you're gutless
Riff C
Gutless, you're undressed
Riff C
You're gutless, you're gutless
Riff C
You're gutless, you're undressed
