'Fred Is Dead' by Screeching Weasel - Guitar Tutorial

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From: CLASH407@aol.com
Date: Mon, 12 Aug 1996 04:55:43 -0400
Subject: tab:fred is dead by screeching weasel


fred is dead!
by screeching weasel
from the 1986 demo
tabbed by sean mcdermott (clash407@aol.com)

intro!

G(really fast)

fred--------------   is .

then do the following

the whole song is just this riff, with some variations...


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

JUST DO THAT OVER AND OVER.(do riff once for each line)

lyrics..-
i was sitting at home on day,
see fred and my microwave
fred was a gerbil, just the same
 i was feeling quite insane!

chorus!
(move to high e and b strings!)
(riff twice)
freddie met the microwave!!
(riff once more)
(back to g and d)

push 10 seconds, put on high
kiss my gerbil fred good bye!
see ol' freddie run and run
went KABOOM just like a gun!

chorus once more, same as first time

 verse III

went to gt a brillo pad
fred is dead, aw aint it sad.
i didnt do, man i wish
lets see whos next-  its spot my fish!

chorus!

(solo- just do riff a couple of octaves higher and go crazy!  :)     )

fade.............

that is all.
email me if you wanna talk about stuff that dosent suck, or if you have any
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