'Slinky'
Performed by 311
From the album
"Unity" on What Have You Records
Music by: N. Hexum
Lyrics by: N. Hexum
(c) 1991 Allegiance
Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Michael Slusarz
(slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu)
The 311 Guitar Archive --
http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/
* Important!: Song in
Dropped-D Tuning - Tune lowest (6) string one full
step down (from E
to D).
Intro/Riff 1a:
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N.C. Faug F
1:---------------9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9---8--8-
2:--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-
3:--------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--10-10-
4:---------------------------------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3---------------------------------------
Intro/Riff
1b:
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N.C. D6
1:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
2:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
3:---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-
4:-----------------------------------------
5:-----------------------------------------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3-----------------------------
Intro/Riff
1c:
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N.C.
1:--------------------------------------
2:--------------------------------------
3:--------------------------------------
4:---------------5-3-0-3-0--------------
5:-------------------------5p3p1-0------
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3----------------------5-4-
Intro/Riff
1d:
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N.C. D5 Bb5 D5
Bb5
1:------------------------------
2:------------------------------
3:------------------------------
4:--------------12---8---12---8-
5:--------------12---8---12---8-
6:-0-3-0-b5b-3--12---8---12---8-
Riff
2:
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[Guitar 1 (Clean)]:
F Fsus4
F Bb Bbsus4 Bb
1:-----------------------------------------------------
2:-10-10-10-10-10-11-11-10-10--15-15-15-16-16-16-15-15-
3:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
4:-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-
5:--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-
6:-----------------------------------------------------
[Guitar
2 (Distortion)]:
F5 Bb5
1:----------------------------------
2:----------------------------------
3:----------------------------------
4:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
5:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
6:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-
Verse
1 (Clean):
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F A#
1:-5--5-5---6--6-6-
2:-6--6-6---6--6-6-
3:-5--5-5---7--7-7-
4:-----------------
5:-----------------
6:-----------------
Chorus:
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[Guitar
1 (Clean)]:
F Bb
1:--------------------
2:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
3:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
4:-10-10-10--15-15-15-
5:--8--8--8--13-13-13-
6:--------------------
[Guitar
2 (w/Distortion)]:
F Bb
1:--------------
2:--------------
3:--------------
4:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
5:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
6:-3-3-3--8-8-8-
Riff
3:
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N.C.
1:-----------------
2:-----------------
3:-----------------
4:-----------------
5:-3--5-3-3------1-
6:----------5-5----
Riff
3:
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F5 G#5 G5
G#5 Bb5 G#5 G5 G#5
1:-------------------------------
2:-------------------------------
3:-------------------------------
4:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
5:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
6:-3---6---5---6---8---6---5---6-
Lyrics/Song
Structure:
======================
---> Drum Intro
--->
Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> No Guitar
over:
I was at this club minding
my tea
I saw this fine young
thing so I thought that I would see
---> Play Verse 1 over:
I don't smoke but I asked her for a
cigarette
I know it's lame but I
haven't got a better one yet
---> Play Verse 1 (quiet) over:
You guess the rest I'm not the type to
fess
I sing this song because I
tell you she's the best
---> Play Chorus over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
--->
Play Riff 2 over:
So I'll just
pretend
But I feel like
--->
Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
---> Play Riff 3
over:
Mackadocious she's sweet
and precocious
She's the one
girl that I just dig, love, yes I'm not above this
You think that's wack then bro you
lack
You bore me that macho crap
makes me snore, see, me,
I'm all
about the females, the women, the jewels of this world
Those flowers like that slinky girl
--->
Play Riff 2 (x2)
---> Play Verse over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 over:
So I'll just pretend
But I feel like
---> Play Intro
Riff 1 (a-d)
---> Spoken:
All right break it down
311's in the house whether you like it or not
Nineteen-ninety whatever
Here we go
---> No guitar
over:
Well I met her one night
I'd seen her before
She stole my
brain then showed me the door
Girls that do me like that there's not many
But I've met one, that's plenty
I'm glad to say that she gets her way
She can move me and that's okay
Has the power to turn paper inky
The girl has me and she's so
--->
Play Riff 4 (x8) with Solo
---> Play Chorus over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
--->
Muted Verse 1 (x4)
---> No guitar over:
That slinky girl is in my brain
Now I'll never be the same
No one can ever see
What that slinky girl means to me
---> Play Riff 2 (x4)
--->
Play Intro/Riff 1 (a-d) - w/ad libs
---> End on F5 (333xxx)