Mr. Jones Lyrics

MR. JONES by NOFX. Album : Liberal Animation (1988) 1/4
Oh my god! This song is nothing else than a one big solo!!!! - but it's great.
Remember that there are only the main notes in the solos.
A=Dave "The Machineman" B=Melvin A&B=both
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# intro #A
E--------------------/----palm-mute------\---|
# intro #B
E--------------------/-----palm-mute-----\---|
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# main #A *=play about 16X with some palm-muting b=bend-up to next note >
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B------------------------*-------------------------------------------6------->
G-----------------------4-------------------------------------5b7-5h7--5p3h5->
D---------2-5-----4-7---4-------5-4-2--2--------2-5-----4-7------------------>
A---0-2-3-----3-5-----5-2-----------2--2--0-2-3-----3-5-----5-----\4X/-\4X/-->
E-----------------------------------0--0------------------------------------->
# main #B *=play about 16X with some palm-muting h=hammer-on >
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B------------------------*-------------------------------------*------------->
G-----------------------4---------------------5---5-5-7---7-7-4-------------->
D-----------------------4-----------2--2------5---5-5-7---7-7-4-------------->
A-----------------------2-----------2--2--0-2-3---3-3-5---5-5-2-------------->
E-----------------------------3-2h320--0------------------------------------->
mainA h=hammer-on p=pull-off > >
-5b7--------------------------------------------------12-12-11----------->
mainB >
main
main
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MR. JONES 2/4
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# bridge #A %=pause
E---0-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%-3---0---|
# bridge #B
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# bridge2 #A p=pull-off
G---9-9797--------7-9-9p79p7------7-5-97-7--------5-7-9p79p7----|
D---9------9p8p7--7-9-------------7-5---9--9p8p7--5-7-----------|
# bridge2 #B %=pause <<<=pick-slide
A---7-%%%%%%%%%%%-5-7-%%%%%%%%%%%-5-3-%%%%%%%%%%%-3-5-%%%%<<<<<-|
E---------------------------------------------------------<<<<<-|
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# bridge3 #A X2
G---9797--------------------9p7h9-----97-7------------------------9p7----|
D--------9p8p7-----------7h9------------9--9p8p7-------------7h9p7-------|
A-------------9p8p7-5-7h9------------------------9p77p5-5-7h9------------|
# bridge3 #B X2 *=play 5-6X
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# verse #A X2 *=play 4X
# verse #B X2 h=hammer-on
D-------5h75-5-5-5h75---7-5-7-7-5h75-----5h75-5-5-5h75-5--7--2---|
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Then play Abridge3AX2 or Bbridge3BX2 and AverseAX2 or BverseBX2.
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MR. JONES 3/4
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# bridge4 #A *=play 4X with palm-muting
# bridge4 #B *=play 4X with palm-muting
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# solo #A !B plays middle part of bridge4B 4X! b=bend-up to next note >
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-----------------------------8h108--------12h1512---10h1210----------------->
G---------------------7-9b11-------9-7-9----------14--------11-9--11-9b11-9-7>
D-----------------7979------------------------------------------------------->
A---7\--------7979-----------------------------------\--2X---/--------------->
E---------0979--------------------------------------------------------------->
soloA h=hammer-on
--12h1512---15b17-------12h1512---12\--| > Then play AmainA or BmainB
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# bridge5 #A *=play 6X #=play 3X
D---2-----7------#--45-#--45-#--45-#--45-#--455-7-2---|
# bridge5 #B *=play 6X
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Then play A&Bbridge3BX2 (with pauses) and Abridge2A or Bbridge2B.
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# outro #A *=play 5X >
E-------------------------------------------------------/12------------12->
B----*-----*--------------------------------------------/12-10h12-10h12--->
G---9---7-9---7-5-----------2--------------------------------------------->
D---9---7-9---7-5-----------2-----7b9-7-5-7b97--5---2--------------------->
A---7---5-7---5-3-----------0-----------------------2--------------------->
E---------------------------------------------------0--------------------->
# outro #B *=play 5X >
E------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B----*-----*-------------------------------------------------------------->
G---9---7-9---7-5-----------2--------------------------------------------->
D---9---7-9---7-5-----------2-----------------------2--------------------->
A---7---5-7---5-3-----------0-----------------------2--------------------->
E---------------------------------------------------0--------------------->
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MR. JONES 4/4
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outroA
outroB
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You don't wanna know how long this tabbing took! Whew!!