Alcohol Lyrics

As recorded by Tankard
(From the 1987 Album CHEMICAL INVASION)
Words and Music by Tankard
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Lead Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm Guitar (Backing)'
Q=215
Gtr I
|--------11--11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11b13r==9--|
| Gtr II
| PM
|-4S=6----4-----------|---------------------|
|-2S=4-0--2-----------|---------------------|
|--------11--11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11b13r==9-|
| PM
|-4S=6----4-----------|--------------------|
|-2S=4-0--2-----------|--------------------|
| PM PM
|-4S=6---2--------|-------------------------|-4S=6----4-----------|--------|
|-2S=4-0-0--------|-------------------------|-2S=4-0--2-----------|--------|
PM PM--| PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM--| PM--|
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
||o-4S6---4--------|-4--------4--------|-4S6---4--------|-4--------4---------|
||--2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0-|-2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0--|
PM PM----------------------------|
|-4S6---2--------|-------------------------|
|-2S4-0-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM PM--| PM--| PM--|
|----------------|-------------------o||
|-4S6---4--------|-4--------4--------o||
|-2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0--||
PM PM--| PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM--| PM--|
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
||o-4S6---4--------|-4--------4--------|-4S6---4--------|-4--------4--------|
||--2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0-|-2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0-|
PM PM----------------------------|
|-4S6---2--------|-------------------------|
|-2S4-0-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM PM--| PM--| PM--|
|----------------|-------------------o||
|-4S6---4--------|-4--------4--------o||
|-2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0--||
Gtr I
|--------11--11-11---11---|-11-11-11---11b13r=====9-----|
| Gtr II
| PM PM-----| PM--------| PM--|
|-4S=6----4---------------|--4-----------------4--------|
|-2S=4-0--2------0-0----0-|--2-----0-0-------0-2--0-0-0-|
|--------11--11-11---11---|-11-11-11---11b13r=====9------|
| PM PM-----| PM--------| PM--|
|-4S=6----4---------------|--4-----------------4---------|
|-2S=4-0--2------0-0----0-|--2-----0-0-------0-2--0-0-0--|
|--------9--9-9---9---|-9---9---9---9b11r==9b11r==9---7h9p==7---|
| PM PM----------------------------------------------|
|-4S=6---2------------|-----------------------------------------|
|-2S=4-0-0----0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0------0-0----0---0-0---0---0-|
| PM PM-----| PM--| PM--|
|-4S=6----4---------------|-4---------4--------|
|-2S=4-0--2------0-0----0-|-2---0-0-0-2--0-0-0-|
|-9b11r==9b11r=9b11r==|=11b13r==11b13r=11b13r==|
|-9b11r==9b11r=9b11r==|=8b10r==8b10r=8b10r===|
|---------------------|------------------------|-9b11r==9b11r=9b11r==|
|-9b11r==9b11r=9b11r==|=11b13r==11b13r=11b13r==|=====================|
|-8b10r==8b10r=8b10r=8b10r|=(8)--8b10r=8b10r=8b10r==|
PM PM--| PM--| PM--| PM PM--| PM--| PM--|
||o----------------|-------------------|----------------|--------------------|
||o-4S6---4--------|-4--------4--------|-4S6---4--------|-4--------4---------|
||--2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0-|-2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0--|
PM PM----------------------------|
|-4S6---2--------|-------------------------|
|-2S4-0-0--0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
PM PM--| PM--| PM--|
|----------------|-------------------o||
|-4S6---4--------|-4--------4--------o||
|-2S4-0-2--0-0-0-|-2--0-0-0-2--0-0-0--||
PM
|-2--------|-5--------|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-4S6---4-----*|
|----------|----------|----------------|---------|-2S4-0-2-----*|
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16),
where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths