Not Like Me

'Not Like Me' by The Muffs ----------------------------- from the 1993 album The Muffs Tabbed by James Glover (Sebadonut) Standard Tuning Intro Bass G|------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D|------------|-----------------------------------------------------| A|-5--3--2----|--------------2--2-2--2-2--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| E|----------5-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------| Guitar enters at 0:05 e|-----------------------------| B|-----------------------------| G|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-| D|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-| A|-10--10\-2--2--3--3--5-5-5-5-| E|-----------------------------| Verse e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| but whenever you are near I want to run away oh yeah Bridge The bassline makes this part feel bouncy - you can emulate this by playing the notes staccato - releasing pressure on the fretboard each time you strike the chord. e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------| Could you ever take the time and be a man and say you are not like Chorus Im not certain whether the final notes at the end of the Chorus are - they instead might be a descending run of notes similar to the bass intro, A. It goes past quick so it may be the bass and guitar are not playing the same thing - have a listen and pick what feels best. e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| me You are not like me You are not like e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-2-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| me You are not like me verse 2 e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| And if you should ever go away another day oh yeah e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| There might be a world of me and I won't be afraid oh yeah Bridge e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| Doing the impossible where I could never win e|---------------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------| and I know what youre thinking in the answer you bring you are not like Chorus e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| me You are not like me You are not like e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-4-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-2-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| me You are not like me Solo e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| B|-3----3----3------------------3---3---3---3/-|-12-----12-----12------12-------------------------------| G|-5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7r5-3-----3-5b7-5b7-5b7-5/-|-14b16--14b16--14b16---14b16-14-12--11-12-14--14-11-12\-| D|------------------------5--5-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-\3----3---3-----------------------|-3----3---3-----3----3---3-----3----3---3------------------------| G|-\4--4---4---4--4b-4b-4b-4b5r4-0h2-|-5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5/--17b19--big bend------| D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------and allow to--| A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------feedback------| E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| G|--feedback from end of solo------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--| D|------and handclaps--------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--| A|---------------------------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--| E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| verse 3 First two bars are bass only but I like to play along with the root notes e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-| D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-| A|-------------2--2-2--2-2-3--3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-|-------------2--2-2--2-2-3--3-3--3-3-x--x-x--x-x-| E|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------| Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-------5-------7-------|---------4-------5-------7-------| D|-5-------4-------5-------7-------|-5-------4-------5-------7-------| A|-5-------2-------3-------5-------|-5-------2-------3-------5-------| E|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| But whenever you are near I want to run away oh yeah Bridge e|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------| G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E|---------------------------------| Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead e|---------------------------------|---------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------| G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------| Could you ever take the time and be a man and say you are not like Chorus e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| me you are not like me you are not like e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| me you are not like me You are not like e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| me me me me me me me yeah me me me me me me me yeah oh Outro e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------|-----------13--13--13---------| G|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----| D|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----| A|-7--7-7--7--2--2-2--2--3--3-3--3--5--5--5--5-|-10--------10--10--10--10-----| E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------| Feedback and ratings very welcome ************************************ | \ Slide down | / Slide up | r Release | b Bend | h Hammer-on | x Dead note ************************************