'Not Like Me' by The Muffs
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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
G B C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
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
A C D
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 D C D B - they instead might be a
descending run of notes similar to the bass intro, D C B 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.
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G D C D B
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
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
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
A C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G D C D B
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
G B C D G B C D
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|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------|
G B C D G B C D
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|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
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
A C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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
G B C D G B C D
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 C D G
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
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| r Release
| b Bend
| h Hammer-on
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