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What's That Smell? Tabs

(ver. 1)
Macabre
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/ The following is the author's own interpretation of the song, to be used /
/ for private use and studying                                             /
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NOTE:THE GUITAR AND BASS PLAY TOGETHER THROUGH THE ENTIRE SONG.
I AM A BASSIST AND MY BASS TEACHER HELPED ME FIGURE THIS OUT,
SO IT IS COMPLETE AND FAIRLY ACCURATE. LISTEN TO THE SONG FOR
THE TIMING AND SPEEDS. ENJOY!


RIFF A
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|------------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT 4x
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|-2--------------7-------------9-------------2---------------|
|-0--------------5-------------7-------------0---------------|

  Jefrey lived in Milwaukee with eleven men
  But they were in pieces because he dismembered them


RIFF B
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-55555555-0-0-0-0-0-0-77777777-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      6x         8x        6x         8x        6x

  What's that smell?   Did something die?   The landlord


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  77777777-66666666-55555555---------------------------------|
     8x       8x       8x

  thought that it was coming from outside.


RIFF C   (WITH THE CHORUS LYRICS)
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-77777777-0-0-0-0-0-0-55555555-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
      6x         8x        6x         8x        6x

  What's that smell?   That rotten smell!   It's Jefrey


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  77777777-66666666-55555555---------------------------------|
     8x       8x       8x

  Dahmer's apartment of HELLLLLLLLLLLLL


RIFF A
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|------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT 4x
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-2--------------7-------------9-------------2---------------|
|-0--------------5-------------7-------------0---------------|

  He took a bus to Chicago so he could pick up queers
  Invite to his place and then he'd drug their beer


NOW REPEAT 'RIFF B' AND 'RIFF C'. THE LYRICS ARE ALSO REPEATED.

THEN PLAY "RIFF A" 2x.

THEN...

NOTE: FOR THE SOLO, THE SPACING IN BETWEEN THE NUMBERS DO NOT SUGGEST
TIMING. HOWEVER, THEY ARE THERE TO HELP YOU VISUALLY.

SOLO (Play this fast)
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|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------8-6-5-------5------------------------------|REPEAT 2x
|-5-8-6-5-------5----6-------8-6-8--------------------------------|
|---------8-6-8----------------------------8-6-5-------5----6---6-|
|----------------------------------------6-------8-6-8--------6---|


|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---8-6-5-------5-------------------------------------------------|REPEAT 2x
|-6-------8-6-8--------8-6-5-------5------------------------------|
|--------------------6-------8-6-8---------8-6-5-------5----6---6-|
|----------------------------------------6-------8-6-8--------6---|


LICK #1
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------5-8-5----------------5-8-5---------------5-8-5----------------|
|---5-8-5-6--------------5-8-5-6-------------5-8-5-6----------------8-5-6-|
|-6--------------------6-------------------6----------------------6-------|

LICK #2
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------7-10-7---------------7-10-7--------------7-10-7--------------|
|---7-10-7-8-------------7-10-7-8------------7-10-7-8--------------10-7-8-|
|-8--------------------8-------------------8---------------------8--------|

LICK #3
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------9-12-9--------------9-12-9-------------9-12-9--------------|
|----9-12-9-10-----------9-12-9-10-----------9-12-9-10------------12-9-10-|
|-10------------------10------------------10-------------------10---------|

REPEAT LICK 1,2 AND 3.

THEN...

|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------5------------------------------------7------------------|
|-----------5-6-8---8-6-5-----------------------7-8-10---10-8-7-----------|
|-----5-6-8---------------8-6-5----------7-8-10-----------------10-8-7----|
|-4-6---------------------------8----6-8-------------------------------10-|

|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|----------------------9--------------------|
|--------------9-10-12---12-10-9------------|
|------9-10-12-------------------12-10-9----|
|-8-10-----------------------------------12-|

                         -------------------------------------------------|
                         -------------------------------------------------|
                         -------------------------11----------------------|
                         ----------------11-12-14----14-12-11-------------|
                         -------11-12-14----------------------14-12-11----|
                         -10-12----------------------------------------14-|


|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|----------11--------------------| REPEAT THIS 4x
|-11-12-14----14-12-11-----------|
|----------------------14-12-11--|
|--------------------------------|


|-------------------------|                   |---------------------------|
|-------------------------|REPEAT 3x          |---------------------------|
|-------------------3-6-3-|                   |-----------------5---------|
|-----------3-6-3-4-------|                   |-----------5-6-8---8-6-5---|
|---3-6-3-4---------------|          THEN PLAY|-----5-6-8---------------8-|
|-4-----------------------|                   |-4-6-----------------------|


|-----------------|                           |---------------------------|
|-----------------|REPEAT 3x                  |---------------------------|
|-----------------|                           |-----------------3---------|
|-----------1-4-1-|                           |-----------3-4-6---6-4-3---|
|---1-4-1-2-------|                 THEN PLAY |-----3-4-6---------------6-|
|-2---------------|                           |-2-4-----------------------|


RIFF A
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|------------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT 4x
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|-2--------------7-------------9-------------2---------------|
|-0--------------5-------------7-------------0---------------|

  And once they were asleep Jeffrey Dahmer would kill them
  Cut them up and eat certain pieces of the men.


NOW REPEAT 'RIFF B' AND 'RIFF C'. THE LYRICS ARE ALSO REPEATED.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE VERY LAST NOTE:

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     ---------------------| ALL THE INSTRUMENTS STOP ON THE LAST
     ---------------------| NOTE, EXCEPT FOR THE VOCALS.
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     -77777777-66666666-5-|
         8x       8X

 ...Dahmer's apartment of HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
            
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