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S And M Airlines Bass

(ver. 3)
Nofx
A little bit slower slice with nice lines to play. 
A=Albino   B=Melvin   A&B=both
:
# intro # 0:53         
G-------------------------------------|
D---77------7-------7-------7---\\\---|
A-------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|
:
# main #
G-------------------------------------5-----------5-----|
D---------------------------------5/77775-----5/77775---|
A---3-3--55-5-55-3-3--55-5-55-0-0---------0-0-----------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
:
# main2 #
G-------------------------------------------------5-----|
D---------------------------------------------5/77775---|
A---3-3--55-5-55-3-3--55-5-55-0-0-00-00-0-0-0-----------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
:
# main3 #
G-------------------------------------5---------------|
D---------------------------------5/77775-----77755---|
A---3-3--55-5-55-3-3--55-5-55-0-0---------0-0---------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
:
# bridge #B (The government's trying...) *=play 7-8X
G-----------------------------------------------|
D----*-------*-------*-------*-------*----------|
A---8------10-------7-----100-----108------10---|
E--------------------------||------||-----------|
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# main4 # X3   (during solo)
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A---3-3--55-5-55-3-3--55-5-55-0-0-00-00-0-0-0-00-00-0---|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
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# main5 #   (during last solo rhythm)
G-------------------------------------5-----------------|
D---------------------------------5/77775---------------|
A---3-3--55-5-55-3-3--55-5-55-0-0---------0-0-00-00-0---|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
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# bridge2 #   (Why do you want to know...)  *=play 7-8X
G---------|---------------3X--------------|------12---|
D----*----|--*-------*-------*-------*----|----12-----|
A---8-----|10-------7-----100-----108-----|10---------|
E---------|----------------||------||-----|-----------|
:
# main-outro #   
G-------------------------------------5-------|
D---------------------------------5/77775-7---|
A---3-3--55-5-55-3-3--55-5-55-0-0---------0---|
E---------------------------------------------|
:
Done!

Extra long, but great song by NOFX. Super bass lines keeps the feeling on!
:
# intro # X8  !use palm-muting!
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--9-9-9-7-7-7-9---|
A---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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# intro2 #
G----------------------------11121411-------|
D---7-------\--10-------\--12--------1214---|
A-------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
:
# intro3 # X2   !play all notes 6X!
G-------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|
A---0-----------3-----------5-----------7---|
E-------------------------------------------|
:
# verse # X3   h=hammer-on                  
G---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-----------5--5---------------5--5---------------5--5----------------------|
A---0-0-5h7------753---0-0-5h7------753---0-0-5h7------753---5--5--5--5-3---|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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# bridge #   *=play 6X
G----------------------------------------------------|
D----*-----------*-----------7-910-9-7-5-2-----/14---|  > Then play verseX2.
A---0-----------3------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------|
:
# chorus #         *=play 7X         %=pause                           
G----------------------------------------------------------|
D----*----------------------------------*-------*-------*--|
A---0-------33-33------------88-888----0-------3-------8---|
E-----------------%%%%%%%%%%--------33---------------------|
:
# end-chorus # X2                    
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A---0-0-0-----0-0-0-----0-0-0-----3---|
E-------------------------------------|
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Then play intro2, verseX2, bridge, verseX2 and chorus.
:
# end-chorus2 # X2                    
G-------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------|
A---0-0-0-----0-0-0----121212\----3---|
E-------------------------------------|
:
# solo-background # X4
G-------------------------------------|
D---------5---------------------------|
A---0-0-0-----0-0---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
E-------------------------------------|
:
Then play intro2 (during tilu-lilu), verseX2, bridge and verseX2 (second time 
without last five notes).
:
# chorus2 #A&B  X3  *=play 7X
G--------------------------------------------|-------------3X------------|-|
D----*----------------------------------*----|--*-------*-------*-------*|-|
A---0-------33-33------------88-888----0-----|-0-------3-------8-------0-|-|
E-----------------%%%%%%%%%%--------33-------|---------------------------|-|
to next page...
S&M AIRLINES                                                              2/2
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# outro #   *=play 6X
G----*-----------------------11121411----*--|
D---7------------*---------12--------1214---|
A---------------3---------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------|
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# outro2 # X3 *=play 6X   #=play 3X
G----*-----------------------11121411----#--------|
D---7------------*---------12--------1214------#--|  
A---------------3-----------------------------7---|  
E-------------------------------------------------|
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# outro3 #
G----------------------------------|
D-----------5--5-------------------|
A---0-0-5h7------753---5---3---0---|
E----------------------------------|
:
Wow! Those S&M-NOFX-songs!!!

DRUG FREE AMERICA by NOFX. Album : S&M Airlines (1989)                     
Great song with long intro, which is also cool to play. 
:
# intro # 0:25   %=pause                                             >
G------------------------------------------------------------------7->
D----------------------------------%7-----------------------------7-->
A--%5------------------------------%5----------------------------5--->
E-------------------------------------------------------------------->
intro                                                               >
-----7-77777777777777777777777777777------------------------------7->
-------------------------------------------8-8-------9-9---8-8---7-->
---5---------------------------------5-5555---555555----555---555--->
intro
-----7-7--------------------------7--7-7------------------------------|
-----------8-8-------9-9---8-8---7---------8-8-------9-9---8-8--------|
---5----555---555555----555---555--5----555---555555----555---55555---|
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# intro2 #   *=play 7-8X   #=play 5X with pause                     >
G-|-------------2X----------------|-------------4X----------------|->
D-|--*-------*-------*-------*----|--#-------#-------#-------#----|->
A-|-5-------1-------2-------1-----|-5-------1-------2-------1-----|->
E-|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|->
intro2
-|------------------*-------*------|--|
-|--*-------*-----/9-----\/8------\|--|
-|-5-------1-----------------------|--|
-|----------------2X---------------|--|
:
# into-verse #   %=pause   *=play 5X
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------*---------------*-----------------|
A---5-%%%%%011-011-03-%%%%%011-011-05------011-011-03------011-011-0---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# verse # X2   *=play 6X          # chorus #   *=play 6X
G-------------------------------| G--------------------------------------|
D----*-------*---------------*--| D----*-------*-------------------3-----|
A---5-------1--------*------5---| A---5-------1--------*------55535--3---|
E-------------------3-----------| E-------------------3------------------|
Then play verseX2 and chorus.
# end-chorus #   *=play 5X
G------------------------------------|
D--------3-------5-----------*-------|
A---55535--377757--587-530-35--------|
E----------------------------------3-|
:
# bridge #   *=play 4-6X   %=pause
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------*-------------------------------*--------------*----------6-5--|
A----*-------5-------*-------5-655---*-------5------87-530-35-------55-5----8|
E---5------3%------35------3%------35------3%--------------------------------|
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# into-verse3 #  %=pause   *=play 5X
G----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------*---------------*---------------*-----------------|
A---5-%%%%%011-011-03------011-011-05------011-011-03------011-011-0---|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then play verseX2, chorus, end-chorus and bridge.
# outro #   *=play 6X
G----------------------------------|
D----*-------*-----------3---------|
A---5-------1----------35--3-5-5\--|
E-------------------333------------|
:
Just sit back 'n relax...

LIFE O'RILEY by NOFX. Album : S&M Airlines (1989)
Coolest ska-song by NOFX, try to get the rhythm right!
:
# verse # X11.3333                  
G--------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|   Then play verse X5.3333.
A------------------0-2-4/7-------|
E---4-2-0-0--2--4----------7-7---|
:
# chorus #   %=pause
G-------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------5-------------------5-----------5-------|
E---%%%-0-----------5---00000---3-------00000--0---05---|
:                                                      
Play verseX7.3333 (!first time without first two notes!), verseX5.3333,
chorus and verseX3.3333 (!first time without first two notes!).
It was life (o'riley).

Energic song which is also on live-album.
A=lead guitar   B=background guitar   A&B=both guitars
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# intro # X2   !play all notes 6X!   !second time last note only once!
G-----------------------------------------------|
D-----------------------------------------------|
A---0-------0-------0-------0-------7-------7---|
E-----------------------------------------------|
:
# verse #      !play all notes 6X!
G-|------------3X---------------|-------------------------------|
D-|-----------------------------|-------------------3-------5---|
A-|-0-------3-------------------|---0-------3-------------------|
E-|-----------------1-------3---|-------------------------------|
:
# chorus #          *=play 5-6X        %=pause
G------------------------------------------------------------------->
D------------------------------------------------------------------->
A----------------*-------------------*------------------3-3-3-2-2-2->
E---1-1-1-3-3-3-5-------1-1-1-3-3-3-5-------1-1-1-3-3-3------------->
chorus
------------------*-------------------*-------------------*-----------------|
---------------%-3-----------------%-3-----------------%-3-----3-3-3-2-2-2--|
---1-1-1-3-3-3---------1-1-1-3-3-3---------1-1-1-3-3-3----------------------|
:
Then play introX2. 
:
# verse2 #    !play all notes 6X!   (35% of accidents...)       >
G--------------------------------------------------------------->
D---------------------------------------------------3-------5--->
A---0-------3-----------------------0-------3------------------->
E-------------------1-------3----------------------------------->
verse2
-|------------2X-------------|-|
-|---------------------------|-|  > Then play chorus.
-|-0-------3-----------------|-|                       
-|-----------------1-------3-|-|
:
# solo2-background #   *=play 6X              
G---------------------------------------9-----------------------------|
D----*-------*-------*-------*-------------*-------*-------*-------*--|
A---0-------0-------0-------0-------7-7---7-------7-------7-------7---|
E-----------------------------------------------------0-0-------------|
:
# outro #A&B   *=play 8X
G---------------------------------------|
D----*-------*--------------------------|
A---0-------3--------*------------------|
E-------------------1-------3-----/15---|
:
It is over... dam!

SCREAM FOR CHANGE by NOFX. Album : S&M Airlines (1989)                   
Another fun-loving song from NOFX. Do I hear a bass from the past?!
:
# intro # X4                                                >
G----------------------------------------------------------->
D--------------------------------------------------2--0----->
A------------2/3/5--5-3--3---0-3--3-2--2----------------2-0->
E---0---0--0---------------3-------------3-2-3-2-3---------->
intro
------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------5-4--2--2-2-2---|
------------2/3/5--5-3--3---0-3--3-2--2-2-2-----------------|
---0---0--0---------------3---------------------------------|
:
# verse # X10                              # chorus # X2   *=play 12X
G-------------------------------------|    G----*-------*------------------|
D-------------------------------------|    D---2-------2--------*-------*--|
A-------------------1-1-1-1-----------|    A-------------------3-------2---|
E---0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3---------1-1-1-1---|    E-------------------------------|
:
# bridge #                                   >
G-------------------------------------------->
D---2---------------------------------------->
A----------------------------------3-2------->
E----------------------------0-2-3-----3-0--->
bridge
------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------5-4--2--2-2-2---|
------------2/3/5--5-3--3---0-3--3-2--2-2-2-----------------|
---0---0--0---------------3---------------------------------|
:
Then play introX2, verseX10, chorusX2 and first half of bridge.
It's done!

JAUNDICED EYE by NOFX. Album : S&M Airlines (1989)
Great basslines throughout the song!
:
# intro # *=play 10-14X                    # intro2 #   *=play 14X
G---------------------------------------|  G---------------------------------|
D------*-------*-------*-------*--------|  D------*-------*-------*-------*--|
A---3-0-----3-0-----3-0----1512-----\\\-|  A---3-0-----3-0-----3-0-----3-0---|
E---------------------------------------|  E---------------------------------|
:
# intro3 #   *=play 3X
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------*----------*----------*--------------------*----------*-----------|
A---7-5-7-8---10-81012----7-5-7-8---10-8-7--*--7-5-7-8---10-81012----7-5-7-8-|
E------------------------------------------0---------------------------------|
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Then play intro2X2.
:
# intro4 #  *=play 14X
G---------------------------------|
D--------------*------------------| > Then play intro2X2 (second time faster).
A---3-8-----3-0-----3-8-----3-5---|
E---------------------------------|
:
# verse #   *=play 28X   #=play 16X  !play all the other notes 1-2X!
G-|--------------|--*---------------------------------------|-----|
D-|/11-911-91211-|-9---------------11-911-9121111-911-91211-|--#--|
A-|--------------|------------------------------------------|-3---|
E-|------2X------|-----------------4X-----------------------|-----|
:
# chorus #   *=play 4-5X
G-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*-------*--|
A-----0-----3-8-----3-5----3530-----3-0-------3------10-------8-------8---|
E---3---------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# bridge #
G------------------------------------------------/----fast----\---|
D--------7-6-5--------5-4-3--------7-6-5---------10121012107777---|
A---3-0----------3-0----------3-0----------3-0--------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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Then play verse, chorusX2 (first time *=play 7-8X) and bridge.
:
# outro #   *=play about a hundred times
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------7-6-5--------5-4-3--------7-6-5-----------------------*-------------|
A---3-0----------3-0----------3-0----------3-8-----3-5-----3/12-----------\\\|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
Done!

Fat Mike shoots his best. (singing and playing - duh)
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# into-verse #   *=play 3X with pauses
G------------------------------------------------------|
D------------*-------*-------*-------*-------2222222---|
A----22222220-------0-------0-------0-------0----------|
E------------------------------------------------------|
:
# verse #   *=play 3X with pauses      
G----*-------*-------*-------*-----------------------------------------|
D---2-------2-------2-------2--------*-------*-------*-------2222222---|
A----------------------------22222220-------0-------0-------0----------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------|
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# chorus # X3 *=play 5-7X
G-------------------------------|
D----*-------*-------*-------*--|  > Then play verseX2, chorusX3, verseX2 and
A---4-------0-------2-------2---|    chorusX3 (end with D---2---|)
E-------------------------------|
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Unbelievable lines!!!!!
            
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