The Toadies
“Possum Kingdom”
tabbed by Alex
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string up
r - release bend
/ - slide up
- slide down
v - vibrato (sometimes written as ~)
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping
m - palm mute
intro
[E-]---------------------------------
[B-]---------------------------3p2---
[G-]-1-1------1-1------1-1-----2-----
[D-]-0-0------0-0------0-0---2-2-----
[A-]-2-2------2-2------2-2---0-------
[E-]-0-0-x-xx-0-0-x-xx-0-0-x---------
[E-]-------------------------------------------
[B-]-----------------------------3p2-----3p2---
[G-]-1-1------1-1------1-1-------2-------2-----
[D-]-0-0------0-0------0-0---2-2-2---2-2-2-----
[A-]-2-2------2-2------2-2---0-0-----0-0-------
[E-]-0-0-x-xx-0-0-x-xx-0-0-x-------------------
lead
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[B-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]----------9-7-------------------9-7----------------------------
[D-]--------------6-6b-6b-6b-6b---------76-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b-6b---
[A-]-14-7-7-------------------7-7--------------------------------
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-----------------------------------------
[B-]-----------------------------------------
[G-]------9-7-------------------9-7----------
[D-]----------6-6b-6b-6b-6b---------76-6v---
[A-]--7-7-------------------7-7--------------
[E-]-----------------------------------------
verse
first part- play intro
lead
[E-]------------------------------------------
[B-]------------------------------------------
[G-]------9-7-------------------9-7-----------
[D-]----------6-6b-6b-6b-6b---------76-6---
[A-]--7-7-------------------7-7---------------
[E-]------------------------------------------
both guitars
[E-]----------------------------------
[B-]----------------------------3p2---
[G-]-1-1------1-1------1-1------2-----
[D-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx-2-2-----
[A-]-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xx-0-------
[E-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx---------
[E-]-------------------------------------------
[B-]------------------------------3p2-----3p2---
[G-]-1-1------1-1------1-1--------2-------2-----
[D-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx-2-2-2---2-2-2-----
[A-]-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xx-0-0-----0-0-------
[E-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx-------------------
chorus- strum each chord 4 times
[E-]--------------------
[B-]--------------------
[G-]----------5---------
[D-]-4--7--2--5--7--4---
[A-]-4--7--2--3--7--4---
[E-]-2--5--0-----5--2---
play verse
play chorus
“give it up to me”
[E-]-----------------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-----------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-----------------6-----------------6-----7-----4-----6-----------
[D-]-----7-----6-6-6-6-----7-----6-6-6-6-7-7-7-4-4-4-6-6-6-4-4-4-4--- x2
[A-]-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-4-7-7-7-6-6-6-4-4-4-5-5-5-2-2-2-4-4-4-2-2-2-2---
[E-]-5-5---4-4---------5-5---4-4-------------------------------------
m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m m
figure out the strumming pattern yourself
[E-]--------------------------------
[B-]--------------------------------
[G-]-------6-----2--4--7--4--6--4--- x2
[D-]-7--6--6--4--2--4--7--4--6--4---
[A-]-7--6--4--4--0--2--5--2--4--2---
[E-]-5--4-----2---------------------
[E-]---------------------------------
[B-]----------------------------------
[G-]----------------------------------
[D-]----------------------------------
-----------play with the volume---
[E-]-0/12vvvv-------------------------
played along with bass- you can hardly hear it (all palm muted)
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[B-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-5-5-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-5-5-5-5---
“do you wanna die?”
[E-]-----------------------------------------------------------
[B-]----------------------3p2----------------------3p2---3p2---
[G-]--1--1----1-1---1-1---2----1--1----1-1---1-1---2-----2-----
[D-]--0--0----0-0---0-0---2----0--0----0-0---0-0---2---2-2-----
[A-]--2--2----2-2---2-2-0------2--2----2-2---2-2-0-----0-------
[E-]-0--0--000-0-000-0--------0--0--000-0-000-0----------------
guitar 1
[E-]----------------------------------
[B-]----------------------------3p2---
[G-]-1-1------1-1------1-1------2-----
[D-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx-2-2-----
[A-]-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xx-0-------
[E-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx---------
[E-]-------------------------------------------
[B-]------------------------------3p2-----3p2---
[G-]-1-1------1-1------1-1--------2-------2-----
[D-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx-2-2-2---2-2-2-----
[A-]-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xxxx-2-2-xx-0-0-----0-0-------
[E-]-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xxxx-0-0-xx-------------------
guitar 2
[E-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[B-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[G-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[A-]---------------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-5-5-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-0-0-2-4-5-5-5-5---
chorus
outro
[E-]--------------------------------------
[B-]--------------------------------------
[G-]-----------1-1---1-----------1-1---1--
[D-]-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-0-- x2
[A-]-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--
[E-]-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--
[E-]-----
[B-]-0---
[G-]-1---
[D-]-0---
[A-]-2---
[E-]-0---
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