'Beautiful Disaster' - Guitar Tab

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'Beautiful Disaster'
Performed by 311
From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by:  N. Hexum
Lyrics by:  N. Hexum
(c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Neil Burton (phunkyman@hotmail.com)
Additions/Corrections by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@chromosome.colorado.edu)
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/Home.html

Riff 1a:
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   N.C.
1:-----------------
2:-----------------
3:-----------------
4:-----------------
5:-2-0-2-0---------
6:---------2h3-2h3-

Riff 1b:
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   N.C.
1:-----------
2:-----------
3:-----------
4:-----------
5:-2-0---0-2-
6:-----3-----

Riff 2:
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Nick and Tim are actually both playing this lead at the same time on two
different guitars.

   N.C.
1:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:-7--7-7-7--7-7h8-7-5-7-5-3--3-3-3-3--5--5h7p5--7--7-7-7--7-7h8-7-5-7-5-3-
3:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
4:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
5:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------------------------
2:-3-3-3-3--5--5h7p5--7-7-8-10--12-10-8-10-12-10-8-10-12-10-8-7-5-7-5-3-
3:----------------------------------------------------------------------
4:----------------------------------------------------------------------
5:----------------------------------------------------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------
2:-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-5h5p5-
3:----------------------
4:----------------------
5:----------------------
6:----------------------

Riff 3:
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   B    G    A7   F#
1:--------------------
2:-7-7--3-3--8-8--2-2-
3:-8-8--4-4--6-6--3-3-
4:-9-9--5-5--7-7--4-4-
5:--------------------
6:--------------------

Riff 4:
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   B5     A5  G5           E5           F#5
1:-------------------------------------------------
2:-------------------------------------------------
3:-------------------------------------------------
4:-4--4-4-2-2--------------------------------------
5:-2--2-2-0-0-5-5--5-5--5--2--2-2--2-2--4--4-4-4-4-
6:------------3-3--3-3--3--0--0-0--0-0--2--2-2-2-2-

Riff 5:
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   E5  C#5  F#5  B5
1:-----------------
2:-----------------
3:-9--------11-----
4:-9---11---11---9-
5:-7---11----9---9-
6:------9--------7-

Riff 6:
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   E5      Em E5    Em E5 Em
1:---------------------------
2:---------------------------
3:---------------------------
4:-2-2--2--2---2-2--2--2--2--
5:-2-2--2--2---2-2--2--2--2--
6:-0-0--0-b3b--0-0-b3b-0-b3b-

Solo:
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Not available yet.

Lyrics/Song Structure:
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---> Play Riff 1a (x7)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 2
---> Play Riff 3 over:
   Today seems like a good day to burn a bridge or two
   The one with old wood creaking that would burn away right on cue
---> Play Riff 4 over:
   I try to be not like that but some people really suck
   Some people need to get the axing chalk it up to bad luck
---> Play Riff 1a (x3)
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 3 over:
   I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored
   She's always running from something, so many things ignored
---> Play Riff 4 over:
   I might do that stuff if it didn't make me feel like shit
   I'm on some old reality tip so many trips in it
---> Play Riff 5 over:
   Beautiful Disaster
   Flyin' down the street again
   I tried to keep up
   You wore me out and left me ate up
   Now I wish you all the luck
   You're a butterfly in the wind without a care
   A pretty train crash to me and I can't care
   I do I don't whatever
---> Play Riff 6 (x4)
---> Play Solo (Similar to Riff 2)
---> Play Riff 3 over:
   I know a drugstore cowgirl so afraid of getting bored
   She's always running from something, so many things ignored
---> Play Riff 1a over:
   I try to be not like this but I thought it'd make a good song
   There's nothing to see shows over people just move along
---> Play Riff 1b (x1)
---> Play Riff 5 over:
   Beautiful Disaster
   Flyin' down the street again
   I tried to keep up
   You wore me out and left me ate up
   Now I wish you all the luck
   You're a butterfly in the wind without a care
   A pretty train crash to me and I can't care
   I do I don't whatever
---> Play Riff 6 (x4)

== Last Updated:  August 5, 1997 ==

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