'Transistor' - Guitar Tab ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 'Transistor' Performed by 311 From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records Music by: C. Sexton Lyrics by: D. Martinez & N. Hexum (c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI --------------- Tabbed by: Chip (kwalton1@ua1vm.ua.edu) Nisan Perera (renac@ccnet.com) Mike Gyulai (kmjc90a@prodigy.com) Springer (DSPRiNGR@aol.com) Lyric Help by: Adam Wood (adam311@hotmail.com) Jim Molloy (JimWr7@aol.com) Ryan Eggen (eggen@mm.com) The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/Home.html This song is played with two guitars (???) - Guitar 1 is *probably* Tim and Guitar 2 is *probably* Nick. [Guitar 1:] Intro: ====== N.C. 1:---------------------------------------------------- 2:---------------------------------------------------- 3:---------------------------------------------------- 4:---------------------------------------------------- 5:---------------------------------------------------- 6:-0-2-3-5-2-2--2-5-2-0-5---0-2-3-5-2-2-2-5-2-0-5-2-0- Verse: ====== N.C. 1:--------------------------------------------------------- 2:--------------------------------------------------------- 3:--------------------------------------------------------- 4:--------------------------------------------------------- 5:--------------------------------------------------------- 6:-5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0--5-2-0-5-2-0-0-0-0- N.C. 1:--------------- 2:--------------- 3:--------------- 4:--------------- 5:---------5-5-5- 6:-5-2-0-5------- | Palm | | mute | Chorus: ======= G#5 N.C. G#5 N.C. 1:---------------------------------------------- 2:---------------------------------------------- 3:---------------------------------------------- 4:---------------------------------------------- 5:-6-------------6------------------------------ 6:-4--4-4-4-4-4--4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2---2-2-2-2- G#5 N.C. G#5 N.C. 1:----------------------------------- 2:----------------------------------- 3:----------------------------------- 4:----------------------------------- 5:-6-----------6--------------------- 6:-4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4--6--4--2-2-2- Post-Chorus: ============ N.C. 1:----------------------------------------------- 2:----------------------------------------------- 3:----------------------------------------------- 4:----------------------------------------------- 5:----------------------------------------------- 6:-3--3-3-3-3-3--3--0--5--3--3-3-3-3-3---7--5--7- Bridge: ======= N.C. 1:--------------------------------------------------------- 2:--------------------------------------------------------- 3:--------------------------------------------------------- 4:--------------------------------------------------------- 5:-------7-5------7-5-----------------7-5-----7-5------7-5- 6:-3-3-3------3-3-----3-3-7-5---3-3-3-----3-3------3-3----- Reggae Part: ============ G - C - F Ending (A + B): =============== G5 C5/G F5 G5 C5/G F5 G5 C5/G F5 G5 C5/G F5 1:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:-------5----------------5---------------5--------------5------------ 4:-5-----5-----3-----5----5----3-----5----5----3----5----5----3-3-3-3- 5:-5-----3-----3-----5----3----3-----5----3----3----5----3----3-3-3-3- 6:-3-----3-----1-----3----3----1-----3----3----1----3----3----1-1-1-1- [Guitar 2:] Intro (all Power/5th Chords): ============================= E F# G A F# E A F# E A E F# G A F# E A F# E A F# E A 1:--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:--------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:---------2------------2--------2----------2------------2--------2--------2- 4:-2-4--5--2--4--2--22--2--4--2--2--2-4--5--2--4--2--22--2--4--2--2--4--2--2- 5:-2-4--5--0--4--2--22--0--4--2--0--2-4--5--0--4--2--22--0--4--2--0--4--2--0- 6:-0-2--3-----2--0--00-----2--0-----0-2--3-----2--0--00-----2--0-----2--0---- Verse (all Power/5th Chords): ============================= A F# E A F# E A F# E A F# E A F# E A F# E 1:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------------------------------------------------------------- 3:-2-------2---------------2-------2----------------2-------2---------------- 4:-2-4--2--2-4--2--2--2-2--2-4--2--2-4--2--2--2--2--2-4--2--2-4--2--2--2--2- 5:-0-4--2--0-4--2--2--2-2--0-4--2--0-4--2--2--2--2--0-4--2--0-4--2--2--2--2- 6:---2--0----2--0--0--0-0----2--0----2--0--0--0--0----2--0----2--0--0--0--0- A F# E A D 1:--------------------- 2:--------------------- 3:-2--------2--7--7--7- 4:-2--4--2--2--7--7--7- 5:-0--4--2--0--5--5--5- 6:----2--0------------- | Palm | | mute | Chorus: ======= N.C. G#5 N.C. F#5 1:------------------------------ 2:------------------------------ 3:------------------------------ 4:------6-6-6-6--6-6-------4--4- 5:------6-6-6-6--6-6-------4--4- 6:-2----4-4-4-4--4-4--6-4--2--2- N.C. G#5 N.C. F#5 1:------------------------------ 2:------------------------------ 3:------------------------------ 4:------6-6-6-6--6-6-------4--4- 5:------6-6-6-6--6-6-------4--4- 6:-2----4-4-4-4--4-4--6-4--2--2- Post-Chorus: ============ G5 N.C. G5 N.C. 1:---------------------------------------------- 2:---------------------------------------------- 3:---------------------------------------------- 4:-5--5-5-5-5-5--5---------5--5-5-5-5-5--------- 5:-5--5-5-5-5-5--5--7p5h7--5--5-5-5-5-5--------- 6:-3--3-3-3-3-3--3---------3--3-3-3-3-3---7p5h7- Bridge: ======= N.C. 1:--------------------------------------------------------- 2:--------------------------------------------------------- 3:--------------------------------------------------------- 4:--------------------------------------------------------- 5:-------7-5------7-5-----------------7-5-----7-5------7-5- 6:-3-3-3------3-3-----3-3-7-5---3-3-3-----3-3------3-3----- Reggae Part: ============ G C F 1:-3-3-xx-3-3-xx-1-1-xx-1-1- 2:-3-3-xx-5-5-xx-1-1-xx-1-1- 3:-4-4-xx-5-5-xx-2-2-xx-2-2- 4:-5-5-----------3-3----3-3- 5:-------------------------- 6:-------------------------- Fill 1 (Quietly): ================= N.C. 1:----------- 2:----------- 3:----------- 4:-3-2-3-3/5- 5:----------- 6:----------- Ending A: ======= G5 C5/G F5 E5 F5 E5 G5 C5/G F5 E5 F5 G5 1:-------------------------------------------------------------- 2:-------------------------------------------------------------- 3:-------5-5---------------------------5-5---------------------- 4:-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-3--2--3--2--5-5---5-5--3-3-3-3--2--3---5-5- 5:-5-5---3-3---3-3-3-3--2--3--2--5-5---3-3--3-3-3-3--2--3---5-5- 6:-3-3---3-3---1-1-1-1--0--1--0--3-3---3-3--1-1-1-1--0--1---3-3- Ending B: ========= G5 C5/G F5 1:--------------------- 2:--------------------- 3:-------5-5----------- 4:-5-5---5-5---3-3-3-3- 5:-5-5---3-3---3-3-3-3- 6:-3-3---3-3---1-1-1-1- Lyrics/Song Structure: ====================== ---> Play Intro over: If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck If you want more beats for your buck there's no luck ---> Play Verse over: Then there's no luck Then again if you came for drama then I can't understand Music critics, music critics Not afraid of a guy who'll tell you he's never been in a mix Been in a mix, Been in a mix From the grassroots, So big up to our friends Every crew every clique and every posse Pick up to nod their heads not of hypocrisy ---> Play Chorus over: You're a Transistor, lightning resistor Conducting to the mother star That's what you are ---> Play Post-Chorus over: Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh ---> Play Intro over: Renegade sound system 311 Renegade sound system 311 Renegade sound system 311 Renegade sound system 311 ---> Play Verse over: 311, brothers from another planet And here once again Automatic, automatic Quantum saints of the universe in a holographic Cosmic remix, cosmic remix From the mysterious blue planet, we can breath anywhere Underwater, out in space, and in LA The pollution is no problem for these homey's ---> Play Chorus over: You're a Transistor, lightning resistor Conducting to the mother star That's what you are ---> Play Post-Chorus over: Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh heh ---> Play Bridge (x2) ---> Play Reggae Part over: You're a Transistor, lightning resistor Conducting to the mother star That's what you are ---> Play Fill 1 (x1) ---> Play Ending A + B over: Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh Yeh heh heh heh heh, Yeh heh heh heh == Last Updated: July 28, 1997 == ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Back] Ê Back to the Transistor Album Page