Mean Man by W.A.S.P. From the album: The Headless Children Bass Tablature transcribed by Joe Vahabzadeh . . . king_v@mindless.com Completed on: 3/24/97 Please email me for any problems or corrections. I'm sure there's gotta be a flaw or two in there somewhere . . . Lyrics are at the end after the tablature h.= dotted half note h = half note q = quarter note e.= dotted eigth note e = eigth note s = 16th note R = Rest \X = slide down (to wherever) () = indicates note is not struck again, but is continued from previous note. )| |( )| |( )| and |( indicate the beginning and end of a set of measures to be )| |( repeated, followed by how many times to be played. Tuning: |F#------| |C#------| |G#------| |D#------| Pre-intro measure: |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |R-------------------------------| w Intro: 8 measures Rest 6 measures, then: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |R-----------------------15\3----|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----| h. q e e e e e e q Rhy fig 1. (play twice before lyrics start) )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( X2 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Verse 1: Play Rhy fig 1 twice. Pre-chorus: |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |R-------------------------------|--------------------------------| q q. e e e e e e e e e e e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------1-----------1---1---1---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |R-------------------------------|--------------------------------| q q. e e e e e e e e e e e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Chorus: Play Rhy fig 1 twice. (The following 4 measures are only played after the first chorus) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |3-------------------------------(3)------------------------------| w (w) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |3/1515--15--15--15--15--15--15\3|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e Verse 2: Play Rhy fig 1 twice. Repeat Pre-chorus Repeat Chorus Bridge )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|( )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e (bridge lyrics come in 5th time) )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|( )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( X8 e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |3---R----------(R)--------------(R)------------------------------| e q. (h) (w) * |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| (R)------------------------------(R)------------------------------| (w) (w) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e (starts very quietly and "fades in" to full volume) |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| |3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3/15|15--15--15--15--15--15--15\3----| |--------------------------------|--------------------------------| e e e e e e e e e e e e e e q Repeat Rhy fig 1 three times )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( repeat )|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|( to )|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|( fade e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e (occasionally slides up to 15th fret G, then back down)