Caped Crusader


Jello Biafra & The Melvins "Caped Crusader" Tabbed by ben.nield@gmail.com Sequence: Riff 1 - 5x Riff 1.5 - 3x Riff 1 - 4x, Adam Jones pt1 - 3x Riff 1 chords - 2x Riff 1.5 chords - 4x Riff 2 - 3x Riff 1 - 3x; Adam Jones pt2 - 3x Riff 1 chords - 2x Riff 2 - 3x Riff 3 - 1x Riff 4 - 4x *Solo* Riff 5 - 2x Riff 6 - 3x Break down, rest for 4 bars Riff 7 - 4x; Adam Jones pt3 - 4x Riff 1 - 2x Riff 1.5 - 4x Riff 1 (5x) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------5h7-----------------------------5h7-| e-0-------x---3-------0---5h7-----0---0---x---3-------0---5h7-----| PM all e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-0---0---6---5-------0---x---3---x---0---x---3---x---5---3---5---| PM all Riff 1.5 (3x) e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-0---0---6---5-------0---x---3---x---0---x---3---x---5---3---5---| PM all Back to Riff 1 4x Guitar 2 [Adam Jones] comes in after 4 bars (3x) 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b---------0---8-------7-------------------0---8-------7-----------| g-----------------------------9-----------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------------9-------| a-7---7---------------------------7---7---------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b---------0---8-------7-----------7-------7-----------------------| g-----------------------------9-------9---------------7-------7---| d---------------------------------------------9-----------9-------| a-7---7-----------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Then a power chord version of Riff 1 (2x) Followed by a power chord version of Riff 1.5 (4x) Riff 2 (3x) "God is great..." 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-7/--9-------9-----------9---9---10/-9-------9-----------9---9---| a-5/--7-------7-----------7---7---8-/-7-------7-----------7---7---| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-11--11------7-----------7---7---10/-9-------9-----------9---9---| a-10--10------5-----------5---5---8-/-7-------7-----------7---7---| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Back to Riff 1 3x Guitar 2 plays this during Riff 1 3x: 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b---------0---3---------------------------0---2-------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b---------0---1---------------------------0---2-------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Then power chord version of Riff 1 (2x) followed by Riff 2 (3x) Then play this chord and let it ring e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-4---------------------------------------------------------------| a-2---------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 3 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-4-------4---4-------4---4---4----4-------4---9-------9---9------| a-2-------2---2-------2---2---2----2-------2---7-------7---7------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-4-------4---4-------4---4---4----9---9-------11------11--11-----| a-2-------2---2-------2---2---2----7---7-------9-------9---9------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-4-------4---4-------4---4---4----4-------4---9-------9---9------| a-2-------2---2-------2---2---2----2-------2---7-------7---7------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-11----------4-------------------9-------------------------------| a-9-----------2-------------------7------------7------------------| e----------------------------------------------5------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-11----------4-----------9-------9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| a-9-----------2-----------7-------7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 4 e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-9---9-------12------7-----------9---9-------12------7-----------| 4x a-7---7-------10------5-----------7---7-------10------5-----------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Solo e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------9-------9---9-7-----------------7-------9---9-7-----| a-7---------------------------9-7-5---------------------------9-7-| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------9-------9---9-7-----------------9-------9---9-7-----| a-3---------------------------9-7-5---------------------------9-7-| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 1 [Buzzo] 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------9-------9---7-------------------7-------9---7-------| a-7-------------------------------5-------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------9-------9---7-------------------9-------9---7-------| a-3-------------------------------5-------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Guitar 2 [Adam Jones] e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------16------16--14------------------16------16--14------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-------------16------16--14------------------16------16--14------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 5 (2x) e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-7/--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---10/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| a-5/--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8-/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-12--12--x---7-------7---7---7---10/-9-\-7-/-9---10/-9-\-7-/-9---| a-10--10--x---5-------5---5---5---8-/-7-\-5-/-7---10/-9-\-5-/-7---| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-7/--9---9---9---9---9---9---9---10/-9---9---9---9---9---9---9---| a-5/--7---7---7---7---7---7---7---8-/-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-12--12--x---7-------7---7---7---10--10--x---9-------9---9---9---| a-10--10--x---5-------5---5---5---8---8---x---7-------7---7---7---| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 6 (3x) e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-2-----------5-------------------7-----------8-------------------| e-0-----------3-------------------5-----------6-------------------| Then slow down and play this breakdown e---------------------------------------------------------| b---------------------------------------------------------| g---------------------------------------------------------| d---------------------------------------------------------| a-8-------------7-------------5-------------4-------------| e-6-------------5-------------3-------------2-------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-2-------let ring------------------------------------------------| e-0---------------------------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a---------keep ringing--------------------------------------------| e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Riff 7 Guitar 1 e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b-----------------------------------------------------------------| g-----------------------------------------------------------------| d-----------------------------------------------------------------| a-----------------------------------------------------------------| 4x e-0---0-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-0---0-------3-------3---3-3-3-3-| PM all Guitar 2 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e-----------------------------------------------------------------| b---------0---8-------7-----------7-------7-----------------------| g-----------------------------9-------9---------------7-------7---| d---------------------------------------------9-----------9-------| a-7---7-----------------------------------------------------------| 4x e-----------------------------------------------------------------| Then back to Riff 1 2x Followed Riff 1.5 4x Et voila!!