Minimum Wage


Artist: The Expendables Song: Minimum Wage Album: The Expendables Tabbed by: Zach D. Tuning: Standard Intro: Strum each note at random locations (add in fillers, as well). Order: C G Am F C G Am F e|--3------------3--------------5--------------1-| B|--5------------3--------------5--------------1-| G|--5------------4--------------5--------------2-| D|--5------------5--------------7--------------3-| A|--3------------5--------------7--------------3-| E|--x------------3--------------5--------------1-| Solo Into: I didn't pace out the tab, as it's differing. Just listen to the song and where needed. You can also play this two strings up, just switching the B one half step Repeat it once. e|-----------------------------------:| B|-----------------------------------:| G|------------------5s4--------------:| D|------5---5---5h7-----7-7b9-7-5-(7):| A|7-5-7---7---7----------------------:| E|-----------------------------------:| Note: Only play the (7) the first time. Verse: Repeat the intro, except strum out the entire chord, rather than playing each separately. C G Am F Reggae Part: I'm not sure of the chords, so I simply play the same chords as the intro, focus more on the higher strings. If anyone has the correct chords to this section, tell me :) C G Am F Pre-Chorus: Play each chord 4 times, then repeat for a short amount of time. e|-5----1-------------------| B|-5----1-------------------| G|-5----2-------------------| D|-7----3-------------------| A|-7----3-------------------| E|-5----1-------------------| Chorus: Same as into/verse- strum the notes, again, like verse. C G Am F Solo: Part One- (Same as earlier, repeat once) e|----------------------------------:| B|----------------------------------:| G|------------------5s4-------------:| D|------5---5---5h7-----7-7b9-7-5---:| A|7-5-7---7---7---------------------:| E|----------------------------------:| Part Two- Just strum multiple times on the notes from the previous section, but in different Basically, improvise your own solo here and it'll sound correct. Part Three- e|--------------------------| B|--------------------------| G|-5-7-9-7-9-10-9-10-12-10--| D|-5-7-9-7-9-10-9-10-12-10--| A|-3-5-7-5-7-8--7-8--10-8---| E|--------------------------| Part Four- Not sure of this part, throw in your own following a pentatonic minor on the 5 and 17 frets. Final Verse: Same as intro, play each note randomly but in C G Am F respectively. Ending Progression: Play it quietly e|-x--x-x-x-x-x-------------| B|-x--x-x-x-x-x-------------| G|-x--x-x-x-x-x-------------| D|-10-9-7-9-7-5-------------| A|-10-9-7-9-7-5-------------| E|-8--7-5-7-5-3-------------| Of course this isn't 100%, I just sat down and started writing it out as I heard it. If find any thing wrong with it, please, by all means, send me an email at I would love to play this song 100%. Hope you enjoyed the tab!