Date Rape by Sublime Well, this is my first tab. It's 100% accurate except the solo, which is a little off. Anyhoo... enjoy. ------------------------------------------------------ Intro: |------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------| |-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-|-14-14-14-15-15-15-14-|-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-| |-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-|-12-12-12-13-13-13-12-|-7-7-7-8--8--8--7-| |------------------|------------------|----------------------|------------------| If I'm playing by myself, I like to do the little bass fills in there too, so I'll tab them out. After the first one: |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-6-5-3-------| |-------6-5-3-| Second: |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-------------| |-----0-2-1---| |-0-3-------3-| Third: |------| |------| |------| |------| |------| |-12/0-| After the fourth there isn't one, just hold the chord until you go to the last part of the intro: Strum these chords a bit. |----------------------| |----------------------| |----------------------| |-12-12-12-11-11-10-10-| |-10-10-10-9--9--8--8--| |----------------------| Alright, now for the bulk of the song. Here's the chords that get used: Em Am B B# G D |-7-|-5-|-7-|-8--|----|-10-| |-8-|-5-|-7-|-8--|-12-|-10-| |-9-|-5-|-8-|-9--|-12-|-11-| |-9-|-7-|-9-|-10-|-12-|-12-| |-7-|-7-|-9-|-10-|-10-|-12-| |-7-|-5-|-7-|-8--|----|-10-| And here we go. Em Let me tell you 'bout a girl I know Had a drink about an hour ago Am Sitting in a corner by herself B B# B In a bar in downtown hell Em She heard a noise and she looked to the door And saw a man she'd never seen before Am Light skin, light blue eyes B B# B A double chin and a plastic smile Em Her heart raced as he walked through the door And took an empty seat next to her at the bar B 'My brand new car is parked right outside Am How'd you like to go for a ride?' And she said Em 'Wait a minute I have to think' He said 'That's fine may I please buy you a drink?' B One drink turned into 3 or 4 B# B Em And they left and got into his car B# B Em And they drove away some place real far Em Now babe, the time has come How'd you like to have a little fun? And she said B B# G 'If we could only please be on our way, D Em I would not run' Em That's when things got out of control Em B# B She didn't want to Em B# B He had his way Em B# B She said let's go Em B# B He said no way B B# B Come on babe it's your lucky day B B# B Shut your mouth we're gonna do it my way B B# B Come on baby don't be afraid B If it wasn't for date rape, I'd never get laid ------------------------------------------------------- Now it's solo time! This is the general gist of it, though there are some subtle tweaks that I couldn't catch, but I know are there. When I've tabbed out the 10^^^10, You have to hit the ten, bend it up to a 12 and hold it while you hit 12 on the high E string, and then hit the bent ten again while bringing it down. It's a Chuck Berry riff, a little difficult to get used to but sounds great. It's also used in the latter half of the solo, where you bend up 10 and hit 7 as well. / - Slide up \ - Slide down H - Hammer P - Pick off ^ - Bend up the next note, so if it's says 10^12, bend the 10 up to a 12 ~ - Vibrato (very little in this song, so don't overdo it) |------------|----12-----|--------------------------------| |-----8-10p8-|-10^^^10\8-|-10p8---8-----------------------| |-7/9--------|-----------|------9---9-7~---7--------------| |------------|-----------|---------------9---9-7h9P7------| |------------|-----------|---------------------------10-7-| |------------|-----------|--------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------||--------| |----------------|-10~~8~7~----8---||-10P8---| |----------7-9-9-|---------7-9---9-||------9-|(This section is |------7-9-------|-----------------||--------|played about 7x) |-7-10-----------|-----------------||--------| |----------------|-----------------||--------| ....PM..... |----7--| |-10^12-| |-------|(This section is |-------|played around 5x) |-------| |-------| |-------------------------------------| |-10^12-8---10P8----------------------| |---------9------9-7-9-9-9-10-10-10-9-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| Then play the intro again, and we're back into the second verse. ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ Em He finished up, started the car He turned around and drove back to the bar Am He said 'Now baby, don't be said,' B B# B 'In my opinion, you weren't half bad.' Em She picked up a rock. Threw it at the car. Hit him in the head Now he's got a big scar Am Come on, party people won't you listen to me B B# Date rape stylee Em The next day, she went to her drawer Looked up her local attorney-at-law B Went to the phone and filed a police report Am And then she took the guys ass to court Em The day he stood infront of the judge He screamed 'She lies, that little slut!' B The judge knew he was full of shit B# B Em So he gave him 25 years B# B Em And now his heart is filled with tears Em One night in jail, it was getting late He was but-raped by a large inmate B And he screamed B# G D But the guards payed no attention to his cries Em That's when things got out of control Em B# B The moral of the Em B# B Date rape story Em B# B It does not pay Em B# B To be drunk and horny B B# B But that's the way it had to be B They locked him up and threw away the key B# B Well I can't take pity on men of his kind B# B Even though he now takes it in the behind Em B# B Em B# B Em B# B B# B B# B B# B But that's the way it had to be B They locked him up and threw away the key B# B Well I can't take pity on men of his kind B# B Even though he now takes it in the behind Date rape! ------------------------------------------------------ The horns play the next part, but if you don't have any (most likely) I tabbed it out. |---------------------------------------------------------------------| |------12------12-----------------------------------------------------| |-9-12----9-12---------11------11-------12-------12-------------------|(x2) |-----------------9-13----9-13----10-14----10-14----------12-------12-| |---------------------------------------------------10-14----10-14----| |---------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------------------------------------------------ Em Nanana na na na B# Nanana na na na Am Nanana na na na G Nanana na na na ------------------------------------------------------ She didn't want to She didn't want to She didn't want to She didn't want to Take it! ^^Those lyrics are sung over this riff: |---------| |---------| |---------|(X4) |-9---7---| |-7-9-5-7-| |---7---5-| And end on this, with TAKE IT!: |-----| |-----| |-----| |-9-9-| |-7-7-| |-----| ------------------------------------------------------ And that's that, you've successfully learned Date Rape by Sublime. 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