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Buyin My Way
The Pack Ad
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The Pack A.D. is a real, signed band, available on iTunes, etc. The band's
website: http://thepackafterdeath.com/
This is my first tab. Good song for it, since it's super-simple.
Even the "solo" isn't much of a solo, but it's a very catchy tune.
Becky Black doesn't always play the main riff exactly as shown -
she's sloppy with it, making a lot of little mistakes,
semi-deliberately one would assume. The song would be repetitive
and lose a lot of its charm if played too spot-on, so feel free to
struggle through it if you're a beginner like me, or add embellishment
as you go if you're any good.
The basic structure of the song is traditional Em Blues, so I give
the chords as Em, Am, Bm... but there aren't any chords the way it's
played on the album - all you have are E, A and D being played on the
open low strings, so if you want to harmonize with the song, you have
a lot of other options. To be clear, the bassline is as follows (with four beats per bar):
E E E E A A E E D A E E
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = tremolo
Main Riff
Em
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Intro: Main Riff x 8
Verse:
Main Riff x 4
Repeat 2x:
Am
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Main Riff x 2
Once (high notes played quietly):
Bm A
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Main Riff x2
Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Am Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Bm Am Em
Won't give him a dollar, no, I won't give him a dime
(Same progression again)
Em
God, he loves a sinner - gives him something to do
Am Em
God, he loves a sinner - gives him something to do
Bm Am Em
All I am is leftovers from the things I've gone through
Break/Solo:
Main Riff x 2
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Main Riff x 4
(Same progression as the other verses)
Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Am Em
Buyin' my way to Heaven, one box at a time
Bm Am Em
When I get to Heaven, lord, I'm gonna get what's mine
Outro:
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