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/ Refused / Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent (1996) / Rather Be Dead guitar tab

INTRO PART 1/VERSE (palm muting) (X4)

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----0-0----0-0-0----0-0----0------------|

INTRO PART 2 (X4)

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-2----------3-----5-------------------------|
E|-0----------1-----3-------------------------|

VERSE (X4) (rather be dead than alive for your oppression...)

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|-0-0----0-0----0-0-0----0-0----0------------|

on the last time...
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------9---|
A|---------------------------------------7---7-|
E|-0-0----0-0----0-0-0----0(harmonics)-9-------|

CHORUS (X4)

e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|-8-8-8-7--2-------|
E|-6-6-6-5-0--------|

REPEAT VERSE (X4)

REPEAT CHORUS (let the guitar hum out after you hit the last open note)

BRIDGE PART 1

little guitar solo part
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|-2---------234--------345----------9--5--5--4--7--4-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

BRIDGE PART 2 (X8)

for the first 4 measures of the second part of the bridge, palm mute and
 gradually get take your pal off the guitar to get louder.

e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-----------------5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
A|-9-9-9-2-2-3-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|
E|-7-7-7-0-0-1-0-0-----------------|

REPEAT CHORUS (X4)

stop and let the drummer do that fill and then go back into the intro/verse

REPEAT VERSE (X4)

REPEATE CHORUS (X1)


intro:
E F F# G#

verse:
Rather be dead, then alive by your opression
EmEm    EmEm     EmEmEm       EmEm Em

Rather be dead then alive by your design  
EmEm    EmEm     EmEmEm       EmEm Em

chorus:

BbBb A Em
Poisoend my fingers

BbBb A Em 
Burned out my eyes

BbBb A Em 
Cut out my throat

BbBb A Em 
To be alive

Rather be alive ...........
Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em Em

RatherbealiveRatherbealiveRatherbe  ........
EmEmEmEmEmEmEmEmEmEmEmEmEm  A# G# 
 
Here=B4s the rest of the text:

Verse:

Rather be dead, than alive by social values
Rather be dead, than alive by your tradition


Refused albums
1998 The New Noise Theology
1997 Shape of Punk to Come
1997 Nut
1996 Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent
Songs to Fan the Flames of Discontent tabs
01Rather Be Dead tabbass tab
02Coup d'Čtat tabbass tab
03Hook, Line and Sinker tabbass tab
04Return to the Closet tabbass tab
06It's Not O.K. ... tabbass tab
07Crusader of Hopelessness tabbass tab
08Worthless Is the Freedom Bought... tabbass tab
09This Trust Will Kill Again tabbass tab
10Beauty tabbass tab
11Last Minute Pointer tabbass tab
12The Slayer tabbass tab

 

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