'Not Like Me' by The Muffs 
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from the 1993 album The Muffs 
Tabbed by James Glover (Sebadonut) 

Standard Tuning 


 Intro 

Bass  

G|------------|-----------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------|-----------------------------------------------------| 
A|-5--3--2----|--------------2--2-2--2-2--3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| 
E|----------5-|-3--3-3--3-3-----------------------------------------| 


Guitar enters at 0:05 
  
   G       B     C     D 
e|-----------------------------| 
B|-----------------------------| 
G|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-| 
D|-12--12\-4--4--5--5--7-7-7-7-| 
A|-10--10\-2--2--3--3--5-5-5-5-| 
E|-----------------------------| 


  Verse 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   but whenever you are near I want to run away oh yeah 


  Bridge 

The bassline makes this part feel bouncy - you can emulate this by playing the notes staccato -  
releasing pressure on the fretboard each time you strike the chord. 

   E                                 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
 Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead  

   A                                 C            D 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------| 

Could you ever take the time and be a man and say you are not like 


  Chorus 

Im not certain whether the final notes at the end of the Chorus are D C D B - they instead might be a  
descending run of notes similar to the bass intro, D C B A. It goes past quick so it may be the bass and  
guitar are not playing the same thing - have a listen and pick what feels best.  

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D   
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   me               You are not like me              You are not like  

   G       B       C       D         G                       D C D B 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-4-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-2-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| 
   me              You are not like me 


  verse 2 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   And if you should ever go away another day oh yeah 


   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   There might be a world of me and I won't be afraid oh yeah 


  Bridge 

   E                                 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
  Doing the impossible where I could never win 

   A                                 C            D 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------| 
   and I know what youre thinking in the answer you bring you are not like  


  Chorus 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D   
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   me               You are not like me              You are not like  

   G       B       C       D         G                       D C D B 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-------------------------7-5-7-4-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-5-7-4-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-5-2-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---------| 
   me              You are not like me 


  Solo 

   G              B      C      D                G                     B        C         D   
e|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-3----3----3------------------3---3---3---3/-|-12-----12-----12------12-------------------------------| 
G|-5b7--5b7--5b7--5b7r5-3-----3-5b7-5b7-5b7-5/-|-14b16--14b16--14b16---14b16-14-12--11-12-14--14-11-12\-| 
D|------------------------5--5-----------------|--------------------------------------------------------| 
A|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| 
E|---------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------| 


   G       B      C       D            G              B              C        D   
e|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|-\3----3---3-----------------------|-3----3---3-----3----3---3-----3----3---3------------------------| 
G|-\4--4---4---4--4b-4b-4b-4b5r4-0h2-|-5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5b7---5b7--5b7-5/--17b19--big bend------| 
D|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------and allow to--| 
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------feedback------| 
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------------------| 


   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D   
e|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 
G|--feedback from end of solo------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--| 
D|------and handclaps--------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--| 
A|---------------------------------|-------------------------x-xx-x-x--| 
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------| 


  verse 3 

First two bars are bass only but I like to play along with the root notes 

   G           B           C           D             G           B           C           D   
e|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
B|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| 
G|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-| 
D|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------x--x-x--x-x-| 
A|-------------2--2-2--2-2-3--3-3--3-3-5--5-5--5-5-|-------------2--2-2--2-2-3--3-3--3-3-x--x-x--x-x-| 
E|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------|-3--3-3--3-3-------------------------------------| 
  Doing everything I can and Im feeling okay oh yeah 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D   
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-------5-------7-------|---------4-------5-------7-------| 
D|-5-------4-------5-------7-------|-5-------4-------5-------7-------| 
A|-5-------2-------3-------5-------|-5-------2-------3-------5-------| 
E|-3-------------------------------|-3-------------------------------| 
  But whenever you are near I want to run away oh yeah 


  Bridge 

   E                                 
e|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------| 
G|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| 
E|---------------------------------| 
   Whenever I come alive it seems that you are dead 

   A                                 C            D 
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| 
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-5--5-5--5-5--7--7-7--7-7--| 
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3--3-3--3-3--5--5-5--5-5--| 
E|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|---------------------------| 
   Could you ever take the time and be a man and say you are not like  


  Chorus 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D   
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   me               you are not like me              you are not like 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D   
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   me               you are not like me              You are not like 

   G       B       C       D         G       B       C       D   
e|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
G|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
D|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-| 
A|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-| 
E|-3-3-3-3-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-------------------------| 
   me me me me me me me yeah         me me me me me me me yeah oh 


  Outro 

   E          B          C          D            G 
e|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------|-----------13--13--13---------| 
G|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----| 
D|-9--9-9--9--4--4-4--4--5--5-5--5--7--7--7--7-|-12--------12--12--12--12-----| 
A|-7--7-7--7--2--2-2--2--3--3-3--3--5--5--5--5-|-10--------10--10--10--10-----| 
E|---------------------------------------------|------------------------------| 



Feedback and ratings very welcome 


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