SEX PISTOLS
SUB-MISSION
From LP “Never Mind the Bollocks, here’s the Sex Pistols” 1977
Written by Glen Matlock/Johnny Rotten/Paul Cook/Steve Jones
Tabbed by Barlog
Play the whole song with distortion.
4/4, 126 bpm
Intro:
Gtr 1 & 2
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-------------\\---|
D:-3---------------|-----------------|-8---------------|-------------\\---|
A:-3---------------|-----------------|-6---------------|-------------\\---|
E:-1---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Main riff:
Gtr 1 & 2:
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-| - repeat 4 times
D:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
A:-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m
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Gtr 3: play the C note and switch the sound detectors while riff is playing.
Verse:
Gtr 1 & 2:
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-| - repeat 4 times
D:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
A:-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m
Chorus:
Gtr 1 & 2
E:-----------------|-----------------|--------8--------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-10-b11---11-----|-----------------|
G:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10101010101010---|-10-b11---11—-11-|r10-8------------|
D:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10101010101010---|-----------------|------10~~~~~~~--|
A:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|_hold bend__|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-8---8---8-8-8-8-|10-------\\-------|-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
D:-8---8---8-8-8-8-|10-------\\-------|-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
A:-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-8-------\\-------|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
D:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
A:-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m
Play verse & chorus.
Bridge:
Gtr 1
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-12--------------|-12--------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|-----12------12--|-----12------12--|
D:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|---------12------|---------12------|
A:-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-----------------|-----------------|
| H H H H H H H H
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Gtr 2
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-4---------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2-2-2-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
D:-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1---3-3-3-3-3-x-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A:-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
E:-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-x-|-----------------|-----------------|
Gtr 1 & 2:
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:10—-10-—101010-8-|-8---------\\-----|
D:10--10—-101010-8-|-8---------\\-----|
A:-8---8---8-8-8-6-|-6---------\\-----|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
Play main riff (repeat 2 times) without gtr 3 part.
Interlude:
Gtr 1 & 2:
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-------------5---|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----5-------3---|---8-8-8---5---5-|-----5-------3---|---8-8-8-----5---|
D:---5---5---3---3-|/8-8-8-8-5-------|---5---5---3---3-|/8-8-8-8---5---5-|
A:-3-------1-------|/6-6-6-6-3-------|-3-------1-------|/6-6-6-6-3-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Repeat 2 times
The third chorus is a bit different:
Gtr 1 & 2
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-10b11—-10b11--10|b11—-10b11---r10-|
G:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10101010101010---|-10b11-—10b11--10|b11—-10b12---r10-|
D:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10101010101010---|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G:-8---8---8-8-8-8-|10-------\\-------|-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
D:-8---8---8-8-8-8-|10-------\\-------|-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
A:-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-8-------\\-------|-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
D:-----5-5-----3-3-|-----8-8-----5-5-|
A:-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|-6-6-6-6-3-3-3-3-|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
m m m m m m m m
Bridge #2:
Gtr 1 & 2
E:-----------------|-----------------|-------8---------|----8------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-10b11---10b11-10|b11--------------|
G:101010101010--10-|10101010---------|-10b11-----------|------10-8-------|
D:101010101010--10-|10101010---------|-----------------|-----------10~~~-|
A:-8-8-8-8-8-8---8-|-8-8-8-8---------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:10--10------10-x-|-8-----------\\---|
D:10--10------10-x-|-8-----------\\---|
A:-8---8-------8-x-|-6-----------\\---|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
Play main riff (repeat 2 times).
Play verse.
The fourth chorus is a bit different:
Gtr 1 & 2
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|-10b11-----10b11-|---10b11---------|
G:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10101010101010---|-10b11-----10b11-|---10b11---------|
D:-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|10101010101010---|-----------------|-----------------|
A:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-8---8---8-8-8-8-|10-------\\-------|
D:-8---8---8-8-8-8-|10-------\\-------|
A:-6---6---6-6-6-6-|-8-------\\-------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
Closing riff:
Gtr 1&2
E:-----------------|
B:-----------------|
G:-----5-5-----5-5-| - repeat 4 times
D:-----5-5-----3-3-|
A:-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
E:-----------------|
m m m m
Play closing riff (repeat 21 times). Gtr 3 switches the sound detectors.
Ending:
Gtr 1 & 2
E:-----------------|-----------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|
G:-------5---------|-5---------------|
D:-------5---------|-5---------------|
A:-3-3-3-3---------|-3---------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|
m m m f
Legend:
\\ - slide down
/ - slide up
m – palm mute
b – bend
~ - vibrato
H – harmonics
x – left hand muting
f – free timing, listen to the song
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