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Were Not Gonna Make It Guitar Tablature
                           WE ARE NOT GOING TO MAKE IT
          As recorded by The Presidents Of The United States Of America


Gtr I (Db Ab Db) - 'Untitled'
Gtr II (Db Ab Db) - 'Untitled'
Gtr III (Ab Ab Db) - 'Untitled'

 Intro
 Rock Q=204
  N.C.                                                                D5
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E +E  E E E   Q  E E E E E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-2S|=5--5-5-(5)-5-5-5-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|
| Gtr II
| W                  W                  W                  H      Q   Q
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------x---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------x---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------x---|


 Chorus
  D5                  E5            D5
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-4---|
|
| Q   E E +E  E E E   Q   E E +E  E E E
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|


  G5             A5                    D5
  Q  E E  E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5-5--5--5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7--|
|
| Q  E E +E  E E E    Q    E E +E  E E E
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|


  D5                  E5            D5
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-4---|
|
| Q   E E +E  E E E   Q   E E +E  E E E
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|


  G5           D5
  Q  E E E Q   E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------------||
|----------------|----------------------||
|-5--5-5-5-5---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|
| Q  Q   E E E E   +Q    Q   +E  E Q
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||


 Verse
  G5    A5    D5
  q  q  E E E E   +Q   E E  E  E E E
|---------------|--------------------|
|---------------|--------------------|
|-5--5--7-7---0-|-(0)--0-0--2--2-4-4-|
|
| q  q  E E E E   +Q   Q   +E  E Q
|-5--5--7-7---0-|-(0)--0---(0)-0-0---|
|-5--5--7-7---0-|-(0)--0---(0)-0-0---|
|-5--5--7-7---0-|-(0)--0---(0)-0-0---|


  G5    A5       D5
  q  q  E E +E   E   +Q    E  E  E   E E E
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--7-7-(7)/-0-|-(0)--10h12-10h=12-0-0--|
|
| q  q  E E  E   E   +Q    Q    +E   E Q
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0----(0)--0-0----|
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0----(0)--0-0----|
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0----(0)--0-0----|


  G5    A5      D5
  E E E E E E E E   +E  E Q  +E  E Q
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|
|-5-5-5-7---7---0-|-(0)-0-0--(0)-x-x--|
|
| E Q   E E q   E   +H.            Q
|-5-5---7---7---0-|-(0)---------------|
|-5-5---7---7---0-|-(0)---------------|
|-5-5---7---7---0-|-(0)---------------|


  G5    A5         D5
  E E E E E E +E   E    E  E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-5-5-5-7---7-(7)/-0-|--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|
| E Q   E E q      E   +H.           Q
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------||
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------||
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------||


 Bridge
  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| PM---------------------------------
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| Gtr III
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  G5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--4--4--2--2--4--4--|
|
|----|      PM|      PM|        PM    PM|      PM|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--5--5--5--------5-------|--5-----5--------5--------|
|--5--5--5--------5-------|--5-----5--------5--------|
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| PM------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  G5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|-----2--2--2--3--3--4--4--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5-----------------------||
|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||


 Chorus
  D5                  E5            D5
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-4---|
|
| Q   E E +E  E E E   Q   E E +E  E E E
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|


  G5             A5                    D5
  Q  E E  E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5-5--5--5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7--|
|
| Q  E E +E  E E E    Q    E E +E  E E E
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|


  D5                  E5            D5
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-4---|
|
| Q   E E +E  E E E   Q   E E +E  E E E
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|


  G5           D5
  Q  E E E Q   E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------------||
|----------------|----------------------||
|-5--5-5-5-5---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|
| Q  Q   E E E E   +Q    Q   +E  E Q
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||


 Verse
  G5    A5       D5
  q  q  E E +E   E   +E  E Q   E  E Q
|------------------|--------------------|
|------------------|--------------------|
|-5--5--7-7-(7)/-0-|-(0)-0-0---0--0-9--|
|
| q  q  E E  E   E   +Q    Q  +E  E Q
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0--(0)-0-0---|
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0--(0)-0-0---|
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0--(0)-0-0---|


  G5    A5       D5
  q  q  E E +E   E   +Q    E  E  E   E E E
|------------------|------------------------|
|------------------|------------------------|
|-5--5--7-7-(7)/-0-|-(0)--10-11-12--12-9-7--|
|
| q  q  E E  E   E   +Q    Q    +E   E Q
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0----(0)--0-0----|
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0----(0)--0-0----|
|-5--5--7-7------0-|-(0)---0----(0)--0-0----|


  G5    A5         D5
  q   q   E E +E   E   +Q   E     +E  +Q   +Q
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|-5---5---7-7-(7)/-0-|-(0)--9b12==(9)-(9)r=(9)--|
|
| E Q   E E q      E   +H.                  Q
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------------|
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------------|
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------------|


  G5    A5         D5
  q   q   E E +E   E   +E  E E E E E E E
|--------------------|--------------------||
|--------------------|--------------------||
|-5---5---7-7-(7)/-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|
| E Q   E E q      E   +H.           Q
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------||
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------||
|-5-5---7---7------0-|-(0)----------------||


 Bridge
  D                       A
  Q    E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-0---12-12-12-12-12-12-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| PM---------------------------------------
| E E  E  E  E  E  E  E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-0-0--0--0--0--0--0--0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| Gtr III
| H          Q     Q      H       Q   Q
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-5----------------5----|-0-------0---0S==|
|-5----------------5----|-0-------0---0S==|


  G
   E E Q   H         W
|------------------|------------------|
|------------------|------------------|
|--5---------------|------------------|
|
|----|   PM|   PM|     PM  PM|   PM|
|  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|--5-5-5-----5-----|-5---5-----5------|
|--5-5-5-----5-----|-5---5-----5------|
|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|
|  Q   Q   H         W
|------------------|------------------|
|-10---------------|------------------|
|-10---------------|------------------|


  E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| PM------------------------------|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|


  G5
   E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--4--4--2--2--4--4--||
|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--||
|
|  E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E    E  E  E  E  E  E  E  E
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-------------------------|--------------------------||
|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--||


 Chorus
  D5                  E5            D5
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-4---|
|
| Q   E E +E  E E E   Q   E E +E  E E E
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|


  G5             A5                    D5
  Q  E E  E  E E E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|
|-5--5-5--5--5-5-7-|-(7)-7-7-7-(7)-7-7-7--|
|
| Q  E E +E  E E E    Q    E E +E  E E E
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|
|-5----5-(5)-5-5-7-|--7------7-(7)-7-7-0--|


  D5                  E5            D5
  E E E E  E  E E E   E E E E +E  E Q
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-0-0---0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2---2-(2)-2-4---|
|
| Q   E E +E  E E E   Q   E E +E  E E E
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|
|-0-----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2-----2-(2)-2-0-0-|


  G5           D5
  Q  E E E Q   E   +E  E E E +E  E E E
|----------------|----------------------||
|----------------|----------------------||
|-5--5-5-5-5---0-|-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-0-0-0--||
|
| Q  Q   E E E E   +Q    Q   +E  E Q
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||
|-5--5---5-5-5-0-|-(0)---0---(0)-0-0----||


 Outro
  Gtr II
  W                 W
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------|-2---------------|
|
| Gtr I
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S|


  a H.           +E a E   +W
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-2s5------------(5)5s7-|-(7)----------------|
|
|   E  E E E E E  E   E    E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---5--5-5-5-5-5--5S==7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


  W                 W
|-0---------------|-2---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S|


  a H.           +E a E   +W
|-2s5------------(5)5s7-|-(7)----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   E  E E E E E  E   E    E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------|--------------------|
|---5--5-5-5-5-5--5S==7-|--7--7-7-7-7-5-4s2--|


  D5                E5          D5    G5            A5              D5
  Q   E E E E E E   Q   E E Q   E E   Q   Q   E Q   E   +E  Q   E E E Q
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2---0-0-|-5---5---5-5---7-|-(7)-7---7-7-0-0----|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2---0-0-|-5---5---5-5---7-|-(7)-7---7-7-0-0----|
|-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-----2-2---0-0-|-5---5---5-5---7-|-(7)-7---7-7-0-0----|
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E    E  E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2S|=5-5-5-5-5-5-5S7-|--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|


                    E5          D5    G5
  Q   E E Q   E E   Q   E E Q   Q     W          +W
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2-----2-2---0---|-5--------:-(5)----:
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2-----2-2---0---|-5--------:-(5)----:
|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-2-----2-2---0---|-5--------:-(5)----:
|
| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   W          +W
|-----------------|-----------------|----------:--------:
|-----------------|-----------------|----------:--------:
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5--------:-(5)----:


  E  Q.   E E S S E   E E      H.                       Q  Q  H
|-------------------:---------------------------------:------------*|
|---/9----7S5-4h5S2s:=4s2S=====5----------------------:-5----------*|
|----0--------------:----------5----------------------:-5----------*|
|
| W                   W                                 Q  Q  H
|-------------------:---------------------------------:------------*|
|-------------------:---------------------------------:------------*|
|-0-----------------:-0-------------------------------:-0----------*|
|
| Gtr III
| E  Q.   E E S S E   E E a   +E. S a    +S  +E. +Q     Q  Q  H
|-------------------:-------------0-------------------:------------*|
|---/9----7S5-4h5S2s:=4s2-----------------------------:------------*|
|-------------------:-----2b4-(2)---2b4==(2)r(2)-(2)--:-0----------*|


Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Previous guitar tablature in Presidents of the USA