311 - Grassroots

      
 
 Performed by 311
 From the album "Grassroots" on Capricorn Records
 Music by: N. Hexum & C. Sexton
 Lyrics by: N. Hexum
 (c) 1994 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
 Tuning(EADGBe)

 ---------------
 

 Tabbed by: Christopher Comeaux (Christopher.Comeaux@Eng.Auburn.EDU)
 Gregory Parr (gparr@tiger.lsuiss.ocs.lsu.edu)
 Michael Slusarz (slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu)
 The 311 Guitar Archive - http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/
 
 Riff 1 (w/ad libs):
 ===================
 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C. Bb5 C5 N.C.

 1:-----------------------------------------------------------|
 2:-----------------------------------------------------------|
 3:--------------3///5---------------------3///5--------------|
 4:--------------3///5---------------------3///5--------------|
 5:---------0----1///3------------0--------1///3----------0---|
 6:-1-1-0-1---1---------1-1-1-0-1---1-0-1---------1-1-0-1---1-|
 

 
 Bb5 C5 N.C. C5 B5 Bb5 A5 Bb5 C5

 1:------------------------------------|
 2:------------------------------------|
 3:-3///5-------5---4---3---2--(3///5)-|
 4:-3///5-------5---4---3---2--(3///5)-|
 5:-1///3-------3---2---1---0--(1///3)-|
 6:--------1-1-------------------------|
 

 (Only play chords in () only when repeating Riff 1)
 
 Riff 2:
 =======
 Bb5 C5 F5 
    

 1:------------------------|
 2:------------------------|
 3:-3///5------------------|
 4:-3///5------------------|
 5:-1///3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 6:--------1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
 

 
 Riff 3:
 =======
 Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Ab C 
         

 1:-3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--4-4-4-4----|
 2:-3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--4-4-4-4--5-|
 3:-3--7-7-7--3--7-7-7--3--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5-|
 4:-5--8-8-8--5--8-8-8--5--8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5-|
 5:------------------------------------------|
 6:------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Gm Bb Gm Bb Gm Bb Ab C Ab C 
           

 1:-3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--4-4-4-4-----4-4-4-4----|
 2:-3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--3--6-6-6--4-4-4-4--5--4-4-4-4--5-|
 3:-3--7-7-7--3--7-7-7--3--7-7-7--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--5-|
 4:-5--8-8-8--5--8-8-8--5--8-8-8--6-6-6-6--5--6-6-6-6--5-|
 5:----------------------------------------------------3-|
 6:------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Riff 4:
 =======
 Gm Gm(add A) Gm C7sus2 
      

 1:-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-5p-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 2:-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 3:-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 4:-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:---------------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
 6:-----------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 Fm Bb Gm C6 C#6 
      

 1:-1-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5--6-|
 2:-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5--6-|
 3:-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5--6-|
 4:-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-3--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-------|
 5:-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--1-1--1-1-1-1-1--5-5--5-5-5-5-5-------|
 6:-1-1--1-1-1-1-1------------------3-3--3-3-3-3-3-------|
 

 
 Riff 5:
 =======
 C6 B6 Bb6 C6 B6 Bb6 G5 F#5 G5 E5 G5 
            

 1:-5--5-5--4--3--3-3--5--5-5--4--3----------------------|
 2:-5--5-5--4--3--3-3--5--5-5--4--3----------------------|
 3:-5--5-5--4--3--3-3--5--5-5--4--3----------------------|
 4:------------------------------------------------------|
 5:----------------------------------(5)-(4)-(5)-(2)-(5)-|
 6:-----------------------------------3---2---3---0--(3)-|
 

 (Play numbers in () the second time)
 
 Solo:
 =====
 N.C.

 1:-//15-15-15-14----------------------------------------------------------|
 2:---------------15h17-15-------------------------------------------------|
 3:------------------------16-17-16-------------------14-14----------14-14-|
 4:---------------------------------17-17-17-14h16h17-------14h16h17-------|
 5:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 6:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 N.C.

 1:-----------------------------------------------17----20-19-17-19-17-|
 2:--------------------------------------17-19-20----------------------|
 3:----------14-14----------14-16-17//19-------------19----------------|
 4:-14h16h17-------14h16h17--------------------------------------------|
 5:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 6:--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 N.C.

 1:------------------------------------------------------------17-20-19-17-|
 2:-20-19-17-b19b-19-17-20p19p17----17----------------17h19h20-------------|
 3:------------------------------19----19-17-16h17h19----------------------|
 4:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 5:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 6:------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 N.C.

 1:-20p17----20p17-20p17----20p17-20p17----20p17-20p17----20p17-20p17-|
 2:-------20-------------20-------------20-------------20-------------|
 3:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 4:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 5:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 6:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 

 
 N.C.

 1:-b20b-20-17-20-b20b-17-|
 2:-----------------------|
 3:-----------------------|
 4:-----------------------|
 5:-----------------------|
 6:-----------------------|
 

 
 Ending:
 =======
 Bb5/F B5/F# C#5/Ab C#5(add D)/Ab 
      

 1:------------------------|
 2:------------------------|
 3:-3------4------6------7-|
 4:-3------4------6------6-|
 5:-1------2------4------4-|
 6:-1------2------4------4-|
 

 
 Lyrics/Song Structure:
 ======================
 ---> Drum Intro
 ---> Play Riff 1 over:
 I flip when I kick it trippin it
 So I can check shit not in a daily style
 But once in every while so I can
 File check file check the files of my brain
 Many of meaning manage to come from the insane
 And the butcher the baker the fabulous drama maker
 A cracker on a truck goin' breaker, breaker
 Listen to everyone then disregard it
 The maningful shit comes back back to where it started
 In your cranium surrounded by pot like a geranuim
 A capital 2 burns in my mind give me some peace
 I looked at her I looked at him and neither one did know
 Where the wild thoughts grow check it out
 ---> Play Riff 3:
 I look to absolutes and there's absolutely none
 The truth is what you shoot for not one
 Nothing brings it all together the journeys never done
 I'd sing you Stormy Weather but it's been sung so
 Let's have some fun
 ---> Play Riff 1 over:
 Three Eleven has grassroots come on now
 Three Eleven has grassroots true
 Three Eleven has grassroots for your momma
 Three Eleven has grassroots
 ---> Play Riff 4 over:
 Challenge comes and goes and there will be another
 I say bring it on
 The roots that grow underground are as big as the tree
 That you see if not it will fall down
 ---> Play Riff 5 over:
 We waste so many moments standing on convention
 The only survey is when our heart pays no attention
 ---> Play Riff 1 over:
 Move with persistence cover much distance
 Knowing no perdition that's my game for instance
 Three Eleven true to no tradition
 And the Three Eleven crew not dow with convention
 But a hundred different people already told what we about
 So I make not attempt to try and suss the stupid out
 I'd turned into a roughneck that was not my intention
 It doesn't even really matter unless I fail to mention that
 ---> Play Riff 2 over:
 Peace to all crews that want some peace
 First the Mid then the West then we slide through the East
 A piece to any crew that want a piece
 ---> Play Riff 1 (2nd half) over:
 But peace to all crews that want peace
 Check it out
 ---> Play Riff 3 over:
 I look to absolutes and there's absolutely none
 The truth is what you shoot for not one
 Nothing brings it all together the journeys never done
 I'd sing you Stormy Weather but it's been sung so
 Let's have some fun
 ---> Play Riff 1 over:
 Three Eleven has grassroots come on now
 Three Eleven has grassroots true
 Three Eleven has grassroots for your momma
 Three Eleven has grassroots
 ---> Play Riff 4 over:
 Challenge comes and goes and there will be another
 I say bring it on
 The roots that grow underground are as big as the tree
 That you see if not it will fall down
 ---> Play Riff 5 over:
 We waste so many moments standing on convention
 The only survey is when our heart pays no attention
 ---> Play Solo over Riff 5
 ---> Play Ending (x1)