THE DEAD MILKMEN
Bleach Boys - Bass

from Beelzebubba

Tabbed by: Ben Gladdle (moose9377@hotmail.com)


This is one of my favourite Milkmen bass songs. The verse bit
is just way cool, though it is a bit tricky to play. I know some
people have asked if I can make the fingering a bit easier, and
in this case, I tried... but couldn't. It just made it more
complicated if I tried to take away the 4 - 7 stretch. If anyone
feels they can make an improvement, please let me know. However,
I've got long fingers and can reach fine, so :P

Again, as always I say that if you get confused about what goes
where, you can look at the guitar tab and that usually explains
the sections in more detail. If that doesn't work, just ask me.


Verse:
-----
    A
G--------------------|
D---------4-5-4------|
A-----4-7-------7-4--|
E---5----------------|

    D
G---------4-5-4------|
D-----4-7-------7-4--|
A---5----------------|
E--------------------|

    E
G---------6-7-6------|
D-----6-9-------9-6--|
A---7----------------|
E--------------------|

    lowE
G--------------------|
D--------------------|
A--------------------|
E-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

The four parts above are played as follows.

A
I've got some buddies and we all drink bleach
A
You know we practice what we preach
            D
We're not a drunken bunch of frat-boys
Trashed on beers
     A
Or a stoned bunch of hippies
With no careers
  E                         D              A    E(low)
I wanna drink bleach with a Georgia peach


Chorus:
------
    C     G     D     F     G     A
G----------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------
A---3-----------5------------------------
E---------3-----------1-----3-----5------

Easy.

C                                 G
Don't you wanna hang out with the Bleach Boys, baby?
     D                     F
In a world where ministers murder golf pros
G                          A
Don't you wanna drink some bleach tonight?


Solo: with verse bass
----


Outro:
-----

This bit's just the same as the verse, so just go with that, except
obviously during the gap where there's no music. ;)

A                A
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
A                A
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
D                D
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
A                A
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
E                D
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
A                E(low)
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
A (single note)
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
NC
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
D
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
A
I'm so bored I'm drinking bleach
  E     D                    A
I am so booooooooooooooooooooooooored!


Then...

    lowE            A
G-------------------------
D-------------------------
A-------------------------
E---0-0----0-0----0-5-----

End on A.

Et voila. :) Not too hard, but pretty funky bass-wise. Hope it's right!


From the Dead Milkmen Guitar Tab Project
http://dmtabs.deadmilkmen.com/