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Running Guitar Tablature
'Running'
Performed by 311
From the album "Transistor" on Capricorn/Mercury Records
Music by:  T. Mahoney
Lyrics by:  D. Martinez
(c) 1997 Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Springer ([email protected])
           Fred Lidskog ([email protected])
Additions/Corrections by: Nickee ([email protected])
                          Adam M. ([email protected])
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/

* This one is pretty complex, so I'm including the full tab from 2
   different sources *

[Version 1:]

Intro-Guitar 1 (w/flanger):
===========================
   N.C.
1:---------------
2:---------------
3:---------------
4:-------4h5-4h5-
5:-0-4-5---------
6:---------------

Intro-Guitar 2 (w/phaser):
==========================
   N.C.
1:-----------
2:-2h3p2-3p2-
3:-----------
4:-----------
5:-----------
6:-----------

Fill 1 (Guitar 3):
==================
   N.C.
1:------------12------------
2:---------12------12-12//14~-
3:-12//14---------------------
4:----------------------------
5:----------------------------
6:----------------------------

Intro-Guitar 3:
===============
   N.C.
1:-//3-2--------------------//3-2---------------------
2:-------3-2----------------------3-2-----------------
3:-----------2------------------------2---------//2-2-
4:-------------5p4h5p4------------------5p4h5p4-------
5:---------------------5-4----------------------------
6:----------------------------------------------------

Riff 1 - Guitar 1:
==================
   N.C.
1:-----3-----5-----3---------
2:-3/5---5/7---3/5----3-2----
3:-------------------------2-
4:---------------------------
5:---------------------------
6:---------------------------

Riff 1 - Guitar 2: 
==================
   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------
2:----------------------------------------
3:----------------------------------------
4:----------------------------------------
5:---------3p0-4-3p0--5-4-3p0--4-3--------
6:-3-4-5----------------------------5-4-3-

Chorus:
=======
   A        G
1:-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-
2:-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-
3:-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4-
4:------------------
5:------------------
6:------------------

Riff 2:
=======
   N.C.
1:-------------------------------------------------
2:-------------------------------------------------
3:-------------------------------------------------
4:------------------------2------------------------
5:-1-3--3--1-3--3-3-1-3p1----0-1-3-3-0-1-3-1-0-----
6:---------------------------------------------3-1-

   N.C.
1:-------------------------------------------------
2:-------------------------------------------------
3:-------------------------------------------------
4:------------------------2--------1-3-1-0---------
5:-1-3--3--1-3--3-3-1-3p1----0-1-3-3-0-1---3-1-0---
6:-------------------------------------------------

Solo:
=====
   N.C.
1:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
3:-15p14----14-15-17-15p14----15-14------------------------------------------
4:-------17----------------17-------17-15p14--14-15-14~-15p14----------------
5:------------------------------------------------------------15-13p12h13-15-
6:---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------------------------13-
2:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
3:-----------------1514--14-14-15p14----15//17-17~--15-14----------------
4:-14----14-15//17---------------------17-------------------17-15-14-17----
5:----15-------------------------------------------------------------------
6:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:-----------------------13-----------------------13----13-------------------
2:-17~----------------------17~----------------------17----15-17-------------
3:-----15-14--------------------15-14----------------------------17-17p15p14-
4:-----------17-15-14-15--------------17-15-14-15----------------------------
5:---------------------------------------------------------------------------
6:---------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
1:------------------------
2:------------------------
3:-15-17-15-14------------
4:-------------15-17//19~-
5:------------------------
6:------------------------

Ending Solo:
============
   N.C.
1:---------------------------------12------------
2:------------------------------12------12-12//14~-
3:-//12~-12p11-11-119--9//14~--------------------
4:-------------------------------------------------
5:-------------------------------------------------
6:-------------------------------------------------


Lyric/Song Structure:
=====================
---> Play Intro (Guitar 1 & 2)
---> Play Fill 1 (Guitar 3) over Intro
---> Play Intro (Guitar 3) over Intro
---> Play Riff 1 (Guitar 1 & 2) over:
   Here in this world feel it flowing
   River of life on a human journey
   Don't be afraid of becoming the sea
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Many stories will be left untold
   But understand everything must go
---> Play Chorus over:
   Slow slow lover rub you down
   We don't want no one hunting don't make a sound
   Oh living is a journey waking, believing, running
   For shelter now
   Slow slow lover rub you down
   We don't want no one hunting don't make a sound
   Oh living is a journey waking, believing, running
---> Play Riff 1 (Guitar 1 & 2) over:
   What's that you do you're running around
   There's people that need you and you leeting down
   And when it's time to care you just leave town
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   There's some wildness there and mercy
   It's the emptiness we love touching
---> Play Chorus over:
   Slow slow lover rub you down
   We don't want no one hunting don't make a sound
   Oh living is a journey waking, believing, running
   For shelter now
   Slow slow lover rub you down
   We don't want no one hunting don't make a sound
   Oh living is a journey waking, believing, running
---> Play Riff 2 (x2)
---> Play Solo over Riff 2
---> Play Intro (Guitar 1 & 2) (x4)
---> Play Intro (Guitar 1 & 2) (x8) & Guitar 3 (x2)
---> Play Riff 1 (Guitar 1 & 2) over:
   Give thanks and praise for good things you found
   Humble people not ashamed nor proud
   And alway's try to keep your feet on the ground
   And love yourself
---> Play Chorus over:
   Slow slow lover rub you down
   We don't want no one hunting don't make a sound
   Oh living is a journey waking, believing, running
   For shelter now
   Slow slow lover rub you down
   We don't want no one hunting don't make a sound
   Oh living is a journey waking, believing, running
---> Play Intro (Guitar 1 & 2) (x8)
---> Play Ending Solo over Intro


[Version 2:]

Riff 1A (w/flanger):
====================
NOTE: This part is actually played by 2 guitars, but sounds like the riff
below if you look over the little overlapping notes in the actual song.

   N.C.
e:-------------------
B:-3p2---------3p2---
G:-----2---0h2-----2-
D:-------------------
A:-------------------
E:-------------------

Fill 1 (Clean):
===============
   N.C.
e:------------12-----------------
B:---------------14--12--12//14--
G:-12//14--14--------------------
D:-------------------------------
A:-------------------------------
E:-------------------------------

Riff 1B (Clean):
================
   N.C.
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
G:-10s12--11--------------------------10//12-11----------------------------
D:-----------12-11------------------------------12--11---------------------
A:-----------------12-10-9-10-9------------------------12-10-9-10-9-10//12-
E:------------------------------10-9---------------------------------------

Riff 2A (Clean):
================
   N.C.
e:---------------------------------
B:---------------------------------
G:---------------------------------
D:---------------------------------
A:-------4-0-4-2-0-5-4-2-0-4-3-2-0-
E:-3-4-5---------------------------

Riff 2B (w/Wah Wah Pedal):
==========================
   N.C.
e:--------------------------------
B:------8-------10-------8--------
G:-7s9----9s11------7s9-----7-5---
D:------------------------------7-
A:--------------------------------
E:--------------------------------

Chorus Riff 1A (Clean):
=======================
   A            G        A              G
e:-5---5--5--5--3-3-3-3//5-5--5--5--5---3--3-x-x-x--3-3-
B:-5---5--5--5--3-3-3-3//5-5--5--5--5---3--3-x-x-x--3-3-
G:-6---6--6--6--4-4-4-4//6-6--6--6--6---4--4-x-x-x--4-4-
D:------------------------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------------------------

Chorus Riff 1B (Clean):
=======================
   A                       G
e:-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-
B:-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-5-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-x-x-3-
G:-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-x-4-
D:-------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------

Chorus Riff 2:
==============
   N.C.
e:-----------------------------------------------------------
B:-----------------------------------------------------------
G:-----------------------------------------------------------
D:-----------------------------------------------------------
A:-0---7---0--2--3--2--3--2--0---------------------------5---
E:-------------------------------3--3--3--3---0-2-3-3--3---3-

Riff 3 (w/Heavy Distortion):
============================
   N.C.
e:--------------------------------------------------------
B:--------------------------------------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------2------------------------------
A:-1--3--3---0-3--3--1-3p1---0-1-3--3--0-1--3--1--0-------
E:---------------------------------------------------3--1-

   N.C.
e:-------------------------------------------------------
B:-------------------------------------------------------
G:-------------------------------------------------------
D:-------------------------2---------1--3--1--0----------
A:-1--3--3---0-3--3--1-3p1---0--1--3-------------3--1--0-
E:-------------------------------------------------------

Solo (Clean):
=============
   N.C.
e:------------------------8------------------------------------------------
B:-11--10--8--10--11--10-----11--10--8--11--10--8--------------------------
G:--------------------------------------------------10--9--10--9---10p9----
D:----------------------------------------------------------------------10-
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
e:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
B:----------------------8-11-10--11-11--11p10--11/13--13-------------------
G:------------9----9h10----------------------------------15p14-------------
D:-8p7-8-8/10---10---------------------------------------------17-15p14-17-
A:-------------------------------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
e:---------------------------------------------------------------------
B:-18-17---------------------18-17-------------------18-17-18-15-17-13-
G:--------15p14--------------------15p14-------------------------------
D:--------------17-15p14-17--------------17-15p14-17-------------------
A:---------------------------------------------------------------------
E:---------------------------------------------------------------------

   N.C.
e:------------------------------------
B:-13p11-10h11--13--11--10------------
G:--------------------------10--12/14-
D:------------------------------------
A:------------------------------------
E:------------------------------------

Ending Solo (Clean):
====================
   N.C.
e:-----------------------------------12------------
B:---------------------------------------12--12/14-
G:-10//12--12p11--11--11//9---9//14----------------
D:-------------------------------------------------
A:-------------------------------------------------
E:-------------------------------------------------


Lyric/Song Structure:
=====================
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 1A (x4)
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 1A (x4)
     Guitar #2 play Fill 1
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 1A (x16)
     Guitar #2 play Riff 1B (x4)
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 2A (x8)
     Guitar #2 play Riff 2B (x8) over:
   Here in this world feel it flowing
   River of life on a human journey
   Don't be afraid of becoming the sea
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Many stories will be left untold
   But understand everything must go
---> Guitar #1 play Chorus Riff 1A
     Guitar #2 play Chorus Riff 2 (x2) over:
   Slow slow lover, rub you down
   We don't want no one hurting, don't make a sound
   Oh, living is a journey, waking, believeing, running, for shelter now
---> Guitar #1 play Chorus Riff 1B (x2)
     Guitar #2 play Chorus Riff 2 (x2) over:
   Slow slow lover, rub you down
   We don't want no one hurting, don't make a sound
   Oh, living is a journey, waking, believing, running
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 2A (x8)
     Guitar #2 play Riff 2B (x8) over:
   What's that you do, you're running around
   There's people that need you and you letting down
   And when it's time to care, you just leave town
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   Don't worry yourself
   There's some wildness there and mercy
   It's the emptiness we love touching
---> Guitar #1 play Chorus Riff 1A
     Guitar #2 play Chorus Riff 2 (x2) over:
   Slow slow lover, rub you down
   We don't want no one hurting, don't make a sound
   Oh, living is a journey, waking, believeing, running, for shelter now
---> Guitar #1 play Chorus Riff 1B (x2)
     Guitar #2 play Chorus Riff 2 (x2) over:
   Slow slow lover, rub you down
   We don't want no one hurting, don't make a sound
   Oh, living is a journey, waking, believing, running
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 3 (x2)
     Guitar #2 play Guitar Solo
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 1A (x4)
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 1A (x8)
     Guitar #2 play Riff 1B (x2)
---> Guitar #1 play Riff 2A (x4)
     Guitar #2 play Riff 2B (x4) over:
   Give thanks and praise for good things you found
   Humble people not ashamed nor proud
   And always try to keep your feet on the ground
   And love yourself
---> Guitar #1 play Chorus Riff 1A
     Guitar #2 play Chorus Riff 2 (w/Heavy Distortion) (x2) over:
   Slow slow lover, rub you down
   We don't want no one hurting, don't make a sound
   Oh, living is a journey, waking, believeing, running, for shelter now
---> Guitar #1 play Chorus Riff 1B (x2)
     Guitar #2 play Chorus Riff 2 (w/Heavy Distortion) (x2) over:
   Slow slow lover, rub you down
   We don't want no one hurting, don't make a sound
   Oh, living is a journey, waking, believing, running
--->Guitar #1 play Riff 1A (x8)
    Guitar #2 play Ending Solo
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