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Afinação: E A D GCapotraste: Sem capotraste
This was tabbed using this video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=lSPMrWQn43c
 
[Verse 1]
 
G|----|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|----|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|----|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-12\|-0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7-|-0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7|
 
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----7-7-6-6-4-4-|
A|-4-4-4-4-----4--|-5-5-5-5-----5--|----------7-7---7|-3-3-------------|
E|---------4-4---4|---------5-5---5|-5--5-5-5-----5--|-----------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7-|-0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7|
 
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|----------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-----4--|-5-5-5-5-----5--|----------7-7---7|-----7-------8--|
E|---------4-4---4|---------5-5---5|-5--5-5-5-----5--|-8-8---7-5-5---5|
 
G|----|---------|
D|----|---------|
A|----|---------|
E|-7--|--5-7-12\|
 
[Chorus]
 
G|-------------|----------|--------------|--------------|
D|---6-9--9-6--|----------|---6-9-7-6----|--------------|
A|-7----------7|---7-----9|-7---------9-7|--------------|
E|-------------|-5---5-7--|--------------|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|
 
G|-------------|----------|-------6------|--------------|
D|---6-9--9-6--|----------|---6-9---9-6--|--------------|
A|-7----------7|---7-----9|-7-----------7|--------------|
E|-------------|-5---5-7--|--------------|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7|
 
[Verse 2]
 
G|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7-|-0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7|
 
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----2---5-3-2---|
A|-4-4-4-4-----4--|-5-5-5-5-----5--|---------4-4---4-|-3-3---3-------3-|
E|---------4-4---4|---------5-5---5|-2-2-2-2-----2---|-----------------|
 
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7-|-0-0-0-0-4-0-4-0-|5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7|
 
G|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-----------------|-----2---5-3-2---|
A|-4-4-4-4-----4--|-5-5-5-5-----5--|---------4-4---4-|-3-3---3-------3-|
E|---------4-4---4|---------5-5---5|-2-2-2-2-----2---|-----------------|
 
G|----|---------|
D|----|---------|
A|-2--|--0--2---|
E|----|---------|
 
(*He switches to using a pick here*)
 
[Bridge]
 
G|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|-------6-6-6-6/11-11|-9-9-9-----------|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6|-4-4-4--------------|-------9-9-11-11-|
E|----------------|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|
 
G|---------------------|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----------10-10/14-14|-12-12-12---------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|-10-10-10------------|----------12-12-12------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|---------------------|-------------------14-14|-15-15-15-15-15-15-15-15|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
 
G|------------------------|-------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11\|
 
[Build]
 
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|--------------------------------|
 
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|--------------------------------|
 
(*He goes back to using his fingers here*)
 
["Dancey Part"]
 
G|------------|-------------------|----------|-----------|
D|--------9---|-11-9----9---------|-------7--|-9/11-9----|
A|---9-11---11|------11---11-9----|---7-9---9|--------11-|
E|-7----------|----------------11\|-5--------|-----------|
 
G|------------|-------------------|----------|------------|
D|--------9---|-11-9----9---------|-------7--|------------|
A|---9-11---11|------11---11-9----|---7-9---9|------------|
E|-7----------|----------------11\|-5--------|-4-4-4-2-4-2|
 
[Chorus 2]
 
G|---|---------------|----------|----------------|
D|---|-11-9----9-----|-----6-6-9|-11-9----9------|
A|---|------11---11-9|-7-7------|------11---11-9-|
E|-0/|---------------|----------|----------------|
 
G|--------|------------|----------------|-----------------|
D|--------|------------|-----6-6-7-7-9-9|-7-6-4-----------|
A|-11---11|-12-12/14-12|-9-9------------|-------7-6-4---9-|
E|----9---|------------|----------------|-------------7---|
 
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---6-6-9-6-11-9----9--------6-6-9-6-11-9----9-11-9|
A|-7--------------11---11-9-7--------------11-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
 
[Build/SKA]
 
G|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|
D|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|----------------|
A|----------------|------------------------|------------------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|----------------|
 
G|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|---------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|-----------|---------------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12\|---0-4--0-4|-0-2-0-4-2-----|
E|------------------------|-------------------------|-2-----2---|-----------4-2-|
 
[Verse 3]
 
G|----------------|----------------|------|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|------|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-4-4-0-4|-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7|-4-2-0|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
 
G|----------------|----------------|-9----|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---7--|---------------|
E|-0-0-0-0-4-4-0-4|-5-5-5-5-7-7-5-7|-----0|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
 
G|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|---------------|
A|-----2---2|-4-2------|-----2---2|---------------|
E|-0-4---4--|-----4-2-4|-0-4---4--|-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-|
 
G|----------|----------|----------|--------------|--------------|
D|----------|----------|----------|--------------|--------------|
A|-----2---2|-4-2------|-----2---2|--------------|--------------|
E|-0-4---4--|-----4-2-4|-0-4---4--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8|
 
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Please let me know of any typos or inaccuracies! I'm not a bass player and transcribed using my guitar, so it
may not be 100%.

How to play Ska

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The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.

Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?

Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.

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