Band:  Tankard
Album: The Meaning of Life
Song:  Space Beer

Copyright (c)  Noise Records 1990
Version 1.0 - 11-25-06


.  - palm mute           /  - slide up to
\  - slide down to       ~  - vibrato
h  - hammer on           b  - Bend
p  - pull off            Suffixes for bend
t  - tap                 f  - full bend    h - half bend
ph - pinched harmonic    q  - quarter bend t - tap bend
*  - see comment         ^  - Hold bend    r release bend
x  - Stuccatto           ~  - vibrato bend
,  - slight palm mute    () - ghost note, sustained note
"  - tremolo note        <> - Trill

Tuning E A D G B E

Kickass song and it needs to be played live!!!

 Riff A (0:00)
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|-5-------------------------5---------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----------------------5-5-----7-----2-------------------------|
|-3-4-----5-----2---5\4-----3-5-0-0-5-----2---5\4-------------------|
|---2-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3\2p0-----3-------0-0-0-0-3\2p0-----------------|
      . .   . .   .             . .   . .   .

 Fill between Riff A and Riff B only played once (0:16)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-----5-----2-----------5---5-6---------------------------------|
|-3-4-----5-----2---5\4-----3-5-3-4---------------------------------|
|---2-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-3\2p0-----3-------------------------------------|
      . .   . .   .

 Riff B1 (Verse) (0:20)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-----7---7---------------------7-----7---7-----2-----5--5----|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5\4-5\4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-3--3----|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3\2-3\2-----------------------------------|
  . .   . .   .   . .   .         . .   . .   .   . .   . .


|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-----7---7---------------------7-----7---7-----2-----10-10---|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5---5\4-5\4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-8--8----|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3\2-3\2-----------------------------------|
  . .   . .   .   . .   .         . .   . .   .   . .   . .

 Riff B2 (0:40)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----7-----7---7------------------5-----5---5-----7-7-7------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-7-6-5------|
|-----------------3-3-3-3-3-2----------------------------5-4-3------|
  . .   . .   .   . . . . .    . .   . .   .   . .     . . . .

 Riff C (0:51)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----2-----5------------------------2-----5-------------7----------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-3------------5\4-5\4-0-0-0-0-0-3-------5-----5----------|
|---------------33333333-3\2-3\2---------------3-3-3-3-3------------|
  . .   . .     ........         . .   . .     . .   . .

 Riff D1 (1:34)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------5------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------5------------|
|-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8-8-8-7-8-7-7-5----3------------|
|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-5-6-5-5-3----3------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------3------------|
|-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8-8-8-7-8-7-7-5----3------------|
|---------------------------------6-6-6-6-5-6-5-5-3----1------------|

 Riff D2 (1:43) (Chorus)
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5------------------1010-9-9-5-------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---------5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-1010-9-9-5-------------|
|-5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8-7-7-3--5-5-0-0-5-5-0-0-8-8--7-7-3-------------|
|-----------------6-6-5-5-------------------------------------------|

 Riff E Under Solo
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|-33333333-----------55555555---------------------------------------|
|----------2222-3333----------3333-5555-----------------------------|
  ........ .... .... ........ .... ....

Play Riff B Under Solo 4x

Play Riff D2 Under Solo 4x

Then repeat the pattern a couple of times, you know if you
have heard the song, well then enjoy! Later!