Sabotage - Beastie Boys
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Hey guys!I haven't seen a good tab on this so I thought I'll quickly make one. It sounds
pretty accurate, especially when they played it live.

Tabbed by 41monique182

Beastie Boys: Sabotage
Guitar tab
Standard tuning.


Legend:
/ = slide
X = Dead string/harmonic sound


[Intro]
e----------------|
b----------------|Play after the bass comes in and stop when he starts singing
g----------------|
d--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
a--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
Lay your fingers over the top 3 string on the 4th and 6th fret in a power chord shape


[Verse]
e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| repeat a bunch of times in the 1st verse
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"Cant stand it I know you planned it"

e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"so while you sit back and wonder why...."

e--------------------|
b--------------------|
g--------------------|
d--/4--/6-6-6-6-6-6--|
a--/4--/6-6-6-6-6-6--|
E--/2--/4-4-4-4-4-4--|
"I've got this fucking thorn in my side..."

e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"...its sabotage"

REPEAT INTRO
e----------------|
b----------------|
g----------------|
d--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
a--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X---|

REPEAT VERSE
e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"So, so, so, so listen up 'cause you can't say nothing........push of a button.....
...I keep it on and on"


[Break]
e-------------|
b--12--15--17-|
g-------------|
d-------------| *Bend each note
a-------------| play 4 times
E-------------|


[Verse]
e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"Cause what you see you might not get.......
... its sabotage"

INTRO AGAIN
e----------------|
b----------------|
g----------------|
d--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
a--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X---|


[Bridge]
e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"Whyyyyy"


[Intro]
e----------------|
b----------------|
g----------------|
d--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
a--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
"listen all of y'all its a sabotage...."


[Verse]
e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
"Cant stand it i know you planned it......
.......Because I feel disgrace because you're all in my face

e---------------|
b---------------|
g---------------|
d-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
a-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
But make no mistakes and switch up my channel......
...... its sabotage"

end on
e----------------|
b----------------|
g----------------|
d--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
a--X-X-X-X-X-X---|
E--X-X-X-X-X-X---|

Hope this helps
Song info
Sabotage
Beastie Boys
2001
  • Hip Hop
  • Rock
  • Conscious
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