'Cops And Donuts' by NoFX - Guitar Tutorial

            COPS AND DONUTS by NOFX. Album: Maximum Rocknroll (1988?)                 1/2
One of the coolest songs on this album.
A=left Melvin   B=right Melvin   A&B=both Melvins
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# intro #A&B X4 *=play 16X palm-muted    # intro2 #A&B
E---------------|                        E----------------------------------|
B----*----------|                        B----------------------------------|
G---7-------5---|                        G---7------------------------7-7---|
D---7---5---5---|                        D---7------------------------7-7---|
A---5---5---3---|                        A---5------------------------5-5---|
E-------3-------|                        E----------------------------------|
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# verse #A&B    *=play 6X
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------*-------------------*-----------------*-----------------*-|
G--10-10-10-9-9-9-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-7-----------------7-----------------7--|
D--10-10-10-9-9-9-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-7-----3-3-3-5-5-5-7-----3-3-3-5-5-5-7--|
A---8--8--8-7-7-7-5-----8--8--8-7-7-7-5-----3-3-3-5-5-5-5-----3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|
E-------------------------------------------1-1-1-3-3-3-------1-1-1-3-3-3----|
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# verse2 #A&B
E----------------------------------------------------------->
B----------------------------------------------------------->
G---------9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7--->
D---3-3-3-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7--->
A---3-3-3-7-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5-----8--8--8-7-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5--->
E---1-1-1--------------------------------------------------->
>verse2A&B
>-----------------------------------------------------------|
>-----------------------------------------------------------|
>---------9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
>---3-3-3-9-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7----10-10-10-12-10-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
>---3-3-3-7-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5-----8--8--8-10--8-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
>---1-1-1---------------------------------------------------|
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# verse3 #A&B  X4
E------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--10-9-9-10-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7---|
D--10-9-9-10-9-9-5-7-7-5-7-7---|
A---8-7-7--8-7-7-3-5-5-3-5-5---|
E------------------------------|
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# chorus #A&B   (Cops and donuts...)
E------------------------------------------------------>
B------------------------------------------------------>
G------------------------------------------------------>
D---5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-5-5-5-5-5--->
A---5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-5-5-5-5-5--->
E---3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6--8--8--8-5-6-6-5-6-6-3-3-3-3-3--->
>chorus A&B            *=play 12X
>----------------------------------------------------------|
>-------------------------------------------------------*--|
>------------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
>---5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-7-7-7-7-7-7-9---|
>---5-5-5-7-7-7-8-8-8-10-10-10-7-8-8-7-8-8-5-5-5-5-5-5-7---|
>---3-3-3-5-5-5-6-6-6--8--8--8-5-6-6-5-6-6-----------------|
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# slow-verse #A&B   X2
E---/--p-mute------/-p-mute-------/-------palm-mute----------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------|
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
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>>>>>>>>>>to next page...
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COPS AND DONUTS                                                           2/2
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# slow-verse2 #A  X2
E---/--p-mute------/-p-mute-------/-------palm-mute----------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------|
D---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
A---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---7-7-7-7-7-7-8---3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
E---5-5-5-5-5-5-6---5-5-5-5-5-5-6-----------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
# slow-verse2 #B  X2
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------5---------------------------------|
D---7---------------7-----------8-------------------7-----------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Then play slow-verse X2 (without palm-muting!).
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# bridge #A&B    GuitarB joines later   *=play 12X palm-muted
E--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------*--|
D---7-10--7-10--5-5-5-9-9-9--7-10--7-10--9---|
A---7-10--7-10--5-5-5-9-9-9--7-10--7-10--9---|
E---5--8--5--8--3-3-3-7-7-7--5--8--5--8--7---|
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# bridge2 #A&B  /=slide-up           *=play 24X
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------*--|
G-----7/10-10-10----7/10-10-10----7/10-10-10----7/10-10-10--9---|
D---7-7/10-10-10--7-7/10-10-10--7-7/10-10-10--7-7/10-10-10--9---|
A---7-5/-8--8--8--7-5/-8--8--8--7-5/-8--8--8--7-5/-8--8--8--7---|
E---5-------------5-------------5-------------5-----------------|
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# chorus2 #A&B    (Cops and donuts...)   *=play 12X
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------*------------------*------------------*---------------------|
G--10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-|
D--10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7---10-10-10-9-9-9-7-7-|
A---8--8--8-7-7-7-5----8--8--8-7-7-7-5----8--8--8-7-7-7-5----8--8--8-7-7-7-5-5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Auuuuuuu...Ehhehehehhe.
Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 18.04.1998.