"The Fool, The Meddling Idiot" by Melvins
updated 28 March 2006

ben.nield@gmail.com

Drop-D tuning


INTRO - play 8X approx:
   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   1   2   3
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------
B|---------------------------------|-----------------------------
G|---------------------------------|-----------------------------
D|---------------------------------|-2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-
A|-12--10--12--10--12--0-0-0-0-10--|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
D|-----------------------------2---|-2---2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-
A|-9---10--0-0-9---0-0-0-0-7---0---|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-
E|-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-


VERSE - play 8X  [PALM-MUTE ALL]:

  "I can feed/From the angel..."
   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
D|---------------------------------|-2---2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-
A|-12--10--12--10--12--0-0-0-0-10--|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-
E|-0---0---0---0---0---0-0-0-0-0---|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-

   1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4     1   2   3   4   1   2   3   4
E|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|---------------------------------
D|-----------------------------2---|-2---2---2---2-2---2-2---2-2-2-2-
A|-9---10--0-0-9---0-0-0-0-7---0---|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-
E|-0---0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0---0---|-0---0---0---0-0---0-0---0-0-0-0-


STRAIGHT AFTER THAT THERE'S A PAUSE FOR 2 BARS, DURING THIS BIT:
"Away from the mangle rare we don't need
I got the one to make me alright."

THEN YOU DO THIS 8X:
E|-----------------
B|-----------------
G|-2^------2^------
D|-2^------2^------
A|-0---0-0-0---0-0-
E|-0---0-0-0---0-0-
       . .     . .

Play an unmuted VERSE 4X


THERE'S A PAUSE FOR 1 BAR DURING THIS:
"They are alive and wasted on me."

THEN PLAY THIS SEQUENCE 2X:
           "You are so in there..."
E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|-5-5-5-5-5---5-5---5---5---5-5-5-
A|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-3-
E|---------------------------------
   . . . . .   . .   .   .   . . .

        "...But will you leave me?"
E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|---3-3-3-3---3-3---3---3---3-3-3-
A|-0h1-1-1-1---1-1---1---1---1-1-1-
D|---------------------------------
       . . .   . .   .   .   . . .

E|---------------------------------
B|---------------------------------
G|---------------------------------
D|-2-2-2-2-8---2-2-3---2-2-4---5---
A|-0-0-0-0-6---0-0-1---0-0-2---3---
D|---------------------------------
   . . . .     . .     . .

E|-------------------------
B|-------------------------
G|-------------------------
D|-2-2-2-2-8---2-2-3---4---
A|-0-0-0-0-6---0-0-1---2---
D|-------------------------
   . . . .     . .

OUTRO - PLAY THIS 3X:
   1     2     3     4     1     2     3     4
E|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-2--2--2--2--2-----2--2--2--2--------------------
A|-0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--10^------10^------
D|-0--0--0--0--0-----0--0--0--0--------------------
   .  .  .  .  .     .  .  .  .

E|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------------------------------------------------
G|-------------------------------------------------
D|-------------------------------------------------
A|-10-10-10-10-10------10-10-10-10-12^------12^----
D|-0--0--0--0--0---0-0-0--0--0--0------------------
                   . .