MEAN PEOPLE SUCK by NOFX. Album: S&M Airlines (1989)                      1/2
You'd better set your distortion as distorted as you can, because otherwise
the first note won't last very long. Anyway, this song has one of the coolest
NOFX-riffs I have ever played.
A=lead guitar   B=background guitar   A&B=both guitars
:
# intro #A    (let ring!)
E-------------------------------------------------|
B---17--------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------|
# intro #B
E-------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------|
G----------------------------7-------------7------|
D---------------------2------7------2------7------|
A---------------------2------5------2------5------|
E---------------------0-------------0-------------|
:
# intro2 #A   X2     \=slide down   h=hammer-on   p=pull-off
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------------------9--7---|
D--\9---7-6h7p6--------9---7-6h7p6--------|
A---------------7-------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------|
# intro2 #B   X2
E-----------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------|
G----------------------7------------------|
D---2------------------7------------------|
A---2------------------5------------------|
E---0-------------------------------------|
:
# intro3 #A     *=play 16X
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---12---7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|
D---12---7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7-9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|
A---10---5-5-5-7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5-7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5---|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
# intro3 #B     *=play 14X      ps=pick-slide      \=slide down
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----*------------------------------------------------------------------|
G---12---7-7-7-9\--------------------7-7-7-9\----------------------------|
D---12---7-7-7-9\--------------------7-7-7-9\---------ps-----------------|
A---10---5-5-5-7\--------------------5-5-5-7\----------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# verse #A&B  X6   (This is it!)
E---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G---9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|     > Then guitarA plays introA and
D---9---12-9---12-14-9--9-7-7-7---|       guitarB stays quiet.
A---7---10-7---10-12-7--7-5-5-5---|
E---------------------------------|
:
# bridge #A&B    *=play 14X
E--------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------*--|
G---------------------------------12---|   > Play verseA&B X4, and
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-2--6--7--9-7-6-12---|     then guitarA plays introA and
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-2--6--7--9-7-6-10---|     intro2A X1 while guitarB stays
E---0--4--5--7-5-4-0--4--5--7-5-4------|     quiet.
>>>>>>>>>>>to next page...
:
MEAN PEOPLE SUCK                                                          2/2
:
# outro-part1 #A     *=play 6X
E-------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------|
G--------------------*-------------------*--|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4--3---0--4--5--7-5-4--0---|
# outro-part1 #B     *=play 6X
E-------------------------------------------|
B--------------------*-------------------*--|
G------------------12-------------------9---|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-12---2--6--7--9-7-6--9---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-10---2--6--7--9-7-6--7---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4------0--4--5--7-5-4------|
:
# outro-part2 #A     *=play 6X
E----------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------|
G--------------------*-------------------------|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2--2---|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6--5---2--6--7--9-7-6--2--2---|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4--3---0--4--5--7-5-4--0--0---|
# outro-part2 #B     *=play 6X     \=slide down
E--------------------------------------12-12\--|
B--------------------*-------------------------|
G------------------12--------------------------|
D---2--6--7--9-7-6-12---2--6--7--9-7-6---------|
A---2--6--7--9-7-6-10---2--6--7--9-7-6---------|
E---0--4--5--7-5-4------0--4--5--7-5-4---------|
:
This does NOT suck!
Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 28.11.1997.