PLEASE PLAY THIS SONG ON THE RADIO by NOFX. Album : White trash, two heebs and
a bean (1992)                                                             1/2
This song has two great solos and the greatest lyrics I've ever heard!
A=Melvin   B=El Hefe   A&B=both
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# intro #A  %=pause
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------5-----------7-----------5-5-5-------|
D------------------------2-----5-----5-----7-----2-----5-5-5-5-5---|
A------------------------2-----3-----5-----5-----2-----3-3-3-5-5---|
E-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%-0-----------3-----------0-----------3-3---|
# intro #B   *=play 32X
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G----*-------------------------------------------------------------|
D--12--------------------------------------------------------------|
A--10--------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
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# solo-background #A???     *=play 6X                                        >
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B-----------------*--------------------------------------------------*------->
G----*-----------7--------------*--------5-5-5-5------*-------------7-------->
D---5------------7-------------2---------5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------------7-------->
A---5------------5-------------2---------3-3-3-3-5-5-5--------------5-------->
E---3--------------------------0-----------------3-3-3----------------------->
# solo #B???  h=hammer-on   p=pull-off    b=bend-up to next note    r=release>
E------------------------------------------------------------------10-------->
B-------------------8-----------------8-----------------8-10b12-------10r-8-->
G-------------7-9-7---9-7-------7---7-----9p7h9-----7h9---------------------->
D-------5h7-9-------------9-7-9---9------------------------------------------>
A---5h7---------------------------------------------------------------------->
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
>solo-backgroundA???
>--------------------------------|
>--------------------------------|
>----*-------------5-5-5-5-------|
>---2--------------5-5-5-5-5-5---|
>---2--------------3-3-3-3-5-5---|
>---0----------------------3-3---|
>soloB???
>-----10b12-10b12-10---7-8-7-----|
>----------------------------8---|
>---9----------------------------|
>--------------------------------|
>--------------------------------|
>--------------------------------|
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# verse #A&B  *=play 8X palm-muted      #=play 5X palm-muted                 >
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G----------*-----------*-----------*-----------#-12-12--------*-----------*-->
D----*----7------*----5------*----7------*----5--12-12--*----7-----------5--->
A---5-----5-----2-----3-----5-----5-----2-----3--10-10-5-----5-----2-----3--->
E---3-----------0-----------3-----------0--------------3-----------0--------->
>verseA&B     ?=play 8X   ----------------------------|
>----------------------------|
>----------*-----?------?----|
>----*----7-----7---9-10-----|
>---5-----5-----7---9-10->>>to next page...
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PLEASE PLAY THIS SONG ON THE RADIO                                        2/2
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# chorus #A&B
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G---------------7-7-7-7-7-7-------------5-5-5-5-------|
D---5-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
A---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-5-5---|
E---3-3-3-3-3-3-------------0-0-0-0-0-0---------3-3---|
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# verse2 #A&B  *=play 8X palm-muted      #=play 5X palm-muted                >
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
B---------------------------------------------------------------------------->
G----------*-----------*-----------*-----------#-12-12--------*-----------*-->
D----*----7------*----5------*----7------*----5--12-12--*----7-----------5--->
A---5-----5-----2-----3-----5-----5-----2-----3--10-10-5-----5-----2-----3--->
E---3-----------0-----------3-----------0--------------3-----------0--------->
>verse2A&B
>-------------------------|
>-------------------------|
>-------------------------|
>-------------------5-5---|    > Then play chorusA&BX2.
>-------------------5-5---|
>---3-5-3--5--7--8--3-3---|
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# solo2 #A???  \=slide down  h=hammer-on  p=pull-off  GuitarB??? play chorusX2
E---------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-----------------------------------10----------|
B---10b12----12----12----12----12\8-8---8---------------8-10b12--12\8-8------|
G-------------------------------------9---9---------7h9-----------------9p7h9|
D-----------------------------------------------7h9--------------------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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# chorus2 #B   !GuitarA stays quiet!  %=pause
E-please-play-this-song-on-the-radio-please-play-this-song-on-the-radio------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-----|
D------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-5-5-5-|
A-%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%-3-3-3-5-5-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------3-3-|
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Then play chorusA&B X4 (end with first chord), verseA&B and chorusA&B X2.
Har...har...