Garbage - Medication 1 Tabs

Tuning:  Normal
Capo:  Not required, but can be put on the first fret to make
 riff 2 easier
Notes:  The tab is divided up into two sections. The first shows
How to play the riffs, the second where to play the riffs in
relation to the lyrics.
Any comments, questions and corrections are very welcome:
E-mail me at: leej666@yahoo.com

Section 1:
Guitar 1:clean electric.
Guitar 2:moderate distortion.
Each line of the tab is equal to 2 bars.
Riff 1, Guitar 1: 2 bars long
  (Ab)                  (Cm)
E I------6-4--I-----3----I
B I---4-----4-I---4---4--I
G I-----5-----I----5---5-I
D I-----6-----I--5---5---I
A I--6----6---I-3--------I
E I-4---------I----------I

Riff 2, Guitar 1: 4 bars long

E I-----------I---1------I
B I---2--2----I---2--2---I
G I-----------I----------I
D I--3--3-----I--3--3--3-I
A I-4--4--4-3-I-1--1--1--I
E I-----------I----------I

E I-------4-1-I--------I
B I---2--2--2-I--------I
G I---------1-I---1--1-I
D I--3--3---3-I--3--3--I
A I-4--4------I-1--1---I
E I-----------I--------I

Riff 3, Guitar 1: 8 bars long
  (Ab)              (Cm)
E I--4---------I--3---------I
B I--4---------I--4---------I
G I--5---strum-I--5---strum-I
D I--6---------I--5---------I
A I--6---------I--3---------I
E I--4---------I--3---------I

   (C#m)             (C#)
E I--4---------I--4---------I
B I--4---------I--6---------I
G I--6---strum-I--6---strum-I
D I--6---------I--6---------I
A I--4---------I--4---------I
E I--4---------I--4---------I

  Then play bars 1 to 3 again, replacing the last with:
E I--------6--------6--------6--I
B I------8--------8--------8----I
G I----6--------6--------6------I
D I--6--------6--------6--------I
A I-----------------------------I
E I-----------------------------I

Fill in 1, Guitar 2: 1 bar long

E I-------------I
B I--------4~---I
G I-----5~------I
D I--5~------6~-I
A I-------------I
E I-------------I

Fill in 2, Guitar 1: 1 bar long

E I-----8---8--10--8----8-I
B I--11--11-----------11--I
G I-----------------------I
D I-----------------------I
A I-----------------------I
E I-----------------------I

Chords, Guitar 2:
Name  Structure(EADGBe)
Bb       113331
D5       557775
Eb       668886
Ab       466544
Dm7   8/8/10/10/10/8

OK That's the various pieces of the jigsaw, here's where they fit:

Section 2:
G1:Guitar 1
G2:Guitar 2
L:lyrics

N.b: Each line represents four bars this time.

Verse 1:

G1:Riff 1                       Riff 1
G2:                        -    
L:                    
G1:Riff 1                       Riff 1
G2:                        -            
L:   I don't need an education, I learnt all I need from you.
G1:Riff 1                            Riff 1
G2:                           -                                
L:   They got me on some medication, my point of balance was askew.
G1:Riff 2
G2:                           -                                    
L: It keeps my temperature from rising, my blood is pumping through my Veins

Chorus 1:

G1:                               -                   
G2:Bb  D5     Eb    Ab       D5   Eb    Dm7  Bb  Eb        Ab  D5   Eb
L:    Somebody get me out of here, I'm tearing at myself.
G1:                               -                                               G2:Bb   D5   Eb       Ab      D5   Eb  Dm7     Bb   Eb
L:      Nobody gives a damn about me, or anybody else. 

Verse 2:

G1: Riff 1                           Riff 1
G2:                        Fill in 1                         Fill in 1    
G1:    Riff 1                        Riff 1 
G2:                                       -                  Fill in 1 
L: I wear myself out in the morning, your asleep when I get home
G1:Riff 1                              Riff 1
G2:                                -     
L Please don't call me self-defending, you know it cuts me to the bone
G1: Riff 2
G2:                         -      
L:  It's really not surprising, I hold a force I can't contain.

Chorus 1:

G1:                         
G2:Bb D5      Eb    Ab       D5   Eb    Dm7  Bb  Eb        Ab  D5   Eb
L: Somebody get me out of here, I'm tearing at myself.
G1:                               -
G2:Bb     D5   Eb       Ab      D5   Eb  Dm7     Bb   Eb
L:      Nobody gives a damn about me, or anybody else.

verse 3:

G1:Riff 3
G2:                                  -  
L: And still you call me self-dependent,somehow you layed the blame on me
G1:
G2:                        
L: And still you call me self-dependent,somehow you layed the blame on me

chorus 2:

G1:     Fill in 2         Fill in 2          Fill in 2      Fill in 2
G2:Bb D5      Eb    Ab       D5   Eb    Dm7  Bb  Eb      Ab  D5   Eb
L:Somebody get me out of here, I'm tearing at myself.
G1:     Fill in 2         Fill in 2          Fill in 2      Fill in 2
G2:   Bb           D5   Eb       Ab      D5   Eb  Dm7     Bb   Eb
L:       I've got to make a point these days, to educate myself.

chorus 1:

G1:   Fill in 2         Fill in 2          Fill in 2      Fill in 2
G2:Bb D5      Eb    Ab       D5   Eb    Dm7  Bb  Eb        Ab  D5   Eb
L: Somebody get me out of here, I'm tearing at myself.
G1:   Fill in 2         Fill in 2          Fill in 2      Fill in 2  
G2:   Bb     D5   Eb       Ab      D5   Eb  Dm7     Bb   Eb
L:       Nobody gives a damn about me, or anybody else.

Verse 4:

G1:Riff 1                            Riff 1
G2:                              
L:And still you call me coltapendent,somehow you layed the blame on me
G1:Riff 1                            Riff 1
G2:                         
L:And still you call me coltapendent,somehow you layed the blame on me
G1:Riff 1                            Riff 1*
G2:                                -
L:somehow you layed the blame on me. somehow you layed the blame on me

(*strum the last notes of this riff(i.e a perfect cadence))



 

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