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Powerman 5000 A Is For Apathy Guitar Tab

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A is for Apathy
Powerman 5000
Tabbed by DangerIsGo (DiGGy)
DangerIsGo@hotmail.com

Drop D and down 1/2 step
(C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)


C#--5-4-5--10-10-10-3-3-3---8-8-8-5-5-5--
G#--5-4-5--10-10-10-3-3-3---8-8-8-5-5-5--
C#---------------------------------------

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3---8-8-8-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3---8-8-8-
C#-------------------------

F#--12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-14-14-14-10-10-10-7-7-
C#---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x
G#--10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8-12-12-12--8--8--8-5-5-
C#---------------------------------------------------

F#--12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-14-14-14-7-7-7-7-7-
C#---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-
G#--10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8-12-12-12-5-5-5-5-5-
C#------------------------------------------------
Both x2

*Vocals begin*
C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
G#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
x6

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-

C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
G#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
while other guitar does:
F#--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-
C#---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-
G#--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-
C#-----------------------------------------------

C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
G#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
x2

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-

C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
G#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
while other guitar does:
F#--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-
C#---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-
G#--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-
C#-----------------------------------------------

*Chorus*
C#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
G#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
C#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
x4

C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
G#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
x2

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-

C#--5-----3-----5-----3-
G#--5-----3-----5-----3-
C#--5-----3-----5-----3-

C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
G#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-
C#--5-5-5--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-5-5-5-

C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
G#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-
C#--10-10-10-3-3-3--8-8-8-

C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
G#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
C#--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-
while other guitar does:
F#--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-10-10-10-10-10-9-9-9-
C#---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-
G#--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8-7-7-7-
C#-----------------------------------------------
Either one, do twice.

*Chorus*
C#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
G#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
C#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
x4

C#--5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5---
G#--5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5---
C#--5-5-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5---
x2

*Mini-Solo:
A#--/-12----/-12----/-12----12---
F#----/--------/--------/------12---
C#----/--------/--------/------------
G#----/--------/--------/------------
C#-----------------------------------

A#--/-12----/-12----/-12---12--------12-------12--------12-
F#----/--------/--------/-----12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-12--12-
C#----/--------/--------/--------------------------------------
G#----/--------/--------/--------------------------------------
C#-------------------------------------------------------------

while mini-solo plays, other guitar does:
C#--5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5---
G#--5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5---
C#--5-5-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5-3-5--3-3-4-5---
x2

*Chorus*
C#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
G#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
C#--5-5-5-5-5-10-10-10-8-8-8-8-8-3-3-4-
x8

C#--5-----
G#--5-----
C#--5-----
-Sustain chord-

*Mini-Solo
The / and before and after are sliding up...playing for a little bit..then sliding down
the three /'s under the note number is tremolo picking.
Pick the note rapidly and continuously as possible.

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques
 
 
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#1 by KitCat at Dec 7, 1973 at 12:08 AM EST
Words of Spider One: "A Is For Apathy" says, "I want to be the richest American" and "I want to live out on the street." But since the song is written from an apathetic point of view, it doesn't matter which of those options you get. My favorite line is, "So many reasons to just do nothing." That just sums it up. And we all suffer from that.