Rufio › Decency Guitar Tab

MCMLXXXV (1985) Tabs:

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Send "Decency" Ringtone to your Cell Phone

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					Rufio-Decency
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By: Ryan (Imnotpunk09@netscape.net)
Notation
~   -  Let Ring Out
..  -  Palm Mute
x   -  Mute String
6x  -Stop playing Immediately after chord is hit
4x
7p  -Pull Off
7h  -Hammer On
Guitar One
Intro
e|----------|
b|----------|
g|-2-1------|
D|-----2-4~-|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Verse Cont.
e|----------|
b|----------|
g|-2-1------|
D|-----2-4--|
A|----------|
E|----------|
Verse Cont.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Chorus (Sometimes I feel like..")
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-11-11-11--9------------11-11-11--9--9---9---9---9----11-11-11--9-------------4~-|
D|--x--x--x--x--4-4-4-4-4--x--x--x--x----7---7---7---7---x--x--x--x--4-4-4-4-4--x--|
A|--9--9--9--7--4-4-4-4-4--9--9--9--7--------------------9--9--9--7--4-4-4-4-4--2~-|
E|--------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-----|
                .........                .   .   .   .               .........     
Chorus Cont.
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
g|---------------9-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-6h7---|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
  .........
Chorus Cont.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-11-11-11--9------------11-11-11--9--9---9---9---9----11-11-11--9------------4~-4x-|
D|--x--x--x--x--4-4-4-4-4--x--x--x--x----7---7---7---7---x--x--x--x--4-4-4-4-4-x--xx-|
A|--9--9--9--7--4-4-4-4-4--9--9--9--7--------------------9--9--9--7--4-4-4-4-4-2~-2x-|
E|--------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-------|
                .........                .   .   .   .               .........     
Post Chorus ("My decency is bleeding red...")
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------9-----9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~--7---7-6---6-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       ......................................................
Post Chorus Cont.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   .........................................................................
Post Chorus Cont.
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|-------------------|
D|----------------2~-|
A|-4---5~---4-----2~-|
E|---5---------5--0~-|
Second Verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
Second Verse Cont.                              				    
e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----------------------------|
D|-----2-2---2-2-----2-2---2-2-|
A|-0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-----|
E|-----------------------------|
   ...     .     ...     .
Second Verse Cont.	
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0---------------------5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
Repeat Chorus
Second Post Chorus
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------9-----9--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-7~--7---7-6---6-7~--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                       ......................................................
Post Chorus Cont.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--12-12-12-12-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   .........................................................................
Interlude
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
D|-4~-------7~--7-7--4~-------7~--4-4x-|
A|-4~--4-4--5~--5-5--4~--4-4--5~--4-4x-|
E|-2~--2-2-----------2~--2-2------2-2x-|
       ...      ...      ...      ...
Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
A|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------5-5-5-5-|
         .....       .....       .....       .....
Solo Cont.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-|
E|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-------------------5-5-5-5-|
                 .....       .....       .....       .....
Solo Cont.
e|---------|
b|---------|
g|---------|
D|-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-|
Post Chorus Variation
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----------7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----------------------|
D|-4-6-7x--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-4-6-7-2--7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----------------------|
A|-x-x-xx--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-x-x-x-2--5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-2-4-5x-----------------------2-4-5-0------------------------5-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-4-4-|
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-----------------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
D|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------|
Post Chorus Variation Cont.
e|-----------------|
b|-----------------|
g|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
D|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-----------------|
Ending
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|-------------------|
D|----------------2~-|
A|-4---5~---4-----2~-|
E|---5---------5--0~-|
Guitar Two
Intro
e|---------|
b|-2-0-----|
g|-----2-1-|
D|---------|
A|---------|
E|---------|
Verse
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-13--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14|
D|--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse Cont.
e|-------------------------|
b|-----------------2-0-----|
g|-13-13-13-13-13------2-1-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x----------|
A|-11-11-11-11-11----------|
E|-------------------------|
Verse Cont.
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-13--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12/14-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------|
b|---------------------|
g|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|---------------------|
Chorus
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-9-------------11-11-11--9-------------------11-11-11--9--------------|
A|--9--9--9-7--4-4-4-4-4---9--9--9--7-(guitar one only)--9--9--9--7-4-4-4-4-4-2~-|
E|-------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-0~-|
               .........                                            .........     
Chorus Cont.
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|-----------------9-|
D|------------6/7--x-|
A|------------x/x--7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--4/5----|
   .........
Chorus Cont.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-11-11-11-9-------------11-11-11--9------------------11-11-11--9-----------------|
A|--9--9--9-7--4-4-4-4-4---9--9--9--7-(guitar one only)-9--9--9--7-4-4-4-4-4-2~----|
E|-------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-0~-5~-|
               .........                                            .........
                        
Post Chorus-Come in at "Thought redefined.."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A|-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------------|
Post Chorus Cont.
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|-----14~--------13~-|
D|------x----------x--|
A|-4---12~---4----11~-|
E|---5---------5------|
Second Verse
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-13--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Verse Cont.
e|-----------------------------|
b|-----------------------------|
g|-----1-1---1-1-----1-1---1-1-|
D|-0-0-----0-----0-0-----0-----|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
   ...     .     ...     .
Second Verse Cont.
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-14-14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-13--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-11--14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x--x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|-12-12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-11--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--9--12-12-12-12-12-12-12/14-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Second Verse Cont.
e|---------------------|
b|---------------------|
g|13-13-13-13-13-13-13-|
D|-x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-|
E|---------------------|
Repeat Chorus 
Post Chorus(x16)-From "Thoughts redefined.."
e|-------|
b|-------|
g|-----9-| 
D|-7-7-7-|
A|-------|
E|-------|
  ....
Interlude
e|-------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------|
D|-4~-------7~--7-7--4~-------7~--4-4x-|
A|-4~--4-4--5~--5-5--4~--4-4--5~--4-4x-|
E|-2~--2-2-----------2~--2-2------2-2x-|
       ...      ...      ...      ...
Solo					
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------14h15p14-----------12h14p12----------|
g|-2/9~~-11-13-14-16-14-13-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------16p14h16-----------14p12h14-----------12p11h12|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Cont.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-10h12p10-----------12h14p12---------14h15p14-----------12h14p12-----------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------14p12h14----------16p14h16-----------14p12h14----------12p11h12-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------|
b|-10h12p10----------12~-|
g|-----------------------|
D|---------14p12h14------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
Solo Cont.-This part is ridiculously hard to hear.  He's using a wah and palm muting, so
heres a suggested lick for that part:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------4-4-5-5-7-7-9p7p5h7h9-|
A|-----------------------------------4-4-5-5-7-7-----------------------|
E|-2-2-0-0-2-2-4-4-5-5-4-4-5-5--7-7------------------------------------|
Solo Cont.
e|-----------------------------|
b|-------------7h8p7---7h8h10~-|
g|-5h7h9p7p5h9-------9---------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
Solo Cont.
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-14p12p10/9-12p10p9-7--17p14-------------17p14--------------17p14---------------|
g|-----------------------------16p14--------------16p14--------------16p14--------|
D|-----------------------------------16p14--------------16p14---------------16p14-|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo Cont.
e|------------------|
b|-17p14------------|
g|-------16p14------|
D|------------16p14-|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Solo Cont.
e|---------------|
b|---------------|
g|-6-4-2-1-2-1---|
D|-------------2-|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Post Chorus Variation "Decency is bleeding red..."
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----------7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9--14-14-14-14--13-13-13-13-|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9----------7-7-7-7-7--9-9-9-9-9---x--x--x--x---x--x--x--x-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--4-6-7-2-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12--11-11-11-11-|
E|-----------------------2-4-5-0------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g|-11-11-11-11--9-9-9-9--14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|
D|--x--x--x--x--x-x-x-x---x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x-|
A|--9--9--9--9--7-7-7-7--12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Post Chorus Variation Cont.
e|--------------------------------------|
b|--------------------------------------|
g|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-/11-9-9-9-9-9-9-9/11-|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-/x--x-x-x-x-x-x-x/x--|
A|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-/9--7-7-7-7-7-7-7/9--|
e|--------------------------------------|
Outro
e|--------------------|
b|--------------------|
g|-----14~--------13~-|
D|------x----------x--|
A|-4---12~---4----11~-|
E|---5---------5------|
Done.  Some of that solo is really hard to hear, but the suggested riff should keep you 
busy for a while =).

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Mike Average	#1 by Mike heidkamp at Apr 22, 1970 at 12:25 PM EST
	Man this song is so amazing but around everyone i know it seems to be way too overlooked. I think this song is about 'getting to the breaking point', or just losing it. The verses are about how he is on his way to just losing it: "So ask me where will I be, It seems I’ll never know. You’ll never find me again" a really good song because it is as if he "loses it" in the big solo. whatever, my take on the song..maybe im just really angry..

No Picture The Real Slim S Average	#2 by The Real Slim Shady at Dec 25, 1983 at 10:49 PM EST
	wow....not many comments. it's an awesome song. i can relate pretty well to it sometimes. rufio is an awesome band!

No Picture James Wanna Be	#3 by James Pigott at Mar 10, 1991 at 5:43 PM EST
	I don't know...I can't really bare to listen to Rufio vocally for too long. Not to say that they're a bad band, or bad guys...I just don't happen to like the register they sing it. Ugh! Anyhow, this song was rad and the lyrics probably arent their best...but that solo is outstanding, and probably one of the fastest solos I've ever heard in my life... If anyone has seen them live, and seem them play this song during their set, I'd like to know if they play it at tempo, cos I sincerely doubt it...

No Picture floyd Lead Player	#4 by floyd lloyd at Oct 15, 1998 at 3:27 PM EST
	"My decency is bleeding red" The songwriter (Andrew) writes about his first period. Serious here. I was shocked