Set It Off 1985 Guitar Tab

		
		Ver 1 Ver 2 Ver 3 
	

MCMLXXXV (1985) Tabs:

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Rufio  1985  Set It Off

tabbed by: Jason Woodward
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Guitar One - Scott

Intro (x2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------6-7-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--7-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-|
D|-4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)--6-7-7(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)-(7)--7-7-(7)-(7)-(7)-|
A|-4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-5-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)-(5)--5-5-(5)-(5)-(5)-|
E|-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)---------------------------------------------|

Intro Contd
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
D|-2-4-4-(4)(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)--6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------|
A|-2-4-4(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7----7---7---7--|
E|-0-2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)-(2)--2-2-(2)-(2)-(2)-------------------4--4---4---4----|

Verse (x2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-strum-----------7-strum--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
A|--4--16x---7-strum--7--16x---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
E|--2--------4--16x---5--------0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
                                  .......     .......

Pre-Chorus (this part x3)
e|--------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|----7------7--------7------9----|
A|--4---4--5---5--5/9---9--7---7--|
E|--------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus Contd
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------9----------------9----------------9-------------------|
D|------7-----7---7------7-----7---7------7-----7---7------9-9-9--|
A|--5-5---5-----5----5-5---5-----5----7-7---7-----7---7-7--7-7-7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
    ...   .     .    ...   .     .    ...   .     .   ...

Chorus (x2)
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----------7-strum-----------9-strum--|
D|--4-strum--5--16x---7-strum--x--16x---|
A|--4--16x---5--------5--16x---7--------|
E|--2-----------------5-----------------|

Repeat Intro

Verse 2
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4x----------7-strum--2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
A|--4-4-4x--7-7-7x--7--16x---2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
E|--2-2-2x--4-4-4x--5--------0--0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
                                .......     .......

Verse 2 Contd
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-----------9-----------9-----------4--4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4--|
D|--4---4-------6---6-------7---7-------2--2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
A|----(x14)-------(x14)-------(x14)------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
        .           .           .          .......     .......

Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus (x2)

Bridge
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7~-----------7~----------7~--6~--4~---7~--6~--4~--|
D|--7~--7~--2~---7~--7~--2~--x---x---x----x---x---x---|
A|--5~--7~--2~---5~--7~--2~--5~--4~--2~---5~--4~--2~--|
E|------5~--0~-------5~--0~---------------------------|

Bridge Contd
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--7~--2~-------7~--2~--9~---7~--2~-------7~--2~------|
D|--7~--2~--2~---7~--2~--9~---7~--2~--2~---7~--2~------|
A|--5~--0~--2~---5~--0~--7~---5~--0~--2~---5~--0~------|
E|----------0~------------------------0~---------------|

Bridge Contd  (Actually Guitar 3, overlap the part above)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
A|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---------7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
E|------------------5-5-5-5---------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
    .........................................................

Outro
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|--4-4x--4-4x--|
A|--4-4x--4-4x--|
E|--2-2x--2-2x--|

Outro Part 2
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------|
D|--7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
A|--5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2--|
E|----------------------------5-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0--0-0-0-0--0-0-0--|
           .......                   .......                    .......

Outro Contd
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
E|--2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
           .......

Repeat Outro Part 2

Outro Contd
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--11--11-11-11-11--11-13--13-14--14-14-14-14--14-9--9-/-11x--|
A|---9---9--9--9--9---9-11--11-12--12-12-12-12--12-7--7-/--9x--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|
        ...........                ...........




Guitar Two - Clark

Intro (x2)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--6-6-(6)-(6)-(6)--9-11-11-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)-(11)--11-11--|
D|-x-x-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--x-x-(4)-(4)-(4)--x--x-x---(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)---x--x--|
A|-4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)--7--9-9---(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)--(9)---9--9--|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--(11)-(11)-(11)--4-6-6-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)-(6)--6-6-(6)-(6)-(6)--9-11-11-11-11-11-11-11--|
D|---(9)--(9)--(9)--x-x-x-(4)(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--x-x-(4)-(4)-(4)--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
A|---(9)--(9)--(9)--2-4-4(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)-(4)--4-4-(4)-(4)-(4)--7--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Intro Contd (at end of first time)
e|--/7--5-4-5-4--------|
B|--------------5------|
G|----------------6~--|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

Intro Contd (at end of 2nd time) 
e|--/7--5-4-5-4----------|
B|--------------5---7~--|
G|----------------6------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

Verse 1 (x2)                                                       (at end of first time)
e|-----------------------------------------------------5-4----------|-------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------5--------|-------------------|
G|-------------------9------6-----6-----6-----6--9-6----------------|-------------------|
D|--7--4-6~----6---7----7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-------7--------7-6----|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|-----------7---7-----------------------------------------------7--|-------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|-------------------|

Pre-Chorus
e|---------------------9------------------------------------9-10-9-----------|
B|--10---10--12-10-12----12-10--12-10-9--10---10--12-10-12----------12-10-9--|
G|-----9------------------------------------9--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-Chorus Contd
e|---------------------9------------------------------------9~--|
B|--10---10--12-10-12----12-10--12-10-9--10---10--12-10-12------|
G|-----9------------------------------------9-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus (x2)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--6-strum--11-strum--9-strum--13-strum--|
D|--x--16x----x--16x---x--16x----x--16x---|
A|--4---------9--------7--------11--------|
E|----------------------------------------|

Repeat Intro w/second ending

Verse 2
e|-------------------------------------------5-4---------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------5-------------------------|
G|--13-13-13x-----6-----6-----6-----6--9-6---------------------------------|
D|---x--x--x--7-7---7-7---7-7---7-7-------7--------7-6----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--11-11-11x------------------------------------------7-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse 1
Repeat Pre-Chorus
Repeat Chorus x2

Bridge (this part x4)
e|----------------|
B|----------------|
G|--11~--9~--13~--|
D|---x---x----x---|
A|---9~--7~--11~--|
E|----------------|

Bridge Contd
e|--------12-------12------12-------12-------12-------12-----12-----12--|
B|--10-10----10-10---10-10----10-10----10-10----10-10----9-9----9-9-----|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge Contd (this part x3)
e|------12----------12----------12----------12----------12----------12-------12-------12|
B|10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----10-10-10----9-9-9----9-9-9---|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Outro
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|------------6-6-----/7-6--9-7-6--|
D|-4-4--4-4x------9-7--------------|
A|-4-4--4-4x-----------------------|
E|-2-2--2-2x-----------------------|
   ...  .

Outro Part 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
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|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
           . .....             .        . .....

Outro Contd
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6-6--6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-----7-6--9-7-6--|
D|--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x-x------9-7-------------|
A|--4-4-4--4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4----------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
           . .....

Repeat Outro Part 2

Outro Contd
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------|
D|--4--4-4-4-4--4-6--6-7--7-7-7-7--7-2--2-4x--|
A|--4--4-4-4-4--4-6--6-7--7-7-7-7--7-2--2-4x--|
E|--2--2-2-2-2--2-4--4-5--5-5-5-5--5-0--0-2x--|
       .......            .......

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Matt Lead Player	#1 by Matt Cromwell at Mar 10, 1976 at 5:39 AM EST
	Dingleberry + ledzepp22 = morons yellowcallister is right. the IRAQIS didn't do shit to us on 9/11. it was bin laden and AFGHANISTAN. learn your damn history. oh, and i love this song.

No Picture Phillip Average	#2 by Phillip Nguyen at Apr 2, 1981 at 11:25 PM EST
	...this is exactly what me and my girlfriend are going through right now... this song is basically about a couple that has to put up with all the bull that other people have to say about them being together. With the things said by other people...their fidelity is questioned, and they have to stay strong while others try to tear them apart. In order to go on, they must have in faith in each other and ignore the things that others have to say. In the end, they show everyone that they belong together... Well yea...i dunno...thats my interpretation... late

No Picture Phillip Wanna Be	#3 by Phillip Doucette at Jun 23, 1981 at 8:21 AM EST
	What i think this song about is, a couple that are cheating, or neglecting eachother arguing and everything. And basicly like in the first phrase "One day they set it off Blowing confusion into our minds Some say we'll never see The beauty within our hearts " They are being pressured to leave eachother... but,.. "So help us fight this war See past your thoughts before We're all taking battle scars Just dont't you go.... " This basicly is saying that they don't want to go, and that they will fight for eachother, and try to maintain together, and that they will use the past as an example. And then the rest of the song would be the whole "We can make it," "no we can't" and yadda yadda yadda :p

No Picture Drennan Professional Badass	#4 by Drennan Bragg at Aug 13, 1985 at 11:49 PM EST
	"Things never change wihtout the strength to move on. What we will be depends on what we beleive." words to live by, my friend, words to live by.

No Picture julius Average	#5 by julius vaisanen at Jul 21, 1989 at 3:26 AM EST
	dude different people see different things in different songs calm down.

No Picture Jacob Lead Player	#6 by Jacob Julian at Aug 18, 1999 at 5:18 AM EST
	I'm not really sure what this song means! When I first heard it I thought about all the crap that's going on in the world right now with terrorism and war and stuff, but I still don't really know. ?? It's awesome tho!

No Picture Vezy Professional	#7 by Vezy at Oct 26, 2005 at 4:52 PM EST
	i wasnt a huge fan of rufio's first cd, but their new EP is badass...this song and Dont Hate Me especially (too bad it is only 3 songs)