Chord/Tab song: Alcoholic

Band: Fishbone
Song: Alcoholic
Album: Chim Chim?s Badass Revenge
Label: Rowdy Records 1996

Fishbone are one of the most talented, exciting, influential, and criminally underrated bands EVER!

Fishbone are known for their live act, they have a large and loyal following; the song ?Alcoholic? is (as most of Fishbone?s songs are) a classic!


Riff 1: (muted ska beat. An over-dubbed guitar
part has slight delay/wah effect on it)

E---------|---------|
B---------|---------|
G-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|
D-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|
A-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|
E---------|---------|

Riff 2: (real fast)

E-2--0-0-|
B-3--3-3-|
G-2--2-2-|
D-0--0-0-|

A--------|
E--------|

Riff 3: (ska beat)

E---------|---------|
B---------|---------|
G-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|
D-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|
A-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|
E---------|---------|

Riff 4: (quick, short strikes of the chords)

E---------|
B---------|
G---------|

D-7-7-7-7-|
A-7-7-7-7-|
E-5-5-5-5-|

Riff 5: (play fast) (chorus)
[d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [u]

E---------|---------|---------|-------------|
B---------|---------|---------|-------------|
G-9-9-9-9-|---------|---------|-11-11-11-11-|
D-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|-11-11-11-11-|
A-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-|-7-7-7-7-|-9--9--9--9--|
E---------|-7-7-7-7-|-5-5-5-5-|-------------|

Riff 6: (play fast) (2nd part of chorus)

E----------------------------------|
B----------------------------------|
G-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-|
A-5-5-5-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7--5-7-5-7-|
E-------5-5-5-------5-5-5----5---5-|

Riff 7: (play fast) (post chorus)
[d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [d] [d] [u] [d] [u] [d] [d]

E-------------------------|
B-------------------------|
G-----------9-----------9-|
D-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
A-9-9-9-9-9-7-9-9-9-9-9-7-|
E-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---|

Riff 8 (strummed quickly):

E-2-3-0-2-|
B-3-3-3-3-|
G-2-2-2-2-|

D---------|
A---------|
E---------|

Solo: Improve in key with delay effect

Riff 9: ?E? bar chord and wah effect

Song Structure: The song structure is a pain to list, so just figure out each part then listen/play along with the song...you?ll figure it out.

FISHBONE ROCKS!!!!

FISHBONE IS RED HOT!!!!