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 The Meaning of Life
 Mota
 Me and My Old Lady
 Cool to Hate
 

THE MEANING OF LIFE

* - repeat about 3 or 4 times
x - right hand mute
/ or \ - slide
: - let ring
!~ - Strum really hard, half muting with left hand

Intro: Play once
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7X--10-7-5-10X--10-7-10-12X--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-7X--10-7-3-10X--10-7-10-12X--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-5X---8-5-3--8X---8-5--8-10X--10/11\10--8-5*---8-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-10-7-5-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10------------10-5-|
|-7*-10-7-3-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10--3:----2:--10-5-|
|-5*--8-5-3--8*--8-5--8-10*-10/11\10--8-------------8-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Then play this pre-verse bit 4 times:
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-5-5:----3-|
|-----------|
Then end on this, no feedback during verse
-just bass, drums & vocals:
|------|
|------|
|-7-7X-|
|-7-7X-|
|-5-5X-|
|------|

Pre-Chorus:
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-7X--7--7-7X--7--7-9-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-|
|-7X--7--7-7X--7--7-9-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-|
|-5X--5--5-5X--5--5-7--8X---8---8--8X---8---8-|
|---------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------5*-|
|-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-8X--8--8-8-7--7-5*-|
|-10X--10--10-10X--10--10-8X--8--8-8-7--7-3*-|
|--8X---8---8--8X---8---8-6X--6--6-6-5--5----|

Chorus:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-7*---------------10*-10*----7*-7*----------------------------|
|-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-10*-10*-10-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7*-7-7-10-10-|
|-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*--8*--8*-10-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7*-7-7-10-10-|
|-------6*-6*--8*--8*----------8-------6*-6*--8*--8*-5*-5-5--8--8-|

|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-7*---------------10*-10*------------------------7/10!~-\7/10!~\7/10!~\-|
|-7*-7*-8*-8*-10*-10*-10*-10*-10-8*-8*-8*-8*-10*-10*-7/10!~-\7/10!~\7/10!~\-|
|-5*-5*-8*-8*-10*-10*--8*--8*-10-6*-8*-8*-8*-10*-10*-5/-8!~-\7/-8!~\5/-8!~\-|
|-------6*-6*--8*--8*----------8-6*-6*-6*-6*-10*--8*------------------------|

Pre-Verse:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7*--10-7-5-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-7*--10-7-3-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-5*---8-5-3--8*---8-5--8-10*--10/11\10--8-5*---8-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-10-7-5-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10------------10-5-|
|-7*-10-7-3-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10--3:----2:--10-5-|
|-5*--8-5-3--8*--8-5--8-10*-10/11\10--8-------------8-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|

|------|
|------|
|-7-7X-|
|-7-7X-|
|-5-5X-|
|------|

After this play Pre-Chorus again, then Chorus, and then this riff:
|---------------------------|
|-10X-11-11-11-13X-10-10-10-|
|-10X-11-11-11-13X-10-10-10-|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------| <PLAY THIS 3 TIMES>
then:
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-3:--3-5!~---5!~---5!~-|
|-3:--3-5!~-5-5!~-5-5!~-|
|-1:--1-3!~-5-3!~-5-3!~-|
|-----------3-----3-----|
Repeat the Chorus, and then play this:
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-7*--10-7-5-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-7*--10-7-3-10*--10-7-10-12*--12/13\12-10-7*--10-5-|
|-5*---8-5-3--8*---8-5--8-10*--10/11\10--8-5*---8-3-|
|---------------------------------------------------|

|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-7*-10-7-5-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10------------10-5-|
|-7*-10-7-3-10*-10-7-10-12*-12/13\12-10--3:----2:--10-5-|
|-5*--8-5-3--8*--8-5--8-10*-10/11\10--8-------------8-3-|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
Then play this 4 times:
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-7-7:----5-|
|-5-5:----3-|
|-----------|
Then end on this:
|----|
|----|
|-7X-|
|-7X-|
|-5X-|
|----|

MOTA

* - repeat about 7 or 8 times
x - right hand mute
/ or \ - slide
: - let ring

ORDER:
-----
Intro/Mota bit - play once
Riff 1 - play twice
Riff 2 - play twice
Riff 1 - play twice
Chorus Riff 1 - play once
Intro/Mota bit - play once
Riff 1 - play twice
Riff 2 - play twice
Riff 1 - play twice
Chorus Riff 2 - play once
Intro/Mota bit - play once
Riff 1 - play twice
Chorus Riff 3 - play once
Intro/Mota bit - once
 

TABS:
----

Intro/Mota bit:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12-12X---12-12-12X---12X--12X--12-12-12-12X---12X--12X--12-12-12-12X-|
|-12-12X---12-12-12X---12X--12X--12-12-12-12X---12X--12X--12-12-12-12X-|
|-10-10X---10-10-10X---10X--10X--10-10-10-10X---10X--10X--10-10-10-10X-|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                                        Pause until "MOTA!"

Riff 1:
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-12--12---12--12--12---12--12---14--15-14-12-10--|
|-12--12---12--12--12---12--12---14--15-14-12-10--|
|-10--10---10--10--10---10--10---12--13-12-10--8--|
|-------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-8--8---8--8--8---8--10---14--15-14-12-10-|
|-8--8---8--8--8---8--10---14--15-14-12-10-|
|-6--6---6--6--6---6---8---12--13-12-10--8-|
|------------------------------------------|

Riff 2:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12X-XX----XX-XX-XX---XX--XX---12--12--12--X-X---X-X-X---X--X--10--10--10-|
|-12X-XX----XX-XX-XX---XX--XX---12--12--12--X-X---X-X-X---X--X--10--10--10-|
|-10X-10----10-10-10---10--10---10--10--10--6-6---6-6-6---8--8---8---8---8-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus riff 1:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5*--------------------------------5*----------------------------|
|-3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----5*--------------------------------5*-|
|-3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-5*-|
|-3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-3*-|
|-1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1*----|

Chorus riff 2:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5*--------------------------------5*----------------------------|
|-3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|----5*--------------------------------5*----10*-|
|-3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-5*-8*-10*-|
|-3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-3*-8*--8*-|
|-1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1*----6*-----|

Chorus riff 3:
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----5*--------------------------------5*----------------------------|
|-3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5-|
|-1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3-|

|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------X-X-5--X-X-5-----------------------------|
|-X-X-3--X-X-3--X-X-5--X-X-5--X-X-5--X-X-5--X-X-5--X-X-5-|
|-X-X-3--X-X-3--3-3-X--3-3-X--X-X-5--X-X-5--X-X-5--X-X-5-|
|-1-1-X--1-1-X----------------3-3-X--3-3-X--3-3-X--3-3-X-|

|-----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|
|----5*--------------------------------5*-|
|-3*-5*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-5*-|
|-3*-3*-5-5--5-5-5-5--5-5--5-5-5-5--3*-3*-|
|-1*----3-3--3-3-3-3--3-3--3-3-3-3--1*----|

ME AND MY OLD LADY

* - repeat about 5 or 6 times
x - right hand mute
/ or \ - slide
: - let ring
h - hammer on
p - pull off

ORDER:
-----
Vocals - (She ain't no ball 'n' chain).
Bass - does an intro line then guitar comes in with...
Starting note - Play once.
Riff 1 - Repeat 4 times (2 intro-loud, 2 verse-softer)
Riff 2 - Play once
Riff 1 - Play once
Solo - Play Once (over the top of guitar 2 playing riff 1 x2, 2 x1, 1 x1)
Riff 1 - Repeat 2 times
Riff 2 - Play once
Riff 1 - Play once
Chorus - Play once
Riff 1 - Repeat 8 times (inc. "She ain't no ball 'n' chain x6, Verse x2).
Riff 2 - Play once
Riff 1 - Repeat 3 times
Riff 2 - Play once
Riff 1 - Play once
Chorus - Play once
Riff 1 - Repeat 8 times
Riff 2 - Play once
Riff 1 - Repeat 3 times
Riff 2 - Play once
Riff 1 - Play once
Ending - Play once
<Phew!!!>

TABS:
----

Starting note:
|----|
|----|
|-9:-|
|-9:-|
|-7:-|
|----|

Riff 1:
|--------------------------------/X-12-|
|--------------------------------/X-12-|
|-9-9--7--9--10/14\10\-9-9--7--9-/X-XX-|
|-9-9--7--9--10/14\10\-9-9--7--9-/X-XX-|
|-7-7--5--7---8/12\-8\-7-7--5--7-/X-XX-|
|--------------------------------/X-XX-|

Riff 2:
|------------------------------/X-17-|
|------------------------------/X-17-|
|------------------------------/X-XX-|
|-7-7--5--7--8/12\8\-7-7--5--7-/X-XX-|
|-7-7--5--7--8/12\8\-7-7--5--7-/X-XX-|
|-5-5--3--5--6/10\6\-5-5--3--5-/X-XX-|

Solo:
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--9:---9h10-12:---12-12p10--9-10-9----------------------|
|--------------------------------------9-9p7-9p7-10-9:---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|

|---------------------7--10--7h8p7----7--10--7h8p7----7--10--7h8p7----7-10-12:-|
|-----------9:---9h10--------------10--------------10--------------10------12:-|
|-9-9p7-9p7--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X--------------------------|
|-/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X-----|
|-/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/5-5-5-5\3-3-3/5X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X-----|
|-------------------------------------------/5-5-5-5\3-3-3/5X-----|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X-----|
|-/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X-----|
|-/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/5-5-5-5\3-3-3/5X-----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X-----|
|-/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X----/9-9-9-9\7-7-7/9X-----|
|-/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X-----|
|-/5-5-5-5\3-3-3/5X-----------------------------------------------|

|----------------------------------------------------------------------5:-----|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5:-----|
|-/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----------------------9*-9*-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--6:-----|
|-/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X-9*-9*-9--9--9--9--7--7--7--7--7:-----|
|-/5-5-5-5\3-3-3/5X----/7-7-7-7\5-5-5/7X-9*-9*-7--7--7--7--5--5--5--5--7:-----|
|----------------------/5-5-5-5\3-3-3/5X-------------------------------5:-----|

Ending:
|---------------0:----|
|---------------0:----|
|---------------1:----|
|---------------2:----|
|-5-----4----4--2:----|
|---------------0:----|

COOL TO HATE

x*x - repeat note 6 or 7 times with right hand mute
* - repeat about 5 or 6 times
x - right hand mute
/ or \ - slide
: - let ring
h - hammer on
p - pull off

ORDER:
-----
Riff 1 - Repeat 4 times, with only vocals and drums
Riff 2 - Play once
Chorus riff 1 - Repeat 2 times
Chorus riff 2 - Repeat 2 times
Riff 1 - Repeat 6 times
Riff 2  - Play once
Chorus Riff 1 - Repeat 2 times
Chorus Riff 2 - Repeat 2 times
Bridge 1 - Repeat 3 times
Bridge 2 - Play once
Bridge 3 - Repeat 4 times
Bridge 4 - Repeat 2 times
Bridge 5 - Play once
Riff 2 - Play Once
Chorus Riff 1 - Repeat 2 times
Chorus Riff 2 - Repeat 2 times

TABS:
----

Riff 1:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-10-10X------10-10-8-8X-----8-8-|
|-10-10X---10-10-10-8-8X---8-8-8-|
|--8--8X---10--8--8-6-6X---8-6-6-|
|-----------8--------------6-----|

Riff 2:
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10:------10-8:-----8-6:-----6-8:-----8-10:------10-8:-----8------------8-8-|
|-10:---10-10-8:---8-8-6:---6-6-8:---8-8-10:---10-10-8:---8-8-8x*x-10x*x-8-8-|
|--8:---10--8-6:---8-6-4:---6-4-6:---8-6--8:---10--8-6:---8-6-8x*x--8x*x-6-6-|
|--------8---------6--------4--------6----------8---------6---6x*x--8x*x-----|

Chorus riff 1:
|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10------8-8-8------6-6-6------8-8-8------|
|-10-10-10--6---8-8-8--8---6-6-6--6---8-8-8--8---|
|--8--8--8--6---6-6-6--8---4-4-4--6---6-6-6--8---|
|-----------4----------6----------4----------6---|

Chorus riff 2:
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-6-6-6------8-8-8----|
|-6-6-6--6---8-8-8--8-|
|-4-4-4--6---6-6-6--8-|
|--------4----------6-|

Bridge 1:
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-10-10-X-X-10-10-X-X-8-8-X-X-8-8-X-X-|
|-10-10-X-X-10-10-X-X-8-8-X-X-8-8-X-X-|
|--8--8-X-X--8--8-X-X-6-6-X-X-6-6-X-X-|
|-------------------------------------|
                                 (HEY!)
Bridge 2:
|----------------|
|----------------|
|------------8-8-|
|-8x*x-10x*x-8-8-|
|-8x*x-10x*x-6-6-|
|-6x*x--8x*x-----|
Bridge 3:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-10-10-10-10---------8-8-8-8---------6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8---------|
|-10-10-10-10-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|--8--8--8--8-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
|-------------4-4-4-4---------6-6-6-6---------4-4-4-4---------6-6-6-6-|
Bridge 4:
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6---------8-8-8-8---------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-8-8-8-8-|
|---------4-4-4-4---------6-6-6-6-|
Bridge 5:
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-10:----8-10:----10-8:----8-10:-|
|-10:----6-10:----10-6:----8-10:-|
|--8:----6--8:-----8-6:----6--8:-|
|--------------------------------|
Ending Note:
|-----|
|-----|
|-10X-|
|-10X-|
|--8X-|
|-----|