Song: Worker Bee
Artist: Motion City Soundtrack
Album: My Dinosaur Life
Tabbed by: Colonel_Panic
Tuning: 1/2 Step Down (Eb Bb Gb Db Ab Eb)
Notes: Not much to say. Great tune! I have tabbed the rhythm as accurately as possible.
I haven't tabbed whether notes should ring out or be muted, as you can easily work this
out by listening to the song. Finally, there is a third guitar which sometimes harmonises
with the INTERLUDE octave riff – I haven't bothered to tab this part.
INTRO
(Strum these chords gently and slowly with a pick)
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'It's been a good year'
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'A good new... beginning'
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'I'm through with the old school'
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'So let's commence the winning'
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'I've been a... good little...'
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'...worker bee...' 'I deserve
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a gold... star'
INTERLUDE
(Lead and Rhythm Guitars tabbed here)
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VERSE PART 1
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VERSE PART 2
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Play VERSE PART 1 again
Play VERSE PART 2 again
BRIDGE
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Play INTERLUDE
(The lyrics from the first half of the INTRO are sung over this part)
GUITAR SOLO
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OUTRO
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'today'
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