Gene by Gene - Blur

(tabbed by Colin McZeal)

tab notation:
^    = bend up
>    = release bend
< >  = hold bend for notes inside
x    = muted string
/    = slide up
\    = slide down 
~    = hammer on

Intro
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-----------------7-------------------------
-8~10--10-10-10----8----8~10--10--10-------
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(this part is played by 2 guitars)

--10-^----8--------10-^---8-----
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--10------8--------10-----8-----

Transition Riff (0:38)
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---------8-10----------------
--8--10-------10---8--10-----
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3rd guitar harmony (0:40 to 0:50) (2x)
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--5-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-(hold)--(rest)--
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"Intervene" Riff (1:05)
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-------7-8-------------
--10-------10----------
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Verse 1 Chords (1:07)
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-------------------------------------6---6-------
--9---9-------9---9------------------7---7---7-7-
-10--10------10--10-------8---8------8---8---8-8-
-10--10------10--10-------8---8------8---8---8-8-
------------------------6------------------------


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-------------------------1---1--------4----4---4--
--9---9------9---9-------2---2--------5----5---5--
-10--10-----10--10-------3---3--------6----6---6--
-10--10-----10--10-------3---3--------6----6---6--
--8---8------8---8-----1-----1------4------4---4--

Chorus (offbeat feel) (2x)
----8-----8---------8----8-------10---100------10---10-
----8-----8---------8----8-------11---111------11---11-
----9-----9---------9----9-------10---100------10---10-
---10----10--------10---10-------12---122------12---12-
------------------------------10-----------------------
-8-----------------------------------------------------

Part right after chorus (1:33 - 1:45)
---8----8-----8----------8--8----8----8------8--8---8--
---8----8-----8----------8--8----6----6------6--6---6--
---9----9-----9----------9--9----7----7------7--7---7--
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-----------------8-/-10--------------------------------
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--8----8------8---------8--8----6----6-------6----10-10-10-10-
--8----8------8---------8--8----8----8-------8----11-11-11-11-
--9----9------9---------9--9----7----7-------7----10-10-10-10-
--------------------------------8----8-------8----------------
----------------8-/-10----------------------------------------
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repeat all sections accordingly