Artist: Sublime
Song: Badfish
Tabbed by: Ryan VanPatten (futrebartender5@netscape.net)

Verse 1
G -------------------------------------------------------|
D ----------------7--9--7--6--7-----------9--11--12------|
A ------------7------------------------9-----------------|
E -----5--5-------------------------7--------------------|

Verse 2
G ---------------------------------|
D ----55------55------77-----------|
A -----------------------------77--|
E -3-3--3--3-3--3--5-5--5--5-5---5-|

Chorus
G ------------------------------------------------|
D ------------------------------------------------|
A -------------5-555-5-555------------------------|
E -5-555-5-555-------------3-333-3-333-5-555-5-555|

Verse 1 
Verse 2
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus x3
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 1 
Verse 2
Chorus x3	
(Guitar solo)
Verse 1
Verse 2
Verse 1
Verse 2
Chorus x3 

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Author/Artist: Sublime
Title: Bad Fish Solo
Transcribed by: Bob
Email: TheCheeseBob@aol.com

Hey, I've seen some other tabs of this song and they are 
crap! So I decided to make a decent tab of this actually
quite easy solo. 
This is all my work so send all corrections/comments/hate mail
to me at the above stated e-mail address.
Must be viewed in courier to be read correctly

Standard Tuning

------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-4h6-6-6b4r-----2-4---1h2p1h2-1-----------------------------------------------
------------2h4-----2-----------2---------------------------------------------
----------------------------------0-2/4---------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
                                                                              

-----------------------5-2----------------------------------------------------
---------------------------2-0------------------------------------------------
-------------2-1--------------2h4-2-------------------------------------------
-----2-4-4p2-----2-2h4--------------------------------------------------------
-2h4--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 

 Badfish by sublime

Intro: A, B, G with random picking (2x)
           A                  B                 G
e-----------5----------------7----------------3----------------
B-----------5----------------7----------------3--------------
G-----------6----------------8----------------4---------------
D-----------7----------------9----------------5----------------
A-----------7----------------9----------------5---------------
E-----------5----------------7----------------3--------------


Verses: A, B, G, A slow reggae strumming
         A             B               G              A
e----5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7-----3--3--3--3-----5--5--5--5----
B----5--5--5--5----7--7--7--7-----3--3--3--3-----5--5--5--5----
G----6--6--6--6----8--8--8--8-----4--4--4--4-----6--6--6--6----
D----7--7--7--7----9--9--9--9-----5--5--5--5-----7--7--7--7----
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

Repeat Intro: A, B, G w/ random picking

Solo: (slight distortion)

e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------
D--6/7--6/7--9b-------7--9--7--9--7-----------------------9--7----7-
A----------------7--9----------------9--7---------7--9--7-------9---
E-----------------------------------------7/8--7/8------------------

e---5---2-----------------------------------------------------------
B------------3---2-------2------------------------------------------
G----------------------4-------4b-----------------------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------


Repeat Verse: A, B, G, A slow reggae strumming


VERY easy song, one of Sublimes best.  Slightly different from the other badfish tabs around, but this one is the coolest.ILA
PS.CG4ever
 

 ----------------------- BADFISH---SUBLIME ------------------

By: Matt Anderson
This is my first tab so tell me what you think
 
A	        Bb7			G

e|-------|      e|-----|	       e|-----|
B|--2----|      B|--4--|	       B|-----|
G|--2----|      G|--4--|	       G|-----|
D|--2----| 	D|--4--|	       D|--5--|
A|--0----| 	A|--2--|	       A|--5--|
E|-------|	E|-----|   	       E|--3--|

 
e----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2----------2--------------------------------------------
G|--2--2----------2------2-------------2--------------------
D|--2------2----------2------2------2---------------------- 
A|--0-----------------------------0-------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------- 

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

e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|----------------------------------------------------------
G|--5----------5--------------------------------------------
D|--5--5----------5-------5---------------------------------
A|--5------5----------5-------5-----------------------------
E|--3------------------------------3------------------------

e|----------------------------------------------------------
B|--2----------2--------------------------------------------
G|--2--2----------2------2-------------2--------------------
D|--2------2----------2------2------2-----------------------
A|--0-----------------------------0-------------------------
E|----------------------------------------------------------

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------- 
B|--------------------------------------2-----------------
G|--5----------5------------------------2------------------
D|--5--5----------5-------5-------------2-------------------
A|--5------5----------5-------5---------0-------------------
E|--3------------------------------3---------9~~~3--0-------

Sorry but you will have to figure out the drum pattern yourself


A			           Bb7
They keep grabbing hold of me , Tell me that I’ll never be set free
 
G                      A
I’m a parasite, creep and crawl I step into the light

A                                 Bb7
Two pints of booze , Tell me I killed the badfish too I killed the badfish too

G                                                        A
But I ain’t got no money to spend , And hope this night never ends

A                               Bb7
Lord knows I weak , and wont somebody get me off of this reee…..

G                                              A
Baby you’re a big blue whale , Grabbin me from under that diamond field  (??don’t think  that’s right lyrics)

A                                               Bb7
Swim at a fish I’d never hurt , water is too polluted now with germs

G                                                       A
Riding when its ten feet over head , grab the weed underneath my bed underneath my bed but I 

A                                                 Bb7
Ain’t got no quarrels with Jah , and got no time to get high

G                                                                                                           A
Lord knows I’m weak and wont somebody get me off of this reee….feeer…..



SOLO: #: let ring >: slide ~: bend ^: half bend
 
------------------------------------------------------------
--^-------~------^------------------------|-----------------
--2---2---4----4-4--------2>4--2----------|----------4--2---
~~~- -------------2>(4)--------3-2--------|------24----2----
-------------------------------------2>3#-|--2>3------------
------------------------------------------------------------
                                                              

--5--2------------------------------------------------------
 -------3-2--2--#-#-#-#-------------------------------------
 ------------2--#-#-#-#-------------------------------------
 ------------2--#-#-#-#-------------------------------------
  -----------0--#-#-#-#-------------------------------------
 -----------------------------------------------------------



(Back to slow ska style play) 


A                                                   Bb7
Aint got no corals with God. . . . Aint got no time to grow old. . . 

G                                  A
Lord knows I'm weak. . .Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .
 

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Date: Sat, 8 Nov 1997 03:22:36 -0800
From: MEYHAIM31 
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: news, i.e. Tab: Bad Fish

Author: Sublime
Title: Bad Fish
Album: MOM  Music For Our Mother Ocean
TAB by: Bobby Mills of Moreno Valley, CA
Email in care of Bobby Mills: meyheim31@prodigy.net             .

****************************SUBLIME****************************
 
Play the intro. in a rhythm type manner:

  A                        Bb7                  Gb
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-

          A                     A                      Bb7
------|----------------------|-----------------------|----------
------|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-
5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-
5-5-5-|-2--2--2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-
5-5-5-|-0--0--0-0--0-3-0-3-0-|-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-
3-3-3-|----------------------|-----------------------|----------
                                  notice that part ^
                                 Gb                                        
     A
------------|-----------------------|---------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------------|-2-------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------
--4-4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-------------------------
--2-2-2-2-2-|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-------------------------
------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------------------
                                      let it ring

(play this next part using the same tab as shown above, but in a
 slow ska type manner instead of the rhythm style)

 A                        Bb7
When you grab a hold of me. . . . . .
Gb                             A
Tell me that I'll never be set free. . . .
A                 Bb7
Well I'm a parasite . . . .
Gb                             A
Creep and craw I step into the night . . . 
A            Bb7
Two pints of boose . . . .
Gb                         A
Tell me are you a bad fish too  (are you a bad fish too)
A                      Bb7
Ain't got no money to spend. . .
Gb                   A
I hope the night will never end. . .
A              Bb7
Lord knows I'm weak. . . 
Gb                                 A
Wont some body get me off of this reef. . .
      
              (pause)
A                    Bb7
Baby your a big blue whale. . .
Gb                                A
Grab the reef when all the timing fails. . . 
A                          Bb7
I swim but I wish I never hurt her. . . 
Gb                       A
Waters too polluted with germs. . . . 
A                                 Bb7
A dog deep when its ten feet over head. . .
Gb                         A
Grab the reef underneath my bed  (underneath my bed)
A                       Bb7
Aint got no corals with God. . . .
Gb                       A
Aint got no time to grow old. . . 
A              Bb7
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
Gb                                A
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .



A                        Bb7                  Gb
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-----------------
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|2--2--2-2--2--2-2-2-(2)|-4--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2|-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-
-|-----------------------|--------------------|-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-

          A                                                
------|---------
------|-2-------
5-5-5-|-2-------     pause for 2 sec. Then go strait to solo |
5-5-5-|-2-------                                             /
5-5-5-|-0-------                                             .
3-3-3-|---------


  SOLO:       #: let ring   >: slide  ~: bend  ^: half bend

------------------------------------------|---------------------
--^-------~------^-----------------|----------------------------
--2---2---4----4-4--------2>4--2----------|----------4--2---~~~-
--------------------2>(4)--------3-2------|------2-4------3-2---
--------------------------------------2>3#|--2>3----------------
------------------------------------------|---------------------
                                            Notice those bends^

--5--2----------------------------------------------------------
-------3-2--2--#-#-#-#-----------------------------------------
------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------
------------2--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------
------------0--#-#-#-#------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
                     (Back to slow ska style play)

A                        Bb7
Aint got no corals with God. . . .
Gb                       A
Aint got no time to grow old. . . 
A              Bb7
Lord knows I'm weak. . .
Gb                                A
Wont somebody get me off of this reef. . .

	Well that's it.  I hope I helped out some of you sublime 
fans out there.  If you know how to play a song then you should
take the time to post it on this page.  If anyone has any comments
or questions feel free to e-mail me at the address on top of the
page.
	~Bobby Mills~ 

 

 Badfish, by Sublime
Album: 40 oz to freedom
Tabbed by: Grizam213@hotmail.com(questions/comments?)

(There is another tab posted, but this is what I hear when I play it.)
Verse 1:

G:------------------------------------|
D:-------7-6-9-7-6-7-------9-11-12-|
A:-----7------------------------------|
E:-5-5----------------7--7------------|


Verse 2: (something close to this)

G:---------------------------------|
D:----55------55------77-----------|
A:-----------------------------77--|
E:-3-3--3--3-3--3--5-5--5--5-5---5-|


Chorus:

G:-------------------------------------|
D:-------------------------------------|
A:-------------5-555-5-555-------------|
E:-5-555-5-555-------------3-333-3-333-|

				*last note*
G:-------------------------|    |------|
D:-------------------------| x3 |------|
A:-------------5-555-5-555-|    |---7--|
E:-5-555-5-555-------------|    |------|

*Listen to song to get timing*