Purpose Tab

'Purpose'
Performed by 311
From the album "311" on Capricorn Records
Music by:  N. Hexum
Lyrics by:  N. Hexum
(c) 1995 Allegiance Music/Hydroponic Music BMI
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Tabbed by: Josh Tyson (jotyson@vt.edu)
Additions/Corrections by: Michael Slusarz (slusarz@ucsu.colorado.edu)
                          Gregory Parr (gparr@tiger.lsuiss.ocs.lsu.edu)
                          Fred Lidskog (swede@email.unc.edu)
The 311 Guitar Archive -- http://chromosome.colorado.edu/311archive/
 
 
Riff 1 (Clean):
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   E     F#m    Abm     F#m
1:-7--7---9--9--11--11---9---9-|
2:-9--9--10-10--12--12--10--10-|
3:-9--9--11-11--13--13--11--11-|
4:-----------------------------|
5:-----------------------------|
6:-----------------------------|
 
Pre-Chorus (Clean):
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   N.C.
1:----------------14\\----------------------------------14--14p13p12-|
2:-11h12p11h12p11-------9h10p9h10p9------11h12p11h12p11--------------|
3:----------------------------------9\\------------------------------|
4:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
6:-------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
   N.C.
1:----------------14\\----------------------------------14-14/16-|
2:-11h12p11h12p11-------9h10p9h10p9------11h12p11h12p11----------|
3:----------------------------------9\\--------------------------|
4:---------------------------------------------------------------|
5:---------------------------------------------------------------|
6:---------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Riff 2 (w/Distortion):
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   N.C.
1:-----------------------------------------------------------|
2:-----------------------------------------------------------|
3:-----------------------------------------------------------|
4:-----------------------------------------------------------|
5:--------7-7--------7-----------------7-7--------7----------|
6:-0--5-7------4-5-7----4-5-7----0-5-7------4-5-7----4-5-7-5-|
 
Riff 3 (w/Distortion):
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   F#5  A5   E5   F#5  A5   E5
1:------------------------------|
2:------------------------------|
3:------2--------------2--------|
4:-4----2----2----4----2----2-2-|
5:-4----0----2----4----0----2-2-|
6:-2---------0----2---------0-0-|
 
Riff 4 (w/Distortion):
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   N.C.
1:----------------------------------------------------|
2:----------------------------------------------------|
3:----------------------------------------------------|
4:----------------------------------------------------|
5:----------------------------------------------------|
6:-2-0-1-2--0-1-2-0-1-2--2-4-5--2-4-5--2-4-5--0-0-0-0-|
 
   N.C.                     C#5/G# B5/F#
1:----------------------------------------|
2:----------------------------------------|
3:--------------------------6------4---4--|
4:--------------------------6------4---4--|
5:--------------------------4------2---2--|
6:--2-0-1-2--0-1-2-0-1-2-1--4------2---2--|
 
 
Lyrics/Song Structure:
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---> Drum Intro
---> Play Riff 1 over:
   I believe in your purpose baby
   Coming up to the surface and maybe
   I'll never see you again then again who knows
   Make me quiver hands will shiver
   Still got all the things that I woulda give her
   Yeah, yeah but it's slow going
   Something's showing yeah, yeah
---> Play Pre-Chorus (x1)
---> Play Riff 2 (x2)
---> Play Riff 2 over:
   Love is a stream that will find it's own course
   Making due is a thing a thing I will do no more
---> Play Riff 3 over:
   Whenever you come back I'll be waiting
   Trifling the slack no head gating
---> Play Riff 4 over:
   This is all pure fiction you know that's right
   Just pure fiction
   That's all right
---> Play Riff 1 over:
   I believe in your purpose baby
   Coming up to the surface and maybe
   I'll never see you again then again who knows
   Make me quiver hands will shiver
   Still got all the things that I woulda give her, yeah
   But it's slow going something's showing
   Yeah, yeah
---> Play Pre-Chorus (x1)
---> Play Riff 2 (x2)
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