RELEASE THE HOSTAGES by NOFX. Album : Heavy petting zoo (1996)        
Real power-pack!
A=Melvin   B=El Hefe   A&B=both
:            !A release strings
# intro #A&B  and pick-slide 1st!     # intro2 #A&B
E---5-------3-------3---1---|         E---5---3---3---1---|
B---5-------5-------3---1---|         B---5---5---3---1---|
G---6-------5-------4---2---|         G---6---5---4---2---|
D---7-------5-------5---3---|         D---7---5---5---3---|
A---7-------3-------5---3---|         A---7---3---5---3---|
E---5---------------3---1---|         E---5-------3---1---| 
:   A       C       G   F                 A   C   G   F
:                                                 *=play 6X
# intro3 #A&B X4 !õ=10! !palm-muted!  # intro4 #B !A plays intro2A&BX2 - end
E-------------------|                 E--|-*---*---*---*-|--| with 1st chord!
B-------------------|                 B--14--13--12--10--10-| 
G-------------------|                 G--|---------------|--|
D-------------------|                 D--11--10---9---7--|7-|
A---7-7-777õ-õ7-5-77|                 A--|---------------|7-|
E---5-5-5558-85-3-55|                 E--|-----|2X|------|--|
:
# verse #A&B !play all chords 5-6X! %=pause
E-----------------------------------------------------------%---|
B-----------------------------------------------------------%---|
G-----------------------------------5---------------5-------%---|
D---3---5---2---7---3---5---2---7---5---5---3---7---5---5---%3--|
A---3---5---2---7---3---5---2---7---3---5---3---7---3---5---%3--|
E---1---3---0---5---1---3---0---5-------3---1---5-------3---%1--|
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# verse2 #A !play all chords 5-6X! %=pause (My good friend...)
E-------------------------------%---|
B-------------------------------%---|
G-------5---------------5-------%---|
D---7---5---5---3---7---5---5---%3--|
A---7---3---5---3---7---3---5---%3--|
E---5-------3---1---5-------3---%1--|
# verse2 #B !play all chords 5-6X! %=pause
E-------------------------------%---|
B--14--13--12--10--14--13--12---10--|
G-------------------------------%---|
D--11--10---9---7--11--10---9---%7--|
A-------------------------------%---|
E-------------------------------%---|
:
# chorus #A&B *=play 6X #=play 3X                              
E--------------------------------------------------------------|
B----*-----*-----*----#--#---*-----*-------------#---*-----*---|
G--10----12----14----14-12-10----12------*----#-12-10----12----|
D--10----12----14----14-12-10----12----10----10-12-10----12----|
A---8----10----12----12-10--8----10----10----10-10--8----10----|
E---------------------------------------8-----8----------------|
:
# bridge #A %=pause
E-----------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----------|
B-----------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----------|
G-----------%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----------|
D--10--\\\\\%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%-/--------|
A--10--\\\\\%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%310\\\\\\\|
E---8--\\\\\%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%%----------|
# bridge #B X2 !1st time without 1st chord! m=palm-muted r=let string ring
E-----------------------m---m-m-m-m---------------------m---m-m-m-m-|
B----/--------------------------------------------------------------|
G--1012--12----12------12----------10r---10----10------10-----------|
D---710--10----10------10--10101010-7/8---8-----7-------7---7-7-7-7-|
A----/--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
:
# bridge2 #A !B plays bridgeBX2! +=play 10X <<<=pick-slide
E----------------------------------|
B----+-------+-------+-------------|
G---5-------5-------5--------------|
D---5-------5-------5--------------|
A---3-------3-------3-------<<<<<<<|
E---------------------------<<<<<<<|
:
Then play A&BbridgeBX3.75 then pause.
:
# chorus2 #A&B *=play 6-8X #=play 3-4X
E---/--------!palm-muted!--------------\-----------------------|
B----------------------------------------*---#-----------------|
G---------------------------------------5----5--#---*----------|
D----*-----*-----*-----#--#--*-----*----5----5--5--3-----5-----|
A---3-----5-----7-----7--5--3-----5-----3----3--5--3-----5-----|
E---1-----3-----5-----5--3--1-----3-------------3--1-----3-----|
:     
# outro #A *=play 6X 
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----*-------------------------------*------------------------------|
G---5--------*----------------------5--------*----------------------|
D---5-------5-----------------------5-------5-----------------------|
A---3-------5-----------------------3-------5-----------------------|
E-----------3-------outro-soloI-------------3-------outro-soloII----|
# outro #B   *=play 6X
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----*-------------------------------*------------------------------|
G---5--------*-------*-------*------5--------*-------*-------*------|
D---5-------5-------3-------3-------5-------5-------3-------3-------|
A---3-------5-------3-------3-------3-------5-------3-------3-------|
E-----------3-------1-------1---------------3-------1-------1-------|
# outro-solos #A !õ=10;&=11! b=bend-up one step p=pull-off v=vibrato r=release
E---I------------------------------|II------------------------------|  bend
B-----------&-&---p-8-8------------|----&-&-&----p--8-8-----8-------|k=keep
G--10---õ-b-----rõ8-8-8---8--------|õ-b---k-õ-õ-õ8--õ-------8-------|  bend
D--10-------------------õ---õv-----|--------------õ-----õ-8---õv----|
A---8------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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# outro2 #A&B !play all chords 6X!
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------|
G---5-------------------------------8------12-----------|
D---5-------5-------6-------6-------8------12-----------|
A---3-------5-------6-------6-------6------10-----TILT!-|
E-----------3-------4-------4-------6------10-----------|
:
FUCK!
Tabbed by Jussi Heinonen 05.08.1998.    (revised 06.10.2008 and 04.01.2015.)