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/ The following is the author`s own interpretation of the song, to be used /
/ for private use and studying /
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ARTIST: Macabre
SONG: What`s that smell? (Jeffrey Dahmer)
TRANSCRIBED BY: Thomas Abraham
NOTE:THE GUITAR AND BASS PLAY TOGETHER THROUGH THE ENTIRE SONG.
I AM A BASSIST AND MY BASS TEACHER HELPED ME FIGURE THIS OUT,
SO IT IS COMPLETE AND FAIRLY ACCURATE. LISTEN TO THE SONG FOR
THE TIMING AND SPEEDS. ENJOY!
RIFF A
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|------------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT 4x
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|-2--------------7-------------9-------------2---------------|
|-0--------------5-------------7-------------0---------------|
Jefrey lived in Milwaukee with eleven men
But they were in pieces because he dismembered them
RIFF B
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-55555555-0-0-0-0-0-0-77777777-0-0-0-0-0-0-
6x 8x 6x 8x 6x
What`s that smell? Did something die? The landlord
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77777777-66666666-55555555---------------------------------|
8x 8x 8x
thought that it was coming from outside.
RIFF C (WITH THE CHORUS LYRICS)
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|-0-0-0-0-0-0-77777777-0-0-0-0-0-0-55555555-0-0-0-0-0-0-
6x 8x 6x 8x 6x
What`s that smell? That rotten smell! It`s Jefrey
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77777777-66666666-55555555---------------------------------|
8x 8x 8x
Dahmer`s apartment of HELLLLLLLLLLLLL
RIFF A
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|------------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT 4x
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|-2--------------7-------------9-------------2---------------|
|-0--------------5-------------7-------------0---------------|
He took a bus to Chicago so he could pick up queers
Invite to his place and then he`d drug their beer
NOW REPEAT `RIFF B` AND `RIFF C`. THE LYRICS ARE ALSO REPEATED.
THEN PLAY RIFF A 2x.
THEN...
NOTE: FOR THE SOLO, THE SPACING IN BETWEEN THE NUMBERS DO NOT SUGGEST
TIMING. HOWEVER, THEY ARE THERE TO HELP YOU VISUALLY.
SOLO (Play this fast)
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|----------------------8-6-5-------5------------------------------|REPEAT 2x
|-5-8-6-5-------5----6-------8-6-8--------------------------------|
|---------8-6-8----------------------------8-6-5-------5----6---6-|
|----------------------------------------6-------8-6-8--------6---|
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|---8-6-5-------5-------------------------------------------------|REPEAT 2x
|-6-------8-6-8--------8-6-5-------5------------------------------|
|--------------------6-------8-6-8---------8-6-5-------5----6---6-|
|----------------------------------------6-------8-6-8--------6---|
LICK 1
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|-----------5-8-5----------------5-8-5---------------5-8-5----------------|
|---5-8-5-6--------------5-8-5-6-------------5-8-5-6----------------8-5-6-|
|-6--------------------6-------------------6----------------------6-------|
LICK 2
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|------------7-10-7---------------7-10-7--------------7-10-7--------------|
|---7-10-7-8-------------7-10-7-8------------7-10-7-8--------------10-7-8-|
|-8--------------------8-------------------8---------------------8--------|
LICK 3
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|--------------9-12-9--------------9-12-9-------------9-12-9--------------|
|----9-12-9-10-----------9-12-9-10-----------9-12-9-10------------12-9-10-|
|-10------------------10------------------10-------------------10---------|
REPEAT LICK 1,2 AND 3.
THEN...
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|-----------------5------------------------------------7------------------|
|-----------5-6-8---8-6-5-----------------------7-8-10---10-8-7-----------|
|-----5-6-8---------------8-6-5----------7-8-10-----------------10-8-7----|
|-4-6---------------------------8----6-8-------------------------------10-|
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|----------------------9--------------------
|--------------9-10-12---12-10-9------------
|------9-10-12-------------------12-10-9----
|-8-10-----------------------------------12-
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----------------11-12-14----14-12-11-------------|
-------11-12-14----------------------14-12-11----|
-10-12----------------------------------------14-|
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|----------11--------------------| REPEAT THIS 4x
|-11-12-14----14-12-11-----------|
|----------------------14-12-11--|
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|-------------------------|REPEAT 3x |---------------------------|
|-------------------3-6-3-| |-----------------5---------|
|-----------3-6-3-4-------| |-----------5-6-8---8-6-5---|
|---3-6-3-4---------------| THEN PLAY|-----5-6-8---------------8-|
|-4-----------------------| |-4-6-----------------------|
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|-----------------|REPEAT 3x |---------------------------|
|-----------------| |-----------------3---------|
|-----------1-4-1-| |-----------3-4-6---6-4-3---|
|---1-4-1-2-------| THEN PLAY |-----3-4-6---------------6-|
|-2---------------| |-2-4-----------------------|
RIFF A
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|------------------------------------------------------------| REPEAT 4x
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|-2--------------7-------------9-------------2---------------|
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And once they were asleep Jeffrey Dahmer would kill them
Cut them up and eat certain pieces of the men.
NOW REPEAT `RIFF B` AND `RIFF C`. THE LYRICS ARE ALSO REPEATED.
THE ONLY DIFFERENCE IS THE VERY LAST NOTE:
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---------------------| ALL THE INSTRUMENTS STOP ON THE LAST
---------------------| NOTE, EXCEPT FOR THE VOCALS.
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8x 8X
...Dahmer`s apartment of HELLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLLL
