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Pound the Alarm - Nikki Minaj
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Tabbed by:Sal
E-mail:[email protected]
Tuning:Std, NO CAPO
INTRO: CLEAN/CHORUSED
Dbm Abm A B
Chords are strummed upside down (high E to low E) between the beat.
If you want, use a volume pedal or use Envelope controller to bring volume from
0 to full with each strum.
Verse/rap Synth, follow with guitar
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------4-4---4-5--5---7-7-4--7--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------4--4---4--5--5---2--2---0---6--------------------------------------|
If you choose to use Drop D tuning, which will work, the second half of
the Synth Progression looks Like this:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4--4---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------6--6---6--7--7---4--4---2---1--------------------------------------|
On POUND THE ALARM
It just lays on the Dbm chord. Play Power 5ths or solo over it, use relative minor or melodic minor scale
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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