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MTV Get Off The Air - Dead Kennedys
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Note: The first version of this song I ever heard was the live version, where
the horns part is played on guitar. I'm tabbing the studio version, but I'm including
horns part on guitar, because that seems a lot more useful. Enjoy.
Start off with palm muted power chords, after the bass line is played twice
[F#5] [B5] [C#5]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------|
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4------------------------------------------|
E|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------------------------------------|
[F#5]Fun Fun Fun in the [B5]fluffy [C#5]chair
Flame [F#5]up the herb. Woof [B5]down the [C#5]beer
[F#5]Hi. I'm your video [B5]DJ[C#5]
I a[F#5]lways talk like I'm [B5]wigged out on q[C#5]uaaludes
[F#5] I wear a satin b[B5]aseball jacket [C#5]everywhere I [F#5]go[B5][C5]
My [F#5]job is to h[B5]elp destr[C#5]oy
What's [F#5]left of your im[B5]agin[C#5]ation
By [F#5]feeding you e[B5]ndless [C#5]doses
Of s[F#5]ugar-coated mindless garba[B5]ge[C#5]
At this point the chords become full chords instead of power chords.
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#] [F#4] [F#] [B] [C#]
e|---------2-2-2-4----2-2-2-2-2--2-2-4-------------------------------------|
B|-----2---2-4-4-6----2-2-2-2-2--4-4-6-------------------------------------|
G|---3---3-3-4-4-6----3-3-4-3-3--4-4-6-------------------------------------|
D|-4-------4-4-4-6----4-4-4-4-4--4-4-6-------------------------------------|
A|-4-------4-2-2-4----4-4-2-4-4--2-2-4-------------------------------------|
E|-2-------2----------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------------|
So [F#]don't create. [B]Be seda[C#]te
Be a [F#]vegetable [F#4]at h[F#]ome and t[B]hwack on that [C#]dial
If we [F#]have[F#4] our [F#]way even [B]you will bel[C#]ieve
F# (Let ring)
This is the future of rock and roll
MTV Get Off The Air!
Do this four times before the words start again:
[F#] [B] [A]
e|-2-2-X-X--2-2-0------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2-2-X-X--4-4-2------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-3-3-X-X--4-4-2------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-X-X--4-4-2------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-X-X--2-2-0------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-2-2-X-X-------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] [A] [D]
e|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
B|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
How f[F#]ar will you [B]go[A]
How l[F#]ow will you st[B]oop[A]
To tr[B]anquilize our m[A]inds with your s[B]ugar-coated s[A]will
You've turned r[F#]ock and roll rebellion[B][A]
Into Pat[F#] Boone sedatio[B]n[A]
Mak[B]ing sure [A]nothing's left [B]to the imaginat[D]ion
[C#] [B]
e|-4-4-4-2-2-2---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-4-4-4---2-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-4-4-4---3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-4-4-4---4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-2-2-2---4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------2-----------------------------------------------------------|
M[C#].T.V. G[B]et off the
M[C#].T.V. G[B]et off the
M[C#].T.V. G[B]et off the a[F#]ir (X2)
G[E]et off the a[F#]ir(X2)
S[F#]ee the l[B]atest re[A]jects from the
[F#]Muppet sho[B]w[A]
Wag their t[B]its and their d[A]icks as they lip[B]-synch on scre[A]en
There's s[F#]omething I don't like[B][A]
About a b[F#]and who always smil[B]es[A]
A[B]nother t[A]ax write-off for some sch[B]muck who doesn't c[D]are
M[C#].T.V. G[B]et off the
M[C#].T.V. G[B]et off the
M[C#].T.V. G[B]et off the a[F#]ir (X2)
G[E]et off the a[F#]ir(X2), then
e|--2-1-0-6-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-1-0-8-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-2-1-8-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--4-3-2-8-6---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-3-2-6-4---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--2-1-0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G[E]et off the a[F#]ir[F][E][D#][C#]
Bass line twice, then:
[C#] [B] [C#] [B] [F#] [E] [F#] [E]
e|-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-2-2-X-0-0-X-2-2-X-0-0-X--------------------------|
B|-6-6-X-4-4-X-6-6-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-0-0-X-2-2-X-0-0-X--------------------------|
G|-6-6-X-4-4-X-6-6-X-4-4-X-3-3-X-1-1-X-3-3-X-1-1-X--------------------------|
D|-6-6-X-4-4-X-6-6-X-4-4-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X--------------------------|
A|-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X--------------------------|
E|-------------------------2-2-X-0-0-X-2-2-X-0-0-X--------------------------|
[C#] [B] [C#] [B] [F#] [E] [C#]
e|-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-2-2-X-0-0-X-4------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-X-4-4-X-6-6-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-0-0-X-6------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-X-4-4-X-6-6-X-4-4-X-3-3-X-1-1-X-6------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-X-4-4-X-6-6-X-4-4-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-6------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-4-4-X-2-2-X-4------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------2-2-X-0-0-X--------------------------------------|
And then, of course:
[C#] [B] [A] [G#]
e|-9-9-12-12h14p12h14p9-7-7-9-9h11p9h11p7-5-5-7-7h9p7h9p5-4-4-4-7-12---------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[C#]And so it [B]was
Our bel[C#]oved corporate g[B]ods
Cl[F#]aimed they cre[E]ated rock vi[F#]deo[E]
Allo[C#]wing it to s[B]ink as l[C#]ow in one ye[B]ar
As com[F#]mercial TV h[E]as in 2[C#]5
"[C#]It's the new frontier," they say[B]
I[A]t's wide open, anything can hap[G#]pen
But you've g[C#]ot a lot of nerve to call yourse[B]lf a pioneer
When you're too god-[A]damn conservative to take r[G#]eal chances.
[B]Tin-eared[A]
Graph-p[B]aper bra[A]ined accou[F#]ntants ins[E]tead of music fans[F#][E]
Call a[B]ll the sh[A]ots at gia[B]nt record companies n[A]ow
The lo[F#]west common deno[E]minator ru[C#]les
[C#]Forget honesty
[B]Forget creativity
The du[A]mbest buy the mostest
That's the na[G#]me of the game
But s[C#]ales are slumping
And n[B]o one will say why
Co[A]uld it be they put out one too many[G#] lousy records?!?
[C#] [B] [F#]
e|-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-6-6-6-4-4-4-2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-6-6-6-4-4-4-3-3-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-4-4-4-2-2-2-4-4-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------2-2-----------------------------------------------------------|
[C#]M.T.V. - Ge[B]t off the a[F#]ir!
[F#]NOW!
There you have it. This is my first tab, so if it somehow came out completely wrong, i
The major part that I wanted to contribute was that horns part. Noone ever tabbed it
it had horns, but honestly, how many self respecting punk bands have horn players? And
for the guitar version of that part, I'm positive it's right. I played it against the studio
live versions. Enjoy, and give me a high rating.
