JOIN THE RANKS by Rise Against. Album : Fat Music vol. V(2001)

The first song I heard from R.A. and the one that got me hooked.

A=Tim  B=Mr. Precision  A&B=both  C=solo guitar

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# verse #A&B X2

E-----------------------------------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------------------------------|

G---8-88-6-8-88-6-8-88-6-6-66-4-44-4-6-66-6-8-88-8--8-8-8---|

D---8-88-6-8-88-6-8-88-6-4-44-4-44-4-6-66-6-8-88-8--8-8-8---|

A---6-66-4-6-66-4-6-66-4-4-44-2-22-2-4-44-4-6-66-6--6-6-6---|

E-----------------------------------------------------------|

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# chorus #A&B   *=play 6-8X   #=play 3-4X

E------------------------------------------------------------------------->

B----*-------------#------*-------------*--------------------------------->/-A->

G---4-------------8------6-------------4---------------------*------------>

D---4-------------8------6-------------4--------------#-----3------------->

A---2-------------6------4-------------2-------------4------1------------->\-B->

E----------------------------------------------------2-------------------->

>chorus #A   *=play 6-8X   #=play 3-4X

>-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

>----*-------------#------*---------------------------*-------------------|

>---4-------------8------6--------------*------------3--------------------|

>---4-------------8------6-------------4-------------3--------------------|

>---2-------------6------4-------------4-------------1--------------------|

>--------------------------------------2----------------------------------|

>chorus #B   *=play 6-8X   #=play 3-4X

>-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

>----*-------------#------*-------------*-------------*-------------------|

>---4-------------8------6-------------6-------------7--------------------|

>---4-------------8------6-------------x-------------x--------------------|

>---2-------------6------4-------------4-------------5--------------------|

>-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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Then play A&BverseA&BX2, and A&BchorusA&B

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# bridge #A   #=play 3-4X   *=play 6-8X

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------------------#------#------*--------|

G---8---------------------------------68--------------11-----13-----15---------|

D---x---------------------------------xx---------------x------x------x---------|

A---6---------------------------------46---------------9-----11-----13---------|

E------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

# bridge #B   #=play 3-4X   *=play 6-8X

E-------------------------------------------|--|X2|--|-------------------------|

B-------------------------------------------|--------|--#------#------*--------|

G---8-----------11-10--68-------------68----|11-10--8|11-----13-----15---------|

D---x------------x--x--xx-------------xx----|-x--x--x|-x------x------x---------|

A---6------------9--8--46-------------46----|-9--8--6|-9-----11-----13---------|

E-------------------------------------------|--------|-------------------------|

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Then play A&BchorusA&B

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# break #A  %=pause >>=p-slide  # break #B

E---%%%%%%%%%%%---------------| E-----------------------------| 

B---%%%%%%%%%%%---------------| B-----------------------------| 

G---%%%%%%%%%%%---------------| G-----------------------------| 

D---%%%%%%%%%%%---------------| D---8-88-6-8-88-6-8-88-6-88---| 

A---%%%%%%%%%%%>>>>>>>>>>>>---| A---6-66-4-6-66-4-6-66-4-66---| 

E---%%%%%%%%%%%>>>>>>>>>>>>---| E-----------------------------| 

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JOIN THE RANKS

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# solo #C   !A plays chorusA and B plays chorusB!

E-----------------------------14131111-14-16-13-13-13---18-16-14-16--14-13--->

B-/11--11-12-14-12-11—-11-11------------------------------------------------->

G---------------------------------------------------------------------------->

D---------------------------------------------------------------------------->

A-------------------------------fast----------------------------------------->

E-----------------------------\--X4--/--------------------------------------->

>solo #C

>-----13-14-16-14-13---1614181416141814---|

>--16-------------------------------------|

>-----------------------------------------|

>-----------------------------------------|

>----------------------------fast---------|

>----------------------\------X4------/---|

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# ending #A&B                  # ending #C  b=bend one-step

E----------------------------| E----------------16b16b1616b-|

B----------------------------| B--14b14b1414b14b------------|

G---8-88-6-8-88-6-8-88-6-8---| G----------------------------|

D---8-88-6-8-88-6-8-88-6-8---| D----------------------------|

A---6-66-4-6-66-4-6-66-4-6---| A----------------------------|

E----------------------------| E----------------------------|

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Fuckin awesome song!!!
tabbed by N.M. 08.03.2006