Germs of Perfection Bad Religion
As recorded by Bad Religion
(From the 2007 Album NEW MAPS OF HELL)
Words and Music by Bad Religion
Arranged by Bad Religion
Gtr I (E A D G B E)
Gtr II (E A D G B E)
Intro
Q=152
[E5] [F5] [D5] [E5] [F5] [D5]
[4/4] Gtr I
E E E E E S E S E E E E E E S E S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E [E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
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| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------||
Verse
[E5]E E E E [F5] E S [D5]E S E [E5]E E E E [F5] E S [D5]E S E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||o-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-| ||----------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E S E S E E E E E E S E S E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||o-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-| ||----------------------|---------------------|
[A5]E S E S E E S E S E [F5]E S E S E [G5]E S E S E
|---------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------o|| |---------------------|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5----|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3----||
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| E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------o|| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5----|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3----||
horus
[A5]E S E S E E S E S [B5]E [C5] E S E S E E S E S E
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
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| PM PM----|
| E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-7---7-7---------7---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
[G5]E S E S E E S E S E [C5]E S E. E [D5]Q Q
|---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--3S5--5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------||
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| E S E S E E S E S E E S E. E Q Q
|---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--3S5--5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------||
Re-Intro
[E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E [E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E [E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7--|| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7--|| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5--|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
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| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17--|| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15--|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Verse
[E5]E E E E [F5] E S [D5]E S E [E5]E E E E [F5] E S [D5]E S E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||o-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-| ||----------------------|---------------------|
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| E E E E E S E S E E E E E E S E S E
||----------------------|---------------------| ||o---------------------|---------------------| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||--9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-| ||o-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-| ||----------------------|---------------------|
[A5]E S E S E E S E S E [F5]E S E S E [G5]E S E S E
|---------------------|------------------------|| |---------------------|-----------------------o|| |---------------------|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5----|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3----||
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| E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|------------------------|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------o|| |-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|------------------------|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5----|| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-3-3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5---o|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-1-1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3-3----||
Chorus
[A5]E S E S E E S E S [B5]E [C5] E S E S E E S E S E
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
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| PM PM----|
| E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E E S E S E
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-7---7-7---------7---|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
[G5]E S E S E E S E S E [C5]E S E. E [D5]Q Q
|---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--3S5--5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------||
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| E S E S E E S E S E E S E. E Q Q
|---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--3S5--5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------||
Re-Intro
[E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E [E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E [E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7--|| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7--|| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5--|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
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| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17--|| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15--|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------||
Breakdown Verse
[E5]Gtrs I, II[F5] [D5] [E5] [F5] [D5] [E5] [F5] [D5]
PM------------------------------------------|
E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E 4x E E E E E S E S E
||------------------------|------------------------||---------------------|| ||o-----------------------|-----------------------o||---------------------|| ||------------------------|------------------------||-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|| ||--9-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7--||-9-9-9-9-10-10-7-7-7-|| ||o-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-|-7-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-o||-7-7-7-7--8--8-5-5-5-|| ||------------------------|------------------------||---------------------||
Out-Chorus
[A5]E S E S E E S E S E [C5] E S E S E E S E S E
|---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------------| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8-|
[G5]E S E S E E S E S E [C5]E S E. E [D5]Q Q
|---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|----------------|| |---------------------|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5--5S7--7--|| |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-3-3-3--3S5--5--|| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|----------------||
Outro
[E5]Gtr I[F5] [D5] [E5] [F5] [D5]
E E E E E S E S E E E E E E S E S E
|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
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| Gtr II
| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
[E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E [E5] E E E E [F5] E S [D5] E S E
|-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7--| |--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7-|--9--9--9-----9-10-10--7--7--7--| |--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5-|--7--7--7-----7--8--8--5--5--5--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
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| E E S S E E S E S E E E S S E E S E S E
|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17-|-19-19-19-19-19-20-20-17-17-17--| |-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15-|-17-17-17-17-17-18-18-15-15-15--| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
N.C. E5 N.C.
Gtrs I, II
W Q. E H W
|-----------|-------------|------*| |-----------|-------------|------*| |-x\--------|-9\----------|------*| |-x\--------|-9\----------|------*| |-x\--------|-7\----------|------*| |-----------|-------------|------*|
Duration Legend
--------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
<n> - natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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