Transcribing Notes From John Neil (Head Transcriber)
“Beer (Song)” – Mustard Plug – Song Breakdown
Melody
A raspy-voiced party song with the vocal range of C3-G4. Some of the words are spoken instead of sung (or more shouted!)
Download the Melody Music Here
Keyboard
There isn’t a keyboard part in this song, so I made a part up which basically doubles the guitar, bass, and horns (where there are horns). Some of the horn octave passages may be difficult to play, in which case you can play either the upper or lower note.
Download the Keyboard Sheet Music Here
Lead/Rhythm Guitar
This is the main guitar of the song. It sounds like there are 2 guitars, panned left and right, but they are basically the same part. There are a bunch of ska type rhythms as well as some distorted power chords and octaves.
Download the Lead Guitar Tab Here
Strum Guitar
There isn’t a strum guitar part to this song, so a part was made up keeping to the grooves of the song.
Download the Strum Tab Here
Bass
A driving bass part that sounds like it’s played with the fingers. It’s pretty quick, so you may want to work your way up to the tempo using a metronome.
Download the Bass Tab Here
Drums
A pretty standard fast rock beat, with the exception of the bridge intro, the bridge & the outro, which are more of a ska/reggae style.
Download the Drum Music Here
Download the Lead Sheet Here
