Avril Lavigne
Who Knows
Under my Skin
2004 Arista/RCA Records
Tabbed by n2sed_182@yahoo.com
There are three guitarists in a band, they're Avril, Evan, Craig and it requires
three guitars to play the song 2 electrics for Craig and Evan then 1 acoustic for Avril.
all guitars are tuned in standard EADGBe
~ means hold a note only in electric (Hold) for acoustic
pm means palm mute
h means hammer
p means pull off
Avril Chords
Em- 022000
C- x32010
G- 320033
D- xx0232
Am7- x02010
G/B- x20033
Cadd9- x32033
Evan Power Chords
E5- x799xx
C5- x355xx
G5- 355xxx
D5- x577xx
A5- 577xxx
Am7- 5350xx
B5- x244xx
F#5- x-9-11-11-x-x--|
G5+- x-10-12-12-x-x-|
Craig (He doesn't do chords but riffs, harmonics and distortions)
Then the song starts
Intro Part 1:
Craig (intro riff will start at time 0:04 and sound like his
trembling fingers but that is a sound effect came from a pedal)
Em C G D
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------0--2--|
B|--------2-----|--------1--0--|--------0-----|--------------|
G|-----0-----0--|--------------|-----0-----0--|-----2--------|
D|--2-----------|-----2--------|--------------|--0-----------|
A|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|
Em C G D
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------|
B|--------2-----|--------1--0--|--------0-----|--3-----------|
G|-----0-----0--|--------------|-----0-----0--|--2-----------|
D|--2-----------|-----2--------|--------------|--0-----------|
A|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|
Evan (tremolo effect and the note held)
E|--10~---------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
Intro part 2: (distortion starts at time 0:18)
Avril (strumming)
Em C G D
Yeah Yeah
Em C
Yeah Yeah Yeah
G D
Yeah Yeah yeah
Evan (strumming at power chords E5-C5-G5-D5--| (x2)
E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|--9--5-----7-------------------------------| (x2)
D|--9--5--5--7-------------------------------|
A|--7--3--5--5-------------------------------|
E|--------3----------------------------------|
Craig
E|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------2h3---|
B|--------2~----|--------0h1p0-|--------3~----|--------------|
G|-----0--------|--------------|-----0--------|-----2--------|(x2)
D|--2-----------|-----2--------|--------------|--0-----------|
A|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|--------------|
E|--------------|--------------|--3-----------|--------------|
Verse 1:
Avril
Em C G D Em
Why do you look so familiar
Craig
e|--3~----------------p2-------------------|
B|----------------------------5~-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
C G D Em
I could swear that I have seen your face before
Craig
e|---------------------------2----h3~------|
B|--5~-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
C G D Em
I think I like that you seem sincere
Craig
e|--------------------------0h2------------|
B|----3~-----1p0-----3~--------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
C G D
I think I'd like to get to know you a little bit more
Craig
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|----3~-----1p0-----3~--------------------|
G|------------------------------pm(x4)-----|
D|------------------------------pm(x4)-----|
A|------------------------------pm(x4)-----|
E|------------------------------pm(x4)-----|
Refrain:
Avril
Am7 G/B(Hold)-C
I think there's something more
Life's worth living for
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/avril_lavigne/who_knows_tab_ver_4.html ]
Evan (at power chords A5-B5(Hold)-C5)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------------4~--5------------|
D|--7----------4~--5------------|
A|--7----------2~--3------------|
E|--5---------------------------|
Chorus 1:
Avril
G
Who knows what could happen
Cadd9
Do what you do Just keep on laughing
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------5~----------------------|
D--5~--5~----------------------|
A--5~--3~----------------------|
E--3~--------------------------|
Avril
G
One thing's true
C
There's always a brand new day
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------5~----------------------|
D--5~--5~----------------------|
A--5~--3~----------------------|
E--3~--------------------------|
Post Chorus:
Avril
Am7 G/B C
I'm gonna live today like it's my last day
Evan (at power chords A5-B5(Hold)-C5)
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|-------------4~--5------------|
D|--7----------4~--5------------|
A|--7----------2~--3------------|
E|--5---------------------------|
Craig
e|--7~--7~--7~------------------|
B|----8---8---3-5~--------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
(Repeat Intro Part 2)
Verse 2:
Avril
Em C G D Em
How do you always have an opinion
Craig
e|--3~----------------p2-------------------|
B|----------------------------5~-----------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
C G D Em
And how do you always find the best way to compromise
Craig
e|---------------------------h2---h3~------|
B|--5~-------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
Avril
C G D Em
We don't need to have a reason
Craig (the heavy distortion in this part)
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-4h5~--|
A|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------|
E|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------|
Avril
C G D
We don't need anything we're just wasting time
Craig
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|---pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-------|
A|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------|
E|---pm(x2)-----pm(x2)-----pm(x2)------------------|
(Repeat Refrain)
(Repeat Chorus 1 twice)
(Repeat Post chorus)
Bridge:
Avril
G
Find yourself Cause I can't find you
Am7
Be yourself who are you?
Who are you?
Evan (at power chords G5~-Am7~)
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--------------------0~--------|
D--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--------|
A--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-3~--------|
E--pm(x2)-3~--pm(x2)-5~--------|
Craig
e--------7~-----------|
B------7--------------|
G--0~-----------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
Avril
G
Find yourself Cause I can't find you
Am7
Be yourself who are you?
Who are you?
Evan (at power chords G5~-Am7~)
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--------------------0~--------|
D--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-5~--------|
A--pm(x2)-5~--pm(x2)-3~--------|
E--pm(x2)-3~--pm(x2)-5~--------|
Craig
e-------7~--------8~--|
B---------------------|
G---------------------|
D---------------------|
A---------------------|
E---------------------|
(Repeat Chorus 1 without any chords)
Evan (at power chords C5-D5-E5-F#5--|G5+)
e-----------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------|
G--5--7--9--11--12------------------|
D--5--7--9--11--12------------------|
A--3--5--7---9--10------------------|
E-----------------------------------|
Chorus 2:
Avril
G
So you go and make it happen
C
Do your best just kep on laughing
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------5~----------------------|
D--5~--5~----------------------|
A--5~--3~----------------------|
E--3~--------------------------|
Avril
G
I'm telling you
C
There's always a brand new day
Evan (at power chords G5~-C5~)
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G------5~----------------------|
D--5~--5~----------------------|
A--5~--3~----------------------|
E--3~--------------------------|
(Repeat Chorus 1)
(Repeat Post Chorus)
