Whatever
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band- Godsmack
song- Whatever
album-Godsmack(1)
year- 1988
tuning
D,A,D,G,B,e
it starts out with some weird crap
then guitar fades in
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|----5----------|
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|----5----------|
then both guitars 1 and 2 do
Riff 1A some odd # of times
then they do Riff 1A(continued) once
Riff 1A Riff 1A(continued)
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|------9--9--9------|-----------|
|------12-12-12-----|-----------|
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|0-0----------------|0-0--------|
|0-0----------------|0-0--------|
. . . .
then verses with Riff 1A
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|-------9--9--9-----|
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|0-0----------------|
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. .
and i wonder day to day
i don't like you anyway
i don't need you'r s*** today
you'r pathetic in you'r own way
Riff 1B
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|------7-----------------|-----7-----5-------------|
|0-----7-----6-----------|0----7-----5---5-5---3-3-|
|0-----5-----6---6-6-----|0----5-----3---5-5---3-3-|
|0-----------6---6-6-----|0--------------5-5---3-3-|
. .
i feel for you
better f****** go away
i will behave
better f****** go away
Riff 1C
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|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|
|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|
|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|
i'm doing the best i ever did
i'm doing the best that i can
i'm doing the best i ever did
then guitars do Riff 1A some amount of times
then they do a verse with Riff 1A
Riff 1A
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|-------9--9--9-----|
|-------12-12-12----|
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|0-0----------------|
|0-0----------------|
. .
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|-------9--9--9-----|
|-------12-12-12----|
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|0-0----------------|
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. .
i don't need to fantasize
you are my pet all the time
i don't mind if you go blind
you get what you get until you'r through with my life
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/godsmack/whatever_tab_ver_10.html ]
Riff 1D
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|-------------7-----------------|-----7-----5-------------|
|-------0-----7-----6-----------|0----7-----5---5-5---3-3-|
|-------0-----5-----6---6-6-----|0----5-----3---5-5---3-3-|
|0-0-0--0-----------6---6-6-----|0--------------5-5---3-3-|
. . . . .
i feel for you
better f****** go away
i will behave
you better go away
i feel for you
better f****** go away
i will behave
you better go away
after 3 times of Riff 1C
both guitars do Riff 1C(continued)
Riff 1C
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|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|0-0--6--5-4-3--3--3-3-3------|
|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|0-0--6--5-4-3--3--3-3-3------|
|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|0-0--6--5-4-3--3--3-3-3------|
i'm doing the best i ever did
i'm doing the best that i can
i'm doing the best i ever did
now go away
i'm doing the best i ever did
i'm doing the best that i can
i'm doing the best i ever did
now go away
then both guitars stop while bass and drums do some riffs
then guitars come in and do Riff 2A
Riff 2A
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|0--0-0----------|
|0--0-0----------|
. .
i'm doing the best i ever did
go away
i'm doing the best that i can
go away
i'm doing the best i ever did
go away
i'm doing the best that i can
go away
i'm doing the best i ever did
i'm doing the best that i can
i'm doing the best i ever did
now go away
Riff 1C
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|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|0-0--6--5-4-3--3--3-3-3------|
|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|0-0--6--5-4-3--3--3-3-3------|
|0-0--6--5-4-3----------|0-0--6--5-4-3--3--3-3-3------|
i'm doing the best i ever did
i'm doing the best that i can
i'm doing the best i ever did
now go away
i'm doing the best i ever did
i'm doing the best that i can
i'm doing the best i ever did
now go away
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|-------9--9--9-----|
|-------12-12-12----|
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|0-0----------------|
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. .
yeah(some odd times then)
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|-------9--9--9-----|
|-------12-12-12----|
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|0-0----------------|
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. .
i'm doing the best i ever did
go away
i'm doing the best that i can
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. .
well enjoy!
