Oleander - Why Im Here Chords & Tabs

Oleander - Why i'm here. On the album "February Son" (2/23/99)

Dropped 'D' tunning


P.M = Palm Mute. Example: ---(P.M.)-1- the 1 would be palm muted.
/ = Slide
b = Bend to


Intro/Verse:
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------7-----------10--------------7-------------2---|
|-----7------------10--------------7-------------2-----|
|--7--------7---10--------10---7---------0---2-------0-|

Repeat that throughout the verse. Little Riff played at intro:

|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---4/8---8/9/8--8/11--9----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------9---11b13----9--8--9---------------9b11-|
|--------------------------------------------------------9--11--------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--33333333-----55555555------(P.M.)-0-(P.M.)-0-000------3333333333333333-----55555555-|
|--33333333-----55555555------(P.M.)-0-(P.M.)-0-000------3333333333333333-----55555555-|
|--33333333-----55555555------(P.M.)-0-(P.M.)-0-000------3333333333333333-----55555555-|

Riff #2:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/oleander/why_im_here_tab_ver_6.html ]
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------4---------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------4---------|
|---4/8---8/9/8--8/11--9-----------------------------------4---6b7--------------6b7--|
|-----------------------------9---11b13---9--8-----4/6-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The solo:
p.s. Like any riff or solo, listen to it over and over before you write
me and tell me it's wrong : )


|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8h9h8---6--8----8h9h8---6--8----8h9h8---6--8-----6b8--6-4-6-4------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------6-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----4--6b8b6---4--3h4h3------3-------3---------------------3--3--3b4b3-------|
|---------------------------------6------4-------4----4/6-6------------------6-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|--------------------------------7----7b8----7--7--------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------7--7----7b8--------7--7---9-9-----------------------------------|
|-6--4--3^^b4b3^^^^^--3/8-------------------------------6--8---8h9h8--6---8--8h9h8h9h8--6---8|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sorry if it's a mess, i made it in an email window. Keep on playing!
Lemme know if you find any mistakes,
especially in the end section of the solo ; )

See ya!

-Griff
gshelley@adelphia.net