The Only Reason Chords & Tabs
Puddle Of Mudd-The Only Reason
Guitar Tab
Drop Db Tuning (Db, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
or
Drop C# Tuning (C#, G#, C#, F#, A#, D#)
Tabbed by Ryan Ryngaert
6/8 timing in verse
4/4 timing in chorus
Intro
Chords
E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D-7----5--4--3--|
A-5----3--2--1--|
E---------------|
Lead
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7h8p7h8p7h8p7----7h8p7h8p7h8p7---7------7--7---------------|
G---------------------------------------------------9b10r9-7-|
D-------------------------------------9---------8------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7h8p7h8p7h8p7----7h8p7h8p7h8p7--8--10---10---10----10--10b11r10-|
G-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------9----8---------------|
A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Verse (I can't get this down. It's just arpeggios of these chords)
E------------|
B-7--5--3--3-|
G-7--5--4--3-|
D-7--5--4--3-|
A-5--3--2--1-|
E------------|
Pre-Chorus
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------------7--7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-|
A-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-|
E-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/p/puddle_of_mudd/the_only_reason_tab.html ]
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------------|
A-3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3--5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
E-------------------------5--5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
Chorus
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D-7--7--7-7-7-7--5--5--5-5-5-5-------------------------------|
A-5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3-3-3--5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3-3-5-|
E-------------------------------5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3-3-5-|
AGAIN
Chords
E---------------|
B---------------|
G---------------|
D-7----5--4--3--|
A-5----3--2--1--|
E---------------|
Lead
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-7h8p7h8p7h8p7----7h8p7h8p7h8p7---7------7--7-------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------11b12r11-5-7-|
D-------------------------------------9---------8----------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
PRE-CHORUS
CHORUS
BRIDGE
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-8--8--8-8-8-8--10--10--10-10-10-10--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
E-8--8--8-8-8-8--10--10--10-10-10-10--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
E---------------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------|
A-8--8--8-8-8-8--10--10--10-10-10-10--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
E-8--8--8-8-8-8--10--10--10-10-10-10--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
Solo
Rhythm
E------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------------------------------|
A-8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
E-8--8--8-8-8-8--5--5--5-5-5-5--3--3--3-3-3-3--0--0--0-0-0-0-|
End on the Chorus
That's the song. It's a little tricky, mainly cause you can't hear the verse guitar part
that well. I've always just improved the solo, so it's not too bad.