Reel Big Fish
Why Do They Rock So Hard?
"I'm Cool"
Intro - 8 measures
Guitar 1 slightly palm muted throughout
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D----------1---4---------------------------1---4--------------------|
A--2-2---2---------2-2---2---------2-2---2--------------------------|
E--------------------------4---2-------------------2---2---0h2p0----|
second two measures... bass enters
3 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
e-------------------------------------------------------------------| |
B-------------------------------------------------------------------| |
G-------------------------------------------------------------------|0|
D----------1---4---------------------------1---4--------------------| |
A--2-2---2---------2-2---2---------2-2---2--------------------------|0|
E--------------------------4---2-------------------0---0---2--------| |
repeat this
VERSE\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|Guitar 1
| You know I'm cool when all the guys wanna be my friend
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D------------------------------------------1---4--------------------|
|A------------------------------------2---2-----------------4-2------|
|E--------------------------------------------------0---2-------4----|
|Guitar 2 - bridge pickup
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 1
|And every little girl here, they all wanna hold my hand
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D------------------------------------------1---4///6---6---4--------|
|A------------------------------------2--2--------------------6--4---|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|But I sold all of my songs, I'm probably gonna get sued
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e----------------------7-------7--------------------------------|
|B------9///11--11------7echo---7---repeat that one measure------|
|G------9///11--11------8-------8--------------------------------|
|D------9///11--11------9-------9--------------------------------|
|A---------------------------------------------------------------|
|E---------------------------------------------------------------|
|But that's alright as long as I get...Yeah Yeah Yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------------------------------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------9///11--11------11------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------9///11--11------11------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9///11--11------11------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Yeah Yeah Yea uh (harmony--->) yeah yeah yeah, Yeah Yeah Yeah
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-----------------------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------7-------11------11------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------8-------11------11------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9-------11------11------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uh Huh Maybe you'll come
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7---------------------------------------7-------7--|
|B------7-------7---------------------------------------7-------7--|
|G------8-------8---------------------------------------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9---------------------------------------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Verse
|Guitar 1
| Maybe you'll come and see us when we get real big
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D------------------------------------------1---4--------------------|
|A----------------------------------2-2---2-----------------4-2------|
|E--------------------------------------------------0---2-------4----|
|Guitar 2 - bridge pickup
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 1
|Maybe you'll see us if we ever get another gig
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D------------------------------------------1---4///6---6---4--------|
|A------------------------------------2--2--------------------6--4---|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Cuz there's so many fish in the sea, they all look like me
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e----------------------7-------7--------------------------------|
|B------9///11--11------7echo---7---repeat that one measure------|
|G------9///11--11------8-------8--------------------------------|
|D------9///11--11------9-------9--------------------------------|
|A---------------------------------------------------------------|
|E---------------------------------------------------------------|
|Just a little tiny fish, that's all i'll ever be
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------------------------------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------9///11--11------11------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------9///11--11------11------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9///11--11------11------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/reel_big_fish/im_cool_tab.html ]
|Yeah Yeah Yea uh yeah yeah yeah Yeah Yeah Yeah
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-----------------------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------7-------11------11------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------8-------11------11------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9-------11------11------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
| Uh Huh
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7--------------------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7--------------------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8--------------------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9--------------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Horn solo
|Guitar 2 ??????????????????????????
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Horn solo
|Guitar 2 ??????????????????????????
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Horn Solo
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e----------------------7-------7--------------------------------|
|B------9///11--11------7echo---7---repeat that one measure------|
|G------9///11--11------8-------8--------------------------------|
|D------9///11--11------9-------9--------------------------------|
|A---------------------------------------------------------------|
|E---------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------------------------------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------9///11--11------11------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------9///11--11------11------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9///11--11------11------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-----------------------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------7-------11------11------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------8-------11------11------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9-------11------11------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7--------------------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7--------------------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8--------------------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9--------------------------------------------------|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|Verse 2:16
|Guitar 1
| Maybe you'll come and see us when we get real big
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D------------------------------------------1---4--------------------|
|A------------------------------------2---2-----------------4-2------|
|E--------------------------------------------------0---2-------4----|
|Guitar 3 (I don't know about this part, post it if you know it)
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B------------------------------------------4---7----------------------|
|G------------------------------------4---4-----------------6-4--------|
|D--------------------------------------------------2---4-------6------|
|A---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2 - bridge pickup
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 1 - The harmony is really hard to figure out for the third guitar,
|if you can figure it out, please post it.
|Maybe you'll see us if we ever get another gig
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|G-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|D------------------------------------------1---4///6---6---4--------|
|A------------------------------------2---2-------------------6--4---|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 3
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|B------------------------------------------4---7---9---9---7--------|
|G------------------------------------4---4-------------------8-6----|
|D-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|B------7-------7-------7-------7------------------------------------|
|G------8-------8-------8-------8------------------------------------|
|D------9-------9-------9-------9------------------------------------|
|A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|Cuz there's so many fish in the sea, they all look like me
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e----------------------7-------7--------------------------------|
|B------9///11--11------7echo---7---repeat that one measure------|
|G------9///11--11------8-------8--------------------------------|
|D------9///11--11------9-------9--------------------------------|
|A---------------------------------------------------------------|
|E---------------------------------------------------------------|
|I'm just a little tiny fish, that's all i'll ever be
|Guitar 2
| 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 2 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
|e------7-------------------------------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|B------7-------9///11--11------11------7-------7-------7-------7--|
|G------8-------9///11--11------11------8-------8-------8-------8--|
|D------9-------9///11--11------11------9-------9-------9-------9--|
|A-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|E-----------------------------------------------------------------|
2:43: Yeah, Yeah, Yeah, I can't hear any guitar.... you can play something with this scale..
e-----------------------7-10-----|
B------------------7-10----------|
G--------------7-9---(10)--------|
D----------7-9-------------------|
A------7-9---(8)-----------------|
E-7-10---------------------------|