What Are Friends For Chords & Tabs
Artist: Reel Big Fish
Song: What Are Friends For
Album: Cheer Up!
Tabbed By:Duncan S
Tab Legend:
\=slide down
/=slide up
x=mute string
pm=palm mute
h=hammer on
p=pull off
~=vibrato
b=bend to...
r=return bend to...
Guitar 1:Aaron
Guitar 2:Scott
Intro:
Both guitars
e|-----5-5--3-3--3-3-3-|
B|-5\--5-5--3-3--3-3-3-|
G|-5\--5-5--4-4--4-4-4-|x3 for guitar 1
D|-5\--7-7--5-5--5-5-5-|x7 for guitar 2
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
Intro Solo:
Guitar 1
e|-----5-5-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-5\--5-5------------5-5-5-6-6-6-8-3b4r3-1--x-x-----1-1-1-----|
G|-5\--5-5--0-9/(5)-0------------------------x---0-2-------2-0-|
D|-5\--7-7-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5-5-6-6-8-3b4r3-1--x-x-----1-1-1-------|
G|-0----------------------x---0-2-------2-0---|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
After guitar 2 plays the intro riff 7 times it plays this.
note: its played at the same time as guitar 1 plays it second time round (the 5s are
at the same time as guitar 1s first fret on b string)
e-----------------------|
B-5\--x-x-----1-1-1-----|
G-5\--x---0-2-------2-0-|
D-5\--------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
Verse:
Both guitars
e|-----5-5--3-3--3-3-3------5-5--3-3--3-3-3------5-5--1-1--3-|
B|-5\--5-5--3-3--3-3-3--5\--5-5--3-3--3-3-3--5\--5-5--1-1--3-|
G|-5\--5-5--4-4--4-4-4--5\--5-5--4-4--4-4-4--5\--5-5--2-2--4-|
D|-5\--7-7--5-5--5-5-5--5\--7-7--5-5--5-5-5--5\--7-7--3-3--5-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------|
B|-----1-1-1-----|
G|-0-2-------2-0-|
D|---------------|x2
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Chorus:
Both guitars
note: start on the off beat
e|-1-1--1--3-3--3--3-3--3--3-3--3--1-1--1--3-3--3--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-|
B|-1-1--1--5-5--5--3-3--3--5-5--5--1-1--1--5-5--5--3-3--3--3--3-3--3-|
G|-2-2--2--5-5--5--4-4--4--5-5--5--2-2--2--5-5--5--4-4--4--4--4-4--4-|
D|-3-3--3--5-5--5--5-5--5--5-5--5--3-3--3--5-5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5-|x2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Interlude:
Both guitars
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-3--5--10-\--10--8--3---3--5--2---3---5-|
A|-3--5--10-\--10--8--3---3--5--2---3---5-|
E|-1--3---8-\---8--6--1---1--3--0---1---3-|
Then play the intro riff twice, both guitars
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/reel_big_fish/what_are_friends_for_tab_ver_2.html ]
Post-chorus/Pre-verse Solo
Guitar 1
note: during this guitar 2 plays the intro riff about once and the first slidey chord
e|-------------------------------|
B|-----------5-5-5-6-6-8-3b4r3-1-|
G|-0-9\(5)-0---------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Both guitars
e|-------------------|
B|-x-x-----1-1-1-----|
G|-x---0-2-------2-0-|
D|-------------------|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|
Then theres the verse, chorus, interlude then this
Solo
Guitar 1
e|-------------------------------------------8------------|
B|-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-6-8-8/10-8~\--8-8---8-6-5/8----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------5--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------5-6-8-6-5----6-5-6-5-6-5-6-5-8-6-5---|
G|---------5-7-----------5------------------------5-|
D|-5-5-5-7------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------15b17-15----------------------------------|
B|-/5-4-5-4-5\-----------17-15----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------17-14----------14b15r14-12-|
D|-----------------------------------17p14-17-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-15b17-15-15b17-15-15b17-15-15b17r15-13--|
G|-----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|
During this guitar 2 plays intro riff 4 times and then i cant really hear it but i think
just these chords played once
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|-3----2----7----5-|
A|-3----2----7----5-|
E|-1----0----5----3-|
Then theres trumpets then this
Both guitars
e|---------------|
B|-----1-1-1-----|
G|-0-2-------2-0-|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|
Then chorus, then half of the interlude and in this half an interlude guitar one goes like this
Guitar 1
e|------/8\--------/5\-|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-3--5------10--8-----|
A|-3--5------10--8-----|
E|-1--3-------8--6-----|
Then chorus again then interlude, on the extended chords on the last interlude, its hard
hear but I think guitar 1 goes like...
Guitar 1
e|----5------10------10-------|
B|---5-5----7--7----7--7--/5\-|
G|-/5---5-/7----7-/7----7-/5\-|
D|----------------------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Arrangement:
Intro
1st Solo
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Intro Riff
2nd Solo
Verse
Chorus
Interlude
Main Solo
Chorus
1/2 An Interlude
Chorus
Last/Extended Interlude
And thats it, i was gonna write the lyrics but theyre easy to hear so if you want them
can work them out. Reel Big Fish rule!
