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So Tell Me Why

Poison
TabTuningHalf-Step Down
★4.6(3)

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Song

Tuning:Half-step down

Intro:

Guitar 1

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|9--7---10-10-10-10-9-7-----7-9-7--7h9p7---9-9--7-7-----|
Gb|-----------------------9-9--------------9--------------| 2x
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------6\----------9---------------|2x
Db|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----6\---7\-----9----9--9\------|
Ab|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----4\---7\-----7----9--9\------|
Eb|0--7\---5----5----5/7--7---------5\----------7--7\------|

Verse:

Guitar 1 and Guitar 2

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|9\-----------------------9\--2--4-4------|2x
Db|9\----7--7--7/9--9-------9\--2--4-4------|
Ab|7\----7--7--7/9--9-------7\--0--2-2------|
Eb|------5--5--5/7--7-----------------------|

Then it goes

Guitar 1 and Guitar 2

eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|9\------------------------9\----2--4-4-----|
Db|9\-9\--7-7--7/9-9---------9\-9\-2--4-4-----|2x
Ab|7\-9\--7-7--7/9-9---------7\-9\-0--2-2-----|
Eb|---7\--5-5--5/7-7------------7\------------|

Pre-chorus: Both Guitars

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5------------------3----------------------|
Gb|----6-------6----------3-------3------3---3--5-3--|
Db|--6---6---6---6------3---3---3---3----3---3--5-3--|
Ab|4------------------1------------------------0-----|
Eb|------------------------------------1---3---------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|9--7---10-10-10-10-9-7-----7-9-7--7h9p7---9-9--7-7-----|
Gb|-----------------------9-9--------------9--------------| 2x
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------6\----------9---------------|2x
Db|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----6\---7\-----9----9--9\------|
Ab|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----4\---7\-----7----9--9\------|
Eb|0--7\---5----5----5/7--7---------5\----------7--7\------|

Verse:

Guitar 1 and Guitar 2

eb|-----------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------|
Gb|9\-----------------------9\--2--4-4------|2x
Db|9\----7--7--7/9--9-------9\--2--4-4------|
Ab|7\----7--7--7/9--9-------7\--0--2-2------|
Eb|------5--5--5/7--7-----------------------|

Guitar 1 and Guitar 2

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|9\------------------------9\----2--4-4------|
D|9\-9\--7-7--7/9-9---------9\-9\-2--4-4------|
A|7\-9\--7-7--7/9-9---------7\-9\-0--2-2------|
E|---7\--5-5--5/7-7------------7\-------------|

Pre-chorus: Both Guitars

eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------5------------------3----------------------|
Gb|----6-------6----------3-------3------3---3--5-3--|
Db|--6---6---6---6------3---3---3---3----3---3--5-3--|
Ab|4------------------1------------------------0-----|
Eb|------------------------------------1---3---------|

Chorus:

Guitar 1

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|9--7---10-10-10-10-9-7-----7-9-7--7h9p7---9-9--7-7-----|
Gb|-----------------------9-9--------------9--------------| 2x
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------6\----------9---------------|2x
Db|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----6\---7\-----9----9--9\------|
Ab|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----4\---7\-----7----9--9\------|
Eb|0--7\---5----5----5/7--7---------5\----------7--7\------|

Guitar 1 and Guitar 2

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------5---------------4-----------------------------------|
G|6-6-6--6---6----4--4-4-4---4----------2-----4----------------|
D|6-6-6--------6--4--4-4-4-----4---4----4-----6----------------|
A|4-4-4-----------2--2-2-2-------2--------4-----7--------------|
E|------------------------------------2-----4-----5------------|

SOLO:(for the rhythm guitar just play the power chords from the chorus.)

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------9-12p9----9-------12-|
Gb|--------------------------------9-9-9h11--------11----11p9----|
Db|--------------------9--9--9h-11-------------------------------|
Ab|-------9--9--9h-11--------------------------------------------|
Eb|-9h-12--------------------------------------------------------|
eb|12p9----9-----------------------14fb-14|
Bb|-----12---12p9----9--------9-----------|
Gb|---------------11---9h11p9---9---------|
Db|---------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|
eb|16-14--17-17-17-17-16--14-------14-16-14--14h16p14-----16-16--14-14---|
Bb|--------------------------17-17---------------------17----------------|
Gb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Pre-chourus

eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|6-6-x-x-6-6-6--4-4-x-x-4-4-4-----3---3----5-3--3---3---5-3-----------------|
Db|6-6-x-x-6-6-6--4-4-x-x-4-4-4-----3---3----5-3--3---3---5-3-----------------|
Ab|4-4-x-x-4-4-4--2-2-x-x-2-2-2------------0------------0---------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------1----3---------1--3-------------------------|

Then it goes

Guitar 1

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------6\----------9---------------|
Db|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----6\---7\-----9----9--9\------|
Ab|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----4\---7\-----7----9--9\------|
Eb|0--7\---5----5----5/7--7---------5\----------7--7\------|

Guitar 1

eb|-------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|9--7---10-10-10-10-9-7-----7-9-7--7h9p7---9-9--7-7-----|
Gb|-----------------------9-9--------------9--------------| Reapet until end of song.
Db|-------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2

eb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------------6\----------9---------------|
Db|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----6\---7\-----9----9--9\------|Reapeat until end of song.
Ab|2--9\---7----7----7/9--9----4\---7\-----7----9--9\------|
Eb|0--7\---5----5----5/7--7---------5\----------7--7\------|

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| / slide up

| \ slide down

| h hammer-on

| p pull-off

| ~ vibrato

| + harmonic

| x Mute note

| b Bend

| pb Pre-bend

| br Bend release

| pbr Pre-bend release

| brb Bend release bend

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