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Song
Whatever You Want - Something for Kate
Bass Tab
Tabbed by Conan Thorogood (errolschmidt@powerup.com.au)
1st verse
"Picked the wrong time to be looking up at the night..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-2-----2--------2-----2-----2--2--2--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6-------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4-- x3
"He's buried alongside..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------4-------- A|-4-----4-----4--4-----4-----4-----4-/6-----6--4-- E|-------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|-7-----7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----4--7--4-- E|-------------------------------------------------
"I'm sorry, I know it's only rock'n'roll..."
1 2 3 4 5 6
G|------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------- A|-4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6-------------- E|-------------------------4--4--4--4--
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------------------- A|-2-----2--------2-----2-----2--2--2--4--4--4--4--6--6--6--6-------------- E|-------------------------------------------------------------4--4--4--4-- x3
"Believe everything you read..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------------------------4-------- A|-4-----4-----4--4-----4-----4-----4-/6-----6--4-- E|-------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|-7-----7-----7--7-----7-----7--7--7-----4--7--4-- E|-------------------------------------------------
Pre-Chorus ("they'll be rolling in the aisles.")
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|-6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-- A|-------------------6-----------6-----------6----- E|-------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|----------------6-----6-----6-----6--6--6--6----- A|-------------------6-----------6----------------- E|-4-----4-----------------------------------------
Chorus
"Whatever you want..."
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------4-----4--4--4--6--------------------6-- E|-2-----2--------2--------------------------4--------4--------
1 2 3 4
G|------------------------- D|------------------------- A|(6)-6-------------------- E|-------4--------4-------- x2
"Sentimental..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------4-----4-----6--6--6--6--6-- E|-2-----2-----2--2--------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|-7-----7-----7--7-----7-----7-----7-----4--7--4-- E|-------------------------------------------------
Bridge section (instrumental)
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|-6-----6--------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-- A|-------------------6-----------6-----------6----- E|-------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|----------------6-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-- A|-------------------6-----------6-----------6----- E|-4-----4-----------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------- E|-2-----------------------0-----------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|-6-----6--------6--6--6-------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------- E|-------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------- E|-2-----------------------0-----------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 1 2
G|------------------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------6-----6--6--6--6--6--6----------------- A|------------------------------------------------------------- E|-4-----4-----4--4--------------------------------4--4--4-----
*
Then this section repeated three times:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|-4-----4--------4-----4-----4--4--4--6--6--6--6-- E|-------------------------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|-1----------------------------------------------- E|-------2---------2----2-----2--2--2--4--4--4----- x3
*
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|-4-----4--------4-----4-----4--4--4--6--6--6--6-- E|-------------------------------------------------
"Before you jump..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------7-----7-----7-- E|-5-----5-----5--5-----5-----5--5-----------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------- E|-5-----5--------5--5--5-----5--5--5--5--5--5\----
2nd Chorus
"Whatever you want..."
1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------4-----4--4--4--6--------------------6-- E|-2-----2--------2--------------------------4--------4--------
1 2 3 4
G|------------------------- D|------------------------- A|(6)-6-------------------- E|-------4--------4-------- x2
"Sentimental..."
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------2-----2-------------------- E|-2-----2-----2--2--2--------------0-----0--0--0-- x2
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|-------------------------------------2-----2----- E|-2-----2-----2--2--------4-----4-----------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|----------------------------------2-----2----/7-- E|-2-----2-----2--2-----4-----4--------------------
1 2 3 4
G|------------------------- D|------------------------- A|----7-----4-----4-----4-- E|-------------------------
Outro:
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------6-----------------6-----6-- A|------------------------------------------------- E|-4-----4--------4--------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|----------------------6-------------------------- A|-------------------6----------------------------- E|-4-----4--------4--------------------------------
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
G|------------------------------------------------- D|------------------------------------------------- A|------------------------------------------------- E|-2-----------------------0-----------------------
1 2 3 4
G|------------------------- D|------------------------- A|------------------------- E|-4-----------------------
There we go... great song, watch out for the timing though. There's a couple of bits
in the bridge section that I'm not entirely sure about, the bits with asterisks underneath
them... any suggestions or comments, send to errolschmidt@powerup.com.au
:-)
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