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What a Mess

SR-71
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Tabbed by: Mike

h = hammer on

p = pull off

/ = slide up

\ = slide down

HALF STEP DOWN

Verse 1 - guitar 1

play 3x

eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------2-------2------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2 - starts on 3rd time above is played (0:24)

eb------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-444444447777777744444444-----------------------------------|
Db-44444444777777774444444477777777---------------------------|
Ab-22222222555555552222222277777777---------------------------|
Eb-------------------------55555555---------------------------|

pm ........................

Chorus - guitar 2

play 3x |

eb------------------|-----------------|
Bb------------------|-----------------|
Gb-----7777---------|-----7777--------|

Db-5555777777779997-|-5555777777777---|

Ab-5555555577779997-|-5555555577777---|

Eb-3333----55557775-|-3333----55555---|

guitar 1 - play through whole chorus

eb------10--------10---------10--------10----------|
Bb---10----10---10---10---10----10---10---10-------|
Gb-0----------7------------------------------------|
Db----------------------7----------9---------------|
Ab-------------------------------------------------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------|

right after the chorus play the below ONCE

guitar 1

eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------2-------2------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

at the same time guitar 2 plays:

eb------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab-2---22/5---4h54h54h54h54h54h54h54h54h5p4---4h5p42----------|
Eb------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 2 - guitar 1

PART 1

eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------2-------2------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------2-------2------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

PART 2

eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------7-------7------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

PART 3

eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------2-------2------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2 - plays below during part 3 of above

eb------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-444444447777777744444444-----------------------------------|
Db-44444444777777774444444477777777---------------------------|
Ab-22222222555555552222222277777777---------------------------|
Eb-------------------------55555555---------------------------|

pm ........................

play chorus again

BRIDGE part 1- guitar 1 with wah pedal

*strum each as much as needed*

eb-----------------|----|
Bb-----------------|----|
Gb-4--6--7--9------|-44-|
Db-4--6--7--9------|-44-|
Ab-2--4--5--7------|-22-|
Eb-----------------|----|

part 2 - guitar 2 *strum each once*

eb-----------------------------|
Bb-----------------------------|
Gb-----------------------------|
Db--5----7----5----7-----------|
Ab--5----7----5----7-----------|
Eb--3----5----3----5-----------|

part3 - guitar 1 *strum each as needed*

eb-----------|
Bb-----------|
Gb-4--7--9---|
Db-4--7--9---|
Ab-2--5--7---|
Eb-----------|
eb-----------|
Bb-----------|
Gb-9-77-55---|
Db-9-77-55---|
Ab-7-55-33---|
Eb-----------|

after bridge play: guitar 1

eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------2-------2------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

guitar 2 - plays at same time as above

eb---------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------|
Gb--4------------------------------------------|
Db--4------------------------------------------|

Ab--2----22/5----4444555444445554-4h5p4--4h5\2-|

Eb---------------------------------------------|

Verse 3

Part 1 - guitar 1

eb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb-------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb-----0------0-------0------0-------0------0-------0------0---|
Db---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4---4---4---4--4-|
Ab-2-------2------5-------5------2-------2------0-------0------|
Eb-------------------------------------------------------------|

Part 2 - guitar 1

eb------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb--444444447777777799999999----------------------------------|
Db--44444444777777779999999977777797--------------------------|
Ab--22222222555555557777777777777797--------------------------|
Eb--------------------------55555575--------------------------|

pm ..............................

Part 2 - guitar 2

eb---------------------------------------------------|
Bb---------------------------------------------------|
Gb---------------------------------------------------|
Db---------------------------------------------------|

Ab--2222222222222222555555555555555577777777777777710

Eb---------------------------------------------------

eb------------------------------------|
Bb------------------------------------|
Gb------------------------------------|
Db------------------------------------|

Ab--121212121212121212121212--14-12---|

Eb------------------------------------|

Play chorus here 2x

END ON: guitar 2

eb------------------|
Bb------------------|
Gb------------------|
Db-9----7----5------|
Ab-9----7----5------|
Eb-7----5----3------|

guitar 1

eb---10---10--------|
Bb-----------10-----|
Gb------------0-----|
Db-9----7-----0-----|
Ab------------------|
Eb------------------|

LYRICS:

Verse 1

I confess it's all true.

I'm a mess, what a fool

Now what do I do

Chorus

I need your help to get up from my knees

I can't seem to see the forest for the trees

As I wait in my silent misery

All I'm asking is please...forgive me

Verse 2

Now she knows me

Now she knows me

She wants me to be

Someone I can't be

...still she wants me

...she needs me

...she wants me

Because she loves me

CHORUS

Bridge

Shattered

Now you see inside

I no longer hide

Or fall between the cracks you left behind

Shattered, now you're out of time

You've come this far to be denied

Verse 3

What a shame, I'm to blame

What a shame, knowing I'm to blame

CHORUS x2

k thats it. that wasnt 2 hard 2 play now was it.

If u wanna check out sum of my other tabs u can look at

BROKEN HANDED, EMPTY SPACES ver. 2, LAST MAN ON THE MOON,

FAME, and if u wanna u can look at LUCKY ver. 1 even though

i realized how wrong it is.

Im also done tabbing Axl Rose and ill submit that soon.

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