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Whatever You Want

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Tab7

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

Intro

e|-3-----3-------------3-------2-----2-----3-----2-----|
B|-1-1-----1---0h1p0-----0-------3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0-------2-----2-----2-----2-|  X 2
D|---------------------------0-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----------7-|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------7-|
D|---------------------------------7-|
A|-3-----3-----2-----2-----------5-5-|
D|-------------------------3p2-0-----|
e|--------------|      e|--------------|
B|--------------|      B|--------------|
G|------------5-|      G|--------------|
D|-0-00-00-00-5-|  X 7 D|-0-00-00------|
A|--------------|      A|--------------|
D|--------------|      D|--------------|

Riff 1

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2---2---2--8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7----------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2---2---2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7----------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2---2---2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 2

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2--------8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2-----2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2-5-4-2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------|
A|---------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Riff 3

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4---------------------------0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-| x2
D|-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0h2-5-4-2--0h2-5-4-2--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------------0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------2-3------------------------------------------|

Riff 4

e|------13--8---------10--------8---------10-----------|
B|-----13---8---------10--------10--------10-----------|
G|----14----9---------11--------10--------11-----------|
D|---15-----10--------12--------10--------12-----------|
A|--15------10--12-12-12--12-12-8---12-12-12--12-12-12-|
E|-13-------8---10-10-10--10-10-----10-10-10--10-10-10-|
e|------13-------------------------------------------|
B|-----13-----------------------------------/10-10-8-|
G|----14--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---/9--9--9-|
D|---15----10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------|
A|--15-----10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-13------8--7---------------------------5----------|

Repeat Riff2

Riff 2

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2--------8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2-----2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2-5-4-2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------|
A|---------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Solo

(F-F-F-F-G-C-F-E-A)

F

e|--------------------------------------13-----------13----------------|
B|-----------------------------------13-----------13-------------------|
G|-------13-13---------13-13--15(17)-------15(17)-------15(17)15-13----|
D|-13-15---------13-15----------------------------------------------15-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F G

e|-----------------------------------------------15-----------15----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------15-----------15-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------17(19)-------17(19)-------17(19)17-15----|
D|-------13-13---------13-13-------15----------------------------------------17-|
A|-13-15---------13-15-------13/15----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C F E A

e|-----8----------------------------------------------13-12-------------------------------|
B|---8---11-10-8--------------------------------------------15-13(15)13-12--15(17)-15(17)-|
G|/9-------------11-10-8-----------------10-----12-14-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10-------7-8-10-10-/14-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------8--8---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff3

Riff 3

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4---------------------------0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-|
D|-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0h2-5-4-2--0h2-5-4-2--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------------0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------2-3------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff4

Riff 4

e|------13--8---------10--------8---------10-----------|
B|-----13---8---------10--------10--------10-----------|
G|----14----9---------11--------10--------11-----------|
D|---15-----10--------12--------10--------12-----------|
A|--15------10--12-12-12--12-12-8---12-12-12--12-12-12-|
E|-13-------8---10-10-10--10-10-----10-10-10--10-10-10-|
e|------13-------------------------------------------|
B|-----13-----------------------------------/10-10-8-|
G|----14--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---/9--9--9-|
D|---15----10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------|
A|--15-----10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-13------8--7---------------------------5----------|

Repeat Riff2 (partly !)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7--6-6-5-5-5--1-1-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-5-5-5--2-2-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff1 (with variation on A (G-F#-E)) twice, fade out...

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| (n) Ghost note

| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

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