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Song
Author/Artist: Wheatus
Title: I'd Never Write A Song About You
Album: Wheatus
Transcribed by: Simon Ward
Email: simonw85@hotmail.com
Listen to the song to get the rhythm. Although this version
is correct it is not the exact way Brendan B. Brown plays it.
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INTRO & VERSES: 4 times for intro. Another 4 times for verse.
-|----------------------------0---0---------------------------0---0----------- -|----------------------------0---0---------------------------0---0----------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7---9---2-2-----4-4-----6-6-----7---9------------- -|--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7---9---2-2-----4-4-----6-6-----7---9------------- -|--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5---7---0-0-----2-2-----4-4-----5---7-------------
CHORUS: In power chords. Play 2 times.
-|------0--0-0----------0--0-0-------------0--0-0----------0-00--------------- -|------0--0-0----------0--0-0-------------0--0-0----------0-00--------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|-------------4--2--------------2-4p2------------4--2------------------------ -|--0-0-------------0-0--------4-------0-0-------------0-0--------------------
BRIDGE: Use distortion. Strum the last 2 notes. Play once.
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VERSE: Same as before. Play 4 times. Then play chorus and bridge as above.
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--4-4-----7-7-----2-2-------6----------------------------------------------- -|--4-4-----7-7-----2-2-----4-----6------------------------------------------- -|--2-2-----5-5-----0-0---------4---------------------------------------------
BRIDGE 2: Play 3 times then the forth time play section below
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--4-4-----7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------- -|--4-4-----7-7-----9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9------------------------------- -|--2-2-----5-5-----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7------------------------------- -|------0--0-0--0-------0--0-----0--0----------------------------------------- -|------0--0-0----0-----0--0-----0--0----------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|------------------4-4------2-2---------------------------------------------- -|--0-0-----------------------------------------------------------------------
SAME AS VERSE: Played quieter and softer. Played 6 times.
-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|---------------------------------------------------------------------------- -|--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------- -|--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7------------------------------------------- -|--0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------
PRE-CHORUS: Play this whole section palm muted. Play 4 times.
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CHORUS 2: Play 4 times.
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OUTRO: Play 2 times.
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OUTRO: Play once. Strum the last 2 notes.
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