No Doubt - Bathwater guitar chord

Date: Sat, 21 Sep 2002 02:39:59 +0000

From: * Moonstone *

Subject: n/no_doubt/bathwater.crd

Song: "Bathwater"

Group: No Doubt

Album: Return of Saturn (2001)

written by: Gwen Stefani, Tony Kanal and Tom Dumont

Transcribed by: Laura McWilliams

this is the way I used to play it, back when i still had a band :(

we didn't even play the guitar during the verse; the bass pretty much

carries it fine by itself.

mostly it's just 5-chords; pretty easy. play them on the 5th string (A)

except the E and G, which you play on the 6th string (E).

NOTATION- sets of marks like ||: these :|| mean you repeat the content

encased within. i use slashes / to represent when you hit

the chords (and slides, within tab).

intro:

FX: lots of distortion, reverb.

(vocals start)

Em (w/ whammy) Em Em Em

e:---7----------------------|-----(0)--0-------0---|-----0----------|

B:---8----------------------|-----(0)----3-1--(0)--|-----0----------|

G:---9----------------------|-4\--(0)---------(0)--|-----0----------|

D:---9-------------7-/2-----|------2----------(2)--|-----2----------|

A:---7----------------------|------2----------(2)--|-----2----------|

E:--------------------------|-----(0)---------(0)--|--5--0----------|

//==================================================================

Chorus:

FX- crunchy, distorted.

||: G5 A5 D5 C5 | G5 A5 D5 B5 :||

//// //// //// //// //// //// //// ////

//==================================================================

Verse:

||: E5 A5 E5 A5 | E5 A5 B5 :||

// /// // /// // /// // ////

//==================================================================

Bridge:

(like verse again)

||: C5 A5 C5 A5 :|| E5 A5 E5 A5 |

//==================================================================

2nd intro

(after quiet part where she goes "why do all the good girls want the

bad boys?")

E5 Em A(?) (back into verse)

e:--7----(7)-----x--------------|

B:--------8------10-------------|

G:--9-----9------9--------------|

D:--9-----9------7--------------| end on Em.

A:--7-----7-----(7)-------------|

E:-------(7)-----x--------------|

Ok, there are some other little licks that he does during the chorus

that i never bothered to figure out. so if anyone wants to add that in,

please feel free. email me w/ questions or comments.

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