Oasis - Whatever guitar tab
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From swede@email.unc.edu Sun May 4 11:18:11 1997
Date: Wed, 2 Apr 1997 14:30:35 -0500 (EST)
From: Fred Lidskog
To: guitar@olga.net
Subject: TAB: Whatever by Oasis
>From Fred Lidskog
"Whatever", written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis
Song was released as a single, and I believe can be found on the vinyl
"Definitely Maybe" album, if memory serves.
Chords used:
[NOTE: all chords in the verses and chorus are played with your 3rd and
4th finger on the 3rd frets of the 5th and 6th strings. (xxxx33) ]
G1 (320033)
G2 (355433)
Dsus4/F# (2x0233) [some might say this chord is played 2x0033]
E (022100)
Em7 (022033)
Dsus4 (xx0233)
Cadd9 (x32033)
A7sus4 (x02033)
A2 (577655)
B5 (x244xx)
F# (244322)
[ANOTHER NOTE: The chords in this song are played by an acoustic guitar,
which is accompanied by an electric that plays the guitar fills, the solo,
and parts of the bridge]
GUITAR FILL #1
h = hammer on
e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-------------------------
D-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-
A-------------------------
E-------------------------
GUITAR FILL #2 GUITAR FILL #2b
e---------------------------- e----------------------
B---------------------------- B----------------------
G-------12-------12-------12- G--------12---------12-
D-12h14----12h14----12h14---- D--12h14------12h14----
A---------------------------- A----------------------
E---------------------------- E----------------------
GUITAR FILL #3 GUITAR FILL #3b
e----------------- e--------------------
B----------------- B--------------------
G--------12h14---- G--------12h14-------
D--12h14-------14- D--12h14-------12h14-
A----------------- A--------------------
E----------------- E--------------------
Intro
-----
G1 Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 G1 Dsus4 (play twice)
(GUITAR FILL #1)
Verse 1
-------
G1 Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4
I'm freeeee to be ...(GUITAR FILL #2)
Cadd9 Dsus4 G1 Dsus4
whatever I choose ...(GUITAR FILL #1)
G1 Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4
I'm freeeee to ....(GUITAR FILL #2)
Cadd9 Dsus4 G1 Dsus4
whatever I like if it's ...
Chorus
------
Em7 A7sus4
(GUITAR FILL #3) It ...(FILL #2b)
Cadd9 G1 (quickly:G1 Dsus4/F#)
you only see what people ...
Em7 A7sus4
(FILL #3b) How long's ...
Cadd9
before we get on the bus ...
Dsus4
get a grip on yourself it ...
Verse 2
-------
(chords are the same as in verse 1)
You're free to be whatever ...
Chorus
------
(same chords as previous chorus)
It always seems to me...
G1 Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4
Freeeeee to be ...
Cadd9 Dsus4 G1 Dsus4
whatever I choose an' I'll ...
Solo
----
Dsus4/F#
G l Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 G Dsus4
e---------------------------------------------------
B--13-13--12---10-10--8--7--8----10-8-7-8--8-7------
G--14-14--12---11-11--9--7--7-----7-7-7-7------7----
D-------------------------------------------------0-
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
Bridge
------
B5 G2
Here ...
B5 G2
you know you ...
B5 G2
something ...
B5 F# E
thought you once knew, but ...
E G2 A2 E
an' now it's ...
E G2 A2 E
yeah now it's ...
E G2 A2 E (E and a whole lot of background noise!)
oh now it's ...
(chords the same as verses here, play 'em right until the end)
I'm free to be whatever ...
whatever you do, whatever ...
End Solo
--------
b = bend (8b9 means bend string at 8th fret to make note string would make
if played at the 9th string with no bend)
r = release bend
G Dsus4/F# Em7 Dsus4 Cadd9 Dsus4 G
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------12--14b16-14b16-14-12-14-14b16r14-12----------14-12-14b16r14-12-12-
D-12h14--------------------------------------14----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
[to continue solo, use slight variations of the above part of the solo]
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