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What Will You Say Tab by Jeff Buckley

What Will You Say tab by Jeff Buckley

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What Will You Say by "Jeff Buckley"
Unreleased
Transcribed by Mark Webber

I taped the Jeff Buckley "J-flies" which was on Triple J (Australia) shortly
after he died and I got to know and love this song.  I'm not sure which concert
the version I've got was played at but this is how it goes.

Use some distortion and lots of reverb.

INTRO
  Rhythm fig.1
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0-----1-----3-----5-----6-----5h6p5\3--\1-1-----0-----1-----3-----5-----|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

D|--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
B|--6-----5h6p5\3--\1-1-----0--0--0--1--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
D|--0-----0-----0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--0-----0-----0-----0-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D|--------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|

    3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

D|--0--0--0--0--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
B|--0--0--0--0--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--1--|
G|--2--2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|
G|--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2--|

    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

D|--2--2--2--2--2------------|
B|--1--1--1--1--1------------|
G|--0--0--0--0--0-*4\\\\-----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2--0---------|	*played in intro only
G|--x--x--x--x--x--4\\\\-----|
D|--2--2--2--2--2------------|

    3     &     4     &
 End Rhythm fig.1

D|-----------------------------------3-----2-----0--|
B|--------------1-p0--------------------0-----0-----|
G|.-------0-----------0-----------0----------------.|
D|.----0-----0-----------0-----0-------------------.|
G|--0-----------------------0-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|

    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

D|-----3--------2-----------0--------------------------2-----0-----2-------|
B|--------0--------0-----------0--------3-p1-----------0-----0-----0-------|
G|.-------------------0-----------0-----------0--------0-----0-----0-------|
D|.----------------------0-----------0-----------0-------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------0----------------------|
D|--3--------3--------------------------------------2----------------------|

    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

D|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|-----------------^--^----.|
D|-----2--2--2--2--3--5----.|
G|-----0--0--0--0--0--0-----|
D|-----2--2--2--2--3--5-----|

    3     &     4     &
  Play this second time, played quite fast, listen to the tape and you'll
  hear how it fits in.
D|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|-----0h2/4-4-4-4/7-7-7-10\9-9\--4-----|
D|-----0-----0-0-0---0-0--0---0---0-----|
G|-----0h2/4-4-4-4/7-7-7-10\9-9\--4-----|
D|-----x-----x-x-x---x-x--x---x---x-----|
									  2nd time one guitar
									  plays this
D|--------------------------------------------------|  |--------------^-----|
B|--------------------------------------------------|..|--------------0-----|
G|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-.|  |--------------0-----|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-.|  |--------------0-----|
G|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--|  |-----------^--0-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------|  |-----------3--------|

    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &           1     &     2

VERSE 1
  Rhythm fig.2
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4/-5--5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4/-5--5/-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
		its been  such a ....		    I was ....
    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--0--0--0-----------0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--7--7--7--7--7/-9--9/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0-----0-----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--7--7--7--7--7/-9--9-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    child       then.			    What will ....you
    3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &
									 one guitar plays
									 this at the end of
									 the last bar
D|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------|
B|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| B|-------------|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| G|--9/10\9-9\--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--| D|--x------x---|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--| G|--9/10\9-9\--|
D|--------------------------------------------------| D|-------------|
			   see my face?
    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &
						End Rhythm fig.2

w/rhythm fig.2
Time feels like it's flown ...

w/half of rhythm fig.2
Well it's funny ....

D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
		    What will you say		When ....
    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--|
G|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
D|--------------------------|
			    My
    3     &     4     &

CHORUS
w/rhythm fig.1
face
w/rhythm fig.1
La la la ....

VERSE 2
  Rhythm fig.3
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--0--------0--------0-----------0--0--0--0--------0--------0--------0-----|
G|--4--------4--------4-----------4--4--4--4--------4--------4--------4-----|
D|--0--------0--------0-----------0--0--0--0--------0--------0--------0-----|
G|--4--------4--------4-----------4--4--4--4--------4--------4--------4-----|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
	 Father dear,		    the world's ....
    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------0--0--0--0-------10-------10-------10----------10-10-10-10--------|
G|--------4--4--4--4-------10-------10-------10----------10-10-10-10--------|
D|--------0--0--0--0--------0--------0--------0-----------0--0--0--0--------|
G|--------4--4--4--4-------10-------10-------10----------10-10-10-10--------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    cares about love anymore		    What .....you
    3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--8--------8--------8-----8--8--8--8--------------|
G|--9--------9--------9-----9--9--9--9--------------|
D|--0--------0--------0-----0--0--0--0--------------|
G|--9--------9--------9-----9--9--9--9--------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
			 see my face?
    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

w/rhythm fig.3
Father are you ....

w/rhythm fig.3			this time play:	D------instead of----------
My heart,.				B--12--------------0-------
can't take ....			G--12--------------4-------
what will you say, ......	D---0--------------0-------
						G--12--------------4-------
						D--------------------------

CHORUS
w/rhythm fig.1
My face
w/rhythm fig.1
la la la .....

  play this run leading
  into the bridge:
D|-------------------------|
B|--------0----------------|
G|--------0----------------|
D|----2-3-3/5----7-9/10----|
G|----x-x-x------x-x-------|
D|----2-3-3/5----7-9/10----|


BRIDGE

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------0-----------|
G|--9--------7--------3-----------------5--3--5-----------------0-----------|
D|--x--------x--------x-----------------x--x--x-----------------2-----------|
G|--9--------7--------3-----------------5--3--5-----------------x-----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------2-----------|
		    I can 	    feel your   time 			    crawling
    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &

D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------4-----5-----7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
G|-----------x-----x-----x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--x--|
D|-----------4-----5-----7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
				    to                a	    slow
    3     &     4     &     1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

D|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------0-----------------0--------0-----0--|
G|--------------0--------9-\7--0--9-\7--0--9-\7--0-.|
D|-----3-/5-----5--------x-----0--x-----0--x-----0-.|
G|-----x--------x--------9-\7--0--9-\7--0--9-\7--0--|
D|-----3-/5-----5--------x--------x--------x--------|
    end
    1     &     2     &     3     &     4     &

Well, that's about it.  I might tab out the whole of the last bit if this
song ever gets released, but for now just improvise.
If you can play this much you can probably play the whole thing.

Please send any comments, suggestions, acknowledgments to
webber@orac.net.au
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