Why Part 2 tab by Collective Soul

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"Why Part 2" by Collective Soul
>From the album "Blender" (2000)
Words by Ed Roland
Tabbed by: Ian the Philosopher/Guitarist
      [email protected]
      http://www.geocities.com/Athens/Thebes/4032

Drop D MajorD tuning, tune 1/2 step down
(low to high) DbDb AbAb DbDb GbGb Bb majorBb Eb MajorEb

Riff 1 (distortion)
E MajorE|----------------|----------------|
BB|----------------|----------------|
G+G|--2--2---2----2-|-2---2----------|
D MajorD|--0--0---0----0-|-0---0----------|
A augmentedA|--0--0---0----0-|-0---0----------|
E MajorE|--0--0---0----0-|-0---0----------|

Riff 2
E MajorE|--------0--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------------------|
BB|--------0--0--0--0--0--0--|--------------------------|
G+G|-4------4--4--4--4--4--4--|--------7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D MajorD|-2------------------------|-5------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A augmentedA|-2------------------------|-5------5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------|-5------------------------|

Riff 3 (w/ wah-wah)
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D MajorD|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A augmentedA|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|

E MajorE|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
BB|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G+G|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|
D MajorD|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A augmentedA|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
E MajorE|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|

Riff A augmentedA (distortion)
E MajorE|-----------------19-------------|---------19--15--15--19------15-|
BB|-----15--17--19----------17--19-|-----15------------------15-----|
G+G|-16------------------16---------|-16-----------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E MajorE|-------------14--17----------14-|-------------14--17----------14-|
BB|-----15--15--------------15-----|-----15--15--------------17-----|
G+G|-14------------------14---------|-14------------------14---------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Riff 4
E MajorE|---------0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------------------------------|
BB|---------0---0---0---0---0---0--|--------------------------------|
G+G|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|---------7---7---7---7---7---7--|
D MajorD|-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4--|---------5---5---5---5---5---5--|
A augmentedA|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2--|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5--|

E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|---------3---3---3---3---3---3--|---------3---3---3---3---3---3--|
G+G|---------2---2---2---2---2---2--|---------2---2---2---2---2---2--|
D MajorD|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
A augmentedA|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|
E MajorE|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0--|

*Verses

Riff 1 3x during vocal rests
Riff 2 (on "...as I *crawl* beneath..." / "...now I *pause* to let...")
Riff 1
Riff 2 (on "...i fall *face* to face..." / "...while you *roam* like...")
Riff 1


*Chorus

Gtr 1 - Riff 3 (on "...so tell me *why*...") 2x
Gtr 2 - Riff A augmentedA "              " 2x

Gtr 1 - Riff 1

Gtr 1 - Riff 3 (on "....and tell me *why*...")
Gtr 2 - Riff A augmentedA "               "

Gtr 1 - Riff 1

Gtr 1 - Riff 3 (only 3rd and 4th measure)
Gtr 2 - Riff A augmentedA (1st two measures)


*Guitar Solo (w/ Riff 4 on Gtr 2 first 4 measures)
E MajorE|-----------------9---10--10-----|-----------------9---10--10-----|
BB|-----------------------------10-|-----------------------------10-|
G+G|-------------11-----------------|-------------11-----------------|
D MajorD|-11--12--12---------------------|-11--12--12---------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E MajorE|-----------------9---10--10-----|-----------------------------10-|
BB|-----------------------------10-|-----------------10--10--10-----|
G+G|-------------11-----------------|-------------11-----------------|
D MajorD|-11--12--12---------------------|-11--12--12---------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

 *wah-wah 'til solo end*
E MajorE|-----------------9---10--10-----|-----------------9---10--10-----|
BB|-----------------------------10-|-----------------------------10-|
G+G|-------------11-----------------|-------------11-----------------|
D MajorD|-11--12--12---------------------|-11--12--12---------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E MajorE|-9---10------9---10------9---10-|-----9--10------1212------------|
BB|---------10----------10---------|-10---------10------101010101010|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E MajorE|14141414141414141414141414141414|15151515151515151515151515151515|
BB|12121212121212121212121212121212|12121212121212121212121212121212|
G+G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

E MajorE|17171717171717171717171717171717|--------------------------------|
BB|15151515151515151515151515151515|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|1414----1414----1414----1414----|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|1212----1212----1212----1212----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|


*Outro

Riff 1 2x

Gtr 1 - Riff 3 (on "....so tell me *why*...")
Gtr 2 - Riff A augmentedA "              "

Riff 1 3x

Other versions of Why Part 2

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