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WE CAN DO WHAT WE WANT - Drenge
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Tabbed by: Jamwes Souter
Album: Undertow
Tuning: Drop D
(Tabbing this was difficult as there's not very much good footage of it as of yet,
if you have any corrections please leave a comment, thanks!)
Intro
e |-------5-5-5---------------10-10-10--------|
B |-8-8-8-5-5-5-8-8-/11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11--|
G |-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D |-5-5-5-------5-5-/-8--8--8-----------8--8--|
A |-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
e |-----------12-12-12-12--------------10-10-10--------|
B |-/15-15-15-12-12-12-12-15-\11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11--|
G |-/14-14-14-12-12-12-12-14-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D |-/12-12-12-------------12-\-8--8--8-----------8--8--|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
e |--------5-5-5---------------10-10-10--------|
B |-\8-8-8-5-5-5-8-8-/11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11--|
G |-\7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D |-\5-5-5-------5-5-/-8--8--8-----------8--8--|
A |--------------------------------------------|
D |--------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |--7-6-x-x--7-6-9-6--|
D |--------------------| x2
A |--------------------|
D |--------------------|
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |--7-6-----------|
D |------9-8-9--5--| x2
A |------------8---|
D |----------------|
Chorus
(On the very-out-of-tune-Letterman performance, Eoin seems to be damping
the top note by releasing his first finger)
e |-----|
B |-----|
G |-----|
D |-5-5-|
A |-5-5-|
D |-5-5-| (quickly)
e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x7
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e |--------------------|----------------|
B |--------------------|----------------|
G |--------------------|----------------|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|
e |-----|
B |-----|
G |-----|
D |-5-5-|
A |-5-5-|
D |-5-5-| (quickly)
e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e |--------------------|------------------|
B |--------------------|------------------|
G |--------------------|------------------|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-5-|
A |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-5-|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-5-|
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |--7-6-----------|
D |------9-8-9--5--| x4
A |------------8---|
D |----------------|
Chorus
e |-----|
B |-----|
G |-----|
D |-5-5-|
A |-5-5-|
D |-5-5-| (quickly)
e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e |--------------------|----------------|
B |--------------------|----------------|
G |--------------------|----------------|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|
A |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-|
e |-----|
B |-----|
G |-----|
D |-5-5-|
A |-5-5-|
D |-5-5-| (quickly)
e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |-3-------3-------3-------3-------|
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
A |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| x4
D |-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
e |--------------------|------------------|
B |--------------------|------------------|
G |--------------------|------------------|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-5-|
A |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-5-|
D |-10-10-10--10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10-10-5-|
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |--7-6-----------|
D |------9-8-9--5--| x4
A |------------8---|
D |----------------|
Then
e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------|
D |-----5------5--------5-------1---|
A |-----5------5--------5-------1---|
D |-5-5--5-5-5--5-5-5-5---5-1-1---1-|
e |---------------------------------|
B |---------------------------------|
G |---------------------------------| x8
D |-----3------3--------3-------1---|
A |-----3------3--------3-------1---|
D |-3-3--3-3-3--3-3-3-3---3-1-1---1-|
(This fades out on the album version, but it seems to be played the full 8 times live)
e |--------------------|
B |--------------------|
G |--7-6-x-x--7-6-9-6--|
D |--------------------| x2
A |--------------------|
D |--------------------|
e |----------------|
B |----------------|
G |--7-6-----------|
D |------9-8-9--5--| x4
A |------------8---|
D |----------------|
Outro
e |-------5-5-5---------------10-10-10--------|
B |-8-8-8-5-5-5-8-8-/11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11--|
G |-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D |-5-5-5-------5-5-/-8--8--8-----------8--8--|
A |-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
e |--------------------12--------------10-10-10--------|
B |-/15-15-15-15-15-15-12-15-\11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11--|
G |-/14-14-14-14-14-14-12-14-\10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D |-/12-12-12-12-12-12----12-\-8--8--8-----------8--8--|
A |----------------------------------------------------|
D |----------------------------------------------------|
e |-------5-5-5---------------10-10-10--------|
B |-8-8-8-5-5-5-8-8-/11-11-11-10-10-10-11-11--|
G |-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-/10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D |-5-5-5-------5-5-/-8--8--8-----------8--8--|
A |-------------------------------------------|
D |-------------------------------------------|
e |-15--15-15-15-15-17-15--14--14-14-14-14-15-14------|
B |-16--16-16-16-16-16-16--15--15-15-15-15-15-15--0---|
G |-15--15-15-15-15-15-15--14--14-14-14-14-14-14--0---|
D |-----------------------------------------------0---|
A |---------------------------------------------------|
D |---------------------------------------------------|
In the Letterman version, the last note is played with an upstroke
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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