The Way tab by Fastball

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Title: The Way
Artist: Fastball

Finally, here is the new and improved tab for The Way. I've tried to
incorporate all the ideas people have sent in, and I have completed
both solos.


Verse 1

F# minorF#m
(E minorEm)
They ..
         B minorBm
        (A minorAm)
And ..
   C#C#                 F# minorF#m
   (BB)                 (E minorEm)
They ..
  F#F#            B minorBm
  (E MajorE)           (A minorAm)
An ..
  F# minorF#m            C#C#
  (E minorEm)           (BB)
But ..
      F# minorF#m
      (E minorEm)
Knowing ..

Verse 2

Verse Riffs (Verses 2 and 3 only):

  F# minorF#m        B minorBm        C#C#         F# minorF#m
e|-------2--------2--------2--------2--------1--------1--------2--------2---|
BB|--------2--------2--------3--------3--------2--------2--------2--------2--|
G+G|----2----2---2----2---4----4---4----4---1----1---1----1---2----2---2----2-|
D MajorD|--4--------4--------4--------4--------3--------3--------4--------4--------|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|


  F#F#        B minorBm        F# minorF#m   C#C#    F# minorF#m
e|-------2--------2--------2--------2--------2--------1--------2----|
BB|--------2--------2--------3--------3--------2--------2--------2---|
G+G|----3----3---3----3---4----4---3----4---2----2---1----1---2----2--|
D MajorD|--4--------4--------4--------4--------4--------3--------4---------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus

E MajorE         A augmentedA
(D MajorD)        (G+G)
Anyone ..
  E MajorE
  (D MajorD)
Is ..
F# minorF#m
(E minorEm)
It's ..
     C#C#
     (BB)
They'll ..
    D MajorD
    (C majorC)
They'll ..
    A augmentedA         E MajorE
    (G+G)        (D MajorD)
They'll ..
         A augmentedA         E MajorE
         (G+G)        (D MajorD)
You ..
   F# minorF#m
   (E minorEm)
They ..
      C#C#
      (BB)
But ..
   D MajorD
  (C majorC)
They ..
    A augmentedA        E MajorE    C#C#
    (G+G)       (D MajorD)   (BB)
They're ..

Verse 3

Chorus

1st solo

F# minorF#m                    B minorBm
(E minorEm)                    (A minorAm)
e------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------------------------------------------------------------------11-9-7-6-4-2
D-------------------------------------7-9-11-11-11-11-9-9-9-7-7-7-6-11-9-9-7-6-4
A----------------------2-2-2-2--4-7-9-------------------------------------------
E-14\2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------

F# minorF#m         C#C#       F# minorF#m
(E minorEm)        (BB)      (E minorEm)
e-------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------7h9--9t10--10-12--9-10p9-----------------------------
G-------6-7-9---------------------------11--9-11p9------------------
D-11\7---------------------------------------------11--9-11---------
A-------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus

2nd solo

F# minorF#m                     B minorBm
(E minorEm)                    (A minorAm)
e------------------------------------------------9-10-9t10--10-9------------
B------------------------------------------10h12-----------------12----13b14
G-------------------------------------------------------------------11------
D----------------------------------7-9-11-----------------------------------
A-------------------2-2-2-2--4-7-9------------------------------------------
E-2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5----------------------------------------------------------

F# minorF#m      C#C#
(E minorEm)      (BB)
e--------------------------------------------------------------
B-17-14-17p14--------------------------------------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------9-7-11-9--------------7-------------
A--------------------------------------------------9-----------
E--------------7-7-7-7-9--------------5--2---7h9------7p5--2---

Chords used for distortion guitar:
F# minorF#m  xx4222
B minorBm  xx4432
C#C#  xx3121
F#F#  xx4322
E MajorE   022100
A augmentedA   x02220
D MajorD   xx0232

If you don't have a pianist, play these on another guitar with a
capo on the 2nd fret:
E minorEm  022000
A minorAm  x02210
BB   x24442
E MajorE   022100
D MajorD   xx0232
G+G   320003
C majorC   x32010

Sokolowski suggested that the C#C# and F#F# would sound better as C#7C#7
and F#7F#7 respectively. It's your call:
C#7C#7  x4342x
F#7F#7  xx2322

That would be
B7B7  X21202
E7E7  020100
on the guitar with the capo.

Stuff you should know:
p=pull off
h=hammer on
t=trill
b=bend
/=slide up
\=slide down

Here's how it works: On the CD there is a piano that pounds out the
chords throughout the song. Ivan Hyde said that he saw them playing
on MTV with a capo on the 2nd fret, so I suggest using an accoustic
or clean electric with a capo on the 2nd fret if you don't have a
piano. I've put the chords for use with the capo under the regular
chords.

The guitar on the CD is an overdriven electric. It comes in on the
2nd verse and plays arppegios on the chords during the verses. On
the chorus it usually just strums along, but sometimes it breaks
into an arppegio. BTW, Arionne330 tabbed out the arppegios during
the verses. The solos are played by a different guitar, but you
could get away with playing them on this one. Do NOT use a capo on
this guitar.

One other thing, I had some inquiries about what a trill is.
Basically, you just hammer-on and pull-off a couple of times between
the 2 notes. Listen to the song and you'll see what I mean.

Credits:
Original .crd and solos--------Maitland  mailto:[email protected]
Verse Riffs--------------------Arionne330 mailto:[email protected]
Capo suggestion----------------Ivan Hyde mailto:[email protected]
Alternate chords---------------Sokolowski mailto:[email protected]

-Maitland

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