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This Is Why Tab by Hey Violet

This Is Why tab by Hey Violet

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Tuning: Drop D (DADGBe)

INTRO:

Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------11-----------------11-----------------5555-44-55-44-55-4-----------5555-44-55-44-55-4--|Repeat x2
D|-0-0-------(x10)----0-0-------(x10)----7-9----5555-55-55-55-55-5----9-9----5555-55-55-55-55-5--|
A|-0-0----9-----------0-0----9-----------7-9--------------------------9-9------------------------|
D|-0-0----------------0-0----------------7-9--------------------------9-9------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0-0----------------0-0----------------7-9--------------------------9-9--|
A|-0-0----------------0-0----------------7-9--------------------------9-9--|
D|-0-0----------------0-0----------------7-9--------------------------9-9--|
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e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------14-----------------14--------19-------------------------|
D|-7-0-------(x10)----0-0-------(x6)------(x6)----7-9--------9-9--|
A|-7-0----12----------0-0----12--------17---------7-9--------9-9--|
D|-7-0----------------0-0-------------------------7-9--------9-9--|

1st VERSE:

Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------11-----------------11-----------------5555-44-55-44-55-4-----------5555-44-55-44-55-4-|ALL PALM MUTED
D|-7-0-------(x10)----0-0-------(x10)----7-9----5555-55-55-55-55-5----9-9----5555-55-55-55-55-5-|
A|-7-0----9-----------0-0----9-----------7-9--------------------------9-9-----------------------|Repeat x2
D|-7-0----------------0-0----------------7-9--------------------------9-9-----------------------|

Guitar 2: Comes on the 2nd repetition
e|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14--|
B|-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

1st PRE-CHORUS:

Guitar 1 and Guitar 2:
e|-----5--------------------5--------------------5--------------------0-----0---------5-----5--|
B|---3---3---3------------3---3---3------------3---3---3------------3---3-----------3---3------|
G|--------------(x2)-----------------(x2)------------------(x2)--------------------------------|
D|-5-------5------------4-------4------------5-------5-------------2------2--------5------5----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


1st CHORUS:

Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777---9999---10101010---12121212---------4444---6666---7777---9999---12121212---11111111---99999/11\9--|
D|------------------------------------(x2)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555---7777---9-9-9-9----10101010---------2222---4444---5555---7777---10101010---9-9-9-9----77777/-9\7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777---9999---10101010---12121212---------4444---6666---7777---9999---12121212---11111111---9--|
D|------------------------------------(x2)--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555---7777---9-9-9-9----10101010---------2222---4444---5555---7777---10101010---9-9-9-9----7--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2---------|
A|-0--(x31)---9--(x8)---12--(x7)----2--(x15)--|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2---------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2----------5--|
A|-0--(x31)---9--(x8)---12--(x7)----2--(x7)----5--|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2----------5--|

PRE-Verse:

Guitar 1:                                    Guitar 2:
e|-----------------------------------|       e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|       B|-----------------------------------|
G|------11-----------------11--------|       G|-------------------------14--------|
D|-0----X--(x10)----0-0----X--(x10)--|       D|-0----------------0-0----X--(x10)--|
A|-0----9-----------0-0----9---------|       A|-0----------------0-0----12--------|
D|-0----------------0-0--------------|       D|-0----------------0-0--------------|


2nd VERSE:

Guitar 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------11-----------------11-----------------5555-44-55-44-55-4-----------5555-44-55-44-55-4-|ALL PALM MUTED
D|-0-0-------(x10)----0-0-------(x10)----7-9----5555-55-55-55-55-5----9-9----5555-55-55-55-55-5-|
A|-0-0----9-----------0-0----9-----------7-9--------------------------9-9-----------------------|
D|-0-0----------------0-0----------------7-9--------------------------9-9-----------------------|

2nd PRE-CHORUS:

Guitar 1 and Guitar 2:
e|-----5--------------------5--------------------5--------------------0-----0---------5-----5--|
B|---3---3---3------------3---3---3------------3---3---3------------3---3-----------3---3------|
G|--------------(x2)-----------------(x2)------------------(x2)--------------------------------|
D|-5-------5------------4-------4------------5-------5-------------2------2--------5------5----|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

2nd CHORUS:

Guitar 1:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777---9999---10101010---12121212---------4444---6666---7777---9999---12121212---11111111---99999/11\9--|
D|------------------------------------(x2)-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555---7777---9-9-9-9----10101010---------2222---4444---5555---7777---10101010---9-9-9-9----77777/-9\7--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777---9999---10101010---12121212---------4444---6666---7777---9999---12121212---11111111---9--|
D|------------------------------------(x2)--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555---7777---9-9-9-9----10101010---------2222---4444---5555---7777---10101010---9-9-9-9----7--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2---------|
A|-0--(x31)---9--(x8)---12--(x7)----2--(x15)--|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2---------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2----------5--|
A|-0--(x31)---9--(x8)---12--(x7)----2--(x7)----5--|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2----------5--|

BRIDGE:

Guitar 1:                                                     Guitar 2:
e|----------------------------------------|                   e|-----------|
B|----------------------------------------|                   B|-----------|
G|-7-7---9-9---11-11---12-12-11-----------| Repeat x3         G|-7---------| Repeat x3
D|-7-7---7-7---12-12------------14-12-----|                   D|-7--(x32)--|
A|----------------------------------------|                   A|-5---------|
D|----------------------------------------|                   D|-----------|


Guitar 1 and Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|-9---------5----------0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-5--77--|
A|-9-(x14)---5-(x14)----0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-5--77--|
D|-9---------5----------0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-0h2-5--77--|

3rd CHORUS:

Guitar 1:
e|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-4444---6666---7777---9999---12121212---11111111---99999/11\9--|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-2222---4444---5555---7777---10101010---9-9-9-9----77777/-9\7--|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7777---9999---10101010---12121212---------4444---6666---7777---9999---12121212---11111111---9--|
D|------------------------------------(x2)--------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5555---7777---9-9-9-9----10101010---------2222---4444---5555---7777---10101010---9-9-9-9----7--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2:
e|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------|
B|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------|
G|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x---------------------------------|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9---------12----------2---------|
A|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9--(x8)---12--(x7)----2--(x15)--|
D|-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-9---------12----------2---------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2----------5--|
A|-0--(x31)---9--(x8)---12--(x7)----2--(x7)----5--|
D|-0----------9---------12----------2----------5--|

OUTRO:

Guitar 1:
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------11-----------------11-----------------5555-44-55-44-55-4-----------5555-44-5-------|
D|-0-------(x10)----0-0-------(x10)----7-9----5555-55-55-55-55-5----9-9----5555-55-5----0--|
A|-0----9-----------0-0----9-----------7-9--------------------------9-9-----------------0--|
D|-0----------------0-0----------------7-9--------------------------9-9-----------------0--|

Guitar 2:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------14-----------------14--------19------------------------|
D|-0-------(x10)----0-0-------(x6)------(x6)----7-9---9-9---0--|
A|-0----12----------0-0----12--------17---------7-9---9-9---0--|
D|-0----------------0-0-------------------------7-9---9-9---0--|


************************************

| /   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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