Why Tabs by Meat Puppets

Why tab by Meat Puppets

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"Why?" by The Meat Puppets
             from the CD "Too High To Die"
             transcribed by Wesley Torres
               jiffypop@ibcco.com

This is in 6/8 time but I wrote it in 12/8 to save space.
They use two acoustic guitars on this one.

Intro/Verse:
 1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6  1 2 3 4 5 6 1 2 3 4 5 6
|----------2-----------------2-------|------------------------------------|
|-------3-----3-----------3-----3----|----------2-----------------2-------|
|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------2-----2-----------2----------|
|-0-----------------0----------------|----2-----------2-----2-------------|
|------------------------------------|-0-----------------0-----------0--2-|
|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

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|------------------------------------|----------3-----------------3-------|
|----------1-----------------1-------|-------------3-----------------3----|
|-------0-----0-----------0-----0----|----------------0-----------------3-|
|----2-----------2-----2-----------2-|-------0-----------------0----------|
|-3-----------------3----------------|----2-----------------2-------------|
|------------------------------------|-3-----------------3----------------|

That's pretty much the whole thing. There is a chord progression change in
the middle that I haven't figured out yet. Same with the solo. I'll post
those when I get a chance later.
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+-------------------------------------------+
| Why? , from Meat Puppets, Too High to Die |
+-------------------------------------------+

Heres my Tab for "Why?". Play it fingerstyle or with a plectrum.
There are some hammer ons in the main bits as well, like 0h3 when
your going on to the C chord etc. Also, I play some of the bits,
like the F chord bit, lower than in the song. Try playing it on
DGBe strings instead of EADG if you like. Whatever sounds best to you...
(theres no timing in the tab but its easy if you play along)

Have fun! Roof with a Hole and Chemical Garden on the way...

(/ = slide, h = hammer, p = pull off, ~ = vibrato)

Song Sequence goes something like this:

    (A) * 4
    (B) * 1 or 2 ???
    (C) * 2
    (D) * 2
    (A) * 2
    (B) * 1 or 2 ???
    (C) * 2
    -solo 1
    (A) * 2
    (B) * 1 or 2 ???
    (C) * 4
    (D) * 2 or 4 ???
    (B) * 2 or 4 ???
    (D) * 2 or 4 ???
    (B) * 2 or 4 ???
    -solo 2

Part A:

chords  |-D------------------------A----------------------|

    e|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
    B|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
    G|---2-------2---2-------2-----2---2-------2---2---|
    D|-0-----------0-------------2-------2---2-------2-|
    A|-------------------------0-----------0-----------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


     |-C-----------------------G-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
    G|-----0---0-------0---0---------0-----------0-----|
    D|---2-------2---2-------2-----0---0-------0---0---|
    A|-3-----------3-------------2-------2---2-------0-|
    E|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|


Part B:

     |-F-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------|
    B|-------------------------|
    G|-------2-----------2-----|
    D|-----3---3-------3---3---|
    A|---3-------3---3-------3-|
    E|-1-----------1-----------|


Part C:
     |-F-----------------------C-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------1-----------1-----|
    G|-------2-----------2---------0---0-------0---0---|
    D|-----3---3-------3---3-----2-------2---2-------2-|
    A|---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------3-----------|
    E|-1-----------1-----------------------------------|

      |maybe wrong-----------|
     |-A#something-------------F-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
    G|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
    D|---3-------3---3-------3-----3---3-------3---3---|
    A|-1-----------1-------------3-------3---3-------3-|
    E|-------------------------1-----------1-----------|


Part D:
     |-D-----------------------|

    e|-------2-----------2-----|
    B|-----3---3-------3---3---|
    G|---2-------2---2-------2-|
    D|-0-----------0-----------|
    A|-------------------------|
    E|-------------------------|


Solo 1:
    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-----0-/2-/4-2-2-2---2-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
    A|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|---------2-2-0---------------4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|
    D|-0h2-0---------4-2-0-2h4-2-----------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|----------6-6-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8--------|
    G|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|---------------------------------------------------|
    B|-13-11-10-11-10----10-------------10-10---10h11p10-|
    G|----------------12----12-10-10-12------------------|
    D|---------------------------------------------------|
    A|---------------------------------------------------|
    E|---------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-10-11-13-13-11-10------------11-10--------------|
    G|-------------------10---10-12-------12-10-9-9-9--|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|----------------11-10-------------11-10-10-3-----|
    D|-10-12-12-12-12-------12-10-10-12----------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:            ~~     ~~
    e|-10-10-10-8-----------------------------8--------|
    B|------------11-10-11-10---10-11-10---10---11-10--|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

    e|--------------------------------11-10-------10---|
    B|-8-10h11-10-8-10h11p10------/10---------/10------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

    e|-----11-10-8-------------8-------11-10-10-11-10--|
    B|-/10---------11-11-10-11---10/11-----------------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

    e|-8---------------------------8-------------------|
    B|---11-10-10-10-11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-8-----|
    G|---------------------------------------------10--|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

                       let ring.........
    e|-----------------------------------------------0-0h2-|
    B|------------------------10-10h11p10p8-10-----3-------|
    G|-10-9-10-10/12-10-7-7----------------------2---------|
    D|-----------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Tabbed by tom sugden. ceetps1@cee.hw.ac.uk

From lgm01@students.stir.ac.uk Thu Dec 19 08:57:26 1996

+-------------------------------------------+
| Why? , from Meat Puppets, Too High to Die |
+-------------------------------------------+

Heres my Tab for "Why?". Play it fingerstyle or with a plectrum.
There are some hammer ons in the main bits as well, like 0h3 when
your going on to the C chord etc. Also, I play some of the bits,
like the F chord bit, lower than in the song. Try playing it on
DGBe strings instead of EADG if you like. Whatever sounds best to you...
(theres no timing in the tab but its easy if you play along)

Have fun! Roof with a Hole and Chemical Garden on the way...

(/ = slide, h = hammer, p = pull off, ~ = vibrato)

Song Sequence goes something like this:

    (A) * 4
    (B) * 1 or 2 ???
    (C) * 2
    (D) * 2
    (A) * 2
    (B) * 1 or 2 ???
    (C) * 2
    -solo 1
    (A) * 2
    (B) * 1 or 2 ???
    (C) * 4
    (D) * 2 or 4 ???
    (B) * 2 or 4 ???
    (D) * 2 or 4 ???
    (B) * 2 or 4 ???
    -solo 2

Part A:

chords  |-D------------------------A----------------------|

    e|-------2-----------2-----------------------------|
    B|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
    G|---2-------2---2-------2-----2---2-------2---2---|
    D|-0-----------0-------------2-------2---2-------2-|
    A|-------------------------0-----------0-----------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


     |-C-----------------------G-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
    G|-----0---0-------0---0---------0-----------0-----|
    D|---2-------2---2-------2-----0---0-------0---0---|
    A|-3-----------3-------------2-------2---2-------0-|
    E|-------------------------3-----------3-----------|


Part B:

     |-F-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------|
    B|-------------------------|
    G|-------2-----------2-----|
    D|-----3---3-------3---3---|
    A|---3-------3---3-------3-|
    E|-1-----------1-----------|


Part C:
     |-F-----------------------C-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------1-----------1-----|
    G|-------2-----------2---------0---0-------0---0---|
    D|-----3---3-------3---3-----2-------2---2-------2-|
    A|---3-------3---3-------3-3-----------3-----------|
    E|-1-----------1-----------------------------------|

      |maybe wrong-----------|
     |-A#something-------------F-----------------------|

    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------1-----------1-----------------------------|
    G|-----3---3-------3---3---------2-----------2-----|
    D|---3-------3---3-------3-----3---3-------3---3---|
    A|-1-----------1-------------3-------3---3-------3-|
    E|-------------------------1-----------1-----------|


Part D:
     |-D-----------------------|

    e|-------2-----------2-----|
    B|-----3---3-------3---3---|
    G|---2-------2---2-------2-|
    D|-0-----------0-----------|
    A|-------------------------|
    E|-------------------------|


Solo 1:
    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-----0-/2-/4-2-2-2---2-4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-2-2-2-0-0-|
    A|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|---------2-2-0---------------4-4/5-5-5-5-4-2-0-2-|
    D|-0h2-0---------4-2-0-2h4-2-----------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|----------6-6-8-8/10-10-10-10-10-10-8-8-8--------|
    G|-0-0---------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|---------------------------------------------------|
    B|-13-11-10-11-10----10-------------10-10---10h11p10-|
    G|----------------12----12-10-10-12------------------|
    D|---------------------------------------------------|
    A|---------------------------------------------------|
    E|---------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-10-11-13-13-11-10------------11-10--------------|
    G|-------------------10---10-12-------12-10-9-9-9--|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|


    e|-------------------------------------------------|
    B|-------------------------------------------------|
    G|----------------11-10-------------11-10-10-3-----|
    D|-10-12-12-12-12-------12-10-10-12----------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

Solo 2:            ~~     ~~
    e|-10-10-10-8-----------------------------8--------|
    B|------------11-10-11-10---10-11-10---10---11-10--|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

    e|--------------------------------11-10-------10---|
    B|-8-10h11-10-8-10h11p10------/10---------/10------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

    e|-----11-10-8-------------8-------11-10-10-11-10--|
    B|-/10---------11-11-10-11---10/11-----------------|
    G|-------------------------------------------------|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

    e|-8---------------------------8-------------------|
    B|---11-10-10-10-11-10---10-11---11-10-11-10-8-----|
    G|---------------------------------------------10--|
    D|-------------------------------------------------|
    A|-------------------------------------------------|
    E|-------------------------------------------------|

                       let ring.........
    e|-----------------------------------------------0-0h2-|
    B|------------------------10-10h11p10p8-10-----3-------|
    G|-10-9-10-10/12-10-7-7----------------------2---------|
    D|-----------------------------------------------------|
    A|-----------------------------------------------------|
    E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Tabbed by tom sugden. ceetps1@cee.hw.ac.uk

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