Whatever tab by Oasis

From swede@email.unc.edu Sun May  4 11:18:11 1997

>From Fred Lidskog

"Whatever", written by Noel Gallagher, performed by Oasis
Song was released as a single, and I believe can be found on the vinyl
"Definitely Maybe" album, if memory serves.

Chords used:

[NOTE: all chords in the verses and chorus are played with your 3rd and
4th finger on the 3rd frets of the 5th and 6th strings. (xxxx33) ]

G1   	 (320033)
G2  	 (355433)
Dsus4/F# (2x0233)  [some might say this chord is played  2x0033]
E    	 (022100)
Em7  	 (022033)
Dsus4 	 (xx0233)
Cadd9  	 (x32033)
A7sus4 	 (x02033)
A2   	 (577655)
B5   	 (x244xx)
F#   	 (244322)

[ANOTHER NOTE: The chords in this song are played by an acoustic guitar,
which is accompanied by an electric that plays the guitar fills, the solo,
and parts of the bridge]

GUITAR FILL #1
h = hammer on

e-------------------------
B-------------------------
G-------------------------
D-12h14-12h14-12h14-12h14-
A-------------------------
E-------------------------

GUITAR FILL #2			GUITAR FILL #2b
e----------------------------	e----------------------
B----------------------------	B----------------------
G-------12-------12-------12-	G--------12---------12-
D-12h14----12h14----12h14----	D--12h14------12h14----
A----------------------------	A----------------------
E----------------------------   E----------------------

GUITAR FILL #3       GUITAR FILL #3b
e-----------------   e--------------------
B-----------------   B--------------------
G--------12h14----   G--------12h14-------
D--12h14-------14-   D--12h14-------12h14-
A-----------------   A--------------------
E-----------------   E--------------------

Intro
-----
G1  Dsus4/F#  Em7  Dsus4  Cadd9  Dsus4  G1  Dsus4  (play twice)
(GUITAR FILL #1)

Verse 1
-------

    G1  Dsus4/F#        Em7    Dsus4
I'm freeeee  to be ...(GUITAR FILL #2)
    Cadd9             Dsus4                  G1       Dsus4
whatever I choose ...(GUITAR FILL #1)
    G1   Dsus4/F#       Em7     Dsus4
I'm freeeee  to ....(GUITAR FILL #2)
    Cadd9          Dsus4                     G1       Dsus4
whatever I like if it's ...

Chorus
------
	      Em7                   A7sus4
(GUITAR FILL #3) It ...(FILL #2b)
    Cadd9                                   G1   (quickly:G1 Dsus4/F#)
you only see what people ...
	  Em7                    A7sus4
(FILL #3b)   How long's ...
          Cadd9
before we get on the bus ...
      Dsus4
get a grip on yourself it ...

Verse 2
-------
(chords are the same as in verse 1)

You're free to be whatever ...

Chorus
------
(same chords as previous chorus)

It always seems to me...

G1   Dsus4/F#       Em7     Dsus4
Freeeeee  to be ...
    Cadd9             Dsus4                 G1      Dsus4
whatever I choose an' I'll ...

Solo
----
	Dsus4/F#
   G      l    Em7   Dsus4  Cadd9 Dsus4 G      Dsus4
e---------------------------------------------------
B--13-13--12---10-10--8--7--8----10-8-7-8--8-7------
G--14-14--12---11-11--9--7--7-----7-7-7-7------7----
D-------------------------------------------------0-
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------

Bridge
------
B5              G2
    Here ...
B5 		        G2
    you know you ...
B5	            G2
    something ...
B5                   F#                       E
    thought you once knew, but ...
E   G2       A2  E
an' now it's ...
E    G2       A2   E
yeah now it's ...
E  G2       A2  E   (E and a whole lot of background noise!)
oh now it's ...

(chords the same as verses here, play 'em right until the end)

I'm free to be whatever ...

whatever you do, whatever ...

End Solo
--------
b = bend (8b9 means bend string at 8th fret to make note string would make
if played at the 9th string with no bend)
r = release bend

	    G          Dsus4/F#  Em7      Dsus4  Cadd9      Dsus4       G
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------12--14b16-14b16-14-12-14-14b16r14-12----------14-12-14b16r14-12-12-
D-12h14--------------------------------------14----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------

[to continue solo, use slight variations of the above part of the solo]

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