Whats It Gonna Be Tab by Orianthi

Whats It Gonna Be tab by Orianthi

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                      Orianthi -- What's It Gonna Be?
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Tabbed by: Tarryn Williams (Delayed Devotion)
Email: tarryn.williams@hotmail.com

Tuning: Standard (E A D G B E)

Okay, my first tab. I picked this one since I'm sure it's correct. I think there may be
one here, but it's found in chords rather than the tabs section, and I also find that
version is in a better playing position and less messy open notes.
I wasn't quite sure how best to represent the quarter bends in the intro riff, so this
how I have laid it out:

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

A|---5b(1/4)rb---|
So basically it's a quarter of a tone bend and release on the fifth fret of the A string (:

Hope this is all okay for you!

INTRO RIFF

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-(drum fill)--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--3~----------------------|--5-----5b(1/4)rb--3~----------|
E|--------------------3--5--|--------5--0--3-----5--0--|-------------------------3--5--|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2   +      3  +  4  +
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--7--7--5-----5--5--------|
A|-3~----------------------|--7--7--5-----7--7--------|
E|-------5--0--3--3--5--0--|--5--5--3-----7--7--3--5--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--3~----------------------|--5-----5b(1/4)rb--3~----------|
E|--------5--0--3-----5--0--|-------------------------3--5--|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2   +      3  +  4  +
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--7--7--5-----5--5--x--x--|
A|-3~----------------------|--7--7--5-----5--5--x--x--|
E|-------5--0--3--3--5--0--|--5--5--3-----7--7--x--x--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

VERSE 1

(A5)                       (G5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
A|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------|--3--3--3-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
              "He don't...               Need me...
  (D5)                       (A5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-----------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
A|--5--5--5-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
E|--------------------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
          'Cause he wants...             To be free...
  (A5)                       (G5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
A|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------|--3--3--3-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
            Well he left...                Me right...
  (D5)                       (A5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-----------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
A|--5--5--5-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
E|--------------------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
	           Out the door...              Last night...
PRE-CHORUS

The quavers here are swung, and difficult to tab here. So basically the rhythm follows
melody she's singing.

e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------3----/5------|------------ 3----/5--------|
E|---3--5--------------------|---3---5--------------------|
   Then he     calls me       'Cause he   needs me
e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---9------------------------|
A|---------------3----/5-----|---9------------------------|
E|---3----5------------------|---7------------------------|
     I   feel   torn  in  --    side  So what's it gonna...

CHORUS

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
    be              this     time? 'Cause all you wanna

(G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   see        is        me    cry. Yeah I don't wanna

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   stay              a   ---  round.  'Cause   all   ya

(G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--7------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7---let ring-------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------------3---5--|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4   +
   do   is keep runnin'  me   down. So what's it gonna be baby now? (START PRE-VERSE
from count 4 of the last bar of the chorus)

e|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|--------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--3~----------------------|--5-----5b(1/4)rb--3~----------|
E|--------5--0--3-----5--0--|-------------------------3--5--|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2   +      3  +  4  +
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--7--7--5-----7--7--x--x--|
A|-3~----------------------|--7--7--5-----7--7--x--x--|
E|-------5--0--3--3--5--0--|--5--5--3-----5--5--x--x--|
   1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +

VERSE 2

(A5)                       (G5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
A|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------|--3--3--3-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
              "Well I don't              Need you...
  (D5)                       (A5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-----------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
A|--5--5--5-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
E|--------------------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
          'Cause I want...             This through...
  (A5)                       (G5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
A|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------|--3--3--3-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
            Yeah, I left...                You with...
  (D5)                       (A5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-----------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
A|--5--5--5-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
E|--------------------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
	              Everything...              I could be...
PRE-CHORUS 2

e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------3----/5------|------------ 3----/5--------|
E|---3--5--------------------|---3---5--------------------|
   Then you     text me       'Cause you  need  me
e|---------------------------|----------------------------|
B|---------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|---9------------------------|
A|---------------3----/5-----|---9------------------------|
E|---3----5------------------|---7------------------------|
     I   just   won't re  --    ply   So what's it gonna...

CHORUS 2

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
    be              this     time? 'Cause all you wanna

(G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   see        is        me    cry. Yeah I don't wanna

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   stay              a   ---  round.  'Cause   all   ya

(G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--7------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7---let ring-------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------------3---5--|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4   +
   do   is keep runnin'  me   down.            So what's it gonna...

REPEAT CHORUS 2! (:

SOLO (w/ Wah-Wah Pedal)

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--/14~-let-notes-ring-----|---/12~-------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    be?
  (G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|---11~--------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------10-h12-|-/13~-12--10-h12-p10~-----|
A|-----------------12-------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--/14~--------------------|---/16~-------------------|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

(G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|---/17~-------------------|----15-h17----------------|
G|--------------------------|-16-------16--14~-14~-14~-| let ring
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

VERSE 3

(A5)                       (G5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
A|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------|--3--3--3-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
              "He don't...               Need me...
  (D5)                       (A5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--7--7--7-----------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
A|--5--5--5-----------------|--7--7--7-----------------|
E|--------------------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
          'Cause he wants...             To be free...
  (A5)                       (G5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
A|--7--7--7-----------------|--5--5--5-----------------|
E|--5--5--5-----------------|--3--3--3-----------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
            Well he left...                Me alone...
  (D5)                       (A5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--7-----------------------|--------------------------|
D|--7--let-ring-------------|--------------------------|
A|--5-----------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
                                    So what's it gonna..

CHORUS 4

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
    be              this     time? 'Cause all you wanna

(G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   see        is        me    cry. Yeah I don't wanna

(A5)                       (C5)
e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
D|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
E|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--------------------------|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +
   stay              a   ---  round.  'Cause   all   ya

(G5)                       (D5)
e|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--7------------------------------------|
D|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--7---let ring-------------------------|
A|--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|--5------------------------------------|
E|--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|--------------------------------3---5--|
    1  +  2  +  3  +  4  +     1    +    2    +    3    +    4   +
   do   is keep runnin'  me   down.          So what's it gonna be..

Repeat Chorus! (:

OUTRO

Beware! Here it changes into a 6/4 time signature!

e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------5-------------------|------5-------------------| x 3
A|--5/7---7p5\3-------------|--5/7---7p5\3----5--6--7--|
E|--------------5--/3--4--5-|--------------5-----------|

e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|------5-------------------| Rall. (Slow down) Add in a few pick slides
A|--5/7---7p5\3-------------|                   and you're done!
E|--------------5--/3--4--5-|

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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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