Why Im Here Tab

Oleander - Why i'm here. On the album "February Son" (2/23/99)
 
Dropped 'D' tunning
 
 
P.M = Palm Mute. Example: ---(P.M.)-1- the 1 would be palm muted.
/ = Slide
b = Bend to
 
 
Intro/Verse:
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|--------7-----------10--------------7-------------2---|
|-----7------------10--------------7-------------2-----|
|--7--------7---10--------10---7---------0---2-------0-|
 
Repeat that throughout the verse. Little Riff played at intro:
 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---5/9---9/10/9--9/12--10-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------10---12b14----10--9--10--------------10b12-|
|--------------------------------------------------------10--12----------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
 
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--33333333-----55555555------(P.M.)-0-(P.M.)-0-000------3333333333333333-----55555555-|
|--33333333-----55555555------(P.M.)-0-(P.M.)-0-000------3333333333333333-----55555555-|
|--33333333-----55555555------(P.M.)-0-(P.M.)-0-000------3333333333333333-----55555555-|
 
Riff #2:
 
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----------|
|---5/9---9/10/9--9/12--10----------------------------------5---7b8--------------7b8--|
|----------------------------10---12b14---10--9-----5/7-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
The solo:
p.s. Like any riff or solo, listen to it over and over before you write
me and tell me it's wrong : )
 
 
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-9h10h9---7--9----9h10h9---7--9----9h10h9---7--9-----7b9--7-5-7-----------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----5--7b9b7---5--4h5h4------4-------4---------------------4--4--4b5b4-------|
|---------------------------------7------7-------5----5/7-7------------------7-|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
|-------------------------------8----8b9----8---8-------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8--8----8b9--------8--8---10-10--------------------------------------|
|-7--5--4^^b5b4^^^^^--4/9--------------------------------7--10---9h10h9--7---9--9h10h9h10h9--7---9|
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Sorry if it's a mess, i made it in an email window. Keep on playing!
Lemme know if you find any mistakes,
especially in the end section of the solo ; )
 
See ya!
 
-Griff
gshelley@adelphia.net
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