Whats Up Tab

by 4 Non Blondes
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Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
Author Kenster85hero [a] 71.
3 contributors total, last edit on Mar 1, 2019
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1st Guitar: Acoustic: Strums this progression through the whole song non-stop
[A   Bm   D   A]
 
2nd Guitar: Electric: with a bit of distortion playing this:
 
 
[Intro Riff]
 
e|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|--7/9--9--9--9-----|-------------------------------------|-----7-----5b----|
D|----------------7--|--7-7-7\4--------7-----------7-----7-|--7-----7------7-|
A|-------------------|-----------7--9-----9--7--9-----9----|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Verse Riff]
 
                25 years of my life and still...
e|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------7-|--7-7-7\4--------7-----------7-----7-|--------7-----7--| x2
A|--5--7--5--7----|-----------7--9-----9--7--9-----9----|--7--9-----9-----|
E|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Pre Chorus]
 
2nd guitar electric with distortion:
 
      A               Bm                 D              A
                  And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed...
e|----------------|--0-------|--2----------2-------|--2----2--------|--0-------|
B|----------------|--2-------|--3-------3-----3----|--3-------3-----|--2-------|
G|----------------|--2-------|--4----4-----------4-|--2-------------|--2-------|
D|--------------7-|--2-------|--4------------------|--0-------------|--2-------|
A|--5--7--5--7----|--0-------|--2------------------|----------------|--0-------|
E|----------------|----------|--2------------------|----------------|----------|
 
       A               Bm                 D              A
 And so I wake in the morning...                      "What's going on?"...
e|--0----0-----|--2----------2-------|--2----2--------|--0-------|
B|--2-------2--|--3-------3-----3----|--3-------3-----|--2-------|
G|--2----------|--4----4-----------4-|--2-------------|--2-------|
D|--2----------|--4------------------|--0-------------|--2-------|
A|--0----------|--2------------------|----------------|--0-------|
E|-------------|--2------------------|----------------|----------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
2nd Electric guitar strumming with 1st guitar.
 
And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah."
 
[A   Bm   D   A] x2
 
e|-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----7-----5b----|----------------|
D|--7-7-7\4--------7-----------7-----7-|--7-----7------7-|--------------7-|
A|-----------7--9-----9--7--9-----9----|-----------------|--5--7--5--7----|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------|----------------|
 
 
e|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------|-----7-----5b----|
D|--7-7-7\4--------7-----------7-----7-|--7-----7------7-|
A|-----------7--9-----9--7--9-----9----|-----------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Verse]
 
              And I try, oh my god, do I try...
e|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
D|--------------7-|--7-7-7\4--------7-----------7-----7-|--------7-----7--| x2
A|--5--7--5--7----|-----------7--9-----9--7--9-----9----|--7--9-----9-----|
E|----------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
[Pre-chorus]
 
      A               Bm                 D              A
 And so I cry sometimes, when I'm lying in bed...
e|--0-------|--2----------2-------|--2----2--------|--0--------0--------|
B|--2-------|--3-------3-----3----|--3-------3-----|--2-----------2-----|
G|--2-------|--4----4-----------4-|--2-------------|--2-----2--------2--|
D|--2-------|--4------------------|--0-------------|--2-----------------|
A|--0-------|--2------------------|----------------|--0-----------------|
E|----------|--2------------------|----------------|--------------------|
 
         A               Bm                 D                 A
 And so I wake in the morning...                        "What's going on?"...
e|--0-------------|--2--------------|--2----2----------|--0------7b--5--7b--|
B|--2----2--------|--3--------------|--3-------3-----3-|--2---5-------------|
G|--2-------2-----|--4----3/5--3----|--2----------2----|--2-----------------|
D|--2--2-------2--|--4--------------|--0---------------|--2-----------------|
A|--0-------------|--2--------------|------------------|--0-----------------|
E|----------------|--2--------------|------------------|--------------------|
 
 
[Chorus]
 
      A            Bm                D                A
 And I say, "Hey yeah yeah hey, hey yeah yeah."
e|--0---------|--2---------|--2-------------------|--0-------|
B|--2---------|--3---------|--3-------------------|--2-------|
G|--2---------|--4---------|--2----------2-----2--|--2-------|
D|--2---------|--4---------|--0----2--4-----4-----|--2-------| x4
A|--0---------|--2---------|----------------------|--0-------|
E|------------|--2---------|----------------------|----------|
 
 
[Outro]
 
                  Ooh ooh ooh.....
 
e|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
G|--7/9--9--9--9-----|-------------------------------------|-----7-----5b----|
D|----------------7--|--7-7-7\4--------7-----------7-----7-|--7-----7------7-|
A|-------------------|-----------7--9-----9--7--9-----9----|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------------------|-----------------|
 
 
End with 1st Acoustic guitar playing one riff:
 
[A   Bm   D   A]
25 years of my life and still
Tryin' to get up that great big hill of
Hope, for a destination. . .
 
 
Legend:
b - bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
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