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Just Because Tab

by Jane's Addiction
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Difficulty: intermediate
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Bb
Capo: no capo
Author jjhand [a] 52,199. Last edit on Jan 18, 2020
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Janes Addiction - "Just Because"
Album: Strays (2003)
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
tabbed by jjhand, to answer request in tab forum
 
Note that all strings ring freely in this song, and that one could
play this in standard if you lower the tabbed numbers by one fret.
Dave Navarro plays this with Eb tuning, so I did as well. Thanks to the
Guitar Pro version and the existing versions for making this tab possible.
 
 
[Main Riff]
 
Part 1 play 2x:
 
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|-------16--16--------16--16------16-16b18r16-|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-14--14-------14--14--------14---------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
 
Part 2 play 2x:
 
eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------16--16--------16--16-----16-16b18r16-|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|-12--12--------12--12--------12--------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------|
 
 
Play Part 1 2x and Part 2 1x more with Rhythm playing the Verse riff,
then play Ending.
 
 
[Ending of Main Riff]
 
  see beat markings for timing:
 
     1          2           3           4
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16-16-16-16\----|
Gb|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16-16-16-16\----|
Db|-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14/16-16-16-16\----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Verse]
 
    (0:20)
eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4-4-----2-|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4--|
Db|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4-4-2-4-2-|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4--|
Ab|--------------------------2-4---|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
eb|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-10---10-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10---10-10-|-7---7-7----7---7-7-7-7-----|
Gb|-9-----9--9----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9----9--9-|-7---7-7----6---6-6-6-6-----|
Db|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|------------------------14\-|
 
eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4-4-----2-|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4--|
Db|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4-4-2-4-2-|-4---2-4---2-4-4~---2-4--|
Ab|--------------------------2-4---|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-10---10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10\----|
Gb|-9-----9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\----|
Db|-------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
 
eb|--------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16\---|
Gb|-/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16\---|
Db|-/14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-16-16-16-16-16-16\---|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|
 
 
 
Repeat Verse, all 8 bars
 
 
 
[Chorus]
 
    (0:59) Lead plays Main Riff and Rhythm Guitar plays this:
eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|-3---3--x-3---x-3-|-3---3--x-3---x-3-|
Gb|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-2---2--x-2---x-2-|-2---2--x-2---x-2-|
Db|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|
Ab|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 
eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Bb|------------------|------------------|-3---3--x-3---x-3-|
Gb|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-2---2--x-2---x-2-|
Db|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|-4---4--x-4---x-4-|
Ab|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Eb|------------------|------------------|------------------|
 
eb|------------------|-------------------|
Bb|------------------|-------------------|
Gb|-11---11---9------|-14----13----------|
Db|-11---11---9------|-x-----x----9------|
Ab|-9----9----7------|-12----11---9------|
Eb|------------------|------------7------|
 
 
[Pre-Verse Riff]
 
(1:21) - Rhythm Guitar plays last 4 bars of verse Riff
 
    Lead Guitar
eb|-------------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------------|
Gb|-16---14-16---14-16-16~--14-16-16-------14-| play this 2x
Db|-16---14-16---14-16-16~--14-16-16-14-16-14-|
Ab|----------------------------------14-16----|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
 
eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-14------------14------|-17--------16------------|
Gb|------14------------14-|------14--------16\------|
Db|-----------14----------|-------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
Play Verse again, but end verse at 1:48 with:
 
eb|----------------------------------|
Bb|-14-----------------16------------|
Gb|------14--------------------------|
Db|-----------14/16------------------|
Ab|----------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------|
 
 
Play Chorus again
 
 
[Solo Section]
 
    (2:15)
    Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------17-17-17-17-|
Gb|-------------------18-18-18-18-18-18-------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Rhythm
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-------2--------/9--------9---------14---------|
Gb|-2-------2--------/9--------9---------14---------|
Db|-2-------2--------/9--------9---------14---------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 
    Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-16-17-19-19-19-19-16-17-19-19-19-19-16-17-19----|
Gb|-------------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Rhythm
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-14/16---16-16---14/16---16-16---14/16---x--x----|
Gb|-14/16---16-16---14/16---16-16---14/16---x--x----|
Db|-14/16---16-16---14/16---16-16---14/16---x--x----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 
    Solo
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-15-15-15-15-15-15-------------------17-17-17-17-|
Gb|-------------------18-18-18-18-18-18-------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Rhythm
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-2-------2--------/9--------9---------14---------|
Gb|-2-------2--------/9--------9---------14---------|
Db|-2-------2--------/9--------9---------14---------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 
    Solo
eb|------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-18-18-18-18-18-18-18-18/21-21-21-21-21-21-21\--|
Gb|------------------------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------|
  |
  |Rhythm
eb|-------------------------------------------------|
Bb|-16/18---18-18---16/18---18-18---16/18---x--x----|
Gb|-16/18---18-18---16/18---18-18---16/18---x--x----|
Db|-16/18---18-18---16/18---18-18---16/18---x--x----|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|
 
    Solo
eb|---------------------------------------|-----------15-------------|
Bb|-12---12-12-12---10---10-10-10-10-12\--|-----------18b20----17----|
Gb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
  |
  | Rhythm
eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Bb|--2-------2------/9--------9------14---|-15----12-----------------|
Gb|--2-------2------/9--------9------14---|-14----12-----------------|
Db|--2-------2------/9--------9------14---|-12----12-----------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------|--------------------------|
 
    Solo
eb|------------14---------|--15-------------14---------|---------|
Bb|------------17b19------|--18b20---17-----17b19------|---------|
Gb|-------------------15--|------------------------15~-|--(15~)--|
Db|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------|
Ab|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------|
Eb|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------|
  |
  | Rhythm
eb|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------|
Bb|-14----11--------------|--15------12-----14---------|---------|
Gb|-13----11--------------|--14------12-----13-----11--|--(11)\--|
Db|-11----11--------------|--12------12-----11-----11--|--(11)\--|
Ab|-----------------------|------------------------9---|--(9)\---|
Eb|-----------------------|----------------------------|---------|
 
[Last Verse]
 
   One Guitar:
    B5
eb|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
Bb|--------------|---------------|-10-----------|----7-----7---|
Gb|-4------------|-(4)-----------|-9------------|-7-----6------|
Db|-4------------|-(4)-----------|--------------|--------------|
Ab|-2------------|-(2)-----------|--------------|--------------|
Eb|--------------|---------------|--------------|--------------|
 
    B
eb|--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------------|
Bb|-4------------|-(4)-----------|---10---------|-/14-14-14-16-16-17p16--|
Gb|-4------------|-(4)-----------|-9------------|-/14-14-14-16-----------|
Db|-4------------|-(4)-----------|--------------|------------------------|
Ab|-2------------|-(2)-----------|--------------|------------------------|
Eb|--------------|---------------|--------------|------------------------|
 
 
Play Chorus Again
 
 
 
[Outro Solo]
 
    (3:24) - Rhythm Guitar plays Solo Section Rhythm part again
eb|---------------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|-12------------------------|----------------------------|
Gb|-14b16----14---x-13---x-x--|-14~----------14~-----------|
Db|---------------------------|-------12-----------12------|
Ab|---------------------------|-----------14-----------14--|
Eb|---------------------------|----------------------------|
 
 
eb|---------------------------------9--|---------9---9~~~~~~~---9----|
Bb|---------------------------------9--|-12b14-------12b14~~~---b14--|
Gb|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-12\11---11-11-11-11\9---9---7------|-----------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
 
eb|-------------------------------|--------*15-----------|
Bb|-7--------7--------------------|--------*18b20--*17---|
Gb|-9b11-----9b11------9b11r9-7-6-|----------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|--12\9______________--|
Ab|-------------------------------|----------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------|----------------------|
 
 
eb|--------*14------------|-*15--------------*14-----------|
Bb|--------*17b19---------|-*18b20---*17-----*17b19--------|
Gb|----------------*15----|---------------------------*15--|
Db|--11\8_______________--|----12\9-----------11------8----|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------|
 
In last couple lines, * indicates second guitar overdub on ending.
 
******************************************************************************
Key:
 
b   bend note
r   release bend of note
h   hammer-on
p   pull-off
/   slide up
\   slide down toward open string
~   vibrato
x   muted note
()  Held note from previous bar (don't pick)
__  hold note while playing other strings

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