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QUESTION
                             As recorded by Old 97's
                      (From the 2001 Album SATELLITE RIDES)
 
 
           D                  D/C#                  D/B                   G
      x x 0 2 3 2          x 4 x 2 3 2          x 2 x 2 3 2          3 2 0 0 3 3
 
           A                Dadd11/F#               Em7                 Cadd9
      x 0 2 2 2 0          2 0 0 0 3 3          0 2 2 0 3 3          x 3 2 0 3 3
 
          Bm
      x 2 4 4 3 2
 
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 
 
Tuning: D G C F A D
 
 Intro
  D               D/C#              D/B             D
 4/4
 
D|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-----|
A|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-----|
F|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-----|
C|-0-------------------------------|---------------------------|
G|-----------------4---------------|-2---------------0-----2-0-|
d|---------------------------------|---------------------------|
 
 
  G               Dadd11/F#         Em7
 
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---------------0-0-2-4-|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----------------------|
 
 
 Verse
  D               D/C#              D/B             D
 She woke from a dream                              her head was on fire
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-2---------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
  G               Dadd11/F#         Em7
                  why was he so nervous
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---------------0-0-2-4-|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----------------------|
 
 
  D               D/C#              D/B             D
 he took her to the park                           she crossed her arms
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-2---------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
  G               Dadd11/F#         Em7
                  and lowered her eyelids
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---------------0-0-2-0-|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----------------------|
 
 
   Chorus
    G               A                 D               Cadd9
     someday somebody's gonna ask you
|----3-3-(3)-3-3-3---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|----3-3-(3)-3-3-3---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|----0-0-(0)-0-0-0---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|--------------------2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--------------------------------|
|------------------0---------------|-----------------3----------------|
|--3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
    G               A                 D               Cadd9
     a question that you should say yes to           once in your life
|----3-3-(3)-3-3-3---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|----3-3-(3)-3-3-3---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|----0-0-(0)-0-0-0---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|--------------------2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--------------------------------|
|------------------0---------------|-----------------3----------------|
|--3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
  G               Bm                G
                  baby tonight        I've got a question for you
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|-------------------4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-------------------------|
|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0-0-2-4-|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-----------------------|
 
 
 Pre-Verse
  D               D/C#              D/B
 
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---------|
|-0-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-2---------------0-0-2-0-|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
 
 
  G               Dadd11/F#         Em7
 
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---------------0-0-2-4-|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----------------------|
 
 
 Verse
  D               D/C#              D/B             D
  she'd had no idea                                 started to cry
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-2---------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
  G               Dadd11/F#         Em7
                  she said in a good way
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---------------0-0-2-4-|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----------------------|
 
 
  D               D/C#              D/B             D
  he took her by the hand                           walked her back home
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-2---------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
  G               Dadd11/F#         Em7
                  and they took the long way
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-2---------------0-0-2-0-|
|-3---------------2---------------|-0-----------------------|
 
 
 Chorus
  G               A                 D               Cadd9
    someday somebody's gonna ask you
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---3--3----------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3--3----------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---0--0--0----0p-|
|-------------------2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--------------------2--0-h2----|
|-----------------0---------------|-----------------3-3-(3)---------|
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
 
 
  G               A                 D               Cadd9
    a question that you should say yes to           once in your life
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---0-0-(0)-0-0-0--|
|-------------------2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------|-----------------3----------------|
|-3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
  G               Bm                G
                  baby tonight        I've got a question for you
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---------|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---------|
|-------------------4-4-(4)-4-4-4-|-------------------------|
|-----------------2---------------|-----------------0-0-2-4-|
|-3-------------------------------|-3-----------------------|
 
 
 Outro
  D               D/C#              D/B             D
 
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-3-3-3--|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-0-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------4---------------|-2---------------0----------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
  G               A                 D               D/C#
    I've got a question for you
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3--|
|---0-0-(0)-0-0-0---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2--|
|-------------------2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0--------------------------------|
|-----------------0---------------|-----------------4----------------|
|-3-------------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
  D/B             D                 G           A         D
 
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-0--0----|--2-----|
|---3-3-(3)-3-3-3---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-2--2----|--3-----|
|---2-2-(2)-2-2-2---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|---0-0-0-0-0-2--2----|--2-----|
|---------------------------------|-------------2--2----|--0-----|
|-2---------------0---------------|-------0-2-2-0--0----|--0-----|
|---------------------------------|-3-----3-3-3---------|--------|

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Ilikeguitaralot
100% correct. Maybe people hesitate to use this tab because the tuning looks scary, but its really only a D as the 6th string and then standard tuning from there
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pnkr0cker
I listened to the power tab version on gp5 and it sounds amazingly perfect! thanks and great job
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coman91
In DGCFAD tuning: Chords Organized: Verse: C-Cmaj7/B-Am7-C/G-F-Fmaj7/E-Dm7-[G] Chorus: (F-Fmaj7/E-C-Bbadd9)x2 then F-Am-F Outro: F-G-C Chords with Roman Numeral Analysis: Verse: I-Imaj7(4/2)-vi7-I(6/4)-IV-IVmaj7(4/2)-ii7-[V] Chorus in C: (IV-IVmaj7(4/2)-I-bVII)x2 then IV-vi-IV Chorus in F: (I-Imaj7(4/2)-V-IV) then I-iii-I Outro: IV-V-I Chords Explained: Verse: Before we start. Lay out your Cmaj scale (C-D-E-F-G-A-B). Then lay out your tonic chords. (C, Dm, Em, F, G, Am, Bdim). Then in 7ths. (Imaj7-iim7-iiim7-IVmaj7-V7-vim7-viim7b5) Okay so we start on the I, of course and we move the bass line down through a very nice progression. The first stop is the Imaj7 in 3rd inversion (4/2). This is a passing 4/2 chord. It's a means to prolong tonic harmony. See the 2nd chord in Moonlight Sonata. The second stop is the vi(Am7). This is the diatonic submediant. It may serve several functions in music but here it's acting as a tonic expansion. The vi7(A-C-E-G) and I(C-E-G) share chord tones and have an important relationship that you can read up on elsewhere. The next stop is the I triad in 2nd inversion (I6/4). Still tonic harmony but it accommodates that descending bass. The IV and ii are predominant to the dominant V. Very basic tonic-predominant-dominant area that I'm too lazy to talk much more about here. Well I should mention that although skeleton-ized, the G is implied by that little riff. It forms a ii-V-I progression. The V-I cadence is a perfect authentic cadence, a very strong cadence in music. Chorus: Notice how there's a pretty strong feeling of a new sound here. I'm no expert but my opinion would be to consider this a modulation to F. There are several types of modulations. Often you'll see in-between chords that serve function in both keys and help ease the transition. I believe this chorus is just that type of case of pivot chord modulation to the IV via the G. Notice the riff (G-G-A-G) that leads into the chorus. What is the G to C major? What is the G to F major? In C, the G is your V. In F, the G is your ii. All I will say is that it's very common to use a subdominant chord (ii, IV, vi) to perform a modulation. Also a quick definition: Modulation is movement to a new key where the resulting music contains a cadence. Tonicization is movement to a new key that does not include a cadence. So anyways in the key of F. You run a I-I(4/2)-V-IVadd9 progression twice. Then you go I-iii-I. The I-V-IV progression deserves some close attention. Here you have V-IV movement which is referred to as retrogression. It sets up a plagal cadance (IV-I). The plagal cadence is a very nice cadence. Also can't forget to mention the add9. First spell it out, the IVadd9 in the key of F is Bb-[D]-F-[A]-C (1-3-5-7-9), The D is bracketed because it isn't included until the 2nd chorus |x3(2)033|. The A is bracketed because it's omitted completely from all voicings. It's just there as a place holder to help novices see how to count from your 1 to your 9. Now we consider the implications. What is the C doing here?: 1) Well, most obvious, it's the key to the verse progression so that's worth mentioning. 2) In the key of F, C is the dominant. So you could argue that adding the 9th(C) to the IV chord(Bb) of the key of F major(I) is an interesting way to 1) possibly hint back to the key of C major in the verse progression AND 2) Mix some dominant harmony into a subdominant chord. TL;DR extensions (9ths, 11ths, 13ths) are nice. The I-iii-I is a little trickier. The iii (A-C-E) is the mediant chord and can perfom either tonic (F-A-C) or dominant (C-E-G) function due to the shared chord tones. It's very common to use it as a weaker dominant function chord. I think I would classify this little progression as tonic-dominant substitute-tonic which sets up another plagal cadence (F-C) to bring us back into C and the verse progression. Outro: Not much to say except this is the first time you see the V chord in full fashion and not just a riff so it's the strongest such V-I perfect authentic cadence in the song. Harmony Outline: C: Tonic Cmaj7/B: Tonic Am7: Tonic expansion with tonic substitute C/G: Tonic F: Predominant Fmaj7/E: Predominant expansion Dm7: Predominant G: Dominant F: Tonic Fmaj7/E: Tonic C: Dominant Bbadd9: Subdominant F: Tonic Am: Tonic expansion with dominant substitute F: Tonic (Subdominant to C major)
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