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Who Can Say by The Horrors
Who Can Say
Tuning: Standard
Guitar + Bass = The Same (just played at different points)
Turn your gain/overdrive up really high and this is the main guitar riff in the song.
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0(x30 approx)-2(x15 approx)-----------------------------------------|
Then it changes to this
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-5(x8)-2(x8)-5(x8)-0(x15)-5(x15)-0(x15)------------------------------|
The main keyboard riff also goes like this
e|----19-16-17-16----19-16-17-16---------------------------------------|
B|-17-------------17-------------17------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
I never meant for you to get hurt
And how I try, oh how I try
I could never give you just what you deserve
Another man would surely learn
I know these words may only serve to twist the knife
but I'll strive to make them heard
Maybe it's better now I've gone away
Maybe it's not, oh who can say
And though it's hard for me to say
I know you're better off this way
And when I told her I didn't love her anymore
She cried
And when I told her her kisses were not like before
She cried
And when I told her another girl had caught my eye
She cried
And then I kissed her with a kiss
That could only mean goodbye
And though it's hard for me to say
Maybe you're better off this way
And though it's hard for me to say
I know you're better off this way
Get away
(repeat)
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version 2
Drop D tuning
guitar is in distortion, not to heavy though... listen to the song for the right effect...
Intro (done on bass and guitar)
E| |--------------- E| |---------------|
B| |--------------- B| |---------------|
G| |--------------- x2 G| |---------------| x1 and then repeat
D| |--------------- D| |---------------| the first section
A| |--------------- A| |---------------| but this time only
D| |333333333333333 D| |555555555555555| once.
Intro 2
E| |--------------- E| |---------------|
B| |--------------- B| |---------------|
G| |--------------- x2 G| |---------------| x1 and then the same
D| |333333333333333 D| |555555555555555| as the first
A| |333333333333333 A| |555555555555555| section. Repeat
D| |333333333333333 D| |555555555555555| the chord.
reapeat this intro 2 twice.
you can also play the synth part if you wish, here are the tabs....
E| |--19--16--161716---------|
B| |17--------------17-------|
G| |-------------------------| x8
D| |-------------------------|
A| |-------------------------|
D| |-------------------------|
Bass plays-----
Verse
E| |--------------- E| |---------------|
B| |--------------- B| |---------------|
G| |--------------- x2 G| |---------------| x1 and repeat the
D| |--------------- D| |---------------| first part once
A| |--------------- A| |---------------| again.
D| |333333333333333 D| |555555555555555|
Chorus
E| |--------------- E| |---------------|
B| |--------------- B| |---------------|
G| |--------------- x2 G| |---------------| x1 Repeat pattern
D| |333333333333333 D| |555555555555555| again
A| |333333333333333 A| |555555555555555|
D| |333333333333333 D| |555555555555555|
now just repeat the verse again after the bass plays.
The next part starts when Faris says "And though its hard..."
E| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
B| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
G| |---------------------------------------------------------------|
D| |888888885555555588888888333333338888888888888888333333333333333|
A| |888888885555555588888888333333338888888888888888333333333333333|
D| |888888885555555588888888333333338888888888888888333333333333333|
The next part is just the bass and a tamborine and a bit of Joe playing on the drums.
After that the synth part on the guitar goes like this.
E| |19---16-2119---16-2119---16-2119-----|
B| |-------------------------------------|
G| |-------------------------------------| x2
D| |-------------------------------------|
A| |-------------------------------------|
D| |-------------------------------------|
I never meant for you to get hurt
And how I try, oh how I try
I could never give you just what you deserve
Another man would surely learn
I know these words may only serve to twist the knife
but I'll strive to make them heard
Maybe it's better now I've gone away
Maybe it's not, oh who can say
And though it's hard for me to say
I know you're better off this way
And when I told her I didn't love her anymore
She cried
And when I told her her kisses were not like before
She cried
And when I told her another girl had caught my eye
She cried
And then I kissed her with a kiss
That could only mean goodbye
And though it's hard for me to say
Maybe you're better off this way
And though it's hard for me to say
I know you're better off this way
Get away
(repeat)
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version 3
bass=5
mid=5
treb=5
overdrive=10
gain=5
intro
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
SYNTH
E B G# G#/A/G# E
guitar
strum these chords in time
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
d|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
a|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|-------------------------------|
g|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1|
d|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
a|4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|
e|-------------------------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
1st verse part 1
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
i never meant for you to get hurt, oh how i tried,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
oh how i tried how i tried
1st verse part2
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I could never give you just what you deserved,Another man,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
would surely learn.
guitar
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
2nd verse part 1
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
I know these words, they only serve to twist the knife,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
But I will try to make them heard.
2nd verse part 2
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Maybe it's better now I've gone away, Maybe it's not,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Oh who can say.
guitar
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
e|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0|
chorus
bass
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
and though its hard for me to say
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
maybe you're better off this way
middle 8
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And when I told her I didn't love her anymore,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
She cried.
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And when I told her, her kisses were not like before,
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
She cried.
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And when I told her another girl had caught my eye
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
She cried.
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
And I kissed her, with a kiss that could only mean goodbye.
THEN
Synth
B G# C# B X4
BASS
G|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|-------------------------------| X4
A|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
CHORUS
bass
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
and though its hard for me to say
g|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
d|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|-------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
e|-------------------------------|-------------------------------|
maybe you're better off this way
GUITAR
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
B|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
G|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11-11|
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12|
_________________________________________________________________
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|-----------------------------|
B|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|-----------------------------|
G|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
D|--------------------------------|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9|
A|16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7|
E|17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17-17|-----------------------------|
REPEAT UNTIL END
EXTRA:
ALTHOUGH ITS NEVER BEEN PLAYED BY THE HORRORS (TO MY KNOWLEDGE) I LIKE TO PLAY THIS IN
TIME WITH THE "GET AWAY"'S
E|-----|
B|-----|
G|-----|
D|-----|
A|-----|
E|4-2-0|
I never meant for you to get hurt
And how I try, oh how I try
I could never give you just what you deserve
Another man would surely learn
I know these words may only serve to twist the knife
but I'll strive to make them heard
Maybe it's better now I've gone away
Maybe it's not, oh who can say
And though it's hard for me to say
I know you're better off this way
And when I told her I didn't love her anymore
She cried
And when I told her her kisses were not like before
She cried
And when I told her another girl had caught my eye
She cried
And then I kissed her with a kiss
That could only mean goodbye
And though it's hard for me to say
Maybe you're better off this way
And though it's hard for me to say
I know you're better off this way
Get away
(repeat)
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