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Tell Me Why by Los Lonely Boys
Tell Me Why
Tuning: 1/2 step down: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
w/ slight distortion/sustain & 'dirty tone'
notes: [h] hammer on
[FB] full bend
[~] vibrato
Am [5 5 5 7 x x] Dm [5 6 5 7 x x]
riff (A)
Eb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5----|----------5----5-5-5-5-5------|
Bb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-6----|----------5----5-5-5-5-6------|
Gb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5----|----------5----5-5-5-5-5------|
Db|----------------7---7---7----|---------------7---7---7------|
Ab|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
Eb|--3[h]5----------------------|--3[h]5-----------------------|
[FB]
Eb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------|
Bb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-6-----------------------------------|
Gb|----------5-----5-5-5-5-5-------7[9]7---5-----5-------------|
Db|----------------7---7---7------------------7----------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--3[h]5-----------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
Bb|------5-5-5-5-6----------------8------10~~-10~~-------------|
Gb|------5-5-5-5-5-----[slide]-9-----9-------------------------|
Db|------7---7---7---------------------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
[FB]release
Eb|------5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
Bb|------5-5-5-5-6---------------------------------------------|
Gb|------5-5-5-5-5----7[9]7--5---5--7[9]5----------------------|
Db|------7---7---7-------------7-----------7-5---5-6-7-6-5-----|
Ab|--------------------------------------------7-----------6---|
Eb|------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
Bb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
Gb|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
Db|----6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
Ab|----7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----|
Eb|----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
(use riff A throughout verse)
Am Dm
We've been together for years,
Am Dm
You for me and me for you, my dear,
Am Dm
It seems you're changin' your song,
Am Dm
Your tune is flat and all the words are wrong.
C G E
Please tell me why___________?
You never acted like this,
You never turned away from my kiss,
Who am I with I can't tell?
Our life was good but now it's something else,
Please tell me why____________?
CHORUS: Play riff (B) during chorus [x3] [ending chord]
Eb|------x-x--------5-5--------x-x------x-x--------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Bb|------5-5--------0-0--------8-8------0-0--------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Gb|------0-0--------5-5--------6-6------5-5--------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Db|------5-5--------4-4----5-6-7-7------4-4--------|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
Ab|------4-4----3-4-5-5--------0-0--3-4-5-5--------|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|
Eb|--3-4-5-5--------x-x--------x-x------x-x--------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
Why do you hurt me the way that you do?
That's not fair I wouldn't do it to you,
Our bed's__ so cold,__ and covered in lies,
Oh why_________?
Tell me why____?
(Guitar solo)
(translated)
Why do you act like you do?
Why do you always lie to me?
It hurts deep in my heart,
It hurts with such a great passion,
Please tell me why_________?
CHORUS: riff (B)
Why do you hurt me the way that you do?
That's not fair I wouldn't do it to you,
Our bed's__ so cold__and covered in lies,
Oh, why_______________?
Hey, hey,...
[Outro solo Am Dm]...yeah!_________. Tell me why?____________?
ending riff:
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----4-7---4-7----7-4---7-4---7-4---7-4-------------------------|
Db|--6------6-----------6-----6-----6-----6--7[slide toward neck]-|
Ab|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------|
We've been together for years
You for me and me for you, my dear
It seems you're changing your song
Your tune is flat and all the words are wrong
Please tell me why
You never acted like this
You never turned away from my kiss
Who am I with, I can't tell
Our life was good but now its something else
Please tell me why
Why do you hurt me the way that you do
That's not fair, I wouldn't do it to you
Our bed's so cold and covered in lies
Oh why?!
Tell me why
Porque te portas asi?
Porque me echaste mentiras a mi?
Me duele en el corazon
Me duele mucho con una pasion
Dime porque?
Why do you hurt me the way that you do?
That's not fair, I wouldn't do it to you
Our bed's so cold and covered in lies
Oh why?!
Hey hey, yeah
Tell me why
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version 2
Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb
Key: Cb Major (play like C Major when tuned down)
Tone: Single coil in the bridge position. “Hot” and grimy sound from tube screamer type
and of course a wah pedal.
Main Solo
1:23
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------8---10--10\----------------------------8---10~--\--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------/9----------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:27
e|-----------5-----5--7--5h7p5------5-----------------5----------------------|
B|--------5-----8----------------8-----8---5-------5-----8p5-----------------|
G|----7b9--------------------------------------7b9-------------7b9r7p5-------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------7--7~-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:31
e|---5p0---8p0----5p0---8p0----5p0---8p0----5p0---8p0----5p0---8p0----3s5----|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:35
e|---8b10--8---5h7p5--------5----------------5-------------------------------|
B|---------------------8-------8p5--------5-----8----5-----------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7b9------------------7b9r7p5------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------7--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:39
e|---------5-----5-------------------------8--------10b12--(12)--(12)--(12)--|
B|-------5----8---------8s10-10-10---8-10------------------------------------|
G|---7b9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:43
e|---(12)---(12)---(12)--------10b12v--12v--12v--11.5v---11v---10.5v---10v---|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------return bend slowly, heavy vibrato-----------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
1:47
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---------------7--| x2
A|-----------7------|
E|--5----8----------|
1:51
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---------------9--|
D|------6----9------| x2
A|--7---------------|
E|------------------|
1:56
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|---------------7--|
D|-----------7------| x1
A|--5----8----------|
E|------------------|
1:58
e|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|---------------10-| x1
A|-----------10-----|
E|--8----7----------|
2:00
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------7-------------7-------7--4-----7--4-----7--4-----7--4----------|
D|---6----9--------6----9-----------------6--------6--------6--------6--7s0--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
We've been together for years
You for me and me for you, my dear
It seems you're changing your song
Your tune is flat and all the words are wrong
Please tell me why
You never acted like this
You never turned away from my kiss
Who am I with, I can't tell
Our life was good but now its something else
Please tell me why
Why do you hurt me the way that you do
That's not fair, I wouldn't do it to you
Our bed's so cold and covered in lies
Oh why?!
Tell me why
Porque te portas asi?
Porque me echaste mentiras a mi?
Me duele en el corazon
Me duele mucho con una pasion
Dime porque?
Why do you hurt me the way that you do?
That's not fair, I wouldn't do it to you
Our bed's so cold and covered in lies
Oh why?!
Hey hey, yeah
Tell me why
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| s slide to specific fret
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| v vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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