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I Can't Explain by Who
I Can't Explain
E x7999x
D x5777x
A 577655
Asus4 xx775x
B 799877
Bsus4 xx997x
C#m x46654
Note: leads are approximate! Should be played on 12-string for full effect...
[intro and main pattern]
|| E D D | A E E ||
Got a feeling inside (Can't explain)
It's a certain kind (Can't explain)
I feel hot and cold (Can't explain)
Yeah, down in my soul, yeah (Can't explain)
I said... (Can't explain)
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but (Can't explain)
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
E D B
I know what it means, but...
[chorus]
E
Can't explain
C#m
I think it's love
A Asus4 A
Try to say it to you
B Bsus4 B
When I feel blue
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
Yeah, hear what I'm saying, girl (Can't explain)
[solo 1]
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
The things you said have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
I know what it means but...
[chorus]
Can't explain
I think it's love
Try to say it to you
When I feel blue
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
Forgive me one more time now, yeah (Can't explain)
[solo 2]
I said I can't explain, yeah
You drive me outta my mind
Yeah, I'm the worrying kind, babe
A E
I said I can't explain
---------------
version 2
E D D A E E 3x
E D A E
Got a feeling inside (Can't explain)
E D A E
It's a certain kind (Can't explain)
E D A E
I feel hot and cold (Can't explain)
E D B E
Yeah, down in my soul, yeah (Can't explain)
E DD A E
I said (Can't explain)
D A E
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but(Can't explain)
E D A E
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
E D A E
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
E D A E
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
E D B
I know what it means, but...
E C#m A B
Can't explain, I think it's love, try to say it to you when I feel blue,(but I)
E D A E
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
E D A E
Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl (Can't explain)
E D A E E D A E
E D A E
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
E D A E
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
E D A E
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
E D B
I know what it means, but...
E C#m A B
Can't explain, I think it's love, try to say it to you when I feel blue,(but I)
E D A E
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
E D A E
Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl (Can't explain)
E D A E E D A E
E DD A E
I said (Can't explain)
E D D A E
(Ooh, Ooh, (can't explain)
E DD A E
You drive me outta my mind
E D D A E
(Ooh, Ooh, (can't explain)
E DD A E
Hey, I'm the worrying kind, babe
E D D A E
(Ooh, Ooh, (can't explain)
E DD A E
I said I can't explain
---------------
version 3
E x7999x
D x5777x
A 577655 and x02255 and x022xx
Asus4 xx775x
B 799877 and x2444x
Bsus4 xx997x
C#m x46654
Note: leads are approximate. Solos transcribed from Live at Leeds
reissue version.
[intro and main pattern]
||:E D D |A E E :||
|E D D |A E E |
Got a feeling inside (Can't explain)
It's a certain kind (Can't explain)
I feel hot and cold (Can't explain)
|E D D |B E E |
Yeah, down in my soul, yeah (Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
I said... (Can't explain)
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but (Can't explain)
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
|E D |B |
I know what it means, but...
[chorus]
|E |C#m
Can't explain, I think it's love
|A Asus4 A |B Bsus4 B
Try to say it to you when I feel blue, but I
[optional riff from 12-string]
|--------------------|-----------------|
|5---5--5-5-5-5------|7-7-7-7-7-7------|
|6---6--6-6-7-6------|8-8-8-8-9-8------|
|7---7--7-7-7-7-7-7--|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|
|E D D |A E E |
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl (Can't explain)
[first solo; from stage versions]
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|-----4-2-----|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----0-------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|2-/4----1^---|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----------0h|2--2p0--0----0-0h|2-0h2--2p0-0------|--------------|
|-------------|------2----------|----------2-2-0-0-|--------------|
|-------------|-----------------|---------------3--|3^-0-3^--0\/--|
\/ bend neck forward
while pushing back
on body of guitar
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
The things you said have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
I know what it means but...
[repeat chorus]
Can't explain
I think it's love
Try to say it to you
When I feel blue
But I can't explain (Can't explain)
Just give me one more time now, yeah (Can't explain)
[second solo; from stage versions]
|E D |A E |
|-----16-14~-----|-------------------------------|
|--------15------|-------------------------------|
|14-/16-------12h|14-12^-------------------------|
|----------------|------14--12h14-12h14-12h14-12h|
|-----------0----|-------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|E D |A E |
|---------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------|------------|
|14-12--12~-----------------|----5-7--5~-|
|-----14----14-12-10-12-----|5-7---------|
|-----------------------12\-|------------|
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|---------2--|--------0---|----0-----0--|0-0-0-0------|
|---------3--|-2h3p2------|---0-----0---|0-0-0-0------|
|--1------2--|-2----2---1-|-------------|-------------|
|--2---0--0--|------------|-------------|----0/0/0-2--|
|--2---------|0-----------|/4----/5----/|7-7-5/5/5-2--|
|0-----------|-------0----|-------------|----------0--|
I said I can't explain, yeah
You drive me outta my mind
Yeah, I'm the worrying kind, babe
|A A E
I said I can't explain
---------------
version 4
Tuning: Standard
Main Riff/Intro/Verse:
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7-7--2--9-9---------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7-7--2--9-9---------------------|
|-7--5-5--0--7-7--7--5-5--0--7-7---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
Prechorus:
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7-7--2--9-9---------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7-7--2--9-9---------------------|
|-7--5-5--0--7-7--7--5-5--0--7-7---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7--2--------------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7--2--------------------------|
|-7--5-5--0--7-7--7--5--0--------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
Chorus:
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9--5-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-4-2--7-9-9-7-9-------------|
|-9-9-9--5-7-7-7--6-6-6-6-4-2--7-9-9-7-9-------------|
|-7-7-7--3-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-2-0--5-7-7-5-7-------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7-7--2--9-9---------------------|
|-9--7-7--2--9-9--9--7-7--2--9-9---------------------|
|-7--5-5--0--7-7--7--5-5--0--7-7---------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------|
1st solo:
|-----4-2-------------------------------------------------------|
|-----0---------------------------------------------------------|
|2-4----1^------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------0--------------------0--------------------|
|-----------5h7--7p5-2-----5-5h7-7p5--7p5-----0-0---------------|
|-----------------------------------------7-7--3--3^-0-3^--0\/--|
2nd solo:
|-----16-14~----------------------------------------------------|
|--------15---7h9-7^--------------------------------------------|
|14-/16--------------9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7h9-7-7~--------------0-2-5--|
|---------------------------------------9---9-7-5-7---0-2-------|
|-----------0---------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------12\----------|
|------------|------------|-------------|-------------|
|---------3--|---3p2--5---|----5-----5--|-------------|
|--1------2--|-2----2-----|---4-----4---|-------------|
|--2------0--|----------6-|-------------|-------------|
|--2---5-----|0-----------|-4-----5-----|7-7-5-5-5----|
|0-0---------|-------0----|-------------|----------0--|
---------------
version 5
E x799xx and 022100
D x577xx
A x02255 and x022xx
B x244xx
C#m x4(t)665(4)
Note: leads are approximate.
12-string on record, approximately transcribed for 6-string.
[intro and main pattern] x3
||:E D D |A E E :||
||----------|-----------||
||----------|-----------||
||.9----7-7-|2-----9-9--||
||.9----7-7-|2-----9-9--||
||-7----5-5-|0-----7-7--||
||----------|-----------||
||:E D D |A E E :||x3
Got a feeling inside
(Can't explain)
It's a certain kind
(Can't explain)
I feel hot and cold
(Can't explain)
|E D D |B E E |
Yeah, down in my soul, yeah
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
I said...
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E |
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but...
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling blue
(Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh...)
|-----------------------|5-----------------|
|-----------------------|5-----------------|
|9------------7-7-------|2-----------9-9---|
|9------------7-7-------|2-----------9-9---|
|7------------5-5-------|0-----------7-7---|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
The things you've said, well, maybe they're true
---|-------------------------|5-------------------|
---|-------------------------|5-------------------|
-x-|9-------------7-7--------|2-------------9-9---|
-x-|9-------------7-7--------|2-------------9-9---|
-x-|7-------------5-5-------0|0-------------7-7---|
---|-------------------------|--------------------|
|E D |A E |
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
---|---------------------|5--------------------|
---|---------------------|5--------------------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2---------9-9--------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2-------x-9-9--------|
---|7-----------7-5-5----|0-------x-7-7--------|
---|---------------------|---------------------|
|E D B | |
I know what it means, but...
(Ooh Ooh Ooh )
-|-----------------------|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
-|9------------7------4--|---------------|
-|9------------7------4--|---------------|
-|7------------5------2--|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
[chorus]
|E |C#m |A (Asus4 A) |B (Bsus4 B) |
Can't explain, I think it's love, try to say it to you when I feel blue,(but I)
|---0----0-------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|---0----0-------|-----------5-----------|--5-5-5---5-5------|--7-7-7---7-7-----|
|---1----1-------|------6----6-----------|--7-7-6---7-6------|--9-9-8---9-8-----|
|2-------2---2---|------6----6-----------|7-7-7-7-7-7-7-77---|9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\--|
|2-------2---2---|4(t)--4----4-----------|-------------------|------------------|
|0-------0-----0-|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
But I can't explain
( Ooh Ooh, Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl
( Ooh Ooh, Can't explain)
[solo 1]
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|----4---------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
|0---0-------2-|----2-2----------|--3-3-3--2-2--|--------------------|
|2/4---4/2-0-2-|2---2-2----------|2-4-4-4--2-2--|2-------------------|
|----------0-2-|2---2-----0-0/0--|2-------------|2p0--------0---2p0--|
|--------------|0-------2------2-|2-------------|----2-0--2---2----2-|
|--------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
The things you said have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
I know what it means but...
|E D D |A E E |
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
(Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh...)
|-----------------------|------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------------7-------|14----------9-9---|
|---2-----------7-------|14----------9-9---|
|---2---------5-5-------|12--------7-7-7---|
|0----------------------|------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
The things you've said have got me real mad
---|-----------------------|------------------|
---|-----------------------|------------------|
-x-|9-------------7-7------|14----------9-9---|
-x-|9-------------7-7------|14----------9-9---|
-x-|7-----------x-5-5------|12----------7-7---|
---|-----------------------|------------------|
|E D |A E |
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
---|---------------------|---------------------|
---|---------------------|---------------------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2---------9-9--------|
---|9-------------7-7----|2-------x-9-9--------|
---|7-------------5-5----|0-------x-7-7--------|
---|---------------------|---------------------|
|E D B | |
I know what it means, but...
(Ooh Ooh Ooh )
-|-----------------------|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
x|9------------7------4--|---------------|
x|9------------7------4--|---------------|
x|7------------5------2--|---------------|
-|-----------------------|---------------|
[repeat chorus]
|E |C#m |A |B |
Can't explain, I think it's love, try to say it to you when I feel blue, but I
|----------------|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
|----------------|5----------------------|----5h7p5-----0----|------------------|
|1-------1-------|6----------6-----------|--6-6-----6-6------|----8--h9-9-8-----|
|2-------2-------|6----------6---6-6--6--|7-7-7-----7-7---7--|9-9---9-9-9-9-9---|
|2-------2----4--|4(t)-------4---4-4--4--|-------------------|------------------|
|0-----0-0------0|-----------------------|-------------------|------------------|
But I can't explain
( Ooh, Ooh Can't explain)
Forgive me one more time now, yeah, yeah, yeah, yeah
( Ooh, Ooh Can't explain)
[solo 2]
E D |A E |E D |A D |
|---0---------|-------------|------------|------------------|
|-------------|-------3-3-3-|3-3-3-3-3-3-|3-----------------|
|----4\2-0----|---0---4-4-4-|4-4-4-4-4-4-|4-2p0-------------|
|0h2------2-0-|2----2-2-2-2-|2-2-2-2-2-2-|2----2-0h2p0------|
|-------------|-------------|------------|------------2-0---|
|-------------|-------------|------------|---------------3^-|
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|-0---0-0-0-|--0---0----0---0|----3------------------|--------------|
|-5---0-0-0-|--0---0-3/5-3/5-|3/5---0-3-0------------|0-------------|
|-4--/11----|2/4-2/4---------|----------0-2-2/4------|0-2-2---------|
|-----------|----------------|------------------0-2-2|0-2-2-4-4-6-0-|
|-----------|----------------|-----------------------|------2-2-4-0-|
|0----------|----------------|-----------------------|--------------|
[outro]
|E D D |A E E |
I said I can't explain, yeah
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|----------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|-----7-7--------|2-------9-9--------|
|9----7-7--------|2-----x-9-9--------|
|7----5-5--------|0-----x-7-7--------|
|----------------|-------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
You drive me outta my mind
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|9----7-7-------------|2--------9-9--------|
|9----7-7-------------|2------x-9-9--------|
|7----5-5-------------|0------x-7-7--------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|E D D |A E E |
Hey, I'm the worrying kind, babe
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|--------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------|
|9----7-7------------|2--------9-9--------|
|9----7-7------------|2------x-9-9--------|
|7--5-5-5------------|0------x-7-7-------7|
|--------------------|--------------------|
[2/4] [4/4]
|E D D |A |E |
I said I can't explain
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|--------------------|-------|0-----------|
|--------------------|-------|0-----------|
|9----7-7------------|2------|1-----------|
|9----7-7------------|2------|2-----------|
|7--5-5-5------------|0------|2-----------|
|--------------------|-------|0-----------|
---------------
version 6
E x799xx and 022xxx and 022100
D x577xx
A x02255 and x022xx
B x2444x and x244xx
C#m x4(t)665(4)
Note: Generic live version, with leads transcribed from Live at Leeds
reissue version. Leads and patterns are approximate.
[intro and main pattern w/variations]
|E D D |A E E ||:E D D |A E E :||
|-----------|5-----------||-0----2-2----|------------||
|-----------|5-----------||-0----3-3----|------------||
|9----7-7---|2-----9-9---||.1----2-2----|2----------.||
|9----7-7---|2-----9-9---||.2----0-0---x|2-----2-2--.||
|7----5-5---|0-----7-7---||-2----------0|0-----2-2---||
|-----------|------------||-0-----------|------0-0---||
||:E D D |A E E :||x3
Got a feeling inside
(Can't explain)
It's a certain kind
(Can't explain)
I feel hot and cold
(Can't explain)
|E D D |B E E |
Yeah, down in my soul, yeah
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
I said...
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E |
I'm feeling good now, yeah, but...
(Can't explain)
|E D D |A E E |
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
(Ooh Ooh Ooh Ooh...)
|----0--------2---------|--------------------|
|----0--------3---------|--------------------|
|-------------2---------|2-------------------|
|2------------0---------|2-------------------|
|2----------------------|0-------------------|
|0----------------------|---------0-3^-0-3^-0|
|E D |A E |
The things you've said have got me real mad
---|-----0------------2------|---------------------------|
---|-----0------------3------|---------------------------|
---|-----1------------2------|-----2---------------------|
---|-----2--------0---0------|-----2---------------------|
---|-------------------------|0--------------------------|
---|0------------------------|--------------0-3^-0-3^-3^-|
|E D |A E |
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
---|--------------2------|---------------------|
---|--------------3------|---------------------|
---|--------------2------|---------------------|
---|--------------0------|x--x-----------------|
---|---------------------|0--0-----------x-x---|
---|0--------------------|------3^--0----x-x-0-|
|E D B | |
I know what it means, but...
(Ooh Ooh Ooh )
-|-------------2---------|---------------|
-|0------------3------4--|---------------|
-|1------------2------4--|---------------|
-|2------------0------4--|---------------|
-|2-------------------2--|---------------|
-|0----------------------|---------------|
[chorus]
|E |C#m
Can't explain, I think it's love
|A |B
Try to say it to you when I feel blue, but I
|E D D |A E E |
But I can't explain
( Ooh Ooh, Can't explain)
Yeah, you hear what I'm saying, girl
( Ooh Ooh, Can't explain)
[first solo]
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|-----4-2-----|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----0-------|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|2-/4----1^---|-----------------|------------------|--------------|
|-----------0h|2--2p0--0----0-0h|2-0h2--2p0-0------|--------------|
|-------------|------2----------|----------2-2-0-0-|--------------|
|-------------|-----------------|---------------3--|3^-0-3^--0\/--|
\/ bend neck forward
while pushing back
on body of guitar
Dizzy in the head and I'm feeling bad
The things you said have got me real mad
I'm gettin' funny dreams again and again
I know what it means but...
[repeat chorus]
Can't explain
I think it's love
Try to say it to you
When I feel blue
But I can't explain
( Ooh, Ooh Can't explain)
You give me one more time now, yeah, baby
( Ooh, Ooh Can't explain)
[second solo; fuzz pedal on]
|E D |A E |
|-----16-14~-----|-------------------------------|
|--------15------|-------------------------------|
|14-/16-------12h|14-12^-------------------------|
|----------------|------14--12h14-12h14-12h14-12h|
|-----------0----|-------------------------------|
|----------------|-------------------------------|
|E D |A E |
|---------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------|------------|
|---------------------------|------------|
|14-12--12~-----------------|----5-7--5~-|
|-----14----14-12-10-12-----|5-7---------|
|-----------------------12\-|------------|
[pedal off]
|E D |A E |E D |A E |
|---------2--|--------0---|----0-----0--|0-0-0-0------|
|---------3--|-2h3p2------|---0-----0---|0-0-0-0------|
|--1------2--|-2----2---1-|-------------|-------------|
|--2---0--0--|------------|-------------|----0/0/0-2--|
|--2---------|0-----------|/4----/5----/|7-7-5/5/5-2--|
|0-----------|-------0----|-------------|----------0--|
I said I can't explain, yeah, baby, yeah
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
You drive me outta my mind
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
Hey, I'm the worryingest kind, yeah
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
|A E
I said can't explain
(Ooh, Ooh, can't explain)
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