?What it?s About? Copyright 2002
Performed by Opal
Words and Music by Mike Lemense
From ?Good Times?
Style: Light Rock
Notes
2 Guitars both standard tuning
Moderate pace, it varies a lot and their are a lots of pauses and weird rhythms. Listen to the song and
understand what I mean.
Intro and First Verse
E -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G --------77---------------|
D ----------------------4--|
A --5-----------2----------|
E -------------------------|
Little riff before the Refrain
E -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G -------------------------|
D ---------0----3---2---0--|
A --5----------------------|
E -------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/o/opal/42459.html ]
Refrain Riff A
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G --------77-----------------77------------------------77---------------------77-------|
D -------------7557----------------55s3300-----------------5775----------------553320--|
A --55------------------55-----------------------55---------------------55-------------|
E -------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
After this the 2nd guitar comes in, and it plays
D Dsus F Am through the verses in rhythm with the lead. 5 on A=D, 77 on G=Dsus, 2 on A=F, and 4 on D=Am.
The verses remain the same
Bridge- (The ?You just don?t care? part)- Second Guitar plays D A G at fast pace, muting after D and A,
the bridge.
E ---------------------------------------------|
B ---------------------------------------------|
G ---------------------------------------------|
D ---05570--------------------4-----h544h22s4--|
A -------------05570---022-----5---------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|
Do twice, on second time, instead of sliding from 2 to 4 at the end pull off of 2.
Solo- 1st Guitar
E -----------------------------------|
B -----------------------------------|
G -----------------------------------|
D ---------7775--------------444-----|
A --h55----------50---h22-------200--|
E -----------------------------------|
x4
Solo- While the lead plays that, with much more volume and tenacity, the 2nd guitar plays this riff.
E ----------------------------------------|
B ---------2(5x)s5(x5)s3(x5)--------------|
G -----------------------------------332--|
D ----------------------------------------|
A ----------------------------------------|
E ----------------------------------------|
That?s about it, the wind-down at the end the guitars are the same as the bridge, with the Riff just
the refrain thrown in every once in a while.
