----------------------------------------------------------------------------- I COULDN'T EXPLAIN WHY - Citizen Cope ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: fo1k1ore Email: dangerouscretins@yahoo.com Tuning: Standard It's pretty straight forward, listen to the song for timing. Some playing tips: you can use your ring and middle finger to play the low notes and hit the B string with your pinky and index like hammer ons in the strum pattern. Also, as a general rule, either mute the e strings or don't hit them at all. Cope generally uses the middle section of the guitar. e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--0-7-0----0-5-0-0-3---0-3-0-0-3-0-1--------------------------------------| G|--0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--------------------------------------| D|--5-5-5----4-4-4-4-4---2-2-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------------------| A|--7-7-7----5-5-5-5-5---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| * $ * * For strumming tips, at the end of the second phrase and 4th phrase, strum a whole bunch of times. $ This is a quick transition, but you should hear the open note in between. The chorus is played with distortion, and it is pretty much just the A and D strings struck down in about 1/4 notes. That's about it. You just play this over ************************************ | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note | b Bend | pb Pre-bend | br Bend release | pbr Pre-bend release | brb Bend release bend ************************************