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                          WHAT IT IS - Bad Religion
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By:CLE exner@spacestar.net 

Here is my favorite BR song. You'll have to figure out for yourself how many 
times each part is played. Don't worry, it's simple. The other tab I've found 
for this song was horribly wrong! 

TUNE GUITAR 1/2 STEP DOWN 

NOTE: h = hammer-on 

OPENING RIFF RIFF 1 
e|-----------------------|-----------333-------------------------------------| 
B|-----------------------|-----------333---33333---333-----------------------| 
G|-----------------------|-----------000---22222---000-----------------------| 
D|--55555-------77777----|-----------------00000---xxx-----------------------| 
A|--33333-5-----55555-9--|------22-----------------333-----------------------| 
E|--------3-----------7--|----3-00-------------------------------------------| 

VERSE RIFF (Palm muted through lyrics) 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 
D|------------77777-555------------------------------------------------------| 
A|-22222-555--55555-333------------------------------------------------------| 
E|-00000-333--------***------------------------------------------------------| 

*This is left out of the last measure of each verse and D continues through. 

PRE-CHORUS 
e|----------------------------333--------------------------------------------| 
B|----------------------------333--33333--333--------------------------------| 
G|----------------------------000--22222--000--------------------------------| 
D|-55555-----77777-----------------00000--xxx--55555----777777---------------| 
A|-33333-5---55555-9----22----------------333--33333-5--555555--7-999999-----| 
E|-------3---------7--3-00---------------------------3----------5-777777-----| 

CHORUS END CHORUS "I don't knoooooow 
e|---------------|----------2---2h3-2---play this----------------------------| 
B|---------------|----------3---3---------part-------------------------------| 
G|---------------|----------2---2--------twice,------------------------------| 
D|--5-----7------|---5------0-0-----------then...---5----------7777777777----| 
A|--3--5--5------|---3--5---------------------------3---5------5555555555----| 
E|-----3---------|------3-------------------------------3--------------------| 

what it is! 
e|----------------3------222--| 
B|----------------3------333--| 
G|----------------0------222--| 
D|-----------------------000--| 
A|---------22-----------------| 
E|--3------00-----------------| 

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