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What Is Life - George Harrison
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Written by: George Harrison
From: “Live in Japan” (1992)
Original version from "All Things Must Pass" (1970)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Here is what you'll find in this tab:
- tab for the fuzz guitar playing throughout the whole song
- special chord voicings and rhythmic variations
- lyrics, chords and arrangement
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capo: 2nd fret
play:D
key: E
For the original chords transpose this tab up 2 steps.
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FUZZ GUITAR
Capo 2nd fret
INTRO (3xA + 1xB)
PART A
D A G A D A G A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
A|--4-2-0-----4-2-|0----------0----|--4-2-0-----4-2-|0---------0-2-0-|
E|----------------|--3---3-3-------|----------------|--3--(3)3-------|
Part B
C C/B A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----2---------|0-0-0-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|
VERSE
D A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0-----0---------|0-----0---------|----------------|----------------|
A|--------0-----0-|--------2-0-----|0-----0---------|0-----0-----0-1-|
E|----------------|------------0-2-|--------0-----0-|--------0-2-----|
B Em F F/E F/D C C/B A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|------------0-1-|2-----2---0-1-2-|3-----2-----0---|----------------|
A|2-----2---0-----|--------2-------|----------------|3-----2-----0---|
E|--------2-------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
CHORUS
Chorus 1: 2xA+1xB
Chorus 2: 2xA+1xC – 2xA+1xB
Chorus 3: 2xA+1xC (repeat and fade)
PART A
D A G A D A G A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|----------------|
A|--4-2-0-----4-2-|0----------0----|--4-2-0-----4-2-|0---------0-2-0-|
E|----------------|--3---3-3-------|----------------|--3--(3)3-------|
Part B (chorus to verse/intro)
C C/B A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----2---------|0-0-0-----------|
E|----------------|----------------|
Part C (chorus turnaround)
C C C/B A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|
G|----------------|----------------|
D|----------------|----------------|
A|3-----3---------|3---2---0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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CHORDS
E-A-D-G-B-e
F x-x-3-2-1-1
F/E x-x-2-0-1-1 (or rather "Fsus2/E")
F/D 1-1-0-0-x-x (or rather "Fsus2/D")
C/B 0-1-0-x-2-x
*TURNAROUND1 (verse-verse / verse-chorus)
F F/E F/D C C/B A5
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|1-----1-----1---|----------------|
B|1-----1-----1---|1-----1---------|
G|2-----0-----0---|0-----0---------|
D|3-----2-----0---|2-----x-----2---|
A|----------------|3-----2-----0---|
E|----------------|----------------|
**TURNAROUND2 (chorus-chorus)
C C C/B A
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
e|0-----0---------|0-------0-------|
B|1-----1---------|1---1---2-------|
G|0-----0---------|0---0---2-------|
D|2-----2---------|2---x---2-------|
A|3-----3---------|3---2---0-------|
E|----------------|----------------|
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INTRO
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
| C C/B | A |
VERSE
D A
What I feel, I can't say
B Em F F/E F/D
But my love is there for you any time of day [*TURNAROUND 1]
C C/B A5 D A
But if it's not love that you need
B Em F F/E F/D C C/B A5
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [*TURNAROUND 1](Tell me ...)
CHORUS 1
[ C/B A5 ] D A G A D A G
Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve
A D A G A D A G C C C/B A
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de
VERSE
D A
What I know, I can do
B Em F F/E F/D
If I give my love now to everyone like you [*TURNAROUND 1]
C C/B A5 D A
But if it's not love that you need
B Em F F/E F/D C C/B A5
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [*TURNAROUND 1](Tell me ...)
CHORUS 2
[ C/B A5 ] D A G A D A G
Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve
A D A G A D A G C C C/B A
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [**TURNAROUND 2]
D A G A D A G
Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve
A D A G A D A G C C/B A
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de
INTERLUDE (riff)
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
| C C/B | A |
VERSE
D A
What I feel, I can't say
B Em F F/E F/D
But my love is there for you any time of day [*TURNAROUND 1]
C C/B A D A
But if it's not love that you need
B Em F F/E F/D C C/B A5
Then I'll try my best to make everything succeed [*TURNAROUND 1](Tell me ...)
CHORUS 3
[ C/B A5 ] D A G A D A G
Tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve
A D A G A D A G C C C/B A
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [**TURNAROUND 2]
D A G A D A G
Oh tell me, what is my life without your lo----ve
A D A G A D A G C C C/B A
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [**TURNAROUND 2]
D A G A D A G
What is my life without your lo----ve
A D A G A D A G C C C/B A
Tell me, who--ooh am I without yo---ou, by my si--de [**TURNAROUND 2]
CODA (riff)
| D A | G A | D A | G A |
| D A | G A | D A | G A | D