Snarky Puppy - What about me
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Artist: Snarky Puppy
Song: What About Me?
Album: "We Like It Here" Live DVD (2014)
This is the version that was posted officially on YouTube.
Link to video: https://www.youtube.com/watch?v=fuhHU_BZXSk
Bass (E A D G) - 'Michael League - Clean, Finger'
- This tab does not use the exact tuning as Michael. If anyone knows what tuning is actually
used I'd be happy to make a version with the correct tuning.
- Believe it or not, almost this entire piece is in 4/4. The only section with time signature
changes is the interlude (4:42). It's mainly the drummer playing around with the beats that
he accents that gives the illusion of odd time.
- All corrections/suggestions are welcome and greatly appreciated.
[Intro] (0:00)
2/4 4/4
(H) E E S S(S)S S S Q. +E S S H.
G||----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D||----------|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A||----------|------------7-----5-7---------------|------x-7---------------------------|
E||----------|--0---0---x-----7-----0-------------|----------0-------------------------|
+Q. +S S S S Q. +E S S H.
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------5-7---------------|------5-7---------------------------|
E|----------------7-----0-------------|----------0-------------------------|
+Q. +S S S S Q. +E S S Q E. S (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------5-7---------------|------5-7---------------------------|
E|----------------7-----0-------------|----------0-------0-----0-----------|
E (Q) H E +Q. H S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------7-7---|
E|--7-----------9---------------3-----|--------------5---------------------|
[Verse 1] (0:15)
S S E (H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) S S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-----------------------5-7-----|----7-----------------------5-7-----|
E|--0---0-------------------7-----0---|------0-0-----------------7-----0---|
(S)S S S(H) (E.) S (S)S S S(H) S S(S)S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-------------------------------|----7---------------------------7---|
E|------0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0-----------------5-7-------|
(S)S S S(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (S)S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5-7-----|----7-----------------------5-7-----|
E|----0-0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0-----------------------0---|
(S)S S S(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H.)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5-7-----|----7-------------------------------|
E|----0-0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0---------------------------|
S S S(S)(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (S)S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--5h7-----------------------5-7-----|----7-----------------------5-7-----|
E|------0-------------------------0---|------0-0-----------------------0---|
(S)S S S(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (S)S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-----------------------5-7-----|----7-------------------------4-5---|
E|------0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0-------------------7-------|
S S S(S)(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (S)S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------------5-7-----|----7-----------------------5-7-----|
E|----5-0-------------------------0---|------0-0-----------------------0---|
(S)S S S(H) (E.) S (S)S S S+Q Q Q
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-------------------------------|----7-------------------------------|
E|------0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0---------3/------12\-------|
[Chorus Riff 1] (0:45)
Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|----------5h7-------5h7-------5h7---|--------7p5-----------5-------------|
E|--0-----------3---------5-----------|------------7-----5h7-------7p5-0---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------5---------5-------------|
A|------5h7-------5h7-----------5h7---|------7p5-------7p5-------7p5-------|
E|----------3---------5-----5h7-------|----------7---------7---------7-0---|
+Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|----------5h7-------5h7-------5h7---|--------7p5-----------5-------------|
E|--------------3---------5-----------|------------7-----5h7-------7p5-0---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---4-----5-----------------------|
A|------5h7-------5h7-----------5h7---|----7---7-5---7-----5---------------|
E|----------3---------5-----5h7-------|----------------7-5---7-5-3/5-7-----|
[Verse 2] (1:00)
Q (H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (E.) S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5-7-----|----7-------------------------------|
E|--0-----------------------------0---|------0-0-----------------------0---|
(S)S S S(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (E.) S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-----------------------5-7-----|----7-------------------------------|
E|------0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0-----------------------0---|
(S)S S S(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) S S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-----------------------5-7-----|----7-----------------------5-7-----|
E|------0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0-----------------7-----0---|
(S)S S S(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (E) S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------7h9---|
A|----7-----------------------5-7-----|----7-------------------------------|
E|------0-0-----------------------0---|------0-0---------------------------|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S E. +W
G|--7---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|----9p7-5---7p5-----5---------------|------------------------------------|[The lick here should be correct,
A|----------7-----7p5---7p5-----------|------------------------------------| but let me know if it isn't]
E|--------------------------7-0-------|------------------------------------|
H. (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) (S)S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5-7-----|----7-------------------------4-5---|
E|--0-----------------------------0---|------0-0-------------------7-------|
S S S(S)(H) (S)S S S (S)S S S(H) S S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|--4-------------------------5-7-----|----7-----------------------5-7-----|
E|----5-0-------------------------0---|------0-0-----------------7-----0---|
(S)S S S(H.) S S S S(Q) S S S E. (E)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----7-------------------------------|------------------7-7-7-7-----------|
E|------0-0---------------------------|--0-0-0-0---------------------------|
[Break] (1:29)
(Wx4)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
(E) S S Q S S Q. S S Q. S S Q.
G|------------19----------16----------|--------13-------------11-----------|
D|---------17----------14-------------|-----11--------------9--------------|
A|------18----------15----------------|--11--------------10----------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Q) Q E. S(Q) (Q) E E E. S(Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------2-------3-----3-----------|----------2---2---3-----3-----------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
(Q) Q E. S(Q) H Q Q
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------2-------3-----3-----------|--2---------------3-------5\--------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
[Bridge] (1:49)
(Q) E (E) Q (E) E (E) E (E) E (E) E (E) E
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------7-------3-----------5-----|------5-------5-------5-------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------5-----|
+E E E E E E E E +H E E Q
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|----------------------7---4---------|
E|------7---8---7---7---7---7---1-----|------------------0-----------------|
(E) E E E E Q. (Q.) H E
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------3---2---1---------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------4---3-------------|--------------7---------------7-----|
Q E (Q.) E (E) Q (E) E (E) E (E) E
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| [This is the part where the
A|----------5---------------7---------|--3-----------5-------5-------5-----| incorrect tuning is really
E|--8---------------------------------|------------------------------------| noticable]
(E) E (E) E (E) E E E E E E E +H
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------5-------5-------7---8---7-----|--7---7---7---1---------------------|
E (E) H +E E (E) Q. E E E E
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| [I think there are more notes
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| played in this section but
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| they're really difficult to make
E|--8-------5-------------------8-----|------5-----------3---3---5---5-----| out]
E E (E) E +H E (E) H.
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------3-----------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
E|--3-----------5---------------------|----------5-------------------------|
[Guitar Solo Part 1] (2:16)
H +E Q. +W
G|---------------------[12]~----------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| [The vibrato here is done by
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------| pushing the head of the bass]
E|--0---------------------------------|------------------------------------|
- Now you get a break for the next 44 bars or so as the guitar solos, but I would recommend
keeping the beat in your head so that you come in at the right time.
[Guitar Solo Part 2] (3:41)
(H) (Q.) (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(H) (Q.) (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(H) (Q.) (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(H) (Q.) (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(Q) E (S)E. E (E.) S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------7-------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|----------0-----0---------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(H) (Q.) (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(H) (Q.) (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(H) (Q.) (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(Q) E (S)E. E (E.) S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------7-------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|----------0-----0---------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(H) (Q ) S S S S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5-7-----|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------7-----0---|----------------0-------------------|
(Q) E (S)E. E (E.) S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(Q) E (S)E. E (E.) S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(Q) E (S)E. (E) S S S S +E E. S S E. E (S)S E
G|------------------------------------|----------------------------7h9-----|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|---------------/7-----------5-7-----|------7-----5h7---------------------|
E|----------0---------------7-----0---|----------------0-----0-------------|
(S)E. E. E. E. (S)S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|----7h9---7h9---7h9---7h9-----------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|------0---------0-----0-------------|
H +Q. +S S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--12\---------------------------0---|------0---------0-----0-------------|
(H.) (S)S S S +E E (E.) E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------5h7-----|------7---------------7-------------|
E|--------------------------------0---|----------------0-------------------|
(Q) E (S)E. E (Q)
G|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|----------0-----5-----5-------------|
[Interlude] (4:42)
5/4 4/4
(Q) E (Q) E (H) E E S S S E E S S S E
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------5h7-7---------5h7-7-7-----|
A|----------3---------------------------------|--0---0---------0---0---------------|
E|----------------------0---------------------|------------------------------------|
5/4 4/4
(Q) E (Q) E (H) E E E. E E S+Q
G|--------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|----------------5h7-7---7-----------|
A|----------3---------------------------------|--0---0---0-------------------------|
E|----------------------0---------------------|------------------------------------|
5/4 7/8
S S S S E S S S S Q S S S S S S E E E. E E E.
G|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--0-2-4-5-----0-2-4-5-----------------------|--------------------------------|
A|----------3-------------------------0h2p0---|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------0-------0-2-3---------|--7---7---7-----7---7---7-------|
4/4
E E E. E E E. E E E. E E S+E
G|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--9---9---9-----9---9---9\----------|
A|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|--7---7---7-----7---7---7-------|------------------------------------|
[Chorus Riff 2] (4:57)
Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|----------5h7-------5h7-------5h7---|--------7p5-----------5-------------|
E|--0-----------3---------5-----------|------------7-----5h7-------7p5-0---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------5---------5-------------|
A|------5h7-------5h7-----------5h7---|------7p5-------7p5-------7p5-------|
E|----------3---------5-----5h7-------|----------7---------7---------7-0---|
+Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|----------5h7-------5h7-------5h7---|--------7p5-----------5-------------|
E|--------------3---------5-----------|------------7-----5h7-------7p5-0---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------5---------5-------------|
A|------5h7-------5h7-----------5h7---|------7p5-------7p5-------7p5-------|
E|----------3---------5-----5h7-------|----------7---------7---------7-0---|
[Drum Solo] (5:12)
- I believe that this is being played here. You can see Michael playing something during the solo.
He seems to do it in some performances and not in others.
+Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------------|--12---------------------------------------|
D|o---------12h14-------12h14-------12h14---|--------14p12-------------12---------------|
A|o---------------10----------12------------|--------------14----12h14-------14p12------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------12---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S S (x5)
G|--------------------------------------------|--12-----------12-----------12----------------|
D|------12h14-------12h14-------------12h14---|------14p12--------14p12--------14p12--------o|
A|------------10----------12----12h14---------|------------14-----------14-----------14-----o|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------12---|
+Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------------|--12---------------------------------------|
D|----------12h14-------12h14-------12h14---|--------14p12-------------12---------------|
A|----------------10----------12------------|--------------14----12h14-------14p12------|
E|------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------12---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S S
G|--------------------------------------------|--12-----------12-----------12---------------|
D|------12h14-------12h14-------------12h14---|------14p12--------14p12--------14p12--------|
A|------------10----------12----12h14---------|------------14-----------14-----------14-----|
E|--------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------0---|
[Outro] (5:55)
+Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|----------5h7-------5h7-------5h7---|--------7p5-----------5-------------|
E|--------------3---------5-----------|------------7-----5h7-------7p5-0---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S E S S S E S S S E S S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------5---------5-------------|
A|------5h7-------5h7-----------5h7---|------7p5-------7p5-------7p5-------|
E|----------3---------5-----5h7-------|----------7---------7---------7-0---|
+Q S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S E. S S S
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
A|----------5h7-------5h7-------5h7---|--------7p5-----------5-------------|
E|--------------3---------5-----------|------------7-----5h7-------7p5-0---|
+E S S E. S S E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|--5---4-----5-----------------------|
A|------5h7-------5h7-----------5h7---|----7---7-5---7-----5---------------|
E|----------3---------5-----5h7-------|----------------7-5---7-5-3/5-7-----|
-
G|------------------------------------||
D|------------------------------------||
A|------------------------------------||
E|--0---------------------------------||
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| (n) Ghost note
| ~ Vibrato
| \ Slide down
| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| [n] Natural harmonic
| S Sixteenth note
| E Eighth note
| Q Quarter note
| H Half note
| W Whole note
| . Dotted note
| (N) Rest
| + Add note value
|o o| Reprise
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