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Tesla
"The Way It is"
off of The Great Radio Controversy
Tabbed by Eric Somdahl (unless you have a legal issue... then it was somebody
else)
This is a very taseful bassline from an excellent song. A fretless would be
useful for all of the sliding, pulloffs and hammerons. I left out some if the
fills but all of the important stuff is there.
Wait till after guitar intro, then...
G|-----|--------------------------|
D|-----|--------------------------|
A|-----|----------------10--------|
E|--5-/|-10----12-13----------10--|
Guitar intro...
G|-----------------------------------------------
D|-----------------------------------------------
A|-----------------------------10-10-10-10-------
E|--10-10-10--12-13---13-13-13--------------10---
1st verse *see note 1
G|----|------------------|----------------------|-----------9----|
D|-7/-|-12----12---------|------10--------------|-------10----12-|
A|----|-----12--12-10----|-10h12---12p10----10--|-10h12----------|
E|----|---------------13-|---------------10-----|----------------|
*see note 1
G|----14-16p14----|------------------|---------------------|-----------9\-|
D|/14----------16-|-12----12---------|------10-12p10-------|-------10-----|
A|----------------|-----12--12-10----|10h12-------------10-|-10h12--------|
E|----------------|---------------13-|---------------13----|--------------|
chorus *see note 2
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------
D|-0---------------------------|----------------------------------------
A|------3------2---------------|---------3-3----5-----------7-----------
E|----3------3-----3-3----3--2-|-3-3-3--------------/7--10----10--7-----
up whole step
G|-----------------------------|----------------------------------------
D|-0---------------------------|-----------------------10^--10----------
A|------3------2---------------|---------3-3----5-----------------------
E|----3------3-----3-3----3--2-|-3-3-3----------------------------------
2nd verse
G|------------------|----------------------|-----------9----|
D|/12----12---------|------10--------------|-------10----12-|
A|-----12--12-10----|-10h12---12p10----10--|-10h12----------|
E|---------------13-|---------------10-----|----------------|
G|----14-16p14----|------------------|---------------------|-----------9\-|
D|/14----------16-|-12----12---------|------10-12p10-------|-------10-----|
A|----------------|-----12--12-10----|10h12-------------10-|-10h12--------|
E|----------------|---------------13-|---------------13----|--------------|
chorus again (getting too lazy, even for cut&paste! :)
This is the "What it is... and what is was" part
2 times *see note 3
G|------------------------2--4p2---|--------------------|
D|*-------------------0h2--------4-|-------------------*|
A|*------------0--0-0--------------|-5--5-5------------*|
E|--3--3--3-3----------------------|----------5-3---3---|
G|--------------------|
D|--------------------|
A|-------------0--0-0-|
E|--3--3--3-3---------|
chorus 2x
2nd guitar solo
use verse part
3rd verse
chorus same as before but with this the second time
G|------------------------|
D|------------------------|
A|-7-7---7-9--9-10--10-12-|
E|------------------------|
the last 2 phrases of the chorus before the breakdown are
G|-----------------------------|---------------------|
D|-0---------------------------|---------------------|
A|------3------2---------------|---------0-0----5----|
E|----3------3-----3-3----3--2-|-3-3-3---------------|
rest a bit...
then just basically go nuts over Gm7, Am7, and Dm7 pentatonic. I'd have to
look at the guitar music to see if those are the actual chords but if you play
enough notes nobody will notice that you're outside the chord.
G|-------------------|
D|-------------------|
A|----------------5--|
E|--3--3---5--5------|
Note 1: There's a lot of stuff you can do here. The first lick I put in there
is just about what he's playing. The second one is just something else that
will fit. Minor pentatonic scales are your friend!
Note 2: Basically the same as note 1. Minor pentatonic scales are your
friend... the chord is Dm7
Note 3: Get your own pentatonic licks! I'm not giving any more out! :) The
chord is Am7
Eric Somdahl
ICQ #67654004
<mailto:eric@esscowebdesign.com>eric@esscowebdesign.com
<http://www.esscowebdesign.com>http://www.esscowebdesign.com
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and
The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are
"hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the
revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the
official TESLA tablature
which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route.
These companies also do not realize that tablature sites help to promote their artists.
For more information on this onslaught, you can read the
NY Times Article.
We hope one of the larger tablature sites will have the money to fight this. Until then, we urge you all to keep tabbing songs and sharing them in any way you can.
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