WHAT IT IS (From the 2000 Album SAILING TO PHILADELPHIA) Transcribed by Matthew Miles F#m 2 0 4 2 2 2 D x x 0 2 3 2 C x 3 2 0 1 0 Em 0 2 2 0 0 0 G 3 2 0 0 0 3 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm (Nylon Acoustic)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Rhythm (Steel Acoustic)' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Lead (w. Distortion)' Q=122 4/4 Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E ||--0----0-(0)-0-3--|-3----2-(2)-2-3-0-| ||o-0----0-(0)-0-0--|-1----3-(3)-3-3-0-| ||--0--0-0-(0)-0-0--|-0--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-| ||--2--2-2-(2)-0-0--|-2--0-0-(0)-0-----| ||o-2--2---------2--|-3----------------| ||--0--0---------3--|------------------| Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-0----0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0----2-(2)-2-3-0---|| |-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2----3-(3)-3-3-0--o|| |-0--0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-0--2-2-(2)-2-2-0---|| |-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--0-0-(0)-0-------|| |-2--2-------------|-3-----------------o|| |-0--0-------------|--------------------|| Em Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | / / / / / / Gtr III S S S S S S E S S S S E E |--------------------------------------| |-10-10-10------------10----10-10------| |--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-11--9----9-| |------------------11-------------11---| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| C D Em Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~~ ~~~ a Q. E +H S S S S S S E S S S S E E |----------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------|-10------------------10----------------| |-9h11-----9-(9)-------|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-11-9----9s==| |----------------------|------------------11------------11-9s==| |----------------------|---------------------------------------| |----------------------|---------------------------------------| C (C)D Em Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III Q. E +H S S S S S S E S S S S E E |-----------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------|-10----10-10---------10----10-10----10-| |-7---------------|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-11--9-------| |-7-----9-(9)-----|------------------11-------------11----| |-----------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------|---------------------------------------| C D Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | / / / / / / / a Q. +S S H |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |-9h(11)b13r====(11)-11p9------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| $ Em C D Em Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E H E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III S S S S S S E S E S E E Q e E +H Q E E +E E E E |----------------------------------|------------------|------2-(2)-2-2-0------| |-10----10-10---------10-----------|------------------|------2-(2)-2-2-0------| |--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-9----9s|=7----------------|-2----2-(2)-2-2-0------| |------------------11---------11-9s|=7----9-(9)-------|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4--------| |----------------------------------|----7-------------|-4--4------------------| |----------------------------------|------------------|-2--2------------------| G C G D Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E Q E S S E E E E |----0-0-0--0---0-|-2--2-2-(2)--2-2-0-|-------------0--------| |----2-2-2--0---0-|-3--3-3-(3)--3-3-0-|-2--2-0-0--0-0-0------| |-2--2-2-2--2---0-|-2--2-2-(2)--2-2-0-|-2--2-0-0--1-1-1------| |-2--2-2-2--2-----|-0----0-(0)--0-----|-2--2-0-0--2-2-2-0----| |-0------0--------|-------------------|-0---------2-2-2-0----| |-----------------|-------------------|-----------0---0-0----| Em G C Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III Q E E +E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E Q E S S E E E E |------2-(2)--2-2-0-|----0-0--0-0--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-------------0-----|| |------2-(2)--2-2-0-|----2-2--2-0--0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-2--2-0--0-0-0-0---|| |-2----2-(2)--2-2-0-|-2--2-2--2-2--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--2-0--0-1-1-1---|| |-4--4-4-(4)--4-4---|-2--2-2--2-2----|-0----0-(0)-0-----|-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-0-|| |-4--4--------------|-0-------0------|------------------|-0---------2-2-2-0-|| |-2--2--------------|----------------|------------------|-----------0---0-0-|| Em Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | / / / / / / Gtr III Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S |----------------------------------| |------------------------------2h5s| |--------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----| |------4---------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| C D Em Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ ~~~ Q. E +H E E +Q E E E E |-------------------|--------------2----------| |-7-----5-(5)-------|---5b7-(5)------2--------| |-------------------|------------------2s1----| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| |-------------------|-------------------------| To Coda C D Em Gtrs I, II Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Gtr III Q. +S S H Q E E +E E E E |--------------------||-------2-(2)-2-2-0-| |--------------------||o------2-(2)-2-2-0-| |--------------------||--2----2-(2)-2-2-0-| |-4b5----(4)r=4p2----||--4--4-4-(4)-4-4---| |--------------------||o-4--4-------------| |--------------------||--2--2-------------| G C Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E |----0-0--0-0---0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0--| |----2-2--2-0---0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0--| |-2--2-2--2-2---0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0--| |-2--2-2--2-2-----|-0----0-(0)-0------| |-0-------0-------|-------------------| |-----------------|-------------------| G D Em G C Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E S S E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E E Q E Q E E +E E E E |-------------0-----|------2-(2)-2-2-0-|-----0--0-0-0--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-| |-2--2-0--0-0-0-0---|------2-(2)-2-2-0-|-----2--2-2-0--0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-| |-2--2-0--0-1-1-1---|-2----2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2---2--2-2-2--0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-| |-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-0-|-4--4-4-(4)-4-4---|-2---2--2-2-2----|-0----0-(0)-0-----| |-0---------2-2-2-0-|-4--4-------------|-0--------0------|------------------| |-----------0---0-0-|-2--2-------------|-----------------|------------------| G D C G C Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q E S S E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E |-------------0-----||-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|----0-0-(0)-0-----|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-| |-2--2-0--0-0-0-0---||-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-3--3-3-(3)-3-3-0-| |-2--2-0--0-1-1-1---||-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-| |-2--2-0--0-2-2-2-0-||-0----0-(0)-0-----|-2--2-2-(2)-2-2-0-|-0----0-(0)-0-----| |-0---------2-2-2-0-||------------------|-0--0---------0---|------------------| |-----------0---0-0-||------------------|------------------|------------------| G D Em Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / ~ Q E E Q E E Q E S S +S S E E E |-----------------||---------------------------| |-2--2-0--0---0-0-||-----------------------2h5s| |-2--2-0--1---1-0-||------2h=4b6-(4)r(4)p2-----| |-2--2-0--2---2-0-||---------------------------| |-0--0----2---2-0-||---------------------------| |---------0-------||---------------------------| C D Em Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ ~~~ Q. E +H E a +E +S +S +E +E E E E |--------------------|-------------------------------------| |-7-------5-(5)------|---5b7-(5)-(5)r(5)b7-(5)-(5)r-5-2----| |--------------------|----------------------------------2--| |--------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------------------| C D Em C D Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~~ Q. +S +S H Q E S S +S S E E E a E E E E +H |------------------------||---------------------------|-----5----------------| |-----------------------o||-----------------------2h5-|-5s7----7-5-(5)-------| |------------------------||------2h=4b6-(4)r(4)p2-----|----------------------| |-4b5-----(4)r(4)-2------||---------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------o||---------------------------|----------------------| |------------------------||---------------------------|----------------------| Em C Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | / / / / / / E a +S +S +Q a +E +E E E |---------------------------------------| |---5b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)b7-(5)r(5)-2---| |-------------------------------------4-| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| D Em Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q. S S a E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S e |-----------------------||------------------------2--------| |-----------------5---7-||----------------2-----2---5p2----| |-2-------x-x-----4-4-6-||-------2-----2----2h4---------4--| |---------x-x-4s6-------||-----2---2h4---------------------| |-----------------------||-2h4-----------------------------| |-----------------------||---------------------------------| G Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | / / / / / / / H +E E a +E S S |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |-2--------(2)/---9b11-(9)r(9)-7-| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| C G D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~ |---3----| |--3--| a Q Q Q Q Q Q Q a S S E E Q. |---------------------------|---------------------| |----------7----7---7-------|---------------------| |-9b11-9---------------9--7-|-9---7h=9p7p6-9------| |---------------------------|----------------9----| |---------------------------|---------------------| |---------------------------|---------------------| Em G Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / |--3--| +S S a +Q E Q Q Q Q. +E E E E E |-----------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------7-9--7----|--------------7-5-----| |--------9b11-(9)-----------6-|-9b11-----(9)-----6---| |-(9)/------------------------|--------------------7-| |-----------------------------|----------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------| C G D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / |----3----| |--3--| Q. E +E E E E a +Q Q Q Q Q Q |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-5b7-(5)------------5--5-----| |---------------2h4-|-4---(4)---4----2---4--2--1--| |-4-----4-(4)-6-----|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------| Em Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | / / / / / / / E E S S S S +S S E +S S S S |------------------------------------| |--------------------------------2h5s| |----------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----| |-4-4---4----------------------------| |------------------------------------| |------------------------------------| C D Em Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~ Q. E H E E +Q E E E E |-----------------|--------------2----------| |-7-------5-5-----|---5b7-(5)------2--------| |-----------------|------------------2s1----| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| |-----------------|-------------------------| C D Em C D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / ~~~ Q. E +H Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S E E E E +H |-------------------|-----------------------------------|---5-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------------------2h5s|=7---7--5-(5)--------| |-------------------|---------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----|---------------------| |-4-------2-(2)-----|------4----------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----------------------------------|---------------------| D.S. al Coda Em C D Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E Q | | | | | | | | | | | | | / / / / / / / / / / / / / Q S S E E E E E +E E +S S S S +Q E S S |---------5-----------|-----------------------------------| |------x------7-------|-----------------------------------| |----x----------6-4-2-|-(2)-4b6-(4)r4p=2h4-(4)----2-1-----| |---------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------------| & Em C D Em W H H W | | | | / / / / |--3---| |--3--| W H Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------|------------4b5-|-(4)--4--2-------------| |------------|----------------|------------5--2-------| |------------|----------------|------------------2----| |------------|----------------|-----------------------| |------------|----------------|-----------------------| |------------|----------------|-----------------------| C D Em C D H H W H H | | | | | / / / / / ~ H H Q E S S a +S S Q. W |------------||---------------------------|--------------| |------------||---------------------------|--------------| |------------||--------2-4b6-(4)r(4)p2----|--------------| |-4----------||------4--------------------|--------------| |------------||---------------------------|--------------| |------------||---------------------------|--------------| Em C D Em W H H W | | | | / / / / |-3--| E E +E E E a +E +E E E S S Q E +Q Q H E E +E E |-------------------------------|------------------|----------------------| |-----------2-5-----------------|------------------|-----------------7----| |---4b6-(4)-----4b6-(4)r(4)-2---|-4---2--4-(4)-----|--------9b11-(9)------| |-----------------------------4-|---4--------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------|----------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------|----------------------| C D Em C D H H W H H | | | | | / / / / / ~~~~ ~ |--3---| |---3---| |-3-| |-3-| Q Q Q H q Q E E E E E E a Q E Q a E H |-----------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-7--9--10-9b10---|-9--9--7---------------|----------------| |-----------------|---------9p6-----------|----------------| |-----------------|-------------7-6-9-7s9-|-9-7--9s11-9----| |-----------------|-----------------------|----------------| |-----------------|-----------------------|----------------| Em C D Em C D W H H W H H | | | | | | / / / / / / ~~~~~~~ Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S S E. +H. H Q E E Q E a E H |----------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------| |------------------------------2h5-|-5s7--(7)-----|---------2---|------------| |--------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----|--------------|-----------4p|=2---4s6s4--| |------4---------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------| |----------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------| |----------------------------------|--------------|-------------|------------| Em C D Em C D W H H W H H | | | | | | / / / / / / |--3--| |--3--| Q E E Q Q Q H Q Q Q a Q. E E E E E +H H |-------------------|---------------|------------------|-------| |------10-10--9--5h=|=7-------------|------------------|-------| |-------------------|---------2--1--|-2s4----2p1-------|-------| |------11-11--9--6s=|=7-------------|------------4-2-4-|-(4)---| |-------------------|---------------|------------------|-------| |-------------------|---------------|------------------|-------| Em W | / Q S S S S +S S E +S S S S |----------------------------------| |------------------------------2h5s| |--------2h4b6-(4)r(4)p2-(2)-2-----| |------4---------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| C D Em H H W | | | / / / ~~ ~~~ Q. E +H Q a +Q a +E +E E E |---------------|------------------------------| |-7----5-(5)----|----5b7-(5)--5b7-(5)r(5)-2----| |---------------|---------------------------2--| |---------------|------------------------------| |---------------|------------------------------| |---------------|------------------------------| C D Em C D H H W H H | | | | | / / / / / ~~ Q. E +H Q. E E E E E a E E E E H |---------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------------|----------------|------10-----------| |---------------|-6----------6h9-|-9s11------11-9----| |-4----2-(2)----|-4----6h7h9-----|-------------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------| |---------------|----------------|-------------------| Em C D W H H | | | / / / E E +E S S E E E E E E a E E +Q E E |--------------------------|-----------------------|| |---9b10-(9)r(9)p7---------|-----------------10-10-|| |------------------9-6-----|-----------------------|| |----------------------7-6-|-7s9-9s11-9-(9)---7--7-|| |--------------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------------|-----------------------|| Em W | / S S S S S S E S S S S E E |-------------------------------------| |-10------------------10--------------| |--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11p9-9----9--| |------------------11-----------11----| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| C D Em C D H H W H H | | | | | / / / / / ~~~ a Q. E +H S S S S S S E S E S E E Q. E Q Q |-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|-10------------------10-----------|-----------------| |-9-11-----9-(9)----|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11-9----9s|=7----9-9--------| |-------------------|------------------11---------11-9s|=7----9-9--------| |-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------|----------------------------------|-----------------| Em W | / S S S S S S E S E S E E |-----------------------------------| |-10------------------10---------10-| |--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9-11-9-------| |------------------11---------11----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| C D Em H H W | | | / / / ~ a Q. +S S H S E S S S E S E S E E |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|-10---------------10-------------| |-9h11b12---(11)r(11)p9----|--9h11-11-11-9-----9h11-9----9s==| |--------------------------|---------------11---------11-9s==| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------------| C D H H | | / / Q. E +E S S E S S |-------------------------| |-------------------------| |-7----9-(9)------11-9----| |-7----9-(9)-9h11------11-| |-------------------------| |-------------------------| Em C D W H H | | | / / / ~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~~~~~ Q. S S Q +S S S S Q E E Q. S S |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |-11----9----11--(11)-11h14p11-|-14----13-13----11h13s===| |---------11-------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------| Em C D W H H | | | / / / E E E S S Q. E S S S a S +E E Q Q |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-14-13-11-9h11---------|------9------------------| |---------------11------|-9h11---11s9-(9)-7-9-----| |-----------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------|-------------------------| Em W | / ~~~ E E +E E S S S S +Q |------------------------------| |------------7-10p7---7-(7)----| |---9b11-(9)--------9----------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| C D Em H H W | | | / / / ~~ ~~~~~~~ E E +E E Q. E +E E S S S S S E. +E S S |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---10b12-(10)-10-9----9b11-|-(9)-9-7--------------------| |---------------------------|---------9p6---6------------| |---------------------------|-------------9---7--(7)-7-7-| |---------------------------|------------------------4-5-| |---------------------------|----------------------------| C D H H | | / / E S S S S E S S E S S e |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-------7-7-7------9-11p9-----| |-7-----7-7-7------9------11--| |-5-7h9-------9s11------------| |-----------------------------| Em C D W H H | | | / / / ~~~ ~ S S S S S S E S S S S E E a Q. E H |-----------------------------------|----------------| |-10-----------------10-------------|----------------| |--9h11---11-11-9-----9h11p9-9----9-|-9h11----9-9----| |-----------------11-----------11---|----------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------| |-----------------------------------|----------------| Em W | / S S S S S S E S S S S E E |---------------------------------------| |-10------------------10----------------| |--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9h11----9----9s==| |------------------11-------11---11-9s==| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| C D Em H H W | | | / / / Q. E +Q Q S S S S S S E S E S E E |----------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------|-10------------------10---------10-| |-7----9-(9)-----|--9h11-11-11-11p9-----9-11-9-------| |-7----9-(9)-----|------------------11---------11----| |----------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------| C D H H | | / / a Q. +S S H |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |-9h11b12---(11)r(11)p9----| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Em C D Em W H H W | | | / / / S E S S S E S S S S E E Q E E +H +W |----------------------------------|---------------|--------*| |-10---------------10--------------|---------------|--------*| |--9h11-11-11p9-----9h11----9----9s|=7--x-4-(4)----|-(4)----*| |---------------11-------11---11-9s|=7--x-2-(2)----|-(2)----*| |----------------------------------|----x-2-(2)----|-(2)----*| |----------------------------------|----x-0-(0)----|-(0)----*| -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- Duration Legend --------------- + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) Misc Legend ----------- | - bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end : - bar (freetime) & - Coda -------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ** Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen: The Official Power Tab Web Site