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Band name Weezer
Song name Why Brother
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why bother?     (cuomo)
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transcribed by: patrick schwemmer (pschwemm@mail.wiscnet.net)


guitar 1 & 2
vocals 1 & 2

tuning: Eb-Ab-Db-Gb-Bb-eb (1/2 step flat)

note: to minimize confusion, all notes
      are written as they appear on the
      fretboard, not as they are.

unusual tab symbols:

     ^^^^ (above line) = light vibrato (wiggle string up & down)
     /\/\ (above line) = heavy vibrato (do it harder)
     (.) (above line) = fermata (hold)

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4:4 time, driving punk rock tempo

INTRO:
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[tacet one measure, then crescendo feedback one measure]

VERSE 1:
--------

 gtr1&2:
 figure 1:
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6----|-7---7---7---7---X-X-9---9---X----|
|-2---2---2---2---6---6---6---6----|-7---7---7---7---X-X-9---9---X----|
|-0---0---0---0---4---4---4---4----|-5---5---5---5---X-X-7---7---X----|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

 voc1:    i       know i  should get next    to  you     'cause

                                                            end fig. 1
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---9--------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---9---6---6---6---6----|-7---7---7---7---X-X-9---9---X----|
|-7---7---7---7---6---6---6---6----|-7---7---7---7---X-X-9---9---X----|
|-----------------4---4---4---4----|-5---5---5---5---X-X-7---7---X----|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

      you got a   look        that   made    me  think   you're  cool

gtr1&2: fig. 1
voc1:but it's just sexual attraction
     that's nothin' real is so i'd rather keep a-whackin'

CHORUS:
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 gtr1&2:
 fig. 2: (very staccatto)
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|-0-------0-------2-------2--------|
|-0-------0------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

 voc1&2:  why     bo  -   ther?          'ss gon-na  hurt    me


|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|-0-------0-------2-------2--------|
|-0-------0------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

     it's gon-na  kill    when       you     de   -  sert    me


|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-6---6---6-------6-------6--------|-7-------7-------7-------7--------|
|-6---6---6-------6-------6--------|-7-------7-------7-------7--------|
|-4---4---4-------4-------4--------|-5-------5-------5-------5--------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

          this    hap-pened to me    twice   be  -   fo  -   re

                                                            end fig. 2
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9-------9-------9-------9--------|-9-------9-----------9---9--------|
|-9-------9-------9-------9--------|-9-------9-----------9---9--------|
|-7-------7-------7-------7--------|-7-------7-----------7---7--------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

          won't   hap-pen to  me     a   -   ny      mo  -   re


VERSE 2:
--------

gtr1&2: fig 1, 2x
voc. 1: i've known a lot of girls before
        what's the harm in knowin' one more?
        maybe we could even get together
        maybe you could break my heart next summer

[CHORUS]
--------
(gtr1&2: fig 2)

GUITAR SOLO:
------------

gtr. 2: fig. 1, 1.5x
gtr. 1:
|----------|-12----------12----------12-------|
|----------|---------12----------12-----------|
|(9)////13-|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
|----------|----------------------------------|
  4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .


|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------14--14-----------|----------------------------------|
|-12--12--12--12-------------------|-12--13--12--13--11--12--11-------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .


|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-12----------13----------14-------|
|-9--11---9---11-------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------9-------9----|---------14----------14-----------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

                  ^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^
|----------------------------------|
|-14--14--14--14//16---------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .

 gtr. 1:

|-18b(20)-----b(20)-------b(20)----|-----18--17--16-------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------17--16-------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  | 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  |
|gtr. 2:                           |                                  |
|                                  |                                  |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---13--13--13--13--13---|-14--14--14--16--16--16--16--16---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---11--11--11--11--11---|-12--12--12--14--14--14--14--14---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .


  /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\   /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-17-------------------------------|/19-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  | 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  |
|                                  |                                  |
|                                  |                                  |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-9---9---9---9---11--11--11--11---|-6---6---6---6---8---8---8---8----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9----|-4---4---4---4---6---6---6---6----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .


  /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\   /\/\/\/\/\/\/\/\
|----------------------------------|-----------------19\--------------|
|-17-------------------------------|-17-------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
| 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  | 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  |
|voc. 1:                           |                 yeeeaaaahh!!!!!  |
|                                  |                                  |
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-8---8---8---8---9---9---9---9----|-9---9---9---9---11--11--11--11---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-6---6---6---6---7---7---7---7----|-7---7---7---7---9---9---9---9----|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
 voc. 2:                                             yeeeaaaahh!!!!!

VERSE 3:
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gtr1&2: fig 1, 2x
voc. 1: it's a cryin' shame i'm all alone
        not with you, nor her, nor anyone
        won't you knock me on my head
        crack it open let me outta here

[CHORUS]
--------
(gtr1&2: fig 2)
pickup to OUTRO: on 4th beat of last
                 bar of CHORUS, voc. 2:
                 "why--"

OUTRO:
------

gtr1&2:

|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|-0-------0-------2-------2--------|
|-0-------0------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
v1        why     bo   -  ther?         it's gonna  hurt    me
v2bo  -   ther?       'ss gonna      hurt    me         'ss gonna


|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-6-------6------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-6-------6-------6-------6--------|-7-------7-------9-------9--------|
|-4-------4-------6-------6--------|-7-------7-------9-------9--------|
|-----------------4-------4--------|-5-------5-------7-------7--------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
          when  - ev -er  ya            'ss  gon-na  huurt   meee
  kill    when            you de  -  sert    me              why


|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-----------------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------6-------6--------|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|
|-2-------2-------4-------4--------|-0-------0-------2-------2--------|
|-0-------0------------------------|----------------------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .
         why     bo   -  ther?          it's gonna  hurt    me
  bo  -   ther?          'ss gonna   hurt    me
 gtr. 1:
 half time                   (.)
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----9----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----9-------6-------7-------9----|----------------------|
|-----7-------6-------7-------9----|----------------------|
|-------------4-------5-------7----|-12\\\\\\\\p0-muffle--|
| 1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .  |[free time]           |
|     why bother 'ss gonna hurt mee|                      |
|gtr. 2:                           |                      |
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----9----------------------------|----------------------|
|-----9-------6-------7-------9----|-2-muffle-------------|
|-----7-------6-------7-------9----|-2--------------------|
|-------------4-------5-------7----|-0--------------------|
  1 . + . 2 . + . 3 . + . 4 . + .    [free time]
      why bother 'ss gonna hurt mee


[microphonic feedback]

finish

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