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Subject: TAB:Only One Reason By All About Eve
Date: Wed, 14 Aug 96 10:47:02 BST
From: Wayne Ellis 


                       'Only One Reason' by All About Eve
		      ------------------------------------

>From the album 'Scarlet'
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis 	email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk

All guitars are tuned as follows: E A D G B E  (from low to high)

Intro (Guitar 1, Guitar 2)
--------------------------

  Em7	   Am7	     Em7      Am7	Em7	 Am7	   Am9	     n/c	    
 Guitar 1
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-------0----------|
G-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----5---------7--|
D---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---7------(/)9----|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|-0---------0------|
E-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|------------------|
 Guitar 2 (rake all|chords)	      |			 |	 If there's |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|-7--------7-------|-7--------7-------|-----------7------|
D------------------|-9--------7-------|-9--------7-------|-----------9------|
A------------------|-7--------7-------|-7--------7-------|-----------7------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Verse 1 (Guitar 1, Guitar 2)
----------------------------

  Em7	   Am7	     Em7      Am7	Em7	 Am7	   Am9	     n/c
 Guitar 1
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-------8--------7-|-------0----------|
G-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----5---------7--|
D---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---7---------9----|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|-0---------0------|
E-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|------------------|
 Sunday in their   | And they can't   | Halfsick ....|
 eyes		   | disguise it      | .....|
		   |		      |			 |		    |
 Guitar 2 (rake all|chords)	      |			 |	 	    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B(8)------(7)------|(8)---------------|(8)---------------|------------------|
G-7--------7-------|-7----------------|-7----------------|------------------|
D-9--------7-------|-9----------------|-9----------------|------------------|
A-7--------7-------|-7----------------|-7----------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-------0----------|
G-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----5---------7--|
D---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---7---------9----|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|-0---------0------|
E-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|------------------|
 Its four hours	   | And you're scared| ....|
 after twelve	   | of ...	    |
 	      	   |		      |	 	         |		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B(8)------(7)------|(8)---------------|(8)---------------|------------------|
G-7--------7-------|-7----------------|-7----------------|------------------|
D-9--------7-------|-9----------------|-9----------------|------------------|
A-7--------7-------|-7----------------|-7----------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Chorus 1 (Guitar 1)
-------------------

  Bm		     A9 (no 3rd)	Em		   Bm	    F#
E------------------|--------0-------0-|--------7---------|----------------2-|
B----(3)--3--2---3-|-----------0------|-----------7---8--|-------3--2-------|
G-----4------------|-----2------------|-----9------------|-----4--------3---|
D---4--------------|---2--------------|---9--------------|---4--------4-----|
A-2----------------|-0----------------|-7----------------|-2----------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------2-------|
 If there's only    Reason to live in	...	
 one		     this

E------------------|--------0-------0-|--------7---------|------------------|
B----(3)--3--2---3-|-----------0------|-8---------7---8--|-------3--2-------|
G-----4------------|-----2------------|-----9------------|-----4--------3---|
D---4--------------|---2--------------|---9--------------|---4--------4-----|
A-2----------------|-0----------------|-7----------------|-2----------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------2-------|
And if there's only ....
one  							   dying

E---3-0-------2-0--|------------------|
B-3-----3---2------|------------------|
G------------------|----- sound ------|
D------------------|---- effects -----|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|

				   If
Verse 2 (Guitar 1, Guitar 2)
----------------------------

  Em7	   Am7	     Em7      Am7	Em7	 Am7	   Am9	     n/c
 Guitar 1
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-------0----------|
G-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----5---------7--|
D---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---7---------9----|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|-0---------0------|
E-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|------------------|
 You're drowning   | As the candle    | ...|
 in the dark	   | goes out	      |	window and a	 |  won't go......	 	         |		    |
 Guitar 2 (rake all|chords)	      |			 |	 	    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B(8)---------------|(8)---------------|(8)---------------|------------------|
G-7----------------|-7----------------|-7----------------|------------------|
D-9----------------|-9----------------|-9----------------|------------------|
A-7----------------|-7----------------|-7----------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|


E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-8-----8--7-----7-|-------0----------|
G-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----7--------7---|-----5---------7--|
D---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---9--------7-----|---7---------9----|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|-0---------0------|
E-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------0-------|------------------|
 Focus on the dawn   And the promise	...
		     morning		....

Chorus 2 (Guitar 1)
-------------------

  Bm		     A9	(no 3rd)	Em		   Bm	    F#
E------------------|--------0-------0-|--------7---------|------------------|
B----(3)--3--2---3-|-----------0------|-8---------7---8--|-------3--2----(2)|
G-----4------------|-----2------------|-----9------------|-----4--------3---|
D---4--------------|---2--------------|---9--------------|---4--------4-----|
A-2----------------|-0----------------|-7----------------|-2----------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------2-------|
 And if there's only Reason to ...	
 one		     this

E------------------|--------0-------0-|--------7---------|------------------|
B-------3--2-2---3-|-----------0------|-8---------7---8--|-------------2----|
G-----4------------|-----2------------|-----9------------|-----4------------|
D---4--------------|---2--------------|---9--------------|---4--------------|
A-2----------------|-0----------------|-7----------------|-2----------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
If there's only one  Reason to give ....
							   dying

E---3-0-------2-0--|
B-3-----3---2------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|

Interlude (Guitar 1)
--------------------
  G	   A 	     B5			G	 A 	   B9 (no 3rd)
		     rake				 rake
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------2-------|
B-3----------------|------------------|-3----------------|-------------2----|
G------4---6----6--|-4----------------|------4---6----6--|------4---------4-|
D----5--------7----|-4----------------|----5--------7----|-4--4-------------|
A------------------|-2----------------|------------------|-2----------------|
E-3--------5-------|------------------|-3--------5-------|------------------|

 Always waiting for  Morning		....
							    around
		     rake
E------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-3----------------|------------------|-3----------------|
G------4-4-6----6--|-4----------------|------4---6----6--|
D----5--------7----|-4----------------|----5--------7----|
A------------------|-2----------------|------------------|
E-3--------5-------|------------------|-3--------5-------|

Always waiting for  ....
					shining in		

Solo 1 (Guitar 3, Guitar 4, Guitar 5)
-------------------------------------

  B5		     A5			E5		   B5	    F#5	G5	
Guitar 3 (Palm Mute all chords, throughout)
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-4--44------------|-2---2------------|------------------|-4----------------|
A-2--22------------|-0---0------------|-2---2------------|-2---------4-/-5--|
E------------------|------------------|-0---0------------|-----------2-/-3--|
Guitar 4	ph~|		   ph~|		      ph~|		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------2--4mb|------------2--4mb|------------2--4mb|------------------|
D------2-2h4-------|-------2-2h4------|-------2-2h4------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

  B5		     A5			E5		   G5	    F#5  G5
Guitar 3
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-4--44------------|-2---2------------|------------------|------------------|
A-2--22------------|-0---0------------|-2--22------------|-5----\----4-/-5--|
E------------------|------------------|-0--00------------|-3----\----2-/-3--|
Guitar 4	ph~|		   ph~|		      ph~|		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------2--4mb|------------2--4mb|------------2--4mb|------------------|
D------2-2h4-------|-------2-2h4------|-------2-2h4------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

  B5		     A5			E5		   B5	    F#5	G5
Guitar 3
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-4--44------------|-2---2------------|------------------|-4----------------|
A-2--22------------|-0---0------------|-2--22------------|-2---------4-/-5--|
E------------------|------------------|-0--00------------|-----------2-/-3--|
Guitar 4	ph~|		   ph~|		      ph~|		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------2--4mb|------------2--4mb|------------2--4mb|------------------|
D------2-2h4-------|-------2-2h4------|-------2-2h4------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar 5	   |		      |			 |		    |
E------------------|------------------|---7---------7----|------------7b9-r8|
B----3--[play-5-]--|----3--3--3--3-333|5b7-5b7-3-5b7-5b7-3-7p5-7p5-7p5------|
G-2h4----[times]---|-2h4--2--2--2-----|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

  B5		     A5			E5		   G5	    F#5  G5
Guitar 3	
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D-4---4------------|-2---2------------|------------------|------------------|
A-2---2------------|-0---0------------|-2--22------------|-5----\----4-/-5--|
E------------------|------------------|-0--00------------|-3----\----2-/-3--|
Guitar 4	  ~|		   ph~|		      ph~|		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B----------------0-|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G-------------2----|------------2--4mb|------------2--4mb|------------------|
D------2-2h4-------|-------2-2h4------|-------2-2h4------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
Guitar 5	   |		   vib|			 |    ~~~~	    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|-17b----mr---21b22|
B-Play fill 1 -----|------------------|-Play fill 2 -----|------------------|
G-(It's too big to-|7-9b-7-9p7--7-9-7-|-(It's too big to-|-----------15-----|
D---fit in here)---|----------9--9---9\---fit in here)---|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

E--10-10mb--10-10mb-10-10mb--|		E--------17----------17------|
B10b--10b-10b--10b-----10b---|		B(15)/17b-17b-15-17b---17-15-|
G----------------------------| fill 1	G----------------------------| fill 2
D----------------------------|		D----------------------------|
A----------------------------|		A----------------------------|
E----------------------------|		E----------------------------|

Instrumental Section (Guitar 1, Guitar 3, Guitar 5, Guitar 6)
-------------------------------------------------------------

 Bm		XX   (A9)	   XXX (Em)	      XX   Bm	 X F#
Guitar 1	UD		   UDU		      UD	 U
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-3---3---3---3-00-|---------------000|------------------|-3---3-2----------|
G-4---4---4---4-00-|-2---2---2---2-000|---------------00-|-4---4-2-3---3----|
D-4---4---4---4-00-|-2---2---2---2-000|-2---2---2---2-00-|-4---4-2-4---4----|
A-2---2---2---2----|-0---0---0---0----|-2---2---2---2-00-|-2---2---4---4----|
E------------------|------------------|-0---0---0---0----|---------2---2----|
Guitar 5~~~~~~~~~~~|~~~~~  fast slide |
E-21b22------------|-------\(17\7)----|
B------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|
Guitar 6+	   |		      |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-2-------3---/5---|-2-------3---/5---|-5-------3---\2---|-3----------\2----|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

 Bm		     (A9)	   XX	(Em)	      X    Bm	 X F#	 X
Guitar 1			   UD		      U		 U	 U
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-3---3---3---3----|---------------00-|------------------|-3---3-0-------0--|
G-4---4---4---4----|-2---2---2---2-00-|---------------0--|-4---4-0-3---3-0--|
D-4---4---4---4----|-2---2---2---2-00-|-2---2---2---2-0--|-4---4-0-4---4-0--|
A-2---2---2---2----|-0---0---0---0----|-2---2---2---2-0--|-2---2---4---4----|
E------------------|------------------|-0---0---0---0----|---------2---2----|
Guitar 6+	   |		      |			 |		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-0-------2---/3---|-0-------2---/3---|/5-------3---\2---|-3----------\2----|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Solo 2 (Guitar 1, Guitar 3, Guitar 5, Guitar 6)
-----------------------------------------------

Guitar 1
E------------------|
B-3----------------|
G-4-------3--------|
D-4-------4--------|
A-2-------4--------|
E---------2--------|
Guitar 6+	   |
E------------------|
B/8-------7--------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A------------------|
E------------------|
Guitar 3	   | G5	     A5		B5		   G5	   A5
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|-5---/---7----/---|-9----------------|-5---/---7----/---|
E------------------|-3---/---5----/---|-7----------------|-3---/---5----/---|
Guitar 5	   |		      |		    ph ph|~~~~~~~	    |
E-Slide down-------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B-strings-with-----|------------------|-7h10p7-----------|------------------|
G-plectrum from----|------------------|-------9b11-r-9--7|------------------|
D-bridge pickup----|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A--------\\\\\\\\\\|\\----------------|------------------|------------------|
E---------\\\\\\\\\|\\----------------|------------------|------------------|
		    Always waiting for ...

  B5		    G5	     A5		B5		   G5	   A5
Guitar 3
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
G------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
D------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A-9----------------|-5---/---7----/---|-9----------------|-5---/---7----/---|
E-7----------------|-3---/---5----/---|-7----------------|-3---/---5----/---|
Guitar 5	 ~~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~   |		    grad |		    |
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
B------------------|------------------|7h10p7----7-10b12\|------------------|
G---------6-7-6----|------------------|------9b11--------|------------------|
D---------------7--|------------------|------------------|------------------|
A------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|

Light to come around Always waiting ....
							   shining in

Chorus 4 (Guitar 1, Guitar 3)
-----------------------------

  B5 (Bm)
Guitar 3
E------------------|
B------------------|
G------------------|
D------------------|
A-9----------------|
E-7----------------|
Guitar 1	   | A9			Em		   Bm	    F#
E------------------|------0--------0--|--------7---------|-------2----------|
B---------2---3----|---------0--------|-8---------7---8--|-3--------2-----2-|
G-----4---------4--|----2-------2-----|-----9------------|-----4--------3---|
D---4---4----------|---2--------------|---9--------------|---4--------4-----|
A-2----------------|-0----------------|-7----------------|-2----------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------2-------|

  Bm		     A9			Em		   Bm	    F#
E-2----------------|-0-------0-----0--|--------7---------|-------2----------|
B---2-----3--2--3--|-----------0------|-8---------7---8--|-3--------2-------|
G-------4----------|-----2------------|-----9------------|-----4--------3---|
D-----4-------4----|---2--------------|---9--------------|---4--------4-----|
A-2-2--------------|-0----------------|-7----------------|-2----------------|
E------------------|------------------|------------------|----------2-------|
 If there's only     Reason to ....
 one		     this

		     Bm	      F#	Bm	(rake)
E---3-0-------2-0--|-------2----------|------------------|
B-3-----3---2------|-3--------2-----2-|-3-----2------3---|
G------------------|-----4--------3---|-----4------4-----|
D------------------|---4--------4-----|---4------4-------|
A------------------|-2----------------|-2----------------|
E------------------|----------2-------|------------------|
		    Ask ....
		    the dying

TAB Key
--------
 
	b  - bend a semitone (1 fret)
       YbZ - bend the note at fret Y to the same pitch 
	     as the note found at fret Z
	r  - release previous bend
        rZ - release previous bend to the same pitch as
	     the note found at fret Z
	h  - hammer on
	p  - pulloff
	/  - slide up
	\  - slide down
	mb - microtone bend (see record for further details)
	mr - microtone release 
	X  - mute with palm of picking hand
	U  - upstroke
	D  - downstroke
	~  - hold note
	() - incidental note
	ph - 'pinched' harmonic
	rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord
	      (but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)

Playing Notes
-------------

Guitars 1 and 2 are electro-acoustic guitars, with echo added.
Guitars 3, 4, 5 and 6 are electric guitars.

Guitar 2 is very low is the mix (it disappears in verse 2) and strums
the chords which are used to form the arpeggios played by Guitar 1.

In Solo 1, the powerchord/riff section is split into 2 parts. This can
be played as a single part, but the passage sounds truncated. This is
because the E-note (D-string 2nd fret) is common to the chords and riff
- playing both parts on 1 guitar breaks the sustain of the chords.

The 'Pinched Harmonic' in the riff played by Guitar 4, is subtle. It
is produced by catching the string with the side of the thumb (on the
picking hand) whilst striking it with the plectrum.

In guitar solo 1, the powerchord backing implies the key is Gmajor.
Guitar 5 solos using pentatonic scales. Bars 1 to 4 uses the Eminor
pentatonic scale (relative minor of Gmajor), bar 5 - the Bminor
pentatonic, bar 6 - the Am pentatonic, bars 7 and 8 revert back to
the Em pentatonic scale. Positionally, bar 3 can be a bit difficult,
it is made easier if '5b7' is played with the second finger of the
fret hand. Bar 5 uses 'double-stops' (playing 2 notes on adjacent
strings as a diad pair). Bar 6 is a fast lick - which may take a
while to get the phrasing right. 

In the Instrumental section, the part played by Guitar 6+ has been
created by layering a number of overdriven guitars, playing the same
figure. This gives a 'keyboard-like' sound - and allows notes to be
played by merely sliding to the frets, rather than picking them.

Guitar solo 2 is made up of simple lead lines using Bm pentatonic.

This Transcription (c) Copyright DarkMusic 1996.

This Transcription (and others) is also available at:
	http://www.keme.co.uk/~mandy/tabs.html

Comments, corrections, requests and idle banter welcome.

               Wayne Ellis email ellis_w_wayne@bt-web.bt.co.uk

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