Why Can't You Trust Me

Steel Panther

Intro gtr 1 ^ ^ ^ d#|------------------3--3--3-3--3--3--2--2--2-2--2--2----| A#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3----| F#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0--0--0--2--2--2-2--2--2----| C#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--2-| G#|-0--0--0-0--0--0--2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0--0--0--2-| D#|------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-------------------0-| gtr 2 d#|----------------------------------------------------------------17-15-14-15~| A#|-14~--14~--15-17------14~--14~--15-17------14~--14~--15-17------------------| F#|-----------------14~------------------14~------------------14~--------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 3 d#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------14-12-11-12~| C#|-11~--11~--12-14------11~--11~--12-14------11~--11~--12-14------------------| G#|-----------------12~------------------12~------------------12~--------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ====== verse 1 ("I want you to know one thing...") ^ ^ ^ x3 d#|-3--3--3-3--3--3--2--2--2-3-2--2-3-2-| A#|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-| F#|-0--0--0-0--0--0--2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-| C#|-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-| G#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-| D#|-3--3--3-3--3--3---------------------| ====== Pre-Chorus 1 ("Oh, you gotta give me just a little...") gtr 1 d#|-------2--2--3--3--------------2--2--3--3----| A#|-------3--3--3--3--3--3--------3--3--3--3--2-| F#|-0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2-| C#|-2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--0--0--0--0--2-| G#|-2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0-| D#|-0--0--------3--3--------0--0--------3--3----| gtr 2 d#|---------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------14~-14b-14~-------------------14~-------12-13-15-17~| F#|-12~---14~-------------14~---12~---14~-------12-14-------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------| ====== Chorus 1 ("Why can't you trust me...") ^ . . d#|-2--2------2---------2------2-------3--3--3-3--3--3-------------2----| A#|-3--3----3---3-------3----3---3-----3--3--3-3--3--3-------------3----| F#|-2--2--2--------2----2--2--------2--0--0--0-0--0--0--------2----2----| C#|-0--0----------------0--------------0--0--0-0--0--0-----2--2----0--2-| G#|-0--0-------------4--0--------------2--2--2-2--2--2-----2--0----0--2-| D#|------------------------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-2-0-0----------0-| ====== verse 2 ("I want you to tell you just one thing more...") ^ ^ ^ x3 d#|-3--3--3-3--3--3--2--2--2-3-2--2-3-2-| A#|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3-3--3-3-3-| F#|-0--0--0-0--0--0--2--2--2-2-2--2-2-2-| C#|-0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-| G#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0-0--0-0-0-| D#|-3--3--3-3--3--3---------------------| ====== Pre-Chorus 2 ("Oh, you better treat me with...") gtr 1 d#|-------2--2--3--3--------------2--2--3--3----| A#|-------3--3--3--3--3--3--------3--3--3--3--2-| F#|-0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2-| C#|-2--2--0--0--0--0--0--0--2--2--0--0--0--0--2-| G#|-2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0--0--2--2--0-| D#|-0--0--------3--3--------0--0--------3--3----| gtr 2 d#|---------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------14~-14b-14~-------------------14~-------12-13-15-17~| F#|-12~---14~-------------14~---12~---14~-------12-14-------------| C#|---------------------------------------------------------------| G#|---------------------------------------------------------------| D#|---------------------------------------------------------------| ====== Chorus 2 ("Why can't you trust me...") ^ . . x2 d#|-2--2------2---------2------2-------3--3--3-3--3--3----------| A#|-3--3----3---3-------3----3---3-----3--3--3-3--3--3----------| F#|-2--2--2--------2----2--2--------2--0--0--0-0--0--0--------2-| C#|-0--0----------------0--------------0--0--0-0--0--0-----2--2-| G#|-0--0-------------4--0--------------2--2--2-2--2--2-----2--0-| D#|------------------------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-2-0-0----| ====== Bridge ("I tell you everything I do...") d#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3------------------3--5--5--5-5--5--5--5----------------------| C#|-3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3-3--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-5--5--5-----| G#|-1--1--1-1--1--1--1--3--3--3-3--3--3-1--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--5--5--5-5--5--5--1b-| D#|---------------------1--1--1-1--1--1------------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-----| = d#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| A#|-----------------------------------------------------------------| F#|-8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7-7--7--7--7--7--------------------| C#|-8--8--8-8--8--8--8--8--7--7--7-7--7--7--7--7--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| G#|-6--6--6-6--6--6--6--6--5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5--3--3--3-3-3-3-3-3-| D#|-----------------------------------------------1--1--1-1-1-1-1-1-| ====== Solo Rhythm gtr 1 (Rhythm) ^ . . x2 d#|-2--2------2---------2------2-------3--3--3-3--3--3----------| A#|-3--3----3---3-------3----3---3-----3--3--3-3--3--3----------| F#|-2--2--2--------2----2--2--------2--0--0--0-0--0--0--------2-| C#|-0--0----------------0--------------0--0--0-0--0--0-----2--2-| G#|-0--0-------------4--0--------------2--2--2-2--2--2-----2--0-| D#|------------------------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-2-0-0----| ====== Solo gtr 2 d#|-17~----17br-17~----15-14-15-15-14---------15-14---------------15-14----14-12-------| A#|-----------------------------------12~--12-------12~--12----12-------15-------15-14~| F#|---------------------------------------------------------14-------------------------| C#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| = gtr 2 . . d#|----------------------------------------------------------------17-------21~| A#|-----------------------15~--15-14-12----15-14-12----------17-------17-17----| F#|--------------------14---------------14----------14-14/18----18-------------| C#|-16-----12----16-12---------------------------------------------------------| G#|-----12----12---------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| = gtr 2 d#|-21-21br-19-17-19--17-----------------------------15----------| A#|----------------------15-14--------------12-15-15----15----14~| F#|----------------------------16~-------12----------------16----| C#|-----------------------------------12-------------------------| G#|--------------------------------------------------------------| D#|--------------------------------------------------------------| ====== Piano Section ("You better open up your eyes...") ====== Chorus 3 ("Why can't you trust me...") clean acoustic``````````` d#|-2--2------2---------2------2-------3--3--3-3--3--3-----0--0-| A#|-3--3----3---3-------3----3---3-----3--3--3-3--3--3-----0--0-| F#|-2--2--2--------2----2--2--------2--0--0--0-0--0--0-----0--2-| C#|-0--0----------------0--------------0--0--0-0--0--0-----2--2-| G#|-0--0-------------4--0--------------2--2--2-2--2--2-----2--0-| D#|------------------------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-2-0-0----| = d#|-2--2------2---------2------2-------3--3--3-3--3--3----------| A#|-3--3----3---3-------3----3---3-----3--3--3-3--3--3----------| F#|-2--2--2--------2----2--2--------2--0--0--0-0--0--0--------2-| C#|-0--0----------------0--------------0--0--0-0--0--0-----2--2-| G#|-0--0-------------4--0--------------2--2--2-2--2--2-----2--0-| D#|------------------------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-2-0-0----| ====== Outro gtr 1 ^ ^ ^ d#|------------------3--3--3-3--3--3--2--2--2-2--2--2----| A#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3--3-3--3--3----| F#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0--0--0--2--2--2-2--2--2----| C#|-2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0--0--0--0--0--0-0--0--0--2-| G#|-0--0--0-0--0--0--2--2--2-2--2--2--0--0--0-0--0--0--2-| D#|------------------3--3--3-3--3--3-------------------0-| gtr 2 d#|----------------------------------------------------------------17-15-14-15~| A#|-14~--14~--15-17------14~--14~--15-17------14~--14~--15-17------------------| F#|-----------------14~------------------14~------------------14~--------------| C#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| G#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| gtr 3 d#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| F#|----------------------------------------------------------------14-12-11-12~| C#|-11~--11~--12-14------11~--11~--12-14------11~--11~--12-14------------------| G#|-----------------12~------------------12~------------------12~--------------| D#|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ========================================================================================================== LEGEND ------ Layout Notation: ====== - Section, such as Bridge or solo, closed (after correct number of plays, move to the next section) = - Section, such as Bridge or solo, still active: after correct number of plays, move to next bar. x(#) - Repeat as indicated (x3 indicates repeating the riff twice more, etc.) Grid Notation: ~ - vibrato (bend the string and release rapidly) * - deaden note (stop notes from ringing) X - dead string (Mute string with your fretting hand) {} - pinch harmonic (bring the picking thumb across the string after picking note) - natural harmonic (lightly rest fretting finger on string, then pick) / - slide up (higher in pitch)(2/4 indicates fretting the 2nd fret, then sliding to the 4th without a 2nd pick-stroke) \ - slide down (lower in pitch)(4/2 indicates fretting the 4th fret, then sliding to the 2nd without a 2nd pick-stroke) b - bend ("16b" would indicate bending the 16th fret) r - release bend ("16br" would indicate bending the 16th fret up, then releasing back to neutral position) br - bend, then release brp - bend, release, then pull; usually in a fluid motion h - hammer-on to indicated fret (0h2 indicates picking open string, then fretting the 2nd fret without a second pick-stroke) p - pull-off to indicated fret (12p10 indicates picking the twelfth fret, then lifting your finger to a pre-fretted 10th fret without a second pickstroke) pb - pre-bend, in some cases signifies a previous bend being held (bend the string before picking) pbr - pre-bend release (bend the string before picking, then release string after picking) T - Tap note with pick or a picking hand finger, usually in a quick hammer-on/pull-off section TR - trill (10TR12 would indicate to hammer and pull continually between the two specified notes) trm - tremolo pick (pick very rapidly) Above Grid Notation: . - palm mute (mute the strings with your picking hand while picking) \/ - use tremolo bar ("whammy" bar)(either raise or lower the pitch dramatically) ^ - Upstroke (use an up pick-stroke)

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