TAB: Only One Reason - All About Eve

Only One Reason
All About Eve
From the album 'Scarlet'
Transcribed by Wayne Ellis

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 of 	 | Than the fair    |

 eyes		   | disguise it      | shadows greyer	 | Elaine knows     |

		   |		      |			 |		    |

 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| Feeling so afraid| A child in an air|

 after twelve	   | of yourself      |	like		 | raid		    |

 	      	   |		      |	 	         |		    |

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	World	     I'll  Find it	

 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 Reason to give up  Yourself      Ask  The lonely and the

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    | Faces at the	 |  Whispering that |

 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	Look ahead of	   Breath of summer

		     morning		winter	  Let the  into you

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 live in	World	     I'll  Find it	

 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 up  Yourself      Ask  The lonely and the

							   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		Always waiting for  Light to come

							    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  Morning	And the Light to come 

					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 Morning		   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 for Morning	  And the  Light to come

							   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 live in	World

 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 lonely and 

		    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

Y[Z] - Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent to the same pitch as that is found on fret Z.

h - hammer on

p - pulloff

/ - slide up

\ - slide down

tr - tremolo picking

~ - hold note

^ - emphasise note

() - incidental note

rake - exagerate the strumming of the chord (but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)

mb - microtone bend (see record for further details)

mr - microtone release

X - mute with palm of picking hand

U - upstroke

D - downstroke

ph - 'pinched' harmonic

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.

Wayne's Guitar Tabs can all be found at http://www.mandy.co.uk/music/tabs/
Comments, corrections welcome e-mail Wayne Ellis

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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
Y[Z]	- Play the note at fret Y which has been previously bent to the same pitch as that is found on fret Z.
h	- hammer on
p	- pulloff
/	- slide up
\	- slide down
tr	- tremolo picking
~	- hold note
^	- emphasise note
()	- incidental note
rake	- exagerate the strumming of the chord (but not enough for it to be an arpeggio)
mb	- microtone bend (see record for further details)
mr	- microtone release
X	- mute with palm of picking hand
U	- upstroke
D	- downstroke
ph	- 'pinched' harmonic