What I Am
Words & Music:
Edie Brickell & The
New Bohemians
This is fully transcribed
in the November-December 2008 issue of Guitar Edge.
Bsus2 Dsus2 Asus2
Bsus2 [basic song vamp]
Bsus2
Dsus2
I'm not aware of too many
things.
Asus2 Bsus2 Dsus2 Asus2 Bsus2 [etc.]
I know what I know, if you
know what I mean.
I'm not aware of too many
things.
I know what I know, if you
know what I mean.
Philosophy, is a jock on a
cereal box
Religion, is a smile on a dog.
I'm not aware of too many
things,
I know what I know if you know
what I mean. Dee-doo-ya!
Em
D
Em
D
Chuck me in the shallow water
before I get too deep. [2x]
CHORUS:
Bsus2
Dsus2
Asus2
Bsus2
What I am is what I am. You what you are, or what?
Bsus2
Dsus2
Asus2
Bsus2
What I am is what I am. You what you are, or what?
Oh, I'm not aware of too many
things,
I know what I know if you know
what I mean.
Philosophy, is a walk on the
slippery rocks.
Religion, is a lie in the fog.
I'm not aware of too many
things,
I know what I know if you know
what I mean. Dee-doo-ya!
Chuck me in the shallow water
before I get too deep. [2x]
CHORUS:
What I am is what I am. You what you are, or what? [4x with vox vars.]
Chuck me in the shallow water
before I get too deep. [3x]
Don't let me get too
deep. [4x]
The whole song is based on the Bsus2 shape (x 2 4 4 2 2);
moving it up & down the neck.
Keep that in mind and this song is really simple.
Bsus2 = x 2 4 4 2 2
Dsus2 = x 5 7 7 5 5
Asus2 = x 0 2 2 0 0 [pick up your first finger only to
let open strings ring]
Main Riff Tab (tabber unknown):
Badd9 Dadd9 Add9 Badd9
--------------------5---|--------------------------2----|
--------------------5---|--------------------------2---.|
-------6---6/--9----9---|-------4-----4------6---6------|
-------4---4/--7---(7)--|-------2---2------4---4-------.|
-2-2-2---2-------5------|-O-O-O---O------2--------------|
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Solo Tab (Transcribed by: Jens Everling):
quaver mostly ternary played starts on 2+ rhythm is fairly
exact - use touch of wah
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-7h9---7-6-----9---7-6-----9---7-6-----9---7-6-----9-6-7-6-----------------7-|
-----------9-7---------9-7---------9-7---------9-7---------9-9-------7h9-----|
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-9-7--------------------------------------7---9------7-9---9-7-9----9-7-9----|
-----9-7-9-7-9-7-9-10-9-----7-9-7-9-7-9--------------------------------------|
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-----------7-10---7-10-7-10/12---12---10-------------------------------------|
-9---7-7-9------9------------------------------11p9------11\9-------7-9---9--|
---9------------------------------------------------9-12---------------------|
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-------7-----------------------------------10-7---7--------------------------|
-9-7-9---9-7-9p7-7-----------------7-9-9-7------9-------------7-9-9-7-7------|
----------------9----7-9-------7-9------------------------7-9----------------|
---------------------------7/9------------------------7/9--------------------|
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-10-7---7-10-------------------10-7---7-10--------------------------101010---|
------9------9-7-9-7----------------9------9-7-9p7-7779p7-777-11p911---------|
---------------------9---9p7-7--------------------9------9-------------------|
----------------------------9------------------------------------------------|
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--------------14---------------------17----14--------------------------------|
--------15-17---------------15-17-15----17---------------------17-15----15---|
-16p1416-----------16-14-16---------------------------14-16----------16------|
------------------------------------------------14h16------------------------|
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-17----14----14-----------------------------17----14-14----------------------|
----17-----17--171517--15-------------15-17----17-------1517--15-------------|
--------------------------16----14-16---------------------------16p14--14p16-|
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