This Is Why I Rock Tab

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			    This is Why I Rock - Mims
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Tabbed by: jeff
Email: jeff.diienno@gmail.com

There Are a few ways to play this song, depending on how you want to tune your guitar.
Here's tabs for standard, drop d, and 1/2 step down tunings.

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Tuning: standard


Higher keyboard part:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------15-15-15-13-13-13-16-16-16-16-16-16------------------------------|
D|-13-13-13------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff (palm muted twice, then normal twice)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Heavier Chorus Riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8-8-8---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-8-8-8-8-8-8-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
A|-6-6-6-8-8-8-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
E|-------6-6-6-4-4-4-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------------------------------------------|

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Tuning: Drop D


Higher keyboard part:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------15-15-15-13-13-13-16-16-16-16-16-16------------------------------|
D|-13-13-13------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff (palm muted twice, then normal twice)

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Heavier Chorus Riff
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-8-8-8-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
A|-1-1-1-8-8-8-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|
D|-1-1-1-8-8-8-6-6-6-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------|


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Tuning: 1/2 Step Down


Higher keyboard part:

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|----------16-16-16-14-14-14-17-17-17-17-17-17-----------------------------|
Db|-14-14-14-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff (palm muted twice, then normal twice)

eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-0-0-0-0------------|
Db|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Heavier Chorus Riff
eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|-2-2-2-9-9-9-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------|
Ab|-2-2-2-9-9-9-7-7-7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10------------------------------------|
Eb|-0-0-0-7-7-7-5-5-5--8--8--8--8--8--8--8------------------------------------|

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| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
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