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What Happened

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Chords in this song

Strum
D-DU-UDU
{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}Chords:
e--7----5----4------------------------|
B--7----5----4------------------------|
G--8----6----5---------9--------------|
D--9----7----6----7----9----4----9----|
A-----------------7----7----4----9----|
E-----------------5---------2----7----|{eot}
{section: Intro}
Slide between A and B for the first four bars
{sot}e--5/7--7--7--7--7\5----|
B--5/7--7--7--7--7\5----|
G--6/8--8--8--8--8\6----|
D--7/9--9--9--9--9\7----|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|{eot}
then for the rest of the intro its just a B chord played with a ska rhythm (but do
the A/B slide thing a few times)
when he says "3, 4" its just the same but to a faster tempo
{section: Verse}
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}
what happened?
the solo is in B minor, i dont know it but i just improvise it
here's a scale if you dont know it
{sot}e----------------------------------7--10-|
B---------------------------7--10--------|
G---------------------7--9---------------|
D---------------7--9---------------------|
A---------7--9---------------------------|
E--7--10---------------------------------|{eot}
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}
what happened?
then theres another 2 guitar solos and a sax solo in the same key as the last one
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}
what happened?
*another guitar solo*
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}
oh, what happened?
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}
what happened?
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}
Let's go!!!
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note

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Arrangement source for What Happened by Sublime

{tuning: Standard (EADGBE)}
{sot}Chords:
   [B]    [A]    [Ab]   [A5]   [E5]   [F#5]  [B5]
e--7----5----4------------------------|
B--7----5----4------------------------|
G--8----6----5---------9--------------|
D--9----7----6----7----9----4----9----|
A-----------------7----7----4----9----|
E-----------------5---------2----7----|{eot}

{section: Intro}
Slide between A and B for the first four bars

{sot}e--5/7--7--7--7--7\5----|
B--5/7--7--7--7--7\5----|
G--6/8--8--8--8--8\6----|
D--7/9--9--9--9--9\7----|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|{eot}

then for the rest of the intro its just a B chord played with a ska rhythm (but do
the A/B slide thing a few times)

when he says "3, 4" its just the same but to a faster tempo

{section: Verse}
[B]Wake up in the morni[Ab]ng
[B]clock says half past[Ab] one
[B]I have no sunglasses[Ab]
[B]as I step into the s[Ab]un

[A5]There's no recollect[E5]ion
[A5]of the evil things I[F#5]'ve done
[B5]my head feels like I[A5] must have had some f[G5]un

{sot}   [B]                            [B]  [B]  [A]  [B]
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}

what happened?

the solo is in B minor, i dont know it but i just improvise it
here's a scale if you dont know it

{sot}e----------------------------------7--10-|
B---------------------------7--10--------|
G---------------------7--9---------------|
D---------------7--9---------------------|
A---------7--9---------------------------|
E--7--10---------------------------------|{eot}

[B]Last thing I rememb[Ab]er
[B]I was chillin' at a[Ab] party
[B]pinchin' girlie's a[Ab]sses
[B]I was drinking reck[Ab]lessly

[A5]I know that I did s[E5]omething
[A5]Lord what could it [F#5]be?
[B5]woke up in the morning and[A5] all my friends hate [F#5]me

{sot}   [B]                            [B]  [B]  [A]  [B]
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}

what happened?

then theres another 2 guitar solos and a sax solo in the same key as the last one

[B]What am I doing h[Ab]ere?
[B]who is this girl [Ab]in my bed?
[B]what is this shit[Ab] on my face?
[B]my god, what is t[Ab]hat awful smell?
[A5]She may be an an[E5]gel
[A5]she may be a que[F#5]en
she might [B5]be black, white, american, [A5]indian or j[F#5]apanese

{sot}   [B]                            [B]  [B]  [A]  [B]
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}

what happened?

*another guitar solo*

[B]Threw a bottle at the b[Ab]ouncer
[B]didn't think that he wa[Ab]s cool
[B]pissed in someones drin[Ab]k
[B]and threw a bike into a[Ab] pool

[A5]drivin' down the side w[E5]alk
[A5]like a drunken possesed[F#5] fool
[B5]I broke every [A5]single traffic r[F#5]ule

{sot}   [B]                            [B]  [B]  [A]  [B]
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}

oh, what happened?

{sot}   [B]                            [B]  [B]  [A]  [B]
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}

what happened?

{sot}   [B]                            [B]  [B]  [A]  [B]
e---------------------------------------------|
B---------------------------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------|
A--0--2--2--0--4--0--2-------0--2--2--0--2----|
E-----------------------2---------------------|{eot}

Let's go!!!

[A5]She may be an an[E5]gel
[A5]she may be a que[F#5]en
she might [B]be black, white, american, [A]indian or japane[F#5]se

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

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