Whatever You Want - Status Quo
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
E|---3-----3-----------3-------2-----2-----3-----2-----|
B|-1---1-----1-0h1p0-----1-------3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-------0-----------0-----0-------2-----------2-------|
D|---------------------------0-----------0-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|


E|---3-----3-----------3-------2-----2-----3-----2-----|
B|-1---1-----1-0h1p0-----1-------3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-------0-----------0-----0-------2-----------2-------|
D|---------------------------0-----------0-------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|


E|------------------------------------5---------|
B|----3------3-----3-----3------------6---------|
G|------0------0-----0-----0----------7---------|
D|------------------------------------7---------|
A|--3-----3------2-----2--------------5---------|
D|---------------------------3-2-0-0------------|


This is the Guitar Solo:


F
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-------13----13--|-------13----13-|
|-13-15----15-----|-13-15----15----|
|-----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|

F
|-----------13-----------13----------------|
|--------13-----------13-------------------|
|-15(17)-------15(17)-------15(17)15-13----|
|---------------------------------------15-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

F
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-------13-13---------13-13-------15-|
|-13-15---------13-15-------13-15----|
|------------------------------------|

G
|-----------15-----------15----------------|
|--------15-----------15-------------------|
|-17(19)-------17(19)-------17(19)17-15----|
|---------------------------------------17-|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|

C F
|-----8-------------------------------------|
|---8---11-10-8-------------------------6---|
|-9-------------11-10-8---------------6-5---|
|------------------------10-------6-7-------|
|----------------------------8--8-----------|
|-------------------------------------------|

E A
|----------13-12----------------------------------|
|----------------15-13(15)13-12---15(17)---15(17)-|
|----12-14----------------------------------------|
|-14----------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

e|-3-----3-------------3-------2-----2-----3-----2-----|
B|-1-1-----1---0h1p0-----0-------3-----3-----3-----3---|
G|-----0-----0-------0-----0-------2-----2-----2-----2-| X 2
D|---------------------------0-------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----3-----------7-|
G|-----0-----0-----0-----0---------7-|
D|---------------------------------7-|
A|-3-----3-----2-----2-----------5-5-|
D|-------------------------3p2-0-----|

e|--------------| e|--------------|
B|--------------| B|--------------|
G|------------5-| G|--------------|
D|-0-00-00-00-5-| X 7 D|-0-00-00------|
A|--------------| A|--------------|
D|--------------| D|--------------|


[Riff 1]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2---2---2--8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7----------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2---2---2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7----------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2---2---2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7----------|
A|---------0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 2]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2--------8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2-----2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2-5-4-2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------|
A|---------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Riff 3]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4---------------------------0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-| x2
D|-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0h2-5-4-2--0h2-5-4-2--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------------0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------2-3------------------------------------------|


[Riff 4]

e|------13--8---------10--------8---------10-----------|
B|-----13---8---------10--------10--------10-----------|
G|----14----9---------11--------10--------11-----------|
D|---15-----10--------12--------10--------12-----------|
A|--15------10--12-12-12--12-12-8---12-12-12--12-12-12-|
E|-13-------8---10-10-10--10-10-----10-10-10--10-10-10-|

e|------13-------------------------------------------|
B|-----13-----------------------------------/10-10-8-|
G|----14--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---/9--9--9-|
D|---15----10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------|
A|--15-----10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-13------8--7---------------------------5----------|


Repeat Riff2

[Riff 2]

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-2--------8-8-7-7-10--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--8-8-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
G|-7-7-7-7-2-----2--7-7-7-7-9---7-7-7-7-7----7---7--7-7-7-7-7----7---7--------------|
D|-9-9-7-7-2-5-4-2--9-9-7-7-11--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--9-9-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--------------|
A|---------0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Solo]

(F-F-F-F-G-C-F-E-A)

F
e|--------------------------------------13-----------13----------------|
B|-----------------------------------13-----------13-------------------|
G|-------13-13---------13-13--15(17)-------15(17)-------15(17)15-13----|
D|-13-15---------13-15----------------------------------------------15-|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

F G
e|-----------------------------------------------15-----------15----------------|
B|--------------------------------------------15-----------15-------------------|
G|-------------------------------------17(19)-------17(19)-------17(19)17-15----|
D|-------13-13---------13-13-------15----------------------------------------17-|
A|-13-15---------13-15-------13/15----------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

C F E A
e|-----8----------------------------------------------13-12-------------------------------|
B|---8---11-10-8--------------------------------------------15-13(15)13-12--15(17)-15(17)-|
G|/9-------------11-10-8-----------------10-----12-14-------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------10-------7-8-10-10-/14-------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------8--8---------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff3


[Riff 3]

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4---------------------------0h2-4-2-4--0h2-4-2-|
D|-0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--0---0-----0h2-5-4-2--0h2-5-4-2--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-|
A|--------------------------------------------0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------2-3------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff4


[Riff 4]

e|------13--8---------10--------8---------10-----------|
B|-----13---8---------10--------10--------10-----------|
G|----14----9---------11--------10--------11-----------|
D|---15-----10--------12--------10--------12-----------|
A|--15------10--12-12-12--12-12-8---12-12-12--12-12-12-|
E|-13-------8---10-10-10--10-10-----10-10-10--10-10-10-|

e|------13-------------------------------------------|
B|-----13-----------------------------------/10-10-8-|
G|----14--------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---/9--9--9-|
D|---15----10-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-7----------|
A|--15-----10-9-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7----------|
E|-13------8--7---------------------------5----------|


Repeat Riff2 (partly !)

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|-8-8-7-7-7--6-6-5-5-5--1-1-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
G|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|-9-9-7-7-7--7-7-5-5-5--2-2-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|----------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Riff1 (with variation on A (G-F#-E)) twice, fade out...



************************************

| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up

************************************
Tunning: Drop D (D A D G B E)
Whatever You Want
Status Quo
Whatever You Want 1979 / Riffs 2003

Here I have only transcribed RICKS PART. I haven't
bothered with the strumming patterns here.
This is the Riffs version intro 'cos it's a little more involved.
The song isn't played like this live but...
DADGBE

Rick's magic intro:
E|---3-----3-----------3-------2------2---3-----2---|
B|-1---1-----1-0h1p0-----0-------3------3---3-----3-|
G|-------0-----------0-----0-------2----------2-----|
D|---------------------------0----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0----------------------|

E|---3-----3-----------3-------2------2---3-----2---|
B|-1---1-----1-0h1p0-----0-------3------3---3-----3-|
G|-0-----0-----------0-----0-------2----------2-----|
D|-0-------------------------0----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------0----------------------|

E|----------------------------------5--5-----------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3----------------3-6----6---------------------|
G|-----0-----0-----0--------------2-5------5-------------------|
D|--------------------------------0-0--------0-----------------|~ = Let Ring
A|-3-----3-----2-----2-------------------------0---------------|
D|--------------------------3p2p0----------------0~~~~~~~~~~~~-|

E|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------5-----|
D|-------------------5-----|And so on until verse
A|-------------------------|
D|-0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|


Verse:

E|------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0|
D|--------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0|
"Whatever You Want"

AND SO ON UNTIL...

E|-------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|--------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
A|--------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
D|--------------7--7-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--|
"Whatever You Need"

AND SO ON UNTIL...

E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0|
"Whatever You Win"


Then repeat for the next verse.

Chorus:


E|-1--1---1---1----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1--1---1---1----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2--2---2---2----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3--3---3---3----10-----10-----10---------------------12---------------------|
A|-----------------10-----10-----10------------0--------12---0-15---0-12---0-12|
D|-----------------10-----10-----10-----0----0-0----0-0-12-0-0-15-0-0-12-0-0-12|
"I can take you home on the midnight train again"

E|-1-1----1---1--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-1-1----1---1--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-2-2----2---2--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-3-3----3---3--10~~~~~~~~------------14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-|
A|---------------10~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-|
D|---------------10~~~~~~~~9~~~~~~~~~~~14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-7-|
"I can make an offer you can't refuse"


The chords for the solo are as follows:

Eb F F/G C E G/A A
E|---------5---------------------|
B|---------6-------------0-------|
G|---------5-------------0-------|
D|11---3---------10--2---0-----7-|
A|11---3---------10--2---0-----7-|
D|11---3---------10--2---------7-|


|Eb|F|Eb|F/G|C|F|E|G/A A|

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Whatever you want
By
Status Quo


Please note that this is only what Rick parfitt plays on the song
And that this is in Drop D tuning so from low to high D A D G B E
Also this is my own work with the great help of Lick Libary's Rick
Parfit's Rhythem Method. I highly recommend buying this DVD.
In the near future I hope to tab out more of the DVD and i recommend
using the track to get the timings.... any additions please email:
easty94@googlemail.com thanks guys.... enjoy.

Tabbed by Clint

Intro
e|--------3---3-----3-----------------3-----------2-----2-----3-----2-----|
B|------1-------1-----1--0--0h1p0-----0-----------=3-----3-----3-----3----|
G|----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0---------2-----2-----2-----2---|
D|--0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-------------------------|



e|--------3---3-----3-----------------3-----------2-----2-----3-----2-----|
B|------1-------1-----1--0--0h1p0-----0------------3-----3-----3-----3----|
G|----0-----------0-----0-----------0-----0----------2-----2-----2-----2--|
D|--0---------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------0---------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------0-------------------------|



e|----------------------------------------2-----------5-| AND LET IT HANG
B|----3-----3------3-----3--------------3-----------6---|AND ATMOSPHERE IN
G|------0-----0------0-----0----------2-----------5-----|YOUR
D|------------------------------------------------------|HALL,BEDROOM,LOUNGE
A|--3-----3------2-----2--------------------------------|BUILD
D|---------------------------3-2p0----------------------|


THEN A KIND OF SECONDARY INTRO
e|------------------------------| HERE USE YOUR FINGER TO ADD THE VIBRATO
B|------------------------------| WITH A SLIGHT BOBBING BEND
G|--------------------------5~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|



e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|



e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|



e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|



e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|



e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|



e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|--------------------------5~--|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
D|--0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0-------|



e|-0h300--------0h300--------0h300-0h300-0h300----------| FOOTNOTE PT1
B|-0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00----------|
G|-2h333--------2h333--------2h333-2h333-2h333----------|
D|-0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0-----------------0-0--0-0--|



THEN
e|--------------------------------------0h300-0h300-0h300| FOOTNOTE PT2
B|--------------------------------------0--00-0--00-0--00|
G|--------------------------------------2h333-2h333-2h333|
D|-2/542-5----4----2---2-2--2-2-547-7-7-0--00-0--00-0--0-|
A|------0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-000-0-0------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|



e|-0h300--------0h300--------0h300-0h300-0h300----------|
B|-0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00----------|
G|-2h333--------2h333--------2h333-2h333-2h333----------|
D|-0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00----------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0-----------------0-0--0-0--|



VERSE IS THE SAME AS THE SECONDARY INTRO REPEATED BUT IF YOU LISTEN TO THE TRACK
YOU WILL HEAR THE SPACES BETWEEN THE FIRST

PART ARE LONGER AND THERE IS NO SECOND PART IN THE FIRST VERSE



MIDDLE 8/BRIDGE



e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3------6------3-|
G|----------------------------------------2------5------2-|
D|----------------------------------------0------0------0-|
A|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3/10-10--10-10---0000-0-0000-0-0000-0-|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3/10-10--10-10---0000---0000---0000---|



e|--------------------------------------------------3/55\3-|
B|--------------------------------------------------3/55\3-|
G|---------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3/10-10--10-10\9-9--9-9\222222/7-------|
D|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3/10-10--10-10\9-9--9-9\222222/7-------|



SOLO RHYTHEM


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



e|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|----------------------------|--------------------|
A|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|
D|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5-|-10-10--10-10--10-10--10-10-|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3-|



e|----------|--------------------|------------------|-------------|
B|----------|--------------------|------------------|-------------|
G|----------|--------------------|------------------|-------------|
D|----------|--------------------|------------------|-------------|
A|-3-3h5-5p-|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-5-5--5-5/7-7--7-7|7777777777777|
D|-3-3h5-5p-|-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-|-5-5--5-5/7-7--7-7|7777777777777|



OUTRO!! PLAY LAST VERSE LIKE NORMAL THEN....



e|----------0h300--------0h300--------0h300-0h300-0h300-| FOOTNOTE DON'T
B|----------0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00-| WORRY IF YOU CATCH
G|-33333333-2h333--------2h333--------2h333-2h333-2h333-| OTHER STRINGS HERE
D|-00000000-0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00-| IT ONLY MAKES
A|---------------0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0------------------| IT SOUND BETTER!!
D|------------------------------------------------------|

THEN NORMAL AGAIN


e|-2222222---------0h300--------0h300--------0h300-0h300-0h300-|
B|-2222222---------0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00-|
G|-222222233333333-2h333--------2h333--------2h333-2h333-2h333-|
D|-222222200000000-0--00--------0--00--------0--00-0--00-0--00-|
A|----------------------0-0--0-0-----0-0--0-0------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|

THEN NORMAL AGAIN THEN

e|---------------------------|
B|---------------------------|
G|---------------------------|
D|-10-10-----10-10-----10-10-|
A|-10-10-h12-10-10-h12-10-10-|
D|-10-10-----10-10-----10-10-|



e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|
A|-5-5-h7--5-5-h7--5-5-|
D|-5-5-----5-5-----5-5-|



e|------------|
B|------------|
G|------------|
D|------------|
A|-5/7-7-5/7-7|
D|-5/7-7-5/7-7|



e|------------------5---5-----5----------| HERE LET THE NOTES HANG FOR AS
B|------------------6-----6-----6--------| LONG AS POSSIBLE
G|------------------5-------5-----5------|
D|----------------------------------0----|
A|-8-9-10-11-12--0-0------------------0--|
D|-8-9-10-11-12--0-0--------------------0|
Song info
Whatever You Want
Status Quo
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Rock & Roll
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