Say It Aint So - Weezer
00:00 / 00:00
Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Say it aint so (acoustic)
Weezer
guitars tune down 1/2 step (low to high: Eb, Ab, Db, Gb, Bb, Eb)
slow rock / Tablature by Phil Martel

[Rhythm fig. 1]

Eb|----------4------------------------|-----------5--------(0)----------------|
Bb|----4h5---5--x---0-------------0---|-----------5--x--x---0-----------------|
Gb|----4-----4--x---5-----------5-----|--------6--6--x--x---1--------------9\-|
Db|----4h6------x---6---------6-------|--6/7---7-----x--x---2--------------9\-|
Ab|----4------------6-------6---------|--6/7-------------------------9h11-----|
Eb|-----------------4-----4-----------|--------------------------0------------|

Eb|----------4------------------------|------------5-----0---0----------------|
Bb|----4h5---5--x-x----------------0--|------------5--x--x---0----------------|
Gb|----4-----4--x-x--5-----------5----|---------6--6--x------1----------------|
Db|----4h6------x-x--6---------6------|---6/7---7-----x------2----------------|
Ab|----4-------------6-------6--------|---6/7---------------------------------|
Eb|------------------4-----4----------|---------------------------------------|

Guitar2 (clean)


[Rhythm fig. 2]

Eb|----4--------4--------4--------4---|-----5-------4-------4-------4------|
Bb|----5--------4--------4--------4---|-----5-------5-------5-------5------|
Gb|----6--------5--------5--------5---|-----6-------4-------4-------4------|
Db|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|

Eb|----4--------4--------4--------4---|-----5-------4-------|
Bb|----5--------4--------4--------4---|-----5-------5-------|
Gb|----6--------5--------5--------5---|-----6-------4-------|
Db|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|---------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|---------------------|


[1st Chorus]

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------6--6------------------|-----------------------------|--6--6------------------|
Db|-------6--6-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--6--6-------6--6-------|
Ab|-------4--4-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--4--4-------6--6-------|
Eb|------------------4--4-------|-5--5-------0-------0--0--0--|--4--4-------4--4-------|

Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|
Ab|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|
Eb|-5--5-------0-------0--0--0--|


Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------6--6------------------|-----------------------------|--6--6------------------|
Db|-------6--6-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--6--6-------6--6-------|
Ab|-------4--4-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--4--4-------6--6-------|
Eb|-------4--4-------4--4-------|-5--5-------0-------0--0--0--|--4--4-------4--4-------|

Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7--7-------2----------------|
Ab|-7--7-------2----------------|
Eb|-5--5-------0----------------|


[2nd/3rd Chorus]
/\/\= full bend

Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------5----------5----|-----------------------------|--------5----------5----|
Gb|-------6--6--7/\/\------7/\/\|-----------------------------|--6--6--7/\/\------7/\/\|
Db|-------6--6-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--6--6-------6--6-------|
Ab|-------4--4-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--4--4-------6--6-------|
Eb|------------------4--4-------|-5--5-------0-------0--0--0--|--4--4-------4--4-------|

Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--| 2 times
Ab|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|
Eb|-5--5-------0-------0--0--0--|


Eb|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------5----------5----|-----------------------------|--------5----------5----|
Gb|-------6--6--7/\/\------7/\/\|-----------------------------|--6--6--7/\/\------7/\/\|
Db|-------6--6-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--6--6-------6--6-------|
Ab|-------4--4-------6--6-------|-7--7-------2-------2--2--2--|--4--4-------6--6-------|
Eb|------------------4--4-------|-5--5-------0-------0--0--0--|--4--4-------4--4-------|

Eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|--7--7------2------2------2--|
Ab|--7--7------2------2------2--|
Eb|--5--5------0------0------0--|


[Solo]

(Play Rhythm fig. 4)

(Guitar Solo)
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----19/\(19)--17---16vvvvvvv------16-----|-----------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------18------18-|-18/\(18)--16----------------|
Db|------------------------------------------|------------------18vvvvvvv--|
Ab|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

Eb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Bb|--19/\(19)--17--16vvvvvvv------16---------|----------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------18------18-----|---18/\(18)-----16--18/vvv--18/---|
Db|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|

Eb|-------------16--14h16p14------------------------|
Bb|---------17---------------17--16vvvvvvvvv16vvvvvv|
Gb|--16s18------------------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------------------------|
Ab|-------------------------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------------------------------------|

Eb|-------------16------------------16/\(16)------16-|-------------------------------------|
Bb|---------17------19p17--16vvvvv------------19-----|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--16s18-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
½
Eb|----------------------16--------------|--------------16/\(16)--16------------|
Bb|-----------17------19p17--16vvv-------|vvvvvvvvvvvv------------19------------|
Gb|-----------16/18----------------------|--------------------------------------|
Db|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Eb|--------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------|
Gb|-----2----2----2----------------------|
Db|-----2----2----2----2-----------------|
Ab|-----0----0----0----2-----------------|
Eb|--------------------0-----------------|


[Rhy. Fig. 4]

Eb|---------------------------|--------0-----0--0--0--|
Bb|---------------------------|--------0-----0--0--0--|
Gb|--6-------5-------5-----5--|--6-----1-----1--1--1--|
Db|--6-------6-------6-----6--|--7-----2-----2--2--2--|
Ab|--4-------6-------6-----6--|--7-----2-----2--2--2--|
Eb|--4-------4-------4-----4--|--5-----0-----0--0--0--|



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

| x Dead note
| (n) Ghost note
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Intro]

Eb|-----4-4-x-0---------------5-5-------------|
Bb|-4h5-5-5-x-0-------0-------5-5-------------|
Gb|-4---4-4-x-5------5--5/-6--6-6--1--------9-|
Db|-4h6-6-6-x-6-----6---6/-7--7-7--2--------9-|
Ab|-4-------x-6--6------6/-7-------2---9h11---|
Eb|---------x-4----4----4/-5-------0----------|


[Instrumental]

(Bass)

Gb|------------------------|
Db|------4-4-6-------------|
Ab|-4----------0---------2-|
Eb|----4----------0--0-4---|

(Guitar)

Eb|-4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4-|
Bb|-5--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|
Gb|-6--5--5--5--6--4--4--4-|
Db|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|


[Verse]

Eb|-4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4-|
Bb|-5--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|-5--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|-5--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|
Gb|-6--5--5--5--6--4--4--4-|-6--5--5--5--6--4--4--4-|-6--5--5--5--6--4--4--4-|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| | |
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------4-4-6-------------|------4-4-6-------------|------4-4-6-------------|
Ab|-4----------0---------2-|-4----------0---------2-|-4----------0---------2-|
Eb|----4----------0--0-4---|----4----------0--0-4---|----4----------0--0-4---|

Somebody's heinie somebody's cold one Guess i'll just close
Is crowding my ice box is giving me chils My eyes

(Bass and rythym resume verse)

Eb|-----4-4-x-0--------------5-5-------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-4h5-5-5-x-0-------0------5-5-------------|-----------9----10/12-10----------9---|
Gb|-4---4-4-x-5------5--5/6--6-6--1--------9-|----9-9----9----11/13-11-9h11p9---9-9-|
Db|-4h6-6-6-x-6-----6---6/7--7-7--2--------9-|----9-9h11---11----------------11---9-|
Ab|-4-------x-6--6------6/7-------2---9h11---|-11-----------------------------------|
Eb|---------x-4----4----4/5-------0----------|--------------------------------------|
Oh yeah All right Feels good Inside

Eb|-4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4-|-4--4--4--4--5--4--4--4-|
Bb|-5--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|-5--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|-5--4--4--4--5--5--5--5-|
Gb|-6--5--5--5--6--4--4--4-|-6--5--5--5--6--4--4--4-|-6--5--5--5--6--4--4--4-|
Db|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Ab|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
| | |
Gb|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Db|------4-4-6-------------|------4-4-6-------------|------4-4-6-------------|
Ab|-4----------0---------2-|-4----------0-------5h7-|-4----------0---------2-|
Eb|----4----------0--0-4---|----4----------0--0-----|----4----------0--0-4---|
Flip on the tele Something is a bublin The bottle is ready
Wrestle with Jimmy inin behind my back To blow


[Chorus]

Eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|-6-6--------------------------|
Db|-6-6----6-6----7-7---2--2--2--|
Ab|-4-4----6-6----7-7---2--2--2--|
Eb|--------4-4----5-5---0--0--0--| x 4
|
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|
Ab|-4-4--------------------------|
Eb|-------4-4-----5-5---0--0--0--|

Say it ain't so whoaoa
Your drug is a heart breaker
Say it ain't so whoaoa
My love is a life taker


[Instrumental]

Rythym and bass play verse part twice
Eb|-----4-4-x-0---------------5-5--------7--|11-7-9---7--------------------------|
Bb|-4h5-5-5-x-0-------0-------5-5--9----7---|-------9-----7----------------------|
Gb|-4---4-4-x-5------5--5/-6--6-6--9---8----|-----------9---9br-8h9----6h8---6---|
Db|-4h6-6-6-x-6-----6---6/-7--7-7--9--9-----|-----------------------11-----9---6-|
Ab|-4-------x-6--6------6/-7-------7--------|------------------------------------|
Eb|---------x-4----4----4/-5----------------|------------------------------------|


[Verse]

I can't confront you, I never could do
That which might hurt you, so try and be cool when i say


[Fill for lead guitar]

(clean)

Eb|-------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|
Gb|-6-----------------------|
Db|-6-----6-----7----2------|x2
Ab|-4-----6-----7----2------|
Eb|-------4-----5----0------|
This way is a waterslide away from me that takes you further every day
So be cool


[Chorus]

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----5---------------------------|
Gb|-6-6-7brb-----5------------------|
Db|-6-6------6-6-7brb7-7---2--2--2--|
Ab|-4-4------6-6-----7-7---2--2--2--|
Eb|--------4-4-------5-5---0--0--0--| x 3
|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-----------------------------|
Eb|--------4-4-------5-5---0--0--0--|
Say it ain't so whoaoa
Your drug is a heart breaker
Say it ain't so whoaoa

Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-----|
Db|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7--2--|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7--2--|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5--0--|
|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-------------------|
Eb|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5--0--|
My love is a life taker


[Bridge]

Eb|-----------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-9(9)9----9-9-9----9-2-2----2-5-5--|
Ab|-9(9)9----9-9-9----9-2-2----2-5-5--| x 3
Eb|-7(7)7----7-6-6----6-0-0----0-3-3--|
|
Gb|-----------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|
Eb|-7(7)7----7-6-6----6-0-0----0-3-3--|

Dear Daddy I write you
In spite of years of silence
You've cleaned up found jesus
Things are good or so i hear
This bottle of Steven's
Awakens ancient feelings

Eb|---------------------------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|-9-9----9-9-9----9-2-2----2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Ab|-9-9----9-9-9----9-2-2----2-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
Eb|-7-7----7-6-6----6-0-0----0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|
Gb|---------------------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------------------|
Eb|-7-7----7-6-6----6-0-0----0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
Like father! step father!
your son is drowning in the-


[Riff A]

Eb|--------------------|
Bb|--------------------|
Gb|-6---5-5---6---1-1--|
Db|-6---6-6---7---2-2--|
Ab|-4---6-6---7---2-2--|
Eb|-4---4-4---5---0-0--|
|
Gb|--------------------|
Db|--------------------|
Ab|-4------------------|
Eb|-----4-4---5---0-0--|
flood!!
yeah yeah yeah, yeah yeah


[Solo]

(rythym riff A twice)

Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Bb|-19br-17-16~----16---------------|-19br-17-16~----16--------------------|
Gb|--------------18--18-18br-16-----|--------------18--18 18brp16-18b-18b--|
Db|-----------------------------18~-|--------------------------------------|
Ab|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

Eb|-------16----------------16--------|-------1614h16p14----16br----16-----|
Bb|-----17--19p1716-------17--19p1716-|-----17----------16~------19----17~~|
Gb|16s18-------------16s18------------|16s18-------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
| |
Eb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Gb|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-1------1----1-----|
Db|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2------2----2-----|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-2------2----2-----|
Eb|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0------0----0-----|
| |
Gb|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
Ab|--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4------------------|------------------------------------|
Eb|------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0------0----0-----|


[Chorus]

Eb|---------------------------------|
Bb|-----5---------------------------|
Gb|-6-6-7brb-----5------------------|
Db|-6-6------6-6-7brb7-7---2--2--2--|
Ab|-4-4------6-6-----7-7---2--2--2--|
Eb|--------4-4-------5-5---0--0--0--| x 3
|
Gb|---------------------------------|
Db|---------------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-----------------------------|
Eb|--------4-4-------5-5---0--0--0--|
Say it ain't so whoaoa
Your drug is a heart breaker
Say it ain't so whoaoa

Eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-----|
Db|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7--2--|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-7-7-7--2--|
Eb|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5--0--|
|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|---------------------------|
Ab|-4-4-4-4-------------------|
Eb|---------4-4-4-4-5-5-5--0--|
My love is a life taker


[Intro]

Eb|-----4-4-x-0---------------5-5-------------|
Bb|-4h5-5-5-x-0-------0-------5-5-------------|
Gb|-4---4-4-x-5------5--5/-6--6-6--1--------9-|
Db|-4h6-6-6-x-6-----6---6/-7--7-7--2--------9-|
Ab|-4-------x-6--6------6/-7-------2---9h11---|
Eb|---------x-4----4----4/-5-------0----------|



***********************************
| h Hammer-on
| x Deadnote
| / Slide up
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| ~ Vibrato
***********************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Weezer - Say It Ain't So

Tabbed by:*Truly Ninja*
Email:trulyninja@hotmail.com

Tuning:Down 1/2 Step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)
This song sounds fine without the weird tuning, but if you are playing
along with the song you will notice a difference.

Intro:
e|-------4-X-------------------------5-X--0----------------------------------|
B|--4h5--5-X----------------0--------5-X--0----------------------------------|
G|--4----4-X----5---------5-------6--6----1---------9/-----------------------|
D|--4h6---------6-------6---------7-------2---------9/-----------------------|
A|--4-----------6-----6-------6/7---------2----9h11--------------------------|
E|--------------4---4---------------------0--0-------------------------------|

Verse Progression
C#m G# A E
e|----4---4--4--4--5--0--0--0------------------------------------------------|
B|----5---4--4--4--5--0--0--0------------------------------------------------|
G|----6---5--5--5--6--1--1--1------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Little Riff Thingy During the verse:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------9------10/12--10--9---------9----------------------------------|
G|-----9-9----9------11/13--11--9h11p9----9--9-------------------------------|
D|-----9-9h11----11--------------------11----9-------------------------------|
A|--11-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--6-6----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-6--6-6--7-7--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
A|--4-4--6-6--7-7--2--2--2---------------------------------------------------|
E|--4-4--4-4--5-5--0--0--0---------------------------------------------------|

Interlude (Before Verse 3)
e|--4----4-X------------------------5---------------7-11-7-9---7-------------|
B|--4h5--5-X--0-----------0---------5------9------7----------9---7h9---7-----|
G|--4----4-X--5---------5--------6--6--X-X-9----8--------------------9---9b--|
D|--4h6-------6-------6----------7-----X-X-9--9------------------------------|
A|--4---------6-----6--------6/7-----------7---------------------------------|
E|------------4---4----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-8h9-6-6h8-4-6-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------6-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Bridge (Dear Daddy...)
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4-4-4---3-3-3-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-4-4-4---4-4-4-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-2-2---2-2-2---2--2-2--5-5-5---------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------0--0-0--3-3-3---------------------------------------------|

Solo
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-19b21r19-17------------------------------------19b21r19-17----------------|
G|-------------20---18-20-18-18b20r18-16----------------------20-------------|
D|---------------------------------------18-18v------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------16--------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------17----19h21p17/16v-------------|
G|--18-20-18--18b20r10--16-18b20-18b20--16h18--------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------16-----------16b17r16-14h16--------------------------------------|
B|-------17----19p17-16------------------------------------------------------|
G|-16h18---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Song info
Say It Aint So
Weezer
2001
  • Rock
  • Alternative Rock
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