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Stabbing Westward - Happy

Artist: Stabbing Westward
Song: Happy
Album: Stabbing Westward
Released: 2001
Contact: Zippo8822@aol.com

This is definitely one of the easier songs to play off the
self-titled album. You'll need two guitars for this either
way you cut it, an acoustic for the rhythm section and an
electric to play the covering riffs and the lead. Have fun.

Standard Tuning: EADGBE

Guitars Needed: 2

Symbols/Key:
------------
* - Marimba/Keyboard Transcribed For Guitar

-- Intro - Guitar 1, Acoustic

Amin, G, D7, D7 - Repeat process 4x

Rhythm Figure I:
E|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
B|--1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
A|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
E|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-|
      Amin.     G	      D7

- Guitar 2, Electric, slight distortion -

Riff A

E|----5*-7*--8*--10*--7*--7-8-10|
B|--5*--------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

Before Verse 1 begins, Guitar 2 plays...

E|----5*-7*--5*|
B|--5*---------|
G|-------------|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|

-- Verse 1 - Guitar 1, Acoustic

Use the following chords in rhythm with Rhythm Figure I up
until the F chord.


Amin.  G                    D7
    I know you've grown to hate me,
      Amin.                G                D7    Amin.
even   more than you have grown to hate yourself.
            G              D7         Amin.
But has it really made a difference, sharing all that
G                  F
hate with someone else?

Guitar 2 - Electric, distortion
(0:34)
E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--7-7-8s7--5--------|
D|--------------7-5-7-|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

-- Chorus 1

Lead into the chorus as follows...

Guitar 1: Acoustic

"...hate with someone else..."
E|--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

Guitar 2: Electric, distortion

"...else..."
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
B|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
D|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
A|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|

This all leads to Rhythm Figure II:

Guitar 1: Acoustic

Rhythm Figure II A:
E|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
B|--1-1-1-1--0-0-0-0--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-1--|
G|--0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
D|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3--|
A|--3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
E|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0--|
       C        G	  Amin.      F

Guitar 2: Electric, Medium Distortion

Rhythm Figure II B:
E|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|--5-5------------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
D|--5-5--5-5--7-7--10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10--|
A|--3-3--5-5--7-7--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8---|
E|-------3-3--5-5---------------------------------|
     C    G    Amin.		F

Play in rhythm with Rhythm Figure II A and B:

                C      G       Amin.    F
Please tell me are you really happy?

C                  G                Amin.    F
Do you think he's really worth the pain?

         C      G       Amin.   F
Tell me are you really happy?

   C               G               Amin. F
Or did you simply throw our life away...just to be unhappy?

-- Verse 2

Guitar 1 plays Rhythm Figure I.

Guitar 2 plays Riff A before verse starts then plays...

E|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--7-7-8s7-5---------|
D|-------------7-5-7--|
A|--------------------|
E|--------------------|

Guitar 1 plays Rhythm Figure I as follows

  Amin.          G            D7
	Does he worship and adore you?

        Amin.             G              D7     Amin.
Does he make you feel so beautifully complete?

     G                D7
Is your life so much better now?

   Amin.              G                  F
Or do those same old demons haunt your sleep?

Guitar 2 - Distortion
(1:32)
E|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|-------7-7-8s7-5--------|
D|--x-x------------7-5-7--|
A|------------------------|
E|------------------------|

(Chorus - Same as Chorus 1)

-- Verse 3

Guitar 1 plays Rhythm Figure 1 all the way through

     Amin.     G                 D7
	Is he everything you've dreamed of?

    Amin.        G                 D7   Amin.
I imagine he is so much more than me.

        G                D7
And I tried to make you happy.

    Amin.            G           F
But I believe you thrive on misery.

At 2:32 Guitar 1 stops chord pattern and plays...

E|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|--7-7-8s7-5--------|
D|------------7-5-7--|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

- Guitar 2 - Medium Distortion, wah

Repeat throughout Verse 3

E|------------|
B|------------|
G|--9--7---5--|
D|------------|
A|------------|
E|------------|

(Chorus - Same as Chorus 1 & 2)


-- Solo

- Guitar 1 plays Rhythm Figure I until the end

- Guitar 2 - Distortion
(3:30)
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--5h7-5h8---12-12-10-12p11-15------------------------|
D|-------------------------------13--13-13-13-13-13-13-|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------12h13-15-12-15---------------|
D|--13p11-10-10p9-7-7h9-7-----------------10-10p9-12---|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------15----------15-13-15-|
D|--10-10-12-13-13-13-12----14-16----16-18-19----------|
A|-----------------------12----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--16-14-16-15-17-17-17-19-19-17-19-17-18-20-20-18----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------|
G|--20-18-20-18-20-18-21-17-14-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics:

Verse 1:
I know you've grown to hate me,
Even more than you have grown to hate yourself.
But has it really made a difference,
Sharing all that hate with someone else?

Chorus:
Please tell me are you really happy?
Do you think he's really worth the pain?
Tell me are you really happy?
Or did you simply throw our life away, just to be unhappy?

Verse 2:
Does he worship and adore you?
Does he make you feel so beautifully complete?
Is your life so much better now?
Or do those same old demons haunt your sleep?

Chorus:
Please tell me are you really happy?
Do you think he's really worth the pain?
Tell me are you really happy now?
Or did you simply throw our life away, just to be unhappy?

Just to be unhappy...

Verse 3:
Is he everything you've dreamed of?
I imagine he is so much more than me.
And I tried to make you happy.
But I believe you thrive on misery.

Chorus:
So please tell me are you really happy?
Do you think he's really worth the pain?
Tell me are you really happy?
Or did you simply throw our life away, just to be unhappy?

Just to be unhappy...
Just to be unhappy...
Just to be unhappy...

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture The Four String Lead Player	#1 by The Four String Mother Fucker at Aug 23, 1971 at 8:49 AM EST
	Such a good song... has a "i told you so" feel.... another great song SW has done it again...

No Picture Gabba Gabba Hey Average	#2 by Gabba Gabba Hey at May 12, 1978 at 6:06 AM EST
	this song is about a person who he was in love with and they simply turned their back on him for someone else. They then became un-satisfied with their new lover and there is no way for the two original lovers to co-exist...are you really happy now ??

No Picture Trey Average	#3 by Trey smith at Jun 30, 1984 at 10:42 AM EST
	Stabbing Westward is awesome

No Picture Armin Average	#4 by Armin at Nov 16, 2001 at 4:41 AM EST
	this song reminds me of something i went thru a while back, but almost all stabbing westward songs remind me of something, they were so realistic with their music, and this is gonna sound weird but the depression of their music really lifts me up cause i can see where things went wrong and know that i have someone now, i was thrown away just for someone to be unhappy, and i was pretty damn unhappy but now, i have someone who wont throw me away, and its the best feeling in the world