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Travis - Writing To Reach You
Submitted By: Putrushkah
EMail: putrushkah@tutopia.com

Tuning: Standard (Capo On 2nd. fret)
(All notes are relative to capo)

Chords For gtr. 2:
            E A D G B e

Em7         0 2 2 0 3 3
G           3 2 0 0 3 3
Dsus4       x x 0 2 3 3
D           x x 0 2 3 2
Dsus2       x x 0 2 3 0
Cadd9       X 3 2 0 3 3
G/F#        2 x 0 0 3 3
B7          x 2 1 2 0 0
A7          x 0 2 0 2 0
Am          x 0 2 2 1 0
D7          x x 0 2 1 2
D/E         x x x 0 0 0

Intro

Gtr. 1
        with Trem eff..........................|
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------3-----------
|----------------------------------2----4----------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|--------------------------------------------------------
|-------0------------------------------------------------
 
  one, two, three, forth

Gtr. 2 : Em7   G    Dsus4    D

Gtr. 1
Fill 1.........................|
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------
|-12----11-11-11-9---9-9-7--7-7-|-12----11-11-11-9--9-9-9-9-11----
|---X20-------------------------|---X20---------------------------
|-10----9--9--9--7---7-7-5--5-5-|-10----9--9--9--7--7-7-7-7-9-----
|-------------------------------|---------------------------------

Verse 1

Gtr. out
Gtr. Cont. same as intro.

Chorus 1

|--------|-----------------|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|
|--------|----3-------3----|----3-------3----|------------3----|----0------------|
|-2s4--2-|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2---2--|--0-------0------|--0--------------|
|--------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-------------|
|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|----0-------2---2|----2-------------1|----1------------------|
|--0-------0---0--|--0---0--2s4-2--2--|--2---2s4-2~~~---------|
|-2-2-----2-2---2-|---2---2-------2-2-|---2-------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

Gtr. On chorus Plays:

G       Dsus4
G       Dsus4
Cadd9   G  G/F#  
Em7     B7
Em      A7
Am      D7

Verse 2 

Gtr. 1:
|------------------------------
|-3h5---------------3h5---3----
|----------------2h4-----------
|------------------------------ X4
|------------------------------
|------------------------------

Gtr. same as intro

Chorus 2

Gtr. 1

|--------|-----------------|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|
|--------|----3-------3----|----3-------3----|------------3----|----0-------0----|
|-2s4--2-|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2---2--|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|
|--------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|
|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

|-----------------|-------------------|-------------2---2|---2--------------|
|----0-------2---2|----2-------------1|----1----------1--|-1---1-----------1|
|--0-------0---0--|--0---0--2s4-2--2--|--2---2s4-2-2---2-|--2---2-2s4-2--2--|
|-2-2-----2-2---2-|---2---2-------2-2-|---2--------------|--------------2-2-|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|-------------------|------------------|------------------||----------------|
|-1---1----------|
|---2---2s4-2~~~-|
|----2-----------|
|----------------|
|----------------|

Gtr. 2 on chorus 2

G       Dsus4
G       Dsus4
Cadd9   G  G/F#  
Em7     B7
Em      A7
Am      D7
Am      D7

Gtr. Solo
Gtr. Plays Fill 1(X4)
Gtr. 2 same as intro

Verse 3

Gtr. 1

with Trem Eff.             |------------X2------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------
|---------------------3~~--3h5-------3h5----3-----------
|------------0~~--2~~-------------2h4-------------------
|-0~~~~-------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------
|-------------------------------------------------------


Chorus 3

Gtr. 1

|--------|-----------------|-----------------|----0------------|-----------------|
|--------|----3-------3----|----3-------3----|------------3----|----0-------0----|
|-2s4--2-|--0---0---2---2--|--0---0---2---2--|--0-------0------|--0-------0------|
|--------|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-2-2-----2-2-----|-2-2-----2-2-----|
|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|--------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

                                     |------------------X 3----------------|
|-----------------|------------------|-------------2---2|---2--------------|
|----0-------2---2|---2-------------1|----1----------1--|-1---1-----------1|
|--0-------0---0--|-0---0--2s4-2--2--|--2---2s4-2-2---2-|--2---2-2s4-2--2--|
|-2-2-----2-2---2-|--2---2-------2-2-|---2--------------|--------------2-2-|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|------------------|------------------||--------------2---2|---2-------------|
|-----1----------1--|-1---1-----------|
|---2---2s4-2-2---2-|--2---2-2h4~~~~--|
|----2--------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|

Gtr. 2 On chorus 3

G       Dsus4
G       Dsus4
Cadd9   G  G/F#  
Em7     B7
Em      A7
Am      D7
Am      D7
Am      D7
Am      D7
Am      D7

Outro:

Gtr. 1:

Rit...........................
|-----------------------------
|-----5-3---5-3---------------
|-2-4-----4-----4-2-0~~~~~~---
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------
|-----------------------------

Gtr. On outro plays:

Em7    G    Dsus4  D   Dsus2  D/E

C

Just listen the song for timing.
This tab is 95 % correct.
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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Steve Wanna Be	#1 by Steve Williams at Apr 15, 1975 at 8:15 PM EST
	i luv this song. there is also a versus with greenday, oasis, eminem and him. i think its call wonderwall boulivard or sumthin. cute song

No Picture Zach Rhythm Player	#2 by Zach at May 19, 1990 at 4:49 AM EST
	this song is one of my favorite and its soooooo meaningfull i love this part: It's good to know that you all know I'm hurting It's good to know I'm feeling not so well but this is gonna be a stupid question but what is a "Wonderwall"?

No Picture Ben Wanna Be	#3 by Ben Koss at May 13, 1991 at 4:42 PM EST
	To answer your question, I interpret that line as him feeling as though the person has changed since they've been apart, and he is wondering if reminding him of the way he used to be would bring back the old him...or if he has really changed for goof

No Picture Jon Lead Player	#4 by Jon Zell at Feb 24, 1993 at 4:13 AM EST
	Isnt it "whatevers in my mind wont go away"?

No Picture Dan Average	#5 by Dan Christopher at May 7, 1995 at 12:02 PM EST
	I really do love the melody in this song. Sunday is often a really tired, relaxing day after a party-night-out Saturday. I think maybe the "Only want to teach you About you But that's not you" part can speak about how sometimes, when you think you're in love with someone, you imagine this perfect being image of them. You might want to "teach" the person about who you see them to be... but after you really get to know them, you understand he or she isn't perfect. However, they might still be attractive to you and it hurts.

No Picture john Average	#6 by john at Jun 24, 1996 at 10:52 PM EST
	i heard this song after a really painful breakup and it totally got to me. i think it's like how time stands still after you break up (like "everyday i wake up and it's sunday") you cry but don't want to admit it (whatevers in my eye won't go away) and just everything you go through with stuff like that

No Picture katie Average	#7 by katie focner at Mar 8, 1999 at 9:31 AM EST
	They literally took the guitar chords from Wonderwall and added their own lyrics on top of it. Great opener for the album.

No Picture Chris Wanna Be	#8 by Chris H at May 17, 1999 at 6:50 AM EST
	This song is awesome, the vocals are so gentle and soothing. As for what its about, I interpret it to be a guy singing who is crazed over this girl who he's writting to overseas. He's never felt this type of love before and it baffles him. Seet song.

No Picture foster Average	#9 by foster meng at Jul 1, 2001 at 8:11 AM EST
	yeah i think it's "whatever's in my mind wont go away" too. but nonetheless, it can still be interpreted in the same way.. i can relate to this song in the sense that i keep a diary (and now a blog) and sometimes i write abt someone i like.. it's literally like i'm writing to reach u but still, i cant reach u.. brilliant song thou..

No Picture Hudson Lead Player	#10 by Hudson Ryan at Dec 17, 2003 at 9:50 AM EST
	this song is one of my favorite songs in the universe. when i turn up the music really loud and i hear the guitar part.. its like a natural high and whats a wonderwall anyway?

No Picture jga Average	#11 by jga qup at May 21, 2005 at 2:13 PM EST
	A really well constructed song. It's pretty clearly a 'I'm messed up after a break up song' hence the "inside is on the outside" etc. There's also an interesting element of frustration I think - like he wanted to say more to her but didn't get a chance: "Cause I'm writing to reach you now but I might never reach you Only want to teach you About you But that's not you" Which to me suggest he's angry she wouldn't listen!