"Tell Me Why" - Kottonmouth Kings
Track 4 of 16 on the album "Hidden Stash II - The Kream of the Krop" (2001)
[Intro]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-----------------------|
[Verse 1]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|------------------------5-------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|----------------------6-----3---| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-----------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|----3---------------------------| play
A|----------------3-3-3-----------|--3-----------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-----------------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-----------------------|
[Chorus]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------3-----| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|------------------------3---3---| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------------4-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|------------------------3-------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-------------------4---|
[Verse 2]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| play
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
E|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x2
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| play
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x2
E|1-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------3-----| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|------------------------3---3---| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------------4-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-----------------------|
[Chorus]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------3-----| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|------------------------3---3---| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------------4-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|------------------------3-------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-------------------4---|
[Verse 3]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| play x1,
A|--------------------------------| then rest 3 measures
E|1-------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------| play x1,
A|--------------------------------| then rest 3 measures
E|1-------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x4
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
[Verse 4]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|------------------------3-------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------------------3---|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-------------------------------|1---------------1-1-1-1-0-------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|------------10------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------10----------------------| play
A|--------------------------------|------------------------3---3---| x1
E|1---------------1-1-------------|1-------------------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|------------------------3-------| play
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------3---| x1
E|1---------------1-1-4-4-4-------|--------8---\-------------------|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| play
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------| x1
E|--------1-0-1-----------0-------|------1-----1-------------------|
[Chorus]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------3-----| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|------------------------3---3---| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------------4-|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|------------------------3-------| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-------------------4---|
[Outro]
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------| x3
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1---------------1---0---|
1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a 1 e + a 2 e + a 3 e + a 4 e + a
G|--------------------------------|--------------------------------||
D|--------3-3-3-3-----------------|--------------------------------|| play
A|----------------3---3-----------|--------------------------------|| x1
E|1-----------------------4---4---|1-------1-----------------------||
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\ = slide down
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Bass Tabs |
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Title |
Tell Me Why |
Artist |
Kottonmouth Kings |
Tablature Type |
ASCII Tab |
YouTube ID |
OjtDSv9Q9Io |
Interactive Bass Tab Guide
Interactive bass tabs provide a better experience than ASCII tabs. With playback, loop, print features and a responsive display that follows the screen of your device.
Use these buttons to control the digital tab player.
Symbol | Function |
| Move cursor to the first bar |
| Play interactive tabs |
| Pause playback |
| Loop |
| Print the tab |
| Zoom |
Page | Switch between page and horizontal view mode |
How to Read Bass Tab: A Beginner's Guide
1. Understanding the Basics
a. Strings:
Bass tab consists of horizontal lines representing the strings of the bass guitar.
The lowest-pitched string (usually the E string) is at the bottom, and the highest-pitched string
(usually the G string) is at the top.
b. Numbers:
Numbers on the lines indicate which fret to play on a specific string.
For example, if you see "3" on the E string, it means you should press down the third fret on the lowest string.
2. Reading Bass Tab Example
In this tab:
- Play the note on the 1st fret of the E string.
- Play the open E string.
- Play the 3rd fret on the A string.
- Play the 1st fret on the A string.
G|-----------------|
D|-----------------|
A|---------3-------|
E|---1-1---1---3---|
3. Playing Techniques
a. Hammer-ons and Pull-offs:
Hammer-ons are represented by an "h" (e.g., 5h7 means play the 5th fret and hammer onto the 7th fret).
Pull-offs are represented by a "p" (e.g., 7p5 means play the 7th fret and pull off to the 5th fret).
b. Slides:
Slides are often indicated by an "/" or "\\" between two numbers (e.g., 5/7 means slide from the 5th fret to the 7th fret).