SONG: WHY DON'T WE?
ARTIST: WISHBONE ASH
ALBUM: THE ASH LIVE IN CHICAGO
BY: RICHARD THOMAS
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Some of the solo's and fills are just what I play when it is too hard to follow exactly. If you listen carefully, you will be able to figure out what I'm trying to do.
The vertical lines below serve little more here othe than to break up the various riffs. An h means hammer on, and a ~means finger tremolo / s;ide Up and \ slide down. The Lyrics are taken from the WA Site, and some do not match exactly with this recording, but isn't hard to work out where u are!

Key D Minor
Intro

                                                     
e|--------------10----------------|-10---------------------------------------------|--------------10h13-10------|
b|--10--13-13~------10-13-13~--10-|-----13-10--------------------------------------|--13~~--10-13----------13~~-|
g|--------------------------------|-----------12-10--10h12------------10-----------|----------------------------|
d|--------------------------------|------------------------12~--10h12-----12-12~~--|----------------------------|
a|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
                                     bu                                          bu
e|--------------10----------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--10--13-13~------10-13-13~--10-|--15-15--10-10h13--------------------------------------------------|
g|--------------------------------|------------------12-10------------10-10--12--12--10h12-10---------|
d|--------------------------------|------------------------12-10-12~~-------------------------12-12~~-|
a|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--10h13-10------------------------------||
b|-----------13-10------------------------||
g|-----------------10h12/14-12-10---------||
d|--------------------------------12-10~~-||This last section is tricky, so just improvise!
a|----------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------||

Verse 1

Dm
Why don't we get some answers,
                             Bb     C
Stop messin' around with our lives?
Dm
We hear the same old story, where's the glory?
Bb              C
It's our lives, it's our lives!

Dm          Bb    C            F
Changes are vital, do we care?
Dm             Bb        C                   F
It's taken far too long - maybe we're there?
Dm            Bb            C             F
Start walkin' with our time, if you dare.
Dm         Bb            C             F
There is a rightness, yes, everywhere. 

Chorus
Dm (Picked)
Why don't we, why don't we,     
Bb            C (Riff 1)         
Open our eyes?
Dm (Picked)
Why don't we, why don't we,    
Bb               C      
Change our minds?              

Riff 1
e|------------------------------------------||
b|------------------------------------------||
g|-/14-12--10h12-10----10h12-10-------------||
d|------------------12----------12-10-12~~--||
a|------------------------------------------||
E|------------------------------------------||


VERSE 2

Dm
Honest and sweet surrender -
 
Never wanted this illusion
Bb           C
In our lives. (Riff 2)

Riff 2
    bu
e|-------------------------------------------||
b|--18-18~~--17h18-17------------------------||
g|--------------------19-17----17h19-17------||
d|--------------------------19---------19~~--||
a|-------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------||

Dm
Trials and tribulations, Familiar conversations,
Bb            C
In our lives, in our lives.

Dm        Bb                  C                F
Competing against everyone, A trap, that, and a snare.
Dm        Bb         C               F
Return to nature, no solution, so beware! 
Dm         Bb           C            F
How can it be this way? Shouldn't be so.
Dm        Bb             C            F
Surviving day after day, Unwilling to let go. 

CHORUS 2

Dm (Picked)
Why don't we, why don't we,     
Bb            C (Riff 3)         
Open our eyes?
Dm (Picked)
Why don't we, why don't we,    
Bb               C      
Change our minds?  

RIFF 3

e|--------------10---------------------------------||
b|-10h13-10-13~----10h13-10------------------------||
g|--------------------------12-10----10h12-10------||
d|--------------------------------12---------12~~--||
a|-------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------||

Instrumental Followed By Solo After CHORUS 2
Please Note the first part sounds a bit sketchy, and further ideas are welcome!

INSTRUMENTAL
                                                ??????  Slide Up and then Down
e|--------------------|----------------------|----------|------------------||
b|--/10-----10---11---|--/12-----12---1313---|--15--15--|--/10\---/10\-----||
g|--/10---10--10---10-|--/12---12--12-----12-|--15--15--|--/10\---/10\-----||
d|--/10-10------------|--/12-12--------------|--15--15--|--/10\---/10\-----||
a|--/-8---------------|--/10-----------------|--13--13--|--/-8\---/-8\-----||
E|--------------------|----------------------|----------|------------------||

FIRST SOLO
Some of this is just improvised, and may not fit exactly....but is as near as u need to be.
   bu                                        You'll have to figure around this part yourslef            bu
e|-10--13-10-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------10-13-10----------|
b|-----------13-10-13~--10h13-10-----------|-----------------------------------------10-10-----10-13----------13-10-13-|
g|-------------------------------12-10-----|-----------------------------------10-12------12~~-------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------12~-|--10-12--10-12-----------10~-10-12-----------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------|---------------10-12--12---------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
   bu bu               bu                                 bu
e|-15-15-13------------------------------------------------------------17-------------------15-----------------------||
b|----------15-13-15~--15-15-13-10-13-10----------------------------------20-1717-20--15-17----17-15--13-15-13-15~~--||
g|--------------------------------------12-10-------------12-10------------------------------------------------------||
d|--------------------------------------------12-10-10-12-------12---------------------------------------------------||
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------||
    bu
e|-------------------------||
b|-------------------------||
g|--12-10h12-10------------||
d|--------------10-12~~----||
a|-------------------------||
E|-------------------------||


VERSE 3
Dm                                                     Bb         C (RIFF 3)
Livin' with a global village, Aware of the unexpected, In our lives.

Transforming greed and pillage, Not to be rejected - 

It's our lives, it's our lives! 

RIFF 3

e|----------------------------||
b|-18-17~-17h1817-------------||
g|---------------19-17--------||
d|--------------------19~~----||
a|----------------------------||
E|----------------------------||

Dm          Bb     C            F
Changes are vital, do we care?
Dm             Bb        C                   F
It's taken far too long - maybe we're there?
Dm            Bb            C             F
Start walkin' with our time, if you dare.
Dm         Bb            C             F
There is a rightness, yes, everywhere. 


CHORUS 3
Dm                          Bb          C(Riff 4)
Why don't we, why don't we, Open our eyes?

RIFF 4
    bu
e|-----------------------------------------||
b|-----------------------------------------||
g|--14-12h14-12-10h12-10~--12-10-----------||
d|--------------------------------12~------||xx
a|-----------------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------------||

Dm                          Bb          C(RIFF 5)
Why don't we, why don't we, Share this time?

RIFF 5
e|----------------------------------------------||
b|----------------------------------------------||
g|-12-10~~-10h12-10-----------------------------||
d|-----------------12~-12/14-12-10--12-10-7~~---||
a|----------------------------------------------||
E|----------------------------------------------||

Dm                          Bb            C(RIFF6)
Why don't we, why don't we, Change their minds?
   bu       bu
e|-----------------------------------||
b|-18-18~---18-18~-17-18-17----------||
g|--------------------------19-------||
d|-----------------------------19~~--||
a|-----------------------------------||
E|-----------------------------------||

Dm                          Bb          C
Why don't we, why don't we, Share our lives?

LAST SOLO
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e|-----------10----------------------10-13-13-13-13-13-13--13-10----------------------------------------------------|
b|-10-13-13~----10-13-13~-10---10-13-----------------------------13-10----------------------------------------------|
g|---------------------------------------------------------------------12-10----------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------------10-12~--10-10-----10-10----10-12------|
a|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--------12------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                        bu bu bu bu   bu
e|----------------------------------------------hold-------------------------|10h13-10-------------------------------------|
b|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------13-10----10h13-10-------------------|
g|-----------------------------------10-12-12-12-12---12-10----10h12-10------|---------------12---------12-10--10h12-10----|
d|-7-10-10~-12--7-10-10~-7---7-10/12------------------------12----------10-12|-----------------------------------------12~-|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|---------------10---------------------|
b|--------------------5--6--------6---------5-8h6p5-8h6p5-8h6p5-8h6p5--|--/8-/10---13~-----10-13-13~-10-------|
g|------5---------5-7-----7~--5-7----7~-5-7----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
d|-5-7-5--7~---5-7-----------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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e|-------10-10h13p10-----------10-10h13p10--13--15--15-13---13-1515~--13---13-15-15---13----15-15-15-13h15p13------------|
b|-10-13-------------13--10-13----------------------------15------------15--------------15-------------------15-13-15~~--|
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d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|-----------10---------------13-13-10-------------------------------13-13h15p13-----------13-13h15p13------|
b|-10-13-13~----10-13-13~-10-----------13-10--------10-13-13~---13-15------------15~~-13-15------------15~~-|
g|-------------------------------------------12~--12--------------------------------------------------------|
d|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                You'll have to listen for timings ESPECIALLY HERE!!! In order to hear what Im tying to do!
e|-------13-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-13-15----15-13-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------------17h18p17---|
g|---------------14-12-10----10-12-///--|-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19~-17---17-1919~--17-19----17h-19-17-19-17-19--------19-|
d|------------------------12------------|----------------------------19-----------------19------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|---------------------------------------------------------17-20--22-22-22--20--22-20--22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-|
b|-17h18-17-20~--17h18-17-20~--17h18-17-20~--17h18-17-20~------------------------------------------------------------------|
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d|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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       bu                        bu                      bu bu
e|--20h22-20---------------20-22-20-22-----|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
b|-----------22~--20h22p20-------------22~-|-20h22p20-17-18-18--18-17--17-18--17h18-20~-18-17----17h18p17--15h17p15-|-
g|-----------------------------------------|-------------------------19-----------------------19--------------------|-
d|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
a|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------------------------------|-
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                                                      bu                This is what I play...Suggestions?
e|---------------------|-----------10-----------------13-13-10-------------------------------------------|
b|--13h15p13--10h13p10-|-10 13-13~----10-13-13~-10-------------13-10-------------------------------------|
g|---------------------|----------------------------------------------12--10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10h12--|
d|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------10------------------10-----------10-----------10-----------------|
b|-13-10--------------13-10---------------13-10--------13-10--------13-10-----------|
g|-------12-10--------------12-10---------------12-----------12-----------12-10-----|
d|-------------12-----------------12--------------------------------------------12~-|
a|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                  bu bu       bu       bu       bu
e|------------10------------------15-15-13----15-13----15-13----15-13------------------------------------------|
b|--10-13-13~----10-13-13~-10--------------15-------15-------15-------13-15~~--13h15p13------------------------|
g|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14-12-10-12-10---------|
d|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12~-----|
a|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                  Slower pace for end notes
e|-------------------------------|----------------------||
b|-/20-17h18p17------------------|--------------13~~----||
g|--------------19-17------------|--19~-17~-15~---------||
d|-------------------19-17-19~~--|----------------------||
a|-------------------------------|----------------------||
E|-------------------------------|----------------------||

Well, that's what I make of it anyway! Don't shout at me if some notes are missing here or there, just stick em in as you feel. I'm sure most people know their D minor scale anyway, it is basically a riff-a-thon around that!!!!

Cheers,
Richard Thomas