Song: The Reason
Band: Hoobastank
Tabbed by: unspeakable.elvis@gmail.com
A few tabs of this song already, but I was surprised to find that none
of them are for 5 strings, which is what the bassist actually uses in
this song. So here you go, this is how I like to play it.
5 String Standard tuning (From low to high: B E A D G)
Intro
~~~~~
|-----------------|-----------------|
|----rest---------|-----------------|
|----3 bars-------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
volume swell > > > >
Verse
~~~~~
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Chorus
~~~~~~
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
/first ending (back to Verse)
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
/second ending (to Interlude)
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/h/hoobastank/the_reason_btab_ver_6.html ]
Interlude
~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-----------------|/7-7-7-7-7-7-9-7-|
|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-0-3-3-3---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|/5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-----------------|/7----------/9-7-|
|---------------0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-3-3-3-0-3-3-3---|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-|-----------------|
Final Verse
~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----rest--------|-----rest--------|-----rest--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Final Chorus
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7---|-----------------|-4---------4-4-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|---------------3-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---2-2-2-2-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-7-|-----------------|/7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-5---------------|-----------------|
End.
