OTRtv: The Growlers - "What It is"

March 2011. L.A. band The Growlers took Austin by storm this past March for SXSW 2011, playing a series of shows across several days of the festival. They took on bars, clubs, venues, and yes a furniture store to spread their gospel of sleazy garage psych jubilation to the hungered masses. This performance comes as part 1 of 2 in our coverage of the Everloving Records showcase. Check out their performance of "What It Is", a track off their latest full length offering, available on Everloving Records.

[@marcus8808]

I haven't been able to find the tab but I think I figured out the main riff.
Open d, 5th fret on g
Strum those then go from the 5th to the 3rd fret on the g string
(Bend the 5th fret on g)
Then it goes to
Open d, 3rd fret on g to open d 2nd fret on g.
Hope this helped, wasn't sure how else to explain it

[@sofiabailote]

love the way Nielsen moves... so adorably awkward.

[@moonstone1974]

I love it.

[@alistairproductions]

I like the style of the girls that listen to this haha

[@josephbyron37]

Same

[@josephbyron37]

The way they shake their hair and groove

[@albertovargas1216]

Esta canción es demasiado buena !!!

[@jabbawockee131]

2:03-2:07 is fuckin golden. FIRE IT UP!!!

[@melissascookingchannel2379]

jabbawockee131 oh matt

[@adamwantsanuke]

after the intro the transition is a G minor to a C# minor for a bit and then the transition to the verse is A#, A, D#, D.
the verse is Gm, C#m, Gm, C#m, Gm, C#m, D.

[@alexvalencia9180]

Your awesome dude thanks!!!

[@MadvillainMonarch]

He's actually in a band called Dead Man's Bones.

[@RoxiiHorror]

i wish they would've showed more of kyle.

[@supermanJOEL2]

ryan gosling on drums

[@IVAN-vc9yz]

Throwback to when the growlers were actually good

[@jub7345]

theyre still good

[@ivxsm4062]

Throwback when they were alive ..

[@IVAN-vc9yz]

@@ivxsm4062 what??! who tf died??

[@MyGuy42069]

I understand this is a live session, but the audio engineering is severely lacking.

[@cuad555]

Where is the 2nd part of this set?!

[@PAMJr5150]

Old cold river

[@mooseknuckle333]

1:00 val kilmer?

[@MiddleLime]

Thanks! Also, any filters?

[@issaggg1087]

man Matt Taylor use to be hella thin

[@MiddleLime]

what kin of camera filmed this?

[@ernestojuarezhernandez6541]

Fuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuuck... Nielsen...