"Ready for Love"
by Mick Ralphs
from the album Bad Company
I?ve been on a Bad Company kick lately, so I decided to tab up a few of
the songs that I know. Let me know if you have any questions or
anything to add. I have a few other BC songs as well, so if you?re
interested, just email me.
Opening Riff - Asus4, A
[Asus4] [A]
| E |
| B 3** 2** |
| G 2 2 2 2 |
| D 2 2 2 2 2 |
| A 0** 0 0 |
| E |
[Asus4] [A]
| E 0 |
| B 3 3 2 |
| G 2 2 2 |
| D 2 2 2 2 |
| A 0** 0 0 |
| E |
As far as I can tell, the verse just follows a simple arpeggio
chord progression (A,C,D,C,B,A,G,F). I don't know the actual
pattern, but you can try just about anything. Here's a simple
example. Let the bass notes ring throughout.
[A]Wanderin down..[C]rocky road
| E |
| B 2 5 |
| G 2 2 5 5 |
| D 2 2 5 5 |
| A 0** 0 3** 3 |
| E |
[D]Wonderin where my [C]life is [B]leading
| E |
| B 7h8p7 |
| G 7 7 5 4 |
| D 7 7 5 4 |
| A 5** 3** 2** |
| E |
[A]Rolling on [G]to the bitter [F]end
| E 1 |
| B 2 1 |
| G 2 2 4 2 2 |
| D 2 2 5 5 3 3 3 |
| A 0** 0 5 5 3 3 3 |
| E 3** 3 1** 1 1 |
(Actually, that B chord may be a figment of my imagination,
but I like it in there!)
Pre-Chorus
[D]Ooohhhhhh Oooh
(I want you to stay)
| E |
| B 7** 7^^ 7** 7^^ |
| G 7** 7^^ 7** 7^^ |
| D 7** 7^^ 7** 7^^ |
| A 5** 5^^ 5** 5^^ |
| E |
My notation here is kinda strange. You should really smack
that D chord the first time and let it ring, then cut it off
the second time (staccato??) If you listen to the record
it'll be pretty self explanitory)
Play this 3 times, then, for the last time, play.....
[C]todayyyyy [D]ayyyyyyyy - you get the idea
| E |
| B 5 7 |
| G 5 7 |
| D 5 7 |
| A 3 5 |
| E |
Then on to the chorus, which is just G,A,C,D
[G]Rea[A]dy for love [G][A] Oh baby I'm
| E |
| B |
| G 4//6 6 6 4//6 6 6 |
| D 5//7 7 7 5//7 7 7 |
| A 5//7 7 7 7 7 5//7 7 7 7 7 |
| E 3//5 5 5 5 5 3//5 5 5 5 5 |
[C]Rea[D]dy for love [C][D]
| E |
| B 5//7 7 7 5//7 7 7 |
| G 5//7 7 7 5//7 7 7 |
| D 5//7 7 7 7 7 5//7 7 7 7 7 |
| A 3//5 5 5 5 5 3//5 5 5 5 5 |
| E |
At the end of the chorus is a decending riff, like the verse.
Try something like this:
[C] [B] [A] [G] [F] [G]
| E 1 3 |
| B 1 3 |
| G 0 0 0 0 2 4 |
| D 0 0 0 0 3 5 |
| A 3** 2** 0** 3 5 |
| E 3** 1 3 |
That's pretty much the song. I haven't compared it too closely
to the album, so I'm sure there are mistakes. But it sounds
good to me so it should at least provide a good start.
There's also plenty of room to improvise, especially during the
Verses. Have fun and I hope someone makes use of this!
Please let me know if you have anything better