Last update on 6/30/2005
What can I say.....As usual Tom Scholz lays down multiple
Guitar tracks and layers his riffs dripping with harmony.
Of course, it helps if you have all the SR&D equipment
to give you that Boston sound. ;)
(My comments)
(1:24) Shows the time line in the song where tab matches.
b = bent full note -the number in parenthesis is what you
should bend up to
p = pull off
h = hammer on
V = downward picking (listed above the fret board)
^ = upward picking (listed above the fret board)
~ = hand vibrato (shake that string :-)
< = volume pan/swell (he is using a volume pedal)
[] = artificial harmonic
^V^V^ = tremolo (use your whammy) :P
>Oooooh Ahhhh< = lyrics
Intro
>Oooooh....<
Lead Guitar
(intro chord here - every so slightly palm muted barre chord)
(gives you that thumpy/chunky sound)
Rythym Guitar Intro
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 3 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 8 8 6 8 6 8 6 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 8 8 6 8 6 8 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 |
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 |
| D | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 | | 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4 |
| e | |
| B | 9 9 8 9 [13] |
| G | 6 8 8 8 8 [13] |
| D | 6 6 6 8 6 |
| A | 4 6 6 6 6 |
| E | |
Lead Guitar
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 5 | 2 | 6 |
| D | 6 8/10 6 | 6 8/10 3 | 6 8/10 6 |
| A | 6 | 3 | 4 |
| E | 4 | 1 | |
>Oooooh....<
>Ooooooh....<
>Hey, you can be so unfair<
(Bass guitar thumping for a while then on to the arpeggios)
>and you know, I will remember<
>you said you'd always be there when you go<
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 6 5 6 6 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| A | 8 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| E | | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | | | | |
| D | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| A | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| E | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
Chorus:
>Hey, I wanted you to know<
>I wish you were mine<
>And I, I just wanted you to know<
>I had a good time<
(this arpeggio repeats throughout the chorus)
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | | | | |
| D | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| A | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| E | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
>Ooh, I had a really good time<
(0:54)
V^ V^ V^ V^ V ^
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 66 66 66 66 8 10~ | 66 66 66 66 8 10~ |
| A | | |
| E | | |
(guitars heavily layered playing this lick in a different position on the neck)
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | V |
| D | 66 66 66 66 8 10 10 10H11P10 8~ |
| A | |
| E | |
<arpeggios again="" -="" multilayered="" guitars="">
>You can lie and I still believe it<
>It's Ok, it doesn't matter<
>I know that you really mean it<
>In your own way<
| e | | | | | |
| B | | | | | |
| G | | | | | |
| D | 6 5 6 6 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| A | 8 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| E | | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | | | | |
| D | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| A | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| E | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
<arpeggios again="" -="" multilayered="" guitars="">
Chorus again
>I just wanted you to know<
>Hey! I had a really good time<
Lead Guitar
(1:39)
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 6~~~8b(10) 8 6 | 8b(10) 8 6 |
| D | 8~~ | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | |
| B | |
| G | 6 8 10 10 11 10H11P10 8 6 8 |
| D | |
| A | |
| E | |
(1:48) (1:55)
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | /13~~13 12 13 | 18 17H18P17 | 15 15 13H15P13 12 |
| D | 15 | 13 | 18 |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
<more arpeggios="" in="" here="">
(1:56 to 2:11)
(Spoken:)
>Hey, you know what you want<
>Well maybe love is blind<
>It's alright, it's cool<
>Just want you to know<
>I had a really good time<
(2:12)
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | | |
| D | 8b(10) 10 10 11 | 6 8~ 6 8 8~~ |
| A | | 8 |
| E | | |
>Well, I've been in love<
>But nothing lasts forever<
>So just hold on long enough<
>And maybe you'll end up together<
>It's Alriiiiight Yeah Yeah Yeah<
(2:39)
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G | 13~~ 13 15 17 13 | 13 15 17 13~~ |
| D | 15~ | |
| A | | |
| E | | |
| e | | | |
| B | | | |
| G | 13 15 17 17 | 17H18P17 15 | 12 13~~ |
| D | | | |
| A | | | |
| E | | | |
(2:49)
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | 8 9 9 8 8 |
| G | 13 15 17 13 | 13 15 17 13 | 13 17H18P17 15 | 8 8 8 8 8 |
| D | | | | 8 6 6 8 8 |
| A | | | | 6 6 6 6 6 |
| E | | | | |
>You can lie to my face and I'll believe it<
>It's OK, 'cause there's a feelin' you can't replace<
>You didn't mean it, anyway....<
| e | | | | |
| B | | | | |
| G | | | | |
| D | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| A | 6 | 6 | 6 | 6 |
| E | 4 | 6 | 6 | 8 |
| e | | | |
| B | | | 6 4 |
| G | | | 6 6 5 5 |
| D | 6 5 6 | 6 5 6 | 6 6 6 |
| A | 6 | 6 | 4 6 |
| E | 4 | 6 | 4 |
Chorus out
>Want to do it again?< (Kimberly Dahme's favorite part :)