Journey - Message Of Love Tab

Intro:

Wait for synth & vocal entrance to finish, try a few bends on the 12th & 15th on the B for it on the neck pup, tone right down.

Verse:

"I, walk alone in...."
(8)~ 7~ 5~
9~ 7~ 5~
9~ 7~ 5~
7~ 5~ 3~

The little palm-mute-to-release parts on the verse goes like:

e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7

Follow those 3 chords over a few times until you hit the chorus' entrance solo.

"Now Love's here, where are you..." e|---12-14b~~~14|

Chorus:

"Baby can you hear me, can you hear me callin..."
(8)
9
9
7
"Baby can you hear my..."
(8)
9
10
7
"Message of love"
(8) (8) 7
9 9 7
9 10 7
7 7 5
e|---12-14b~~~14| "Baby can you hear me, can you hear me callin..."
(8)
9
9
7
"Baby can you hear my..."
(8)
9
10
7
"Message of love"
(8) (8) 7
9 9 7
9 10 7
7 7 5

Verse:

Add a few natural harmonics on the D, G & B at the 7th to sort of match the synth.
e 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0
B 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7 8 8 7 7
"Why, have I waited so long to be there...for you "
(8)~ 7~ 5~
9~ 7~ 5~
9~ 7~ 5~
7~ 5~ 3~

Same for this verse, repeat these parts.

Breakdown before solo:

This follows along the same as the verse, but matching the vocals & keys/synth at parts.

(8)~ 7~ 5~
9~ 7~ 5~
9~ 7~ 5~
7~ 5~ 3~
A few strums of:
(8)~
9~
9~
7~
Then...

Solo:

Bend the string then release & pitch down with the trem if you have one. It's designed to be used with a Floyd Rose trem.
s17br19br15br 17br19br15b13 20b22~~17 19 20 19 20 19
Perform this first bracket then perform the 1st part of the first bracket again then move to the above part. VERY FAST:
12h14h15121415
12h13h15
12h14h15
12h14h15
12h14h15
12h14h15p14p12
12h14h15 17b19
12h13h15
12h14h15
12h14h15
12h14h15
12 10 11 8 6 5 4 5 6 8 9 10 121415
Trem dive down slowly whilst picking down from the 12 to the 4

End of Solo:

12h15 12h15 12h15 12h15
Perfrom that above a few times whilst pitching down on the trem further each time. If your not using a trem use:

End of Solo:

12h15 11h14 10h13 9h12 8h11 7h10 6h9

Chorus:

"Baby can you hear me, can you hear me callin..."
(8)
9
9
7
"Baby can you hear my..."
(8)
9
10
7
"Message of love"
(8) (8) 7
9 9 7
9 10 7
7 7 5
e|---12-14b~~~14| "Baby can you hear me, can you hear me callin..."
(8)
9
9
7
"Baby can you hear my..."
(8)
9
10
7
"Message of love"
(8) (8) 7
9 9 7
9 10 7
7 7 5

Outro Solo:

s17br19br20br 17br19br15br
X 2
s17br19br21b 17br19br15br
s17br19br21b23 12h13h15
12h14h15
12h14h15
12h14h15
12 14 15 14 12b9
Pitch down to 9 here using the trem Very fast picking from the '12'above
s17br19br20br 17br19br15br s17br19br21br17
s17br19br21b23 12h13h15
12h14h15
12h14h15
12b13r12b15r12v~
121415
121415
121415
12h14h15
VERY FAST AGAIN.
s17br19br20br 17br19br15br s17br19br20v22b^^^^
B|-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-| The bend goes on for 30 picking actions. Pitch down with the trem alot here whilst bending the note up then back with your finger on the fret. B|10-12-9-7br7br7br7br7br----| Do the same as above on the 7 a few times then release the bend off your finger to a dive on the trem to end the song.

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