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Hello 1973
My mate Ant asked me how you play the
weird guitar parts following my version
of the chords - just worked it out.
This isn't how Rick plays it but its the
closest you can get without a retune.
h - hammer on
p - pull off
b - bend string
r - release bend
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
v or ~ - vibrato
t - right hand tap
x - play 'note' with heavy damping
Ricks Intro:
| E | 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 2 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 | TW | CE | THEN |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 3 2 3 0 3 3 3 0 0 0 | TW | CE | THEN |
| G | 4 4 4 4 4 2 1 4 4 4 | TW | CE | THEN |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 2 2 4 4 4 | TW | CE | THEN |
| A | 2 | TW | CE | THEN |
| E | | TW | CE | THEN |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| B | 0 0 0 0 0 0 3p2p0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 3p2p0 0 |
| G | 1 1 1 1 1 1 4 4 4 9 8 4 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 |
| D | 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 4 4 4 7 6 4 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 2 0h2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0h2 |
| E | 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 |
| E | 2 2 |
| B | 3 0 |
| G | 2 2 |
| D | 0 0 |
| A | |
| E | |
Ricks Part Played Under Fran's:
| E | 222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222222 | |
| B | 000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000000 | |
| G | 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 | |
| D | 444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444444 | Just 'B' |
| A | | |
| E | | |
Francis' Part (My little brother Brad worked this out):
| E | |
| B | 5b 5 4 4 5 |
| G | 4 4 6b 6 4 4 4 6 4 4 6 4 4 |
| D | 4 6 6 6 |
| A | 2/6 |
| E | |
Heres the hard bit!!
| E | 7p6p4 4 7p6p4 4 7p6p4 4 |
| B | 7 7 5 4 5 7 7 5 5p4 4 7 7 5 5p4 5p4 |
| G | 6 6 6 6p4 |
| D | 6 |
| A | |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 6p4 |
| A | 6 2 4 2 |
| E | 0h2 |
FOR THIS FIRST VERESE ITS JUST RICK PLAYING AND SINGING.
| E | 222222222222222222222222222222222222 0000000000000000000000000000000000 |
| B | 000000000000000000000000000000000000 0000000000000000000000000000000000 |
| G | 444444444444444444444444444444444444 1111111111111111111111111111111111 |
| D | 444444444444444444444444444444444444 2222222222222222222222222222222222 |
| A | 2222222222222222222222222222222222 |
| E | 0000000000000000000000000000000000 |
1 "Theres nobody on the end of my line, I'm in time but somebodys missing"
| E | 22222222222222222222222222222222222 00000000000000000000000222222222 |
| B | 00000000000000000000000000000000000 00000000000000000000000000000000 |
| G | 44444444444444444444444444444444444 11111111111111111111111444444444 |
| D | 44444444444444444444444444444444444 22222222222222222222222444444444 |
| A | 22222222222222222222222 |
| E | 00000000000000000000000 |
2 "Maybe I can find a hand for my hand, If I find a well for my wishing"
| E | 00000000000000000000222222 00000 2 2 |
| B | 00000000000000000000000000 00000 3 0 |
| G | 11111111111111111111444444 11111 2 2 |
| D | 22222222222222222222444444 22222 0 0 |
| A | 22222222222222222222 22222 |
| E | 00000000000000000000 00000 |
3 Be my friend, Be my friend, Be my fri-end
NOW BOTH GUITARS (WRITTEN IN PARRALEL)
Rick:
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 | X4 |
| A | 9 9 9 9 9 7 5 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 5 |
Francis:
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 4 4 4 4 4 2 0 | X4 |
| A | 2 2 2 2 2 0 |
| E | |
FOR THIS VERSE ILL JUST TAB RICKS PART:
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 999999999999999999999999999999999 |
| D | 7 999999999999999999999999999999999 |
| A | 999999999999999999999999999999999 7 5 777777777777777777777777777777777 |
| E | 777777777777777777777777777777777 5 |
1 "It gets lonley on a table for two, Laughin' on your own can be no fun"
THEN PLAY: E|-5---|
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 7 |
| A | 9999999999999999999999999999999999 7 5 |
| E | 7777777777777777777777777777777777 5 |
2"Even people that are talking to you,
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 9999999999999999999999999999999999 |
| D | 9999999999999999999999999999999999 7 |
| A | 7777777777777777777777777777777777999999 7 5 |
| E | 777777 5 |
Remind you that you're really with no one"
| E | 00000000000000000000 |
| B | 00000000000000000000 | D | 7 |
| G | 11111111111111111111 | A | 7 5 |
| D | 22222222222222222222 | THE R | FF | E | 5 | | T KEEPS COM | NG BACK |
| A | 22222222222222222222999999 | THROUGHOUT THE SONG |
| E | 00000000000000000000777777 |
3 "Be my friend, Be my friend"
USE THIS AS A TEMPLATE FOR THE NEXT VERSE
Take me over like a thing from the past
Lots of people wishing they'd been there
No-one knowing just how long it would last
But I'm sitting still here in my chair
Be my friend, be my friend
HERES THE CHORUS.
PM<..............................................>
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 |
| A | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 9 11 9 12 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
1 "Forty five hundred times I told you how much I care"
2 "Forty five hundred times I told you how much I care"
| E | 55555555555555555555555 0000000000000000000000 |
| B | 55555555555555555555555 0000000000000000000000 |
| G | 66666666666666666666666 1111111111111111111111 |
| D | 77777777777777777777777 2222222222222222222222 |
| A | 77777777777777777777777 222222222222222222222299999 9 9 11 9 12 9 11 9 |
| E | 55555555555555555555555 000000000000000000000077777 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
3 "Problems halved are the problems that we can share"
4 "White lies in our eyes, together not really there"
REPEAT THE CHORDS FOR THE NEXT PART OF THE CHORUS:
Forty five hundred times I told you you can lean on me
Forty five hundred times I told you you can lean on me
Though it's taken a long time for you to see
Where we're at is the right place for us to be
THEN PLAY:
PM<...........>
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| A | 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
SOLO: (BASS AND GUITAR)
GUITAR:
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 6b8 6 4 4 |
| D | 4 6 6 4 6 6 6 4 6 |
| A | 2 2h4/6 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 6b8 6 4 6 4 6b8 6 4 6 4 6b8 6 4 6 4 6 4 |
| D | 6 4 |
| A | 6 2 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 6b8 6b8 |
| D | 4 6 4 6 4 6 6 |
| A | 2h4/6 2h4/6 2h4/6 |
| E | |
| E | |
| B | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 4 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 |
| A | 2h4/6 2h4/6 2h4/6 4h6 2 |
| E | |
BASS:
| G | 4 4 6 6 4 4 |
| D | 4 6 6 4 6 6 6 4 6 |
| A | 2 2h4/6 |
| E | |
| G | 6 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 6 4 6 4 |
| D | 6 4 |
| A | 6 2 |
| E | |
| G | 4 4 4 6 6 |
| D | 4 6 4 6 4 6 6 |
| A | 2h4/6 2h4/6 2h4/6 |
| E | |
| G | 4 4 4 4 |
| D | 4 6 4 6 4 6 6 4 |
| A | 2h4/6 2h4/6 2h4/6 4h6 2 |
| E | |
2nd SOLO
GUITAR: (RICK CONTINUES PLAYING A B5 CHORD)
B5
| E | |
| B | 17b 17 16 17 16 16 17b 16 17 16 17b 17 16 |
| G | 18 16 16 18b 18br 16 16 |
| D | 18 18 |
| A | |
| E | |
etc
LAST BIT NOW.
BOTH GUITARS PLAYING THIS.
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | | OR SOMETH | NG L | KE TH | S |
| A | 9 9 11 9 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 | (SHUFFLE) |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
1 "I sure wanna stay here it sure feels fine,
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | |
| A | 9 9 11 9 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 |
I feel I could be here a long long time"
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 777777777777777777777 222222222222222 7 |
| A | 555555555555555555555 222222222222222 5 7 |
| E | 000000000000000 5 |
2 "Now that I've made it I don't wanna fade it"
| E | |
| B | |
| G | |
| D | 77 |
| A | 9 9 11 9 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 9 11 77 55 77 |
| E | 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 7 55 55 |
3 "Now that I've made it with you"
REPEAT THIS FOR THE NEXT VERSE AND I THINK THATS ABOUT IT.
We came a long way, a slow way too
Up from the down way and back to you
Now that I've made it I don't want to fade it
Now that I've made it with you