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I Had A Good Time

Boston

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Last update on 6/30/2005 Written by:mikementen@myeastern.com 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||----------------------------------| >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-----| 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||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| (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 :)
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