Am I Ever Gonna Change by Extreme AM I EVER GONNA CHANGE - Extreme Lyrics and Music - Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone Timing - each crotchet (Quarter note) represented by a | - semiquavers represented like | e & a (representing 4 semiquavers - - 16th notes) - | + a OR & + a- semiquaver (16ths) triplet - | 2 3 - quaver (8ths) triplet g - grace note / - slide up \ - slide down (b) - bend up (eg (1/2b) - bend up a half tone) r - release bend : - bar line (lyrics only) p - pull off p.m. - mute strings ^^^ - vibrato a.h. - artificial harmonic Guitar 1 (right) | | | | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------|-----------------------------3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Guiter 2 (left) (Rhythm Figure 1A)... | | | | | | : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------|-0h2-0---------------------------|-0h2-0---------------------------| |---------|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------2h4---2h4---4---4---|-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| (end Rhythm |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1A) |-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| w/Rhythm figure 1A (x4) | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Verse 1 :- (Rhythm Figure 1)... | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3--3-3--3-3-3-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| I'm tired of be ing me, and I don't like what I | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (end Rhythm |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1) |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| see, I'm not who I ap pear to be. w/Rhythm Figure 1 (x2) | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : So I start off ev ry day, down on my knees I will | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : pray for a change in an y way | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : But as the day goes by, I live through an oth er lie, | | | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |--------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------|----------------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------12\-0--0-| if it's an y won der why. Am I Chorus:- | e & a | e & a | & | | e & a | & | | e & a | e & a | e & a| e & a | e&a |---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------| |-3-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------| |-2------2------------------|-0-----2----------------|-0----------------------------------| |-0------2------2-----------|-0-----2---2------------|-0----------------------------------| |--------0------2-----------|-------0---2------------|------------------------------------| |---------------0-----------|-3---------0------------|-3----------------------------------| ev er gon na change? If I say one thing, then I do the oth er, | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a |---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------| |-0-------------------------------------------|-------2-------------|-------5------------| |-----------------------------------------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0| same old song that goes on for ev er. | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | g & | e & a a.h....| (1b)^^^^ |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |---------------------|-------------7-----7-------| |---------------------|---------------------------| |-------4-------------|-------5-------------------| |-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------------0-0-| ------------------------------------------------------------------------- | | | (Rhythm Fill 1)... | | | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | e & a | | & | e & a | | ^^^^^ | | |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| | | |-----8-8-7-8-5-----5-|-----8-8-7-8-5-------|---5-------------------| | | |-----------------7---|-----------------7-7-|-------6---2-2-2p0-----| | | |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------2---| | | |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| | | |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| | | | ------------------------------------------------------------------------- (This is one of those little boxes they usually put at the bottom of the page) D.S. w/Rhythm Fill 1 (2nd time) | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a | e & a | | | e & a |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-------2-------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-------4-------------|-------5-------------| |-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-| cry. www.TAB6.com