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Hello 1973
Greg Harper   quorockergreg@hotmail.co.uk


I can play it without a retune!!  
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.
I love this song.  I've done enough tabs of it!




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-|TWICE|THEN|
B|-0-0-0-0-0-----3-2----3-0----------3---3---3---0--0-0-|TWICE|THEN|
G|-4-4-4-4-4-------2-------------1---------------4--4-4-|TWICE|THEN|
D|-4-4-4-4-4-------2-----------2-----------------4--4-4-|TWICE|THEN|
A|---------------------------2--------------------------|TWICE|THEN|
E|------------------------------------------------------|TWICE|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|-----|
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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----|

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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


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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"
           
                     
           D|---7-|  
           A|-7-5-|   
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 RIFF: E|-5---| IT KEEPS COMING 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

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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|
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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|-------------------------------------------------|

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2nd  SOLO 
GUITAR: (RICK CONTINUES PLAYING A B5 CHORD)
   B
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|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
THIS IS HARD AND I ONLY KNOW THIS BIT.  SORRY.
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LAST BIT NOW.

BOTH GUITARS PLAYING THIS.


E|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------| OR SOMETHING LIKE THIS
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


QUESTIONS? COMMENTS?  E-MAIL ME.

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