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Tuning: down 1/2 step (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb)| Capo: none (Note that the guitar is tuned down a half-step.) There are two basic chord progressions in this song: progression 1: C# Bb Eb (that is: C# major -> B flat minor -> E flat minor) (Yeah, I know the B flat minor looks weird as 'Bb'...oh well.) C# Bb Eb C# Bb Eb Eb |------|------|------| Eb |------|------|------| Bb |------|------|------| Bb |---3--|------|------| Gb |------|------|------| OR Gb |---2--|---4--|------| Db |--12--|---9--|---2--| Db |---0--|---4--|---2--| Ab |--12--|---9--|---2--| Ab |------|---2--|---2--| Eb |--10--|---7--|---0--| Eb |------|------|---0--| progression 2: C# Bb Eb F G (that is: C# major -> B flat minor -> E flat minor -> F minor -> G major) C# Bb Eb F G C# Bb Eb F G Eb |------|------|------|------| Eb |------|------|------|------| Bb |------|------|------|------| Bb |---3--|------|------|------| Gb |------|------|------|------| OR Gb |---2--|---4--|------|------| Db |--12--|---9--|-2--4-|--5---| Db |---0--|---4--|-2--4-|--0---| Ab |--12--|---9--|-2--4-|--5---| Ab |------|---2--|-2--4-|--2---| Eb |--10--|---7--|-0--2-|--3---| Eb |------|------|-0--2-|--3---| The start of the song (the part with just guitar) has a slide up to the C# and plays progression 1. The first verse is progression 1 then progression 2 (you can hear the Eb to f to G chords played right before the chorus). The chorus is progression 2. The rest of the song follows the same pattern: progression 1 in the verse, progression 2 at the end of the verse and in the chorus. In the chorus, when he repeats 'You and I wouldn't change a thing...' he repeats the end of progression 2: Eb -> F -> G. In the interlude/bridge (or whatever it might be called) after the second chorus, he plays C# -> Eb -> F -> G. As a side note: in my opinion, if you've only got one guitarist, it sounds better to play the full chords in the chorus...something like: C# Bb Eb F G C# Bb Eb F G Eb |---2--|---2--|-0--2-|--3---| Eb |---0--|---2--|-0--0-|--3---| Bb |---3--|---3--|-0--2-|--3---| Bb |---3--|---3--|-0--0-|--3---| Gb |---2--|---4--|-0--2-|--0---| OR Gb |---2--|---4--|-0--2-|--0---| Db |---0--|---4--|-2--4-|--0---| Db |---0--|---4--|-2--4-|--0---| Ab |------|---2--|-2--4-|--2---| Ab |------|---2--|-2--4-|--2---| Eb |------|------|-0--2-|--3---| Eb |------|------|-0--x-|--3---| The full chords give a more full sound to it. (-: ________________________________________________________ The electric guitar fills for various parts are below... ________________________________________________________ This is played during the bridge or whatever it is (starting at 2:12). For this melody only, the numbers are realtive to the twelveth fret (i.e. 1 means 13th fret, 2 means 14th fret, etc.): |-2-------2-5-6-3-| |-------5---------| |---2-3-----------| |-----------------| |-----------------| |-----------------| Here's what the electric plays at the end of the song: This plays (starting at 3:53): ('10' means tenth fret, not first fret then open, ditto for '11') |---------|---------|-------------|---------| |---------|---------|-------------|---------| |-----7---|-----9---|-------11----|-----9---| |-7-7---7-|-8-8---8-|-10-10----10-|-8-8---8-| |---------|---------|-------------|---------| |---------|---------|-------------|---------| |---------|---------|-------------|---------| |---------|---------|-------------|---------| |-----7---|-----9---|-------11----|-----9---| |-7-7---7-|-8-8---8-|-10-10----10-|-8-8---8-| |---------|---------|-------------|---------| |---------|---------|-------------|---------| Then this plays (starting at 4:08): |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| |--7-7--7-7|--9-9--9-9|---11--11--11--11|--9-9--9-9| |-7-7----7-|-8-8----8-|-10--10------10--|-8-8----8-| |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| |--7-7--7-7|--9-9--9-9|---11--11--11--11|-9--------| |-7-7----7-|-8-8----8-|-10--10------10--|-8--------| |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| |----------|----------|-----------------|----------| Then there's this (starting at 4:22): ('x' means mute the string, 's' means slide) |-----------|------------|------------| |-----------|------------|------------| |-5s7--7--7-|-5-5s7--7-7-|-7s10--10s5-| |-x-x--x--x-|-x-x-x--x-x-|-x-x---x-sx-| |-3s5--5--5-|-3-3s5--5-5-|-5s8---8-s3-| |-----------|------------|------------| |-----------|------------|-----------| |-----------|------------|-----------| |-5s7--7--7-|-5-5s7--7-7-|-5-5---5-5-| |-x-x--x--x-|-x-x-x--x-x-|-x-x---x-x-| |-3s5--5--5-|-3-3s5--5-5-|-3-3---3-3-| |-----------|------------|-----------| Listen for the timings in the last part, it's not too difficult.
Written by Ron Aniello/Jason Wade
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