BON JOVI - "I'll Be There For You" Tablature
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I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
BON JOVI
Transcribed by Leonardo Machado - BRAZIL
Questions, corrections or comments: yngwie_leo@hotmail.com
It's been a long time I was lookin' for this song's TAB, but I didn't found it.
So, I decided to figure it out by ear. This TAB isn't 100% accurate, I think
it's 90%, and I think it's enough to play. It's a cool song, and it's easy to
play. That's the way I play it!! Listen to the record to get the rythmn, and
good job! This is my first try, I hope you enjoy!!!!
Legend:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
fb= full bend 'till (x)
r = release bend
()= notes between are natural harmonics
Intro
D
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B1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8~~-8\7--7~~--|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--|
G----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
I guess.... leaving let ring fill 1
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---------------------5~~----------|---3/5-5/3-3~~-------------
---------------------4~~----------|---2/4-4/2-2~~-2h4-2-------
---------------------2~~----------|---------------2h4-2-4--7~~
----------------------------------|---------------------4--5~~
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...lies bleeding let ring fill 2
------------------------------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7----------
----------------5~~-----------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7----------
----------------4~~-----------|-------------------------------
----------------2~~-----------|-------------------------------
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...thousand rivers
----------------------|------------------------------|--------
----------------5~~---|---------------3h5p3----------|-repeat-
----------------4~~---|------------------------------|-fill-2-
----------------2~~---|--------2h4p2~--------2h4p2~~-|--------
----------------------|------------------------------|--------
----------------------|-0-2-3------------------------|--------
...in my tears
---(19)-------------------------------------------------------
--------(19)----------(19)------------------------------------
-------------(19)----------(19)------natural harmonics--------
------------------(19)----------------------------------------
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...anymore - fill 3 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------9---------10-------------12-----------14~~-------------
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--7h9----9--9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14------------------
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Chorus
D5 B5 G5 A5 C5 G5
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||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||
repeat intro's last bar
D
|------------------------------------|
|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--|
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.... good times let ring
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-----------------5~~------3h5p3---|
-----------------4~~--------------|
-----------------2~~--------------|
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fill 4 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------------10-------------12-----------14------------12-------
----------------------------------------------------------------
--------9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14----14--14\12-------11~~
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------------
...promise you tomorrow
---(19)-------------------------------------------------------
--------(19)----------(19)-----------natural harmonics--------
-------------(19)----------(19)~~~~vibrato with bar-----------
------------------(19)----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
...yesterday ... are dirty ...Valentiiiine...
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-----7--------|---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9-------
-----5--------|---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7-------
...thirsty baby ....wiiine....
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------|------------------------then goto chorus again-
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
-----5----------|--------------7~~------------------------------
-----3----------|--------------5~~------------------------------
Chorus
D5 B5 G5 A5 C5 G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||
Solo - B blues
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~---7~~-|--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~-7--------|
-----------------9-----9-----|-----------------9-------9~~----|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------|---------------------------7----------------|
-----7-7-----7-7-|-----7---7-9fb(11)r9~~-7-----9-7~~~---------|
-7h9-----7h9-----|-7h9---9-----------------9------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
B Aeolian Scale 2x
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
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||-7h9p7-----------7h9p7h9/10~~----10-10-9-7----||------------|
||-------10~~-----------------------------------||--7~~-------|
It's not 100% accurate, I just improvise in B minor blues scale
----------------------7------------------------------------------|
----10fb(12)-10fb(12)---10p7---------------10p7------------------|
--7--------------------------10p9p7-9~~----------10p9p7-9~~------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
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... you're happy ...down, down...
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9-------
---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7-------
...birthday baby ....candles out....
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
----------------|----------------------------|-Jon's Scream------
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
-----5----------|--------------7~~-----------|-------------------
-----3----------|--------------5~~-----------|-------------------
Chorus
D5 B5 G5 A5 C5 G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||
Chorus 1 step higher (from D to E)
E5 C#5 A5 B5 D5 A5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----5------|-----6-------|-------------|-------------|-7-----------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-----7-------|-----9-------|-5------7----||
||-----------|-------------|-----5-------|-----7-------|--------5----||
outro: ...ooohohohhhhh... ohhhh D5 A5
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||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-7---------|
||-9h11p9-----------9h11p9h11/12~~-----12-12-11-9----||---------|-5----7----|
||--------12~~---------------------------------------||--7~~----|------5----|
Ending: Repeat Intro 1 step higher (from D to E)
E
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3/5--5~~--5/7--7~~--7/10-10~~-10\9--9~~-|-3/5--5~~--5/7--7~~--7/10--10--9~~--|
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NOTE: It's hard to listen those parts, but it's something like that, just
harmonizing notes in intervals of diatonic sixties, according with D major
scale. It's used a lot in blues and country themes. I hope you enjoy!
Lyrics and Chords:
Em
I guess this time you're really leaving
G D
I hear your suitcase say good-bye
Em
and as my broken heart lies bleeding
G D
you say true love is suicide.
Em
You say you cried a thousand rivers
G D
and now you're swimming for the shore
Em
you left me drowning in my tears
G A
and you won't save me anymore.
N.C.
I'm praying to God you'll give me one more chance girl.
{c:CHORUS:}
D
I'll be there for you
Bm
these five words I swear to you
G
when you breathe I wanna be the air for you
A C G D
I'll be there for you.
I'd live and I'd die for you
Bm
I'd steal the sun from the sky for you
G
words can't say what love can do
A C G D
I'll be there for you.
Em
I know you we've had some good times
G D
now they have thir own hiding place
Em
I can promise you tomorrow
G A
but I can't buy back yesterday.
G
And baby you know my hands are dirty (and baby you know my hands are dirty)
A Bm A/C# D A/C# Bm
but I wanted to be your Valentine
G
I'll be the water when you get thirsty baby
A
when you get drunk I'll be the wine.
CHORUS
A G
And I wasn't there when you where happy
Bm A/C# D A/C# Bm
and I wasn't there when you were down, down down
G
I didn't mean to miss your birthday baby
A
I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out. (John's scream)
CHORUS
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