LIFE IN THE FAST LANE
The Eagles
Guitars 1(Joe walsh) and 2(Don Felder)
are in standard tuning.
Guitar 1
E----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
B----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
G----------------------------|--------------------------|----------------------------|
D-----7---5b-----------------|-----7---5b---------------|-----7---5b-----------------|
A-5h7---7-----7--5-----------|-5h7---7-----7--5---------|-5h7---7----7--5------------|
E------------------7/5--3--0-|------------------7/5--3b-|------------------7/5--3--0-|
E--------------------------|
B--------------------------|
G--------------------------|
D-----7---5b---------------|
A-5h7---7-----7--5---------|
E------------------7/5--3b-|
Guitar 2 plays the riff below along with guitar 1's riff.
E-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G-------14----12B---------------------|-------14----12b--------------------|
D-12H14----14-----14--12--------------|-12h14----14-----14--12-------------|
A------------------------14/12--10----|-------------------------14/12--10b-|
E----------------------------------12-|------------------------------------|
Guitar 1 ends with E-5-6-7-0-|
Guitar 2 ends with A-12-13-14--|
E---------0-|
Guitar 2:
E----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
B----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
G----------------|-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
D-5p2--2---------|-5p2--2---0------|------5p2---2 -------|-5p2---2--0------|
A--------5/7--7~-|-----2------2----|--------------5/7--7~|------------2----|
E----------------|--------------3b-|---------------------|--------------3b-|- | |
Fill #1: G-14br--12~-|
He was a hard headed man, he was brutaly handsome
Guitar 2: Guiatar 1:
E---------7-7-7--5------4---------7-7-7----12-| E-------------|
B---------7-7-7--5------5---------7-7-7----12-| B-------------| This is Fill #2
G---------7-7-7--6------4---------7-7-7----12-| G-X-X-9-X-X-9\|
D---------------------------------------------| D-X-X-9-X-X-9\|
A---------------------------------------------| A-X-X-7-X-X-7\|
E---------------------------------------------| E-------------|
And She WAs Terminally Pretty
E-7-7-7----5------4-------------/7-7-7-7-7-| E-----------|
B-7-7-7----5------5-------------/7-7-7-7-7-| B-14P12-----|
G-7-7-7----6------4-------------/7-7-7-7-7-| G-14P12-----|
D------------------------------------------| D-------14~-|
A------------------------------------------| A-----------|
E------------------------------------------| E-----------|
She Held Him up and he held her for ransome in the heart of the cold cold city
E-7-7-7-----5---4-------7-7-7-7-------12-| play E-7-7-7--5---4------/7-7-7-7-7-|
B-7-7-7-----5---5-------7-7-7-7-------12-| fill B-7-7-7--5---5------/7-7-7-7-7-|
G-7-7-7-----6---4-------7-7-7-7-------12-| #2 G-7-7-7--6---4------/7-7-7-7-7-|
D----------------------------------------| here. D------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------| A------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------| E------------------------------|
He had a nasty reputation as a cruel dude.
E------|
B----2-|
G-2--2-|
D-2--2-|
A-0--0-|
E------|
They said he was ruthless, said he was crude. They had one thing in common, they were good in
E------------------|-------------------------------------|
B------------------|---------------------------------4-4-|
G------------------|---------------------------------4-4-|
D--5P2---2---------|--5P2---2---0--------------------4-4-|
A-----------5/7--7~|--------------2----------0---1---2-2-|
E------------------|----------------4--------------------|
bed, she say, faster , faster, the lights are turnin red
E----------------|
B--------------2-|
G--------------0-|
D--------------2-|
A--------------O-|
E----------------|
Life in the fast lane, shurely make you loose your mind ,life in the fast lane
E---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
B---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
G---------------------------|--------------------------|---------------------------|
D-----7---5b----------------|-----7---5b---------------|-----7---5b----------------|
A-5h7---7----7--5-----------|-5h7---7----7--5----------|-5h7---7----7--5-----------|
E-----------------7/5--3--0-|------------------7/5--3b-|-----------------7/5--3--0-|
E-------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------------|
D-----7---5b--------------------------|
A-5h7---7----7--5---------------------|
E------------------7/5--3--5--6--7--0-|
Are you with me so far?
E----------12------------------------------------------------------------|
B-/12---15-----15b~-------------------------8----------------------------|
G---------------------------------------------9---7----------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------9---7---5------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------7---5--5b-|
E------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eager for action and hot for the game
E-7-7-7----5-----4-|--7-7-7-7------12-| E--------------|
B-7-7-7----5-----5-|--7-7-7-7------12-| B--------------|
G-7-7-7----6-----4-|--7-7-7-7------12-| G-X-X-9-X-X-9\-|
D------------------|------------------| D-X-X-9-X-X-9\-|
A------------------|------------------| A-X-X-7-X-X-7\-|
E------------------|------------------| E--------------|
The coming attraction, the drop of the name
E------9------------|
B---------12--------|
G-11B---------11BRB~|
D-------------------|
A-------------------|
E-------------------|
They knew all the right people, they took all the right pills
E--------------|
B--------------|
G-x-x-9-x-x-9\-|
D-x-x-9-x-x-9\-|
A-x-x-7-x-x-7\-|
E--------------|
They threw outrageous parties, they paid heavenly bills
There were lines on the mirror, lines on her face
E----------------------------------------|
B----2-----------------------------------|
G-2--2-----------------------------------|
D-2--2-----------------------------------|
A-0--0-----------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|
She pretended not to notice, she was cuaght up in the race
E---------------------------------|----0-------------|-----------------------|
B---------------------------------|----0-------------|-----------------------|
G---------------------------------|----X-------------|-----------------------|
D---9----------11-------12-12-11--|----2-------------|-----------------------|
A---7----------7--------7--7--7-7-|----2-------------|--------5--------------|
E---------------------------------|----0-------------|-----------7---4---5-6-|
Out in the evening, 'til it was light, he was
E---|
B-4-|
G-4-|
D-4-|
A-2-|
E---|
Too tired to make it, she was too tired to fight about it
E--------------------------------|
B-2------------3---------------5-|
G-0------------0---------------0-|
D-2------------4---------------5-|
A-0------------0---------------0-|
E--------------------------------|
Life in the fast lane shurely make you loose your mind
E-----------------------------|---------------------------|
B-----------------------------|---------------------------|
G-----------------------------|---------------------------| Repeat this 3 more times.
D-----7---5b------------------|-----7---5b----------------|
A-5h7---7----7--5-------------|-5h7---7----7--5-----------|
E------------------7/5---3--0-|------------------7/5---3b-|
Now here's the solo.
On the record, Joe Walsh(Guitar 1) plays the
solo with
a slide on a guitar
that is in open E tuning.
I play it without a slide in standard tuning,
and thats how i've tabbed it.
Guitar 2:
(hold the bend)
E--9B-9B-9B-9B-9B-9B-9BR-7---7H9--7~-|
B--------------------------7---------|
G------------------------------------|
D------------------------------------|
A------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------|
Guitar 1:
E------10--10~~---10---------------------------|
B-9/10---------------10\8------------10\8------|
G--------------------------11P10-----------9B~-|
D---------------------------------12-----------|
A----------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2: pick slide
E----------------------------12--13--14-------------|
B-/12--14--15B--15-15B--15B--------------14BR--12~--|
G--------------------------------------------------X|
D--------------------------------------------------X|
A--------------------------------------------------X|
E--------------------------------------------------X|
Guitar 1
E-------17----17------------------------|-------------------------|
B-15\17----17----17--15-----------15\\\-|-------------------------|
G------------------------16-------16\\\-|-------------------------|
D----------------------------17~--17\\\-|-------------------------|
A---------------------------------------|----7------------4--5--6-|
E---------------------------------------|------4--5--6--7---------|
E-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
B-10-9-9-10-9-9-10-9-9-9-9-10--10-9-9-|-10-9-9-10-9-9-10-9-9-10--9-9-|repeat thia a couple
G--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9-9-9--9---9-9-9-|--9-9-9--9-9-9--9-9-9--9--9-9-| more times.
D-11p9-9-11p9-9-11p9-9-9-9-h11-11p9-9-|-11p9-9-11p9-9-11p9-9--9h11-9-|
A-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------|------------------------------|
E-12~-12~---12\9---7h9--7~-|
B----------------9---------|
G--------------------------|
D--------------------------|
A--------------------------|
E--------------------------|
Blowin' and burnin', blinded by thirst.
E--------------|
B--------------|
G-X-X-9-X-X-9\-|
D-X-X-9-X-X-9\-|
A-X-X-7-X-X-7\-|
E--------------|
They did'nt see the stop sighn, took a turn for the worst.
E-----------------------|
B------------------14B~-|
G-----12B--14--12--14B~-|
D-/14-------------------|
A-----------------------|
E-----------------------|
She said "listen baby, you can hear the engine ring
E--------------|
B--------------|
G-X-X-9-X-X-9\-|
D-X-X-9-X-X-9\-|
A-X-X-7-X-X-7\-|
E--------------|
We've been up and down this highway, have'nt seen a goddamn thing. He said,
"Call the doctor, I think I'm gonna crash"
E-----------------------------------------------------|
B----2------------------------------------------------|
G-2--0------------------------------------------------|
D-2--2------------------------------------------------|
A-0--0------------------------------------------------|
E-----------------------------------------------------|
"And the doctor said he's comin', but you got to pay him cash
E------------------------|--------------------------|
B------------------------|--------------------------|
G------------------------|--------------------------|
D---5P2-----2------------|---5P2----2---0-----------|
A--------4------5\7--7~--|----------------2----0--1-|
E------------------------|------------------3-------|
They went rushin' down that freeway, mess around and got lost
E--------|
B-4------|
G-4------|
D-4------|
A-2------|
E--------|
They did'nt care they were just dyin' to get off and it was
E------------------------------------|
B-2-------------3------------------5-|
G-0-------------0------------------0-|
D-2-------------4------------------5-|
A-0-------------0------------------0-|
E------------------------------------|
Life in the fast lane, Shurely make you loose your mind
E-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B-----------------------------|-------------------------| Repeat a couple more times.
G-----------------------------|-------------------------|
D-----7---5b------------------|-----7---5b--------------|
A-5h7---7----7--5-------------|-5h7---7----7--5---------|
E------------------7\5---3--0-|-----------------7\5--3b-|
From 3:39, to 3:56, play the main riff with a flanger pedal.
This is after the flanged part, The outro solo.
E---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
B---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|---------------|
G-2b---2b-2b-2b-2b-2br--0---|-7h9~-----------7br----7~-|-------7---------------|---------------|
D------hold the bend--------|---------------------9----|----------9\7---5b-----|------0h2------|
A---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------------7~-|--0h2----------|
E---------------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|------------3b-|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------9------9------9------9--11B---------11B-11B--11B-11B-11B-11B-11BR---------9-|
D-9H11---9H11---9H11---9H11-------------------hold the bend----------------11p9----|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------|-----20BR----17--20B-|---20BR-----17~-|
G-7------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D----9\7----5B-------------------|--------------------------------------|
A---------------7---------5-6-7--|--------------------------------------|
E-----------------4-5-6-7--------|--------------------------------------|
E--------------------|--------12------------|
B-------12---14--15~-|------------15--------|
G-12H13--------------|---14B----------14BR~-|
D--------------------|----------------------|
A--------------------|----------------------|
E--------------------|----------------------|
Well folks, thats it.Check out my video of the on youtube,(kid plays life in the fast lane)
Legend:
b-bend
r-release bend
p-pull off
h-hammer on
\-slide
/-slide
~-vibrato
Questions or comments? e-mail me at sethk94@sbcglobal.net
