DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'    
                                      As Recorded by Journey 
                                    (From the 1981 album ESCAPE) 

Words and Music by Steve Perry, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain
Arranged by Journey
Transcribed by stratman104                                   


This tab doesn't have the second solo, that is listed somewhere else on the site.

Guitar II 
 |========24=======|                 |========6========| 
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------5h|
B|-----------------|-5h--------------|-----------------|-------------5h--|
G|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Guitar I (Listen to song for timing)
 |-----16------|------6-----|--------?---------|
E|-------------|------------|------------------|-16d\-|
B|-17-16-------|-17-16------|-17-16------17-16-|-17d\-|
G|-------18-16-|------18-16-|-------18-16------|------|
D|-------------|------------|------------------|------|
A|-------------|------------|------------------|------|
E|-------------|------------|------------------|------|
 |=============|============|==================|
    *  *  *  *

Prechorus (strangers, waiting…)
   Guitar I (Rhythm Figure 1, doubled by synth)
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-16----14--------|-16----17--------|-16----12--------|-16----17--------|
G|-16----14--------|-16----16--------|-16----13--------|-16----16--------|
D|-16----14--------|-16----16--------|-16----14--------|-16----16--------|
A|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-| 
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
     * *   * * * *     * *   * * * *     * *   * * * *     * *   * * * *
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-16----14--------|-16----17--------|-16----12--------|-16----17--------|
G|-16----14--------|-16----16--------|-16----13--------|-16----16--------|
D|-16----14--------|-16----16--------|-16----14--------|-16----16--------|
A|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---0-0---0-0-0-0-|---0-0-----------| 
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
     * *   * * * *     * *   * * * *     * *   * * * *     * *       
    (Night…) Rhythm Fill 1
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|---16----------16------------------|---16-----17--14-------------------|
G|---16----------16------------------|---16-----16--14-------------------|
D|---16----------16------------------|---16-----16--14-------------------|
A|-----------------------------------|---------------------------\-------|
E|-----------------------------------|---------------------------\-------|   
 |   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |   1   +   2   +   3   +   4   +   |
E|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------4---|
D|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------2---|
A|-----------------------------------|----------------------------\------|
E|-----------------------------------|----------------------------\------|
                                                                     <


Verse 3 (Rhythm Figure 2) 1/2 time through, then vocals join
   Guitar I        
E|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----1-----------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
D|-----2-----------|-------------1---|-----------1-2-2-|-----------1-2---|
A|-----2---------2-|---------2-4---4-|---------4-----0-|-----------------|
E|-0-------0-2-4---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0-|
 | Guitar II       |                 |                 |                 |
 | E             B                 C#m7              A                  E
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-4-6-4-4-4-6---|-----------------|---------------2-|---2-4-2-2-2-4-4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|---4-6-4-4-4-6-6-|---6-7-6-6-6-7-2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|---------------2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|---4-4-4-4-4-4-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
   * * * * * * * <     * * * * * * <     * * * * * * <     * * * * * * <  
 *Accents apply only to Gtr. 2*
      
E|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----0-----------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----1-----------|-----------------|---------------2-|-----------------|
D|-----2-----------|-------------1-6-|-----------6---2-|-----------1-2---|
A|-----2---------2-|---------2-4---6-|---------------0-|---------0-------|
E|---------0-2-4---|---------------4-|-------------4---|---------------0-|
 | (E)           B                 G#m               A                 E  
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-4-4-6-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|-----------------|---------------4-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|---4-6-4-4-4-6-6-|---------------2-|---2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|
A|---------------2-|---2-2-2-2-2-2-4-|---6-7-6-6-6-7-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|---4-4-4-4-4-4---|-----------------|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + | 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 
   * * * * * * * <     * * * * * * <     * * * * * * <     * * * * * * < 
Prechorus
Guitar 1 repeat Rhythm Figure 1, Guitar II plays Rhythm Figure 3
(Rhythm Figure 3) Palm-muted  
   A                                E                                   A
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4---|-----------------|---------------2-|
D|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-2-|-2-2-4-4-2-2-4-0-|
E|-----------------|---------------0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Repeat 5 ½ Times, then Rhythm Fill 1, Guitar II use fill 2
Guitar II (Rhythm Fill 2)
E|-----------------|----------------|
B|-----------------|----------------|
G|-4---------------|-4-----2--------|
D|-4-----2---------|-4---2-2--------|
A|-2-----2---------|-2---2-0-----\--|
E|-------0---------|-----0-------\--|
   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +   1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Repeat Rhythm Figure 2 ‘til end

Legend
d\ - divebomb
\ - slide down
|-x-| - number of times to repeat phrase
|=| - value of notes (= means 1 measure)
< - accent beat
* - palm-mute 
h- natural harmonic