Song: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over Artist: Lenny Kravits Album: Mama Said Tabbed By: Arend Jessurun * This is a fairly easy song, but you've got to watch out for the electric piano part. It has constant variations throughout the song. Legend: b (x24432@1) = bend br = bend and release b(2)= bend to provided pitch h = hammer p = pull-off ~ = vibrato / = slide up = slide down \ = slide ALL THE WAY down x = mute Rhythm Guitar (plays throughout song except solo and bridge): e|--4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4------2-x-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-2-2-2--| B|--6-x-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |_______________________________| |_______________________________| | | play x3 play x1 Intro (strings): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--9---11--13-----------11--13-----------11--11-9------------------------| (x21202@1)B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |____________________________________________________________________| | play x2 Intro & Chorus (electric piano): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#me|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14----14-| (244222@1)B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----14-| G|--18--------------17--------------------16------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14-------| (x21202@1)B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----16-| G|--18--------------17--------------------16---------------------------14-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (strings): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--9-------13-------------9-9----11-9----11--11-9------------------------| (x21202@1)B|-------------9-11-13---------11------------------11---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--9-------13---------------13-----------11--11-9------------------------| (x21202@1)B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro (0:02): Verse 1 (0:26): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#m (244222@1) ...Here we are still to- gether, we are one e|--4---------------4---------------------4----------------------2-----2--| B|--6---------------6---------------------6----------------------4-----2--| G|--6---------------5---------------------4-------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1) ...So much time wasted ...playin' games with love e|--4-------6---4---4-------------1---2---4----------2-----1-----2--------| B|--6-------6-------6-------------1---2---6----------4-----------4-----4--| G|--6---------------5---------------------4----------------------4-----2--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 1 (0:50): Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Verse 2 (1:14): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#m (244222@1) ...How many times did we give up? but we always worked things out e|--4-------4-------------------4-------------------------4---2---4-----2-| B|--6-------6---6---------------6-------------------------4---2---------2-| G|--6-----------5---------------5-----4---------------------------------2-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7 (x4342x@1) B, B7 (x21202@1) And all my doubts and fears kept me wondering if I'd alwaysbeinlove e|--4---------------------------4---4----------------4---------2---4------| B|--6-----------------------------6-6--------------------6---------4---4--| G|--6-------------------------------5--------------------4-------------2--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 2 (1:38): * theres more electric piano stuff here, but its mostly just like verse 1 except an octave up. Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Solo (with slap-back delay) (2:02): e|--14b(16)---14-14-14--16-14\-------12----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------12h14----14\----12h14-12-12-12--14-12\-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12b(13)-13-13--13-11--14b(16)---14--13-11---11-11-11--13-11\----16br-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------15-15h17~~~~~\-------------------------------| G|--15br-14br-13br-12br---------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge & Chorus 3 (sitar) (2:29) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--2-----4---2---1---------------------2---------------------------------| G|----------------------1---3---4---------3-------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------4-6-----------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |____________________________________________________________________| | play x2 Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Chorus 3 (2:53): Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Outro (3:17) (repeat 'til it's over!): * Every instruments plays here. Outro (trumpets): e|--1-------1---2---4-------4---6---7-------9---9---9---------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |____________________________________________________________________| | play x2 Argh, this took forever and by now I hate the electric piano part. But I hope you enjoyed this, maybe you'll find it useful. With a Roland GR-20 you could do some awesome stuff with this song. THE END