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Keep Pushin' - REO Speedwagon
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Tabbed by: Sitarman9
Some parts were missing so I did the whole song. Off the R.E.O. album (1976)
Tuning: Standard
Guitar I: Electric
Guitar II: Electric
Guitar III: Slide
Intro
Guitar I (Harmonized)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---7h9p7-----7-------7h9p7----7------7h9p7-----7--------------------------|
G|----------9-----9----------9-----9----------9----9--8--9~-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---8h9p8------8------8h9p8-----8--------8h9p8-------8---------------------|
D|----------11-----11---------11-----11-----------11-------11---9---11~-----|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7h9p7----7----7h9p7-----7------7h9p7-----7--9---12---12b----------------|
G|--------9----9--------9------9----------9---------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8h9p8-----8------8h9p8------8------8h9p8------8--9---11---11b-----------|
D|---------11----11---------11-----11---------11----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7h9p7----7------7h9p7-----7------7h9p7----------------------------------|
G|--------9-----9----------9-----9-----------9---8---9~---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8h9p8------8-------8h9p8------8-------8h9p8-------8---------------------|
D|---------11-----11----------11-----11----------11-------11---9---11~------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I (choke)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--7h9p7-----7-----7h9p7-----7----------------------9----9-12-9-12-12b-----|
G|---------9-----9---------9-----9----8-9-8-9-11-9-11--11-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II (choke)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--8h9p8-------8-----8h9p8-----8-----------------8----8-9-8-9-11-9-11-11b--|
D|---------11------11-------11----11---9-11-9-11----11----------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro chords: A B C#m 1x B A B C#m 3x
A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)AI (x02220@1)used to be lonely till I learned about livin alone
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)AI (x02220@1)found other things to keep my mind on
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
And I'm gettin to know myself a little bit better
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) C#m (x13321@4)B (x2444x@1) C#mWhoa, (x13321@4)keep pushin on, keep pushin on yeah
Second verse
A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) Goin through all the changes I made so many mistakes
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Oh yes I did, tryin to leave behind the heartache
B (x2444x@1) C#mSometimes (x13321@4)I think I was a little bit crazy
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A B (x2444x@1) C#mWhoa (x13321@4)yeah, whoa keep pushin on.
Chorus
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) C#m (x13321@4) Keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin on
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#mKeep (x13321@4)pushin, keep pushin, (you know that I've got to be so strong)
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#mKeep (x13321@4)pushin, keep pushin, (even if you think you're strength is gone)
B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A
Keep pushin, keep pushin, Keep pushin on
Solo
Guitar III (Slide) This is playable in standard tuning.
A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1) C#me|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x13321@4)B|-------------------12/14---------14/1716/1716/1716/1716/1716/1714~~-|
G|-----/14-14-------------/14-----------------------------------------------|
D|-/14--------14-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A (x02220@1) A (x02220@1) Ae|---------------------------------/21--------------------------------------| (x02220@1)B|------------------------------/------21---------------12///14-------------|
G|-6/9-8/11--9///8///6////4-----/----------21------------------1413/14/13-|
D|----------------------------------------------/21-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m (x13321@4) Be|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)B|-----------------------------14~--16/1714-14--14//16~-16//1716-16-----|
G|/1413/1413/1413/14--12//14---------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m (x13321@4) (choke)
e|------------------------------------------------21------------------------|
B|-14///17\16//14----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------11//13--------9/11-------9/21----------END--------------|
D|---------------------------11--------11---------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Third verse
A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) Well it's comin together, I finally feel like a man
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A B (x2444x@1) C#mOh (x13321@4)yes I do, I never thought that I'd be where I am
B (x2444x@1)name="chord_x02220@1">A B (x2444x@1) C#mWhoa (x13321@4) Everyday I wake a little bit higher
B (x2444x@1)A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) Whoa I keep pushin on
Chorus
Outro Guitar III:
A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)B (x2444x@1)A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) B (x2444x@1) A(Guitars (x02220@1)I and II play beginning of intro; call and response with Guitar III)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-4/6--6/8---8/9~----4/6--6/8---139~-----------13/18~---------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4)D#m (xx4342@1)name="chord_022100@1">E F# (244322@1) A (x02220@1) B (x2444x@1) C#m (x13321@4) D#m (xx4342@1) E (022100@1) F# (244322@1) Ae|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x02220@1)B|--------17\16\14\-----------------17-17--16-16--14-14---------------|
G|--------------------13\6~------------------------------------11/14~------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B C#m (Guitars I and II final harmonized fill)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-14/16~------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I final fill
C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) Be|-------------------9------------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)B|---------9-12-9-12---12-9-------------------------------------------------|
G|--8-9-11------------------11-9-8-9~-----(Synth)---------------END---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II final fill
C#m (x13321@4) A (x02220@1)B (x2444x@1) A (x02220@1) Be|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| (x2444x@1)B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------8-9-11-9-11-13-11-9-8-------------(Synth)-----------END-------------|
D|-9-11-----------------------11-9-11---------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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