• Song:

    25 or 6 to 4

  • Artist:

    Chicago

  • Album:

    The Best Ballads

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			     25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
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Tabbed by: Bucaneerfanboy
Email: Bucaneerfanboy@sbcglobal.net

Part A                                      Em
e|--------------------------------------------------| 
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| Main Riff/Intro 
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-| 

(Part B) (Refrain)
         Am                          F  E
(Verse) Waiting for the break of day
         Am                          F  E
	Searching for something to say
         Am                          F  E
	Flashing lights against the sky
         Am                          F  E
	Giving up I close my eyes
       (Part C)     F                             C
	         Sitting cross-legged on the floor
                             G         F
                             25 or 6 to 4

Pattern Continues throughout entire song (during refrain)


Sitting cross legged on the floor……… 
Part D
e|--------12------------11------------10---------8--8--x----|
b|-----------------------------------------------------x----|
g|--12----------12/-11------11/---10------10/-9--9--9--x----|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|

Solo:
Listen to song for proper use of wah pedal
Part E 
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------5----7--|
a|-------------------------5----7------------|
e|--------5----7----8------------------------|


                                                                      
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5------6----10----9----10----10/-------5~--------|
|----4----5----7----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                 
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|--10/5~---------9/4~-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------10/6~-------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


                                                         
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------5----5-7--5-7-8--7-8-10----|
|--------5--4--5h-7--5--7-------7-----------------------|
|--7--7-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                       
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10h8-8h7-7h5-------------------------------------------------8-10--|
|---------------7h5-4h5h4-------------------------------5-7/9-9-------|
|-------------------------7-5---------5---------------7---------------|
|-----------------------------7-5/7-----7-5/3---3-5/7-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------5-----------------------|


                                                                        
|--------------------10--12--12--12h10---8h10h8-7h8h7-----------------|
|10h8-10h8---8-10-----------------------------------10h8-7--8--7--8b--|    
|--------- 9----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7--8--5--7---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7b-7--5--7----4--5--5b-5--7b---------7~-----------7b---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|





|-----------------------------------------------------------5--------5|
|-----------------------------------5-------8b---8b-8h5---5---5---8h5-|
|--7b------7b---7b-----7b---7r--5---5-8-----8-------------------7b----|
|----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|



|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7r-5---5h7h5-----------------------------------------5h4-5h4-|
|-------7-------7-5---------------------------------5-7---------|
|-------------------7-5/6----3------2h3h2-----3-5/7-------------|
|-------------------------5---------------5-5-------------------|


                                                                 
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4h5h4h5h4h5h4h5h4h5---5h7h5h7h5h7h5h7-7h9h7h9h7h9h7h9-|
|--7------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                           
|---------------------------8--10----12----10--8--10--7--8--7---------|
|8b---8--7--8--7--5--8--10-------------------------------------8--7—8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                             
|--------------------------------------------------------8b-|
|--8----7h5h7h5--------------------------8-10-10--8--10-----|
|---------------7r---7h5h7h5-------5-7/9--------------------|
|------------------------------7----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|


                                                     
|----8--8b-8--8b-8--8b-8----8b-8--8b-8--------------|
|---------------------------------------10------10b-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|


                                                               



|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|----10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10--10b---10b-10b-10--8--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5--7b-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                              
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8--10--8----10~---10~---10~---10~|
|7b---7b---7b---7b-----7b---7b-7h5-9----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                          
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--10b---10b---10b---10b-----10b-10--10b-10--10b---10b---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                    
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8h10h8h10h8h10h8h10-7h8h7h8h7h8h7h8---5h7h5h7h5h7h5h7-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------7----7----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                       
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--5h7h5h7h5h7h5h7-7----7b--------5--5-----7--7--7b---|
|------------------------------7--------7-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|


                                                                            
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------8--8--8b----------------8b-8b-8--8r-------10b---10b----|
|-----5--5------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------7---------------5--x--5-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                




|------17------------------------------------------------------|
|--17------20--20b-20b---20b-----20b-20--20b-20--20b---20r--17-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                          
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--20----------20------------20----------20------------x-------------|
|--------19b---------19b-----------19b---------19b-------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                                   
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------5-----------5---------5-----------5---------5-----|
|----------------7-----------7---------7-----------7---------7---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|


                                                                     
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------5---------5-----------5---------5-----------5---------5-----|
|--------7---------7-----------7---------7-----------7---------7---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------|
b|----------------------|
g|------5---------5-----|
d|--------7---------7---|
a|----------------------|
E|----------------------|


OUTRO (PART F)
E|------------------------------------------------------8h5-----8h5-----8h5|
B|--------------------------8b10--8--8b10---(the fill)------8h5-----8h5----|
G|--7b9-7-5-----7b9-7-5----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7----------7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
    
E|----8h5-------8h5-------8h5---------------------------------|
B|---------8h5-------8h5-------8h5--5--8----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------7h5------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Part A (4x) 0:00
Part B (4x) 0:27
Part C (1x) 0:53 
Part A (2x) / Fill in guitar solo 1:05
Part B (4x) 1:19
Part C (1x) 1:45
Part D (1x) 1:45
Part E (1x) 1:58 – 3:28
Part A (2x) Starts at 3:15
Part B (4x) 3:42
Part C (1x) 4:08
Part F (1x) 4:21

Throughout song improvise around the a minor pentatonic scale 

Hope you like it!

Have Fun, 
         Jon
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