Am I Ever Gonna Change Tab by Extreme


AM I EVER GONNA CHANGE - Extreme

Lyrics and Music - Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

Timing - each crotchet (Quarter note) represented by a |
       - semiquavers represented like | e & a (representing 4 semiquavers
       - - 16th notes)
       - | + a OR & + a- semiquaver (16ths) triplet
       - | 2 3 - quaver (8ths) triplet
g - grace note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
(b) - bend up (eg (1/2b) - bend up a half tone)
r - release bend
: - bar line (lyrics only)
p - pull off
p.m. - mute strings
^^^ - vibrato
a.h. - artificial harmonic

Guitar 1 (right)
  | | | |   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-----------------------------3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                                                           
Guiter 2 (left) (Rhythm Figure 1A)...       |                                 |
  | | | | : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|-0h2-0---------------------------|-0h2-0---------------------------|
|---------|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|


  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                  |                                 |
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2h4---2h4---4---4---|-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| (end Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1A)
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

w/Rhythm figure 1A (x4)
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse 1 :-
(Rhythm Figure 1)...
  | e & a | e & a  |  e & a | e & a   | e & a |   e & a |   e &  a |  e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
            I'm tired of  be  ing me,         and I   don't like what I

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (end Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  Figure 1)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      see,        I'm     not       who     I   ap  pear    to  be.

w/Rhythm Figure 1 (x2)
  | e & a |  e & a |   e & a | e &  a : | e & a |    e & a | e &   a | e & a  :
          So I   start off ev    ry day,        down on  my  knees I     will

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a :
      pray        for     a         change  in      an      y   way

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e &    a : | e & a | e &  a   |   e & a | e &  a   :
            But as  the day   goes by,         I live through an  oth   er lie,

  | | | |  e    &  a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e &  a
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------12\-0--0-|
        if it's an y   won der why.                Am I

Chorus:-
  | e &  a | e  & a |   & |   | e & a | & | | e &  a   |  e &  a | e  &   a| e &  a | e&a
|---------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-3-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-2------2------------------|-0-----2----------------|-0----------------------------------|
|-0------2------2-----------|-0-----2---2------------|-0----------------------------------|
|--------0------2-----------|-------0---2------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------0-----------|-3---------0------------|-3----------------------------------|

  ev  er gon na change?                         If I   say one thing, then I do the oth er,

  |    e & a  | e    &    a | e &   a | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|--------------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|-------2-------------|-------5------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0|

  same old song that goes on    for ev  er.

  | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | g &   | e & a
                                    a.h....|
                                      (1b)^^^^
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------7-----7-------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-------4-------------|-------5-------------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------------0-0-|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                                       |
| (Rhythm Fill 1)...                                                    |
|   | | | e & a | e & a   | | | e & a | e & a   | e & a | | & | e & a   |
|                      ^^^^^                                            |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |-----8-8-7-8-5-----5-|-----8-8-7-8-5-------|---5-------------------| |
| |-----------------7---|-----------------7-7-|-------6---2-2-2p0-----| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------2---| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
|                                                                       |
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(This is one of those little boxes they usually put at the bottom of the page)

D.S.
                       w/Rhythm Fill 1 (2nd time)
  | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------2-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------4-------------|-------5-------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|
  cry.