In the song, there may be slight variations to the picking pattern here and
there, but otherwise this tab is quite accurate.
I know this tab may look daunting but it's really not that difficult.
Get familiar with the hand positions first and the rest will be easier.
I also recommend learning this on an electric first, unless you want cramps in
your fret hand.
I'm positive there are no mistakes but if you think otherwise you
can e-mail me at ben_heung@hotmail.com.
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EDWIN MCCAIN - I'LL BE
Tabbed by Ben Heung
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HAND POSITIONS |
|
Intro: |
Bsus (7x9800) |
A2 (5x7600) |
|
Verses, Chorus: |
Bsus (799800) |
E5 (079900) |
F# (6x867x) |
E (4x645x) |
F#7 (2x4300) |
|
Bridge |
G#m7 (4x444x) |
F#7 (2x4300) |
E5 (02245x) |
A (5x765x) |
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INTRO
Bsus
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0---0-------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---
D|---9---------9-------------9---------9-----------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------7-----------------------
A2
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----6---6-------6---6-------6---6-------6---6---
D|---7---------7-------------7-----------7---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-5-----------------------5-----------5-----------
(play twice)
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VERSE (1 & 2)
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
V1: The Strands in your eyes that color them wonderful
V2: And rain falls angry on the tin roof
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
V1: Stop me and steal my breath
V2: As we lie awake in my bed
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
V1: And emeralds from mountains that thrust toward the sky
V2: And you're my survival, you're my living proof
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
V1: Never revealing their depth
V2: My love is alive, not dead
Bsus F# E F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------
And tell me that we belong together
Bsus F# E F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------
Dress it up with the trappings of love
Bsus F# E F#
e|-------0-----------------------------------------
B|-----------0-------7-----------5-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------6---6-------4---4-------6---6---
D|---9-----------8-------8---6-------6---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------6-----------4-----------6-----------
I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
Bsus F#
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------7-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------6---6---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---8-------8-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------6-----------
Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from
E F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------3---3-------3---3---
D|---6-------6---6-------6---4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------
Above
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CHORUS
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
And I'll be your crying shoulder
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
I'll be love suicide
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
And I'll be better when I'm older
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
I'll be the greatest fan of your
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------
A|-------------------------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
Life
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------9-----------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
________
VERSE 2
(same as Verse 1)
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CHORUS
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
And I'll be your crying shoulder
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------9-----------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
I'll be love suicide
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
And I'll be better when I'm older
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0-----------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9-----------9-----------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------9-----------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
I'll be the greatest fan of your
Bsus
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------8---8-------8---8---
D|---9-----------8-----------8-----------8---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------7-----------7-----------7-----------
Life
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BRIDGE
G#m7 F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---
D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------
And I've dropped out, I've burned out, I've fought my way back from the
E5
e|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---
D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-
A|-------------0-----------0-----------0-----------
E|-0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------
Dead
G#m7 F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------4-----------4---------------0-----------0-
G|-----4-----4-----4-----4-----3---3-------3---3---
D|---4-----4-----4-----4-----4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-4-----------4-----------2-----------2-----------
I've turned in, I've turned on, remembered everything that you
E5
e|-------------------------------------------------
B|-------5-----------5-----------5-----------5-----
G|-----4---4-------4---4-------4---4-------4---4---
D|---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2---2-------2-
A|-------------0-----------------------0-----------
E|-0-----------------------0-----------------------
You saaaaaiiiiiid.....
A F#7
e|-------------------------------0-----------0-----
B|-------5-----------5---------------0-----------0-
G|-----6---6-------6---6-------3---3-------3---3---
D|---7-------7---7-------7---4-----------4---------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-5-----------5-----------2-----------2-----------
_______
CHORUS x2
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ENDING
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
...life
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9-----------9-----------9-----------9---------
A|-------------9-----------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------7-----------5-----
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------6---6-------4---4---
D|---9---------9-------------8-------8---6-------6-
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
Bsus E5
e|-------0-----------0-----------0-----------0-----
B|-----------0---0-------0-----------0-----------0-
G|-----8---8-------8---8-------9---9-------9---9---
D|---9---------9-------------9-----------9---------
A|-------------------------------------7-----------
E|-7-----------------------0-----------------------
Bsus F# E
e|-------0-----------0-----------------------------
B|-----------0---0-------0-------------------------
G|-----8---8-------8---8-----------6-----------4---
D|---9---------9---------------8-----------6-------
A|-------------------------------------------------
E|-7-----------------------6-----------4-----------
(slow down)
F#sus7
e|---------------------0---------------------------
B|-----------------0-------0-----------------------
G|-------------3---------------3-------------------
D|---------4-----------------------4---------------
A|-----4-------------------------------------------
E|-2-----------------------------------------------
Bsus
e|----------------0--------------------------------
B|------------0-------0----------------------------
G|--------8---------------8----------8-------------
D|-----9----------------------9------9-------------
A|---9-------------------------------9-------------
E|-7---------------------------------7-------------
END
Holy crap that took a long time! You better enjoy this.
