• Song:

    Had To Cry Today

  • Artist:

    Joe Bonamassa

  • Album:

    The Best Of Joe Bonamas...

Had To Cry Today Tab by Joe Bonamassa


Had To Cry Today
Joe Bonamassa - Had To Cry Today
Tabbed By: Brennan Lentz
aka: Vaughanabe13

*Standard E tuning. **(x) indicates a harmonic or ghost note

Intro:
e-------------(12)-----------------------(7)---------------|
b-----------------(12)----------------------(7)------------|
g---------------------(12)---------------------(7)---------|
d-------------------------(12)--------------------(7)------|
a-----------------------------(12)-------------------(7)---|
e----------------------------------------------------------|
  (bass intro)

e----------------------------------------------------------|
b--12--12--12--12--12h14p12--12-12--12-12--12-12---15-14---|
g--12--12--12--12--12h14p12--12-12--12-12--12-12---12-12---|
d----14--14--14--14--------14-----14-----14----------------|
a-(fade in)------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------|
0:16

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12h14p12--12-12--12-12---12-12---15-14---|
g-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12h14p12--12-12--12-12---12-12---12-12---|
d------14-----14-----14-----14--------14-----14-----14-12-12-11--------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
0:21

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12h14p12--12-12--12-12---12-------|
g-12-12--12-12--12-12--12-12--12h14p12--12-12--12-12---12-------|
d------14-----14-----14-----14--------14-----14-----14-12-------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------12\--|
0:26

Intro Part 2 (with distortion):
e----------------------------------------------------:|
b--------------------------------------0-2-0---------:|
g--------------------------------7--9--0-2-0---------:|
d--------5-----------------------7--9--0-2-0---------:| x4
a--5h7-7---7-5-------------------5--7--x-x-x---------:|
e--------------7-0-3h5-5-7-5-3-0---0---3---3----12\--:|
0:31

Verse:

e---------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----3--3------3--3-------------------------------------0-2-0--|
g----2--2-2----2--2---------------------------------7-9--0-2-0--|
d---2---------2-------------5-----------------------7-9--0-2-0--|
a--0---------0--------5h7-7---7-5-------------------5-7--x-x-x--|
e---------------------------------7-0-3h5-5-7-5-3-0------3---3--|
0:52

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----3--3------3--3-------------------------------------0-2---|
g----2--2-2----2--2---------------------------------7-9--0-2---|
d---2---------2-------------5-----------------------7-9--0-2---|
a--0---------0--------5h7-7---7-5-------------------5-7--x-x---|
e---------------------------------7-0-3h5-5-7-5-3-0------3-----|
1:03

Chorus:

(no distortion but with rotary/chorus effect)
e------------------------------------------|
b----6-----6-----6--------6-----2----------|
g-----6---6-6---6-6--------6----2---4-(3)--|
d-------5-----4-------6-----6--------------|
a--4---(4)--------------------0------------|
e-------------------6---6---------2--------|
1:13
                                   (distortion)
e-----------------------------------------------------|
b----6-----6-----6--------6------6--xx-2--------------|
g-----6---6-6---6-6--------6--------xx-2--------------|
d-------5-----4-------6-----6--6----xx-2-----5--------|
a--4---(4)--------------------------xx-0-----5--------|
e-------------------6---6-----6-6------------3--12\---|
1:22                                 missed..


Intro part two X2
Verse
Chorus

Key Change/Bridge:

e----------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------|
g--------3------------------------------3-5-3--|
d--3h5-5---5-3------------------3-5-----3-5-3--| X4
a-------------5-0-1h3-3-5-3-1---3-5--1--1-3-1--|
e----------------------------3--1-3-3-3--------|
2:31

Solo (key of G)

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g-17b19b17p15-17b19-17b19~--15\14--------15--------------------------------|
d--------------------------------17-15-17--17~-15-17-17--15-17-17-15-17-17-|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:52

e----------------------------15--18b20--18-15----------15----------------|
b-----------------15~----------15--------------------15--15-18-----------|
g----------------------17b19-------------------17b19----------17b19b17---|
d--15-17-15-17-17--------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:57

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--15-----------17b19-17b19~-17p15----15-17-17b19-17-15--15----------------|
d----17-15-17~--------------------17-----------------------17-15-----------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------17-16-15--|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:01

e-------------------------------------------15-------------------|
b-------------------------17b18----15-15-18----18b20-18p15-------|
g------------------/15h17-------17------------------------15~~---|
d----------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------13-15-13~-----------------------------------------------|
e--18-15---------------------------------------------------------|
3:06

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------14-16-----------------13-13h14p13--------------------------|
d---14-16-16b18-------16-14-16~-14-16-------------16--14-16-16b18-14-13----|
a-14------------------------------------------------16-----------------16~-|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:13 (key change)

e--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------17---14--11h12p11-------|
d-----------14---------------------/14-------------------14~---|
a--16-14-16----14h16-14----------------------------------------|
e----------------------16-14-12-9\-----------------------------|
3:17

e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
g---------------14-16-----------------13-13h14p13--------------------------|
d---14-16-16b18-------16-14-16~-14-16-------------16--14-16-16b18-14-13----|
a-14------------------------------------------------16-----------------16~-|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:22

e------66-----66-----66-----66-----6-------------5--7--9--10--12-12--14-7-|
b------66-----66-----66-----66-----6-------------x--x--x---x---x--x--x--x-|
g-8b10----8b10---8b10---8b10---8b10--8b10b8-6----5--7--9--10--12-12--14-7-|
d---------------------------------------------8~--------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:27

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----15-----------------|
g--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16--14b16---14-12-14~--|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
3:36 (key change)

e--------------12---------12------------12---------|
b------------12--12-15b17---15-12-----12--15b17----|
g--12---14b16--------------------14b16-------------|
d----14--------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|
3:41                       (wah pedal on)

e--12------------------------------------|
b----15-12-------------------------------|
g---------14b16b14-12--12----------------|
d--------------------14--14--------------|
a--------------------------12h13p12------|
e----------------------------------15----|
3:44 (not 100% sure about this part)


Intro part two (x2)
Verse
Chorus (with distortion) - repeat as necessary
Intro part two (x2)


Solo 2:

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--------------------------------------------------12~-14b15-12------|
g---------------13b14-------------------------------------------14---|
d--14~-12-14-14-------12--12-14-14--12-14-14--12-14------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:10

e--------------------------------------------12-14~-15-14--------|
b-12---------------------------------15b17-12------------15------|
g---12--14-14/15\14--12--12-14/-12~------------------------14----|
d----------------------14----------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------|
5:18

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b--12-14-12h14--12-----12----------14b15b14-12--12---14b15-14-12-------|
g-----------------14-12--12h14-12~------------14--14------------14-12--|
d----------------------------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:22

e---------12--------------------------------------------------------------|
b--15b17~---15-12---------------------------14b15-12----------------------|
g----------------14b16b14-12------------------------14-12-14-14b16b14-12--|
d---------------------------14-12-14~--12-14------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:28

e----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g--------14-12-11-9--7--4h6--4-----------------------------------------|
d--14-12------------------------7-7b8b7-5--4h5p4-----------7p6---------|
a----------0--0--0--0--0---0-------------7------7-5----5-7----7h5------|
e---------------------------------------------------6h7----------------|
5:33

e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
g----------------7h9--7-99-7-99-7-999-7-99-7--12-12--7-12-12--7-12-12---|
d--5-7-7b8b7--7h9-------------------------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:38

e-------------------------12-12--12-12--12---17-17-15---------17b18b17b19~|
b------------12-12--15-15------15-----15--15---------15-17-15-------------|
g-12-14-14-14-------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:43

e-17b18b17b19~--15-17----------17b19-17p15---------15-17b19-17-12------12-|
b--------------------15-17-17~------------17~-15h17--------------12-15----|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:47

e--14b15------12---------12------------12-------12---------12------12----|
b--------12-15--12-15b17---15-12-----12--15b17----15-12-15b--12-15b--12--|
g-------------------------------14b16------------------------------------|
d------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------------------|
5:54                                                (really fast)

e-----12------12------12------12------12------12------12------12------12--|
b--15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b----|
g-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-------12------12------12------12------12------12------12------12------12-|
b-12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b--12-15b---|
g--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e-15b17--15b17-15-14-12--12-----12-----------------------------------------|
b----------------------15--11-12--15-12--12--------------------------------|
g--------------------------------------14--12-11---------------------------|
d-----------------------------------------------14-12----------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------14-13-12--12-14--12---|
e------------------------------------------------------------15-----15--15~|
6:04

e--------15------15------15-----15-----15-|
b--------12------12------12-----12-----12-|
g--14b16----14b16---14b16--14b16--14b16---|x2 (second time with wah pedal)
d-----------------------------------------|
a-----------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------|
6:11

e-------15-----15----------------------------------------------|
b-------12-----12--------12--------12--------12----------------|
g--14b16--14b16--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12-14--14-12--12-------|
d---------------------------------------------------14--14~----|
a--------------------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------------------|
6:15

Now for my favorite part in the whole song:

e--44444444-44444444-55555555-55555555-6666-7777-8888-9999---|
b--xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxxxxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx-xxxx---|
g--44444444-44444444-55555555-55555555-6666-7777-8888-9999---|
d------------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e--00000000-00000000-00000000-00000000-0000-0000-0000-0000---|
6:21

***(note, 1010 means fret 10, twice, and so on)***

e--10101010-11111111-1212-1313-1414-1515--16161616-15/1616-15/1616--|
b---x-x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x--x-x---x-x-x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--|
g--10101010-11111111-1212-1313-1414-1515--16161616-15/1616-15/1616--|
d-------------------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---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--|
6:28

***(note, this part may seem complicated, but it's not. Just keep your
   fingers in the 16th fret position and slide up to it from the 15th
   fret, which is just a grace note)***

e-15/1616-15/1616-15/1616-15/16161616-------------------------12-12--|
b--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x--x--x-x-x-x--0-2-0------------------12-12--|
g-15/1616-15/1616-15/1616-15/16161616--0-2-0--7-9-------------13-13--|
d--------------------------------------0-2-0--7-9--drum break-14-14--|
a--------------------------------------x-x-x--5-7--------------x--x--|
e--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0--0--0-0-0-0--3-3-3--0-0--------------0--0--|
6:32

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g------------------------------|
d------------------------0-----|  END! (for the studio version)
a------------------------------|
e-12-11-10--9-8-7--6-5-4---3---|
6:43
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