Song: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
Artist: Lenny Kravits
Album: Mama Said
Tabbed By: Arend Jessurun
* This is a fairly easy song, but you've got to watch out for
the electric piano part. It has constant variations throughout
the song.
Legend:
b (x24432@1) = bend
br = bend and release
b(2)= bend to provided pitch
h = hammer
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
= slide down
\ = slide ALL THE WAY down
x = mute
Rhythm Guitar (plays throughout song except solo and bridge):
e|--4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4------2-x-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-2-2-2--|
B|--6-x-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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play x3 play x1
Intro (strings):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--9---11--13-----------11--13-----------11--11-9------------------------| (x21202@1)B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|____________________________________________________________________|
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Intro & Chorus (electric piano):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#me|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14----14-| (244222@1)B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----14-|
G|--18--------------17--------------------16------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14-------| (x21202@1)B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----16-|
G|--18--------------17--------------------16---------------------------14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (strings):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--9-------13-------------9-9----11-9----11--11-9------------------------| (x21202@1)B|-------------9-11-13---------11------------------11---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7e|--9-------13---------------13-----------11--11-9------------------------| (x21202@1)B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro (0:02):
Verse 1 (0:26):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#m (244222@1) ...Here we are still to- gether, we are one
e|--4---------------4---------------------4----------------------2-----2--|
B|--6---------------6---------------------6----------------------4-----2--|
G|--6---------------5---------------------4-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1) ...So much time wasted ...playin' games with love
e|--4-------6---4---4-------------1---2---4----------2-----1-----2--------|
B|--6-------6-------6-------------1---2---6----------4-----------4-----4--|
G|--6---------------5---------------------4----------------------4-----2--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 1 (0:50):
Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Verse 2 (1:14):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#m (244222@1) ...How many times did we give up? but we always worked things out
e|--4-------4-------------------4-------------------------4---2---4-----2-|
B|--6-------6---6---------------6-------------------------4---2---------2-|
G|--6-----------5---------------5-----4---------------------------------2-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7 (x4342x@1) B, B7 (x21202@1) And all my doubts and fears kept me wondering if I'd alwaysbeinlove
e|--4---------------------------4---4----------------4---------2---4------|
B|--6-----------------------------6-6--------------------6---------4---4--|
G|--6-------------------------------5--------------------4-------------2--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 (1:38):
* theres more electric piano stuff here, but its mostly just like
verse 1 except an octave up.
Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Solo (with slap-back delay) (2:02):
e|--14b(16)---14-14-14--16-14\-------12----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12h14----14\----12h14-12-12-12--14-12\-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12b(13)-13-13--13-11--14b(16)---14--13-11---11-11-11--13-11\----16br-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15-15h17~~~~~\-------------------------------|
G|--15br-14br-13br-12br---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge & Chorus 3 (sitar) (2:29)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-----4---2---1---------------------2---------------------------------|
G|----------------------1---3---4---------3-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------4-6-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|____________________________________________________________________|
|
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Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Chorus 3 (2:53):
Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7 (x43111@1)...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, B, B7 (x21202@1)But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Outro (3:17) (repeat 'til it's over!):
* Every instruments plays here.
Outro (trumpets):
e|--1-------1---2---4-------4---6---7-------9---9---9---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|____________________________________________________________________|
|
play x2
Argh, this took forever and by now I hate the electric piano part. But I
hope you enjoyed this, maybe you'll find it useful. With a Roland GR-20
you could do some awesome stuff with this song.
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