The bass follows the rhythm guitar mainly throughout the song, especially in the
verses, and only ever
plays when the drums are being played also. This makes for a pretty simplistic,
yet very powerful ballad
to play.
Intro
Start with drums
Gb[--------------------------|----------|-------------------------------]
Db[--------------------------|-GUITAR---|-------------------------------]
Ab[--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-ARPEGGIO-|---4----------3----2-----------]
Eb[--------------------------|----------|---------------------3-2-------]
Fill
Gb[--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------]
Db[--------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------]
Ab[-------7---7------7---7---|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---|-4---4-4-4---4---4-]
Eb[-0---0---0---0--0---0-----|-----------0-----------0-|-----------0-------]
fill continued
Gb[--------]
Db[--------]
Ab[-4-4----]
Eb[-----0--]
Gb[----------------------------4------|-end-on-]
Db[-------------------------5-----5---|--------]
Ab[-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-----------7-|--------]
Eb[-----------0-----------0-----------|--0~----]
x2
Verse
Gb[----------------------------------|---------------------------4~--]
Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2-----------]
Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------]
Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------] x8
[There is minor variation during the pauses where the hihat is
heard; but its very simple-just miss out the 4 on the G String for
the hihat breaks, which come after every 4 repeats]
Chorus
Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-]
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--]
Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------]
Db[-------------------------14-13---|-14-------14----------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|----------------(12/)-]
Eb[-0---0---------------------------|----------------------]
Verse II x4
[End the last repeat with Eb|-555555555555-|]
Chorus II
Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-]
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--]
Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------------]
Db[-------------------------14-13---|-12h14----------------------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|-------12h14----------2-----]
Eb[-0---0---------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-]
Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--
Gb[-------------------------------------|----------------------------]
Db[-------------------------------------|-12h14----------------------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16-|-------12h14----------2-----]
Eb[-0---0-------------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-]
Guitar Solo
Wait for drums
Gb[----------------------------------|---------------------------4~--]
Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2-----------]
Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------]
Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------] x3
Gb[----------------------------------|-------------------------------]
Db[----------------------------------|------7-------7----2222222222--]
Ab[------2-------2-------2-------2---|--5-5-----5-5------------------]
Eb[--0-0-----0-0-----3-3-----3-3-----|-------------------------------]
Gb[--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
Db[--------------|--------------------------|-------------------------]
Ab[-000000000000-|-------7---7------7---7---|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3---]
Eb[--------------|-0---0---0---0--0---0-----|-----------0-----------0-]
x1
Gb[------------------------|----------------------------4------|-end-on-]
Db[------------------------|-------------------------5-----5---|--------]
Ab[-4---4-4-4---4---4-4-4--|-3---3-3-3---3---3-3-3-----------7-|--------]
Eb[-----------0-----------0|-----------0-----------0-----------|--0~----]
x5
Verse II x4
Chorus III
Gb[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Db[---------|----------------------|-----------------------]
Ab[---------|-------5h7--------2---|-------5h7----5h7--2-2-]
Eb[--5--/12-|-0---0------0-0-3---3-|-0---0------0-----3-3--]
Gb[---------------------------------|----------------------------|-end-on-]
Db[-------------------------14-13---|-12h14----------------------|--------]
Ab[-------5h7--/16-16-16-16------16-|-------12h14----------2-----|--------]
Eb[-0---0---------------------------|-------------10h12--3---3-0-|--0~----]
x2
