Song: Don't Look Back
Artist: Boston
Album: Don't Look Back
As tabbed by Joe Muggah
= pick slide
~ = let ring
Intro (Guitar 1)
e--/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--5--4-----------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10---x-x-x-x---3---5--5--5-----------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--4--4-----------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---2---4-------------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10---x-x-x-x---3---3---5-------------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---2---4-------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--5--4-----------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10---x-x-x-x---3---5--5--5-----------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--4--4-----------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14--14-14----9---9-----------------------------------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10-----------------------------------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9--11--9--7-------------------------
[D-]----------------------11--9--7-------------------------
[A-]-----------------------9--7--5-------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Intro (Guitar 2)
e--9/----9/--9/-5---14v---9-10-9-12--9-10-9-12---9-10p9--
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--7h9-9v----9--7--5-------------------------------------
[B-]--------------------7--5-------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------7-5---------------------------
[D-]------------------------------7~-----------------------
[A-]------------------------------7~-----------------------
[E-]------------------------------5~-----------------------
Verse
e--/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--5--4-----------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10---x-x-x-x---3---5--5--5-----------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--4--4-----------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---7---7---4-4-----------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10---x-x-x-x---7---7---5-5-----------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---7---7---4-4-----------
[D-]---------------------------------7---7-----------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--5--4-----------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10---x-x-x-x---3---5--5--5-----------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9---x-x-x-x---2---4--4--4-----------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14--14-14----9---9---5--5----------------------------
[B-]-/15--15-15---10--10---5--5----------------------------
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---9---4--4----------------------------
[D-]-----------------------------7~------------------------
[A-]-----------------------------7~------------------------
[E-]-----------------------------5~------------------------
Pre-Chorus 1
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------3-----0--------1-0---3---1-0--------3----0------
[G-]---------0-----0--------------0---------------0----0---
[D-]-----0-----0--------2--------------------0-------------
[A-]---2--------------3--------------------2---------------
[E-]-3-----------------------------------3-----------------
(continued)
e---------------------------3----------------------------
[B-]-----1-0---3---1-0------3------------1--------1--------
[G-]-------------0--------0------------------2------2------
[D-]---2----------------------------0------2----2----------
[A-]-3------------------3---------2----0-------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e-----------2--------------------3-2---------------------
[B-]-3-----3----3---3------3----3------3-------------------
[G-]---2----------2------2---------------------------------
[D-]-----0-------------0------0----------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Pre-Chorus 2 (Guitar 1)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-----------------------------------------------------
[D-]-2-2-2~---------2-2-2~-------------------------------
[A-]-2-2-2~---------2-2-2~---------------------------------
[E-]-0-0-0~---------0-0-0~---------------------------------
Riff 1 (Guitar 2)
e---------------------------------------------12v-------
[B-]----------------------9------10-10-10--9---------------
[G-]-9-9-9----9^--9^-7-----9---------------9-------------
[D-]-9-9-9------------------9-----------------------------
[A-]-7-7-7------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Chorus 1
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]----------7----------------------7/9--7----------------
[D-]-7--9-10----9--7-9h10p9--7--------------10--9h10p9h7---
[A-]----------------------------10-8-----------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------7-----------------------------
[D-]-----7--9/109--7--9-10----9--7-9h10p9h7--5h7p5--------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------8-----
[E-]-10----------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-7/9--7------------------------------------------------
[D-]---------10--9h10p9p7h9--7--9/109--7~-----------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Riff 2 (Guitar 2)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]----------------------9-----7--7--7--7--7/9v----------
[G-]-9-9-9----9^--9^-7-----9-----------------------------
[D-]-9-9-9------------------9-----------------------------
[A-]-7-7-7------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Chorus 2
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]----------7----------------------7/9--7----------------
[D-]-7--9-10----9--7-9h10p9--7--------------10--9h10p9h7---
[A-]----------------------------10-8-----------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------7-----------------------7--9--
[D-]-----7--9/109--7--9-10----9--7-9/109--7h9p7----------
[A-]----------------------------------------------8--------
[E-]-10----------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e----------------87---5h7p53-5~------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-10--7h9p7--9------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Bridge 1
e--7-------5---12--10--12-----5---3-----2----------0-----
[B-]-8-------6--------------10--7-----3-----3---3/5--2-----
[G-]-9-------5------------------7-------2-----2------2-----
[D-]----------------------------7--------------------2-----
[A-]-------------------------------------------------0-----
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14-14-14---9--x-x--5--7-8-7--/14-14-14---9--x-x--5-7-
[B-]-/15-15-15--10--x-x--6--8-8-8--/15-15-15--10--x-x--6-8-
[G-]-/14-14-14---9--x-x--5--7-7-7--/14-14-14---9--x-x--5-7-
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--/14-14-14---9--x-x--5--7-8-7--/14-14-14---9--x-x--10--
[B-]-/15-15-15--10--x-x--6--8-8-8--/15-15-15--10--x-x--10--
[G-]-/14-14-14---9--x-x--5--7-7-7--/14-14-14---9--x-x--10--
[D-]---------------------------------------------------10--
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--7-8-7----2--2--3-2-0---------------------------------
[B-]-8-8-8----3--3--3-3-3-3-------------------------------
[G-]-7-7-7----2--2--2-2-2-2--2----------------------------
[D-]-----------------------0--2----------------------------
[A-]--------------------------0----------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Bridge 2A (Guitar 1, reapeated)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]--------------------------7-6--------------------------
[D-]-------3-------5-------7-------------------------------
[A-]-----3-------5-------7---------------------------------
[E-]-0-1-----1-3-----3-5----------5------------------------
Bridge 2B (Guitar 2)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2-
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-----1--------3------------------1-----------3---------
[G-]-------2--------0------------------2-------0-----------
[D-]-------------------2-2--2-2--------------0-------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-0-1------1-3----------------0-1-----1-3---------------
Bridge 3
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--9-9--------------------------------
[A-]-7--7-7--7-7--7-7--9-9--------------------------------
[E-]-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--7-7--------------------------------
Solo 1
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]------------7----------------------7/9--7--------------
[A-]-7--7-9-10----9--7-9/109--7--------------10--9h10p9p7-
[E-]-----------------------------10-8----------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------7^----------------------------
[A-]-0--7-9/109--7--7-9-10------10-9--7-9/109--7h9p7-----
[E-]---------------------------------------------------8---
(continued, guitar 2 comes in here)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]----------------------87--------------10--------------
[G-]---------7h9p7p6h7--7-------9--9-11-12----11--9-1211--
[D-]-7-9-10------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-9h11p9------12/14-12--9--11h12p11p9------9-11/1211---
[D-]---------10--------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------h12---------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------12--10------------------------------------
[G-]-9--9-11-12---------11--9--11/1211--9h11p9----12/14---
[D-]--------------------------------------------10---------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued) (guitar 1 only)
e-------------------------|------------------------------
[B-]------------------------|------------------------------
[G-]-12--9--11h12p11p9h11--|---------9--------------------
[D-]------------------------|---------9--------------------
[A-]------------------------|-12-10-9-7--------------------
[E-]------------------------|------------------------------
Riff 3A (Guitar 1)
e--4-----4-----4----5-----5-----5----5-----5-----7-------
[B-]---5-----5-----5----5-----5-----5----5-----5-----5-----
[G-]-----4-----4----------4-----4----------4-----4---------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--5-----5-----5----4-----4-----5------------------------
[B-]---5-----5-----5----5-----5----------------------------
[G-]-----4-----4----------4-----4--------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Riff 3B (Guitar 2)
e--12^--12^--12^--12^--12^--12^--12^--12^--12^--12^------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Chorus 3 (both guitars)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]----------7----------------------7/9--7----------------
[D-]-7--9-10----9--7-9h10p9--7--------------10--9h10p9h7---
[A-]----------------------------10-8-----------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------7-----------------------7--9--
[D-]-----7--9/109--7--9-10----9--7-9/109--7h9p7----------
[A-]----------------------------------------------8--------
[E-]-10----------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e-----------------------------------|------------13------
[B-]-----12h13p12p10h12--10--12/1312-|-13--15-17-----15---
[G-]-10-------------------------------|--------------------
[D-]----------------------------------|--------------------
[A-]----------------------------------|--------------------
[E-]----------------------------------|--------------------
^start riff 4 here
(continued)
e-------------------------------------13-----------------
[B-]-13--15/1715--13h15p13--13--15-17-----15--13-15/1715-
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e----------------------13--19--19------------------------
[B-]-13h15p13--13--15-17-------------10-13-12--10h12p10-10-
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Riff 4
e--------------------------------------------------------
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-7---2-3--5---5-5---7---2-3--5---5-5-------------------
[A-]-7---2-3--5---5-5---7---2-3--5---5-5-------------------
[E-]-5---0-1--3---3-3---5---0-1--3---3-3-------------------
Outro 1
e--/14--14-14----9---x-x-x-x---2---4--5--4---/14--14-14-
[B-]-/15--15-15---10---x-x-x-x---3---5--5--5---/15--15-15-
[G-]-/14--14-14----9---x-x-x-x---2---4--4--4---/14--14-14-
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e---9---x-x-x-x--2--2--4-4------------------------------
[B-]-10---x-x-x-x--3--3--5-5------------------------------
[G-]--9---x-x-x-x--2--2--4-4------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
Riff 5
e-------21^---21-22-23-24^---16h17p16--2120/21^--------
[B-]------------------------------------------------17-----
[G-]-----------------------------------------------------
[D-]-----------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--12/14--12-14-17--14-17-14--14-17-14-17-14-17-14-17-14-
[B-]-------------------------------------------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e--12--14--12p10p9h10-----------------------------------
[B-]---------------------12/1412--10----------------------
[G-]-------------------------------------------------------
[D-]--------------------------------------------------7--7-
[A-]-------------------------------------5--4---5-4-0----7-
[E-]-----------------------------------------------------5-
(continued)
e----------------------------2^--0-5p4p2p0---------------
[B-]-----------------------------------------4p2-----------
[G-]-9^--9^-----6--6^--6-p42--------------------4p2p1-----
[D-]---------7---------------------------------------------
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------
(continued)
e---------------------4/5--4-5--5--------0---------------
[B-]--------------3-2-------------5--------2---------------
[G-]-2p1-------2------2-----------6--------2---------------
[D-]-----h4p2--2------------------7--------2---------------
[A-]-----------0------------------7--------0---------------
[E-]------------------------------5------------------------
Intro
Intro A,
Verse
Pre-Chorus 1
Pre-Chorus 2, Riff 1
Chorus 1
Verse (repeat the first half)
Pre-Chorus 1
Pre-Chorus 2, Riff 2
Chorus 2
Bridge 1
Bridge 2A, 2B
Bridge 3
Solo (halfway through the solo, guitar 2 comes in w/effect)
Riff 3A, 3B
Verse
Pre-Chorus 1
Pre-Chorus 2, Riff 1
Chorus 3, Riff 4
Outro 1, Riff 5