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Date: Thu, 28 Nov 1996 18:57:26 +0000
From: [email protected]
Subject: /e/Melissa_Etheridge/Precious_Pain.tab
Precious Pain
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>From Melissa Etheridge's first album. The basic picking pattern is:
e ---------*--------|| e ---------*--------||
-------------*-*--|| -------------*-*--||
--------------*--.||for & ------*-------*--.||for &
------*----------.|| ----*------------.||
----*-------------|| -*----------------||
-*----------------|| ------------------||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 1 2
and from the halfway through the first verse on, pretty much the whole
song follows this pattern. The intro and first line use a different
picking pattern (which is more difficult to follow AND keep time AND sing
to), so I suggest getting used to the core pattern before trying the
intro/1st verse.
[intro]:
/c /b
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] -----------------1------------------------------------------------|
[G] ---------0----0----0---0-------0--------0-----0------0-------0----|
[D] ------2------2-2-----2-------2-------2-------2-2---2-------0------|
[A] -3-----------------------3-------3---------------3-------2--------|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e -------------0------0------------------------0--------------------|
[B] -------3p1-----1-----1---3p1-----------3p1-----1------------------|
[G] -----2-----------2----2------2-------2-----------2----------------|
[D] ---2-------------------------------2------------------------------|
[A] -0-------------------------------0---------------------------0-2--|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
/c /b
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] -----------------1------------------------------------------------|
[G] ---------0----0----0---0-------0--------0-----0------0-------0----|
[D] ------2------2-2-----2-------2-------2-------2-2---2-------0------|
[A] -3-----------------------3-------3---------------3-------2--------|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
eve-ry-body's got a hun----ger
/a /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
[G] ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
[A] -0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0---2----|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
n m where they are
/c /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1-----1-------1----|
[G] ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0----|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2--------------2-------0------|
[A] -3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------2--------|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
eve-ry-body clings to their own fear
/a /g (/e)
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
[G] ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
[A] -0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
[E] ---------------------------------------------------------3----0---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
evrbdy hides some scar
/f /g
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
[G] --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------|
[D] ------3---------------3---------------3---------------------------|
[A] ----3---------------3---------------3-----------------------------|
[E] -1---------------1---------------1---------------1-------3--------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
oooooh pre - cious
/g /e
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1------------1----------------1-1------------------|
[G] ------2-------2-------2------0h2------2-------2-------------------|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
[A] -0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
[E] ---------------------------------------------------------3---0----|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
pain [2nd time, bass [E-]---3/53--]
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
[G] --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------0-----|
[D] ------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--0h2------|
[A] ----3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------------|
[E] -1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
empty & cold but it keeps me a - live
e ---------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------|
[B] -------------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3--|
[G] --------------4---------------4---------------4---------------4---|
[D] ------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-----------|
[A] ----5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------------|
[E] -3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
I gave it my soul so tht I could survive
e ---------1---------------1---------------3------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1---------3------------------------|
[G] --------------2---------------2--------4--------------------------|
[D] ------3---------------3---------------5---------------------------|
[A] ----3---------------3---------------5-----------------------------|
[E] -1---------------1---------------3--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
keeping me safe in these chains pre - cious
e ---------------------------|
Guitar 2 -10------8-----------------|
[G] -----------9--------9------|
[D] -------------10------10-10-|
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
[G] --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------|
[D] ------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--2p0------|
[A] ----3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------3----|
[E] -1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
pa - - - ain
/c /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1-----1-------1----|
[G] ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0----|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2--------------2-------0------|
-3*--------------3*--------------3*--------------3*------2*-------|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
everybody's got a reason
/a /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
[G] ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
-0*--------------0*--------------0*----------------------0*--2*---|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
to abandon their plan
/c /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1-----1-------1----|
[G] ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0----|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2--------------2-------0------|
[A] -3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------2--------|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
how can I think of tomorrow
/a /g (/e)
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1--(8h)10-----8----|
[G] ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----------------9--|
[D] ----2---------------2---------------2---------------------------10|
[A] -0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
[E] ---------------------------------------------------------3---0----|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
with my sorrow in hand
[chorus2]- same picking as chorus 1
/f /g
oooh precious
/a /g (/e)
[G-]-----------5--------------|
pain [gtr.2] --5---8--------8-----5----|
empty and cold but it keeps me alive
i gave it my soul so that i could survive
keeping me safe in these chains
precious pain
[break] :
fade up with
volume knob
e -----------------------------------------------/------------------|
[B] ----------------------------------------10----/|------------10----|
---------------------------------------------/_|------------------|
[D] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
pain
e --------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] 13p10---------------------------------10----------------------------|
---------------------------------------------12----/-------10-12sl-|
[D] -------------------------------------------------12-(14)-12---------|
[A] --------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] ---------------------------------------------------------5--------|
[G] 7-------------5--7-------------------------5-----7p5--7-----------|
[D] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
? /a /c
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] --------------------------------10------------8-------------------|
[G] -5-----------------------------------------------9----------------|
[D] -------7p5h7----------------------------------------10------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
each..
[bridge]:
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] -------------------6------------------------8---------------------|
[G] -----------7-----------7-------------9-------9--------------------|
[D] ------7--------7--------7---------9-----9-----9-------------------|
[A] -5-----------------------5------7---------------------------------|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
each road that i walk down reminds me of you
[Am(VII)] $
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
[B] -----------------13-----------------------------------------------|
[G] ----------14-------14------------------14-------14----------------|
[D] -------14----14------14-------------14----14--14------------------|
[A] ----12----------------------------12--------12--------------------|
[E] ------------------------------------------------------------------|
this whole town is haunted, they'll never be anything new-----ooh
[chorus]
| | |
...pain
| | |
| | | 'ooh ohh', etc.
| | |
[outro]:(about the last 10 seconds)
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
[B] -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
[G] --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------|
[D] ------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--2p0------|
[A] ----3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------3----|
[E] -1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
e -------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
[B] ---------------3p1---1-----------1-------1p0-----1p0--------0--0---|
[G] ---------2-------------------2---------------------------2------2--|
[D] ------2------------------2---------------------------------------2-|
[A] -0----------------------------------------------------------------0|
[E] -------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
EADGBe
x02210 -
3x2010 - /g
x32010 -
x20010 - /b
133211 -
355433 - [G]
x57765 -
x79967 -
x 12 14 14 13 12 - [Am(VII)]
* is the bass line
/ is bend up
is release bend
/
12-(14)-12 is pick d at the twelfth fret, bend up to e and rls bend to a
sl is slide
$- I think that the bridge goes UP from >>Am, but at the 12th
fret sounds a bit weak, also the band/bass has come in a lot by this
point, so you could easily get away with a standard (at the nut).
Any improvements welcome.
Nic
[email protected]