Tab Bass Bon Jovi – Always Versi 1

Always - Bon Jovi Tabbed By : Martin Carlin e-mail: [email protected] web: www.4playtheband.co.uk Tuning: Standard This song took me a while to learn and I don't take much credit since I learned it from guitar pro tab on this site but this should be easier to follow with some tweaks of my added in. This song is in the key of E major. The exact number of notes may not be right but you'll get it by listening to the song. Intro ====== Wait for the big drum intro and then: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------1-2-----1-2-7~---=--------------| A|-------------------0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-4-4-----2-2-------------------------| E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-4---------------------------------------------------------| Chords: E | A | B | C#m | A After this the bass doesn't come back in until after the first round of the chorus, the chorus is shown below: Chorus ======= Don't play this first time: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2---2-2----------0-2-4---4-3-2-----------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-2---2-----4-2--2-2-------4-----------------------------------------| Chords: E | B | F# | C# | B Chorus Fill Between Rounds =========================== G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|----2----------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--4---4-2------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------(0)--------------------------------------------------------------| It is important to note that the E shown above in brackets is the first E of the next of the chorus. Almost identical to the first part: G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------2---2-2--0--0-0--0-2-4---2---------------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-2---2--------------------4-----------------------------------------| Chords: E | B | A | C# | B Play the fill again. So basically you have substituted the F# for an A. You only play the F# the first round each chorus and then it is A afterwards. Last Part of Chorus ==================== G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------0--0-0-2--0--2--4~--0~--------------------------------| E|-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-4-------------------------------------------------------| Chords: E | F# | A | B | C# | A Verse ======= G|--4-/-6~--9-8-----------------------(4-/-6~)-------------------------------| D|--------------9~---9-7~--9-7-6~--6-----------------------------------------| A|-----------------7---------------------------------------------------------| x 2 E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chords: C#m | B | A | G#m Play this twice, the part in brackets shows the start of the next round. At the end of the second round play the F# on the G, (4th fret)and play this: G|--(4)----------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------4---------------------7~--9~-----------| A|------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| This part is interesting because when I orginally learned the song, I was playing the notes to the guitar chords when infact the bass doesn't play these at all and it actually up the neck instead of climbing down. I forget the actual chords that are played here but this is the correct bass part that with the guitar. Chorus ====== Play first two parts of chorus then: Bridge ====== G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----------------------------------------------------------| x 2 E|-----------------3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-------------------------------------------| Chords: D | G | A G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------7h9p7~------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-5~----------------------------------------| Chords: B | A | G | A Solo ===== Same as chorus without the middle part. G|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------2--------------------------| A|--------------2---2-2----------0-2-4----4-3-2---4---4-2----------------------| E|-12-0--0-0-2---2-----4-2--2-2-------4---------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------0--0-0-2--0~--2~-x------------------------------------| E|-0--0-0--2--2-2--2-4-------------------------------------------------------| Break ======= ".. we can pack up our old dreams..." G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-17-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7-7-x--5-x--7-7-------------------------------------| Chorus ======= Play again Outro ======= Mix it up with the following: G|----4-4-4-2-1-------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------2---------------1-2-----1-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------| A|----------------2-2-1-2-3-4-4-----2-2-------------------------------------| E|-0------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------6--6-7-9-7-6----------| D|--------------------------1-2-----1-2-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------7--------| A|----------2---2-1-2-3-4-4-----2-2-----------------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-2---2-------------------------------------------------------------| The A at the end of the above is played quite fast and the notes are an appregio of A. G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------1-2-----1-2-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19----------| A|----------2---2-1-2-3-4-4-----2-2-----------------------------------------| E|-0--0-0-2---2-------------------------------------------------------------| The 19 is just A an octave (12 frets) up so you can fool around with notes high up the neck as well. End on E. So open E or 12th fret will do. Any questions feel free, I hope this was useful for you. | / slide up | slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note ===============================================================================