Always Bass

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                             Always - Bon Jovi
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Tabbed By : Martin Carlin
e-mail: martincarlin87@hotmail.com
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 a
guitar pro tab on this site but this should be easier to follow with some tweaks of my own
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
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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
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Don't play this first time:
 
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------2---2-2------4-0----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
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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--4-0--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
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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
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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 B on the G, (4th fret)and play this:
 
G|--(4)----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------4--------------------------------------|
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~--0~--2~---------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
"...when he holds you close, when he pulls you near..."
 
 
This part is interesting because when I originally learned the song, I was playing the
root notes to the guitar chords when infact the bass doesn't play these at all and it actually progresses
up the neck instead of climbing down.
 
Chorus
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Play first two parts of chorus then:
 
Bridge
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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
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Same as chorus without the middle part that uses A instead of F#.
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------2----------------------|
A|--------------2---2-2----4-0-----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
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"...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
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Play again
 
Outro
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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-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
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-------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
End on E.
 
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
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