Ill Be Tab

by Edwin McCain
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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2 contributors total, last edit on Apr 8, 2021
We have an official Ill Be tab made by UG professional guitarists.
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[Notes] I recommend finger picking. Use your thumb for the E, A, and D strings
and your index, middle, and ring finger for the G, B, and e strings.
Feel free to e-mail me any questions: huw_la@yahoo.com.
 
Chords:
            EADGBe         *No bar chords, simply cover the bass string.
B          (799800)
E5         (079900)
F#         (244300)
E          (022100)
G#m        (466000)
Asus4      (x02200)
 
[Intro]
              (B)                                  (E5)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
G|----8---------8-------8----------8--------9---------9--------9--------9----|
D|---------9------------------9------------------9------------------9--------|
A|---------------------------------------7----------------- 7----------------|
E|-7-----------------7-------------------------------------------------------|
 
[Riffs]
[Riff 1]
              (B)                                  (E5)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0-------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0--|
G|----8---------8-------8----------8--------9---------9--------9--------9-----|
D|---------9------------------9------------------9------------------9---------|
A|---------------------------------------7----------------- 7-----------------|
E|-7-----------------7--------------------------------------------------------|
 
              (B)                                (F#)              (E)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
G|----8---------8-------8----------8--------3---------3--------1--------1----|
D|---------9------------------9------------------4------------------2--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------7-------------------2------------------0----------------|
 
[Riff 2]
            (B)             (F#)               (E)               (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
G|----8---------8-------3----------3--------1---------1--------3--------3----|
D|---------9------------------4------------------2------------------4--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------2-------------------0-----------------2-----------------|
 
[Riff 3]
              (B)                                  (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0-------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0--|
G|----8---------8-------8----------8--------3---------3--------3--------3-----|
D|---------9------------------9------------------4------------------4---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7-----------------7-------------------2-----------------2------------------|
 
              (E)                                  (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
G|----1---------1-------1----------1--------3---------3--------3--------3----|
D|---------2------------------2------------------4------------------4--------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------0-------------------2------------------2----------------|
 
[Riff 4]
              (G#m)                                  (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0-------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0--|
G|----0---------0-------0----------0--------3---------3--------3--------3-----|
D|---------6------------------6------------------4------------------4---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-4-----------------4-------------------2------------------2-----------------|
 
              (E)
e|------------0------------------0----------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0-----|
G|----1---------1-------1----------1--------|
D|---------2------------------2-------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|-0-----------------0----------------------|
 
[Riff 5]
              (Asus4)                                  (F#)
e|------------0------------------0-----------------0------------------0------|
B|-------0---------0-------0----------0--------0---------0--------0--------0-|
G|----2---------2-------2----------2--------3---------3--------3--------3----|
D|---------2------------------2------------------4------------------4--------|
A|-0-----------------0-------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------2------------------2----------------|
 
[Lyrics]
 
[Intro](2x)
 
[Riff 1]The strands in your eyes that color them wonderfull
        Stop me and steal my breath
[Riff 1]Emeralds from mountains thrust towards the sky
        Never revealing their depth
[Riff 2]Tell me that we belong together
[Riff 2]Dress it up with the trappings of love
[Riff 2]I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
[Riff 3]Instead of the gallows of heartache that hang from above
 
[Riff 1]And I'll be your crying shoulder
        I'll be loves suicide
[Riff 1]I'll be better when I'm older
        I'll be the greatest fan of your life...[Riff 1]
 
[Riff 1]Rain falls angry on the tin roof
        As we lie awake in my bed
[Riff 1]You're my survival, you're my living proof
        My love is alive not dead
[Riff 2]Tell me that we belong together
[Riff 2]Dress it up with the trappings of love
[Riff 2]I'll be captivated, I'll hang from your lips
[Riff 3]Instead of the gallows of heartache, that hang from above
 
[Riff 1]And I'll be your crying shoulder
        I'll be loves suicide
[Riff 1]I'll be better when I'm older
        I'll be the greatest fan of your life...[Riff 1]
 
[Riff 4]And I've dropped out, burned up, fought my way back from the dead
[Riff 4]Tuned in, turned on, remembered the thing that you said...[Riff 5]
 
[Riff 1]And I'll be your crying shoulder
        I'll be loves suicide
[Riff 1]I'll be better when I'm older
        I'll be the greatest fan of your life...[Riff 1]
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blind_destiny
it suCks!!
+1
lewislee44
Great tab, got me started in the right direction. But the timing is off with your tab because theres 6 notes being plucked for each chord and not 7. In the first Verse playing B, you need to take out the "9" being played as the forth note. You have to remove that 4th position note from every riff pattern to make it work right. There are some corrections left on the B F# E F# riff too, i'll post later when i got time. Good riff tho. Lewis
+1