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I Ll Be There For You Tabs

(ver. 3)
Bon Jovi
PROPS GO TO: Leonardo Machado

I'LL BE THERE FOR YOU
BON JOVI

It's been a long time I was lookin' for this song's TAB, but I didn't found it. 
So, I decided to figure it out by ear. This TAB isn't 100% accurate, I think 
it's 90%, and I think it's enough to play. It's a cool song, and it's easy to 
play. That's the way I play it!! Listen to the record to get the rythmn, and 
good job! This is my first try, I hope you enjoy!!!!    

Legend:
h = hammer on
p = pull off
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down 
fb= full bend 'till (x)
r = release bend
()= notes between are natural harmonics

Intro

  D                         
e----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8~~-8\7--7~~--|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--|
G----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                 
I guess.... leaving   let ring      fill 1
----------------------------------|---------------------------
---------------------5~~----------|---3/5-5/3-3~~-------------
---------------------4~~----------|---2/4-4/2-2~~-2h4-2-------
---------------------2~~----------|---------------2h4-2-4--7~~
----------------------------------|---------------------4--5~~
----------------------------------|---------------------------

...lies bleeding    let ring     fill 2
------------------------------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7----------
----------------5~~-----------|--7/10--10-10--7--5/7----------
----------------4~~-----------|-------------------------------
----------------2~~-----------|-------------------------------
------------------------------|-------------------------------
------------------------------|-------------------------------

...thousand rivers
----------------------|------------------------------|--------
----------------5~~---|---------------3h5p3----------|-repeat-
----------------4~~---|------------------------------|-fill-2-
----------------2~~---|--------2h4p2~--------2h4p2~~-|--------
----------------------|------------------------------|--------
----------------------|-0-2-3------------------------|--------

...in my tears
---(19)-------------------------------------------------------
--------(19)----------(19)------------------------------------
-------------(19)----------(19)------natural harmonics--------
------------------(19)----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

...anymore  - fill 3 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------9---------10-------------12-----------14~~-------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--7h9----9--9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

Chorus 
      D5            B5            G5            A5       C5    G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||

repeat intro's last bar 

  D                         
|------------------------------------|
|--1/3--3~~--3/5--5~~---5/8--8--7~~--|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|


.... good times    let ring         
----------------------------------|
-----------------5~~------3h5p3---|
-----------------4~~--------------|
-----------------2~~--------------|
----------------------------------|
----------------------------------|

fill 4 (see note at the end of TAB)
-------------10-------------12-----------14------------12-------
--------9/11-----11--11/12-----12--12/14----14--14\12-------11~~

...promise you tomorrow
---(19)-------------------------------------------------------
--------(19)----------(19)-----------natural harmonics--------
-------------(19)----------(19)~~~~vibrato with bar-----------
------------------(19)----------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

...yesterday   ... are dirty        ...Valentiiiine...
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
--------------|-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-----7--------|---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9-------
-----5--------|---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7-------

...thirsty baby        ....wiiine....
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
----------------|------------------------then goto chorus again-
----------------|-----------------------------------------------
-----5----------|--------------7~~------------------------------
-----3----------|--------------5~~------------------------------

Chorus 
      D5            B5            G5            A5       C5    G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||


Solo - B blues 

-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~---7~~-|--9fb(11)r---9p7---7~~-7--------|
-----------------9-----9-----|-----------------9-------9~~----|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
-----------------------------|--------------------------------|


-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------|---------------------------7----------------|
-----7-7-----7-7-|-----7---7-9fb(11)r9~~-7-----9-7~~~---------|
-7h9-----7h9-----|-7h9---9-----------------9------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------|
-----------------|--------------------------------------------|

   B Aeolian Scale 2x
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||----------------------------------------------||------------|
||-7h9p7-----------7h9p7h9/10~~----10-10-9-7----||------------|
||-------10~~-----------------------------------||--7~~-------|


It's not 100% accurate, I just improvise in B minor blues scale
----------------------7------------------------------------------|
----10fb(12)-10fb(12)---10p7---------------10p7------------------|
--7--------------------------10p9p7-9~~----------10p9p7-9~~------|

... you're happy        ...down, down...
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
-------|--------|--------|----------|-----------
---5---|----7---|--9--12-|-12~~--12-|---9-------
---3---|----5---|--7---9-|-10~~---9-|---7-------


...birthday baby        ....candles out....
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
----------------|----------------------------|-Jon's Scream------
----------------|----------------------------|-------------------
-----5----------|--------------7~~-----------|-------------------
-----3----------|--------------5~~-----------|-------------------


Chorus 

      D5            B5            G5            A5       C5    G5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-------------|-------------|-5-----------||
||----5------|-----2-------|-----5-------|-----7-------|-3------5----||
||-----------|-------------|-----3-------|-----5-------|--------3----||


Chorus 1 step higher (from D to E)

      E5           C#5            A5            B5       D5    A5
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------||
||----5------|-----6-------|-------------|-------------|-7-----------||
||----7------|-----4-------|-----7-------|-----9-------|-5------7----||
||-----------|-------------|-----5-------|-----7-------|--------5----||

outro:  ...ooohohohhhhh... ohhhh                                  D5   A5
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-----------|
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-----------|
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-----------|
||---------------------------------------------------||---------|-7---------|
||-9h11p9-----------9h11p9h11/12~~-----12-12-11-9----||---------|-5----7----|
||--------12~~---------------------------------------||--7~~----|------5----|


Ending: Repeat Intro 1 step higher (from D to E)

  E                         
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
3/5--5~~--5/7--7~~--7/10-10~~-10\9--9~~-|-3/5--5~~--5/7--7~~--7/10--10--9~~--|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|


NOTE: It's hard to listen those parts, but it's something like that, just 
harmonizing notes in intervals of diatonic sixties, according with D major 
scale. It's used a lot in blues and country themes. I hope you enjoy!


Lyrics and Chords: 

                                Em
I guess this time you're really leaving
G                             D
I hear your suitcase say good-bye
                            Em
and as my broken heart lies bleeding
G                       D
you say true love is suicide.
                             Em
You say you cried a thousand rivers
G                               D
and now you're swimming for the shore
                           Em
you left me drowning in my tears
G                        A
and you won't save me anymore.
N.C.
I'm praying to God you'll give me one more chance girl.


{c:CHORUS:}
     D
     I'll be there for you
     Bm
     these five words I swear to you
              G
     when you breathe I wanna be the air for you
     A       C     G   D
     I'll be there for you.

     I'd live and I'd die for you
     Bm
     I'd steal the sun from the sky for you
     G
     words can't say what love can do
     A       C     G   D
     I'll be there for you.


                          Em
I know you we've had some good times
G                               D
now they have thir own hiding place
                  Em
I can promise you tomorrow
G                           A
but I can't buy back yesterday.
                                 G
And baby you know my hands are dirty (and baby you know my hands are dirty)
A                Bm     A/C#      D  A/C#   Bm
but I wanted to be your Valentine
                               G
I'll be the water when you get thirsty baby
                                   A
when you get drunk I'll be the wine.

CHORUS

A                                    G
And I wasn't there when you where happy
              Bm        A/C#     D    A/C#  Bm
and I wasn't there when you were down, down down
                           G
I didn't mean to miss your birthday baby
                                   A
I wish I'd seen you blow those candles out.  (John's scream)

CHORUS
            
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