Bryan Adams-Touch the hand
Tabbed by: Sanjeev George and Thomas George, Bangalore, India
Email at bassatom@yahoo.co.in
If we are not wrong, this song needs 2 guitars-1 plays the lead and one rhythm. The tabs
are for rhythm
Couldn’t tab the lead as it seems to be a little difficult; but if someone can tab it,
and good. Perhaps we shall try and put it up another time.
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ let ring
| . Mute note,i.e. play it and take off your fingers from the fret board for a
of a second.
Riff A
. .
e|---------------------------------|
B|------2-2-------2-2--------------|
G|------2-2-------2-2--------------|
D|---2--2-2----2--2-2--------------|
A|---2---------2-------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff B
. .
e|---------------------------------|
B|--2--3-3----2--3-3---------------|
G|--2--2-2----2--2-2---------------|
D|--2--0-0----2--0-0---------------|
A|--0---------0--------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
Riff C
e|--2---3--3--3----2---3--3-----------|
B|--3---3--3--3----3---3--3-----------|
G|--2---0--0--0----2---0--0-----------|
D|--0---0--0--0----0---0--0-----------|
A|------2--------------2--------------|
E|------3--------------3--------------|
Riff D
e|------2--2--2--------2--2--2----------------|
B|--2---3--3--3----2---3--3--3----------------|
G|--2---2--2--2----2---2--2--2----------------|
D|--2---0--0--0----2---0--0--0----------------|
A|--0--------------0--------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Riff E
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--4-4-4----------4-4-4--------------4-4-4---2-2-2--2-drop the notes--------|
G|--4-4-4----------4-4-4--------------4-4-4---2-2-2--2-of this last----------|
D|--4-4-4--2-2-2---4-4-4--2-2-2-------4-4-4---2-2-2--2-chord with the--------|
A|--2-2-2--2-2-2---2-2-2--2-2-2------------------------tremolo bar-----------|
E|---------0-0-0----------0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
Riff F
e|---------------------------|
B|------2-4------2-4---------|
G|------2-4------2-4---------|
D|--2~--2-4-2~---2-4-2~------|
A|--2~------2--------2~------|
E|---------------------------|
Riff G
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bryan-adams/35720.html ]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--2~--3-3-2~---3-3-2~-----------------|
G|--2~--2-2-2~---2-2-2~-----------------|
D|--2~--0-0—2~---0-0-2~-----------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|
Riff H
e|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
B|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
G|--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
D|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|
Riff I
. .
e|-------------------------------|
B|--4-------2-2-2-2--------------|
G|--4-------2-2-2-2--------------|
D|--4-------2-2-2-2--------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
Riff J
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|-----2-2------------2-2-----------------------|
G|-----2-2------------2-2-----------------------|
D|--2--2-2---------2--2-2-----------------------|
A|--2--------------2----------------------------|
E|---------0-0-0-0--------0-0-0-0---------------|
Palm mute palm mute
Riff K
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--2--3-3---------2--3-3---------------------------|
G|--2--2-2---------2--2-2---------------------------|
D|--2--0-0-0-0-0-0-2--0-0-0-0-0-0-------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
palm muted open notes
Riff L
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2----2----------2-----2----------2-----2---------------------|
A|----2----2----------2-----2----------2-----2---------------------|
E|--0---0-0--0-0-0--0---0-0---0-0-0--0---0-0---0-0-----------------|
This is the song structure
Intro-Riff A twice
Verse 1-riff A 4 times
Riff B once
Riff A once
Pre chorus 1-Riff C once
Riff D once
Riff E once
Chorus-Riff F twice
Riff G once
Riff F once
Riff H once
Riff F once
Riff I once
Verse 2-Riff J 4 times
Riff K once
Riff J once
Pre chorus 2-same as pre chorus 1
Chorus-same
Bridge-riff L till the solo starts
During the solo-Riff G once
Riff F once
Riff G once
Riff F once
Pre chorus 1-same
And last chorus-same
