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Extreme - Am I Ever Gonna Change. Pt1 tab

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Subject: TAB: Am I Ever Gonna Change (Part 1)(Band - EXTREME)

AM I EVER GONNA CHANGE - Extreme

Lyrics and Music - Nuno Bettencourt & Gary Cherone

Timing - each crotchet (Quarter note) represented by a |
       - semiquavers represented like | e & a (representing 4 semiquavers
       - - 16th notes)
       - | + a OR & + a- semiquaver (16ths) triplet
       - | 2 3 - quaver (8ths) triplet
g - grace note
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
(b) - bend up (eg (1/2b) - bend up a half tone)
r - release bend
: - bar line (lyrics only)
p - pull off
p.m. - mute strings
^^^ - vibrato
a.h. - artificial harmonic

Guitar 1 (right)
  | | | |   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|---------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-----------------------------3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------
--| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------
------|
          |                                 |                                 |
Guiter 2 (left) (Rhythm Figure 1A)...       |                                 |
  | | | | : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------|-0h2-0---------------------------|-0h2-0---------------------------|
|---------|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|-------------0h2---0h2---2---2---|
|---------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------
--| |---------|---------------------------------|---------------------------
------|

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
                                  |                                 |
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a | | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a |
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------2h4---2h4---4---4---|-2---2---2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2---| (end
Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Figure 1A)
|-3-------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

w/Rhythm figure 1A (x4)
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-0-0-0-0-0-0-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

Verse 1 :-
(Rhythm Figure 1)...
  | e & a | e & a  |  e & a | e & a   | e & a |   e & a |   e &  a |  e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-----3-3--3-3--3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-----0-0--0-0--0-0-0-|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
            I'm tired of  be  ing me,         and I   don't like what I

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| (end
Rhythm
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  Figure 1)
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      see,        I'm     not       who     I   ap  pear    to  be.

w/Rhythm Figure 1 (x2)
  | e & a |  e & a |   e & a | e &  a : | e & a |    e & a | e &   a | e & a  :
          So I   start off ev    ry day,        down on  my  knees I     will

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a : | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a :
      pray        for     a         change  in      an      y   way

  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e &    a : | e & a | e &  a   |   e & a | e &  a   :
            But as  the day   goes by,         I live through an  oth   er lie,

  | | | |  e    &  a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e &  a
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------------------|
|--------------------|-------------------------12\-0--0-|
        if it's an y   won der why.                Am I

Chorus:-
  | e &  a | e  & a |   & |   | e & a | & | | e &  a   |  e &  a | e  &   a
| e &  a | e&a
|---------------------------|------------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|-3-------------------------|------------------------|----------------------
--------------|
|-2------2------------------|-0-----2----------------|-0--------------------
--------------|
|-0------2------2-----------|-0-----2---2------------|-0--------------------
--------------|
|--------0------2-----------|-------0---2------------|----------------------
--------------|
|---------------0-----------|-3---------0------------|-3--------------------
--------------|
  ev  er gon na change?                         If I   say one thing, then
I do the oth er,

  |    e & a  | e    &    a | e &   a | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a   | e &
a | | | e & a
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|---------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|-2-------------------------------------------|---------------------|-------
-------------|
|-0-------------------------------------------|-------2-------------|-------
5------------|
|-----------------------------------------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-
----------0-0|
  same old song that goes on    for ev  er.

  | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | g &   | e & a
                                    a.h....|
                                      (1b)^^^^
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------7-----7-------|
|---------------------|---------------------------|
|-------4-------------|-------5-------------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------------0-0-|

-------------------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                                       |
| (Rhythm Fill 1)...                                                    |
|   | | | e & a | e & a   | | | e & a | e & a   | e & a | | & | e & a   |
|                      ^^^^^                                            |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |-----8-8-7-8-5-----5-|-----8-8-7-8-5-------|---5-------------------| |
| |-----------------7---|-----------------7-7-|-------6---2-2-2p0-----| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-------------------2---| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
| |---------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |
|                                                                       |
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
(This is one of those little boxes they usually put at the bottom of the page)

D.S.
                       w/Rhythm Fill 1 (2nd time)
  | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------2-------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-------4-------------|-------5-------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|
  cry. <- 2nd time

                                                    w/Rhythm Fill 1 (2nd time)
  | e & a | | g &   I e & a   | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | | | e & a
              a.h....|
                (1b)^^^^
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|-------------7-----7-------|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------------|-------2-------------|---------------------|
|-------4-------------------|---------------------|-------4-------------|
|-3p0-0-----------------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|

  | e & a | | | e & a   | e & a | e & a      | e & a | e &  a
                                    a.h...............|
                                      (1/2b) r^^^^^
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------6--------------4-2--------|
|---------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-------5-------------|-------5-------------------------------|
|-3p0-0-----------0-0-|-3p0-0---------------------------0--0--|
                                                        Am I

Chorus :-
(Rhythm Figure 2)...
  | e &  a | e  & a | | e &    a   | e &    a |  e   & a | & | e &  a
|--------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-3------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-2------2-----------------------|-0--------2-------------------------|
|-0------2------2----------------|-0--------2--------2-----2-2--------|
|--------0------2----------------|----------0--------2-----2-2--------|
|------------0--0---------0----0-|-3-------------0---0-----0-0---0--0-|
  ev  er gon na change,   will I   al  ways stay the same?      If I
                                                             Change.

  |   e & a | e &    a | e &   a | e & a   |    e & a |  e    &    a | e & 
 a | e &  a
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------|
|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------
------------|
|----------------------------------------|-2----------2--------------2-2----
---2--------|
|-0---------0----------0-0-------0-------|-2----------2--------------2-2----
---2--------|
|----------------------------------------|-0----------0--------------0---3-h
-p-----3p-0-|
|-3---------3----------3-3-------3---3-3-|----------------------------------
------------|
  say one thing then I do  the oth er,     same old song that goes on   
for ev  er.
                                                                           
       Am I

  | e &  a | e  & a | e & a | e     &   a     | e &  a | e  a & | e & a | e &  a
|-------------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-----|
|-3-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------
-----|
|-2------2----------------------------------|-0---0--2----------------------
-----|
|-0------2------2-----2-2---2---------------|-0---0--2---2--2-----2-2---2---
-----|
|--------0------2-----2-2---2---------------|--------0---2--2-----2-2---2---
-----|
|------------0--0-----0-0---0-------0---0---|-3---3------0--0-----0-0---0---
0--0-|
                              Well, I'm the   on  ly one to blame.          If I
  ev  er gon na change?                                                 Blame.

  |     e & a | e & a |    e & a  |   e    & a    | e &  a  |   e    &    a
| e& a | e &a
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------
--------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|---------------------------
--------------|
|-0-----0---0-----0-0------0-0----0--------0-0--|-2------2-----------2------
--2----2------|
|-0-----0---0-----0-0------0-0----0--------0-0--|-2------2-----------2------
--2----2------|
|-----------------------------------------------|-0------0-----------0------
---3hp-----02-|
|-3-----3---3-----3-3------3-3----3--------3-3--|---------------------------
--------------|
  think I'm right,  I wind up  wrong, it's a fu     tile fight, it's gone
on   too long.

                                                              (end Rhythm
Figure 2 \|/)
  | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | e & a | e & a | e & a | e & a   | | |
| e & a
  hold.|hold.|      p.m..........|  hold.|hold.|hold...............| 
trem.^^^^^p.m..
|---------------------------------|-------------------------0-------|-0-----
--------|
|-------------------------1-------|---------------------3-----3-----|-3-----
--------|
|-----0-----0-------2-0-2---2-1---|-----0-----0-------2---2-----2---|-2-----
--------|
|---2-----0---------------------2-|---2-----0-----------------------|-3-----
--------|
|-3-----2-----0-------------------|-0-------------------------------|-------
--------|
|---------------------------------|-------3-----2-----------------2-|-1-----
----0-0-|

                          (To Coda)
  | e & a I e & a | e & a | e & a   | | | |
 p.m.............................|
|---------------------------------|-3-------|
|---------------------------------|-3-------|
|-----5-----5-------2-0-----0-----|-0-------|
|/7-----7-5---7-5-2-----2-----2---|-0-------|
|-------------------------3-----3-|---------|
|---------------------------------|---------|

------------------------------------------------------------
|                                                          |
| (Rhythm Fill 2)                                          |
|   | | e & a | e & a |  e  &  a    |  &  |  e & a | & |   |
| |-------5h7---5h7---10-10-10-10-|-10-10-10-10----8-8---| |
| |-------------------8--8--8--8--|-8--8--8--8-----------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
| |-------------------------------|----------------------| |
|                                                          |
| (Rhythm Fill 3)                                          |
|   | | | | e & a                                          |
| |---------------|                                        |
| |-------8-8-7-5-|                                        |
| |---------------|                                        |
| |---------------|                                        |
| |---------------|                                        |
| |---------------|                                        |
|                                                          |
------------------------------------------------------------
(Here's another one of those boxes!!! ;) )

Verse 2 :-
w/Rhythm Figures 1 (G1) & 1A (G2) (x3)
| | e  &   a  | e & a | e  & a    : | e & a  | e & a | e &  a     | :
    Please tell me  if  it's true,        am I too old   to start a

| & |  |      |      : |    | |    |  &   :
  new, 'cause that's   what I want to do.

| | e & a  | e & a | e & a     : | | |    e & a  |  e & a    :
    But time and time  a gain,       when I   think I   can,

| | | | : |    |     |  |   g & :
      I   fall short in the end.

| | e & a | e  & a |  &  : |    |    e & a | e & a |  e & a :
    So  why do I   ev en   try, will it  mat ter when I

Subst. w/Rhy Fill(2) (G2) w/Rhy fill 3
  | | | e & a   |  e & a   |    | | | e & a
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------| D.S. al Coda
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|------------------|
|------------------------|--------------0-0-|
  die?      Can an y one   hear my

CODA:-

Interlude:-

  |   |   | | e & a   |   |   | | e & a   |   | e & a | e & a | e & a
         ^^^                 ^^^
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------7---7-------|-------7---7-------|-----5---------7-----7-------|
|-----8-------8-----|-----8-------8-----|-----------------------------|
|-7h9-----------9p7-|-7h9-----------9p7-|-7p6-------6h7---6h7---6h7-7/|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------------|

  | e & a | +  a & | | e & a   |  e &  a  |  e &  g  a | | + a &  a
                                                     (1b)  r
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---9-----9h10p9-------------|----9-------9-10-12-10---------9------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------------11-9-|
|/9---9-9--------9---------9h|h10---10-10---------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|--------------------------------------|

  |   | 2  3  |  2  3  | 2  3   |  g g | e & a | e & a | e & a   |e&a | e &
a |  &  | e & a
                                               p.m................|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------
-------------|
|-----9h10h12/14p12p10\9------|------------------------6-9---6-|----9---9-10
--12-10-9----|
|------------------------11p9-|/7------7-------------7-----7---|-6----------
---------11-9|
|-11--------------------------|------x-----------6-9-----------|------------
-------------|
|-----------------------------|----x-----5-----8---------------|------------
-------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|------------
-------------|

  | e & a | & | & | e & a   | e & a | & | |   | e & a | & | & | &
                                        ^^^^                hold
|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------9---7-------------|/7----/9---------|-------7-------------|
|---------------9-\-8-----|-----------------|----------/9---8----\|
|-10----------------------|-----------9-----|-7-------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------|---------------------|

(w/spoken dialogue) Language, anyone?
   | e & a | e & a | etc.. |         |       |       |       |
   p.m................................................................
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||-3-----------3-----------3-------|-4-----------4-----------4-------|
||o--6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|
||o------5-----------5-----------5-|-------5-----------5-----------5-|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
  p.m................................................................
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-------|-4-----------4-----------4-------|
|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|
|-------5-----------5-----------5-|-------5-----------5-----------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|

  |       |       |       | + a & + a   |       |       |       | + a & + a
  p.m........................................................................
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-5-3-------3-5-3-------3-5-3-------5-|-4-3-------3-4-3-------3-4-3-------4-||
|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5---|-----5---5-------5---5-------5---5--o||
|-------5-----------5-----------5-----|-------5-----------5-----------5----o||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------||


  |       |       |       |         |       |       |       |
  p.m....................|semi-harm................................|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-3-----------3-----------3-------|-3-----------3-----------3-------|
|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|---6-4---4-6---6-4---4-6---6-4---|
|-------5-----------5-----------5-|-------5-----------5-----------5-|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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