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Song Name: 83 - Discuss this tab
Album: Room For Squares
Tabbed by: richie@jmtabs.com
Tuning: E-A-D-G-B-E
Comments: This song can be played with either a pick or by hand. John does both in concert. I believe it is by hand on the cd though.
Playing style: Hand
Difficulty:
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Intro & Verse
"I've these dreams I'm walking..."
"Thinking about my brother Ben..."
e----4----4---0---0---0--------------------0------0----
b----2----2---5---5---5---3---3---2---0----0-0----0----
g----4----4---4---4---4---0---0---0---0------0------2--
d-------------------------4---4---4---4------4------2--
a--0---0------0-------0--------------------------------
e-------------------------0-------0---0--0---0--0------
Pre Chorus
"And these days, I wish I was six again..."
e------------4------4-------4-----
b----5--5----2--4---2---2---2--2--
g----6--6----4--2---4---4---4--4-- x4
d----4----------------------------
a--5-------0------0-------0-------
e---------------------------------
Chorus
The chorus lyrics start in the pre chorus tab
and goes into this. Listen to it a few times and
you'll see what I'm talking about.
"...my life was more like 1983..."
e-----0----0-----5---3---3--
b-----0----0-----0---0---0--
g-----5----5-----5---5---5--
d-----5----5-----4---0------
a-----x-------/5------------
e--/5-5--5------------------
Bridge
"And most my memories have escaped me..."
e--4---7---4-------4-------4------
b--5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2--
g--4---4---4---3---4---3---4---3-- x2
d--6---6---6---2---2---2---2---2--
a--4---4---4----------------------
e--------------2---2---2---2---2--
"If heaven's all we want..."
e--7----7---0---0---
b--7---10---2---0---
g--8----8---1---1---
d--9----7---0---0---
a--9----9---2---2---
e--7----7---0---0---
e----------4---5---7--9--12--
b--3---5---2---2-------------
g--4---6---4---4---7--9--12--
d--2---4---2---2-------------
a--3---5---0---0-------------
e----------------------------
Solo
Keyboard plays lead solo
Guitar plays this to the end of the song
I hear this riff differently than I see it live
So if anyone has a correct version, let me know
Here are 3 different versions of this riff. You decide!
On the Any Given Day concert, John appears to be playing
e----------
b--12--12--
g--12--11-- repeat as necessary
d--10--10--
a--12---x--
e------10--
The electric guitar guy appears to be playing this
e--5(h7)-----
b--5------5--
g--5------5-- repeat as necessary
d--5------4--
a---------5--
e------------
The (7) is a hammer-on on but alternates between 5 and 7
This is what I'm hearing on the RFS album
e---6/7--7-7---4/5--5-5--
b---7/8--8-8---4/5--5-7--
g---8/9--9-9---6/7--7-7-- repeat as necessary
d------------------------
a------------------------
e------------------------
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