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Song- Ill Be There

Tuning: Standard


Intro (Feedback on first note)
e|------------------------------------|
B|---3-3-3-3--------------------------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
D|---0-0-0-0-...-[tremolo pick chord]-|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|


Riff 1
Guitar 1 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------0---------|
B|-------7-------7-----|
G|---7---------------7-|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
   "I heard..."
e|-----------0---------|
B|-------7-------7-----|
G|---5---------------5-|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
   "To me there..."
e|-----------0---------|
B|-------6-------6-----|
G|---3---------------3-|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|

e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "...praying..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion, listen for when it comes in)
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
   "...praying..."

e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------------|
   "...pleading..."
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-77-7--------77-7--|
A|-55-5--------55-5--|
E|-------------------|
   "I heard the bells..."
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|---------7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
E|-----------------------------|
   * * * *
   "...don't let this be..."


Riff 2 ('*' denotes where guitar fill comes in)
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2------------------------|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---|
E|-------------------3----3-|
   "I'll be there..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|---*----------------------|
A|-3----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---|
E|-1-----------------3----3-|
   "...you..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2------------------------|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---|
E|-------------------3----3-|
   "I'll be there..."
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|---*------------------------|
A|-3----2-3-3/7--5-3-5--3-2---|
E|-1------------------------3-|
   "...you..."
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|-2----------------------------------7-|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---3----2----5-|
E|-------------------3----3-1----0------|
   "...nothing fits..."

**Guitar fill during Riff 2 (Slight distortion)
e|-1-------|
B|--1------|
G|---2-----|
D|----3----|
A|-----3---|
E|------1--|

Guitar fill at end of Riff 2
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------12-------|
B|-15--\10--/13--\8--/10---------h-------|
G|---------------------------------7-----|
D|---------------------------------h-----|
A|------------------------------------7--|
E|------------------------------------h--|


Riff 1a
Guitar 1 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---7---------------7-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "You saw me..."
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---5---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "We kept our..."
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------3-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
   "...screaming..."

Guitar 2 (Distortion, listen for when it comes in)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|
   "...no sun shines through..."
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-----------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A|-[fade in]-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E|-------------------------|
   "...the light in you..."
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|
A|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-1-1-1-1-|
E|---------------------------------|
   "...dreaming and started..."

Guitar 3 (Distortion)
e|-----------------------|
B|-/10--\8--\6--5--(5)\3-|
G|-----------------------|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|
   "...screaming..."
e|-----------5/17--15--13--12--|
B|-10--------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|
   "...I know I see..."
e|---------------------|
B|-15--------13----11--|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
   "...dreaming and started..."


Play Riff 2 but use this ending:
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|-2-----------------------------------------|
A|-0----2-3-3/5--3-2----2---3----2----3----2-|
E|-------------------3----3-1----0----1----0-|
   "...nothing fits..."
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|--------------------------|
D|-2----2-2-2----2-2-2----2-|
A|-0----0-0-0----0-0-0----0-|
E|--------------------------|
   "...there..."

Guitar fill at end of Riff 2a
e|-------------------------/17~~-|
B|-15----12----15----14----------|
G|-------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|


Riff 3 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------------0-------------|
B|-7--7----7--7----7--7--7--7--7-|
G|-7--7----7--7----7-----7-----7-|
D|-0---------------0-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-0---------------0-------------|
B|-7--7---7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7-|
G|-5------5--5--5--5-----5--5--5-|
D|-0---------------0-------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|

e|-0--------------0-------------|
B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3-|
D|-0--------------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|

e|-0--------------0-------------|
B|-6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6--6-|
G|-3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5-|
D|-0--------------0-------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|


Riff 4 (Song fades out to this)
Guitar 1 (Slight distortion)
e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---7---------------7-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------7-------7-------7-------7-|
G|---5---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------3-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|

e|-----------0---------------0-----|
B|-------6-------6-------6-------6-|
G|---3---------------5-------------|
D|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|


Guitar 2 (Distortion)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-7-77----7----55-5----5--|
A|-5-55----5----33-3----3--|
E|-------------------------|

e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-3-33----3----33-3----5--|
A|-1-11----1----11-1----3--|
E|-------------------------|

Guitar 3
e|----------------------------------17-20-|
B|-18--17--15----20b22--20~--20b22--------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
  "...skies all dark..."
e|-20b22~~--[20]22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
  "...you..."
e|-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22-20b22r20-17--------|
B|-------------------------------------------------20b22~-|
G|--------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|-20-18-20b22~~----20b22r20-18-20-18b20r18-|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-------14tm--15tm--14tm--15tm--------12tm-|
B|-17----------------------------15tm-------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

e|-14----14-15----15-14----14-15----15-|
B|----15-------15-------15-------15----|
G|-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|

Guitar 4 (w/ wah pedal)
e|---------------------|
B|-3tm--5tm--6tm--8tm--|
G|---------------------|
D|---------------------|
A|---------------------|
E|---------------------|
   "Well I really..."
e|-14tm----14tm------------12tm--------12tm--12\------|
B|-15tm----15tm----10tm----13tm--------13tm--13\------|
G|-14tm----14tm----11tm----12tm--------12tm--12\--5tm-|
D|------------------------------------------------5tm-|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



Notation:

10^        = bend a quarter step.
10b11      = bend a half step.
10b12      = bend a full step.
10b12r10   = bend and release.
[10]12     = pre-bend.
[10]12r10  = pre-bend and release.
{14}       = pick the 14th fret while holding the most
             previous bend.
<17>       = touch the string above the 17th fret while
             previous note(s) is(are) still ringing.

10b13*     = tremolo bar bend, from the 10th fret to the 13th fret.
7d4*       = tremolo bar dive, from the 7th fret to the 4th fret.
12~*       = tremolo bar vibrato.

x   =  mute with fret-hand
*   =  palm mute
X\\ =  pick slide
h   =  hammer-on
p   =  pull-off
~   =  vibrato
t   =  finger tap
/   =  slide up
\   =  slide down
h.  =  natural harmonics
a   =  artificial harmonics
(9) =  ghost note
tm  =  trem picking
tr  =  trill