This is a song from Albert's album, Yours To Keep. It's really easy, I tabbed it in
5 minutes (while listening to it), so you shouldn't have trouble playing it. It's a great
for beginners.
(Back to the) 101 - Albert Hammond Jr.
Official website: http://www.myspace.com/alberthammondjr
Tabbed by: Emma
E-mail: igordog4@hotmail.com
Tuning: E A D G B E
Main lick (played throughout the whole song, listen to it for a couple of times so you
the timing and stuff):
Part 1:
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|-7-9-7-9--7-9-7-9--7-9-7-9-10-9--10-9-7----|
g|----------------------------------------9--|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Chords in the background (E/C#/B/A):
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|-9----6----4----2--|
d|-9-X8-6-X8-4-X8-2--|
a|-7----4----2----0--|
E|-------------------|
Part 2:
e|-7---7-----7-----4-4h5p4-2h4p2-----|
b|---5---5-----5---------------------|
g|-----------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------|
a|-----------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------|
Chords in the background (E/A/B):
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|-9----2----4-------|
d|-9-X8-2-X4-4-X4----|
a|-7----0----2-------|
E|-------------------|
Then it's just A (8 down-strokes) B (8 down-strokes) and by the end of the first verse,
this:
A B
e|--------------------------------------------|
b|-2---2---2--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
g|---2---2------------------------------------|
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
Back to the main lick, during the chorus, just play every part twice. Then play the
during the second verse:
A B A B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-2---2----4---4---X3 then--2---2---2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
g|---2---2----4---4-------------2---2----------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
After that there's a little break, it goes like this:
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/albert_hammond_jr/101_tab.html ]
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|------------9-------------------------------------9--------------------|
g|-9----------9-8--------------------9-9-9----------9-8------------------|
d|-9-let ring-9-8-7-7-7----------7-9-9-9-9-let ring-9-8-7-7----------7-9-|
a|-7----------7-6-7-7-7-let ring-7-9-7-7-7----------7-6-7-7-let ring-7-9-|
E|----------------5-5-5----------5-7--------------------5-5----------5-7-|
Back to verse:
A B A B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|-2---2----4---4---X3 then--2---2---2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
g|---2---2----4---4-------------2---2----------------------------------|
d|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Solo (backing chords: E/G#/A/B):
E G# A B
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
b|--------5-5-4-4--------5-5-4-4--------5-5-4-4-------5-5-4-4----------|
g|----------------1-1--1---------2-2--2---------2-2-2------------------|
d|-2-2--2--------------------------------------------------------------|
a|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
Play it twice, but change the last section of the solo for this:
e|---------------|
b|-----7-7-5-5-4-|
g|-4-4-----------|
d|---------------|
a|---------------|
E|---------------|
Then there's the chorus with a slight variation in the end:
e|-7---7-----7-----4-4h5p4-2h4p2-0h2p0-------|
b|---5---5-----5-----------------------4h5p4-|
g|-------------------------------------------|
d|-------------------------------------------|
a|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
Right after that, whoa KEY CHANGE (don't be alarmed, it's the same formula):
e|----------------------------------------|
b|-6-8-6-8--6-8-6-8--6-8-6-8-9-8--9-8-6---|
g|--------------------------------------8-|
d|----------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
Play this lick until the song ends then this:
G|-8-|
...and you're done. Pretty easy, right? Hope you enjoy it, have fun playing it. I'm
sure this is 100% right, but I'm open to suggestions. E-mail me (igordog4@hotmail.com) if
find anything wrong with this tab.
