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DRIVE
As recorded by Bic Runga
(From the 1998 Album DRIVE)
Transcribed by Corey Hunter @ www.coreyhunter.com
Dm7 C F/Bb D5
x x 0 2 1 1 x 3 x 0 1 0 x 1 x 2 1 1 x x 0 2 3 5
Dm7V
x x 0 5 6 5
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Clean steel'
1st Verse
Moderate Ballad Q=100
Dm7 C
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E +E E
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)---------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------1-(1)---|
|---2---------------0-|---0---------------0-|
|-0-------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-3-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|-------1---------|-------0-(0)-----|
|-----1-----------|-----1-------1---|
|---2-----2-2-2-0-|---0-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1---------------|-3-------------3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm7 C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E Q
||--------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)------|
||o-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------1----|
||----2---------------0-|---0--------------|
||--0-------------------|------------------|
||o---------------------|-3-------------3--|
||----------------------|------------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E Q 3x
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)------||
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-----------o||
|---2---------------0-|---0---------0----||
|---------------------|------------------||
|-1-------------------|-3-------------3-o||
|---------------------|------------------||
Pre chorus
F/Bb C Dm7
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E
|-------1-(1)---------|---------0-------|-------1-(1)---------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-----1-----|-----1-------1-(1)---|
|---2---------------0-|---0-----------0-|---2---------------2-|
|---------------------|-----------------|-0-------------------|
|-1-------------------|-3-----3-----3---|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Dm7 F/Bb C
E E E E E E Q E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|---------1------|-------1-(1)---------|---------0-------|
|-----1-----1----|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-----1-----|
|---2------------|---2---------------0-|---0-----------0-|
|-0-----0--------|---------------------|-----------------|
|-------------0--|-1-------------------|-3-----3-----3---|
|----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Dm7 C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E +E E
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)---------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------1-(1)---|
|---2---------------0-|---0---------------0-|
|-0-------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-3-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|---------1-------|-------0-(0)------|
|-----1-----1-----|-----1-------1----|
|---2-----------0-|---0--------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-1-----1-----1---|-3-------------3--|
|-----------------|------------------|
Dm7 C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)-------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------1-----|
|---2---------------0-|---0-------------0-|
|-0-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-3-------------3---|
|---------------------|-------------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E Q
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------1----|
|---2---------------0-|---0--------------|
|---------------------|------------------|
|-1-------------------|-3-------------3--|
|---------------------|------------------|
2nd Verse
Dm7 C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
||--------1-(1)---------|---------0-------|
||o-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-----1-----|
||----2---------------0-|---0-----------0-|
||--0-------------------|-----------------|
||o---------------------|-3-----3-----3---|
||----------------------|-----------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|---------1-----------|-------0-(0)-------|
|-----1-----(1)-------|-----1-------(1)---|
|---2---------------0-|---0---------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|-1-----1-------(1)---|-3---------------3-|
|---------------------|-------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/bic_runga/drive_tab_ver_2.html ]
Dm7 C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E +Q
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)--------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------1-(1)--|
|---2---------------0-|---0----------------|
|-0-------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|-3------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E Q E E E E E E +E E Q
|---------1------|-------0-(0)---------||
|-----1----------|-----1-------(1)----o||
|---2----------0-|---0-----------------||
|----------------|---------------------||
|-1-----1----1---|-3---------------3--o||
|----------------|---------------------||
Pre chorus
F/Bb C Dm7
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E
|-------1-(1)---------|---------0-------|-------1-(1)---------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-----1-----|-----1-------1-(1)---|
|---2---------------0-|---0-----------0-|---2---------------2-|
|---------------------|-----------------|-0-------------------|
|-1-------------------|-3-----3-----3---|---------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
D5 F/Bb C
E E E E +E E E E E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E
|-------5-(5)-1-----|-------1-(1)---------|---------0-------|
|-----3-------------|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-----1-----|
|---2-------------2-|---2---------------0-|---0---0-------0-|
|-0-----------------|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------0---|-1-------------------|-3-----------3---|
|-------------------|---------------------|-----------------|
Chorus
Dm7 C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E +E E
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)---------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------------1-|
|---2---------------0-|---0---------0-(0)---|
|-0-------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-3-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E
|---------1-------|-------0-(0)---------|
|-----1-----1-----|-----1-------1-(1)---|
|---2-----------0-|---0---------------0-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-1-----1-----1---|-3-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------------|
Dm7 C
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E +E E E E
|-------1-(1)---------|-------0-(0)-------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-------1-----|
|---2---------------0-|---0-------------0-|
|-0-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-3-------------3---|
|---------------------|-------------------|
F/Bb C
E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E Q
|---------1-------|-------0-(0)--------|
|-----1-----1-----|-----1-------(1)----|
|---2-----------0-|---0----------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-1-----1-----1---|-3---------------3--|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Outro
F/Bb C Dm7 Dm7V
E E E E +E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +E E +E E Q E E E E E E
|-------1-(1)---------|---------0-0-----|-------1-(1)---------|----5---5-------|
|-----1-------1-(1)---|-----1-----------|-----1-------1-(1)---|----------6-----|
|---2---------------0-|---0-----------0-|---2---------------0-|------5-------2-|
|---------------------|-----------------|-0-------------------|-0--------------|
|-1-------------------|-3-----3-----3---|---------------------|------------0---|
|---------------------|-----------------|---------------------|----------------|
H.=H
F/Bb C Dm7
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H +W
|-------1-(1)-------|---------0-------|-------1-(1)----|-(1)----*|
|-----1-------------|-----1-----1-----|-----1----------|--------*|
|---2---------2---0-|---0-----------0-|---2------------|--------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|-0--------------|--------*|
|-1-------------1---|-3-----3-----3---|----------------|--------*|
|-------------------|-----------------|----------------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
