Back To The Rhythm Chords & Tabs
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Back To The Rhythm - by Great White
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Tabbed by: Andy (yalaki)
Email: yalaki@hotmail.com
Rhythm Guitar parts for Great White's "Back To The Rhythm", from the
album of the same name released in 2007.
Solos will hopefully follow shortly.
Tuning: Standard
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Intro:
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Guitar 1 (left):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5-------|
G|--6-6---6-4-------6-4---2-----------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------|
D|--6-6---6-4-------6-4---2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A|--4-4---4-4----x--4-4---0------x-x----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5-------|
G|-----4---6--------6-4---2-----------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------|
D|---------6--------6-4---2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A|--4------------x--------0------x-x----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2 (right):
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------rest-----------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---5-5---------5-5--5/7-------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5-------|
G|---4-4--6------4-4--4/6-------------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------|
D|--------6---------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
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"You'll never believe what's going through my head..."
Guitar 1:
Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o---5-------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5------o|
G|--6-4---6---------6-4---2-----------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-6-----|
D|--6-----6---------6-4---2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-6-----|
A|o-4-----4------x--4-----0------x-x---------------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o-----------------------------------7-7-----7-5---------7-7-----7-5------o|
G|------6-----6-----6-4---2-----------6-6-----6-4---------6-6-----6-4-------|
D|------6-----6-----6-4---2-----------4-4-----4-4---------4-4-----4-4-------|
A|o-4-4---4-4---4-4-----4-0------------------------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm. . . . . . .
"New Destinations, It's Day or night no wrong nor right..."
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------6-------6-------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-------6-----6---6---6---6---6-------------6---6-6-5-5-4-4-------------|
A|--6-------6---------6-------6---6-------------6---6-6-5-5-4-4-7-4---------|
E|--4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------7-4---------|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2: Same as guitar 1 but without pedalling on the E string.
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Chorus:
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"I'm on the top, and I'm back to the rhythm again..."
Guitar 1:
Bracketed notes: still being played from above, shown here for emphasis or rhythm.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------5--------------------|
G|------6----------4----4----2-------4---4----6-----------|
D|------6----------2----4----2-------2---4----6-----------|
A|--(4)-----------------2----0-----------2----4-----------|
E|--(4)---------------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------2--------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------5--5--2-5--5---------|
G|--(6)-6----------4----4----2-------4--4----4--4---------|
D|--(6)-6----------2----4----2-------2--2----2--2---------|
A|--(4)-----------------2----0----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5-------|
G|-----4---6--------6-4---2-----------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------|
D|---------6--------6-4---2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A|--4------------x--------0------x-x----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
Bracketed notes: still being played from above, shown here for emphasis or rhythm.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5--------------------------------------|
G|------6----------4----4----2----------------------------|
D|------6----------2----4----2----------------------------|
A|--(4)-----------------2----0-------------2-2----2-2-2---|
E|--(4)----------------------------0-0-2-4----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5--------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------4----4----2----------------------------|
D|---6---6---------2----4----2----------------------------|
A|---4------------------2----0-------------2-2----2-2-2---|
E|---------------------------------0-0-2-4----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5-------|
G|-----------rest---------------------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------|
D|------------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 2:
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"You'll never believe what's going through my head..."
Guitar 1:
Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o---5-------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5------o|
G|--6-4---6---------6-4---2-----------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------|
D|--6-----6---------6-4---2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------|
A|o-4-----4------x--4-----0------x-x---------------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o-----------------------------------7-7-----7-5---------7-7-----7-5------o|
G|------6-----6-----6-4---2-----------6-6-----6-4---------6-6-----6-4-------|
D|------6-----6-----6-4---2-----------4-4-----4-4---------4-4-----4-4-------|
A|o-4-4---4-4---4-4-----4-0------------------------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm. . . . . . .
"New Destinations, It's Day or night no wrong nor right..."
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------6-------6-------------------------------------------------|
D|--6-------6-----6---6---6---6-----------------6---6-6-5-5-4-4-------------|
A|--6-------6---------6-------6-----------------6---6-6-5-5-4-4-7-4---------|
E|--4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-------------7-4---------|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2: Same as guitar 1 but without pedalling on the E string.
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Chorus:
*******
"I'm on the top, and I'm back to the rhythm again..."
Guitar 1:
Bracketed notes: still being played from above, shown here for emphasis or rhythm.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------5--------------------|
G|------6----------4----4----2-------4---4----6-----------|
D|------6----------2----4----2-------2---4----6-----------|
A|--(4)-----------------2----0-----------2----4-----------|
E|--(4)---------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/great_white/back_to_the_rhythm_tab.html ]
* FILL
e|-----------------------------------------2--------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------5--5--2-5--5---------|
G|--(6)-6----------4----4----2-------4--4----4--4----6----|
D|--(6)-6----------2----4----2-------2--2----2--2----6----|
A|--(4)-----------------2----0-----------------------4----|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5-----------------5--------------------|
G|--(6)-6----------4----4----2-------4---4----6-----------|
D|--(6)-6----------2----4----2-------2---4----6-----------|
A|--(4)-----------------2----0-----------2----4-----------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5---7-----7----------------------------|
G|--(6)-6----------4---6-----6----------------------------|
D|--(6)-6----------2---4-----4-----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
A|--(4)---------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
pm . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2:
Bracketed notes: still being played from above, shown here for emphasis or rhythm.
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5--------------------------------------|
G|------6----------4----4----2----------------------------|
D|------6----------2----4----2----------------------------|
A|--(4)-----------------2----0-------------2-2----2-2-2---|
E|--(4)----------------------------0-0-2-4----------------|
* FILL
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5--------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------4----4----2----------------------------|
D|---6---6---------2----4----2----------------------------|
A|---4------------------2----0-------------2-2----2-2-2---|
E|---------------------------------0-0-2-4----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5--------------------------------------|
G|-------6---------4----4----2----------------------------|
D|---6---6---------2----4----2----------------------------|
A|---4------------------2----0-------------2-2----2-2-2---|
E|---------------------------------0-0-2-4----------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5----7------7--------------------------|
G|---6--6----------4----6------6--------------------------|
D|---6--6----------2----4------4--------------------------|
A|---4----------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
* Over-dubbed fill:
e|----------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------|
G|--10b11-10-8-10-8----8------------|
D|------------------11---11~--------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
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Guitar SOlo:
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Rhythm guitars for the first part are intending to only give a rough idea.
Rhythm Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------------6-6-5-5-4-4----------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------6-6-5-5-4-4-7-4------|
E|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-etc---------------------------------------7-4------|
pm . . . . . . . . . . etc
Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o---5-------------------------------7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5------o|
G|--6-4---6---------6-4---2-----------6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4--6----|
D|--6-----6---------6-4---2-----------4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4--6----|
A|o-4-----4------x--4-----0------x-x---------------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar 2:
Pedal on E string as for Rhythm Guitar 1, but play Ab5 chords with the rhythm
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------6-----6-----6-6--------------------------------6-6-5-5-4-4---------|
A|-------6-----6-----6-6--------------------------------6-6-5-5-4-4-7-4-----|
E|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-etc----------------------------------------7-4-----|
pm . . . . . . . . . . etc
Play 4 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|o-----------------------------------7-7-----7-5---------7-7-----7-5------o|
G|----6-6---6-------6-4---2-----------6-6-----6-4---------6-6-----6-4-------|
D|----6-6---6-------6-4---2-----------4-4-----4-4---------4-4-----4-4-------|
A|o-4----4------4-4-----4-0------------------------------------------------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Pre-Chorus:
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"Cool destination, no day or night no wrong or white..."
Guitar 1:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------6-------6---------------------6-------6-------------------|
D|--6-------6-----6---6---6---6---6-------------6---6---6---6---------------|
A|--6-------6---------6-------6---6-----------------6-------6---------------|
E|--4---4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4---4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---4---4---4-------------|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------6-----------------------------------6--------------------|
D|-----------------6---6---6-6-5-5-4-4-----------------6---6-6-5-5-4-4------|
A|---------------------6---6-6-5-5-4-4-7-------------------6-6-5-5-4-4-7-4--|
E|---4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4---4-------------7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---4-------------7-4--|
pm . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Guitar 2:
As per guitar 1 but withou the pedalling on E Sting.
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Chorus:
*******
"I'm on the top..."
Guitar 1:
Play 7 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|o----------------5-----------------5-------------------o|
G|--(6)-6----------4----4----2-------4---4----6-----------|
D|--(6)-6----------2----4----2-------2---4----6-----------|
A|o-(4)-----------------2----0-----------2----4----------o|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5----4----2------------|
G|--(6)-6----------4----4----2------------|
D|--(6)-6----------2----2----0------------|
A|--(4)-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------||
B|--7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5----------------------||
G|--6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------6--6-4--6------||
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------6--6-4--6------||
A|-------------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------------||
Guitar 2:
Play 7 times
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|o----------------5-------------------------------------o|
G|-------6---------4----4----2----------------------------|
D|---6---6---------2----4----2----------------------------|
A|o--4------------------2----0-------------2-2----2-2-2--o|
E|---------------------------------0-0-2-4----------------|
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------5----4----2------------|
G|-------6---------4----4----2------------|
D|---6---6---------2----2----0------------|
A|---4------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------||
B|--7-7-7-7-7-5----7----7-7-7-7-7-5----------------------||
G|--6-6-6-6-6-4----6----6-6-6-6-6-4-------6--6-4--6------||
D|--4-4-4-4-4-4----4----4-4-4-4-4-4-------6--6-4--6------||
A|-------------------------------------------------------||
E|-------------------------------------------------------||
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend note
| r Release bend
| pb Prebend note
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