Song: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over
Artist: Lenny Kravits
Album: Mama Said
Tabbed By: Arend Jessurun
* This is a fairly easy song, but you've got to watch out for
the electric piano part. It has constant variations throughout
the song.
Legend:
b = bend
br = bend and release
b(2)= bend to provided pitch
h = hammer
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
\\ = slide ALL THE WAY down
x = mute
Rhythm Guitar (plays throughout song except solo and bridge):
e|--4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4------2-x-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-2-2-2--|
B|--6-x-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4--|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|_______________________________| |_______________________________|
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play x3 play x1
Intro (strings):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, B7
e|--9---11--13-----------11--13-----------11--11-9------------------------|
B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|____________________________________________________________________|
|
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Intro & Chorus (electric piano):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, F#m
e|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14----14-|
B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----14-|
G|--18--------------17--------------------16------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, B7
e|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14-------|
B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----16-|
G|--18--------------17--------------------16---------------------------14-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus (strings):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, B7
e|--9-------13-------------9-9----11-9----11--11-9------------------------|
B|-------------9-11-13---------11------------------11---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, B7
e|--9-------13---------------13-----------11--11-9------------------------|
B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro (0:02):
Verse 1 (0:26):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, F#m
...Here we are still to- gether, we are one
e|--4---------------4---------------------4----------------------2-----2--|
B|--6---------------6---------------------6----------------------4-----2--|
G|--6---------------5---------------------4-------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, B7
...So much time wasted ...playin' games with love
e|--4-------6---4---4-------------1---2---4----------2-----1-----2--------|
B|--6-------6-------6-------------1---2---6----------4-----------4-----4--|
G|--6---------------5---------------------4----------------------4-----2--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lenny_kravitz/it_aint_over_til_its_over_tab_ver_3.html ]
Chorus 1 (0:50):
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Verse 2 (1:14):
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, b, F#m
...How many times did we give up? but we always worked things out
e|--4-------4-------------------4-------------------------4---2---4-----2-|
B|--6-------6---6---------------6-------------------------4---2---------2-|
G|--6-----------5---------------5-----4---------------------------------2-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db, Dbmaj7, Db7 b, B7
And all my doubts and fears kept me wondering if I'd alwaysbeinlove
e|--4---------------------------4---4----------------4---------2---4------|
B|--6-----------------------------6-6--------------------6---------4---4--|
G|--6-------------------------------5--------------------4-------------2--|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus 2 (1:38):
* theres more electric piano stuff here, but its mostly just like
verse 1 except an octave up.
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Solo (with slap-back delay) (2:02):
e|--14b(16)---14-14-14--16-14\\-------12----------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------12h14----14\\----12h14-12-12-12--14-12\\-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--12b(13)-13-13--13-11--14b(16)---14--13-11---11-11-11--13-11\\----16br-|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15-15h17~~~~~\\-------------------------------|
G|--15br-14br-13br-12br---------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bridge & Chorus 3 (sitar) (2:29)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-----4---2---1---------------------2---------------------------------|
G|----------------------1---3---4---------3-------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------4-6-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|____________________________________________________________________|
|
play x2
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Chorus 3 (2:53):
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Db, Dbmaj7
...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive
Db7, b, B7
But baby it ain't over 'til it's over
Outro (3:17) (repeat 'til it's over!):
* Every instruments plays here.
Outro (trumpets):
e|--1-------1---2---4-------4---6---7-------9---9---9---------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|____________________________________________________________________|
|
play x2
Argh, this took forever and by now I hate the electric piano part. But I
hope you enjoyed this, maybe you'll find it useful. With a Roland GR-20
you could do some awesome stuff with this song.
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