Song Name: Original Sin
Artist: Meat Loaf
Authour: Jim Steinman
Album: Welcome To The Neighbourhood (Meat Loaf)
Tabbed by: Alex (taekwondoalex at gmail dot com - please email me with any errors,
or comments (please do) )
Tuning: Standard E A D G B E
Notes:
This version is in a different key to the original version, it is one tone higher. So if
wish to play along to
the Pandora's Box version then play down a tone (e.g. Cm = Bm. Fm=Em etc)
I play this song mostly in bar chord or power chord shapes, in the chorus where it says Eb I suggest you
play Eb5 (root note 6th fret A string) and for G play G5 (root note 10th fret A string) etc..
The rhythm for the "Cm / Gm(C bass) rhythm starts" section I play by playing C5 (full
x355xx shape) and then
lifting off the 5 so that it's basically x33333 for a quick strum.
Gtr 3: Am Em
Gtr 1
e|----15--------15--------15--------15----|----12--------12--------12--------12----|
B|--18b(20)---18b(20)---18b(20)---18b(20)-|--15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)---15b(17)-|
G|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
Gtr 2 x 3
e|---------0~~----------------------------|----------0~~---------------------------|
B|---------1~~----------------------------|----------0~~---------------------------|
G|------2---------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
D|----2-----------------------------------|------2---------------------------------|
A|--0-------------------------------------|----2-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--0-------------------------------------|
Gtr 3: Dm Am Bb F Dm Am Bb5 C5
Gtr 1
e|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------|--15h17-18~~--17~~sl\-----------|
G|--7sl/9b(10)--9----[+10]-[+10]h12--------|------------------------3sl/5---|
D|---------------------------------[+10]---|--------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
*NOTE: [+10] denotes a pick harmonic
Piano Starts
Cm Cm Cm Gm | Cm Cm Cm Gm | (piano rhythm)
Cm Gm
I've been looking for an original sin
Fm Cm Fm
One with a twist and a bit of a spin
Cm Gm
And since i've, done all the old ones till they've all been done in
Fm Eb C Fm (F, Ab, C (individual piano notes))
Now i'm just looking then i'm gone with the wind
Fm Cm Gm Cm
Endlessly searching, for an original sin
*** Cm / Gm(C bass) rhythm starts ***
Fm
You can dance forever, you've got a fire in your feet
Cm
But will it ever be enough, you know that it will never be enough.
Fm
You can fly to never land, and never need to sleep.
Cm
But will it ever be enough, you know it'll never be enough.
Am Em
Not enough to make the nightmares go away.
Am Em D|--------------------------------|
Not enough to make the tears run dry. A|--7--5---------------|
Am Em E|-------7--5--3--0-----------------|
Not enough to live a little better every day.
Dm Am Bb F e|-----------------|
Everything that they taught us, was nothing but lies. B|--15h17h18-18~~--|
Dm Am Bb C
Everthing thing they brought us, was nothing but bribes. e|--15h17h18-20~~~---|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
But it'll all be over now -
F Bb C
All I wanted was a piece of the night.
F C Dm Gm
I never got an equal share, when the stars are out of sight.
C Eb G
And the moon is down - The natives are so restless tonight.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/m/meat_loaf/original_sin_tab.html ]
Cm Gm Fm Cm Fm
I've been looking for an original sin, One with a twist and a bit of a spin
Cm Gm
And since i've, done all the old ones till they've all been done in
Fm Eb C Fm
Now i'm just looking then i'm gone with the wind
Fm Cm Gm Cm
Endlessly searching, for an original sin
Fm
You can lose yourself in pleasure till your body's going numb.
Cm
But will it ever be enough? You know it'll never be enough.
Fm
You can always take whatever you conceivably could want.
Cm
But will it ever be enough? You know it'll never be enough.
Am Em
Not enough to make the nightmares go away.
Am Em D|--------------------------------|
Not enough to make the tears run dry. A|--7--5---------------|
Am Em E|-------7--5--3--0-----------------|
Not enough to live a little better every day.
Dm Am Bb F e|-----------------|
Everything that they taught us, was nothing but lies. B|--15h17h18-18~~--|
Dm Am Bb C
Everthing thing they brought us, was nothing but bribes. e|--15h17h18-20~~~---|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
But the lies are over now -
F Bb C
All I wanted was a piece of the night.
F C Dm Gm
It never had to get so dark when the stars are out of sight.
C Eb G
And the moon is down - The natives are so restless tonight.
N.C.
I've been looking for an original sin, one with a twist and a bit of a spin.
And since I've done all of the old ones till they've all been done in.
Now I'm just looking - for an original sin.
Cm Gm Fm Cm Fm
I've been looking for the ultimate crime, infinite victims, infinitesimal time -
Cm Gm Fm Eb
And I'm so very guilty for no reson or rhyme. Now I'm just looking,
C Fm Cm Gm Cm
and I'm killing some time - endlessly searching for the ultimate crime.
*NOTE: This guitar solo pretty much follows the melody but there are a few moments where
note is sustained
and the lyrics continue to be sung; I have tried to tab it out to match up with the lyric line.
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-8---8----8--6---6-------------------|------------------------8-----8--9---|
G|----------------------8--7--8-10--7--|-5---7---8---10---8--10----10--------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Cm Gm Fm Cm Fm
I've been looking for an original sin, One with a twist and a bit of a spin
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
B|-9----8--------------8----8---8------|-------------------------------------|
G|----------10---------------------10--|-------8-----7-----8---10--7---------|
D|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Cm Gm
And since i've, done all the old ones till they've all been done in
e|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
B|-9---8-------8----------------8---------8---9~~-|-9-8-------8~~----------------------------|
G|--------10-------8~~---------------10-----------|------10-----------10sl\-----7--8--7--5~~-|
D|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
Fm Eb C Fm Cm Gm Cm
Now i'm just looking then i'm gone with the wind Endlessly searching, for an original sin
Cm Gm Fm
I'm applying for a license to thrill, going out on the edge -
Cm Fm Cm
Moving in for the kill, and they'll be hell to pay someday,
Gm Fm Eb
put it all on the bill. Cause we'll always be paying!
C Fm Cm
And paying until - We're beyond expiration.
Gm Cm
With a license to thrill.
