Artist = Oasis
Song = Little By Little
Album = Heathen Chemistry (2002)
Words & Music by Noel Gallagher
Tabbed by ~ Bucboy1001 ~
This Oasis classic is deceptively simple, don't let the chord names fool you. One
of my favorite live Oasis tunes from the Chief himself.
I know the chords to be 99.99% accurate (from chord book). As for the solo and
outro leads, I have taken some of the other tabs I've seen and
made what I think is the most accurate tab of this song. Remember to use a ton of
vibrato to make the solo's come to life.
Anyway, I welcome any suggestions/questions/comments. Thanks and Enjoy Madferit's.
Chords: (Standard Tuning)
C: x32010
G5: 3x0033
Emadd9: 024000
A7: x02020
D: xx0232
D/F: 2x0230
G/F: 2x0033
Em7: 022030
A7sus4: x02030
A: x02220
Cadd9: x32033
G/B: x20033
Dsus2: xx0230
Dsus(#5): xx0330
Intro: | C G5 | Emadd9 | A7 | Emadd9 | A7 |
Verse 1:
Emadd9 A7 Emadd9 A7
We the people fight for our existence, We don't claim to be perfect but we're free.
Emadd9 A7 Emadd9 A7
We dream our dreams alone with no resistance, Faded like the stars we wish to be.
Pre-Chorus 1:
D D/F G5 G/F
Y'know I didn't mean, what I just said,
Em7 A7sus4
But my God woke up on the wrong side of his bed,
And it just don't matter now.
Chorus 1:
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, we gave you everything you ever dreamed of.
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, the wheels of your life have slowly fallen off.
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, you have to give it all in all your life,
G5 D Cadd9 G/B A7sus4
And all the time, I just ask myself why are you really here?
Verse 2:
Emadd9 A7
True perfection has to be imperfect,
Emadd9 A7
I know that that sounds foolish but it's true.
Emadd9 A7
The day has come and now you'll have to accept,
Emadd9 A7
The life inside your head we gave to you.
Pre-Chorus 2:
D D/F G5 G/F
Y'know I didn't mean, what I just said,
Em7 A7sus4
But my God woke up on the wrong side of his bed,
And it just don't matter now.
Chorus 2:
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, we gave you everything you ever dreamed of.
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, the wheels of your life have slowly fallen off.
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, you have to give it all in all your life,
G5 D Cadd9 G/B A7sus4
And all the time, I just ask myself why are you really here? Hey!
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/o/oasis/little_by_little_tab_ver_6.html ]
Instrumental/Solo: The solo starts right before Noel sings "here" (Really try to
use vibrato and bring it to life)
A G5 D A
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------6-7b9r7-6---------------------------------------------|
D--5h7--7--7-----------7-7-5h7-7-7---7-5---5-4---------------------|
A------------------------------------7-5---5-5---------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
A G5 D D
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------6-7b9r7-6---------------------------------------------|
D--5h7--7--7-----------7-7-5h7-7-7---7-5---5-4---------------------|
A------------------------------------7-5---5-5---------------------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A G5 D
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
B------------------------------------------------------------------|
G------------------------------------------------------------------|
D--10h12--12-12--10h12--12-12--10h12--12-12---12-10---10-9---------|
A---------------------------------------------12-10---10-10--------|
E------------------------------------------------------------------|
D A G5 (chorus starts
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| up again)
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G-------------------------------11h12s14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14-14b16(hold)-14----|
D--10h12--12-12--10h12--12-12---------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Note: I didn't literally count how many 14's he hits at the end, it's a lot,
you'll be able to feel how many is enough when you play)
Chorus 3:
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, we gave you everything you ever dreamed of.
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, the wheels of your life have slowly fallen off.
G5 D A Em7 D/F
Little by little, you have to give it all in all your life,
G5 D D/F
And all the time, I just ask myself why you're really here.
(Right when Noel sings "here" there's a lead that chimes in and carries all the
way through the last few lines and to the outro)
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------15v-15v-15v--------|
G-11h12--\14--11h12--\14--11h12--\14---------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------| PLAY 3 TIMES (When you slide to 14
A--------------------------------------------------------| still pick it; remember vibrato)
E--------------------------------------------------------|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
B-------------------------15-17-17b19r17-15-15h17-15-----|
G-11h12--\14--11h12--\14---------------------------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------| After this go straight
A--------------------------------------------------------| to the outro
E--------------------------------------------------------|
(If you don't play the lead, then you play this little instrumental over it until
the last few lines of the chorus kick in)
| G5 D | A7sus4 Em7 D/F | G5 D |
A7sus4 Em7 D/F G5 D
Why am I really here?
A7sus4 Em7 D/F G5 D | Cadd9 G5
Why am I really here?
Outro:
|| D | Dsus2 | D | Dsus2 || Repeat A few times, then...
|| Dsus2 | G5 | Dsus2(#5)| G5 || REPEAT TO FADE
Cheers.
