The Answer
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by Richie Sambora / Mark Foster
from the album "Stranger In This Town" (1990)
Transcribed by Ertunc Kocakoglu (Mr.Sambo)
Hi everybody,
I haven't tabbed anything in awhile, so I thought I might try to get started again with
this one. This version is how I try to play this song while fingerpicking. It is by no
means gospel, but I think it sounds pretty good. I think there are actually 2 or more
guitars playing, or possibly a 12-string on this one... This is as close as I can get
with one person playing. Hope you like it.
Richie Sambora - 'The Answer'
A F#7 Bm E
e-|---------------------------2---------------------------------0-1--1--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---3---------0-|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-2------1--1-|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-------------0---------2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0-----------------------2-|
E-|---------------3-----2----------------------------------------(0)----0-|
|
slowly strum last chord
A F#7 Bm E
e-|---------------------------2-----------------------------0-1vvv--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2-0---3-----------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-------2-2-----------|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4---------0-----------|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------------|
E-|---------------3-----2-----------------------------------------0---|
A F#7 Bm E
e-|---------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---------------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-------2-1---|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-----------------2-----2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------2---------|
E-|---------------3-----2-------------------------------------0-----------|
e-|-------------------------------------------------------------------3vv--|
B-|----------------2---2--------------3----3-------------5vv---------(3)---|
G-|------------2-----------------2---------2-------------2vv---------------|
D-|----------2---2---2---2-----4---4----4-----4-------2-------2------------|
A-|-------0-----------------0----------------------4--------------0--------|
E-|-0--2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|----2----2----0---------------------------------|
B-|----3------------0----3----2-----2------2-------|
G-|-------2---2---------------2-----2----2---2-----|
D-|----0---------2---------------------------------|
A-|-0----------------------4-----2-----0-----------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|
e-|------2-2-2-2---0---------------------------------|
B-|------3-3-3-3------0---3--2--2--2--2--2--------2--|
G-|---------------------1----2--2--2--2--2--2--4-----|
D-|---0------------2---------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------4-----2-----0-----------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|
e-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------3------------------------------------|
G-|-----2vvvv--------2----------------------4----------|
D-|--0---------0--------4--0------2vvvv--------2-------|
A-|--------------------------------------2--------2----|
E-|-----------------------------0--------------------0-|
e-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------3---------------------(5)---|
G-|-----2vvvv--------2----------------4-------|
D-|--0---------0--------4--0-------2----------|
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------0-------------|
A F#7 Bm E
e-|---------------------------2---------------------------------0-1--1--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---3---------0-|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-2------1--1-|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-------------0---------2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0-----------------------2-|
E-|---------------3-----2----------------------------------------(0)----0-|
|
slowly strum last chord
A F#7 Bm E
e-|---------------------------2-----------------------------0-1vvv--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2-0---3-----------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-------2-2-----------|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4---------0-----------|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------------|
E-|---------------3-----2-----------------------------------------0---|
A F#7 Dm E
e-|---------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---------------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-------2-1---|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-----------------2-----2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------2---------|
E-|---------------3-----2-------------------------------------0-----------|
e-|------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------2---2--------------3----3-------|
G-|------------2-----------------2---------2-------|
D-|----------2---2---2---2-----4---4----4-----4----|
A-|-------0-----------------0----------------------|
E-|-0--2-------------------------------------------|
|
Played over a distorted
A5 power chord.
e-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------2---2--------------3----3-------|
G-|-------2-----------------2---------2-------|
D-|-----2---2---2---2-----4---4----4-----4----|
A-|--0-----------------0----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
|
Played over a distorted
A5 power chord.
e-|------------------------------0----0-------|
B-|-----------4---4---------0---------0-------|
G-|-------4---------------1---1----1-----1----|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
|
Played over a distorted
B5 power chord.
e-|---------------------------0----4-(2)--(0)-|
B-|-----------4---4---------0-----------------|
G-|-------4---------------1-------------------|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
|
Played over a distorted
B5 power chord.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/richie_sambora/the_answer_tab.html ]
e-|----0---------2---------------------------------|
B-|----0------------0---------4-----4------4-------|
G-|----1----------------------4-----4----4---4-----|
D-|----2---------4---------------------------------|
A-|-2----------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|------------------------------------7-----------|
e-|------4---4-----2---------------------------------|
B-|------5---5--------2------4-----4-----4-----4-----|
G-|---------------------3----4-----4-----4--4-----4--|
D-|----------------4---------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|---0----------------------------------7-----------|
e-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------1---------------3---------------1---------------3vvvvv----|
D-|-----2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4-----------|
A-|---2-------2---2---4-------4---4---2-------2---2---4-------------|
E-|-0-----------0---2-----------2---0-----------0---2-------------2-|
e-|--------------------------4-----------------------------------------2-|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--4h5p4-----5-7-8s(2)--|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5---------4-4-4-4--------6-4------------|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4---------------------------------------------|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6--4--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------4-------------------------7-------------------2---|
e-|--------------------------4------------------------------0--2--3----2-|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--5-4-----0----------2-|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5---------4-4-4-4------6-4------------3-|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4-------------------------------------------4-|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6--4--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------4-------------------------7------------------s2---|
e-|-------------------------4----------------------------------------------|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2----------4----------5-5-5-5--5-4----------------------|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4------------5--------4-4-4-4------6-4s-------0-------3-|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4------4------------------------------------2-------4---|
A-|-2-----------0-------6----------6--4----------------------4-------4-----|
E-|-------------------4------------------------7-----------2-------2-------|
e-|--------------------------4------------------------------0--2--3----2-|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--5-4-----0----------2-|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5---------4-4-4-4------6-4------------3-|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4-------------------------------------------4-|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6--4--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------4-------------------------7------------------s2---|
e-|------------------------------0----0-------|
B-|-----------4---4---------0---------0-------|
G-|-------4---------------1---1----1-----1----|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
|
Played over a distorted
B5 power chord.
e-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------4---4---------------------------|
G-|-------4-----------------4-----------------|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-----4-------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2------2-h4vv--2-------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
|
Played over a distorted
B5 power chord.
e-|----0---------2---------------------------------|
B-|----0------------0---------4-----4------4-------|
G-|----1----------------------4-----4----4---4-----|
D-|----2---------4---------------------------------|
A-|-2----------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|------------------------------------7-----------|
e-|------4---4-----2---------------------------------|
B-|------5---5--------2------4-----4-----4-----4-----|
G-|---------------------3----4-----4-----4--4-----4--|
D-|----------------4---------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|---0----------------------------------7-----------|
e-|---------0---------------2------------------------------------2--|
B-|-----------0---------------2-----------------0----------------2--|
G-|-------1-----1---------3-----3---------1---------------3vvvvv-3--|
D-|-----2---------------4---------------2---------------4-----------|
A-|---2---------------4---------------2---------------4-------------|
E-|-0---------------2---------------0-------------0-2---------------|
e-|--------------------------4------------|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4----------|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5--------|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4--------------|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6s(2)|
E-|--------------------4------------------|
e-|---------0---------------2------------------------------------2--|
B-|-----------0---------------2-----------------0----------------2--|
G-|-------1-----1---------3-----3---------1---------------3vvvvv-3--|
D-|-----2---------------4---------------2---------------4-----------|
A-|---2---------------4---------------2---------------4-------------|
E-|-0---------------2---------------0-------------0-2---------------|
| |
E5 power chords played under both of these
e-|---------------------4------------------------------------------2--2-|
B-|---4-4-4-4-2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--4h5p4-----5-7-8s(2)-2--2-|
G-|---4-4-4-4-4-------------5---------4-4-4-4--------6-4-----------3--4-|
D-|---4-4-4-4-4-------4-----------------------------------------4-----4-|
A-|-2-------0-------6-----------6--4----------------------------4-----2-|
E-|---------------4-------------------------7-------------------2-------|
|
Strum the last chord
slowly, and a distorted
B5 chord is played
under it as everything
fades out.
That should be everything. This has taken too long as is, so I'm not going to include
the words,and I'm also not going to put in the rest of the chords over the top of the bars. If anyone
else is feeling adventurous enough to do it, go right ahead. Enjoy this one.
Questions, comments, additions, and corrections are welcome.
The Answer
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The lightning flashed as angels
Rode fiery chargers through the clouds
That answer scared me into tears
And all the grownups laughed out loud
Now the years roll on, tired voices have all gone
Now they ride their thunder through the heavens
There's a world in every drop of rain
Embracing oceans sweep us home again
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, you shall not find another lie
They say for every living thing
There's a guide up in the sky
That helps you pass from world to world
So you never really die
Then with scythe and cloak
Death comes waltzing to your side
As the visions pass you ask
If there was meaning to your life
As you strain to hear the answer, spirits sing, and devils fiddle
As he bends to whisper in your hear, he leaves you one more riddle
Oh, the answer lies beyond the pain
All the questions in our minds, we surely ask in vain
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, and you shall find another life
And now my life is like a storm
Growing stronger every day
Like the unrelenting wind
That comes to blow our lives away
So I live each day like I know it's my last
If there is no future there must be no past
Now I know the answers never meant a thing
And with each instant that I breathe
I feel the joy that life can bring
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, you shall not find another lie
Come along with me, come along with me
Seek the truth, you shall not find another lie
