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From: holladay@engin.umich.edu (matthew m. holladay)
Subject: TAB: Richie Sambora - 'The Answer'
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.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/sambora_richie/the_answer_tab.html ]
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.
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.
holladay@engin.umich.edu
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