Slash (with Myles Kennedy) - "Starlight"
From "Slash & Friends" Solo Album
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand
This song is very heavily influenced by southern rock. Its got great double
stops, and bends, and the melody is just awesome. Please rate or comment.
Intro
e|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12h13-------13----13-------------|-------------13----13-----------|
G|-12----------12h14-12-12----12-12-|-12----------12h14-12--12----12-|
D|-12h14----------------12h14-12-10-|-12h14-----------------12h14-12-|
A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------15----------|--------------------------------|
B|-12---------12h13-----13-------|-12----------12h13-12--12h13-12-|
G|-------------------------12----|--------------------------------|
D|-12---------12h14-----------14-|-12----------12h14-12--12h14-12-|
A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--8-----8---------------8---------|------------------8h10-8---8----8--|
B|-10______-----8h10p8------10p8----|--8h10----8h10----10---10--8h10-8--|
G|-10______--10--------10--------10-|-10------10------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|-12h13-------13----13-----------|-------12-----------------------|
G|-12----------12h14-12-------12--|-12----------12\10----10--------|
D|-12h14----------------12h14___--|-12----------12\10----10--------|
A|--------------------------------|-14----------14\12--------12/14-|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------8-------|--------------|
B|-------------------|---------------8-----|--------------|
G|--12-------\---5-7-|-7b9_____________9r7-|-5~-----------|
D|--12-------\-------|---------------------|--------------|
A|-(14)--------------|---------------------|--------------|
E|-------------------|---------------------|--------------|
* Guitar 2 plays C chord
Verse Riff
e|----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|
B|----------1-----------------|---------1--------------|-------------1-1---|
G|--0----------0h2-0----------|-0---------0h2-0--------|---------0---0-0-0-|
D|--0h2--------2---2--0h2-0---|-0h2-------2---2--0h2-0-|---------0h2-----2-|
A|--------------------3-----3-|------------------------|-------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------------|-3-----------------|
"In the distance, light years from tomorrow far beyond yesterday"
e|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------0-----------|---------1-----------------|---------1---------------|
G|-0----------0--0-0---|-(0)--------0h2-0----------|-0---------0h2-0------0--|
D|-0---------------0h2-|-(2)--------2---2--0h2-0---|-0h2-------2---2--0h2--0-|
A|---------------------|-------------------3-----3-|-------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
"She is watching, heart aching with sorrow and she is"
e|--------------3------|----------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----------------1---|----------------------|-1----------------1-------|
G|--------0------------|-0-------0---0--0---0-|-2--------0h2p0-----2p0---|
D|--------0h2-2------2-|-0-------0h2-0--0h2-0-|-3--------------3-------3-|
A|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
E|-3-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
"broken as she waits. Hoping when all is said and"
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|
B|-1------1-------1h3-1--------|-------------------------|--------------------|
G|-0h2----0h2---2-2---2--0h2-0-|----------0h2-0------0---|-----0--0-----------|
D|-3------3-----3--------3-----|----------2---2--0h2---0-|--------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-3-----------------------|----------3----3----|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-3--------1----1----|
"done we learn to love and be as one"
Distorted Electric - before Chorus
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|-------------------------|
D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|
E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--|
PM........ < < < < get louder
Chorus - play 2x
2 guitars, one plays an additional note "()"
e|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|---------|
B|--------------------------|-----------------------|-0--------1-1-|-0-------|
G|-----------5---5----------|-----------5---5-------|-0--------0-0-|-0-------|
D|-5----5----5h7-5--5-------|-5---------5h7-5-5---5-|-0--------2-2-|-0-------|
A|-3----3-----------5h7-5p3-|-5h7-------------5h7-5-|-x------------|---------|
E|--------------------------|-----(8)---------------|-3------------|-3-------|
"Oh Starlight, don't you cry we're gonna make it right before tomorrow"
"Oh Starlight, don't you cry we're gonna find a place where we belong. And so you"
Chorus Ending (one guitar plays power chords, other adds G string notes)
e|-------------------|--------------------|
B|-------------------|--------------------|
G|-------------2--0--|-0h2--2------2------|
D|-3----3------3--3--|-3----3------3--3/5-|
A|-3----3------3--3--|-3----3------3------|
E|-1----1------1--1--|-1----1------1------|
"know you'll never shine alone"
Play Verse again similar to 1st time
Lyrics:
"There are shadows sleeping on the horizon
Leave us scared and so afraid
As the fall out of a world divided
It brings her tears and so much pain
And so we take cover from the dark
Hoping to find where we can start"
Chorus 2 - Play Chorus again with same Lyrics
Chorus 2 Ending (3:04)
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|
G|-0----0------------0-|---------------------|---------------------------|
D|-2----2--------0h2---|-5----5----3----3----|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--|
A|-3----3--------------|-5----5----3----3----|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--|
E|---------------------|-3----3----1----1----|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--|
Bridge (3:14)
Guitar 1
Bb Dm C Gm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------3-----------6-----|-------5-----------3-----|
G|----3-----3-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----3-----3--|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-1-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
|
| Guitar 2
e|-6-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
B|-6-----------6-----------|-5-----------3-----------|
G|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------3-----------|
D|-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"You will see when the mountains fall and turn to dust"
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/slash/starlight_tab.html ]
Bb Dm C
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------3-----------6-----|-------5----------6p5----|
G|----3-----3-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----5-----5--|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-1-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
e|-6-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|
B|-6-----------6-----------|-5-----------------------|
G|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------------------|
D|-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------------------|
A|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"and there’s one thing that won’t change"
Bb Dm C Gm
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------3-----------6-----|-------5-----------3-----|
G|----3-----3-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----3-----3--|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-1-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
|
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e|-6-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|
B|-6-----------6-----------|-5-----------3-----------|
G|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------3-----------|
D|-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------5-----------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
"I believe there’s something within each of us that"
F
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------1-----------1-----|--------6-----6-----6-----|
G|----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|
D|-3-----------3-----------|-5/7----------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|
|
e|-------------------------|----------------------------|
B|-------------------------|----------------------------|
G|-------------------------|-/10---10--------10--10-----|
D|-3---------------3---3---|-/10---10--------10--10-----|
A|-3---------------3---3---|-/8----8----------8---8-----|
E|-1---------------1---1---|------------------------15\-|
"always stays and we'll"
D5
e|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|
E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
|
| Start Solo Rapidly:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------10h12h13-|
G|----------------------------------------------------9h10p9--9h10h12---------|
D|---------9--9----------------9h10p9--9h10p12-9h10h12------12----------------|
A|-9h10h12--12--9h10h12-9h10h12------12---------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"always remain"
solo continued
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
-13b15-13p12-13p12p10-|-13b15--13p12p10-13p12h13p10h13------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------------12p11p9-12-11-9-11-b12--|
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|
"as long as love never fades"
For rest of solo, strum chords that are indicated on rhythm guitar
Em
|--------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------15---15-15-12-15-|
|-(b12)r11-9-12-------------14b16____--------------|
|---------------14~---12h14------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
G
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12h15p12--12--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------14--15\14-12--14-12p11--14--12p11---------------------------------|
|---------------------14--------14--14-----14p12-----14p12------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------14p12-----14p12h14p12\10----|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
Em C
|------------------------------------------|------------15b17-15-------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-15b17--------------18-17-15--------17-|
|---------------------------------------16-|----------------------------16-14------|
|----------------------------------12/14---|---------------------------------17----|
|-12b14~---12b14r12p10-12PH----------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------------10h12~----------|---------------------------------------|
G
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-15~--13-15-13-12tr13-11tr12-12-----------------------|
|-------------------------------14-12-14-12h14p12~-----|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
Eb
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|----16-18b20~-----------18b20-18-16-------------18-------|
|-/15--------------------------------17b19r17-15----17b19-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb F
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------16-18b20--|-18b20--18-18~---------20b22-20b22-|
|-17b19____r17-15---17--15~----/15----------|---------------------17------------|
|-----------------17--17--------------------|------------------/17--------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C G
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|-20b22-20-18-20-----------------------20b22-|-20b22-20-20~-----20~----18~--18|
|----------------19b21-19-17--17~---17-------|--------------------------------|
|---------------------------19----19---------|---------------/21-----19---19--|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G
|----------------------------3---------------------8------|
|----17---15---13---12---------6-3--------------/8__------|
|------------------------5b7-------5b7r5---5--------------|
|-/17--/15--/14--/12---------------------5----------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
Play Chorus Again
Extra part at 4:47 plays part of the verse up a octave:
|--15h17--15h17----15h17p15--20-17-------|
|--18-----18---------------18-----20-18--|
|--17-----17-----------------------------| repeat similarly
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|-15----15-------15------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|----12---------10----|-/12-----------------|
|-17----17-----17--17----|-12----12--10-----10-|-/12-----------------|
|---------------------17-|-12----12--10-----10-|-/12-----------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Play first few bars of Verse Riff again to end
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH harmonic
| tr trill (hammer-on, then pull off repeatedly)
| x Mute note
| __ hold note through to next (underscores)
