Song: GLORY DAYS
Artist: BRUCE SPRINGSTEEN
Album: GREATEST HITS
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Transcribed by Emil Ortenmark, kfemil@telia.com
Standard tuning
Comments: This is a full tab. There are a mountain of little
variations on the main riff and it´s slightly easier this way.
I´ve put part of the lyric in here and there to show where in
the song you are. Be sure to watch the repetitions.
Key:
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend (whole step)
b^ = bend (1/2 step)
b^^ = bend (1 1/2 steps)
pb = pre-bend
r = release-bend
t = tap with righthand finger
h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = Vibrato
* = Natural Harmonic
#(#) = Trill
x = Dead notes (no pitch)
P.M. = Palm mute (- -> underneath indicates which notes)
Tp = Tap w\plectrum
Guitar intro
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------12\--|
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
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"I had a friend who was a great..."
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D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
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G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9-7-----------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5---------9--5-----|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
"Saw him the other night at this..."
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--------7\-------7-------------7\--------|
E|-------------7--9--------0-------0--7--9------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5----5--------5-----5--5----5--------5---------|
E|-------------5--7-------------------5--7-----7------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--------7\-------7----7--------7---------|
E|-------------7--9--------0----------7--9-----9------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5--4---------4--5---5h7-7--5h7-7--5h7-7--7\----|
E|-------------7--------------------------------------|
"Glory days..."
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
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G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7/9-7---------7--7----x----------------|
E|--5-------5---------7--9--------------0--0--2--4----|
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
"There's this girl that lives..."
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D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
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G|----------------------------7-----------7-----------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9----9--------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------7-----|
"Her husband Bobby..."
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--------7\-------7-------------7\--------|
E|-------------7--9--------0-------0--7--9------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5----5--------5-----5--5----------5------------|
E|-------------5--7----------------5--7-----7--5------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--7--7----7--------7---------7-------------7\-------|
E|-------------7--9-----9---0-------0--7--9-----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------9\-----|
A|--5--5--4--4-------4--5---5/7-7--7--7--7--7---------|
E|--------------7-------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/springsteen_bruce/glory_days_btab.html ]
"Glory days..."
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------7-----------7-----------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9----9--7-----|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7-----------7----------------------------------|
A|-------------7/9----9------7--7----7--7-------------|
E|--5-------5------------7-----------------9--7--0----|
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------7-----------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5--7/9----9--5-----|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
G|-----9----------------9------9------------9---------|
D|-------------9/11--------------------9/11----11-----|
A|--7-------7---------------7-------7--------------7--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|--5--5----------------5---7--7--7-------------------|
E|--------7----5--5--7---------------------12\--------|
"Think I'm going down to the..."
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|--5-------------------------------------------------|
"Well the time slips away..."
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-6/7-7--7--7--6/7-7--7--7--6/7-7--7--7--6/7-7--7--7-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
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D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|-4/5-5--5--5--4/5-5--5--5--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--12\-|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
"Glory days..."
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
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G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7/9---7---------7----------7-----------|
E|--5-------5-----------7---0-------7--9-----9--0-----|
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
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G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7/9-7------------7----------7----------|
E|--5-------5---------9--7---0-------7--9-----9--0----|
G|----------------------------7-----------------------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9---7---------|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------7-----------7-----------|
D|-----7------------------------------7/9----9--7-----|
A|-------------7/9---7-----5-------5------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------7----------|
D|-----7----------------------------7--7/9----9--7----|
A|-------------7/9---7------5--5----------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------5-----------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----7----------------------------------------------|
A|-------------7/9---7------5--5----------------------|
E|--5-------5-----------5---------2--2--3--3--4--0----|
G|-----------------------------7----------------------|
D|-----7-------------------------------7/9-7----------|
A|-------------7/9---7------5-------5---------9-------|
E|--5-------5-----------5------------------------0----|
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A|-------------7/9---7------5--5--------5----7/9------|
E|--5-------5-----------5---------7--5----------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------7--------------------------------|
A|----------7--7/9---------5--5--5--5-----------------|
E|--5--5---------------------------------2--3--4------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------4/5-5--5--5--5----------|
E|--4/5-5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------2--3--4-|
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