So I did Loverboy a little wrong so was determined to make up for it with this song.
Think i got it right!
Dropped D tuning
tabbed by SkiaMaree
Intro:
Guitar 1
use an echo effect for the first part
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--| X1
A|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
D|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
then without echo:
Guitar 1
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----| X2
A|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4-|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|
Guitar 2
(do this on the 2nd time of the riff)
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------8-8--11-11-11-11-9-9-8--|
D|--8h9-11-8-9-11-8-9-------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Guitar 1
e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--2------2------6------4------|
A|--2--X4--2--X4--6--X4--4--X4--|
D|--2------2------6------4------|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------11--------11--------8----------8----|
G|--9-9----9--9-9----9--9-9---9--11-11---9--|
D|------------------------------------------| X4
A|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
I can't quite hear the other guitar in the verse properly, if i work it out, i shall
update this, but above is an 'interpretation' of it that fits nicely!
Chorus:
with echo again once ...
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------| X1
D|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
A|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
D|--2~~--4~--6~--9~~--4~--6~--|
then without twice
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----| X2
A|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4-|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|
Interlude:
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--2------2------6------4~~---|
A|--2--X4--2--X4--6--X4--4~~---|
D|--2------2------6------4~~---|
Guitar 2
e|------------------------------------------|
B|------11--------11--------8----------8~---|
G|--9-9----9--9-9----9--9-9---9--11-11------|
D|------------------------------------------| X4
A|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
Verse 2 same as Verse 1.
Then the chorus again.
"you never had the best" part
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/y/you_me_at_six/reckless_tab.html ]
e|--------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|
A|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4-|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6----|
e|-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6~~---2~--|
A|--2-X8--4--X4-6--X4-9---X8-4--X4-6-X4--2~--|
D|--2-----4-----6-----9------4-----6~~---2~--|
"I'm the devil on your shoulder...."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---| X2
A|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|
D|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---|
D|----9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9---9--| X2
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
(that's 16 times, times 2 ... just listen and it's easy to pick it up!)
"You loose lips let..."
Guitar 1
e|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------------------|
G|-----------------------------|
D|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---| X4
A|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|
D|--2~~----2~~----6~~----4~~---|
(do the 3rd & 4th times louder or with distortion)
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--16--16--16--16-|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
then...
Guitar 1
...figure out the strumming pattern... it's just a little different...
e|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|
G|-----------------------|
D|--2------6------4------| X4
A|--2-X12--6--X6--4-X6---|
D|--2------6------4------|
Guitar 2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--12--16--16--16--16-|
G|--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11--11---|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------| X4
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then the chorus followed by the "you never had the best" part once...
so there we go, hope i did it justice, any corrections are welcome!
