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Stages – ZZ Top
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These chords are from the ZZ Top Guitar Anthology book. I didn’t
put the lyrics in order with the chords because it's already taken
me a number of hours to compose this. Listen to the timing
(tempo - 152) and you’ll figure it out.
I tried to make this as easy as possible. The other tabs I've seen
are confusing. These chords are 100% correct. If you want the
solos buy the book!!!
Artist: ZZ Top
Song: Stages
Album: Afterburner
Tabbed by: SchecterMan71
INTRO
Guitar 1
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|
B|-4--3--4-|-5--3----|-4--3--4-|-5--3----|-4--3--4-|-5--3----|------------|
G|-3--3--3-|-------5-|-3--3--3-|-------5-|-3--3--3-|-------5-|------------|
D|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|-5--3—-0—-5-|
A|-1--1--1-|---------|-1--1--1-|---------|-1--1--1-|---------|------------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|
Guitar 2
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|------------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5----------|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-5-5-|-5----------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|---------|-----3-3-|-3----------|
VERSE 1
Guitar 1
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|
B|-8-----7-|-7-----7-|-8-----7-|-7----7--|-8-7---------------|
G|-7-----7-|-7-----7-|-7-----7-|-7----7--|-----9-7-9-9-9\----|
D|-9-----7-|-7-----7-|-9-----7-|-7----7--|-------------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|-------------------|
It’s a fine time to fall in love with you
I ain’t got a single thing to do
It happened before I knew what was going on
I fell out and knew that I was gone
CHORUS
Guitar 1 Repeat this part twice
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
B|-4--3--4-|---------|-4--3--4-|---------|----------|-----------|
G|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|----------|-3--5------|
D|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|--5--3--5-|-------5---|
A|-1--1--1-|---------|-1--1--1-|---------|----------|-----------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
Stages keep on changing
Stages rearranging love
Guitar 2 Repeat this part twice
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5--------|--------55-|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-|-5--------|--------55-|
E|---------|---------|---------|-------3-|-3--------|--------33-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/z/zz_top/stages_tab_ver_2.html ]
VERSE 2
Guitar 1
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------|
B|-8-----7-|-7-----7-|-8-----7-|-7----7--|-8-7------------------|
G|-7-----7-|-7-----7-|-7-----7-|-7----7--|-----9-7-9-9-9\-------|
D|-9-----7-|-7-----7-|-9-----7-|-7----7--|----------------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------|
Then you left me standing all alone
I couldn’t even get you on the phone
Were you just confused and didn’t know
If you should stay or if you had to go
CHORUS
Guitar 1 Repeat this part twice
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
B|-4--3--4-|---------|-4--3--4-|---------|----------|-----------|
G|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|----------|-3--5------|
D|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|--5--3--5-|-------5---|
A|-1--1--1-|---------|-1--1--1-|---------|----------|-----------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
Stages keep on changing
Stages rearranging love
Guitar 2 Repeat this part twice
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5--------|--------55-|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-|-5--------|--------55-|
E|---------|---------|---------|-------3-|-3--------|--------33-|
SOLO (Guitar 2 Chord Progression) Bm7 / A /Em7 / D / C / G5
(End of Solo)
BRIDGE
Guitar 1
e|--------------|--------------|-------------|------------------|
B|--------------|--------------|-------------|------------------|
G|--------------|----3b--5-----|-------------|----3--5--5--3----|
D|----5---3--5--|-----------5--|--5---3b--5--|---------------5--|
A|--------------|--5-----------|----5---5----|--5---------------|
E|--3---3-------|--------------|-------------|------------------|
VERSE 3
Guitar 1
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------|
B|-8-----7-|-7-----7-|-8-----7-|-7----7--|-8-7------------------|
G|-7-----7-|-7-----7-|-7-----7-|-7----7--|-----9-7-9-9-9\-------|
D|-9-----7-|-7-----7-|-9-----7-|-7----7--|----------------------|
A|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------------------|
Now you’re back and say you’re gonna stay
I wouldn’t have it any other way
Tell me it’s for real and let me know
Why does lovin have to come and go
CHORUS
Guitar 1 Repeat this part twice
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
B|-4--3--4-|---------|-4--3--4-|---------|----------|-----------|
G|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|----------|-3--5------|
D|-3--3--3-|---------|-3--3--3-|---------|--5--3--5-|-------5---|
A|-1--1--1-|---------|-1--1--1-|---------|----------|-----------|
E|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
Stages keep on changing
Stages rearranging love
Guitar 2 Repeat this part twice
e|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
B|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
G|---------|---------|---------|---------|----------|-----------|
D|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-|-5--------|--------55-|
A|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-5-|-5--------|--------55-|
E|---------|---------|---------|-------3-|-3--------|--------33-|
ENDING SOLO
OUTRO - Play Chorus Pattern
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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