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Wasted Time Guitar Tablature
Wasted time

by SKID ROW

Medium Rock Ballad crotchet = 84

Legend----------------------------------------------

b = flat (on chords)           / = slide up
p = pull off                    = slide down
h = hammer on               P.M. = palm muting
x = pick slide
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Chords:

Ab5               C5              Eb5             Bb5
   xxx          x   xx          x   xx             xxx
1|||||4fr       |1||||3fr       |1||||6fr       1|||||6fr
||||||          ||||||          ||||||          |34|||
|34|||          ||34||          ||34||          ||||||

G5               Bb/D             G/B             A5
   xxx          x   xx          x   xx          xo  xx
1|||||3fr       |1||||5fr       |1||||2fr       ||||||
||||||          ||||||          ||||||          ||11||
|34|||          |||3||          |||3||          ||||||
                ||4|||          ||4|||
F5
   xxx
1|||||
||||||
|34|||
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Intro

Two 12-stg guitars arr. for one, capoed at fret 3
Tab numbers indicate actual fret numbers (IE: 3 = open string)

   Cmadd9                         Gm7                 Bb
|-------3-----------3-----------|------------------------------------|
|-----------3---4-------4---3---|-----------6---4-------3------------|
|---5---------------------------|-------7-------3-----------3--------|
|-------------------------------|---5---------------------------3----|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   Gm7      Bbsus4/EbBb          Cmadd9
|-------------------------------|-------3-----------3----------------|
|--6---6---3----4---3-----------|-----------3---4-------3---4--------|
|--3------------3-------3-------|---5--------------------------------|
|--5------------3-----------3---|------------------------------------|
|--5------------6---------------|------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   Ebsus4                          Eb
|--4--------4---3-------4p3-----|---6----------3------6--------------|
|--4----4-----------4--------6--|---4------4--------------3h4---6----|
|--3----------------------------|---3--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---5--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|---6--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|------------------------------------|

   Gsus4                           G
|---3---------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
|---3---------------------------|--3---------------------------------|
|---5---------------------------|--4---------------------------------|
|---5---------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--5---------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|--3---------------------------------|


1st, 2nd Verses

   Cm                              Gm                  Cm
|----------3---------------------|------3-------------------3--------|
|----------4-------6p4--4---3h4--|--3-----------3--------------4-----|
|--5-------5----5-------5--------|----------3---------------------5--|
|----------5---------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------3---------------------|---------------------5h6-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
   You     and    I          to -   gether   in our   lives________

                                  Fm6/C
|-------3----3---6p3-------------|--4--------------------------------|
|-------4--------------4---------|--3--------------------------------|
|--5----5------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
   sa-cred   ties would never fray                           Then

  Cm                                Gm                 Cm
|---------3----------------------|------3-------------------3--------|
|---------4--------6p4---4--3h4--|--3-----------3--------------4-----|
|--5------5----5---------5-------|----------3---------------------5--|
|---------5----------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------3----------------------|---------------------5h6-----------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
  let ring
  why         can  I          let         myself  tell lies         and

                         @nd time substitute Rhy. Fill2
                                  Fm6/C                       sl.
|-------3----3---6p3-------------|--4--------------------------------|
|-------4--------------4---------|--3----------------4-------4/6-----|
|--5----5------------------------|--5--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--3--------------------------------|
|----------------------------3---|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
   watch you     die   every day                   I      think    back

**Notice that the above is a repeat of the first two stanzas... don't think 
you have to learn as much!!

2nd time with rhy. fill 3 & 3A
   Eb             Bb/D              Cm              Bb
|------6------------6-----6------|----------------3------------------|
|---------8-9p6-----------------6|------4----4p3-----3------6--------|
|--8------------8------7-----7---|--5------5------------3-------3----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
               to   the times     when   dreams were what    mattered

                                          (Gtr I out)
   Eb             Bb/D              Cm                Bb      Gm
|------6------------6-----6------|---------3-------------------------|
|---------8-9p6-----------------6|------4----4p3-------6------3------|
|--8------------8------7-----7---|--5------------5p3---7------3------|
|--------------------------------|---------------------8------5------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
though   talking  youth   naivete____________

Rhy Fill 2:
(Gtr I)
|---4----------------------------|
|---3--------------4------6------|
|---5--------------5------7------|
|---3----------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

Rhy Fill 3:

Ok, got us some wierd notation here... these chords are timed to the
tab below, which is rhy. fill 3A So you got that? Rhy. fill 3 is the
chords and 3A is the tab over the next two stanzas!!

Rhy. Fill 3 (Gtr II)
                                                      (slide attached
                                                         to next bar)
     @6fr.             5fr.       3fr            1fr            |sl 
     Eb                 D          C             Bb---------------/

Rhy Fill 3A(Gtr III)
     P.M.-----|        P.M.--|     P.M---|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------9p8-----8---------|--------4p3-----3---4p3------3-----|
|-----------8-------8-----------7|------5------5--3--------5---3-----|
|--------8--------------------8--|----5-----------3------------3-----|
|-----6------------------5--8----|-3---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
 
   @6fr.               5fr.        3fr                      1fr   3fr
   Eb                  D            C                       Bb     G

   P.M.                      P.M.
|------6-------------6-----6-----|-----------------------------------|
|---------8--9p8----------------6|-----------4p3------------3--------|
|--8--------------8-----7-----7--|--5-------------5p3-------3--------|
|--------------------------------|---------5----------------1------5-|
|--------------------------------|------3--------------------------5-|
|--------------------------------|---------------------------------3-|
**Above bars look suspiciously like something I've seen before!!

gtr II:
Pre- Chorus 3 times w/ fill 1

Gtr III: w/ distortion
   Ab5                             C5
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------|-5---------------------------------|
|--6-----------------------------|-3---------------------------------|
|--4-----------------------------|-----------------------------------|
   You said you'd never let me down   but the horse stampedes and rag-

                                            6fr 
                                           (BbP.M.)  Bb5
   Eb5      P.M.|                 Bb5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|----------------9p8----------9--|-----------------------------------|
|---8----------8-----8---10p8--10|-----------------------------------|
|---8--------8---------8---------|-8----------------------x---------|
|--------------------------------|-8---------------------------x----|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
       es____  In the name of  desperation          (pick slides)

Fill 1 (end of solo)
Gtr IV
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|
|-----11-------------------------|
|--------------------------------|

Rhy. Fill 1 (Gtr I capoed @ 3rd)
   let ring
|-------------------------------------|
|------6--3-----6--3-----6--4-----6--4|
|------------3-----------------3------|
|---5-----------------6---------------|
|-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------|

That's it!! Enjoy
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