Can't Wait tab by Foreigner

Tabs

Artist: Foreigner
Album: Inside Information
Tabbed By: Eliyahu

Great song, hope you guys have as much fun playing this as I did!
The different parts are tabbed, so choose which you want to play.

h | hammer-on
p | pull-off
b | bend to the specified note
r | release bend to the specified note
~ | sustain (let ring)
/ | slide up
\ | slide down
ph | pinch harmonic

INTRO

BB Power Chords in the background
e|----
BB|----
G+G|----
D MajorD|-9~-
A augmentedA|-9~- x8
E MajorE|-7~-

This is played on top of the repeated BB power chords
Fade into the first note
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------12-----------------------12~h14p12-10~----------|
G+G|-------------14------------13~h14p13-11~------------------------|
D MajorD|-9~-11~-/14~------13h14p13-----------------------------13h14p13-|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------------------------------------------|

VERSE 1

Continue the above ^^ into the verse 1 as shown below:
e|-----------------------------------------|
BB|--------/10~-12~---------/10~\-----------|
G+G|-11~-9~----------/11~-9~-----------------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------11b12r11~-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------|

During Verse 1, this is the guitar part, on what may be a 12-string
It is played rather fast with short pauses in between each repetition
e|-------|
BB|-----0-|
G+G|---2---| x64
D MajorD|-2-----|
A augmentedA|-------|
E MajorE|-------|

Near the end of the verse, the lead comes back, fading in
On the last note, fade the volume or distortion higher
e|-------------------------------|
BB|--------10~-12~--------10~-12~-|
G+G|-11~-9~---------11~-9~---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

CHORUS 1

Only 1 guitar to play on this one, so it's pretty self explanatory
e|--------------------   e|-------------|
BB|--------------------   BB|-------------|
G+G|--------------------   G+G|-------------|
D MajorD|-9~9-------7-9-9-7~-   D MajorD|-9~9-----2~~-|
A augmentedA|-9~9-------7-------- x7 A augmentedA|-9~9-----2~~-|
E MajorE|-7~7-3b4.5-5--------   E MajorE|-7~7-2b3-0~~-|

VERSE 2

A augmentedA similar lead to Verse 1 is played, with a minor addition to the beginning
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------/10~-12~---------/10~\----------|
G+G|----------11~-9~----------/11~-9~----------------|
D MajorD|-11b12r11------------------------------11b12r11~-|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

Again, on guitar throughout the verse:
e|-------|
BB|-----0-|
G+G|---2---| x64
D MajorD|-2-----|
A augmentedA|-------|
E MajorE|-------|

And finally, this part fades in, then the distortion rises at the end
e|-------------------------------|
BB|--------10~-12~--------10~-12~-|
G+G|-11~-9~---------11~-9~---------|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|

CHORUS 2, GUITAR SOLO, and CHORUS 3 (OUTRO)

These few parts are bundled together, but it is rather simple.
The main chorus riff is repeated until the outro which fades out:
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--------------------|
D MajorD|-9~9-------7-9-9-7~-|
A augmentedA|-9~9-------7--------|
E MajorE|-7~7-3b4.5-5--------|

After 7 repetitions, the guitar solo begins, with the chorus riff still going:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-/11~-----------------/11~---------------------------------13b14-11~-|
D MajorD|------14--------14---------14h16p14-13-14~---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------12~-12----12----------------------/14-12h13-16-14-----------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------14-14b14.5-14~-----14----ph16----ph18b19----------ph19b20----|
D MajorD|-14h16----------------/16----16------16---------16-16-16---------16-|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-ph19b21r19p16------ph16~-ph14-ph16-19b21r19-16-|
D MajorD|---------------ph19-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------------------|

8 cycles
e|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16-
D MajorD|-------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------------------|

For the final 6 cycles, push the vibrato bar down, as can be heard in the song
When you reach the bends, release the vibrato
e|-------------------------------------15b17-15b17r15-14-14~-|
BB|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16h19p16-----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------------------|

That is all, now just repeat the chorus riff like explained earlier until the end.
Thank you!

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