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Bruce Springsteen - “Light of day“ Guitar tab

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Light Of Day (xxplugged version)
by Bruce Springsteen

NOTE:
Listen to the recording for exact timing & phrasing !

INTRO

(4 bars only drums)

- Give me some slap on this Fender !

 (E)                                                    (noise in E)
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------0-----I 
------------/3-Z-I----------------I----------------I----------0-----I  
------------/4-Z-I----------------I----------------I----------1-----I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I------------2-0-I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I------------2---I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----x\0-----0---I  
                               Ahh...stand back!

                                   (3 times)
                             (0:15)B                B  - - - R P
-----0-----------I(0)-------------I----10----------I----10----------I 
-----0-----------I(0)-------------I10--------------I10------10\-8---I  
-----------------I----------------I.---------------I--------------9.I  
-----------------I----------------I.--(lead fig.1)-I---------------.I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-0---------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  

      (open string noise)          B                B  - - - R P
-----------------I-------B-R-P----I----10----------I----10----------I 
-----------------I8---------------I10--------------I10------10\-8---I  
-9-------9\------(0)-----2(2)\0---I----------------I--------------9-I 
-----------------(0)------------2-I----------------I----------------I 
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  

 B                (see above)                                     P
-------------10--I----10----------I----10----------I----10----------I
-10----------10--I10------10\-8---I10--------------I10------10\-8---I 
-----------------I--------------9-I----------------I-------------9\7I 
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I 
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  

                 1/2B            (0:40)                      P P
---------------0-I3------B--R-P---I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0-I 
---------------0-I----------------I--------3-------I--------30303---I  
-9---9-----------I-------2-(2)\0--I------------2\0-I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I2---------------I2---------------I  
-----------------I----------------I--(lead fig.2)--I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  


-----0-------BRP-I----0---BRP----0I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0-I 
---------3-------I---------------0I----0---3-------I----0---3---0---I  
-------------2\0-I--------2\0-----I------------2\0-I----------------I  
-2---------------I2-----------2---I----------------I2---------------I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  





               B - RP
-----0---0-------I----------------I----0-----------I----------------I 
---------3---0---I-----0----0-----I----0-----------I----------------I  
---------------2-I-2\0-0----0-----I----1-----------I----------------I  
-2---------------I--------2---2---I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I2---------------I----------------I
-----------------I--------------x\I0---------------(0)--------------I  

                       VERSE     (0:58)
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I 
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-(0)-------------(0)--------------I----------------I----------------I  
                     Well I've been ...

(main riff)
 E                                 *=bend down 1/2 step w/bar and R
-----------------I-------H--0-----I----------------I----------------I 
----/3---3-----3-I--3-2-0---0-----I----------------I----------------I 
----/4---4-----4-I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I----------------I 
-----------------I---------(2)----I----------------I----------------I 
-----------------I----------------I(2nd guitar)----I----------------I
-----------------I----------------(0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0)I  
                          Well I'm a ...

 E   (see above)
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I 
-----3---3-----3-I--3-2-0---------I----------------I----------------I  
-----4---4-----4-I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------2-----I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-(2nd guitar continue the same)---I----------------I----------------I  
                          I got some money ...

-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I 
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  
------(main riff again)-----------I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  
                          I got to ...

A

Well I'm a little down ....

B

Got a little ....

CHORUS:
(1:29)
    E                             D        A     E      D    A

I'm just around the corner ....Well
I'm just around the corner ....

2nd VERSE

E (4 bars under keyboard fill)

E (guitars like in 1st verse)

Been driving five hundred miles....
           A

Well I'm a little down under ...

  B

I got a little ...

CHORUS 2
(2:19)
E                             D        A     E            D    A

Just around the corner ...
(repeat 4 times)

(KEYBOARD SOLO)
(2:44)
 A                                 B

-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I 
---------H-------I----------------I----------------I-H-------H------I  
.2-Z-------------I--2-Z-----------I--4-----4-------I---------------.I 
.2-Z-------2-4-2-IZ-2-Z-----2-4-2-I--4-----4-------I----4-6-----4--.I 
-0-Z----34-------I--0-Z--34-------Ix-2-----2-------I5/6-----5/6-----I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I  


After the keyboard solo looong improvised guitar solos in
E blues scale over the chorus chord progression (E  D A).

After Bruce finds out that his audience is alive, he leads the
band to the third verse:

(6:10)
E

Well I got thrown out of work ...

A

I'm a little down ...

B

Got a little lost ....

CHORUS 3

E                             D        A   E         D   A

Just around the ....
(repeat many times)

CODA
(7:55)
 E       D   A E          D   A E          D   A E

---0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z-----I 
---0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z-----I  
-1-1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-1-Z-----I  
-2(2-2-2)0---2-2-I--------0---2-2-I--------0---2-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z-----I  
-2-----------0-2-I------------0-2-I------------0-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z-----I
-0-------------0-I--------------0-I--------------0-I--0-0-0-0-Z-----I  

-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Some symbols:

- = about 1/16th of a bar
B = bend up full step
R = release bend
P
\ = pull-off
H
/ = hammer-on
\ = slide down
/ = slide up


Comments & corrections welcome
Antti Kauppinen
akauppi@cs.joensuu.fi