Tonights The Night tab by Rod Stewart

Tabs

Tuning: Standard (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE)

Difficulty: Intermediate

Intro:

e|--12/-7------------------10----------------------------------------0----4--|
BB|--12/-8----8---------10-----------------6--------------------------3----5--|
G+G|------------9------10--10-----------7-----7------------5-7b8r7p5---4----4--|
D MajorD|----------------/12---------------6---6-----6------5/7-----------7/5----6--|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------8-------------8--7-----------------0-------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


 Verse Chords
   BB   EMaj7Emaj7  C# minorC#m   F#F#   G# minorG#m   A#*   C# minorC#m   D MajorD   Gm7Gm7
e|----2-------4-------4-------2-------4-------6-------4-------5-------7------|
BB|----4-------4-------5-------2-------4-------7-------5-------7-------7------|
G+G|----4-------4-------6-------3-------4-------x-------6-------7-------7------|
D MajorD|----4-------2-------6-------4-------6-------8-------6-------7-------5------|
A augmentedA|----2---------------4-------4-------6-------8-------4-------5--------------|
E MajorE|----------------------------2-------4-------6------------------------------|

Verse:

 BB     EMaj7Emaj7
Stay away from my window
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--6b8--6b8~---------|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|
 BB     EMaj7Emaj7
Stay away from my back door too
e|--------------------|
BB|--5p4----5p4--------|
G+G|------6------6p4~---|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|
 BB     EMaj7Emaj7
Disconnect the telephone line
e|--------------------|
BB|--------------------|
G+G|--6b8--6b8--6b8~----|
D MajorD|--------------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------|
 BB     EMaj7Emaj7
Relax baby and draw that blind

 Cm7Cm7  F#F#  G# minorG#m  A#*

Verse:

 BB          EMaj7Emaj7
Kick off your shoes and sit right down
 BB        EMaj7Emaj7
Loosen off that pretty French gown
 BB        EMaj7Emaj7
Let me pour you a good long drink
 BB        EMaj7Emaj7
Oh baby don't you hesitate cause

Chorus:

 BB      EMaj7Emaj7
Tonights the night
 BB      G# minorG#m
It's gonna be alright
    C# minorC#m
Cause I love you girl
    EMaj7Emaj7        BB
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now
 F#F#

Verse:

 BB     EMaj7Emaj7
C'mon angel my hearts on fire
 BB     EMaj7Emaj7
Don't deny your man's desire
 BB       EMaj7Emaj7
You'd be a fool to stop this tide
 BB     EMaj7Emaj7
Spread your wings and let me come inside

Chorus:

 BB      EMaj7Emaj7
Tonights the night
 BB      G# minorG#m
It's gonna be alright
    C# minorC#m
Cause I love you girl
    EMaj7Emaj7        BB
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now
 F#F#

Solo ?hords:

 D MajorD  Gmaj7Gmaj7  D MajorD  Gmaj7Gmaj7
 BB  EMaj7Emaj7  F#F#

Verse:

 BB         EMaj7Emaj7
Don't say a word my virgin child
 BB         EMaj7Emaj7
Just let your inhibitions run wild
 BB       EMaj7Emaj7
The secret is about to unfold
 BB       EMaj7Emaj7
Upstairs before the night's too old

Chorus:

 BB      EMaj7Emaj7
Tonights the night
 BB      G# minorG#m
It's gonna be alright
    C# minorC#m
Cause I love you girl
    EMaj7Emaj7        BB
Ain't nobody gonna stop us now
 F#F#


 Solo: (Harmonized in MAJ 3rds)
  BB        EMaj7Emaj7       BB        EMaj7Emaj7
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17b19-17b19---17-16-17-17b19~------17b19-17b19---17-16-17-17b19br17------|
G+G|--18b20-18b20---18-16-18-18b20~------18b20-18b20---18-16-18-18b20br18--13~-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14~-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB        EMaj7Emaj7       BB        F#F#
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--17b19-17b19---17-16-17-17b19~------17b19-17b19---17-16-17-17b19br17------|
G+G|--18b20-18b20---18-16-18-18b20~------18b20-18b20---18-16-18-18b20br18--13~-|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------------------------------14~-|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  BB        EMaj7Emaj7       BB        EMaj7Emaj7
e|--------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19-------19--|
BB|--19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19-19b21-19--|
G+G|--18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20----18b20-----|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
  BB        EMaj7Emaj7       BB        F#F#
e|-----19b21br19~-------19b21~------------19b21br19~-------19b21~-19b21~-----|
BB|--21-19b21br19~----21-19b21~---------21-19b21br19~----21-19b21~-19b21~-----|
G+G|--20---------------20----------------20------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


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| x  Dead note
| h  Hammer-on
| p  Pull-off
| b  Bend
| br Bend release
| /  Slide up
| \  Slide down
| ~  Vibrato

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