I Want It That Way tab by Backstreet Boys

Tabs

Artists:	Backstreet Boys
Album:		Millennium
Song:		"I Want It That Way"

Capo on 2nd fret. This is a good song for the most part. I don't
"love" the Backstreet Boys but some of their music is okay.

I fit the tab to a normal sized piece of paper in size 9 Courier New.
Any gripes, complaints, or even complements, send to:
[email protected].

Note: Verse 2 and 2nd Verse are different things, just like Post-Chorus
2 and 2nd Post-Chorus. Notation at very bottom.


Intro / Verse:

Riff A:
(Vocal Patterns at Bottom)
Play 5 times
  E minorEm (F#m*)    Em6Em6 (F#m6*)   C majorC (D*)      G+G (A*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-------0-----0-|---1-p-0-------|-----------1---|----------3----|
G+G|----------0----|----------0----|------0--------|-------0-----0-|
D MajorD|----2----------|---------------|---------------|----0----------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|---------------|
E MajorE|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|

1st time:

Then play first Pre-Chorus.

2nd time (also play Rhy. Fig. 1 three times on Guitar II):

** = Lyrics are sung at the end of the Pre/Post-Chrous just before.
Then play second Pre-Chorus.

Rhy. Fig. 1
  E minorEm (F#m*)    E minorEm (F#m*)    C majorC (D*)      G+G (A*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-1----1----1---|-3----3----3---|
G+G|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|
D MajorD|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-0----0----0---|
A augmentedA|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-3----3----3---|-2----2----2---|
E MajorE|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|---------------|-3----3----3---|

3rd time (also play Rhy. Fig. 2 three times on Guitar II):

Then play second Post-Chorus.

Pre/Post-Chorus:

Riff BB
Play 1 time
  E minorEm (F#m*)    Em6Em6 (F#m6*)   C majorC (D*)      G+G (A*)
e|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-0-----0-----0-|---1-p-0-------|-1-------------|-3-------------|
G+G|-0--------0----|----------0----|-0-------------|-0-------------|
D MajorD|-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-0-------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-2-------------|
E MajorE|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|

1st time:
 "I      want    ...

Pre:	Then play Verse 2nd Time.
Post:	Then play third Verse (play only Rhy. Fig. 1, and play it once).

2nd time:
 "I      want    ...

Pre:	Then play first Chorus (play Rhy. Fig. 1 also with Riff BB).
Post: Then play first Chorus.

Post-Chorus 2:

Rhy. Fig. 2
  E minorEm (F#m*)    E minorEm (F#m*)    B5B5 (C#5*)    B5B5 (C#5*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|---------------|---------------|
G+G|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-4-------------|-4-------------|
D MajorD|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-4-------------|-4-------------|
A augmentedA|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2-------------|-2-------------|
E MajorE|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|---------------|---------------|

1wt time (for Post-Chorus 2):
 "I      want    ....

Then play Bridge.

Chorus:

Rhy. Fig. 3
Play 3 times
  C majorC (D*)      C majorC (D*)     E minorEm (F#m*)    G+G (A*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-----------1-1-|--1--1--1--1---|-0----0----0---|-3----3----3---|
G+G|-----------0-0-|--0--0--0--0---|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|
D MajorD|-----------2-2-|--2--2--2--2---|-2----2----2---|-0----0----0---|
A augmentedA|-----------3-3-|--3--3--3--3---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|-0----0----0---|-3----3----3---|

1st time:

Then play first Post-Chorus.

After second time playing Chorus, play Post-Chorus 2.


Bridge (Play after Post-Chorus 2):

  E minorEm (F#m*)    E minor 7Em7 (F#m7*)   C majorC (D*)     C majorC (D*)
e|-0----0--------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-0-------------|--------3------|--------1------|---------------|
G+G|-0-------0-----|-----0------0--|-----0---------|---------------|
D MajorD|-2-------------|--2------------|---------------|--2----0-------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|--3------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Then there is a break, still singing (the parenthesis denote Fill 1
played with the lyrics inside):
  "You are my fire. The one desire. (You are), You are, You are, You
are."

Fill 1
  E minorEm (F#m*)
e|---------------|
BB|---------------|
G+G|-----0---------|
D MajorD|-2-------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|

Then play Fill 2.


Fill 2 (Two Guitars):

  E minorEm (F#m*)    Em6Em6 (F#m6*)   A augmentedA (B*)     A augmentedA (B*)
e|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-0-----0-----0-|---1-p-0-------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|-0--------0----|----------0----|-2-------------|---------------|
D MajorD|-2--2----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |                                |
 |                                |
 | E minorEm (F#m*)    Em6Em6 (F#m6*)   A augmentedA (B*)     A augmentedA (B*)    |
e|------------3--|--------7------|-5-------------|---------------|
BB|-5-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

                   Don't wanna' hear you say,

Then play Chorus 2 [Change keys (E minorEm - F# minorF#m)].


Chorus 2:

Rhy. Fig. 4
Play 3 times
  D MajorD (E*)      D MajorD (E*)     F# minorF#m (G#m*)   A augmentedA (B*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-----------3-3-|--3--3--3--3---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
G+G|-----------2-2-|--2--2--2--2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
D MajorD|-----------0-0-|--0--0--0--0---|-4----4----4---|-2----2----2---|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|-4----4----4---|-0----0----0---|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|-2----2----2---|---------------|

1st time:

Then play Post-Chorus 3.


Post-Chorus 3:

Rhy. Fig. 5
  F# minorF#m (G#m*)    F# minorF#m (G#m*)   D MajorD (E*)     A augmentedA (B*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-3----3----3---|-2----2----2---|
G+G|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
D MajorD|-4----4----4---|-4----4----4---|-0----0----0---|-2----2----2---|
A augmentedA|-4----4----4---|-4----4----4---|---------------|-0----0----0---|
E MajorE|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|---------------|---------------|

1st time:
 "I      want    ...

2nd time:
 "I      want   ...

Then play Chorus 2, then Post-Chorus 3, then Chorus 2 again, then Rhy.
Fig. 6.


Rhy. Fig. 6

  F# minorF#m (G#m*)           D MajorD (E*)     A augmentedA (B*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|-2-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-2-------------|
G+G|-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|
D MajorD|-4-------------|---------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|
A augmentedA|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|
E MajorE|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

1st time:
 "I      want    ...

Then play Rhy. Fig. 7 to end the song.


Rhy. Fig. 7

  F# minorF#m (G#m*)    F# minorF#m (G#m*)   D MajorD (E*)     A augmentedA (B*)
e|---------------|-2---5---------|---------------|-5-------------|
BB|-2-------------|---------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|
G+G|-2-------------|---------------|-4-------------|-2-------------|
D MajorD|-4-------------|----------4----|-2-------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

1st time:
 "I      want    ...

* = What chord is implied by tonality.




Vocal Patterns:

Before now I've never been able to do this (voice - guitar) but now I
attempting. Vocals are not to the song rhythm.

e|---------------|
BB|--0------------|
G+G|-------2---0---|
D MajorD|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G+G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|----------0----|
D MajorD|---2-----------|---------2--0--|---2-----------|------2-----0--|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G+G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|-------2----0--|
D MajorD|---2-----------|---------2--0--|---2-----------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G+G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|---------------|
D MajorD|---2-----------|------2-----0--|---2-----------|--------2---0--|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G+G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|--------2---0--|
D MajorD|---2-----------|------2-----0--|-2----2--------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-----1-------------|
G+G|--0------------|-------------------0-------0--|
D MajorD|---------------|-----------------------4------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-----1-------------|
G+G|--0------------|-------------------0-------0--|
D MajorD|---------------|-----------------------4------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|


e|---------------|--------------------------------|
BB|---------------|--3---1---1---1-----------------|
G+G|--0------0-----|-----------------0--------0---0-|
D MajorD|------2--------|---------------------4----------|
A augmentedA|---------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
BB|-------------0-|---------------|
G+G|------0--------|--2----0-------|
D MajorD|-2-------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|
 "I  want  ...

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G+G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|----------0----|
D MajorD|---2-----------|---------2--0--|---2-----------|------2-----0--|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|------0--------|------------0--|---------------|--0------------|
G+G|--0-------0----|---0---2-------|0---------0----|-------2----0--|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|-----2---------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-------------------|
G+G|--0------------|----------------0----------0--|
D MajorD|---------------|--------------------4--4------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-------------------|
G+G|--0------------|----------------0----------0--|
D MajorD|---------------|--------------------4--4------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|--------------------------------|
BB|---------------|--3---1---1---------------------|
G+G|--0------0-----|--------------2--0--------0---2-|
D MajorD|------2--------|---------------------4----------|
A augmentedA|---------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|------3--------|---------------|
BB|-5-----------0-|--0----0-------|
G+G|------0--------|---------------|
D MajorD|-2-------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|-0-----0-----0-|--0---0-----0--|--0--0---0-0---|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|-0-----0-----0-|--0--0---0---4-|--2------2-----|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|-0-----0-----0-|--0---0-----0--|-0----0--0---0-|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G+G|--0----0----0--|-0--0------3---|-3-------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|


e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G+G|----------0----|---------2--0--|----------0----|-------2---0---|
D MajorD|---2-----------|---------------|---2-----------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|------------3-0|
G+G|-----0-------0-|-----2---0-----|
D MajorD|-2-------2-----|-4-------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|
               &
e|---------------|-5-----3---5---|
BB|---5-----5--5--|---------------|
G+G|---------------|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|

& = Carry this note into next measures.




e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---5-----5--5--|---------------|---2-----------|
G+G|---------------|--2---2---4----|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---5-----5--5--|---------------|---2-----------|
G+G|---------------|--2---2---4----|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
BB|---5-----5--5--|---------------|---2-----------|
G+G|---------------|-2---2--4----4-|---------------|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
BB|---2-----3---2-|---------------|
G+G|---------------|--4--------2---|
D MajorD|---------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|------2--5---5-|--5-----3---3-----------------|
G+G|--2------------|-----------------2--2--1---2--|
D MajorD|---------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|--5---2---5--5-|--5-----3--3------------------|
G+G|---------------|----------------2---2--1---2--|
D MajorD|---------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|--------------------------------|
BB|---------------|--5---3---3---------------------|
G+G|--2-------2----|--------------4--2---1----1---2-|
D MajorD|------4--------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
BB|-------------2-|---------------|
G+G|-------2-------|---4---2-------|
D MajorD|-4-------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|------2--5---5-|--5-----3---3-----------------|
G+G|--2------------|-----------------2--2--1---2--|
D MajorD|---------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
BB|---------------|--5-----3--3------------------|
G+G|---------------|----------------2---2--1---2--|
D MajorD|---------------|------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|--------------------------------|
BB|---------------|--5---3---3---------------------|
G+G|--2-------2----|--------------4--2---1----1---2-|
D MajorD|------4--------|--------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|--------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
BB|-------------2-|---------------|
G+G|-------2-------|---4---2-------|
D MajorD|-4-------------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
BB|---------------|---2-----------|
G+G|-------------2-|--------4----2-|
D MajorD|--4----4-------|---------------|
A augmentedA|---------------|---------------|
E MajorE|---------------|---------------|

Fin

This took me 2 or 3 days. I thought it would be nice to do a new song.
 If there are any problems in this document, or you have a request of a
song you would like tabbed (I'll try to do it), please email me at:
[email protected]

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