Gonna Live Forever tab by Bob Catley

Tabs

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Gonna Live Forever - by Bob Catley
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Tabbed by: Andy (yalaki)
Email: [email protected]

Tuning: Standard

This is a song from the Magnum frontman's 2003 solo album "When Empires Burn".
It hasn't got the most inspiring guitar part to it (except the solos which are pretty darn good!)
but it's still a really nice song to play.

Enjoy!

Any wrong ntoes, questions, comments, requests etc: [email protected]

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Structure:

Intro
Verse 1
Chorus
Verse 2
Chorus
*key change*
Chorus (continued)
Guitar Solo
Bridge
Chorus
Outro

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******
Intro:
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"Gonna Live forever, gonna live our lives in just one day..."

Two guitar parts for the intro. One rhythm, one solo, taking alternate lines.


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7---3---5---3-------5---7---3---5--------7---7---5---3------------------|
A augmentedA|---7---3---5---3-------3---7---3---5--------7---7---5---3------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

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

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~-------------------7----3---------5-------3--------|
A augmentedA|--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3~-------------------7----3---------5-------3--------|
E MajorE|--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1~---------------------------------------------------|
  pm......................

e|----------------------------(15)pb17r15p12h15b17------15-17h19b20r19-17-15-|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5---------------7--------3----------------5-----------------------------|
A augmentedA|---3---------------7--------3----------------5-----------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|----12-15b17r15p12---------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------15------------13-------15-------13-------15~------------|
G+G|---------------------------12-14----12-14----12-14----12-14----------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---7-------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
A augmentedA|---7-------------------------------------------5---------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---17-20-15-17-15-15----15-------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------17----15-17-15-17-15----15----------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------------17----17-14-17-14----------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------------------14-17-14-17-14~|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

**

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------------17--------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------14-17-14-17-16b17-(17)----16b17--16b17-------|
A augmentedA|---15-17----------------15-17----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------15~---------15----------------------------------------------------|

**

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

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------16b17-------------------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---17-15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

********
Verse 1:
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"Don't want excuses, they're all around..."

I have done a pretty complete tab below, but I have missed out some nuances.
In particular extra strokes on the lower string - add these to give your playing
a little more rhythm. Listen carefully to the CD to get a feel for it.

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5-----------------------------|---5-5------------2--3------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---5-5----3--3----3--3---3---5----------|
A augmentedA|--3--3----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---3-3----3--3-----------3---5----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

"Like sand through my fingers, every second slips away..."

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---3---------------5----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
A augmentedA|---3---------------3----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

*******
Chorus:
*******

"Gonna live forever, gonna live our lives in just one day..."


e|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
BB|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--3----5--3----|---5--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---2----3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3---|
A augmentedA|--7--3----5--3----|---3--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---3----3--3--3-3--3--3--3--3-3---|
E MajorE|------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------------------|

********
Verse 2:
********

"No more it's ended..."

e|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|
G+G|--5--5-----------------------------|---5-5------------2--3------------------|
D MajorD|--5--5----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---5-5----3--3----3--3---3---5----------|
A augmentedA|--3--3----3--3----7--5----3--3---5-|---3-3----3--3-----------3---5----------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|----------------------------------------|

"Ain't complicated, don't throw it all away...""

e|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
BB|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
G+G|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---3---------------5----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
A augmentedA|---3---------------3----------------|---3-----------5-------7--3------------|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|

*******
Chorus:
*******

"Gonna live forever, gonna live our lives in just one day..."


e|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|--7--3----5--3----|---5--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---2---|--9--5---7--5----|
A augmentedA|--7--3----5--3----|---3--7-----3--5---|--7---7--5---3---|--9--5---7--5----|
E MajorE|------------------|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|


e|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
BB|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--7--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---4-----5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-----------|
A augmentedA|--5--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---5-----5--5--5-5--5--5--5--5-5-----------|
E MajorE|-------------------|------------------------------------------------------|

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Guitar Solo:
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Rhythm Guitar: as in chorus

e|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
BB|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
G+G|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|
D MajorD|---9--5---7--5----|---7--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---4---|---5-----5-----|
A augmentedA|---9--5---7--5----|---5--9-----5--7----|---9---9--7---5---|---5-----5-----|
E MajorE|------------------|--------------------|------------------|---------------|

Solo Guitar:

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------------15-17b19-b19r17-15-17--------------|
G+G|------------------------11----14-14b16-------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------12----------------------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---12/14-------12-14-------------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------12h14-------------------------------------------------------------|


e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|------15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---18----18-14----14-----------------------14------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------16---------16-17-16---16-17----17-16-17-16-14-16-14---------|
A augmentedA|-------------------------------------------------------------------17------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


e|----------------------------------------------------------------15b17-r15--|
BB|-------------------------------------------------10h12p10-10---------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------14b16---b16---14----14~~----------------------------|
A augmentedA|--16-17-16-14----14---------------------16---------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------17----17-----------------------------------------------------|


*******
Bridge:
*******

"With every second lost, we're running out of time..."

e|--------------------|--------------------------------|
BB|--------------------|--------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------|--------------------------------|
D MajorD|---5-------7--------|-----5--------7-------9--5------|
A augmentedA|---5-------5--------|-----5--------7-------9--5------|
E MajorE|--------------------|--------------5-----------------|

"...behind"

(You may want to play this with two guitars)

e|----------------------------|
BB|----10-7-------10-----------|
G+G|-------------9--------------|
D MajorD|--9-----------------7-------|
A augmentedA|--9-------10--------7-------|
E MajorE|----------------------------|


*************
Chorus/outro:
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"Woah! Gonna live forever..."

Fades out during the 3rd line.

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|---9--5----7--5---|---7--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--4--|
A augmentedA|---9--5----7--5---|---5--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--5--|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|---9--5----7--5---|---7--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--4--|
A augmentedA|---9--5----7--5---|---5--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--5--|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|-----------------|

e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
BB|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G+G|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|---9--5----7--5---|---7--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--4--|
A augmentedA|---9--5----7--5---|---5--9----5--7---|---9--9----7--5--|
E MajorE|------------------|------------------|-----------------|


Outro solo:

This joins in the third line of the above and immediately fades out.


e|--------------13b14~~~------------------------------15h17b19-17-15---------|
BB|----------------------------------------------15h17----------------17~~~---|
G+G|---10b11~~~~---------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------12h14b16~~~~-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------12h14~~----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------14b16-p12h14~~~~------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----16h17-19-19-16h17-19-19------------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|


| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend note
| r Release bend
| pb Prebend note
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