Tabs
This tab is all my work. Would anyone else want to take
credit for this anyway? I doubt it :)
What can I say.....As usual Tom Scholz lays down multiple
guitar tracks and layers his riffs dripping with harmony.
When I sat down to extract most of this I was doing it on
my acoustic guitar. Accordingly, I would expect the
arpeggios to be some type of standard barre chord
shape (like 
G#G#), but have some slight modal changes.
With all of the previous in mind, this is far from totally
accurate. However, it should be close enough to give you a
real good indication of what is happening in the song.
One day I may finish this with my Ibanez cranked up.
The way its meant to be played! Long live the sound surgeon
...Master Scholz
Note: Of course, it helps if you have all the SR&D equipment
to give you that Boston sound. ;)
🏷Legend
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(My comments)
(1:26) Shows the time line in the song where tab matches.
b = bent full note -the number in parenthesis is what you
should bend up to
p = pull off
h = hammer on
V = downward picking (listed above the fret board)
^ = upward picking (listed above the fret board)
~ = vibrato (shake that string :-)
< = volume pan (he is using a volume pedal)
^v^v = tremolo (use your whammy) :P
>Oooooh Ahhhh< = lyrics
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Intro
>Oooooh....<
Lead Guitar
(intro chord here - every so slightly palm muted barre chord)
(gives you that thumpy/chunky sound)
E-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--------4--------4---------4--------------4
A-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------6--------6---------6--6-6-4-6-4-6-6
D-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--6-----6--6-----6---6-----6--8-8-6-8-6-8-6
G--------------------3-5------3-5-------3-5-----------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
>Oooooh....<
>Ooooooh....<
E-------------4----------4--------------4-------------------
A-------------6----------6--------------6----6-11-11-6------
D--------6----6-----6----6-----6------3-6----8-13-13-8------
G----------3-5--------3-5-------5h6p5-----------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
>Hey, you can be so unfair<
(0:19)
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----and you know, I will remember<
>you said you'd always be there when you go<
(Arpeggio fills - my best guess with no amp to test on-
cuz its late at night and the kids are sleepin')
Chorus:
>Hey, just wanted you to know<
>I wish you were mine<
>And I, I just wanted you to know<
>I had a good time<
(this arpeggio - or something like it, repeats throughout
the chorus {and in other locations in the song})
(Sorry folks, someone with [AMP]litude needs to thrash this
one out.)
G# C# D# G#G#
v v ^ v v ^ v v ^ v v ^
E--4-----------------------------4--------------------------
A----6-------4----------6----------6------------------------
D----6--6------6--6-------6--6-----6--6---------------------
G-------5---------5----------5--------5---------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
>Ooh, I had a really good time<
(0:56) (First Lead)
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----66-66-66-66-------66-66-66-66------66-66-66-66--------
G------------------3-5--------------3-5---------------3-5-5-
B-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
(At least two guitars playing a similar lick here)
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----5h6p5-3~~~~-------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
>You can lie and I still believe it<
>It's Ok, it doesn't matter<
>I know that you really mean it<
>In your own way<
Chorus again
>Hey, I had a really good time<
(1:42)
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D-6~~~~-----------3-----------------------------------------
G-------3b(5)-3-1-----3b(5)-3-1---1-3-5-5-6-5h6p5-3-5-3h5p3-
B-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
(1:50)
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
G---1---------------10-8------------------------------------
B-----9~~~-9~~~-8-9----------------11-9-11--9h11p9-8--------
E------------------------9-8h9p8----------------------------
(2:13) (hold the bent string and play it twice)
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D---9b(10)--(10)--(10)-11---6-8-----------------------------
G----------------------------------6-8^v^v------------------
B-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
>Well, I've been in love<
>But nothing lasts forever<
>So just hold on long enough<
>And maybe you'll end up together<
>It's Alriiiiight Yeah Yeah Yeah<
(2:40)
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
B------------------11p9p8-9-9-----9-6~~~~--9-----9--9-------
E-----------------------------6-8------------6-8------6-8-8-
E-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------
B------------9-----9---9-----9------------------------------
E--8h9p8-6-----6-8-------6-8--------------------------------
>You can lie to my face and I'll believe it<
>It's OK, 'cause there's a feelin' you can't replace<
>You didn't mean it, anyway....<
Chorus out
Note: When I can plug in and crank the volume, I'll fix this
mess of tab and give you folks some more defined tab. In the
meantime get some peace of mind...
[email protected]
Other versions of I Had A Good Time
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