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Always Be My Baby  Tab by Mariah Carey

Always Be My Baby tab by Mariah Carey (Ver. 2)

Guitar Tab

standard tuning
guitar strings and bass are consolidated to be played on one guitar - it's hard though!
transcribed by daniel paul

Intro: (2x)
   E              G#m7 Aadd9      B         C#m7           G#m7 A            Bsus4
E|-4--4-----------------------------------|-4--4----------------------------------|
B|---5-5---5h7-5---------5h7-5----------7~|---5-5---5h7-5---------(5)h7-5---------|
G|--4---4-4-----4-4-4-6~----------9h11-9--|--4---4-4-----4-4-4-6~------------9-9~-|
D|-----------------4----------9-9-------9~|-----------------4------------9-9----9~|
A|-7--------------4----7----------7-------|-4--------------4----7------------7----|
E|----------------4----5----------7-------|----------------4----5------------7----|

Chorus build: (not in the song but builds to the actual instrumental chorus well)
   E         E/G# A       A/B CdimC#m7     G#m7 A         A F#m7/B
    PM......        .......       .........       .....
E|---------------------------0-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0--0-0-0--0-2-|
B|----------------2----------2-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--2--2-2-2--2-2-|
G|--------------4-2----------2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2-2-2--2-2-|
D|-2---------------2-2-2-2-2-x-4-6-------6---4---2--------2-2-|
A|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-2-3-4-------4--(6)--0--------0-2-|
E|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-------------------------4--------------------|
Instrumental chorus:
   E             E/G# A            A/B  Cdim7 C#m7       C#m7/G# A             A      A/B
E|-0-0-2-0---0-2-0-------(0)h2-0---0-2-0-2(2)-4----------------------(0)h2-0---0-2-0-2-2-|
B|-0--------0--------2---------2-0-2-----4(4)-5--5-7-5---5-7-5---2---------2-0-2-------2-|
G|-1--------1------4(2)-----------(2)----2----4---------4------4(2)------------2-------2-|
D|-2--------2---------2------------x-----4----6--------------------2-------------------2-|
A|-2------------------0------------2-----3----4-------(4)----------0-----------0-------2-|
E|-0--------------4-------------------------------------------4--------------------------|

   E             E/G# A            A/B  Cdim7 C#m7       C#m7/G# A            A A/B
E|-0-0-2-0---0-2-0-------(0)h2-0---0-2-0-2(2)-4----------------------(0)h2-0--0--2-|
B|-0--------0--------2---------2-0-2-----4(4)-5--5-7-5---5-7-5---2---------2--2--2-|
G|-1--------1------4(2)-----------(2)----2----4---------4------4(2)-----------2--2-|
D|-2--------2---------2------------x-----4----6--------------------2----------2--2-|
A|-2------------------0------------2-----3----4-------(4)----------0----------0--2-|
E|-0--------------4-------------------------------------------4--------------------|

Verse:
   E    B/D# C#m7  G#m7 Amaj7   F#m7/A F#m7/B Bsus2
E|-4-----------------4---0--------2------2---2-|
B|-5------4---5------4---2--------2------2---2-|
G|-4------4---4------4---1--------2------2---4-|
D|-6----------6------4---2--------2------2---4-|
A|-7------6---4------6---0--------0------2---2-|
E|-0-----------------4------------2------------|

   E    B/D# C#m7  G#m7 Amaj7    F#sus4 F#m7/B Bsus4
E|-4----------4------4---0-----------2------2---2-|
B|-5------7---5------4---2-----------2------2---5-|
G|-4------4---4------4---1-----------4------2---4-|
D|-6-----------------4---2-----------2------2---4-|
A|-7------6---4------6---0-----------4------2---2-|
E|-0-----------------4---------------2------------|

Chorus: (the second time i play the instrumental chorus until C#m7)
   E        E/G# A       A/B CdimC#m7         G#m7 A        A F#m7/B
     PM...          .....                   ...       .....
E|---------------0--0-0-0--0-2-4---(4)------4-4-4--0--0-0-0--0--2-|
B|-5-5-5-5-5-----2--2-2-2--2-4-5---(5)-x----5-5-4--2--2-2-2--2--2-|
G|-4-4-4-4-4--4--2--2-2-2--2-2-4---(6)-x-x--4-4-4--2--2-2----2--2-|
D|-2-------2--2---2--------x-4-6---------x------4---2--------2--2-|
A|-2-------2--x---0--------2-3-4-h7-4-----------6---0--------0--2-|
E|-0-------0--4---------------------------4-----4-----------------|

end of first chorus:
   E     G#m7 A     E      G#m7 A    A F#m7/B
E|-----------------------4-----------0-2-|
B|----------------------5------------2-2-|
G|--------4-6~---------4----4-6~-----2-2-|
D|-2~----------------2~--------------2-x-|
A|-----------------------------------0-2-|
E|-0~-----4-5~-------0~-----4-5~---------|

Bridge:
   C#m7      G# F#7         G# A          G#m7  A/B A/C
E|-----------4--2--------2--4------------------------|
B|-----5-----4--2--2--2--2--4-----5-----5--4----2--2-|
G|----4------5--3----4---3--5--4h6—-4h6~6--4----2--2-|
D|---6-----------------------------7-----------------|
A|-4--------------------------------------------2--3-|
E|-----------4--2--------2--4--5--------5--4---------|

  C#m7         G# F#7              G# A                 Bsus4  Csus4
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--5------5----------2-0h2--2-0h2------2-0h2--2-0h2-5-----7-------8----8----|
G|--6-4h6--6-4h6-----4-3---3--3--------2-2---2--2----6-8----8-9-------10-----|
D|-6-6---6--6------------------------------------------9-11-9-10-12-12---10\-|
A|4-------4---------------------------0-------0--------------------------10\-|
E|--------------4-2---------2------4--------------------7-------8--------8-\-|

Chorus: (x4) (2 chorus and 2 chorus outros)
   F          Am7 Bb    Bb/CC#dim Dm7            Am7 Bb        Bb Gm7/C
     PM.......      .....                     ...        .....
E|-1-1-1-1-1-1------6-6-6-3--3--5~--(5)-------5-5--0-----1-1-1--1--3-|
B|-1-1-1-1-1-1------6-6-6-3--5--6~--(6)-x-----6-6--1--3--3-3-3--3--3-|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-5--7-7-7-7-3--3--5~--(5)-x-x---5-5--0--3--3-3-3--3--3-|
D|-3--------------8-------3--5--7~--------x-7------2---3--------3--3-|
A|-3--------------8-------3--4--5-h8-5------0------0---1--------1--3-|
E|-1-----------5--6--------------------------------------------------|



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| PM = palm mute
| b = full step bend
| b¼ = quarter step bend
| b½ = half step bend
| pre = bend note before striking
| ½pre = bend one half step before striking
| brp = bend, release bend, then pull off
| r = reverse bend
| p = pull off
| h = hammer on
| v = vibrato
| / = slide up
| \ = slidedown

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