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Always Be My Baby  Tab by Mariah Carey

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

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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--------------------|
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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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