Always Be My Baby tab by Mariah Carey

Tabs (Ver. 2)

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 MajorE       G#m7G#m7 Aadd9Aadd9   BB     C#m7C#m7      G#m7G#m7 A augmentedA      Bsus4Bsus4
E MajorE|-4--4-----------------------------------|-4--4----------------------------------|
BB|---5-5---5h7-5---------5h7-5----------7~|---5-5---5h7-5---------(5)h7-5---------|
G+G|--4---4-4-----4-4-4-6~----------9h11-9--|--4---4-4-----4-4-4-6~------------9-9~-|
D MajorD|-----------------4----------9-9-------9~|-----------------4------------9-9----9~|
A augmentedA|-7--------------4----7----------7-------|-4--------------4----7------------7----|
E MajorE|----------------4----5----------7-------|----------------4----5------------7----|

Chorus build: (not in the song but builds to the actual instrumental chorus well)
  E MajorE     E/G# A augmentedA    A/BA/B CdimC#m7   G#m7G#m7 A augmentedA     A augmentedA F#m7/B
  PM......    .......    .........    .....
E MajorE|---------------------------0-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--0--0-0-0--0-2-|
BB|----------------2----------2-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-4--2--2-2-2--2-2-|
G+G|--------------4-2----------2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--2--2-2-2--2-2-|
D MajorD|-2---------------2-2-2-2-2-x-4-6-------6---4---2--------2-2-|
A augmentedA|-2-2-2-2-2-2-----0-0-0-0-0-2-3-4-------4--(6)--0--------0-2-|
E MajorE|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-------------------------4--------------------|

Instrumental chorus:
  E MajorE       E/G# A augmentedA      A/BA/B Cdim7Cdim7 C#m7C#m7    C#m7/G# A augmentedA       A augmentedA   A/BA/B
E MajorE|-0-0-2-0---0-2-0-------(0)h2-0---0-2-0-2(2)-4----------------------(0)h2-0---0-2-0-2-2-|
BB|-0--------0--------2---------2-0-2-----4(4)-5--5-7-5---5-7-5---2---------2-0-2-------2-|
G+G|-1--------1------4(2)-----------(2)----2----4---------4------4(2)------------2-------2-|
D MajorD|-2--------2---------2------------x-----4----6--------------------2-------------------2-|
A augmentedA|-2------------------0------------2-----3----4-------(4)----------0-----------0-------2-|
E MajorE|-0--------------4-------------------------------------------4--------------------------|

  E MajorE       E/G# A augmentedA      A/BA/B Cdim7Cdim7 C#m7C#m7    C#m7/G# A augmentedA      A augmentedA A/BA/B
E MajorE|-0-0-2-0---0-2-0-------(0)h2-0---0-2-0-2(2)-4----------------------(0)h2-0--0--2-|
BB|-0--------0--------2---------2-0-2-----4(4)-5--5-7-5---5-7-5---2---------2--2--2-|
G+G|-1--------1------4(2)-----------(2)----2----4---------4------4(2)-----------2--2-|
D MajorD|-2--------2---------2------------x-----4----6--------------------2----------2--2-|
A augmentedA|-2------------------0------------2-----3----4-------(4)----------0----------0--2-|
E MajorE|-0--------------4-------------------------------------------4--------------------|

Verse:
  E MajorE  B/D#B/D# C#m7C#m7 G#m7G#m7 Amaj7Amaj7  F#m7/A F#m7/B Bsus2Bsus2
E MajorE|-4-----------------4---0--------2------2---2-|
BB|-5------4---5------4---2--------2------2---2-|
G+G|-4------4---4------4---1--------2------2---4-|
D MajorD|-6----------6------4---2--------2------2---4-|
A augmentedA|-7------6---4------6---0--------0------2---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------4------------2------------|

  E MajorE  B/D#B/D# C#m7C#m7 G#m7G#m7 Amaj7Amaj7  F#sus4F#sus4 F#m7/B Bsus4Bsus4
E MajorE|-4----------4------4---0-----------2------2---2-|
BB|-5------7---5------4---2-----------2------2---5-|
G+G|-4------4---4------4---1-----------4------2---4-|
D MajorD|-6-----------------4---2-----------2------2---4-|
A augmentedA|-7------6---4------6---0-----------4------2---2-|
E MajorE|-0-----------------4---------------2------------|

Chorus: (the second time i play the instrumental chorus until C#m7C#m7)
  E MajorE    E/G# A augmentedA    A/BA/B CdimC#m7     G#m7G#m7 A augmentedA    A augmentedA F#m7/B
   PM...     .....          ...    .....
E MajorE|---------------0--0-0-0--0-2-4---(4)------4-4-4--0--0-0-0--0--2-|
BB|-5-5-5-5-5-----2--2-2-2--2-4-5---(5)-x----5-5-4--2--2-2-2--2--2-|
G+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 MajorD|-2-------2--2---2--------x-4-6---------x------4---2--------2--2-|
A augmentedA|-2-------2--x---0--------2-3-4-h7-4-----------6---0--------0--2-|
E MajorE|-0-------0--4---------------------------4-----4-----------------|

end of first chorus:
  E MajorE   G#m7G#m7 A augmentedA   E MajorE   G#m7G#m7 A augmentedA  A augmentedA F#m7/B
E MajorE|-----------------------4-----------0-2-|
BB|----------------------5------------2-2-|
G+G|--------4-6~---------4----4-6~-----2-2-|
D MajorD|-2~----------------2~--------------2-x-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------0-2-|
E MajorE|-0~-----4-5~-------0~-----4-5~---------|

Bridge:
  C#m7C#m7   G#G# F#7F#7     G#G# A augmentedA     G#m7G#m7 A/BA/B A/C
E MajorE|-----------4--2--------2--4------------------------|
BB|-----5-----4--2--2--2--2--4-----5-----5--4----2--2-|
G+G|----4------5--3----4---3--5--4h6—-4h6~6--4----2--2-|
D MajorD|---6-----------------------------7-----------------|
A augmentedA|-4--------------------------------------------2--3-|
E MajorE|-----------4--2--------2--4--5--------5--4---------|

 C#m7C#m7     G#G# F#7F#7       G#G# A augmentedA         Bsus4Bsus4 Csus4Csus4
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB|--5------5----------2-0h2--2-0h2------2-0h2--2-0h2-5-----7-------8----8----|
G+G|--6-4h6--6-4h6-----4-3---3--3--------2-2---2--2----6-8----8-9-------10-----|
D MajorD|-6-6---6--6------------------------------------------9-11-9-10-12-12---10\-|
A augmentedA|4-------4---------------------------0-------0--------------------------10\-|
E MajorE|--------------4-2---------2------4--------------------7-------8--------8-\-|

Chorus: (x4) (2 chorus and 2 chorus outros)
  FF     Am7Am7 Bb majorBb  Bb/CC#dim Dm7Dm7      Am7Am7 Bb majorBb    Bb majorBb Gm7/C
   PM.......   .....           ...    .....
E MajorE|-1-1-1-1-1-1------6-6-6-3--3--5~--(5)-------5-5--0-----1-1-1--1--3-|
BB|-1-1-1-1-1-1------6-6-6-3--5--6~--(6)-x-----6-6--1--3--3-3-3--3--3-|
G+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 MajorD|-3--------------8-------3--5--7~--------x-7------2---3--------3--3-|
A augmentedA|-3--------------8-------3--4--5-h8-5------0------0---1--------1--3-|
E MajorE|-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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