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On The Border by Eagles

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Eagles
On the Border
1974


GUITAR 1:  Electric, plays distorted parts in intro and chorus,
		plus half the verse riff.
GUITAR 2:  Electric with a funky effect, plays the stuff behind
		the verses and does the solo.
GUITAR 3:  Rhythm electric playing chords during intro	and chorus,
		plus half of verse riff.


------------------------------------------------------------------------
INTRO:
  Chord diagramC# minorC#m  Chord diagramBB	   Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramA augmentedA	    Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE		 Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
GUITAR 1:
  +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5-----5---------|-2-----0---------|
G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-6-----4---------|-2-----1---------|
D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-7-----6---------|-2-----2---------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2:
e:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5-----4---------|-0-----0---------|
B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5-----5---------|-2-----0---------|
G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-6-----4---------|-2-----1---------|
D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-7-----6---------|-2-----2---------|
A:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-7-----7---------|-0-----2---------|
E:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5---------------|-------0---------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Chord diagramC# minorC#m  Chord diagramBB		  Chord diagramA augmentedA	    Chord diagramBB   Chord diagramC# minorC#m	 Chord diagramDmDm  Chord diagramD#dimD#dim
GUITAR 1:
  +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10----10--------|
G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-8-----9---------|-10----11--------|
D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-9-----11--------|-12----13--------|
A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
GUITAR 2:
e:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10--------------|
B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10--------------|
G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-8-----9---------|-10----11--------|
D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-9-----11--------|-12----13--------|
A:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-9-----11--------|-12----12--------|
E:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10----11--------|
------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's the part behind the verse (GUITAR 2). I have no idea what
effect he has on there, but I think there's a little distortion
and maybe a little wah. Anywhere you see RIFF, GUITAR 1 and 3 play
the riff shown here.

  Cruisin down the center...
						  RIFF
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +      +
e:---------------------------|--------------------------------11^~~|
B:---------------------------|---------------------10h11h12--------|
G:----9-----7-----9----------|------------9~~~---------------------|
D:-----------------------8p7-|-----7-------------------------------|
A:---------------------------|-10-----10---------------------------|
E:---------------------------|-------------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Wond'rin' who is really...
                         RIFF
  +   +   +   +     +   +   +    +
e:---------------------------|-------------------------------|
B:---------------------------|-------------------------------|
G:----9-----7-----9----------|-------------------9-----------|
D:-----------------------8p7-|-----7---------------------8p7-|
A:---------------------------|-10-----10--7~~~---------------|
E:---------------------------|-------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Mindin' my business, along comes...
                          RIFF     1/2
  +   +   +   +     +   +    +      +
e:---------------------------|---------------------------------11^~~|
B:---------------------------|----------------------10h11h12--------|
G:----9-----7-----9----------|------------9~~~----------------------|
D:-.---------------------8p7-|-----7--------------------------------|
A:-10------------------------|-10-----10----------------------------|
E:---------------------------|--------------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
...son you'd better get on one side or the other___
  +   +   +   +     +      +    +    +
e:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
B:-----------------------8---|-10-----10h11p10p8---------------------|
G:----9-----7-----9----------|-------------------9-------------------|
D:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Here's the riff heard during the verse.
GUITAR 1 plays the top.
GUITAR 3 plays the bottom.

			RIFF
  +    +    +    +
e:--------------------------.-------|
B:----------------------7h8h9-------|
G:----------------------7h8h9-------|
D:----------------------------------|
A:----------------------------------|
E:----------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now, we get to the chorus. GUITAR 1 and 3
are going here, with GUITAR 1 playing the
tab below, and GUITAR 3 playing the chords.
Right after this, they go into another verse
and chorus, then they go to the bridge.

  side or the other        I'm out on the border        I'm walking the line
		   Chord diagramBB		    Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE		 Chord diagramBB		  Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
                      1/2                  1/2
  +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D:-----------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7----2~~-------|
A:-----------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|
E:-----------4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-0~~-4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-----4-5-6-|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Don't you tell me bout your....    I'm tryin to change this....
  Chord diagramBB		   Chord diagramA augmentedA	  Chord diagramE MajorE		Chord diagramBB		 Chord diagramA augmentedA   Chord diagramE MajorE
             1/2                 1/2
  +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +  +
e:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
B:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
G:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------|
D:-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|
A:-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7----2---------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7------------7~|
E:-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-0---4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-0---7-9---|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
divisi: GUITAR 2 plays top, GUITAR 1 plays bottom

  +   +   +   +    +  +  +  +
e:--------------------------|---------------------|
B:----------17~~~-------17~~|~~~~~~~~~\\\---------|
G:---16--18------16--18-----|---------------------|
D:--------------------------|---------------------|
A:~~--------7~~~--------7~~~|~~~~~~~~~\\\---------|
E:---7---9-------7---9------|---------------------|

During the second verse, the last part doesn't happen,
it goes right into the bridge.


------------------------------------------------------------------------

Here's the bridge. Chord diagramA augmentedA lot of what you hear
is bass, and I haven't notated that.
GUITAR 1 and 3 play the bottome line
  (with divisi where indicated).
GUITAR 2 plays the top.

    Never mind your name...
  +  +  +  +   +  +  +   +   +  +  +  +
e:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
B:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
G:-----4-----6----7--|---------6--6----4~|~~-9---7---9--------|
D:-----6-----7----9--|---------7--7----6~|~~--------------8p7-|
A:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
	   .
e:-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
B:-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----|
G:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
D:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
A:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
E:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                       Never mind your face...
                   1/2
  +    +    +      +     +  +  +  +   +  +  +   +
e:----------------------------------11^~|~~\\---------------|-------------------|
B:------------------------10h11h12------|-------------------|-------------------|
G:-------------9~~~~~-------------------|-----4-----6----7--|---------6--6----6-|
D:-----7--------------------------------|-----6-----7----9--|---------7--7----7-|
A:-10------10---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
						  .
e:--------------------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~|
B:--------------------------------------|-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~|
G:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
                          And we wanna know, whose wing....
  +  +  +  +    +  +  +    +   +  +  +  +   +  +  +   +
e:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B:--------------------|------------------------|-----------.-------|-------------------|
G:---9---7---9--------|---------9--------------|-----------6----7--|---------6--6----4~|
D:----------------8p7-|----7----------8p7----7-|-----------7----9--|---------7--7----6~|
A:--------------------|-10---10-----------10---|---7---------------|-------------------|
E:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
							  .
e:~~~~~~~~~-----------|------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~|
B:~~~~~~~~~-----------|------------------------|-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~|
G:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
							You'd better step to the right....
  +  +  +  +     +  +    +  +     +  +  +  +   +  +  +   +
e:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
B:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
G:~~-9---7---9----------|----9-----7-----9----------|-----4-----6-----7-|---------6--6----4-|
D:~~----------------8p7-|-----------------------8p7-|-----6-----7-----9-|---------7--7----6-|
A:---------------10-----|-10-----------------10-----|-10----------------|-------------------|
E:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
      divisi 1/2 prebend  1/2 prebend
e:~~~~~~~~~~-------^10~r|p7-------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~|
B:~~~~~~~~~~-------^10~r|p8-------^11rp8------------|-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~|
G:----------------------|---------^11rp8------------|-------------------|-------------------|
D:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
E:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
  hard_______
  +  +  +  +
e:-----------------|
B:-----------------|
G:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
D:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
A:-----------------|
E:-----------------|

e:~~~~~~~~~~-------|
B:~~~~~~~~~~-------|
G:-----------------|
D:-----------------|
A:-----------------|
E:-----------4-5-6-|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
Now we go to the chorus, and then to the solo.
The two measures I have here repeat all the way
till the end, it finally just fades out. Play
around with this a little, cause of course
Leadon does:

  Chord diagramE MajorE         1/2                1/2
  +    +.     +   +     +    +    +    +
e:---------12------------------------|---------.------------.----------|
B:-----------------------------------|---------14-----12^---14---------|
G:-----------------12^---------------|---------------------------------|
D:----14------14---------14--14~~~~--|-12--14------14---------------12~|
A:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


------------------------------------------------------------------------
  Chord diagramE MajorE         1/2
  +    +.     +   +     +    +    +    +
e:---------12------------------------|---------.-----------------------|
B:-----------------------------------|---------14-----12\\\\-----------|
G:-----------------12^---------------|---------------------------------|
D:~~~-14------14---------14--14~~~~--|-12--14------14------------------|
A:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
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