Tabs
Precious Pain
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>From Melissa Etheridge's first album. The basic picking pattern is:
e ---------*--------|| e ---------*--------||
BB -------------*-*--|| BB -------------*-*--||
G+G --------------*--.||for F&G G+G ------*-------*--.||for Am&C
D MajorD ------*----------.|| D MajorD ----*------------.||
A augmentedA ----*-------------|| A augmentedA -*----------------||
E MajorE -*----------------|| E MajorE ------------------||
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 1 2
and from the halfway through the first verse on, pretty much the whole
song follows this pattern. The intro and first line use a different
picking pattern (which is more difficult to follow AND keep time AND sing
to), so I suggest getting used to the core pattern before trying the
intro/1st verse.
[intro]:
C majorC /c /b
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB -----------------1------------------------------------------------|
G+G ---------0----0----0---0-------0--------0-----0------0-------0----|
D MajorD ------2------2-2-----2-------2-------2-------2-2---2-------0------|
A augmentedA -3-----------------------3-------3---------------3-------2--------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A minorAm
e -------------0------0------------------------0--------------------|
BB -------3p1-----1-----1---3p1-----------3p1-----1------------------|
G+G -----2-----------2----2------2-------2-----------2----------------|
D MajorD ---2-------------------------------2------------------------------|
A augmentedA -0-------------------------------0---------------------------0-2--|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ . ^ .
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
C majorC /c /b
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB -----------------1------------------------------------------------|
G+G ---------0----0----0---0-------0--------0-----0------0-------0----|
D MajorD ------2------2-2-----2-------2-------2-------2-2---2-------0------|
A augmentedA -3-----------------------3-------3---------------3-------2--------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
eve-ry-body's got ...
A minorAm /a /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
G+G ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA -0---------------0---------------0---------------0-------0---2----|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
n m where ...
C majorC /c /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1-----1-------1----|
G+G ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0----|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2--------------2-------0------|
A augmentedA -3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------2--------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
eve-ry-body clings ...
A minorAm /a /g (/e)
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
G+G ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA -0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------3----0---|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
evrbdy hides ...
FF /f /g
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
G+G --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------|
D MajorD ------3---------------3---------------3---------------------------|
A augmentedA ----3---------------3---------------3-----------------------------|
E MajorE -1---------------1---------------1---------------1-------3--------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
oooooh ...
A minorAm /g /e
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1------------1----------------1-1------------------|
G+G ------2-------2-------2------0h2------2-------2-------------------|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA -0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------3---0----|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
pain [2nd time, bass E----3/5\3--]
FF
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
G+G --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------0-----|
D MajorD ------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--0h2------|
A augmentedA ----3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------------|
E MajorE -1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
empty & cold but it ...
G+G
e ---------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------|
BB -------------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3-------------3-3--|
G+G --------------4---------------4---------------4---------------4---|
D MajorD ------5---------------5---------------5---------------5-----------|
A augmentedA ----5---------------5---------------5---------------5-------------|
E MajorE -3---------------3---------------3---------------3----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
I gave it my soul so tht ....
FF G+G
e ---------1---------------1---------------3------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1---------3------------------------|
G+G --------------2---------------2--------4--------------------------|
D MajorD ------3---------------3---------------5---------------------------|
A augmentedA ----3---------------3---------------5-----------------------------|
E MajorE -1---------------1---------------3--------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
keeping me safe in these ...
e ---------------------------|
Guitar 2 BB -10------8-----------------|
G+G -----------9--------9------|
D MajorD -------------10------10-10-|
FF
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
G+G --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------|
D MajorD ------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--2p0------|
A augmentedA ----3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------3----|
E MajorE -1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
pa - - - ain
C majorC /c /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1-----1-------1----|
G+G ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0----|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2--------------2-------0------|
A augmentedA -3*--------------3*--------------3*--------------3*------2*-------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
everybody's got a ...
A minorAm /a /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
G+G ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------------------|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2-----------------------------|
A augmentedA -0*--------------0*--------------0*----------------------0*--2*---|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
to abandon ...
C majorC /c /b
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1-----1-------1----|
G+G ------0-------0-------0-------0-------0-------0------0-------0----|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2--------------2-------0------|
A augmentedA -3---------------3---------------3---------------3-------2--------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
how can I think ...
A minorAm /a /g (/e)
e ---------0---------------0---------------0------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1--(8h)10-----8----|
G+G ------2-------2-------2-------2-------2-------2----------------9--|
D MajorD ----2---------------2---------------2---------------------------10|
A augmentedA -0---------------0---------------0---------------0----------------|
E MajorE ---------------------------------------------------------3---0----|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
with my sorrow ...
[chorus2]- same picking as chorus 1
FF /f /g
oooh precious
A minorAm /a /g (/e)
G------------5--------------|
pain [gtr.2] D---5---8--------8-----5----|
FF
empty and cold but ...
G+G
i gave it my soul so ...
FF G+G
keeping me safe in ...
FF
precious pain
[break] :
fade up with
FF volume knob
e -----------------------------------------------/------------------|
BB ----------------------------------------10----/|------------10----|
G+G ---------------------------------------------/_|------------------|
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
pain
A minorAm
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB 13p10---------------------------------10--------------------------|
G+G ---------------------------------------------12----/----\---10-12sl
D MajorD -------------------------------------------------12-(14)-12-------|
A augmentedA ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
FF
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB ---------------------------------------------------------5--------|
G+G 7-------------5--7-------------------------5-----7p5--7-----------|
D MajorD ------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A minorAm ? /a /c
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB --------------------------------10------------8-------------------|
G+G -5-----------------------------------------------9----------------|
D MajorD -------7p5h7----------------------------------------10------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
each..
[bridge]:
DmDm E minorEm
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB -------------------6------------------------8---------------------|
G+G -----------7-----------7-------------9-------9--------------------|
D MajorD ------7--------7--------7---------9-----9-----9-------------------|
A augmentedA -5-----------------------5------7---------------------------------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
each road that i walk ...
Am(VII) $
e ------------------------------------------------------------------|
BB -----------------13-----------------------------------------------|
G+G ----------14-------14------------------14-------14----------------|
D MajorD -------14----14------14-------------14----14--14------------------|
A augmentedA ----12----------------------------12--------12--------------------|
E MajorE ------------------------------------------------------------------|
this whole town is haunted, they'll ...
[chorus]
| FF FF | A minorAm A minorAm |
...pain
| FF FF | A minorAm A minorAm |
| FF FF | A minorAm A minorAm | 'ooh ohh', etc.
| FF FF | A minorAm A minorAm |
[outro]: (about the last 10 seconds)
FF
e ---------1---------------1---------------1------------------------|
BB -------------1-1-------------1-1-------------1-1------------------|
G+G --------------2---------------2---------------2-------------------|
D MajorD ------3---------------3---------------3---------------3--2p0------|
A augmentedA ----3---------------3---------------3---------------3--------3----|
E MajorE -1---------------1---------------1---------------1----------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
A minorAm
e -------------------------------------0-----------------------------|
BB ---------------3p1---1-----------1-------1p0-----1p0--------0--0---|
G+G ---------2-------------------2---------------------------2------2--|
D MajorD ------2------------------2---------------------------------------2-|
A augmentedA -0----------------------------------------------------------------0|
E MajorE -------------------------------------------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4
EADGBe
x02210 - A minorAm
3x2010 - Am/g
x32010 - C majorC
x20010 - C/b
133211 - FF
355433 - G+G
x57765 - DmDm
x79967 - E minorEm
x 12 14 14 13 12 - Am(VII)
* is the bass line
/ is bend up
\ is release bend
/ \
12-(14)-12 is pick d at the twelfth fret, bend up to e and rls bend to a
sl is slide
$- I think that the bridge goes UP from Dm->Em->Am, but A minorAm at the 12th
fret sounds a bit weak, also the band/bass has come in a lot by this
point, so you could easily get away with a standard A minorAm (at the nut).
Any improvements welcome.
Nic
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