Feels Like The First Time tab by Foreigner

Feels Like the First Time
Foreigner
Tabbed by Loral Johnson   3/1/2002
www.loraljohnson.com

Here is my cover of this classic song with the "instantly recognizable" riffs.

When I say "my cover"; this is how *I* play it.  This is in a 3-piece band, so all guitar(s) parts AND keyboard parts are performed on guitar, which gives you quite a workout!

This is not the key that this song was recorded in (Foreigner recorded it a full step lower); this is how we play it in our group (we may have used this key for the singer).  The real beauty of this key is letting that A string ring open (tabbed as 0 here) to hold this melody line.

To get that drone G (which is a drone A in my version), you would have to tune your guitar a whole step, OR, tune your A to a G and play the intro as such:

D--------------------------------------------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------|
E--/4--4--4---4-\2---2---2-22-2--2--2--22---4~~~---------|
D--/5--5--5---5-\3---3---3-22-2--2--2--22---5~~~---------|
G-----0-----0------0---0---------------------------------| < De-tuned to G!
E--------------------------------------------------------|

Although the above is very close to the recording…
ME?, I prefer this way (tuned 440):

h=hammer on  o=pull off    \=Slide down  /=Slide up

 Intro:
             V--Bass & Drums come in here
E-------------------------------------------------------|
B------------55--5-5-5\3--3----3-3--3--3---3-3-3----5---|
G------------66--6-6-6\4--4----2-2--2--2---2-2-2----6---|
D------------77--7-7-7\5--5----4-4--4--4---4-4-4----7---|
A------7~~---00--0-0-0-0--0----0-0--0--0---0-0-0----0---|
E--7h9----0---------------------------------------------|

    Mute stops  ^ ^ ^    ^         ^  ^  ^       ^
    Palm mute at these points!

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B------------55--5-5-5\3--3----3-3--3--3---3-3-3----5---|
G------------66--6-6-6\4--4----2-2--2--2---2-2-2----6---|
D------------77--7-7-7\5--5----4-4--4--4---4-4-4----7---|
A------7~~---00--0-0-0-0--0----0-0--0--0---0-0-0----0---|
E--7h9----0---------------------------------------------|

    Mute stops  ^ ^ ^    ^         ^  ^  ^       ^

Experiment..  double pick some of these chords!!  Play around and find what fits the group you’re playing it with.

Verse parts:

D--(2)(222)(2)(222)-------------------------------------|
A---0--000--0--000--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
I would climb any mountain…… Sail across the stormy sea..

Concentrate on the open A note, but occasionally add the ghost “E” on the D string.  Experiment, you’ll see what I’m saying.

This is the fill I use after the first line, second verse:
(bass plays this subtle the first verse)

D-----------2---|
A-----------0---|
E---0-2-3-------|


D--(2)(222)(2)(222)-------------------------------------|
A---0--000--0--000--------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|
  If that’s what it takes me baby…  etc…


E--------------------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------------------|
G----7~~--7-------7~~--7------9~~--9-----9~~---9---------|
D----5~~--5-7-----5~~--5-7----7~~--7-9---7~~---7-9-------|
A-----------5------------5-----------7-----------7----7-8|
E--------------------------------------------------------|
 I guess it’s the woman in you… etc…


Return to intro parts for the chorus:

E---------------------------------------------|
B--55--5-5-5\3--3----3-3--3--3---3-3-3----5---|
G--66--6-6-6\4--4----2-2--2--2---2-2-2----6---|
D--77--7-7-7\5--5----4-4--4--4---4-4-4----7---|
A--00--0-0-0-0--0----0-0--0--0---0-0-0----0---|
E---------------------------------------------|
   Feels like the first time, etc…


Now for the keyboard type parts:
Bass plays -  G# … E … D … C#


E-------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-9-10-----------------------------10-9--------910--|
G----------11-Play this riff 6X then ------11-10-11--11~|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-9-10-----------------------------10-9--------910--|
G----------11-Play this riff 6X then ------11-10-11--11~|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-9-10-----------------------------10-9--------910--|
G----------11-Play this riff 6X then ------11-10-11--11~|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B--12-9-10-----------------------------10-9--------910--|
G----------11-Play this riff 6X then ------11-10-11--11~|
D-------------------------------------------------------|
A-------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------|

Then back to the verse part but first you play this at the end of the above:

D ……  E…
Never againnnnn……..

E---------------------------------------------|
B--55--5-5-5\3--3----3-3--3--3---3-3-3----5---|
G--66--6-6-6\4--4----2-2--2--2---2-2-2----6---|
D--77--7-7-7\5--5----4-4--4--4---4-4-4----7---|
A--00--0-0-0-0--0----0-0--0--0---0-0-0----0---|
E---------------------------------------------|
   Feels like the first time, etc…

Then there is the hammer on / pull off type lead after this chorus (above):

E-------------------------------------------------------|
B-8h0o8h0o- etc.-7h0o7h0o etc.-6h0o6h0o etc.- hold 5h0o-|
G-------------------------------------------------------|

Now the above, at first, seems like the standard hammer on pull off, but listen closely!!  Each note is PICKED as well as ho/po!!!!  You may have to practice to get your coordination on this one….


This is pretty much it,  email if anything doesn’t make sense or I left out a part.

Remember, to play with the recorded version, just move down a full step.