Don T Stop Believing Tab by Journey

Don T Stop Believing tab by Journey

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Email:    pyzon_2000@hotmail.com
Album:    Escape, 1981

Journey is one of the great Rock band from the 80’s that blended Rock Ballads which became
the foundation for the future bands.  This song Don’t Stop Believing is a beautiful
and inspirational song.  It’s not as perfect, but it should sound okay.

Transcribed by Glen C. Polito

PHASE I

Intro. (While piano and bass plays)

E||---|-----|-----|---||
B||------|-----|-----|------||
G||------|-----|-----|------||
D||------|-----|-----|------||
A||------|-----|-----|------||
E||------|-----|-----|------||
      Harmonic x2

🎸

Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


 Mute (fade in) (repeat with alternate picking)
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||-----1716------/-/-/--|-/-/-/--/-/-/----------|
G||--------1816---/-/--/-|-/-/-/--/-/-/----------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----------------------|-----------------------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|


E||--------------------19|-}---------------------|
B||--1716----1716----1919|-}---------------------|
G||-16---1816----1816----|-----------------------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----------------------|-----------------------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|

PHASE II (Backing)

E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----6-------------|---8-----9-------------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
    p.m......               p.m..

 E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----4-------------|---8-----9-------------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
   Strangers..
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----4-------------|---8-----9-------------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
    p.m......               p.m..

E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----9--------------|--7-----9-----5--------|
G||---8----9-------------|---8-----9-----6-------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----------------------|-----------------------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|


PHASE III

E||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||----5----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G||-----4---------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A||------------2>-|-----2-4-6-4>----------|-----4-5-7-------------|
E||--0----0-2-4---|-----------------------|-----------5>----------|
    (play this one times before the verse comes back)


 Working hard..
E||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||----5----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G||-----4---------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A||------------2>-|-----2-4-6-4>----------|-----4-5-7-------------|
E||--0----0-2-4---|-----------------------|-----------5>----------|

E||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||---------------|--5--------------------|-----------------------|
G||---------------|---4-------------------|-----------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A||-------6-7-----|-----------2>----------|-----2-4-6-------------|
E||--5---5----0>--|-----0-2-4-------------|-----------4>----------|

E||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||----5----------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G||-----4---------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A||------------2>-|-----2-4-6-4>----------|-----4-5-7-------------|
E||--0----0-2-4---|-----------------------|-----------5>----------|

E||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||---------------|--5--------------------|-----------------------|
G||---------------|---4-------------------|-----------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A||-------6-7-----|-----------2>----------|-----2-4-6-------------|
E||--5---5----0>--|-----0-2-4-------------|-----------4>----------|

 It goes on..
E||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B||---------------|--5--------------------|-----------------------|
G||---------------|---4-------------------|-----------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
A||-------6-7-----|-----------2>----------|-----2-4-6-------------|
E||--5---5----0>--|-----0-2-4-------------|-----------4>----------|

Strangers…
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----6-------------|---8-----9-------------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
    p.m......               p.m..

E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----4-------------|---8-----9-------------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
    p.m......               p.m..

E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----4-------------|---8-----9-------------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|
    p.m......               p.m..

E||----------------------|-----------------------|
B||--7----9--------------|--7-----9-----5--------|
G||---8----9-------------|---8-----9-----6-------|
D||----------------------|-----------------------|
A||----------------------|-----------------------|
E||----------------------|-----------------------|

PHASE IV

 Don’t stop..
E||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A||-------7-------|-------6-7-------------|---------2>---2-4-6-4>----|
E||--4--4---5>----|-----5-----0>----------|---0-2-4------------------|

E||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A||4-6-7-----6-7--|-------2--2-4-6-----7-----6--7-----------------|
E||------5-5-----0|-0-2-4----------4-4---5-5------0---------------|




GUITAR SOLO

 Neil Schon Solo
E||----------------14>----16>---16>--14>--16~~~----------------|
B||-------14-16-17---------------------------------------------|
G||----/16-----------------------------------------------------|
D||------------------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------|

                                                        +    +
E||---16>-14---16---------16>---16>--14>--16~~~16>---14-17~~~17|
B||---------17---17-14>---------------------------17-----------|
G||------------------------------------------------------------|
D||------------------------------------------------------------|
A||------------------------------------------------------------|
E||------------------------------------------------------------|

After the solo go back to PHASE III

Then play the same phrase as PHASE IV

Don’t….
E||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
G||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A||-------7-------|-------6-7-------------|---------2>---2-4-6-4>----|
E||--4--4---5>----|-----5-----0>----------|---0-2-4------------------|

E||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
B||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
G||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
D||---------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A||4-6-7-----6-7--|-------2--2-4-6-----7-----6--7-----------------|
E||------5-5-----0|-0-2-4----------4-4---5-5------0---------------|

Fade out ….

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