Don't Stop Believing tab by Journey

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. The tab I have below is not
perfect, but it should sound pretty good. Give it a try !

Transcribed by Glen C. Polito


PHASE I

Intro. (While piano and bass plays)
 Just a small town girl  Livin' in a lonely world
 Just a city boy     Born and raised in South Detroit
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   Harmonic x2

 (She) He took the midnight train goin  any
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 Where
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   Harmonic x2


 Mute (fade in) (repeat with alternate picking)
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G||--------1816---/-/--/-|-/-/-/--/-/-/----------|
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E||--------------------19|-}---------------------|
B||--1716----1716----1919|-}---------------------|
G||-16---1816----1816----|-----------------------|
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            Double choking

 A singer in a Smokey room
 The smell of wine and cheap perfume
 For a smile they can share the night
 It goes on and on and on and on

 Strangers        Waiting
 Shadows         searching in the night
 Street lights people   living just to find emotion
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B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----6-------------|---8-----9-------------|
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A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
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  p.m......        p.m..

 up and down the     boulevard  their
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A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
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  p.m......        p.m..

 Hiding, somewhere in the night
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B||--7----5--------------|--7-----9--------------|
G||---8----4-------------|---8-----9-------------|
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A||----0-0--0-0-0-0------|----0-0---0-0-0-0------|
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  p.m......        p.m..

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B||--7----9--------------|--7-----9-----5--------|
G||---8----9-------------|---8-----9-----6-------|
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PHASE II

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



 Working hard  to get my fill       everybody
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A||------------2>-|-----2-4-6-4>----------|-----4-5-7-------------|
E||--0----0-2-4---|-----------------------|-----------5>----------|


 Wants a thrill Pay in anything to roll the dice  just
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B||---------------|--5--------------------|-----------------------|
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A||-------6-7-----|-----------2>----------|-----2-4-6-------------|
E||--5---5----0>--|-----0-2-4-------------|-----------4>----------|

 One more time  Some will win       Some will lose
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A||------------2>-|-----2-4-6-4>----------|-----4-5-7-------------|
E||--0----0-2-4---|-----------------------|-----------5>----------|

 Some were born to sing the blues      Oh, the movie never ends
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A||-------6-7-----|-----------2>----------|-----2-4-6-------------|
E||--5---5----0>--|-----0-2-4-------------|-----------4>----------|

 It goes on and on and on and on (One more time)
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A||-------6-7-----|-----------2>----------|-----2-4-6-------------|
E||--5---5----0>--|-----0-2-4-------------|-----------4>----------|


Strangers        Waiting
 Shadows         searching in the night
 Street lights people   living just to find emotion
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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..

 up and down the     boulevard  their
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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..

 Hiding, somewhere in the night
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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..

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B||--7----9--------------|--7-----9-----5--------|
G||---8----9-------------|---8-----9-----6-------|
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PHASE III

 Don't stop     believin'
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A||-------7-------|-------6-7-------------|---------2>---2-4-6-4>----|
E||--4--4---5>----|-----5-----0>----------|---0-2-4------------------|

 Hold on to you feeling yeah   street light people oh oh oh
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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
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After the solo go back to PHASE III

Don't stop     believin'
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A||-------7-------|-------6-7-------------|---------2>---2-4-6-4>----|
E||--4--4---5>----|-----5-----0>----------|---0-2-4------------------|

 Hold on to you feeling yeah   street light people oh oh oh
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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---------------|