Lay It Down by Journey

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Journey - Lay it Down
Standard Tuning 
tabbed by jjhand


Intro:

   (0:07)
G|----------------------|---------------------|--------------------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2---------------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3--------| hold out last note
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|--------------------------|



Verse 1:

G|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----0--1--1----|-3-----3-----3--1-----0--|---0--0-----0--0-----1--|---1--1-----1--0--1--0--|

play this above line 4x



Prechorus:

G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-------------------|-3--------------3--4-|-5------------------|-3----3----3---3-3----|
E|---------------------|-------------3-------|--------------------|----------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-------------------|-3--------------3--4-|-5------------------|-3----3----3---3-/15\-|
E|---------------------|-------------3-------|--------------------|----------------------|



Chorus:

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|--------5--------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----------------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|-----3-----------|

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----------------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|-----3--3--------|



PreVerse Solo:

G|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-5----------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-------3-----0--1--1----|-3-----3-----3--1-----0--|---0--0-----0--0-----1--|---1--1-----1--0--1--0--|



Verse 2:

G|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----0--0--1----|-3-----3-----3--1-----0--|---0--0-----0--0-----1--|---1--1-----1--0--1--0--|
 
   play this line 4x



Prechorus 2:

G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-------------------|-3--------------3--4-|-5------------------|-3----3----3---3-3----|
E|---------------------|-------------3-------|--------------------|----------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-------------------|-3--------------3--4-|-5------------------|-3----3----3---3-/15\-|
E|---------------------|-------------3-------|--------------------|----------------------|



Chorus 2:

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|--------5--------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----------------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|-----3-----------|

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----1-----------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|--------------3--|



Guitar Solo:

G|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|-3-----3-----0--0--1----|-3-----3-----3--1-----0--|---0--0-----0--0-----1--|---1--1-----1--0--1--0--|
 
   play this line 4x



Prechorus 3:

G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-------------------|-3--------------3--4-|-5------------------|-3----3----3---3-3----|
E|---------------------|-------------3-------|--------------------|----------------------|

G|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|--------------------|----------------------|
A|-5-------------------|-3--------------3--4-|-5------------------|-3----3----3---3------|
E|---------------------|-------------3-------|--------------------|----------------------|



Bridge:

G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
A|-3--------1-----------|------------1----------|-3--------1-----------|------4p3--1--------|
E|-----------------3----|---1--3--1-----3-------|-----------------3----|---1----------3-----|
 
 play 2x



Final Chorus:

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|--------5--------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----------------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|-----3-----------|

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----1-----------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|--------------3--|



Brief Solo:

G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
A|-3--------1-----------|------------1----------|-3--------1-----------|------4p3--1--------|
E|-----------------3----|---1--3--1-----3-------|-----------------3----|---1----------3-----|
     play 2x



Outro Chorus:

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|--------5--------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----------------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|-----3-----------|

G|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
D|-3--------2-----------|---------------------|-3--------2-----------|-----------------|
A|-----------------3----|-----1---------------|-----------------3----|-----------------|
E|----------------------|----------3--1--3----|----------------------|-----------------|

Guitar plays an arpeggio, then play last note:

G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------|



************************************

| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down

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Last Updated: March 9, 2026