Tabs
NEVER IN MY LIFE
As recorded by Mountain
(From the 1970 Album CLIMBING)
Words and Music by Leslie West, Felix Pappalardi, Gail Collins & Corky Laing
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Leslie West - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Leslie West - Electric Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Leslie West - Electric Guitar 3'
Intro 1
Q=80
D5D5 
A5A5 D5D5
4/4
Gtr I
H S S S S S S S S S +S S S +H S S S S H S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------5-----|----------------------|
|-2--------------------|-----------2-(2)------2---0-|-2--------------------|
|-0--------------------|---------2-2-(2)----------0-|-0--------------------|
|------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|---------0----------------0-|------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
|----------------------|-3b5-(3)--------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H S S S S S S S S S +S S S +H. H S S S S S S S S
|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|-2--------------------|-----------2-(2)------------|-2--------------------|
|-0--------------------|---------2-2-(2)------------|-0--------------------|
|------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|---------0------------------|------3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-|
|----------------------|-3b5-(3)--------------------|----------------------|
A5A5
~~~~
S S S S +E MajorE S S S S S S +S E MajorE S
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|-4----7--5b5.5-----------7b9-7-7b8-7b9==(7)r-0------||
|---------------7-(7)-x-x-----------------------0----||
|-----------------------------------------------0----||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|
| S +S S S +H.
|----------------------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------------||
|---------------2-(2)--------------------------------||
|---------2-----2-(2)--------------------------------||
|---------0------------------------------------------||
|-3b5-(3)--------------------------------------------||
Intro 2
N.C.
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3-------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3-----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6b8-|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3-------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3-----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6b8-|
~~~~~~
S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0--|
|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0--|
|------------------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
Bb5Bb5 
C majorC
Gtr III
W H E. S S S S S
|------------------------------||-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||o---------------------------------------11-|
|------------------------------||-------------------------------7-8--7-9----|
|------------------------------||-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||o------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||-------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S E. S S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|------------------------------||-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||o------------------------------------------|
|---------3------------------8h||===9----10---8--9-----------10---8--9------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3--------8h||==10----10---8-10----10-----10---8-10------|
|-3-4-5------------------------||o----10-----------10-10-10--------------10-|
|------------------------------||------8------------------8---------------8-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|------------------------------||-------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------||o------------------------------------------|
|---------3--------------------||--------10---8--9-----------10---8--9------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------||--------10---8-10----10-----10---8-10------|
|-3-4-5---------------5--3---8s||o=10-10-----------10-10-10--------------10-|
|--------------------------6-6s||===8--8------------------8---------------8-|
Bb5Bb5
~~
Q Q H
|------------------------------------------|
|--8---------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------10---8--9--------------------------|
|-------10---8-10----10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|-10-10-----------10-10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|--8--8------------8--8---6---6-(6)-6-6-6--|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-------10---8--9--------------------------|
|-------10---8-10----10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|-10-10-----------10-10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|--8--8------------8--8---6---6-(6)-6-6-6--|
N.C. Bb5Bb5
W W
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S E. S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3------------------8h|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3--------8h|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3--------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5--3---8s|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------6-6s|
C majorC
~~~~~~~~~~~~
H E. S +S +S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------10b11==(10)r(10)p8-----|
|--------------------------------------------------9--|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--9----10---8--9-----------10----------8----9--------|
|-10----10---8-10----10-----10----------8---10--------|
|----10-----------10-10-10------------------------10--|
|-----8------------------8-------------------------8--|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------10---8--9-----------10----------8----9--------|
|-------10---8-10----10-----10----------8---10--------|
|-10-10-----------10-10-10------------------------10--|
|--8--8------------------8-------------------------8--|
Bb5Bb5
E MajorE E MajorE Q H
|--------------------------------------------|
|--8----10b11--------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------10------8--9-------------------------|
|-------10------8-10----10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|-10-10--------------10-10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|--8--8---------------8--8---6---6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|--------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------|
|-------10------8--9-------------------------|
|-------10------8-10----10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|-10-10--------------10-10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|--8--8---------------8--8---6---6-(6)-6-6-6-|
N.C.
W W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3-------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3-------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3---8-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6-6-|
D5D5
~~~~~~~
H S E MajorE S S +S E MajorE
|------------------------17----------------|
|----------------17b19------17-(17)-15-----|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E S E MajorE S +S S S S S S S S
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-/7-7---5-7-(7)--7------------------------|
|-/7-7-9-5-7-(7)--7----9--7--7---7---9---7-|
|-/5-5-5---5-(5)--5----5--5--5---5---5---5-|
|------------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. +E MajorE
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|
|-/7---------(7)--------------------(7)\---|
|-/5---------(5)--------------------(5)\---|
|------------------------------------------|
Bb5Bb5 
B5B5
~~~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~
+E MajorE E MajorE Q S E MajorE S S S E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE Q H
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-(15)\-------------17b18---15-17----15---|-17b19==(17)r-------------------------|
|---------------------------------16------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E S S +S S S S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|---7---7-7-------------------------------|----------7---7---------------------5-|
|---7---7-7-9-7-(7)--7----9--7--7--7--9-7-|----------7---7-9-7-(7)-7-9-7-7-7-7-5-|
|---5---5-5-5-5-(5)--5----5--5--5--5--5-5-|----------5---5-5-5-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5---|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q S S S S H +Q S S S S
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|--/7-----------(7)-----------------------|-/7-----------------(7)-------3-3-3-4-|
|--/5-----------(5)-------------5--0--3-0-|-/5-----------------(5)-------1-1-1-2-|
|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
C5C5 Bb5Bb5
Gtr I
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-3-3-0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-3-3--3-3-3-3-0-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| H E MajorE Q.
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-5---------------5---3------------|
|-3---------------3---1------------|
|----------------------------------|
N.C.
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3--------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6b8--|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3--------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6b8--|
1.
Bb5Bb5
~~~~~~
S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S +S S S S +S +S E MajorE +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------6-|-(6)-6b6.5-6pb8-6pb8==(6)r(6)--------------------o||
|---------3-------------3-----|------------------------------3-(3)---------------||
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|------------------------------------5-3-----------||
|-3-4-5-----------------------|----------------------------------------5p3---8/-o||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------6-6/--||
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------------o||
|---------3-------------3-----|-----------------------3--------------------------||
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|----------------3------3------5-(5)-5-3-----------||
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|--3--4-----5----------------------------5-3---8/-o||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------6-6/--||
2.
N.C.
~~~~~~
S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0---|
|-------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0---|
|-------------------------------|
Guitar Solo
C majorC
Gtr III
~~~~~~~
W Q. E MajorE +S S S S +E. S
|-----------------------------||-13b15--------------13b15=====(13)r-13-10-----------------|
|-----------------------------||------------------------------------------11-(11)---------|
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr I
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-------------------||--9-------10---8--9--------------------10------8---9------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------||-10-------10---8-10--------10----------10------8--10------|
|-3-4-5---------------5-3-----||-------10-----------10-----10--10----------------------10-|
|-------------------------6b8-||--------8-----------------------8-----------------------8-|
|
| Gtr II
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------||----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------3-------------------||----------10---8--9--------------------10------8---9------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------||----------10---8-10--------10----------10------8--10------|
|-3-4-5---------------5-3-----||-10----10-----------10-----10--10----------------------10-|
|-------------------------6b8-||--8-----8-----------------------8-----------------------8-|
Bb5Bb5
~~~
S S S S +S S S S +S S S S Q
|----13b15----13b15==(13)r-13-10----------------------------------|
|--------------------------------13b15==(13)r-11-13----11---------|
|---------------------------------------------------12------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8----9-------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8---10----10------------8-----8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|-10-10-----------------------10-10------------8-----8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|--8--8------------------------8--8------------6-----6-(6)-6-6-6--|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8----9-------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8---10----10------------8-----8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|-10-10-----------------------10-10------------8-----8-(8)-8-8-8--|
|--8--8------------------------8--8------------6-----6-(6)-6-6-6--|
N.C. Bb5Bb5
~~~~~
+E MajorE E MajorE Q H W
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-(11)\---------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S E. S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------3-----|---------3------------------8h|
|-----------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3--------8h|
|---3---4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------3-----|---------3--------------------|
|-----------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------|
|---3---4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5--3---8s|
|---------------------------------|--------------------------6-6s|
C majorC
~~~~~~~
E MajorE S S +S S E MajorE S S +S S +S S S S
|----------13--------------13----------13-----------------------------|
|-13b15-------13b15==(13)r----13b15-------13pb15r(13)-11-(11)-13---11-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--9-------10----------8----9---------------------10-------8---9------|
|-10-------10----------8---10-------10------------10-------8--10------|
|-------10--------------------10----10-10--------------------------10-|
|--------8------------------------------8---------------------------8-|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8----9---------------------10-------8---9------|
|----------10----------8---10-------10------------10-------8--10------|
|-10----10--------------------10----10-10--------------------------10-|
|--8-----8------------------------------8---------------------------8-|
Bb5Bb5
~~~~~~~~~~~~
E MajorE S S +E MajorE S +S S S S S +E. S
|----------13-----------------------------------13b15==(13)r-------|
|-13b15-------13pb15r(13)----13b15-(13)---13-11--------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8---9---------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8--10--------10-----8-----8------(8)--8-8-8-|
|-10----10-------------------10-----10-----8-----8------(8)--8-8-8-|
|--8-----8--------------------8------8-----6-----6------(6)--6-6-6-|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8---9---------------------------------------|
|----------10----------8--10--------10-----8-----8------(8)--8-8-8-|
|-10----10-------------------10-----10-----8-----8------(8)--8-8-8-|
|--8-----8--------------------8------8-----6-----6------(6)--6-6-6-|
N.C.
W W
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S Q
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3-------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5-----------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3-------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3---8-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6-6-|
D5D5
E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S S S S S E MajorE s s
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17b19-17b19-17b19---17pb18-17pb19-----17b19---17-15-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------16---14-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE S E MajorE S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/7-----7----------5---------7-----(7)--7----------------------|
|-/7-----7-----9----5---------7-----(7)--7----9--7--7-7--9----7-|
|-/5-----5-----5--------------5-----(5)--5----5--5--5-5--5----5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q. +E MajorE
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/7--------------------------------(7)-----------------(7)\----|
|-/5--------------------------------(5)-----------------(5)\----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb5Bb5 B5B5
~~~~~~~ ~~~~
S S S S S S S S +E MajorE S S +E MajorE E MajorE S S S S +S E MajorE S +E MajorE S S +E MajorE E MajorE
|---------------------------------------------------|---------------------17--------------------17b19-(17)---------|
|------------------15-17b18-(17)---17-15-(15)-------|-------15-17b19-(17)------17pb19r(17)---15--------------------|
|----14---14-14-16----------------------------------|-14-16--------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S +S S S S S S S S E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE S S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7----7-----7-------------------------------------|--------7---------7---------------------------------------5---|
|--7----7-----7-----9--7-----(7)-7--9--7---7--7-9-7-|--------7---------7-----9--7------(7)-7--9--7------7--7-7-5---|
|--5----5-----5-----5--5-----(5)-5--5--5---5--5-5-5-|--------5---------5-----5--5------(5)-5--5--5------5--5-5-----|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q S S S S H +Q S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-/7-------------------------(7)--------------------|-/7-------------------------------(7)--------------3--3-3-4---|
|-/5-------------------------(5)-----------5--0-3-0-|-/5-------------------------------(5)--------------1--1-1-2---|
|---------------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------------------------------|
C5C5 Bb5Bb5
~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
S S S S S S S S +E MajorE S S E MajorE +E MajorE
|-------6-------6b7==(6)r-------------------|
|---5-8---8-6-8-------------8--6-8---(8)\---|
|-7-----------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5---3-3--3-3-3--3---0-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----5---3-3--3-3-3--3---0-|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|
| H E MajorE Q.
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-5-------------------5-----3---------------|
|-3-------------------3-----1---------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
N.C.
W W
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3--------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6b8--|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S e
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3--------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------6b8--|
Bb5Bb5
W W
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S E. S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3------------------8h||
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3--------8h||
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|-----------------------------|------------------------------||
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3--------------------||
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------||
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5--3---8s||
|-----------------------------|--------------------------6-6s||
3rd Verse
C majorC
H E. S +E MajorE S S
|--------------------------------------------13-----|
|------------------------------13b15-(13)-------11--|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|--9----10---8--9-----------10---------8---9--------|
|-10----10---8-10----10-----10---------8--10--------|
|----10-----------10-10-10----------------------10--|
|-----8------------------8-----------------------8--|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-------10---8--9-----------10---------8---9--------|
|-------10---8-10----10-----10---------8--10--------|
|-10-10-----------10-10-10----------------------10--|
|--8--8------------------8-----------------------8--|
Bb5Bb5
+S E. +S E. H
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-(11)--------------------------------------------|
|------12-------(12)\-----------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------10-----8----9--------------------------|
|----------10-----8---10-----10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|--10--10-----------------10-10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|---8---8------------------8--8---6---6-(6)-6-6-6-|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|----------10-----8----9--------------------------|
|----------10-----8---10-----10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|--10--10-----------------10-10---8---8-(8)-8-8-8-|
|---8---8------------------8--8---6---6-(6)-6-6-6-|
N.C. Bb5Bb5
W W
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S E. S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3------------------8h=|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3--------8h=|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5-------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
|---------3-------------3-----|---------3---------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3-----|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-----------|
|-3-4-5---------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5--3---8s=|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------6-6s=|
C majorC
H Q e e
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------18b20----18b20----|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--9----10---8--9----------10----8-----9----------|
|-10----10---8-10----10----10----8----10----------|
|----10-----------10-10-10---------------------10-|
|-----8------------------8----------------------8-|
|
| S S S S S S S S E MajorE S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------10---8--9----------10----8-----9----------|
|-------10---8-10----10----10----8----10----------|
|-10-10-----------10-10-10---------------------10-|
|--8--8------------------8----------------------8-|
Bb5Bb5 N.C.
~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q. E MajorE E. S S S E MajorE +E MajorE E MajorE Q H
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-18b20---------------------------18b20-----18------|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------15---|-(15)\----------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------10---8--9--------------------------------|-------------3-------------3------|
|----------10---8-10----10----8----8----(8)--8--8-8-|-----------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3------|
|-10----10-----------10-10----8----8----(8)--8--8-8-|---3---4-5---------------------0--|
|--8-----8------------8--8----6----6----(6)--6--6-6-|----------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|----------10---8--9--------------------------------|-------------3-------------3------|
|----------10---8-10----10----8----8----(8)--8--8-8-|-----------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5-3------|
|-10----10-----------10-10----8----8----(8)--8--8-8-|---3---4-5---------------------0--|
|--8-----8------------8--8----6----6----(6)--6--6-6-|----------------------------------|
D5D5
~~~~~~~
W H S S S S S S E MajorE
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|------------------------------15-----|
|-----------------------------|----------------14---14-14-16--------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S Q E MajorE E S E MajorE S +S S S S S S S S
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------3-------------------|-/7-7---5-7-(7)--7-------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|-/7-7-9-5-7-(7)--7-9--7--7--7--9---7-|
|-3-4-5-----------------------|-/5-5-5---5-(5)--5-5--5--5--5--5---5-|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S H +Q. +E MajorE
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|
|---------3-------------------|-------------------------------------|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3---------|-/7---------(7)---------------(7)\---|
|-3-4-5---------------5-3---8-|-/5---------(5)---------------(5)\---|
|-------------------------6-6-|-------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~
+Q Q S S S s S S S S
|---------------------------17----------------|
|-(15)\-------------17b19--------17pb19-17-15-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E S S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---7---7-7-----------------------------------|
|---7---7-7-9-7-(7)--7----9--7-7--7------9--7-|
|---5---5-5-5-5-(5)--5----5--5-5--5------5--5-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q S S S S
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|--/7-----------(7)---------------------------|
|--/5-----------(5)------------5--0------3--0-|
|---------------------------------------------|
Bb5Bb5 B5B5
~~~~~
Q. E MajorE S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|-17b19------------------------15\------|
|-------------------14---14h16----------|
|------------------------------------12h|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| E MajorE E MajorE E S S +S S S S S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-------7-7---------------------------5-|
|-------7-7-9-7-(7)--7-9--7--7--7--7--5-|
|-------5-5-5-5-(5)--5-5--5--5--5--5----|
|---------------------------------------|
|
| H +Q S S S S
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-/7------------(7)----------3--3--3--4-|
|-/5------------(5)----------1--1--1--2-|
|---------------------------------------|
Outro
C5C5 Bb5Bb5 N.C.
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
S E. +E. T T +E MajorE +S S +E MajorE +E MajorE H Q E. S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||----------------------------13b15====|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-------------------------12h14b15==(14)r==(14)p12-(12)---(12)\---||-------------------------------------|
|-14-14b16======(14)r---------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|--5--5-----5-5---5---5-5--5----------5--3---3---3---3--3---3---0-||---------3--------------3------------|
|--5--5-----5-5---5---5-5--5----------5--3---3---3---3--3---3---0-||-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5--3------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-3-4-5-----------------------0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| H E MajorE Q. S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||---------3--------------3------------|
|--5----------------------------------5------3--------------------||-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3-5--3------------|
|--3----------------------------------3------1--------------------||-3-4-5-----------------------0-------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------||-------------------------------------|
~~
+S S S S S S E MajorE e e S E MajorE S
|-(13)r-13-10--------------------------------------|
|-------------13b14-13-11-11-----------------------|
|----------------------------12--10----------------|
|-------------------------------------\10-8\-------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE S S S S e
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-----------------------------|
|--------------3-----3-----5-(5)--5-3--------------|
|---3----4--5---------------------------5-3--------|
|--------------------------------------------6b8---|
|
| ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E MajorE +E MajorE S S S S e
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------3-----------------------------|
|--------------3-----3-----5-(5)--5-3--------------|
|---3----4--5---------------------------5-3--------|
|--------------------------------------------6b8---|
H S S S S S S E MajorE W
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-----------------5b6-5p3-5-3b3.5-----|------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S Q
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|---------3-----------------3---------|---------3--------------------*|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-----5-3-5-3---------|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------*|
|-3-4-5-----------------------------0-|-3-4-5------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|
| ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
| S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE E +E MajorE S S S S S S
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|-------------------------------------|------------------------------*|
|---------3-----------------3---------|---------3--------------------*|
|-------3-3-5-(5)-----5-3-5-3---------|-------3-3-5-(5)-5-3----------*|
|-3-4-5-----------------------------0-|-3-4-5---------------5-3------*|
|-------------------------------------|-------------------------6-6--*|
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature 🏷Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc 🏷Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
Other versions of Never In My Life
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Never in my life (Ver. 2) by Mountain
