I Saw The Light Tab by Todd Rundgren

I Saw The Light tab by Todd Rundgren

Guitar Tab

I SAW THE LIGHT

As recorded by Todd Rundgren
(From the 1972 Album SOMETHING/ANYTHING?)

Words and Music by Todd Rundgren

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Todd Rundgren - Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Todd Rundgren - Electric Guitar 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Todd Rundgren - Electric Guitar 3'


 Intro
  Q=118
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtr I
  H    E  E  E  E    +Q   E E Q  E E   +Q   E E E  E  E  E    +Q   E E Q  E E
|-----------------|------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|-------x----------|------x--------------|-------x-----------|
|-----------------|-------x----------|------x--------------|-------x-----------|
|-----------------|-------x----------|------x--------------|-------x-----------|
|-----------------|--------------5---|---------------------|--------------5----|
|--------13-12-10-|-(10)-----------3-|-(3)--------13-12-10-|-(10)-----------3--|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -


                          1st Verse
                           Dm
  +Q    E E  E  E  E  E     +Q    Q  Q  E E
|-----------------------||-------10---------|
|-------x---------------||-------10---------|
|-------x---------------||-------10---------|
|-------x---------------||-------12---------|
|-----------------------||--------------5---|
|-(3)----------13-12-10-||-(10)-----------3-|
|
| Gtr II
|       w/ slide                    ~~~~
|  Q    Q    E  Q     E     +W
|------15s==12----------||------------------|
|--------------12s===10-||-(10)-------------|
|-----------------------||------------------|
|-----------------------||------------------|
|-----------------------||------------------|
|-----------------------||------------------|


  G                    Dm
  +Q   Q  E  E  E  E    +Q    Q  Q  E E
|------3-------------|-------10---------|
|------3-------------|-------10---------|
|------4-------------|-------10---------|
|------5-------------|-------12---------|
|--------------------|--------------5---|
|-(3)-------13-12-10-|-(10)-----------3-|
|
|  W                     W
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|------------------|


  G                    Dm                 G                  Cmaj7
  +Q   Q  E  E  E  E    +Q    Q  Q  E E   +Q   Q  +E  E Q    Q  H.
|--------------------|-------10---------|------------------|----0-----|
|------3-------------|-------10---------|------3--(3)---3--|-0--------|
|------4-------------|-------10---------|------4--(4)---4--|-0--------|
|------5-------------|-------12---------|------5--(5)-5----|-2--------|
|--------------------|--------------5---|------------------|-3--------|
|-(3)-------13-12-10-|-(10)-----------3-|-(3)--------------|----------|


     Em7 Am               Dm              G               Dm
  Q   Q   E  Q   E     E   E  H.        E  E  H.        E  E  H.
|---------5--5-----|---------10-------|---------------|------10-----|
|-----3---5--5-----|---------10-------|------12-------|------10-----|
|-----0---5--5-----|---------10-------|------12-------|------10-----|
|-----2---7--7-----|---------12-------|------12-------|------12-----|
|-----2---7--7-----|------12----------|---10----------|---12--------|
|-----0---5--5-----|------------------|---------------|-------------|
|
| Gtr II
|                      ~~~~
| Q   Q   E  Q   E    +W                W               W
|----15s=12--------|------------------|---------------|-------------|
|-----------12s=10-|-(10)-------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|
|------------------|------------------|---------------|-------------|


                                   G           C
  E E H.         E  E  H.        E E H.        Q  Q  Q  Q
|-------------|-------10-------|-------------|-0--0--0--0--|
|-----3-------|-------10-------|-----3-------|-1--1--1--1--|
|-----4-------|-------10-------|-----4-------|-0--0--0--0--|
|---5---------|-------12-------|---5---------|-2--2--2--2--|
|-------------|-12-12----------|-------------|-3--3--3--3--|
|-------------|----------------|-------------|-------------|


  C7              F               Em
  Q  Q  Q  Q    E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q
|-0--0--0--0--|-----------------|---------------|
|-1--1--1--1--|-----10------10--|-----8------8--|
|-3--3--3--3--|-----10------10--|-----9------9--|
|-2--2--2--2--|-----10------10--|-----9------9--|
|-3--3--3--3--|---8-------8-----|-x-7------7----|
|-------------|-----------------|---------------|


    Am            D                        Dm             G
  E E Q  E E Q    E E  Q   E  Q   E     E  E  H.        E  E  H.
|---------------|------2------2-----|--------10-------|-------------|
|-----1------1--|------3------3-----|--------10-------|------12-----|
|-----2------2--|------2------2-----|--------10-------|------12-----|
|-----2------2--|-0-0------0--------|--------12-------|------12-----|
|---0------0----|-------------------|------x----------|---10--------|
|---------------|-------------------|------x----------|-------------|
|
| Gtr II
|                                       ~~~~
| W               Q    Q   E  Q   E    +W               W
|---------------|-----15s=12--------|-----------------|-------------|
|---------------|------------12s=10-|-(10)------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------|


     Cmaj7           Dm     G        Cmaj7           Dm     G
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|----0-0----0---|----1-1----3---|----0-0----0---|----1-1----3---||
|----0-0----0---|----3-3----3---|----0-0----0---|----3-3----3---||
|----0-0----0---|----2-2----4---|----0-0----0---|----2-2----4---||
|----2-2----2---|----0-0----5---|----2-2----2---|----0-0----5---||
|----3-3----3---|-----------5---|----3-3----3---|-----------5---||
|---------------|-----------3---|---------------|-----------3---||


 2nd Verse
    Dm                G               Dm                G
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|
|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|
|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|


    Dm                G               Cmaj7         Em7
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q    Q   Q   E  Q  +E
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-----0------0--|---------5--5--(5)-|
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-----0------0--|-3---3---5--5--(5)-|
|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|-----0------0--|-0---0---5--5--(5)-|
|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|-----2------2--|-2---2---7--7--(7)-|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|---3------3----|-2---2---7--7--(7)-|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|---------------|-0---0---5--5--(5)-|
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W               W               Q   Q   E  Q   E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|----15s=12---------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----------12s=10--|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|


       Dm                G               Dm                G
    E  E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q
|--------10------10--|-----3------3--|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|
|--------10------10--|-----3------3--|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|
|--------10------10--|-----4------4--|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|
|--------12------12--|-----5------5--|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|
|------x-------x-----|---x------x----|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|
|------x-------x-----|---x------x----|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|
|
|   ~~~~
|  +W                  W               W                 W
|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-(10)---------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|
|--------------------|---------------|-----------------|---------------|


    Dm                G             C             C7
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|
|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|-------------|-------------|


    F                 Em              Am            D
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E Q  E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----2----2----|
|-----10------10--|-----8------8--|-----1------1--|-----3----3----|
|-----10------10--|-----9------9--|-----2------2--|-----2----2----|
|-----10------10--|-----9------9--|-----2------2--|-0-0----0------|
|---8-------8-----|---7------7----|---0------0----|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


    Dm                G                Cmaj7           Dm     G
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q  E E
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|----0-0----0---|----1-1----3---|
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|----0-0----0---|----3-3----3---|
|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|----0-0----0---|----2-2----4---|
|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|----2-2----2---|----0-0----5---|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|----3-3----3---|-----------5---|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|---------------|-----------3---|


     Cmaj7           Dm       G
  Q  E E Q  E E   Q  E E Q     E  E
|----0-0----0---|----1-1-------3----||
|----0-0----0---|----3-3-------3----||
|----0-0----0---|----2-2-------4----||
|----2-2----2---|----0-0-------5----||
|----3-3----3---|--------------5----||
|---------------|--------------3----||
|
| Gtr II
|                                 ~~~~
| W               H      E  E  E  E
|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------12-13-||
|---------------|----------14-------||
|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------||
|---------------|-------------------||


 Guitar Solo
        Dm                    G
    Q    H.               Q    H.
|-------10------------|-------15--------------|
|-------10------------|-------15--------------|
|-------10------------|-------16--------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|
|~~~~~~             ~~~~~~~~~
|  +H        E  Q   E    +H        E  E  E  E
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|-(13)---------17s=12-|-(12)------------12-13-|
|---------------------|--------------14-------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|


          Dm                       G
    Q      H.                  Q    H.
|---------10---------------|-------15--------------|
|---------10---------------|-------15--------------|
|---------10---------------|-------16--------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
|                              ~~~~
|  +E   E  E   E  E  Q   E    +H        E  E  E  E
|--------------------------|--------------19-18-17-|
|-(13)-12-13--12-13-17s=12-|-(12)------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
|   W                          H        E  E  E  E
|--------------------------|--------------15-14-13-|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------|


          Dm
    Q      H.
|---------10-----------------------|
|---------10-----------------------|
|---------10-----------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
|                 |--3--|
|  +E   E  E   E  S  S  S  E  E  E
|-(17)-----------------------------|
|------20-18--17-15h17p15----15----|
|-------------------------17----16-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|
|                 |--3--|
|  +E   E  E   E  S  S  S  E  E  E
|-(13)-12--------------------------|
|---------15--13-12h13p12----12----|
|-------------------------14----12-|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


          G
    Q      H.
|---------15-------------------|
|---------15-------------------|
|---------16-------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
|  +E   E  E   E  +E   E  E  E
|------------------------------|
|------20-19--18-(18)-------17-|
|-(16)----------------17-19----|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|
|  +E   E  E   E  +E   E  E  E
|------------------------------|
|------17-16--15-(15)----12-13-|
|-(12)----------------14-------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|


          C
    Q      H.                      W
|----------8-------------------|-----------------------||
|----------8-------------------|-----------------------||
|----------9-------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|
|                                            ~~~~~~~
|  +E   E  E   E  +E   E  E  E    +E   E  E  E  +H
|---------------------------20-|-(20)----20s24-(24)----||
|-(17)----17--20-(20)-17s20----|------20---------------||
|------17----------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|
|                                            ~~~~~~~
|  +E   E  E   E  +E   E  E  E    +E   E  E  E  +H
|-------------12-(12)-------15-|-(15)----15s20-(20)----||
|-(13)----13----------13s17----|------17---------------||
|------12----------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||
|------------------------------|-----------------------||


 3rd Verse
    Dm                G               Dm                G
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|
|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|
|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|


    Dm                G             C             C7
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    Q  Q  Q  Q    Q  Q  Q  Q
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-0--0--0--0--|-0--0--0--0--|
|-----10------10--|-----3------3--|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--1--1--|
|-----10------10--|-----4------4--|-0--0--0--0--|-3--3--3--3--|
|-----12------12--|-----5------5--|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--2--2--|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--3--3--|
|---x-------x-----|---x------x----|-------------|-------------|


    F                 Em              Am            D
  E E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E Q  E E Q    E E  Q   E  Q   E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------2------2-----|
|-----10------10--|-----8------8--|-----1------1--|------3------3-----|
|-----10------10--|-----9------9--|-----2------2--|------2------2-----|
|-----10------10--|-----9------9--|-----2------2--|-0-0------0--------|
|---8-------8-----|---7------7----|---0------0----|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W                 W               W               Q    Q   E  Q   E
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-----15s=12--------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|------------12s=10-|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|
|-----------------|---------------|---------------|-------------------|


       Dm                G                Cmaj7
    E  E  Q  E E  Q    E E Q  E E Q    Q   E E  Q    E  E
|--------10------10--|-----3------3--|-----0-0-------0----|
|--------10------10--|-----3------3--|-----0-0-------0----|
|--------10------10--|-----4------4--|-----0-0-------0----|
|--------12------12--|-----5------5--|-----2-2-------2----|
|------x-------x-----|---x------x----|-----3-3-------3----|
|------x-------x-----|---x------x----|--------------------|
|
|   ~~~~
|  +W                  W               Q   Q    E  Q    E
|--------------------|---------------|----15s==12---------|
|-(10)---------------|---------------|------------12s==10-|
|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|---------------|--------------------|


                      Outro
        Dm     G          Cmaj7                   Dm     G
    Q   E E Q  E E     Q   E E  Q    E  E     Q   E E Q  E E  4x
|-------1-1----3---||------0-0-------0----|-------1-1----3----||
|-------3-3----3---||o-----0-0-------0----|-------3-3----3---o||
|-------2-2----4---||------0-0-------0----|-------2-2----4----||
|-------0-0----5---||------2-2-------2----|-------0-0----5----||
|--------------5---||o-----3-3-------3----|--------------5---o||
|--------------3---||---------------------|--------------3----||
|
|   ~~~~                                      ~~~~
|  +W                  Q   Q    E  Q    E    +W               4x
|------------------||-----15s==12---------|-------------------||
|-(10)-------------||o------------12s==10-|-(10)-------------o||
|------------------||---------------------|-------------------||
|------------------||---------------------|-------------------||
|------------------||o--------------------|------------------o||
|------------------||---------------------|-------------------||


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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

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