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The Answer by Richie Sambora

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Hi everybody,

I haven't tabbed anything in awhile, so I thought
I might try to get started again with this one.
This version is how I try to play this song while
fingerpicking. It is by no means gospel, but I
think it sounds pretty good. I think there are
actually 2 or more guitars playing, or possibly
a 12-string on this one... This is as close as I
can get with one person playing. Hope you like it.


Richie Sambora - 'The Answer'

    Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramF#7F#7       Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramE MajorE
E-|---------------------------2---------------------------------0-1--1--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---3---------0-|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-2------1--1-|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-------------0---------2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0-----------------------2-|
E-|---------------3-----2----------------------------------------(0)----0-|
                                    |
                         slowly strum last chord

    Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramF#7F#7       Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramE MajorE
E-|---------------------------2-----------------------------0-1vvv--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2-0---3-----------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-------2-2-----------|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4---------0-----------|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------------|
E-|---------------3-----2-----------------------------------------0---|
    Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramF#7F#7       Chord diagramB minorBm          Chord diagramE MajorE
E-|---------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---------------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-------2-1---|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-----------------2-----2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------2---------|
E-|---------------3-----2-------------------------------------0-----------|


E-|-------------------------------------------------------------------3vv--|
B-|----------------2---2--------------3----3-------------5vv---------(3)---|
G-|------------2-----------------2---------2-------------2vv---------------|
D-|----------2---2---2---2-----4---4----4-----4-------2-------2------------|
A-|-------0-----------------0----------------------4--------------0--------|
E-|-0--2-------------------------------------------------------------------|


E-|----2----2----0---------------------------------|
B-|----3------------0----3----2-----2------2-------|
G-|-------2---2---------------2-----2----2---2-----|
D-|----0---------2---------------------------------|
A-|-0----------------------4-----2-----0-----------|
E-|------------------------------------------------|
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E-|------2-2-2-2---0---------------------------------|
B-|------3-3-3-3------0---3--2--2--2--2--2--------2--|
G-|---------------------1----2--2--2--2--2--2--4-----|
D-|---0------------2---------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------4-----2-----0-----------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------|


E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------3------------------------------------|
G-|-----2vvvv--------2----------------------4----------|
D-|--0---------0--------4--0------2vvvv--------2-------|
A-|--------------------------------------2--------2----|
E-|-----------------------------0--------------------0-|


E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------------3---------------------(5)---|
G-|-----2vvvv--------2----------------4-------|
D-|--0---------0--------4--0-------2----------|
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-----------------------------0-------------|


    Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramF#7F#7       Chord diagramB minorBm               Chord diagramE MajorE
E-|---------------------------2---------------------------------0-1--1--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---3---------0-|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-2------1--1-|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-------------0---------2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0-----------------------2-|
E-|---------------3-----2----------------------------------------(0)----0-|
                                    |
                         slowly strum last chord

    Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramF#7F#7       Chord diagramB minorBm            Chord diagramE MajorE
E-|---------------------------2-----------------------------0-1vvv--0-|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2-0---3-----------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-------2-2-----------|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4---------0-----------|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------------|
E-|---------------3-----2-----------------------------------------0---|

    Chord diagramA augmentedA        Chord diagramF#7F#7       Chord diagramDmDm          Chord diagramE MajorE
E-|---------------------------2-------------------------------------------|
B-|---------2--2--2--0----------2---------3-3-3-3---2h3p2-0---------------|
G-|---------2--2--2--2--3---------3-------4-4-4-4-----------2-------2-1---|
D-|---------2--2--2--2--2---2-------------4-4-4-4-----------------2-----2-|
A-|-----0-----------------4---------4-2-------2-0---------------2---------|
E-|---------------3-----2-------------------------------------0-----------|


E-|------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------2---2--------------3----3-------|
G-|------------2-----------------2---------2-------|
D-|----------2---2---2---2-----4---4----4-----4----|
A-|-------0-----------------0----------------------|
E-|-0--2-------------------------------------------|
     |
     Played over a distorted
     Chord diagramA5A5 power chord.

E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------2---2--------------3----3-------|
G-|-------2-----------------2---------2-------|
D-|-----2---2---2---2-----4---4----4-----4----|
A-|--0-----------------0----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
   |
   Played over a distorted
   Chord diagramA5A5 power chord.

E-|------------------------------0----0-------|
B-|-----------4---4---------0---------0-------|
G-|-------4---------------1---1----1-----1----|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
   |
   Played over a distorted
   Chord diagramB5B5 power chord.

E-|---------------------------0----4-(2)--(0)-|
B-|-----------4---4---------0-----------------|
G-|-------4---------------1-------------------|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
   |
   Played over a distorted
   Chord diagramB5B5 power chord.

E-|----0---------2---------------------------------|
B-|----0------------0---------4-----4------4-------|
G-|----1----------------------4-----4----4---4-----|
D-|----2---------4---------------------------------|
A-|-2----------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|------------------------------------7-----------|


E-|------4---4-----2---------------------------------|
B-|------5---5--------2------4-----4-----4-----4-----|
G-|---------------------3----4-----4-----4--4-----4--|
D-|----------------4---------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|---0----------------------------------7-----------|


E-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-------1---------------3---------------1---------------3vvvvv----|
D-|-----2---2-----------4---4-----------2---2-----------4-----------|
A-|---2-------2---2---4-------4---4---2-------2---2---4-------------|
E-|-0-----------0---2-----------2---0-----------0---2-------------2-|


E-|--------------------------4-----------------------------------------2-|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--4h5p4-----5-7-8s(2)--|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5---------4-4-4-4--------6-4------------|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4---------------------------------------------|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6--4--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------4-------------------------7-------------------2---|


E-|--------------------------4------------------------------0--2--3----2-|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--5-4-----0----------2-|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5---------4-4-4-4------6-4------------3-|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4-------------------------------------------4-|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6--4--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------4-------------------------7------------------s2---|


E-|-------------------------4----------------------------------------------|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2----------4----------5-5-5-5--5-4----------------------|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4------------5--------4-4-4-4------6-4s-------0-------3-|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4------4------------------------------------2-------4---|
A-|-2-----------0-------6----------6--4----------------------4-------4-----|
E-|-------------------4------------------------7-----------2-------2-------|


E-|--------------------------4------------------------------0--2--3----2-|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--5-4-----0----------2-|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5---------4-4-4-4------6-4------------3-|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4-------------------------------------------4-|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6--4--------------------------------|
E-|--------------------4-------------------------7------------------s2---|


E-|------------------------------0----0-------|
B-|-----------4---4---------0---------0-------|
G-|-------4---------------1---1----1-----1----|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-------------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2----------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
   |
   Played over a distorted
   Chord diagramB5B5 power chord.

E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-----------4---4---------------------------|
G-|-------4-----------------4-----------------|
D-|-----4---4---4---4-----4-------------------|
A-|--2-----------------2------2-h4vv--2-------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
   |
   Played over a distorted
   Chord diagramB5B5 power chord.


E-|----0---------2---------------------------------|
B-|----0------------0---------4-----4------4-------|
G-|----1----------------------4-----4----4---4-----|
D-|----2---------4---------------------------------|
A-|-2----------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|------------------------------------7-----------|


E-|------4---4-----2---------------------------------|
B-|------5---5--------2------4-----4-----4-----4-----|
G-|---------------------3----4-----4-----4--4-----4--|
D-|----------------4---------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------6-----4-----------------|
E-|---0----------------------------------7-----------|


E-|---------0---------------2------------------------------------2--|
B-|-----------0---------------2-----------------0----------------2--|
G-|-------1-----1---------3-----3---------1---------------3vvvvv-3--|
D-|-----2---------------4---------------2---------------4-----------|
A-|---2---------------4---------------2---------------4-------------|
E-|-0---------------2---------------0-------------0-2---------------|


E-|--------------------------4------------|
B-|----4--4--4--4--2-----------4----------|
G-|----4--4--4--4--4-------------5--------|
D-|----4--4--4--4--4-------4--------------|
A-|-2-----------0--------6-----------6s(2)|
E-|--------------------4------------------|


E-|---------0---------------2------------------------------------2--|
B-|-----------0---------------2-----------------0----------------2--|
G-|-------1-----1---------3-----3---------1---------------3vvvvv-3--|
D-|-----2---------------4---------------2---------------4-----------|
A-|---2---------------4---------------2---------------4-------------|
E-|-0---------------2---------------0-------------0-2---------------|
  |                |
  Chord diagramE5E5 power chords played under both of these

E-|---------------------4------------------------------------------2--2-|
B-|---4-4-4-4-2-----------4-----------5-5-5-5--4h5p4-----5-7-8s(2)-2--2-|
G-|---4-4-4-4-4-------------5---------4-4-4-4--------6-4-----------3--4-|
D-|---4-4-4-4-4-------4-----------------------------------------4-----4-|
A-|-2-------0-------6-----------6--4----------------------------4-----2-|
E-|---------------4-------------------------7-------------------2-------|
                                   |
                          Strum the last chord
                          slowly, and a distorted
                          Chord diagramB5B5 chord is played
                          under it as everything
                          fades out.

That should be everything. This has taken too
long as is, so I'm not going to include the words,
and I'm also not going to put in the rest of the
chords over the top of the bars. If anyone
else is feeling adventurous enough to do it, go
right ahead. Enjoy this one.

Questions, comments, additions, and corrections are welcome.

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