Tabs
Where were you last night – Traveling Wilburys
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
Another good one from the Wilbury's "Vol. 3". It's fun to play these songs with more
one acoustic guitar, using capos in different positions. That's what the Wilbury sound is
anyway.
I think I got pretty close. I'm not sure about the C majorC chord in the "You weren't around me
they found me" part and the corresponding sections, though. Any ideas anybody? Thanks
comments!
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GUITAR PARTS
Intro Riff (many guitars in different positions; for example:)
git 1 git 2
e|--------------|-------------| e|--------------|-------------|
BB|-3--1---0-----|-------------| BB|--------------|-------------|
G+G|------------3-|-2--1--0-----| G+G|--------------|-------------|
D MajorD|--------------|----------b3-| D MajorD|--------------|-------------|
A augmentedA|--------------|-------------| A augmentedA|-5--3--2---1--|-0-----------|
E MajorE|--------------|-------------| E MajorE|--------------|----4--3--b1-|
Solo
e|------------------|---10-12----10-12|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|----10------------|12-------11------|10---------------|-----------------|
G+G|/11---------------|-----------------|---11------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[triplet] [triplet]
e|------------------|---10-12----12-10|-----------------|-----------------|
BB|----10------------|12-------11------|10---------------|-----------------|
G+G|/11---------------|-----------------|---11------------|-----------------|
D MajorD|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A augmentedA|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E MajorE|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
[triplet] [triplet]
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SONG
D MajorD
Intro riff
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Where were you last night?
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
You were so uptight.
G+G C minorCm G+G G minorGm A augmentedA D MajorD
What did you do, who did you see?
G+G C minorCm G+G G minorGm A augmentedA
Were you with someone who reminded you of me?
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Where were you last night? (Intro riff)
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Where were you last week?
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Were you up a creek?
G+G C minorCm G+G G minorGm A augmentedA D MajorD
Did you stay up pacing the floor?
G+G C minorCm G+G G minorGm A augmentedA
Got me worried you ignore me more and more.
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD
Where were you last night?
A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
You weren't around me when they found me.
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Where were you last night? (Intro riff)
| D MajorD | G+G G minorGm | D MajorD A augmentedA | D MajorD |
(solo)
| D MajorD | G+G G minorGm | D MajorD A augmentedA | D MajorD |
(solo)
G+G A augmentedA
You better stop your messin' around
B minorBm E MajorE
Your name is going round from town to town
D MajorD A augmentedA
It's making me sad
D MajorD C majorC
Making me feel bad
D MajorD A augmentedA
Where were you last night? (Intro riff)
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Where were you last year?
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
You sure as hell weren't here.
G+G C minorCm G+G G minorGm A augmentedA D MajorD
You weren't waiting where you said.
G+G C minorCm G+G G minorGm A augmentedA
You sent someone in your place instead.
D MajorD G+G G minorGm D MajorD
Where were you last night?
A augmentedA D MajorD C majorC
It's getting to me, making me gloomy
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
Where were you last night? (Intro riff)
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ADDITIONAL GUITAR
There are always lots of acoustic guitars on Wilbury songs with capos in different
You might want to track the first guitar with a second one, capo 5th fret:
Intro riff
e|--------------|-------------|
BB|--------------|-------------|
G+G|-2--0---------|-------------|
D MajorD|--------4---3-|-2--1--0-----|
A augmentedA|--------------|-----------3-|
E MajorE|--------------|-------------|
Intro
| A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
(intro riff)
Verse 1
| A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA |
| D MajorD | G minorGm D MajorD | DmDm E MajorE | A augmentedA | D MajorD | G minorGm D MajorD | D MajorD DmDm | E MajorE |
| A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
(intro riff)
Verse 2
| A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA |
| D MajorD | G minorGm D MajorD | DmDm E MajorE | A augmentedA | D MajorD | G minorGm D MajorD | D MajorD DmDm | E MajorE | E MajorE |
| A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA G+G | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
(intro riff)
Solo
| A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA |
Middle 8
| D MajorD | E MajorE | F# minorF#m | H | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA G+G | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA |
(intro riff)
Verse 3
| A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA |
| D MajorD | G minorGm D MajorD | DmDm E MajorE | A augmentedA | D MajorD | G minorGm D MajorD | D MajorD DmDm | E MajorE | E MajorE |
| A augmentedA | D MajorD DmDm | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA G+G | A augmentedA E MajorE | A augmentedA | A augmentedA | A augmentedA