Song: It Ain't Over 'Til It's Over Artist: Lenny Kravits Album: Mama Said Tabbed By: Arend Jessurun * This is a fairly easy song, but you've got to watch out for the electric piano part. It has constant variations throughout the song. 🏷Legend: b = bend br = bend and release b(2)= bend to provided pitch h = hammer p = pull-off ~ = vibrato / = slide up = slide down \ = slide ALL THE WAY down x = mute
Rhythm Guitar (plays throughout song except solo and bridge): e|--4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4------2-x-x-x-2-x-x-2-x-2-x-x-2-2-2-2--| B|--6-x-x-x-6-x-x-6-x-6-x-x-6-6-6-6------4-x-x-x-4-x-x-4-x-4-x-x-4-4-4-4--| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |_______________________________| |_______________________________| | | play x3 play x1 Intro (strings): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7 e|--9---11--13-----------11--13-----------11--11-9------------------------| B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |____________________________________________________________________| | play x2 Intro & Chorus (electric piano): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#m e|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14----14-| B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----14-| G|--18--------------17--------------------16------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7 e|--16--------------16--------------------16---------------------14-------| B|--18--------------18--------------------18---------------------16----16-| G|--18--------------17--------------------16---------------------------14-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus (strings): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7 e|--9-------13-------------9-9----11-9----11--11-9------------------------| B|-------------9-11-13---------11------------------11---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7 e|--9-------13---------------13-----------11--11-9------------------------| B|-------------9-11-13----------9-11-12------------11---------------------| G|----------------------------------------------------11----11------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Intro (0:02): Verse 1 (0:26): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#m ...Here we are still to- gether, we are one e|--4---------------4---------------------4----------------------2-----2--| B|--6---------------6---------------------6----------------------4-----2--| G|--6---------------5---------------------4-------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, B7 ...So much time wasted ...playin' games with love e|--4-------6---4---4-------------1---2---4----------2-----1-----2--------| B|--6-------6-------6-------------1---2---6----------4-----------4-----4--| G|--6---------------5---------------------4----------------------4-----2--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 1 (0:50): Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Verse 2 (1:14): Db, Dbmaj7, Db7, B, F#m ...How many times did we give up? but we always worked things out e|--4-------4-------------------4-------------------------4---2---4-----2-| B|--6-------6---6---------------6-------------------------4---2---------2-| G|--6-----------5---------------5-----4---------------------------------2-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Db, Dbmaj7, Db7 B, B7 And all my doubts and fears kept me wondering if I'd alwaysbeinlove e|--4---------------------------4---4----------------4---------2---4------| B|--6-----------------------------6-6--------------------6---------4---4--| G|--6-------------------------------5--------------------4-------------2--| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Chorus 2 (1:38): * theres more electric piano stuff here, but its mostly just like verse 1 except an octave up. Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Solo (with slap-back delay) (2:02): e|--14b(16)---14-14-14--16-14\-------12----------------------------------| B|-------------------------------12h14----14\----12h14-12-12-12--14-12\-| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--12b(13)-13-13--13-11--14b(16)---14--13-11---11-11-11--13-11\----16br-| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------15-15h17~~~~~\-------------------------------| G|--15br-14br-13br-12br---------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| Bridge & Chorus 3 (sitar) (2:29) e|------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--2-----4---2---1---------------------2---------------------------------| G|----------------------1---3---4---------3-------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------4-6-----------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |____________________________________________________________________| | play x2 Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Chorus 3 (2:53): Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many tears I cried, ...so much pain inside Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Db, Dbmaj7 ...So many years we tried ...to keep our love alive Db7, B, B7 But baby it ain't over 'til it's over Outro (3:17) (repeat 'til it's over!): * Every instruments plays here. Outro (trumpets): e|--1-------1---2---4-------4---6---7-------9---9---9---------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| |____________________________________________________________________| | play x2 Argh, this took forever and by now I hate the electric piano part. But I hope you enjoyed this, maybe you'll find it useful. With a Roland GR-20 you could do some awesome stuff with this song. THE END
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for It Ain't Over Til Its Over by Lenny Kravitz