Y & T - Forever Transcribed by Rushtalion@hotmail.com I've attempted to make this tab very easy to follow - each section of the song is done so you can follow the tab from beginning to end. for a beginning bassist, this song looks a little overpowering, but it's a lot simpler than you may think - Veterans will have NO problem picking this one up in hearbeat. the version of this song (the studio version) is 5:47 long, and I've also put the time markers up so if you're playing this on the computer, you can see the time-changes.
any questions or corrections, email me. :) Tuning: Eb, A, D, G (bottom string dropped 1/2 step) (this is the tuning I learned to play it on, and it's easy to drop a 1/2 step on one string when you're playing it live, especially if you follow this song with one in drop D) Intro: 0:00 - 0:35 G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A -------------------6---6--5--3-3-3 5-666-5------------| x2 Eb -4-4-4---4-3-2-1--------------------------------------| (there's a cut out at :36, that runs with the guitars and drums coming in, and the bass picks up again at :44 0:44 - 1:22 (first verse kicks in here at 0:57) G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------6-6------------------------------| x6 Eb -44-4---44-4---44-4--------22---22-2--22-2---22-2-----| 1:22 - 1:34 G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| Eb ------------------------------------------------2-2-2-| fallin - I keep on falling - so much deeper... 1:34 - 1:46 G --------------------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------66-666-666-55-33-33-33--33-------55-66--88-----| x2 Eb -44-44-44--22-------------------------------------------------| Forever..... Forever...... Forever! Only for you... (then will kick into a brief guitar solo, and go into the 2nd verse ) 1:46 - 2:24 G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------------6-6------------------------------| x6 Eb -44-4---44-4---44-4--------22---22-2--22-2---22-2-----| 2:24 - 2:35 G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6------| Eb ------------------------------------------------------| fallin - I keep on falling - so much deeper... 2:35 - 2:48 G --------------------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------66-666-666-55-33-33-33--33-------55-66--88-----| x2 Eb -44-44-44--22-------------------------------------------------| Forever..... Forever...... Forever! Only for you... BRIDGE (2:48 - 3:14) (there's a slight pause on the bass, noted by x's) G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A ---------6--x-x-5-3-x-x-3-5-6-7-8---------------------| Eb -x-x-x-2----------------------------------------------| Guitar Solo (3:14 - 3:51) G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------6-66-66-66-55-3-33-33-33-33-5-6-7-8--| x3 Eb -44-4-44-4-44-22--------------------------------------| (3:52 - 4:04) (on the last run of the solo, the bass line changes slightly: G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------6-66-66-66-55-3-33-33-33-33-55-xx-55-| Eb -44-4-44-4-44-22--------------------------------------| (4:04 - 4:15) G -------------------------------------------------------| D -------------------------------------------------------| A -1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------| Eb -------------------------------------------------1-1-1-| "so come - come take my hand... " (4:16 - 4:56) G --------------------------------------------------------------| D --------------------------------------------------------------| A ---------------66-666-666-55-33-33-33--33-------55-66--88-----| x3 Eb -44-44-44--22-------------------------------------------------| Forever..... Forever...... Forever! Only for you... (4:56 - 5:05) (on the last run of the chorus, the bass line changes slightly: G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------6-66-66-66-55-3-33-33-33-33-55-xx-55-| Eb -44-4-44-4-44-22--------------------------------------| (ending) (5:05 - 5:28 G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A -----------------------------------6-x-x-5-3-x-x-x-5--| Eb --x---x--x---x------4-x-x-x-4-3-2-1-------------------| "Forever...." (drums) G ------------------------------------------------------| D ------------------------------------------------------| A ------------------------------------------------------| Eb -3 (let ring)----4-> slide -------16 < slide ---4---|