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25 or 6 to 4 - Chicago
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Tabbed by: Bucaneerfanboy
Email: Bucaneerfanboy@sbcglobal.net
Part A Em
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B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-| Main Riff/Intro
A|-7-7-7-7-7--5-5-5-5-5--4-4-4-4-4--3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|
E|-5-5-5-5-5--3-3-3-3-3--2-2-2-2-2--1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|
(Part B) (Refrain)
Am F E
(Verse) Waiting for the break of day
Am F E
Searching for something to say
Am F E
Flashing lights against the sky
Am F E
Giving up I close my eyes
(Part C) F C
Sitting cross-legged on the floor
G F
25 or 6 to 4
Pattern Continues throughout entire song (during refrain)
Sitting cross legged on the floor………
Part D
e|--------12------------11------------10---------8--8--x----|
b|-----------------------------------------------------x----|
g|--12----------12/-11------11/---10------10/-9--9--9--x----|
d|----------------------------------------------------------|
a|----------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
Solo:
Listen to song for proper use of wah pedal
Part E
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------|
g|-------------------------------------------|
d|-----------------------------------5----7--|
a|-------------------------5----7------------|
e|--------5----7----8------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------5------6----10----9----10----10/-------5~--------|
|----4----5----7----------------------------------------------------|
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|--10/5~---------9/4~-----------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------10/6~-------|
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|----------------------------5----5-7--5-7-8--7-8-10----|
|--------5--4--5h-7--5--7-------7-----------------------|
|--7--7-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--10h8-8h7-7h5-------------------------------------------------8-10--|
|---------------7h5-4h5h4-------------------------------5-7/9-9-------|
|-------------------------7-5---------5---------------7---------------|
|-----------------------------7-5/7-----7-5/3---3-5/7-----------------|
|---------------------------------------------5-----------------------|
|--------------------10--12--12--12h10---8h10h8-7h8h7-----------------|
|10h8-10h8---8-10-----------------------------------10h8-7--8--7--8b--|
|--------- 9----------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--7--8--5--7---------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------7b-7--5--7----4--5--5b-5--7b---------7~-----------7b---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------5--------5|
|-----------------------------------5-------8b---8b-8h5---5---5---8h5-|
|--7b------7b---7b-----7b---7r--5---5-8-----8-------------------7b----|
|----------------------------------7----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|--7r-5---5h7h5-----------------------------------------5h4-5h4-|
|-------7-------7-5---------------------------------5-7---------|
|-------------------7-5/6----3------2h3h2-----3-5/7-------------|
|-------------------------5---------------5-5-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------4h5h4h5h4h5h4h5h4h5---5h7h5h7h5h7h5h7-7h9h7h9h7h9h7h9-|
|--7------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------8--10----12----10--8--10--7--8--7---------|
|8b---8--7--8--7--5--8--10-------------------------------------8--7—8-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------8b-|
|--8----7h5h7h5--------------------------8-10-10--8--10-----|
|---------------7r---7h5h7h5-------5-7/9--------------------|
|------------------------------7----------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------|
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|----8--8b-8--8b-8--8b-8----8b-8--8b-8--------------|
|---------------------------------------10------10b-|
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|----10b-10b-10b-10b-10b-10--10b---10b-10b-10--8--------------|
|----------------------------------------------------5--7b-5--|
|-------------------------------------------------7-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------8--10--8----10~---10~---10~---10~|
|7b---7b---7b---7b-----7b---7b-7h5-9----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--10b---10b---10b---10b-----10b-10--10b-10--10b---10b---|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--8h10h8h10h8h10h8h10-7h8h7h8h7h8h7h8---5h7h5h7h5h7h5h7-----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------7----7----|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|--5h7h5h7h5h7h5h7-7----7b--------5--5-----7--7--7b---|
|------------------------------7--------7-------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------8--8--8b----------------8b-8b-8--8r-------10b---10b----|
|-----5--5------------------------------------------------------------|
|--5--------7---------------5--x--5-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------17------------------------------------------------------|
|--17------20--20b-20b---20b-----20b-20--20b-20--20b---20r--17-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
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|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--20----------20------------20----------20------------x-------------|
|--------19b---------19b-----------19b---------19b-------------------|
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|--------------5-----------5---------5-----------5---------5-----|
|----------------7-----------7---------7-----------7---------7---|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
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|------5---------5-----------5---------5-----------5---------5-----|
|--------7---------7-----------7---------7-----------7---------7---|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
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e|----------------------|
b|----------------------|
g|------5---------5-----|
d|--------7---------7---|
a|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
OUTRO (PART F)
E|------------------------------------------------------8h5-----8h5-----8h5|
B|--------------------------8b10--8--8b10---(the fill)------8h5-----8h5----|
G|--7b9-7-5-----7b9-7-5----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------7----------7--------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----8h5-------8h5-------8h5---------------------------------|
B|---------8h5-------8h5-------8h5--5--8----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------7h5------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------7-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
Part A (4x) 0:00
Part B (4x) 0:27
Part C (1x) 0:53
Part A (2x) / Fill in guitar solo 1:05
Part B (4x) 1:19
Part C (1x) 1:45
Part D (1x) 1:45
Part E (1x) 1:58 – 3:28
Part A (2x) Starts at 3:15
Part B (4x) 3:42
Part C (1x) 4:08
Part F (1x) 4:21
Throughout song improvise around the a minor pentatonic scale
Hope you like it!
Have Fun,
Jon
Artist: Chicago
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