Title: One Night Love Affair
Artist: Bryan Adams
Albums: Reckless (1984), Live! Live! Live! (1988)
Tuning: Standard Tuning
Tabber: coolguy824 (coolguy824@excite.com)
Chords to Know: (unless otherwise noted, all chords are to be
played at the 1st fret)
C [335533]
F [133211]
A [577555]
G [355433]
Eb [113331] at 6th fret
Eb/D [113231] at 6th fret
G# [466544]
Bb [133211] at 6th fret
Since this song hasn't been tabbed on this site yet, I figured I'd take a shot at it.
The strumming pattern is pretty easy enough, just listen to the song. The solo is about
95% right, but there are a few places where it's a little iffy. Just go with it.
VERSE I:
C F
You're the silent type
C F
And you caught my eye
C A
But I never thought that I'd
G F
Be touchin' you
C F
How was I to know
C F
I'd let my feelings go
C A
And that I'd be yours before
G F
The night was through yeah!
CHORUS:
Eb Eb/D
One night love affair
C G#
Tryin' to make like we don't care
Eb Eb/D C G#
We were both reachin' out for somethin'
Bb
Ohh
Eb Eb/D
One night love affair
C G#
Pretendin' it ain't there
Eb Eb/D C G#
Ohh, and now we're left with nothin'
INTERLUDE I:
C F C F
VERSE II:
C F
When the morning breaks
C F
We'll go our seperate ways
C A
If the night was made for love
G F
It ain't for keeps
C F
Now I lose control
C F
As I watch you go
C A
All my senses say I'm in this
G C
Much too deep, now you're outta reach
CHORUS: (slightly altered)
Eb Eb/D
One night love affair
C G#
Tryin' to make like we don't care
Eb Eb/D C
We were both reachin' out for somethin'
G# Bb
Yeah, yeah, yeah
Eb Eb/D
One night love affair
C G#
Pretendin' we don't care
Eb Eb/D C
Ohh, and now we're left with nothin'
G#
Hey
INTERLUDE II and Solo:
Rhythm Guitar: C F C F
Lead Guitar: This is the solo that is on the main album version.
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|--------------5h6---5----------|--------------5h6---5----------|
G|----------5-7--|------5--------|----------5-7--|------5--------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|--------------5h6---5-5-3---1-1|--------1-3-3--|----------1-3-3h
G|----------5-7--|---------------|------2--------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|---------------|8-----10----12\|5--------------|8-----10----12\|
B|4-3-4-3-1------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|5---------10-10|10--8-8-------8h10--8-8-------8|--7-5-3-8-7-5-3|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
E|8-7-5-3-5h8-17-|15-------------|
B|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
CHORUS: (slightly altered)
Eb Eb/D
One night love affair
C G#
Tryin' to make like we don't care
Eb Eb/D C
We were both reachin' out for something
G# Bb
Ohh, yeah, yeah
Eb Eb/D
One night love affair
C G#
Sometimes life ain't fair.
Eb Eb/D C
Ohh, and now we're left with nothin'
G# Bb
Nothin', yeah, yeah, yeah
OUTRO:
Eb Eb/D
One night, one night
C G#
One night, one night
Eb Eb/D
One night, one night
C G# Bb
Love affair, yeah, yeah
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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