Song: Joan
Artist: Butch Walker
Album: Letters (2004)
This is adapted from, to my knowledge, the correct way to play it. I'm sure the piano
I came up with (I did it by ear) is wrong though. But this sounds close to the original.
INTRO/BREAK
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--2-3-0-0----------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-0-0-2-0-2----------------------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------------------|
A|------X-X-X-X------------------------------------------------|
E|------3-3-3-3------------------------------------------------|
VERSE 1/2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-2-0-3-0-3-2-3-2-0-3-0-2------------------------------------|
G|2-2-0-2-0-2-2-2-2-0-2-0-2------------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-0-0-0-0-2------------------------------------|
A|----X---X---0-----X---X-0------------------------------------|
E|----3---3---------3---3--------------------------------------|
CHORUS
e|2-------------------2---3------------------------------------|
B|3-3-2-0-3-2-0-3---3-2-0-3------------------------------------|
G|2-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-4-2-2-0-3------------------------------------|
D|0-4-2-0-4-2-0-4-5-0-4-0-5------------------------------------|
A|--2-0-X-2-0-X-2-4---4-X-5------------------------------------|
E|------3-----3-------2-3-3------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/butch_walker/joan_tab.html ]
VERSE 2
x2
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-2-0-3-0-3-2------------------------------------------------|
G|2-2-0-2-0-2-2------------------------------------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-2------------------------------------------------|
A|----X---X---0------------------------------------------------|
E|----3---3----------------------------------------------------|
then
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|3-2-0---3-3-2-0-2-0-2----------------------------------------|
G|4-2-0---2-4-2-0-2-0-2----------------------------------------|
D|4-2-0---0-4-2-0-2-0-2----------------------------------------|
A|2-0-X-----2-0-X-0-X-0----------------------------------------|
E|----3-2-------3---3------------------------------------------|
ORDER:
INTRO/BREAK x2
VERSE 1/2
INTRO/BREAK x2
VERSE 1/2
CHORUS
INTRO/BREAK x2
VERSE 2
CHORUS x2
INTRO/BREAK x4
Since some consider verses and choruses different parts of the songs than others, here’s
interpretation of the parts:
VERSE 1/2 = "Joan moved away..." and "Before I moved in..."
CHORUS = "After all this time..."
This should have you in the ball park. It isn't perfect, but it gives you a general idea
what to do. Some parts are up to the guitarist, honestly.
email me at johnrzeznik222@yahoo.com if you have suggestions. Please, no strum pattern
though; I suck at describing strum patterns. Sorry. This is a relatively easy song to
up the strum pattern on.
God bless.
"There's alot to learn about Joan..."
