Lenny Kravitz - It Aint Over Til Its Over Chords & Tabs

 

It Aint Over Til Its Over Chords & Tabs

Lenny Kravitz Chords & Tabs

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It Aint Over Til Its Over Tab

   
  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|------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/l/lenny_kravitz/it_aint_over_til_its_over_tab_ver_3.html ]
  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