Light Of Day Chords & Tabs
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From: Antti M Kauppinen
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Light Of Day (xxplugged version)
by Bruce Springsteen
NOTE:
Listen to the recording for exact timing & phrasing !
INTRO
(4 bars only drums)
- Give me some slap on this Fender !
(E) (noise in E)
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------0-----I
------------/3-Z-I----------------I----------------I----------0-----I
------------/4-Z-I----------------I----------------I----------1-----I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I------------2-0-I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I------------2---I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----x\0-----0---I
Ahh...stand back!
(3 times)
(0:15)B B - - - R P
-----0-----------I(0)-------------I----10----------I----10----------I
-----0-----------I(0)-------------I10--------------I10------10\-8---I
-----------------I----------------I.---------------I--------------9.I
-----------------I----------------I.--(lead fig.1)-I---------------.I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-0---------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
(open string noise) B B - - - R P
-----------------I-------B-R-P----I----10----------I----10----------I
-----------------I8---------------I10--------------I10------10\-8---I
-9-------9\------(0)-----2(2)\0---I----------------I--------------9-I
-----------------(0)------------2-I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
B (see above) P
-------------10--I----10----------I----10----------I----10----------I
-10----------10--I10------10\-8---I10--------------I10------10\-8---I
-----------------I--------------9-I----------------I-------------9\7I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
1/2B (0:40) P P
---------------0-I3------B--R-P---I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0-I
---------------0-I----------------I--------3-------I--------30303---I
-9---9-----------I-------2-(2)\0--I------------2\0-I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I2---------------I2---------------I
-----------------I----------------I--(lead fig.2)--I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/s/springsteen_bruce/light_of_day_tab.html ]
-----0-------BRP-I----0---BRP----0I----0-------BRP-I----0---------0-I
---------3-------I---------------0I----0---3-------I----0---3---0---I
-------------2\0-I--------2\0-----I------------2\0-I----------------I
-2---------------I2-----------2---I----------------I2---------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
B - RP
-----0---0-------I----------------I----0-----------I----------------I
---------3---0---I-----0----0-----I----0-----------I----------------I
---------------2-I-2\0-0----0-----I----1-----------I----------------I
-2---------------I--------2---2---I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I2---------------I----------------I
-----------------I--------------x\I0---------------(0)--------------I
VERSE (0:58)
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-(0)-------------(0)--------------I----------------I----------------I
Well I've been out ...
(main riff)
E *=bend down 1/2 step w/bar and R
-----------------I-------H--0-----I----------------I----------------I
----/3---3-----3-I--3-2-0---0-----I----------------I----------------I
----/4---4-----4-I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I---------(2)----I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I(2nd guitar)----I----------------I
-----------------I----------------(0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0-I0*0-0-0-0-0-0-0)I
E (see above)
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----3---3-----3-I--3-2-0---------I----------------I----------------I
-----4---4-----4-I--4-2-0/1-------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------2-----I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-(2nd guitar continue the same)---I----------------I----------------I
I got some money in my...
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
------(main riff again)-----------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
(repeat 4 times)
(KEYBOARD SOLO)
(2:44)
A B
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
---------H-------I----------------I----------------I-H-------H------I
.2-Z-------------I--2-Z-----------I--4-----4-------I---------------.I
.2-Z-------2-4-2-IZ-2-Z-----2-4-2-I--4-----4-------I----4-6-----4--.I
-0-Z----34-------I--0-Z--34-------Ix-2-----2-------I5/6-----5/6-----I
-----------------I----------------I----------------I----------------I
After the keyboard solo looong improvised guitar solos in
E blues scale over the chorus chord progression (E D A).
After Bruce finds out that his audience is alive, he leads the
band to the third verse:
E D A E D A E D A E
---0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-2---0-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z-----I
---0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-3---2-0-I--0-0-0-0-Z-----I
-1-1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-2---2-1-I--1-1-1-1-Z-----I
-2(2-2-2)0---2-2-I--------0---2-2-I--------0---2-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z-----I
-2-----------0-2-I------------0-2-I------------0-2-I--2-2-2-2-Z-----I
-0-------------0-I--------------0-I--------------0-I--0-0-0-0-Z-----I
-----------------------------------------------------------------------
Some symbols:
- = about 1/16th of a bar
B = bend up full step
R = release bend
P
\ = pull-off
H
/ = hammer-on
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
Comments & corrections welcome
Antti Kauppinen
akauppi@cs.joensuu.fi
