Boston
I Had A Good Time
Date: Wed, 10 Sep 2003 08:57:47 -0400
From: Mike Menten
Subject: b/boston/i_had_a_good_time.tab
Last update on 9/10/03
This tab is all my work. Would anyone else want to take
credit for this anyway? I doubt it :)
What can I say.....As usual Tom Scholz lays down multiple
guitar tracks and layers his riffs dripping with harmony.
The author of this tab gives his thanx to the inspiration
for this work (Tom) and for his input to fix my poorly
written tab. This work is still unfinished and will be
reposted again upon completion.
With all of the previous in mind, this is far from totally
accurate. I have completed up to about half way through
the second lead guitar solo. However, it should be close
enough to give you a real good idea of what is happening.
Long live the sound surgeon...Master Scholz
Basic Chords in the song are G major, C major, E minor and
D major. All are barre chord shapes usually NOT fully
strummed.
(My comments)
(1:24) Shows the time line in the song where tab matches.
b = bent full note -the number in parenthesis is what you
should bend up to
p = pull off
h = hammer on
V = downward picking (listed above the fret board)
^ = upward picking (listed above the fret board)
~ = vibrato (shake that string :-)
< = volume pan/swell (he is using a volume pedal)
[] = harmonic
^V^V^ = tremolo (use your whammy) :P
>Oooooh Ahhhh< = lyrics
Intro
>Oooooh....<
Lead Guitar
(intro chord here - every so slightly palm muted barre chord)
(gives you that thumpy/chunky sound)
Rythym Guitar
E||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-
A||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-
D||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-
G||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
Lead Guitar (you hear this fill in the song in various locations)
E||-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-3-------
A||-----------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|-5-------
D||---------5-------|-2-------5-------|-5-------5-------|-5-------
G||-----------2-4~~-|-----------2-4~~-|-5---------2-4~~-|---------
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
Both Guitars layered perfectly
E||---------------------------------------------------------------
A||-5-5-3-5-3-5-3-------------------------------------------------
D||-7-7-5-7-5-7-5-------------------------------------------------
G||-7-7-5-7-5-7-5-------------------------------------------------
B||---------------------------------------------------------------
E||---------------------------------------------------------------
>Oooooh....Ooooooh....<
E||---------------3-|--------3--------|--------2------------------
A||---------------5-|--------5--------|--------4----5-10-10-5-10--
D||--------5------5-|--5-----5--------|--------4----7-12-12-7-12--
G||----------2-4----|----2-4----------|-4h5p4---------------------
B||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------
E||-----------------|-----------------|---------------------------
>Hey, you can be so unfair<
{Volume swell to harmonic}
(0:17)
E||-----------------|---------------------------------------------
A||-----------------|---------------------------------------------
D||----<[12]~~~~~~~~|---------------------------------------------
G||----<[12]~~~~~~~~|---------------------------------------------
B||----<[12]~~~~~~~~|---------------------------------------------
E||-----------------|---------------------------------------------
(Bass guitar thumping for a while then on to the arpeggios)
>and you know, I will rememberyou said you'd always be there when you go<
(There is a small intro lick used before the arpeggio that must be)
(deciphered still.)
(0:34)
B F# G c F# G C F# G D F# G
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
A||--2--------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-5-------
D||----4------------|---4-------------|---4-------------|---4-----
G||-------0---------|------0----------|------0----------|------0--
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
Chorus:
>Hey, I wanted you to knowI wish you were mineAnd I, I just wanted you to knowI had a good time<
(this arpeggio repeats throughout the chorus)
B F# G c F# G C F# G D F# G
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
A||--2--------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-5-------
D||----4------------|---4-------------|---4-------------|---4-----
G||-------0---------|------0----------|------0----------|------0--
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
>Ooh, I had a really good time<
(0:56)
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------
D||-----55-55-55-55-|-----------------|-----55-55-55-55-|----------
G||-----------------|2-4~-------------|-----------------|2-4~------
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------
{guitar volume panned down}
E||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----55-55-55-55-|-----------------|
G||-----------------|2-4-4-4h5p4-2~~>-|
B||-----------------|-----------------|
E||-----------------|-----------------|
B F# G c F# G C F# G D F# G
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
A||--2--------------|-3---------------|-3---------------|-5-------
D||----4------------|---4-------------|---4-------------|---4-----
G||-------0---------|------0----------|------0----------|------0--
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------
>You can lie and I still believe itIt's Ok, it doesn't matterI know that you really mean itIn your own way<
1b2e
Chorus again (arpeggios again)
Lead Guitar
(1:42)
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
D||-5~~~------------|2~~--------------|-----------------|--------
G||-------2b(4)-2-2-|-----------------|-2b(4)-2-2~~~----|-2-2-4-4
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
(1:47)
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
D||-----------------|-------5---------|-----------------|------12
G||----5-4h5p4p2-4--|-2h4p2-----------|---/12~~~-12p11--|-12~~~--
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
D||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
G||-11--------------|-14-12-14~~~-----|-----------------|--------
B||----13-12h13p12--|-----------------|-*lick goes here*|--------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
(2:14) (hold the bent string and play 2 more times)
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
D||---8b(9)--(9)----|--10---5-7-------|-----------------|--------
G||-----------------|-----------------|-5-7^v^V---------|--------
B||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
>Well, I've been in loveBut nothing lasts foreverSo just hold on long enoughAnd maybe you'll end up togetherIt's Alriiiiight Yeah Yeah Yeah<
(2:41)
E||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
A||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
D||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
G||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------
B||-----------------|12p10p7-10-10----|-10-5~~~~----10--|-10---10
E||-----------------|-------------5-7-|--------5-7----5-|---7-7--
E||-----------------|-----------------|
A||-----------------|-----------------|
D||-----------------|-----------------|
G||-----------------|-----------------|
B||-----------10----|-10---10-----10--|
E||--7h10p7-5---5-7-|--------5-7------|
>You can lie to my face and I'll believe itIt's OK, 'cause there's a feelin' you can't replaceYou didn't mean it, anyway....<
Chorus out
>Want to do it again?< (**Kimberly Dahme's favorite part)
mikementen@myeastern.com
