54-40 - Baby ran
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Tuning: E A D G B E
Written by: N.Osborne/P.Comparelli/D.Neudorf/B.Merritt
Album: "54.40" (1986, Reprise Records)
"Radio Love Songs: The Singles Collection" (2002, Sony Music Canada)
Guitarists: Phil Comparelli, Neil Osborne
Tabbed by: Anne Drury
Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com
Date: August 28, 2008
There wasn't a submitted tab for this song but I found this pretty solid one online! It seems to do the trick.
There is a guitar that plays the vocal melody during the chorus but it's pretty easy to work out.
INTRO: (opens with 4 bars of drums)
Dsus4 D
e|-3-------2-------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
B|-3-------3-------|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|-2-------2-------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
D|-0-------0-------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cadd9 C G
e|---------0-------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
B|-3-------1-------|-1-1-1-1---1-1-1-|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
G|-0-------0-------|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|-0---0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
D|-2-------2-------|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|-0---0---0---0---|-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|
A|-3-------3-------|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|-2---2---2---2---|-2-2-2-2---2-2-2-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-3---3-3-3-|
[Verse 1]
Well, I Dsus4Won't come Dback, and I won't say no
But tDhat means the circle around us will cut a little Cadd9lower
Like you sGaid
Dsus4One play nDear, you seem so surprised
Least inside you get that pretty little Cadd9nightmare
It comes alGive
BDaby ran, she ran away
WDhy she ran, I got to say
I'm lCadd9onesome all the tGime
BDaby ran, she ran away
WDhy she ran, I got to say
I Cadd9know one reason wGhy
Dsus4 D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
G|/7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7-9---9-9-7-|-7---7---7---7---|7-7-7-7/11-11-11\9|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cadd9 C G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---3---3---3---3-|
G|-9~=\(7)-7~--=---|--=---/11-=-\4-=-|-=--/7~----------|---0---0---0---0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
[Verse 2]
Well, Dsus4each time I sDee you so far away
A lDove letter worry that tells me that I'm Cadd9all right
All rGight
Dsus4Here am DI, who chose to ride
PDass me wondering whether I got a job, but it's Cadd9all right
Until oGne day
BDaby ran, she ran away
WDhy she ran, I got to say
I'm lCadd9onesome all the tGime
BDaby ran, she ran away
WDhy she ran, I got to say
I Cadd9know one reason wGhy, my baby ran away
[BREAK]
Dsus4 D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7-/9--9-9-7-|-7---7---7---7---|-7-7-7-/9--9-9\5-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
A|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-/7--7-7-5-|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-/7--7-7\3-|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cadd9 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|3--3-3-3--3---3---3-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|3--3-3-3--3---3---3-|
G|-5---5---5---5---|-5-5-5-/7--7-7\4-|-4-=---/-7----|0--0-0-0--0---0---0-|
D|-----------------|-----------------|--------------|--------------------|
A|-3---3---3---3---|-3-3-3-/5--5-5---|--------------|--------------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-3------------|--------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
D
e|-2---------------|
B|-3---------------|
G|-2---------------| (This bar begins 8 bars of bass/keys/drums)
D|-0---------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|
D (4 bars) Cadd9 (2 bars) G (2 bars)
My baby ran away
1. Dsus4 D
2. Cadd9 G
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-12----11----7---|-12----11----7---|-12----11----7---|-12----11----7---|
D|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x
A|-10-----9----5---|-10-----9----5---|-10-----9----5---|-10-----9----5---|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
. . . .
(Play the above staff 2x, the first time with the chord progression marked
1, the second time with the chord progression marked 2.)
BDaby ran, she ran away
BDaby ran, she ran away
Cadd9Baby ran, she ran away
BGaby ran, my baby ran away
Dsus4HeyyyyyDyy, ohhCadd9hhhhhhhhGhh
GUITAR SOLO:
Dsus4 D
e|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------|
G|/7-----9----/11--|---11h12-11-11h12-11-|-9h11p9---7~---|7\--2-2---2--4-|
D|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-----------------|---------------------|---------------|---------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Cadd9 G
e|--------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
B|-----------------3--|---------------|-------3~-----|----3h5p3---3---3--|
G|-4^s---[5]r4p2p0----|----2^wr-0-----|----/4--------|--4-------4-------4|
D|--------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
A|----hb--------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
E|--------------------|---------------|--------------|-------------------|
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . .
Dsus4 D
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------10----10-------12-|---10----10---10-10---10-10|
G|/11-------11-------11----|---11----11---11-11---11-11|
D|-------------------------|---------------------------|
A|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
D
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|--/13----13-/13---13-/13-|----13----15-------------|
G|--/14----14-/14---14-/14-|----14----14----14----17-|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
Cadd9
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------15----------|-------------12-10-------|
G|-17^w-----------17^w==r--|-10~~--------12----12^w-=|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
G
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------13------12^s|=r--10-------------------|
G|-=-----=-------------12^w|=r--10-12-10-------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------12----|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
. . . . . . . .
[Outro]
Dsus4 D
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
G|-----7---7-----7-|---7-----7-9^w---|--7-x-7--7-----7-|-9^w-7-9-7~-----7|
D|---9---9-----9---|-------9---------|-------------9---|--------------9--|
A|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Baby ran, she ran away, Baby ran, she ran away
Cadd9
e|-------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------10----------10-12-|-10~------10-12----10-12=|
G|/11-------------11-------|-------------------------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Baby ran, she ran away
G
e|----------------------------|----------------------|
B|-^s-12^s-12^s-12^s-12^s-12^s|=r-10-12-10~----------|
G|----------------------------|----------------------|
D|----------------------------|----------------------|
A|----------------------------|----------------------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------|
Baby ran, she ran away
(fade)
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Notes:
-Bar lines indicate measures of 4/4 time.
-Dots (...) located under any staff are for timing, and indicate where the
downbeats (1234) fall.
-Octave parts in the Break have been combined into one guitar part.
-This tab is of the version of the song that appears on the CD "Radio Love
Songs: The Singles Collection". It has some differences from the original
version (which is on the album "54-40").
^...bend (w=whole tone,s=semi) ~...vibrato
r...release bend =...hold note
hb..hold bend /...slide up
h...hammer on \...slide down
p...pull off
(This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their
interpretation of the song.)