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#This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the #
From : Jean-Pierre Trolet
You will find 2 MP3 recorded by myself to illustrate the tab and how to contact
me on my webpage here:
http://jptrol.free.fr/mus
BORN TO RUN - Bruce Springsteen
One of the masterpieces of the boss. It is rather difficult to play since the band
uses keyboards and if you want to make it sound like it you have to make adjustments
for the guitar. So I managed to get the sound with one rhythm guitar and one 'lead
guitar'. Both are in the standard tuning. Bruce plays staccato with the rhythm guitar
while muting the strings. For the lead guitar use tremolo and treble boosting. The bass
is tabbed too. I got that only through hearing and I recorded a demo mp3 to illustrate
the tab.
INTRO and CHORUS :
<------------------------------- REPEAT ONCE --------------------------------->
Rhythm guitar (play staccato and mute all along the song)
E E4 A B E
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +----1--1---------------2---1---------+---2----2------8-----------1---------+
D +----2--2-----------2---2---2---------+---2----2------9-----------2---------+
A +----2--2-....------2---2---2---------+---4----4------9-----------2---------+
E +----0--0-----------0---0---0---------+---5----5------7-----------0---------+
Lead guitar
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------(0)---+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------(0)---+
G +----------------------2---1----------+-------------------------------(1))--+
D +----------------------2---2----------+--(2)---2------9---------------(2)---+
A +---2--------------2---2---2----------+---4----4------9-----------2---(2)---+
E +---0---------------------------------+---5---(5)-----7-----------0---(0)---+
Play full E the 2nd time
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------+---55555555----77777777--------------+
VERSE :
Rhythm guitar (play staccato and mute)
E A B
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +-----1-------------------------------+----6---------------8----------------+
D +-----2-------------------------------+----7---------------9----------------+
A +-----2-------------------------------+----7---------------9----------------+
E +-----0-------------------------------+----5---------------7----------------+
In the day we sweat it out on the streets of a ______ runaway American dream
At night we ride through mansions of glory in suicide machines
Lead guitar play once and let ring
E +-----0-------------------------------+----5--------------7-----------------+
B +-----0-------------------------------+----5--------------7-----------------+
G +-----1-------------------------------+----6--------------8-----------------+
D +-----2-------------------------------+----7--------------9-----------------+
A +-----2-------------------------------+----7--------------9-----------------+
E +-----0-------------------------------+----5--------------7-----------------+
Bass
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +----0---------------------0----------+----5--------------7-----------------+
Rhythm guitar (always staccato ...)
A Amaj7 F#m Amaj7
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
G +---6----------------6----------------+---2--------------------6------------+
D +---7----------------6----------------+---4--------------------6------------+
A +---7----------------7----------------+---4--------------------7------------+
E +---5----------------4----------------+---2--------------------4------------+
Sprung from cages on Highway 9 chrome wheeled, fuel injected and, steppin' out over __ (to 1)
Oh Baby this town rips the bones from your back, it's a death trap, ______ it's a suicide rap.We
_ (to 2)
Lead guitar
E +-------12------12------12------12----+------12------12-----------12------12-----+
B +-----14--14--14--14--14--14--14--14--+----14--14--14--14-------14--14--14--14---+
G +---14------14------13------13--------+--11------11-----------13------13---------+
D +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+------------------------------------------+
Bass
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +---5----------(5)-4----------(4)-----+--2------------(2)-----4-------------+
1:
Rhythm guitar
E B4
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +---------5-----------5---------------+-------------------------------------+
G +--4------4-----------4------4--------+-------------------------------------+
D +--6------6-----------4------4--------+-------------------------------------+
A +--7------------------2-----(2)-------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
the line __________
Lead guitar
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +-9-----12-----------17-----16--------+-------------------------------------+
G +--------------------16-----16--------+-------------------------------------+
D +--------------------16-----16--------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Bass
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +------11-14--------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-11h14-----14p11---------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +----------------14p12------7---------+-------------------------------------+
2:
Rhythm guitar
E C#m7 A B E
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
B +---------5-----------------5---------+--------2---------5------------------+
G +--4------4-----------------4---------+--------2---------4-------4-------1--+
D +--6------6-----------------6---------+--------2---------4-------4-------2--+
A +--7-----------------4----------------+--------4---------2---------------2--+
E +-------------------------------------+---5------------------------------0--+
get out while we're young 'Cause tramps like us baby we were born
run.
Lead guitar
E +--12---------------------------------+------------------12-----------------+
B +---------12---------9------12--------+--9-----12----------------12---------+
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
Bass
G +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
D +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
A +-------------------------------------+-------------------------------------+
E +--12----------------9----------------+---5-------------7-------------------+
The remainder hardly needs tabbing.
Hey Wendy, Elet me in, I wanna be your friend,
I wanna guardA your dreams and visions. B
Just wErap your legs 'round these velvet rims,
And strapA your hands across my engines. B
And TogeAther we could break this traAmaj7p,
We'll rF#mun till we drop and, baby we'Amaj7ll never go back. E B4
Oh will you walk witAh me out on the wire' Amaj7
Girl, I'm jusF#mt a scared and a lonely ridAmaj7er,
But I goCtta know how it feels,
I wantC#m7 to know if love is wild, baby,
I waAnt to know if love isB4 real.
(CHORUS)
(sorry for the instrumental : I'll see to it one day)
The chords used in this ballad section are these ones :
Em9 : 024000
G4 : 320013
A4 : X02240
C4 : X35563
BeEmyond tEm9he palace hemiEm-powered Em9drones scream down G4the boGulevaG4rd G
GiA4rls comb Atheir hairA4 in rear-vieAw mirrors
and the boys C4try to Clook so hC4ard C
The amusEmement Em9park rises bolEmd and staEm9rk
KidG4s are GhuddlG4ed on thGe beach in a mist
I wanna die wA4ith you WAendy on thA4e street tonAight
In an eveC4rlastinCg kiss C4 C
(Here there is an instrumental that is not fully played with a guitar but sounds about like this)
F4 F C4 C G4 G
F#
E +---6------5----------------------8---+--7----12-11-10--9-8-7-7----6---------+
B +---6------6-....----6-----5------8---+--8----13-12-11-10-9-8-8----7---------+
G +---5------5---------5-----5------7---+--7----12-11-10--9-8-7-7----6---------+
D +--------------------5-----5----------+----------------------------8---------+
A +--------------------3-----3----------+----------------------------9---------+
E +-------------------------------------+--------------------------------------+
For the last verse the lead guitar plays the main riff
Well, The highwaEys jammed with broken heroes
On a last Achance power drive B
WEell everybody's out on the run tonight
But there's no plAace left to hide B
TogeAther, Wendy, we can live with the Amaj7sadness
I'llF#m love you with all the madneAmaj7ss in my soul E B4
Oh somedaAy girl, I don't know when, weAmaj7're gonna get to that place F#m
Where we rAmaj7eally wanna go E
And we'll walC#m7k in the sun
Till then trampAs like us
B4Baby we were born to run. E