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WHEN YOU'RE GONE
As recorded by Bryan Adams
(From the 1998 Album ON A DAY LIKE TODAY)
Words and Music by Bryan Adams & Eliot Kennedy
Transcribed by Slowhand
3 2 0G 0 3 3 x x Dm0 2 3 1 3 3 C/G2 0 1 0 x 1 Bb3 3 3 1
x x 3F 2 1 1
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bryan Adams - Acoustic Guitar '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Phil Thornalley - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Keith Scott - Electric Guitar '
Intro
Q=125
Dm F C G
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
W W W E E Q E E Q
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/ / / / / /
Gtrs I, II (Ac. & El. Gtr.) Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
W W Q a Q +E Q E E E E E E E E E
|-^1--------|-^1--------|------------------|-----------------||
|-^3--------|-^1--------|-5--5h6--(6)-5--3-|-----------------||
|-^2--------|-^2--------|-5----5--(5)-5--0-|-----------------||
|-^0--------|-^3--------|-5--5h7--(7)-5--0-|-----------------||
|-----------|-----------|------------------|-5-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-||
|-----------|-----------|------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
1st Verse
DmQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--5----5---5-|-(5)--5----5---7-|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--5----5---5-|-(5)--5----5---7-|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm Q Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E q
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------6--6-5-5-5-|-(5)--6--6-5-5---|
|-(7)--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--5--5-5-5-5-|-(5)--5--5-5-5---|
|-(7)--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--7--7-5-5-5-|-(5)--7--7-5-5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
DmQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q Q Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|------6--6-------|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--5----5---5-|-(5)--5--5---5-7-|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--5----5---5-|-(5)--7--7---5-7-|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Dm Q Q E E E E Bb Q Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
+Q q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|---------------3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||
|-----------------|---------------3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3-3-|-(3)-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||
|-(7)--7----7-5-3-|-(3)--3--3-3---0-|-(0)--0--0-0-0-0-|-(0)-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-(7)--7----7-5-3-|-(3)--3--3-3-0---|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------||
Chorus
DmQ Q E E E E F Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
C/GQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|
|----6--6-5-----|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-------------------|
|-5--7--7-5-5---|-------------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
|-------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
DmQ Q E E E E F Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
C/GQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|
|-------6-5-----|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-------------------|
|-5--5--7-5-5---|-------------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
|-------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
DmQ Q E E E E F Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
C/GQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E
|---------------|---------------------|
|----6--6-5-----|---------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|---------------------|
|-5--7--7-5-5---|---------------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)-5-7-7-(7)-5-7-5-|
|-------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|
DmQ Q E E E E Bb Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
GQ Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E Q E E E E E E E E E
|-3--3--3-3---3-|-3-3-3-3-3---3---||
|-3--3--3-1---0-|-1-1-1-1-0---0-x-||
|-0--0--0-0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-2-0-x-||
|-0--0--0-------|-----------------||
|---------------|-----------------||
|---------------|-----------------||
2nd Verse
DmQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E +E Q. Q E E
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----6-----6---5-x-|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--5----5---5-|-(5)-5-----5---5-x-|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)--5----5---5-|-(5)-7-----7---5-x-|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
|---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------------|
DmQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q q E E E E +Q q E Q E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E Q Q
|---------------|------3----3-----|-------------------|-------------------|
|---------------|------3----3-----|-------------------|-------------------|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)-------5-----5-|-(5)-------5---5---|
|-7--7----7---0-|-(0)--0----0---5-|-(5)-------5-----5-|-(5)-------5---5---|
|---------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-6-7-3---3-3-|-(3)-3-6-7-3---3---|
|---------------|-----------------|-------------------|-------------------|
DmQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E C/GQ Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q q E E E E +Q q E E E E Q q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|-------------3-|-(3)--3--x-3-3---|---------------|-------------------|
|-6--6----6---3-|-(3)--3--x-3-3---|---------------|-------------------|
|-7--7--x-7---0-|-(0)--0----0-0-5-|-5--5--x-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-7--7--x-7---0-|-(0)--0--------5-|-5--5--x-5-5-5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5--5----5-----|---------------3-|-3--3----3-3-3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------------|
DmQ Q E E E E Bb Q Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Q q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------6-|-(6)--6--6-6-6---|-------------------|-----------------||
|-------------6-|-(6)--6--6-6-6---|-------------------|-----------------||
|-7--7--x-7-5-3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3---|-------------------|---------------5-||
|-7--7--x-7-5-3-|-(3)--3--3-3-3---|-------------------|---------------5-||
|-5--5----------|---------------5-|-(5)-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-7-5-5-5-5---||
|---------------|---------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---||
Chorus
$
DmQ Q E E E E F Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
C/GQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|
|----6--6-5-----|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-------------------|
|-5--7--7-5-5---|-------------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
|-------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
DmQ Q E E E E F Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
C/GQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E E E E Q Q
|---------------|-------------------|
|-------6-5-----|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-------------------|
|-5--5--7-5-5---|-------------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)-5-----5---5---|
|-------------3-|-(3)-3-6-7-3---3---|
DmQ Q E E E E F Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
C/GQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
|---------------|-------------------|
|----6--6-5-----|-------------------|
|-5--5--5-5-5---|-------------------|
|-5--7--7-5-5---|-------------------|
|-------------5-|-(5)-5-7-5-5-5-7-5-|
|-------------3-|-(3)-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
DmQ Q E E E E Bb Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q E E E E +E Q E +E E Q
|----------------|---------------------------|
|----------------|-------8---10-(10)---------|
|-7--7--5-7-5-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-7--7--7-7-7-10-|-(10)-10---10-(10)-10-10---|
|-5--5--5-5-5--8-|--(8)--8----8--(8)--8--8---|
|----------------|---------------------------|
To Coda
G Gtrs I, II
Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr III (El. Gtr.)
E E E E E E E E H E E E E
|------------------|-----------8------||
|------------------|-------------8----||
|------------------|---------------7--||
|------------------|------------------||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|------------------||
Guitar Solo
DmQ Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
Q Q +E E Q +Q E e e e e E
|-----------------------|---------5------------|
|-8b10------------------|-------------8--------|
|-7-----7--(7)-5-7b9====|=(7)r------------7b9==|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|
C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
+E E E E E E E E +E E E E Q E E
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)r-7pb9---7pb9---7pb9---7-|-(7)-5-5---5---7-5-|
|-----------------------------|---------7---------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------------------|-------------------|
Dm Q Q E E E E G Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~~~~~
a Q Q Q E E +E E E E +E E E E
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|-5h7--7--7---5-7b9==|=(7)-7pb9---7pb9r(7)p5---5-|
|--------------------|-----------------------7---|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------|
C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
+E E E E E Q a E +E Q. E E E E
|---------------------|------------------8----|
|---------------------|------------------8-10-|
|-(5)---------5-------|-----5-----5-/7b9------|
|-----7-------5---5h7-|-(7)-5-----5-----------|
|-------5-6-7---------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Dm Q Q E E E E GQ Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E E E E a E +E Q a E
|--8--8--8-8-8--8--8-8-|-8--8-8-----------------|
|-10-10-10-8-8-10-10-8-|-8-10-8-----------------|
|----------------------|--------9s7-(7)-5---7s9-|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------------|------------------------|
C/G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
+E e e e Q E E E E E +E Q E E
|--------------------|---8-10b12r(10)-8---8-----|
|-----8-8-8-8---10-8-|-8--------------------10h=|
|-(9)----------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------|--------------------------|
Dm Q Q E E E E Bb Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E E E E E +E E Q +E Q E
|----10-10----10-10-10----|--------------------------|
|-13-------13----------11-|-(11)-11-11--(11)-11---11-|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
G Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E
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/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E E E E +E E E a E +E E
Outro
&
~
Q E E E E |------8-----------8-----|-------------------|| |-10-8---10-(10)-8-------|-------------------|| |--------------------9s7-|-(7)-5-5--7-5------|| |------------------------|--------------7----|| |------------------------|----------------5--|| |------------------------|-------------------|| GGtr I Dm Bb F
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E W +W
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/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
a E E E E Q E E Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E W +W
|-------------------|-------------6-|-(6)-6-6-6-(6)-------|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-------------------|-----------1-6-|-(6)-6-6-6-(6)-6-6-6-|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|-------------------|-7--7--5-7-0-3-|-(3)-3-3-5-(5)-3-3-5-|-5--------|-(5)----*|
|-----5-5---5---5---|-7--7--5-7---3-|-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-3--------|-(3)----*|
|-----5-5---5---7-3-|-5--5----------|---------------------|----------|--------*|
|-6s7-----7---------|---------------|---------------------|----------|--------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths