Reo Speedwagon - Keep on loving you

KEEP ON LOVING YOU As recorded by REO Speedwagon (From the 1980 Album HI INFIDELITY) Words and Music by Kevin Cronin Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Kevin Cronin - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Gary Richrath - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Neal Doughty - Piano' Intro Q=94 F G Am F5 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.) W W W H Q E E |-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------3-3--|| |-------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------1-1--|| | | Gtr III (Piano arr. for Gtr.) | Q Q Q Q E E E E +E E E E Q Q Q Q Q. E +Q E E |-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|| |-1--1--3--3--|-5-6-5-3-(3)-5-3-1-|-1--1--3--3--|-5----3-(3)--1-1--|| |-2--2--4--4--|-5-7-5-4-(4)-5-4-2-|-2--2--4--4--|-5----4-(4)--2-2--|| |-3--3--5--5--|-7-7-7-5-(5)-5-5-3-|-3--3--5--5--|-7----5-(5)--3-3--|| |-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|| |-------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------|| 1st Verse 4/4 +W +W W +H. E E |------------|------------|----------|---------------| |------------|------------|----------|---------------| |------------|------------|----------|---------------| |------------|------------|----------|---------------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)------3-3--| |-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-1--------|-(1)------1-1--| +W +W W +H. E E |------------|------------|----------|--------------| |------------|------------|----------|--------------| |------------|------------|----------|--------------| |------------|------------|----------|--------------| |-(3)--------|-(3)--------|-3--------|-(3)------3-3-| |-(1)--------|-(1)--------|-1--------|-(1)------1-1-| 2nd Verse F5 W +H. E E +W +W |----------|--------------|------------|--------| |----------|--------------|------------|--------| |----------|--------------|------------|--------| |----------|--------------|------------|--------| |-3--------|-(3)------3-3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----| |-1--------|-(1)------1-1-|-(1)--------|-(1)----| Pre-Chorus $ | | Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist.) | W W Q S S S S S +S +E E E |----------------|-----------------|------------------17b19==(17)-(17)-17r-17-| |----------------|-----------------|------------15-17-------------------------| |----------------|-----------------|------14-16-------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------|------------------------------------------| C5 H E E E E |---------------------------------------------------|| |---------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------5---|| |-----------------------------0-----2-----3-----5---|| |-----------------------------------------------3---|| |--0------------------------------------------------|| | | S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E |-17b19-17-15---------------------------------------|| |-------------17-15---------------------------------|| |-------------------17-14---------------------------|| |-------------------------17-14---------------------|| |-------------------------------17-15---------------|| |-------------------------------------17-15-12-10---|| Chorus | | W W W |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| |----------------|----------------|----------------| A5 +H E E E E |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| |-(5)------------------------------------------| |-(5)---------------------------------------7--| |-(3)------------------------3------5-----8-5--| | | ~~ | E S S S S S S +S S S S Q |-----17-15-17-15------------------------------| |-----------------17-15b17-(15)-15-------------| |----------------------------------17----14----| |-------------------------------------17-------| |----------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------| To Coda G5 C5D5 +Q Q E E E E +Q Q E E E E +H H H S S +Q. |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|-----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-------------|------5s7-(7)----|| |-(7)--7--------7-|-(7)--7--------5-|-(5)---------|------3s5-(5)----|| |-(5)--5--8-7-5-5-|-(5)--5--8-7-5-3-|-(3)----1----|-0---------------|| Guitar Solo ~~ W H. E E +E E E S S E E E S S |-----------|------------------|----------13-13-13------------13-13-13-| |-13--------|------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------|-----------15b17==|=(15)-15r----------15b17==15r----------| |-----------|-x\---------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------| |-----------|------------------|---------------------------------------| ~~~~~ E E E +E +Q S S S S E +E S S S S E +E S S S S |-------12-15b17==(15)-(15)r--15p13-15p13-|-15pb17r(15)-13-15-13-15-15pb17r(15)-13-15-13-15-| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-15b17-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| D.S. al Coda ~~~~~ S +S S S S +S S S S +E. +Q |-19b20==(19)-19-19r-19b20==(19)-19-19r-19b20==(19)-(19)r---|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------------------------|| Outro & A5 +H E E E E +Q Q E E E E |----------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------| |-(5)------------|-----------------------------------| |-(5)----------7-|-(7)---7-------------------------7-| |-(3)----3-5-8-5-|-(5)---5-----------8-----7-----5-5-| | | Gtr II | ~~ | W Q S S S S S S S S Q |----------------|------------------------12-15-12---| |----------------|------------------12-15------------| |----------------|------------12-14------------------| |----------------|------12-14------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------| |----------------|-----------------------------------| G5 +Q Q E E E E +H H |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-(7)--7--------5-|-(5)---------| |-(5)--5--8-7-5-3-|-(3)----1----| | | W W |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| |-----------------|-------------| H.=H > H H W W |--------------|-----------------|------------------*| |--------------|-----------------|------------------*| |--------------|-----------------|------------------*| |--------------|-----------------|------------------*| |--------------|-----------------|------------------*| |-0------------|-----------------|------------------*| | | Gtr III | S E. Q H Q Q Q Q W |-0-3--5-------|-------------7---|-15---------------*| |--------------|---------8---8-6-|-15-17----(17)----*| |-4------------|-----5---7-5-----|------------------*| |-5-------0----|-5---5-3---------|------------------*| |---------2----|-5-3-------------|------------------*| |---------3----|-----------------|------------------*| H H E E E E E E E E E Q. +H 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 You should've seen by the look in my eyes, baby There was somethin missin You should've known by the tone of my voice, maybe But you didn't listen You played dead But you never bled Instead you lay still in the grass All coiled up and hissin And though I know all about those men Still I don't remember Cause it was us baby, way before them And we're still together And I meant, every word I said When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever And I'm gonna keep on lovin you Cause it's the only thing I wanna do I don't wanna sleep I just wanna keep on lovin you (solo) And I meant every word I said When I said that I love you I meant That I love you forever [Chorus:]