Song: Never Meant
Artist: Owen
Album: Owen/The Rutabega Split
Tuning: Eb-G-Bb-F-Bb-D (no capo)
Tabbed: andrewgioia [at] gmail [dot] com
Notes:
- The timing isn't shown exactly on the tab, so listen to get that
correctly.
- All of the notes on the 4th fret of Eb can be replaced with an open
note on G. The open on G is a little easier to play.
- This isn't exactly how Mike plays it (especially with the intro, where
he plays some bar chords for the bass line that I couldn't figure out)
as the clips on Youtube show otherwise in some spots, but it sounds
dead on.
- I didn't tab out Guitar 2's picking overlay during the intro and
break, but those are just fills.
- I also couldn't get the ending riff before the outro, as it sounds
like 2 guitars going.
- The notes shown as (0) are optional, and just mimic the bass line Mike
plays in the background then.
- Notes with an "h" after them should be hammered, those with a "p"
after them are pulled, and "s" means slide up to that note.
- Enjoy! And please send any corrections.
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Intro:
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D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2-----54h0p------------0-------2-----54h0p------|F |------0------------------------------0-----------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4-------2-------0-------2------4--------2---|
Let's just forget everything said
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2-----54h0p------------0-------2-----54h0p------|F |------0------------------------------0-----------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4-------2-------0-------2------4--------2---|
everything we did best friends, and better halves.
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Break:
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D |-------0----(G2 picking)------------3-----(G2 picking)-------|Bb|------0----------------------------0-------------------------|F |-----2----------------------------2--------------------------|Bb|----0----------------------------0---------------------------|G |---0----------------------------0----------------------------|Eb|--0----------------------------0-----------------------------|
Goodbyes and the other night, when we
D |-------3----------------------------0------------------------|Bb|------0----------------------------0-------------------------|F |-----2----------------------------2--------------------------|Bb|----0----------------------------0---------------------------|G |---0----------------------------0----------------------------|Eb|--0----------------------------0-----------------------------|
re-a-lized we were falling out of
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Bridge:
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D |-----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------|Bb|-----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |--0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------------|Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
love...
D |-----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------|Bb|-----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------------|
D |----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p----------|Bb|-----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |--0-------------0-------------0-------------0----------------|Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------|Bb|-----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------------|
D |-----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------|Bb|-----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |--0----(0)------0----(0)------0----(0)------0----(0)---------|Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------|Bb|-----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------------|
D |-----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------|Bb|-----------0-------------0-------------0-------------0-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |--0----(0)------0----(0)------0----(0)------0----(0)---------|Eb|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D |-----31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------31h0p---------|Bb|-----------2-------------2-------------2-------------2-------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|---0-------------0-------------0-------------0---------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--2-------------2-------------2-------------2----------------|
Don't say never...
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Fill:
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D |-----------01h0p---------------------------------------------|Bb|-------02h-------0-------------------------------------------|F |-------------------------------------------------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |----0--------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0----------------------------------------------------------|
did (?)
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Chorus:
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D |--3-----------------------01h0p------------------01h0p-------|Bb|--|--4-42------4-42------2-----0------4-42------2-----0------|F |--|-0---------0---------0------------0---------0-------------|Bb|--|----------------------------------------------------------|G |--3---3------------------------------------------------------|Eb|------------0---0-----4------------0---0-----4---------------|
The last thing / I want to be
D |-----------------------------01h0p------------------01h0p----|Bb|-----4-45h4p------4-42------2-----0------4-42------2-----0---|F |----0------------0---------0------------0---------0----------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |--3---3------------------------------------------------------|Eb|---------------0---0-----4------------0---0-----4------------|
is ov-er-ly
D |-------------------01h0p----|Bb|------0-----------2-----0---|F |-------45h4p-----0----------|Bb|---02h----------------------|G |----------------------------|Eb|--2------------4------------|
dramatic.
D |--------------------------01h0p------------------01h0p-------|Bb|-----4-42------4-42------2-----0------4-42------2-----0------|F |----0----0----0---------0------------0---------0-------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |--3---3------------------------------------------------------|Eb|------------0---0-----4------------0---0-----4---------------|
I just think it's best
D |------------------01h0p----------10p------------------01h0p--|Bb|-----4-45h4p-----------20p-----0----0------4-42------2-----0-|F |----0------------0------------0-----------0---------0--------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |--3---3------------------------------------------------------|Eb|---------------0------------4-----------0---0-----4----------|
'cause you can't miss what you forget
D |-------------------01h0p-------------------------------------|Bb|------0-----------2-----0-----------4-42--------4-42---------|F |-------45h4p-----0-----------------0----0------0-------------|Bb|---02h-------------------------------------------------------|G |---------------------------------3---3-----------------------|Eb|--2------------4-----------------------------0---0-----------|
D |------01h0p-------|Bb|---02h-----20p----|D |--0---------------|Bb|--|---------------|G |--|---------------|Eb|--4---------------|
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Outro:
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D |---------------------------------------------------0---------|Bb|-----0----------0----------0----------0---------0h2-2p0------|F |----0---------------------0----------0---------0-------0-----|Bb|---------------5---------------------------------------------|G |--3----------5---------s8----------7-------------------------|Eb|---------------------------------------------4---------------|
So let's ... just ... pretend ...
D |---------------------------------------------------0---------|Bb|-----0----------0----------0----------0---------0h2----------|F |----0---------------------0----------0---------0-------------|Bb|---------------5---------------------------------------------|G |--3----------5---------s8----------7-------------------------|Eb|---------------------------------------------4---------------|
Ev- ery thing and
D |---------------------------------------------------0---------|Bb|-----0----------0----------0----------0---------0h2-2p0------|F |----0---------------------0----------0---------0-------0-----|Bb|---------------5---------------------------------------------|G |--3----------5---------s8----------7-------------------------|Eb|---------------------------------------------4---------------|
Anything between you and me
D |----------------------------------------------0--------------|Bb|-----0---------0---------0---------0-------0h2-2p0----0------|F |----0-------------------0---------0-------0------------45h4p-|Bb|--------------5------------------------------------02h-------|G |--3---------5--------s8---------7----------------------------|Eb|-----------------------------------------4--------2----------|
was never ...
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2-----54h0p------------0-------2-----54h0p------|F |------0------------------------------0-----------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4-------2-------0-------2------4--------2---|
meant.
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2-----54h0p------------0-------2-----54h0p------|F |------0------------------------------0-----------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4-------2-------0-------2------4--------2---|
Was never ...
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2-----54h0p------------0-------2-----54h0p------|F |------0------------------------------0-----------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4-------2-------0-------2------4--------2---|
meant.
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2-----54h0p------------0-------2-----54h0p------|F |------0------------------------------0-----------------------|Bb|-------------------------------------------------------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4-------2-------0-------2------4--------2---|
Was never ...
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2----54h0p------0------0-------2----54h0p-----0-|F |------0----------------0----0--------0----------------0---0--|Bb|-------0----------------0-------------0----------------0-----|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4--------2------0-------2------4--------2---|
meant.
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2----54h0p------0------0-------2----54h0p-----0-|F |------0----------------0----0--------0----------------0---0--|Bb|-------0----------------0-------------0----------------0-----|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4--------2------0-------2------4--------2---|
Was never ...
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2----54h0p------0------0-------2----54h0p-----0-|F |------0----------------0----0--------0----------------0---0--|Bb|-------0----------------0-------------0----------------0-----|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4--------2------0-------2------4--------2---|
meant. (You can't miss what you forget)
D |----3-------3----------------------3-------3-----------------|Bb|-----0-------2----54h0p------0------0-------2----54h0p-----0-|F |------0----------------0----0--------0----------------0---0--|Bb|-------0----------------0-------------0----------------0-----|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4--------2------0-------2------4--------2---|
Was never ...
D |----3-------3------------------------------------------------|Bb|-----0-------2----54h0p--------------------------------------|F |------0----------------0-----------(fade out)----------------|Bb|-------0----------------0------------------------------------|G |-------------------------------------------------------------|Eb|--0-------2------4--------2----------------------------------|
meant.
Note: those last 5 bars are just a little extra that kind of sounds
fuller; Mike layers at least one other guitar track over top that I
can't really figure out.
