Slash (with Myles Kennedy) - "Starlight"
From "Slash & Friends" Solo Album
Standard Tuning
Tabbed by jjhand
This song is very heavily influenced by southern rock. Its got great double
stops, and bends, and the melody is just awesome. Please rate or comment.
Introe|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|-12h13-------13----13-------------|-------------13----13-----------|G|-12----------12h14-12-12----12-12-|-12----------12h14-12--12----12-|D|-12h14----------------12h14-12-10-|-12h14-----------------12h14-12-|A|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------15----------|--------------------------------|B|-12---------12h13-----13-------|-12----------12h13-12--12h13-12-|G|-------------------------12----|--------------------------------|D|-12---------12h14-----------14-|-12----------12h14-12--12h14-12-|A|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|E|-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|--8-----8---------------8---------|------------------8h10-8---8----8--|B|-10______-----8h10p8------10p8----|--8h10----8h10----10---10--8h10-8--|G|-10______--10--------10--------10-|-10------10------------------------|D|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|E|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|B|-12h13-------13----13-----------|-------12-----------------------|G|-12----------12h14-12-------12--|-12----------12\10----10--------|D|-12h14----------------12h14___--|-12----------12\10----10--------|A|--------------------------------|-14----------14\12--------12/14-|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
e|-------------------|-------------8-------|--------------|B|-------------------|---------------8-----|--------------|G|--12-------\---5-7-|-7b9_____________9r7-|-5~-----------|D|--12-------\-------|---------------------|--------------|A|-(14)--------------|---------------------|--------------|E|-------------------|---------------------|--------------| * Guitar 2 plays C chord
Verse Riffe|----------------------------|------------------------|-------------------|B|----------1-----------------|---------1--------------|-------------1-1---|G|--0----------0h2-0----------|-0---------0h2-0--------|---------0---0-0-0-|D|--0h2--------2---2--0h2-0---|-0h2-------2---2--0h2-0-|---------0h2-----2-|A|--------------------3-----3-|------------------------|-------------------|E|----------------------------|------------------------|-3-----------------|
"In the distance, light years from tomorrow far beyond yesterday"
e|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|B|---------0-----------|---------1-----------------|---------1---------------|G|-0----------0--0-0---|-(0)--------0h2-0----------|-0---------0h2-0------0--|D|-0---------------0h2-|-(2)--------2---2--0h2-0---|-0h2-------2---2--0h2--0-|A|---------------------|-------------------3-----3-|-------------------------|E|---------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|
"She is watching, heart aching with sorrow and she is"
e|--------------3------|----------------------|--------------------------|B|-----------------1---|----------------------|-1----------------1-------|G|--------0------------|-0-------0---0--0---0-|-2--------0h2p0-----2p0---|D|--------0h2-2------2-|-0-------0h2-0--0h2-0-|-3--------------3-------3-|A|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|E|-3-------------------|----------------------|--------------------------|
"broken as she waits. Hoping when all is said and"
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|B|-1------1-------1h3-1--------|-------------------------|--------------------|G|-0h2----0h2---2-2---2--0h2-0-|----------0h2-0------0---|-----0--0-----------|D|-3------3-----3--------3-----|----------2---2--0h2---0-|--------------------|A|-----------------------------|-3-----------------------|----------3----3----|E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|-3--------1----1----|
"done we learn to love and be as one"
Distorted Electric - before Choruse|-------------------------|B|-------------------------|G|-------------------------|D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|A|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|E|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--| PM........ < < < < get louder
Chorus - play 2x
2 guitars, one plays an additional note "()"e|--------------------------|-----------------------|--------------|---------|B|--------------------------|-----------------------|-0--------1-1-|-0-------|G|-----------5---5----------|-----------5---5-------|-0--------0-0-|-0-------|D|-5----5----5h7-5--5-------|-5---------5h7-5-5---5-|-0--------2-2-|-0-------|A|-3----3-----------5h7-5p3-|-5h7-------------5h7-5-|-x------------|---------|E|--------------------------|-----(8)---------------|-3------------|-3-------|
"Oh Starlight, don't you cry we're gonna make it right before tomorrow"
"Oh Starlight, don't you cry we're gonna find a place where we belong. And so you"
Chorus Ending (one guitar plays power chords, other adds G string notes)
e|-------------------|--------------------|B|-------------------|--------------------|G|-------------2--0--|-0h2--2------2------|D|-3----3------3--3--|-3----3------3--3/5-|A|-3----3------3--3--|-3----3------3------|E|-1----1------1--1--|-1----1------1------|
"know you'll never shine alone"
Play Verse again similar to 1st time
Lyrics:
"There are shadows sleeping on the horizon
Leave us scared and so afraid
As the fall out of a world divided
It brings her tears and so much pain
And so we take cover from the dark
Hoping to find where we can start"
Chorus 2 - Play Chorus again with same Lyrics
Chorus 2 Ending (3:04)e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------------|G|-0----0------------0-|---------------------|---------------------------|D|-2----2--------0h2---|-5----5----3----3----|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--|A|-3----3--------------|-5----5----3----3----|-5-5--5-5--5-5--5-5--5--5--|E|---------------------|-3----3----1----1----|-3-3--3-3--3-3--3-3--3--3--|
Bridge (3:14) Guitar 1 Bb Dm C Gme|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------3-----------6-----|-------5-----------3-----|G|----3-----3-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----3-----3--|D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A|-1-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
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| Guitar 2e|-6-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|B|-6-----------6-----------|-5-----------3-----------|G|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------3-----------|D|-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------5-----------|A|-------------------------|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------------------| "You will see when the mountains fall and turn to dust"
Bb Dm Ce|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------3-----------6-----|-------5----------6p5----|G|----3-----3-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----5-----5--|D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A|-1-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
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e|-6-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|B|-6-----------6-----------|-5-----------------------|G|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------------------|D|-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------------------|A|-------------------------|-3-----------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------------------| "and thereÂ’s one thing that wonÂ’t change"
Bb Dm C Gme|-------------------------|-------------------------|B|-------3-----------6-----|-------5-----------3-----|G|----3-----3-----7-----7--|----5-----5-----3-----3--|D|-------------------------|-------------------------|A|-1-----------5-----------|-3-----------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|
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e|-6-----------5-----------|-3-----------3-----------|B|-6-----------6-----------|-5-----------3-----------|G|-7-----------7-----------|-5-----------3-----------|D|-8-----------7-----------|-5-----------5-----------|A|-------------------------|-------------------------|E|-------------------------|-------------------------| "I believe thereÂ’s something within each of us that"
Fe|-------------------------|--------------------------|B|-------1-----------1-----|--------6-----6-----6-----|G|----2-----2-----2-----2--|-----5-----5-----5-----5--|D|-3-----------3-----------|-5/7----------------------|A|-------------------------|--------------------------|E|-------------------------|--------------------------|
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e|-------------------------|----------------------------|B|-------------------------|----------------------------|G|-------------------------|-/10---10--------10--10-----|D|-3---------------3---3---|-/10---10--------10--10-----|A|-3---------------3---3---|-/8----8----------8---8-----|E|-1---------------1---1---|------------------------15\-| "always stays and we'll"
D5e|-------------------------|--------------------------|B|-------------------------|--------------------------|G|-------------------------|--------------------------|D|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7---|E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---|
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| Start Solo Rapidly:e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B|-------------------------------------------------------------------10h12h13-|G|----------------------------------------------------9h10p9--9h10h12---------|D|---------9--9----------------9h10p9--9h10p12-9h10h12------12----------------|A|-9h10h12--12--9h10h12-9h10h12------12---------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| "always remain"
solo continued----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|-13b15-13p12-13p12p10-|-13b15--13p12p10-13p12h13p10h13------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------12p11p9-12-11-9-11-b12--|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------|----------------------|-------------------------------------------------------| "as long as love never fades"
For rest of solo, strum chords that are indicated on rhythm guitar
Em|--------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------15---15-15-12-15-||-(b12)r11-9-12-------------14b16____--------------||---------------14~---12h14------------------------||--------------------------------------------------||--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------||-12h15p12--12--------------------------------------------------------------||---------14--15\14-12--14-12p11--14--12p11---------------------------------||---------------------14--------14--14-----14p12-----14p12------------------||-----------------------------------------------14p12-----14p12h14p12\10----||-----------------------------------------------------------------------12--|
Em C|------------------------------------------|------------15b17-15-------------------||------------------------------------------|-15b17--------------18-17-15--------17-||---------------------------------------16-|----------------------------16-14------||----------------------------------12/14---|---------------------------------17----||-12b14~---12b14r12p10-12PH----------------|---------------------------------------||--------------------------10h12~----------|---------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------||-15~--13-15-13-12tr13-11tr12-12-----------------------||-------------------------------14-12-14-12h14p12~-----||------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------||------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------||----16-18b20~-----------18b20-18-16-------------18-------||-/15--------------------------------17b19r17-15----17b19-||---------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------|
Bb F|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||---------------------------------16-18b20--|-18b20--18-18~---------20b22-20b22-||-17b19____r17-15---17--15~----/15----------|---------------------17------------||-----------------17--17--------------------|------------------/17--------------||-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------||-------------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
C G|--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||-20b22-20-18-20-----------------------20b22-|-20b22-20-20~-----20~----18~--18||----------------19b21-19-17--17~---17-------|--------------------------------||---------------------------19----19---------|---------------/21-----19---19--||--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------||--------------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|----------------------------3---------------------8------||----17---15---13---12---------6-3--------------/8__------||------------------------5b7-------5b7r5---5--------------||-/17--/15--/14--/12---------------------5----------------||---------------------------------------------------------||---------------------------------------------------------|
Play Chorus Again
Extra part at 4:47 plays part of the verse up a octave:|--15h17--15h17----15h17p15--20-17-------||--18-----18---------------18-----20-18--||--17-----17-----------------------------| repeat similarly|----------------------------------------||----------------------------------------||----------------------------------------|
|-15----15-------15------|---------------------|---------------------||------------------------|----12---------10----|-/12-----------------||-17----17-----17--17----|-12----12--10-----10-|-/12-----------------||---------------------17-|-12----12--10-----10-|-/12-----------------||------------------------|---------------------|---------------------||------------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Play first few bars of Verse Riff again to end
Key:
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| PH harmonic
| tr trill (hammer-on, then pull off repeatedly)
| x Mute note
| __ hold note through to next (underscores)
