Boston – Dont Be Afraid (Guitar Tab)
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As recorded by Boston
(From the 1978 Album DON,T LOOK BACK)
Words and Music by Tom Schotz
Transcribed by Tone Jone's
N.C. A5 D5 D6
0 0 0 0 0 0 x 0 2 2 x x x x 0 2 x x x x 0 4 x x
E5 E6 B5 C#5
x x 2 4 x x x x 2 6 x x x 2 4 4 x x x 4 6 6 x x
F#5 A D C5
x x 4 6 x x x 0 2 2 2 0 x x 0 2 3 2 x 3 5 x x x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr Solo'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=120
A5 A5
4/4
Gtr I
E E Q H E E Q H
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtrs II, III E E S S S S S +S S S E E E E E S S S +S S E S S S |-------------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------------|----------5-5-----------------| |-2-2-----2-x-4b6r(4)-2---2-4b6-|-2-2-4b6======4r(4)---2-4p2---| |-2-2-2-4---------------4-------|-2-2----------------4-------4-| |-0-0---------------------------|-0-0--------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------------|
A5 A5
E E Q H E E Q H
| | | |
/ / / /
|---3---| |-3-|
E E S S E E S S S +S E Q q q q q q |----------------5-5---------|------------------|| |----------------------------|-----2---3-4-5-6--|| |-2-2-----2-4b6======4r(4)-2-|------------------|| |-2-2-2-4--------------------|------------------|| |-0-0------------------------|------------------|| |----------------------------|------------------||
D5 D6 D5 E5 E6A5 B5 C#5
E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~~~~~~ Q E E E E E E E E +H Q |------------------------|----5-(5)---------------| |--------10--------------|------------------------| |-9b11------9b11---9---7-|--6---(6)---(6)-------7-| |------------------------|----------------9-7h9---| |------------------------|------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------| Q +Q +E E S S E
D5 D6 D5 E5 E6A5 B5 C#5
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
~~
|-3-|
Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|--------10------------------|-------------------5-|
|-9b11------9b11---9---7h9p7s|=6--4b6r(4)-2--------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------||
| Gtr III | ~~ | |-3-| | Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E |--------10------------------|---------------------| |-----------9b10---9---7h9p7s|=5-----------------9-| |-9b11-----------------------|----7b9r(7)-6--------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------|
D5 D6 D5 E5 E6 E5
E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / /
|-3--| |--3--|
E S S S E E E S S S E E |-----------------------------------| |--7-5h=7p5-----7--9--7h=9p=7-----9-| |------------7-----------------9----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
|
| |-3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E S S S E E |-----------------------------------| |-10-9h10p9----10-12-10h12p10----12-| |-----------11----------------13----| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|
F#5 D5 A D
E E E E +H H. Q
| | | | | | |
/ / / / / / /
~~~~~~~~~~~~
|--3--|
E S S S E E +E E E E H. Q |--------------------------------------|--------------| |-10--9h10p=9-----9b10===(9)-----------|--------------| |-------------11--------------------11-|--9-----------| |--------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|----------9\--|
|
| ~~~~~
| |--3--|
| E S S S E E +E +E E E H. Q |--------------------------------------|--------------| |-14-12h14p12----17b19==(17)r(17)---15-|-14-----------| |-------------14-----------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|--------------| |--------------------------------------|----------9\--|
A D A A5 D5 C#5
H H E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / /
E. S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E E Q H
|-------------------5---------------|-----------------||
|-----------------------------------|-2---------------||
|--------2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2---|-2---------------||
|-2--2h4---4----------------------4-|-2---------------||
|-----------------------------------|-0---------------||
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|||
| E. S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E E Q H
|-------------------5---------------|-----------------||
|-----------------------------------|-2---------------||
|--------2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2---|-2---------------||
|-2--2h4---4----------------------4-|-2---------------||
|-----------------------------------|-0---------------||
|-----------------------------------|-----------------||Verse
D5 D6D5E5 E6A5 B5 C#5 D5 D6D5E5 E6A5
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II W W W |-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|----------------|---------------------| |-------------------|----------------|---------------------|
B5 C#5 D5 D6D5E5 E6E5 F#5 D5
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W |----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------|| |----------------|-----------------|---------------||
Pre-Chorus
$
A D A5 D5 E5
Gtr I
H. Q E E E E E E E S S H. +E S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / o / / / / / / x x
W W W ||-------------|-------------------|----------------| ||o------------|-------------------|----------------| ||-------------|-------------------|----------------| ||-------------|-------------------|----------------| ||o------------|-------------------|----------------| ||-------------|-------------------|----------------|
E5 D5 D5
H. +E S S H. +E S S W
| | | | | | | | |
/ / x x / / x x /
W W W |----------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|----------------|------|| |----------------|----------------|------|| Chorus N.C. Gtr I E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |---------2-(2)----------|---------2-(2)---------| |-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2---| |-0-3h4---------------4\-|-0-3h4---------------2-| |------------------------|-----------------------| N.C. E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S S S +S S S +S S S S S |---------------------|----------------------5---------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-2h4p2---| |---------5-------7-2-|-(2)-2-2h4--------------------------4-| |-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0-|-(0)-0--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------| N.C. Gtr I E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |---------2-(2)----------|---------2-(2)---------| |-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2---| |-0-3h4---------------4\-|-0-3h4---------------2-| |------------------------|-----------------------|
1.,3.
To Coda
Gtr II
|-3-| |-3-|
H Q E E Q q q q q Q
|-----------------------|-----------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------||
|-------------------5b6-|---6-7-8-9-5b6---||
|-----------------------|-----------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------||
|-----------------------|-----------------|||
| Gtr II | E E S S E E S S E E W |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------|| |---------5-------7-2---|-----------------|| |-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0---|-----------------|| |-----------------------|-----------------||
Verse
D5 D6D5E5 E6A5 B5 C#5 D5 D6D5E5 E6A5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II W +E S S E E +E E E +E W |-5-----------------|--------------------5-------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------| |-2-----------------|-(2)-----2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-|-2--------------------| |-------------------|-----2h4--------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
B5 C#5 D5 D6D5E5 E6E5 F#5 D5
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
> E S S S S E S S S +S S S S S W +W |------------------5----------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------o|| |-2-----2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2----|-2---------------|-(2)------------|| |---2h4---4----------------------4--|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------o|| |-----------------------------------|-----------------|----------------||
Guitar Solo
2.
A5
Gtr II
H Q E E +W W
| |
/ /
Gtr IV
~~~~
H Q E E Q H. Q S S E +Q. E
|---------------------|-------------||--------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------||-17s====12s14-14-(14)-------15s=|
|-------------------2s|=21s=5/------||--------------14-(14)-----------|
|---------------------|-------------||--------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------||--------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------||--------------------------------||
| Gtr I | E E S S E E S S E E W E S S E E +E E S S E |---------------------|-------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------||--------------------------------| |---------------------|-------------||---------------2--(2)-----------| |---------5-------7-2-|-------------||---------2-----2--(2)-2-4p2-----| |-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0-|-------------||--0-3h4----------------------4\-| |---------------------|-------------||--------------------------------|
W
|--------3--------|
E S S E E Q Q E E |-17-17-17-17-19s21-----------19s==21--| |-17-17-17-17--------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |----------------------19--------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------|
|
| E S S E E +E E S S E |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------2-(2)-------------------| |-----------2--2-(2)-2----4p2----------| |--0--3h=4-----------------------2-----| |--------------------------------------|
|-----3-----|
+Q. E a Q Q Q E E E E Q +Q |-(21)-----------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------14s==13------------------------------| |--------------13s12---12-----12---|-12s=14-14S==13s=====14----------(14)\-------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|
| E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S S S +S S S +S S S S S |----------------------------------|-------------------------5-------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|--------------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)---2h==4p2---| |------------5--------------7----2-|-(2)--2--2h4-------------------------------4-| |---3--3-5s7-------5-7s===9------0-|-(0)--0--------------------------------------| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------| Q E a E +H |---------------------------------------| |---------12s14-(14)\-------------------| |---------12S14-(14)\-------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
|
| Gtrs I, II | E S S E E +E E S +S S S |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |-------------2--(2)--4b6-4b6r(4)p2-----| |-------2-----2--(2)----------------4---| |-0-3h4---------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Q E a E H |----------------------------------| |---------12s14\-14\---------------| |---------12S14\-14\---------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
|
| W |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II | E S S E E +E E S +S E |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |-------------2--(2)-4b6-4b6r(4)p2-| |-------2-----2--(2)---------------| |-0-3h4----------------------------| |----------------------------------|
Gtr II
|--3--| |--3--|
E E S S S E E S S S E E +W +W |----------------1-2h3p==2p=0----|------------|--------|| |-5-3-1h3p==1p=0--------------\3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------||
|
| E E S S E E S S E E +W +W |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |--------------5------------7----|------------|--------|| |-3-3-5s==7------5-7s==9-------5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----|| |------------------------------5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----|| |------------------------------3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----||
|
| Gtr III
| |--3--| |--3--|
| E E S S S E E S S S E E +W +W |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |-5-4-4h5p==4----7-5h7p==5\p4--2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----|| |-------------\5-----------------|------------|--------|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------|| |--------------------------------|------------|--------||
Bridge
A D5
Gtr I Gtrs II, III
E E Q H H Q E E
| | |
/ / /
Gtrs II, III Gtr IV
|------3------|
E E Q H H a Q a Q a Q |-5-5---------|----------------------------| |-5-5---------|----------------------------| |-6-6---------|------11s12-11s12---11s12---| |-7-7---------|----------------------------| |-7-7---------|----------------------------| |-5-5---------|----------------------------|
A5 D5
E E Q H H Q E E
| | |
/ / /
a Q Q S S E a E S S E Q. +H
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------14----------------|----14----(14)------|
|-12h14\p==7/h=14----14-12s14-14-14-|-14-14----(14)------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------|--------------------|A5 D5 A5
E E Q H H Q E E E E Q H
| | | | |
/ / / / /
Q Q H H E. S S S E E E Q H
|---------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-14\-----------|---------x-x-x---|-------------|
|-14\-----------|---------------7-|-------------|
|-14\-----------|---------------7-|-7-7---------|
|---------------|---------------5-|-7-7---------|
|---------------|-----------------|-5-5---------|D5 A5 C D5
H Q E E E E Q H H Q S S E
| | | | | |
/ / / x x /
H E. S S E. H H W |------------17-------|--------------|---------------| |---------17----17\---|-14-----------|---------------| |---------------------|-14-----------|---------------| |---------------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------------|--------------|---------------| |---------------------|--------------|---------------|
A5 N.C.
Q Q H W
|
/
W H Q Q |------------|------x\--x--|| |------------|------x\--x--|| |------------|-------------|| |------------|-------------|| |------------|-------------|| |------------|-------------||
Interlude
D5 D6 D5 E5 E6A5 B5 C#5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtrs II, III Q E E E e E E E Q. +E E S S E |------------------------|--------------------------| |--------10--------------|---10------(10)-----------| |-9b11------9b11---9---7-|-6----------------------7-| |------------------------|----------------(9)-7h9---| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------|
D5 D6 D5 E5 E6A5 B5 C#5
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II
|-3-|
Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|--------10------------------|-------------------5-|
|-9b11------9b11---9---7h9p7s|=6--4b6r(4)-2--------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------||
| Gtr III | |-3-| | Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E |--------10------------------|---------------------| |-----------9b10---9---7h9p7s|=5-----------------9-| |-9b11-----------------------|----7b9r(7)-6--------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------| |----------------------------|---------------------|
D5 D6 D5 E5 E6 E5 F#5 B5
E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
| | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / /
~~~~~
|-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
E S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E E +H |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |--7-5--7-5-----7-10--9h10p=9-----9-|-10--9h10p=9--------------------| |------------7-----------------9----|-------------11-14b16==(14)r----| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
|
| ~~~~~
| |-3--| |--3--| |--3--|
| E S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E E +H |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-10-9h10p9----10-12-10h12p10----10-|-14-12h14p12----14b16==(14)r----| |-----------11----------------13----|-------------14-----------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
E5
Gtr I
W +W
| |
/ /
Gtr II H S S E S S S S E E +E E E +E S S S S |----------------------|----------------12----------------------|| |----------------------|-10-12b14==(12)----12r(12)-10h12p10-----|| |-----------------9-11-|------------------------------------\11-|| |----------7-9s11------|----------------------------------------|| |------7h9-------------|----------------------------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------------------------||
Verse
D5 D6D5E5 E6A5 B5 C#5 D5 D6D5E5 E6A5
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
Gtr II W +S S S S E E +E E E +E W |------------------|-----------------------5-------|-----------------| |-10---------------|-(10)--------------------------|-----------------| |------------------|------------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-|-2---------------| |------------------|--------2h4--------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------| |------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
B5 C#5 D5 D6D5E5 E6E5 F#5 D5
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
> +E S S S S E S S S +S S S S S W +W |--------------------5---------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-(2)-----2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2---|-2---------------|-(2)-------------|| |-----2h4---4----------------------4-|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------------------------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Chorus
&
A5
Gtr I
W H. Q W W
| | |
/ / x
W W E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E |----------|------------||------------------------|------------------------| |----------|------------||------------------------|------------------------| |----------|------------||---------2-(2)----------|---------2-(2)----------| |----------|------------||-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----| |----------|------------||-0-3h4---------------4\-|-0-3h4---------------2--| |----------|------------||------------------------|------------------------| N.C. E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S S S +S S S +S S S S S |---------------------|----------------------5---------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------| |---------------------|-----------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-2h4p2---| |---------5-------7-2-|-(2)-2-2h4--------------------------4-| |-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0-|-(0)-0--------------------------------| |---------------------|--------------------------------------| N.C. Gtr I W W W W |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Gtr I | E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |---------2-(2)----------|---------2-(2)---------| |-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2---| |-0-3h4---------------4\-|-0-3h4---------------2-| |------------------------|-----------------------|
Free Time
C5 D5 A
Gtr I
E E Q E E Q W W
| | | |
/ / / /
Gtr I W W Q Q H |---------------||-0--------------------:-0-----------*| |---------------||-2--------------------:-2-----------*| |---------------||-2--------------------:-2-----------*| |---------------||-2--------------------:-2-----------*| |---------------||-0--------------------:-0-----------*| |---------------||----------------------:-------------*|
|
| Gtr IV | W Q E S. T E S S Q Q Q H |---------------||----------------------:-------------*| |---------------||-------------3s2-(2)--:-------------*| |---------------||----0-0--1s2------2---:-2\----------*| |---------------||----------------------:-2\----------*| |---------------||----------------------:-0\----------*| |---------------||----------------------:-------------*|
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
<n> - 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 - <E/E./Q/Q./H/H.> = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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