Boston – I Had A Good Time (Guitar Tab)
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Last update on 6/30/2005
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What can I say.....As usual Tom Scholz lays down multiple
guitar tracks and layers his riffs dripping with harmony.
Of course, it helps if you have all the SR&D equipment
to give you that Boston sound. ;)
(My comments)
(1:24) Shows the time line in the song where tab matches.
b = bent full note -the number in parenthesis is what you
should bend up to
p = pull off
h = hammer on
V = downward picking (listed above the fret board)
^ = upward picking (listed above the fret board)
~ = hand vibrato (shake that string :-)
< = volume pan/swell (he is using a volume pedal)
[] = artificial harmonic
^V^V^ = tremolo (use your whammy) :P
>Oooooh Ahhhh< = lyrics
Intro
>Oooooh....<
Lead Guitar
(intro chord here - every so slightly palm muted barre chord)
(gives you that thumpy/chunky sound)
Rythym Guitar Intro
e||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| G||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| D||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| E||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-----------------| e||-----------------------| B||-----------------------| G||-5-5-5-5-8-8-6-8-6-8-6-| D||-6-6-6-6-8-8-6-8-6-8-6-| A||-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-6-4-6-4-| E||-4-4-4-4---------------| e||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| G||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| D||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A||-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| E||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-----------------|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| e||-----------------------| B||------9-9---8-9--[13]--| G||-6----8-8---8-8--[13]--| D||-6----6-6---8-6--------| A||-4----6-6---6-6--------| E||-----------------------|
Lead Guitar
e||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| B||-------------------|-----------------|-----------------| G||-----------------5-|---------------2-|---------------6-| D||---------6--8/10-6-|-------6--8/10-3-|-------6--8/10-6-| A||-----------------6-|---------------3-|---------------4-| E||-----------------4-|---------------1-|-----------------|
>Oooooh....<
>Ooooooh....<
>Hey, you can be so unfair<
(Bass guitar thumping for a while then on to the arpeggios)
>and you know, I will remember<
>you said you'd always be there when you go<
e||-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------| B||-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------| G||-----------------|-------|-------|-------|-------| D||---6-5-6---6---6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-| A||---------8---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---| E||-----------------|-4-----|-6-----|-6-----|-8-----| e||-------|-------|-------|-------| B||-------|-------|-------|-------| G||-------|-------|-------|-------| D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-| A||---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---| E||-4-----|-6-----|-6-----|-8-----|
Chorus:
>Hey, I wanted you to know<
>I wish you were mine<
>And I, I just wanted you to know<
>I had a good time<
(this arpeggio repeats throughout the chorus)
e||-------|-------|-------|-------|
B||-------|-------|-------|-------|
G||-------|-------|-------|-------|
D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|-----6-|
A||---6---|---6---|---6---|---6---|
E||-4-----|-6-----|-6-----|-8-----|
>Ooh, I had a really good time<
(0:54)
V^ V^ V^ V^ V ^
e||-------------------|-------------------|
B||-------------------|-------------------|
G||-------------------|-------------------|
D||-66-66-66-66-8-10~-|-66-66-66-66-8-10~-|
A||-------------------|-------------------|
E||-------------------|-------------------|
(guitars heavily layered playing this lick in a different position on the neck)
e||-------------------|--------------|
B||-------------------|--------------|
G||-------------------V--------------|
D||-66-66-66-66-8-10-10-10H11P10-8~--|
A||----------------------------------|
E||----------------------------------|<Arpeggios again - multilayered guitars>
>You can lie and I still believe it<
>It's Ok, it doesn't matter<
>I know that you really mean it<
>In your own way<
e||-----------------|---------|--------|--------|--------| B||-----------------|---------|--------|--------|--------| G||-----------------|---------|--------|--------|--------| D||---6-5-6---6---6-|-------6-|------6-|------6-|------6-| A||---------8---6---|-----6---|----6---|----6---|----6---| E||-----------------|---4-----|--6-----|--6-----|--8-----| e||-------|-------|--------|-------| B||-------|-------|--------|-------| G||-------|-------|--------|-------| D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6--|-----6-| A||---6---|---6---|---6----|---6---| E||-4-----|-6-----|-6------|-8-----|
<Arpeggios again - multilayered guitars>
Chorus again
>I just wanted you to know<
>Hey! I had a really good time<
Lead Guitar (1:39) e||-------------------|-----------------| B||-------------------|-----------------| G||-6~~~8b(10)-8-6----|-8b(10)-8-6------| D||---------------8~~-|-----------------| A||-------------------|-----------------| E||-------------------|-----------------| e||-------------------------------| B||-------------------------------| G||-6-8-10-10-11-10H11P10-8---6-8-| D||-------------------------------| A||-------------------------------| E||-------------------------------| (1:48) (1:55) e||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| B||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| G||-/13~~13-12-13-----|----18-17H18P17--|-15----15---13H15P13-12--| D||---------------15--|-13--------------|----18-------------------| A||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| E||-------------------|-----------------|-------------------------|
<More Arpeggios in here> (1:56 to 2:11)
(Spoken:)
>Hey, you know what you want<
>Well maybe love is blind<
>It's alright, it's cool<
>Just want you to know<
>I had a really good time<
(2:12) e||-------------------|----------------| B||-------------------|----------------| G||-------------------|----------------| D||--8b(10)-10-10-11--|-6-8~---6-8-8~~-| A||-------------------|------8---------| E||-------------------|----------------|
>Well, I've been in love<
>But nothing lasts forever<
>So just hold on long enough<
>And maybe you'll end up together<
>It's Alriiiiight Yeah Yeah Yeah<
(2:39) e||---------------------|-----------------| B||---------------------|-----------------| G||-13~~-13-15-17-13----|-13-15-17-13~~---| D||------------------15~|-----------------| A||---------------------|-----------------| E||---------------------|-----------------| e||-------------|-------------|---------| B||-------------|-------------|---------| G||-13-15-17-17-|-17H18P17-15-|-12-13~~-| D||-------------|-------------|---------| A||-------------|-------------|---------| E||-------------|-------------|---------| (2:49) e||-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------| B||-------------|-------------|----------------|-8--9-9--8-8-| G||-13-15-17-13-|-13-15-17-13-|-13-17H18P17-15-|-8--8-8--8-8-| D||-------------|-------------|----------------|-8--6-6--8-8-| A||-------------|-------------|----------------|-6--6-6--6-6-| E||-------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
>You can lie to my face and I'll believe it<
>It's OK, 'cause there's a feelin' you can't replace<
>You didn't mean it, anyway....<
e||-------|-------|--------|-------| B||-------|-------|--------|-------| G||-------|-------|--------|-------| D||-----6-|-----6-|-----6--|-----6-| A||---6---|---6---|---6----|---6---| E||-4-----|-6-----|-6------|-8-----| e||-----------------|-----------------|-------------------| B||-----------------|-----------------|---------6-4-------| G||-----------------|-----------------|-----6-------6-5-5-| D||------6-5-6------|------6-5-6------|---6---6---------6-| A||----6------------|----6------------|-4---------------6-| E||--4--------------|--6--------------|-----------------4-|
Chorus out
>Want to do it again?< (Kimberly Dahme's favorite part :)