Bruce Springsteen – The River (Guitar Intro Tab)

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Chords

The cords in the intro and solo differs slightly from the chords that you usually see as the backup chords to the harmonica. Usually the same chords as in the verses. These chords, and the strumming pattern in the intro and solo is designed to mimic the harmonica when you play an acoustic guitar by yourself. To get enough space for the chords I had to write them on 2 lines for the intro and the solo. If you want a very good version with a tab for solo guitar, and the correct backing chords, please check out steini's version. d = down u = up [Intro] - Strum

   d   u d u  d   u d u  d   u d u  d   u d u  d  d  d  d  d  u d du  d  u d d
       Em7 Emadd9                Dsus4
   Em    Em   G          D          C          Em Am G  Am C          C
e|-0---0-0-2--3---3-3----2---2-2-3--0---0-0-0--0--0--3--0--0--0-0-00--0--0-0-0---|
B|-0---3-0-0--0---0-0-0--3---3-3-3--1---1-1-1--0--1--3--1--1--1-1-11--1--1-1-1---|
G|-0---0-0-0--0-----0-0--2---2-2-2--0-----0----0--2--0--2--0----0-0---0----0-0---|
D|-2-----2----0-----0----0---0-0-0--2-----2----2--2--0--2--2----2-2---2----2-2---|
A|-2-----2----2-----2---------------3-----3----2--0--2--0--3----3-3---3----3-3---|
E|-0----------3-----3--------------------------0-----3---------------------------|

[Solo] - Strum

   d   u d u  d   u d u  d   u d u  d   u d u  d   u d u   d   u d u  d   u d ud
       Em7 Emadd9                Dsus4                 Em7                    Cadd9
   Em    Em   G          D          C          Em          G          C        C
e|-0---0-0-2--3---3-3----2---2-2-3--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0---3---3-3-3--0---0-0-00--|
B|-0---3-0-0--0---0-0-0--3---3-3-3--1---1-1-1--0---0-0-2---0---0-0-0--1---1-1-31--|
G|-0---0-0-0--0-----0-0--2---2-2-2--0-----0----0-----0-----0-----0----0-----0--0--|
D|-2-----2----0-----0----0---0-0-0--2-----2----2-----0-----0-----0----2-----2--2--|
A|-2-----2----2-----2---------------3-----3----2-----2-----2-----2----3-----3--3--|
E|-------0----3-----3--------------------------0-----0-----3-----3----------------|

   d   u d u  d   u d u  d   u d u  d du d du d du udu
                                 Cadd9
   G          C          C          G    D    Em
e|-3---3-3-3--0---0-0-0--0---0-0-0--3-33-2-22-0-00-000---|
B|-0---0-0-0--1---1-1-1--1---1-1-3--0-00-3-33-0-00-000---|
G|-0-----0----0-----0----0-----0----0-0--2-2--0-0---0----|
D|-0-----0----2-----2----2-----2----0-0--0-0--2-2---2----|
A|-2-----2----3-----3----3-----3----2-2-------2-2---2----|
E|-3-----3------------ -------------3-3-------0-0---0----|

   d du d du  du  d  u  d  du  ud  d  du udu  d  du ud
      Am7  Am7 Am7
   Am   Am    Am  Am    G          C          C
e|-0-00-0-00--00--0--0--3--33--33--0--00-000--0--00-00---|
B|-1-11-1-11--11--1--1--0--00--00--1--11-111--1--11-11---|
G|-2-20-2-20--20--2-----0--0----0--0--0---0---0--0---0---|
D|-2-22-2-22--22--2-----0--0----0--2--2---2---2--2---2---|
A|-0----0-----0---0-----2----------3--3---3---3--3---3---|
E|----------------------3--------------------------------|