Eddie Money – Take Me Home Tonight (Guitar Tab)

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Capo 1st Fret. Closer than existing versions, has a more open sound and the intro is more accurate.

[Intro, Verses)
(Palm mute the D and G strings)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1----------1-----3----------|
G|---2-----0-----0----0-----2---4--2-----|
D|-2-----3-----3----3-----5--------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

The guitarist often will substitute with this:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1----------1-----3----------|
G|---2-----0---2-0----0-----2---4--2-----|
D|-2-----3----------3-----5--------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]

Ring the F out, slide up to the G but don't strum it.
e|-1~----/3~----|
B|-1~----/3~----|
G|-2~----/4~----|
D|-3~----/5~----|
A|-3~----/5~----|
E|-1~----/3~----|

[Chorus]

e|---------------1------------------------1~-----|
B|---------------1------------------------1~-----|
G|-5-------------2------------------------2~-----|
D|-5----5----7---3----(3x)----(end on)----3~-----|
A|-3----5----7---3------------------------3~-----|
E|-3----3----5---1------------------------1~-----|

[Verse]
(Palm mute the D and G strings)
e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1----------1-----3----------|
G|---2-----0-----0----0-----2---4--2-----|
D|-2-----3-----3----3-----5--------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

The guitarist often will substitute with this:

e|---------------------------------------|
B|-----1-----1----------1-----3----------|
G|---2-----0---2-0----0-----2---4--2-----|
D|-2-----3----------3-----5--------------|
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|

[Pre-Chorus]

Ring the F out, slide up to the G but don't strum it.
e|-1~----/3~----|
B|-1~----/3~----|
G|-2~----/4~----|
D|-3~----/5~----|
A|-3~----/5~----|
E|-1~----/3~----|

[Chorus]

e|---------------1------------------------1~--|
B|---------------1------------------------1~--|
G|-5-------------2------------------------2~--|
D|-5----5----7---3----(3x)----(end on)----3~--|
A|-3----5----7---3------------------------3~--|
E|-3----3----5---1------------------------1~--|

At the end of the second chorus, play one round of the intro riff, then enter the bridge:

                                    (hammer on while ringing out the Am chord) 
e|-0~--------------------0~------------------1~--------------------------------|
B|-1~--------------0-----1~------------------1~-----------3~-----1~------------|
G|-2~------------0-------2~------------------2~-----------2~-----2~------------|
D|-2~----------2---------2~------------------3~-----2~----0~-----3~------------|
A|-0~--------0-----------0~------------------3~-----2~----0~-------------------|
E|-----------------------------------h3------1~-----0~-------------------------|

After the bridge, there's a slight break from guitar where Ronnie Spector sings. Guitar comes back in when Eddie re-enters, playing the Intro riff, which ends on an F bar chord.

Chorus repeats throughout the outro, lead guitar / piano line on the top is
e|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------|
B|--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--8--------|
G|--------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|

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