Electric Light Orchestra – Livin Thing (Guitar Intro Tab)
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Written by Jeff Lynne ℗ 1976 Jet Records/United Artists
Transcription: Paul Houghton
[Violin Intro]
C Bbm
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------8-11-11-11-11p9p8-9p8----------------------|
G|--5h6p5p3h5------5/9-----------------------10-------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------8-9-11-9-8h9p8-----|
G|------------------------------------------10----------------10--|
D|-------------------------7/8h10h11p10p8-------------------------|
A|--7/8----h10h11p10p8\7h8----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
C Bbm [ Trumpet ]
e|-----------------------20----21-20h21p20-18---------------(17)--|
B|-----------------20--------------------------------18---20------|
G|--17----17-17-17----17----17------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|[Rhythm Guitar Intro]
F G C Csus2 G e|--1--1--1--1--1--1----3--3-|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1------3--3---| B|--1--1--1--1--1--1----3--3-|-3-----3--1--3--1--3--3------3--3---| G|--2--2--2--2--2--2----4--4-|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3------4--4---| D|--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5-|-3-----3--3--3--3--3--3------5--5---| A|--3--3--3--3--3--3----5--5-|-1-----1--1--1--1--1--1------5--5---| E|--1--1--1--1--1--1----3--3-|-----------------------------3--3---| C Csus2 G e|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1------3--3------| B|--3-----3--1--3--1--3--3------3--3------| G|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3------4--4------| D|--3-----3--3--3--3--3--3------5--5------| A|--1-----1--1--1--1--1--1------5--5------| E|------------------------------3--3------|
[Verse]
C
Sailing away on the crest of a wave
Am
It's like magic
Ab
Oh, rolling and riding and slipping and sliding
Fm
It's magic
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Dm
And you, and your sweet desire,
Em Dm Em F G C
You took me, oh, higher and higher baby,
[Chorus]
Am F
It's a living thing,
Dm7 Gaug C
It's a terrible thing to lose
Am F
It's a giving thing
Dm7 Gaug C
What a terrible thing to lose.
Bbm C Bbm G C G
I'm taking a dive. (dive)
[Verse]
C
Making believe this is what you've conceived
Am
From your worst day, (I'm taking a dive)
Ab
Moving in line when you look back in time
Fm
To the first day, (I'm taking I'm taking)
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Dm
And you, and your sweet desire,
Em Dm
(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh,
Em F G C
higher and higher baby
[Chorus]
Am F
It's a living thing,
Dm7 Gaug C
It's a terrible thing to lose
Am F
It's a giving thing
Dm7 Gaug C
What a terrible thing to lose.
Bbm F G C G
I'm taking a dive. On the sky
[Verse]
C
Taking a dive cause you can't halt the slide
Am
Floating down stream, (I'm taking a dive)
Ab
Oh, so let her go don't start spoiling the show
Fm
It's a bad dream, (I'm taking, I'm taking)
[Pre-Chorus]
Em Dm
And you, and your sweet desire,
Em Dm
(Don't you do it), don't you do it to me, oh,
Em F G C
higher and higher baby
[Chorus]
Am F
It's a living thing,
Dm7 Gaug C
It's a terrible thing to lose
Am F
It's a giving thing
Dm7 Gaug C
What a terrible thing to lose.
Am F
It's a living thing,
Dm7 Gaug C
It's a terrible thing to lose
Am F
It's a giving thing
Dm7 Gaug C
What a terrible thing to lose.
[Chords]
F 133211
G 355433
C x13331
Csus2 x13311
Am 577555
Ab 466544
Fm 133111
Em x79987
Dm x57765
F x8101010
G x10121212
Dm7 x57565
Gaug x6544x
Bbm x13321
[Performance notes for solo guitar arrangements - plus additional beginners notes]
[1a] If you sing and/or play this song solo, you might like to try the intro using the 'chord melody'
approach, so I've tabbed out this alternative approach to playing the intro below...
[Intro in 'chord melody' style]
e|----------------------------------------------------------------| B|-(5)-----------------8-11-11-11-11p9p8-9p8----------------------| G|--5h6p5p3h5------5/9---10------------------10-------------------| D|--5--------------------11---------------------------------------| A|--3-------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
[1b]Flamenco guitar 'rasgueado' technique* (aka 'raking' the strings) works particularly well for the chord
melody part as it suits the overall mood and tonality of the piece. It also works very well fingerpicked,
or try 'sweep picking' it with a plectrum (in other words, use whichever one works best for you). Utilising
these two methods creates what is known as an 'arpeggio' (an Italian word that translates as 'broken chord').
*Rake the strings by playing the notes rapidly one string at a time (from the lowest string to the highest
string) in a 'sweeping' or 'brushing' motion with the back of your fingertips. Start with the little finger
and use a downward motion, trying to ensure that each successive finger (rapidly) brushes the same string
immediately after the one preceding it (creating a kind of 'delay' like effect).
[Tablature Key]
h Hammer-on
p Pull-off
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
[Note]
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