Elton John – Im Still Standing (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Elton John
(From the 1983 Album TOO LOW FOR ZERO)
Words and Music by Elton John & Bernie Taupin
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Davey Johnstone - Electric Guitar (clean)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Davey Johnstone - Electric Guitar (clean)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Davey Johnstone - Electric Guitar (distorted)'
Intro
Q=176(8=s8)
Bbm Ebm F Gb Ab
4/4
Gtr I
H. +E E +H. +E E +W Q E E E E Q
||--13-------(13)-^14-|-(14)------(14)-13-|-(13)--------|------14---16------|| ||o-14-------(14)-^16-|-(16)------(16)-13-|-(13)--------|------14---16-----o|| ||--15-------(15)-^15-|-(15)------(15)-14-|-(14)--------|------15---17------|| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------o|| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------||
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| Gtr II | H. +E E +H. +E E +W Q E E E E Q ||---6--------(6)-^-6-|--(6)-------(6)----|-------------|-------------------|| ||o--6--------(6)-^-7-|--(7)-------(7)-10-|-(10)--------|-------7----9-----o|| ||---6--------(6)-^-8-|--(8)-------(8)-10-|-(10)--------|-------6----8------|| ||---8--------(8)-^-8-|--(8)-------(8)-10-|-(10)--------|-------8---10------|| ||o-------------------|-------------------|-------------|------------------o|| ||--------------------|-------------------|-------------|-------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses Bb W W W W ||--^13--------|----------|----------|------| ||o-^15--------|----------|----------|------| ||--^15--------|----------|----------|------| ||-------------|----------|----------|------| ||o------------|----------|----------|------| ||-------------|----------|----------|------| 1. W W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|------o|| |----------|----------|----------|----------|----------|-------||
Chorus
2.
$
$$
Bbm7 Fm7
W H. +E E +W W
|----------||-------------------|-------------|--8----| |----------||--9--------(9)-^-9-|--(9)--------|--6----| |----------||--6--------(6)-^-6-|--(6)--------|--8----| |----------||--6--------(6)-^-6-|--(6)--------|--6----| |----------||--8--------(8)-^-8-|--(8)--------|-------| |----------||-------------------|-------------|-------|
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| Gtr II | W H. +E E +W W |----------||-13-------(13)-^13-|-(13)--------|-13----| |----------||-14-------(14)-^14-|-(14)--------|-13----| |----------||-13-------(13)-^13-|-(13)--------|-13----| |----------||-15-------(15)-^15-|-(15)--------|-13----| |----------||-13-------(13)-^13-|-(13)--------|-11----| |----------||-------------------|-------------|-------| Ebm7 Gbmaj7 W W W W |--8--------|-^9--------|-^9--------|--9--------------| |--6--------|-^7--------|-^7--------|--7--------------| |--8--------|-^6--------|-^6--------|--6--------------| |--6--------|-^8--------|-^8--------|--8--------------| |-----------|-^6--------|-^6--------|-----------------| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-----------------|
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| W W W q q q q |-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|-----------------| |-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|-11--11--11--11--| |-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|-11--11--11--11--| |-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|-11--11--11--11--| |-11--------|-13--------|-13--------|--9---9---9---9--| |-----------|-11--------|-11--------|-----------------| Ab Bbm7 Fm7 W W W W |--8--------------|--6--------|--6--------|--8----| |--9--------------|--9--------|--9--------|--6----| |--8--------------|--6--------|--6--------|--8----| |--6--------------|--8--------|--8--------|--6----| |-----------------|-----------|-----------|-------| |-----------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
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| q q q q W W W
|-----------------|-13--------|-13--------|-13----|
|-13--13--13--13--|-14--------|-14--------|-13----|
|-13--13--13--13--|-13--------|-13--------|-13----|
|-13--13--13--13--|-15--------|-15--------|-13----|
|-11--11--11--11--|-13--------|-13--------|-11----|
|-----------------|-----------|-----------|-------|
Ebm7 F7
W W W W
|--8--------|-^9--------|-^9--------|-^-8----|
|--6--------|-^7--------|-^7--------|-^10----|
|--8--------|-^6--------|-^6--------|-^-8----|
|--6--------|-^8--------|-^8--------|-^10----|
|-----------|-^6--------|-^6--------|-^-8----|
|-----------|-----------|-----------|--------||
| W W W W
|-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|--------|
|-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|--13----|
|-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|--14----|
|-13--------|-11--------|-11--------|--13----|
|-11--------|-13--------|-13--------|--------|
|-----------|-11--------|-11--------|--13----|
To Dbl. Coda
Gb Ab Bbm7 Ebm7 F7
Q E E E E E E +W H. +E E +H. +E E
|--------------------|-------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-------7----9---11--|-(11)--------|-11-------(11)-10-|-(10)------(10)-10--|
|-------6----8---10--|-(10)--------|-11-------(11)--8-|--(8)-------(8)--8--|
|-------8---10---11--|-(11)--------|-11-------(11)-10-|-(10)------(10)-10--|
|--------------------|-------------|------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-------------|------------------|--------------------||
| Q E E E E E E +W H. +E E +H. +E E |-------9---11---13--|-(13)--------|-11-------(11)-11-|-(11)------(11)-11--| |------11---13---14--|-(14)--------|-11-------(11)-10-|-(10)------(10)-10--| |------11---13---13--|-(13)--------|-11-------(11)--8-|--(8)-------(8)--8--| |------11---13---15--|-(15)--------|-11-------(11)-10-|-(10)------(10)-10--| |-------9---11---13--|-(13)--------|-13-------(13)--8-|--(8)-------(8)--8--| |--------------------|-------------|-11-------(11)----|--------------------| Gb Ab Bbm7 Ebm7 +Q E E E E E E +H. +E E |----------------------|-------------------| |-(10)-----7----9---11-|-(11)------(11)-11-| |--(8)-----6----8---10-|-(10)------(10)-11-| |-(10)-----8---10---11-|-(11)------(11)-11-| |----------------------|-------------------| |----------------------|-------------------|
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| +Q E E E E E E +H. +E E |-(11)-----9---11---13-|-(13)------(13)-11-| |-(10)----11---13---14-|-(14)------(14)-11-| |--(8)----11---13---13-|-(13)------(13)-11-| |-(10)----11---13---15-|-(15)------(15)-11-| |--(8)-----9---11---13-|-(13)------(13)-13-| |----------------------|----------------11-| F7 +H. +E E +H. +E E |-----------------8-|--(8)-------(8)--8-| |-(11)------(11)-10-|-(10)------(10)-10-| |-(11)------(11)--8-|--(8)-------(8)--8-| |-(11)------(11)----|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|
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| +H. +E E +H. +E E |-(11)------(11)--8-|--(8)-------(8)--8-| |-(11)------(11)-10-|-(10)------(10)-10-| |-(11)------(11)--8-|--(8)-------(8)--8-| |-(11)------(11)-10-|-(10)------(10)-10-| |-(13)------(13)--8-|--(8)-------(8)--8-| |-(11)------(11)----|-------------------| 3rd Verse To Coda Bb +Q E E E E Q W W W |--(8)-----6----8----||--6--------|----------|------| |-(10)-----7----9----||--6--------|----------|------| |--(8)-----6----8----||--7--------|----------|------| |--------------------||--8--------|----------|------| |--------------------||-----------|----------|------| |--------------------||-----------|----------|------|
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| +Q E E E E Q W W W |--(8)-----9---11----||-13--------|----------|------| |-(10)----11---13----||-15--------|----------|------| |--(8)----11---13----||-15--------|----------|------| |-(10)----11---13----||-15--------|----------|------| |--(8)-----9---11----||-13--------|----------|------| |--------------------||-----------|----------|------| W W W W |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|------| D.S. al Coda W W W |----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|-------|| |----------|----------|-------||
Guitar Solo
&
N.C.
Gtr III
~
Q E E E E E E E +E E E Q E E
|--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------3-----|-5pb7r(5)-3---3--3---| |-3--3-----3h5---(5)-|------------5--------| |--------------------|---------------------| |------(6)-----------|---------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| E E E E E +E E E E E Q +Q E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |-----3---5pb7r(5)-3---|-3---3--(3)--3----| |-3h5---5------------5-|---------------5--| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------|
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| H E +E E E E E Q +Q E E |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |---------5pb7r(5)-3---|-3---3--(3)----8--| |--------------------5-|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| |----------------------|------------------| E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E |----------------------|----------------------| |-----8--------8-------|-------------10-------| |----------------------|----10----------------| |--8-------8--(8)----8S|=10------10-(10)---10S| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------|
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| E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E |----11-------11-------|----13-------13-------| |----------------------|----------------------| |-12------12-(12)---12S|=14------14-(14)---14S| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| |----------------------|----------------------| E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E |----------------------|-----------------------| |----11-------11-------|----13-------13--------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |-12------12-(12)---12S|=13------13-(13)---13--| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------|
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| E E E E Q. E E E E E Q. E |----15-------15-------|-------------------13--| |----------------------|----13-------13--------| |-15------15-(15)---10S|=12------12-(12)-------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------| D.S.S. al Dbl. Coda & E E Q E E E E +E E E +E Q Q |----------------------------|------18-----------------| |-----15S=13---11------------|-------------------------| |---------------------17b19==|=(17)----17r(17)-15\-----| |-15-(15)S13-----------------|-------------------------| |-------------------x--------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------|
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| E E E E E E E E +E E E +E Q Q |-18--18S=15---13------------|------18-----------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------17b19==|=(17)----17r(17)-15\-----| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| |----------------------------|-------------------------| Outro & Bbm7 Ebm7 F7 Gtr I W H. +E E ||------------|--------------------| ||o-11--------|-^11-------(11)-10--| ||--10--------|-^11-------(11)--8--| ||--11--------|-^11-------(11)-10--| ||o-----------|--------------------| ||------------|--------------------|
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| W H. +E E
||--13--------|--11-------(11)-11--|
||o-14--------|--11-------(11)-10--|
||--13--------|--11-------(11)--8--|
||--15--------|--11-------(11)-10--|
||o-13--------|--13-------(13)--8--|
||------------|--11-------(11)-----|
Gb Ab Bbm7
+H. +E E +Q E E E E E E 5x
|-------------------|-----------------------||
|-(10)------(10)-10-|-(10)-----7----9---11-o||
|--(8)-------(8)--8-|--(8)-----6----8---10--||
|-(10)------(10)-10-|-(10)-----8---10---11--||
|-------------------|----------------------o||
|-------------------|-----------------------|||
| +H. +E E +Q E E E E E E 5x |-(11)------(11)-11-|-(11)-----9---11---13--|| |-(10)------(10)-10-|-(10)----11---13---14-o|| |--(8)-------(8)--8-|--(8)----11---13---13--|| |-(10)------(10)-10-|-(10)----11---13---15--|| |--(8)-------(8)--8-|--(8)-----9---11---13-o|| |-------------------|-----------------------||
Duration Legend
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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
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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
- 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
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths