Misc Musicals – Rent - Seasons Of Love (Guitar Tab)

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“Seasons of Love” - for the RENT movie soundtrack - composed by Jonathan D. Larson - arranged for solo guitar and tabbed by R# Major ([email protected]) - scroll to the bottom for just chords and lyrics! --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- - 90 bpm - standard tuning - capo first fret (F Bb Eb Ab C F) --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]
  BbMaj9    Am7     Fsus/G F         BbMaj9    Am7     Fsus/G Dm     
                                                                                           (x4)
||-8-------|-------|-1--1--1-------5|-8-------|-------|-1--1----------5||
||-6-------|-8-----|-1--1--1--5s/6--|-6-------|-8-----|-1--1--6--5s/6--||
||---------|-5-----|----------------|---------|-5-----|-------7--------||
||---------|-------|-------3--------|---------|-------|-------7--------||
||(1)------|-------|----3-----3s/5--|(1)------|-------|----3--5--3s/5--||
||-6-------|-5-----|-3--------------|-6-------|-5-----|-3--------------||
[Verse 1] this part is identical to the intro - you can play this while singing “five hundred twenty-five thousand...” or whatever.
  BbMaj9   Am7      Fsus/G F         BbMaj9   Am7      Fsus/G Dm     (x2)
||-8------|--------|-1--1--1-------5|-8------|--------|-1--1-(1)-------||
||-6------|-8------|-1--1--1--5s/6--|-6------|-8------|-1--1--6--------||
||--------|-5------|----------------|--------|-5------|-------7--------||
||--------|--------|-------3--------|--------|--------|-------7--------||
||(1)-----|--------|----3-----3s/5--|(1)-----|--------|----3--5--------||
||-6------|-5------|-3--------------|-6------|-5------|-3--------------||
however, i find this to be a little easier to manage while singing the next part: “in daylights, in sunsets...” (just strum it however you want it)
  BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G F         BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G Dm        
||(1)-----|--------|-1-----1--------|(1)-----|--------|-1----(1)-------||
||-6------|-5------|-1-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-1-----6--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----2--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----3--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||--------|--------|-------3--------|--------|--------|-------5--------||
||-6------|-5------|-3-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-3--------------||
then just repeat the first part when going back to sing “five hundred twenty-five thousand...,” etc.
  BbMaj9   Am7      Fsus/G F         BbMaj9   Am7      Fsus/G Dm     
||-8------|--------|-1--1--1-------5|-8------|--------|-1--1-(1)-------||
||-6------|-8------|-1--1--1--5s/6--|-6------|-8------|-1--1--6--------||
||--------|-5------|----------------|--------|-5------|-------7--------||
||--------|--------|-------3--------|--------|--------|-------7--------||
||(1)-----|--------|----3-----3s/5--|(1)-----|--------|----3--5--------||
||-6------|-5------|-3--------------|-6------|-5------|-3--------------||
[Chorus] just strum these chords steadily while singing “how about...love?” nothing to it. the harmony, however, is something else. :)
  Bb9(no7)  F       Bb9(no7)  C       Bb9(no7)  F       Eb9(no7)  Csus4   
||-1------|-1------|-1------|--------|-1------|-1------|-1------|-1------|
||-1------|-1------|-1------|-5------|-1------|-1------|-1------|-1------|
||-3------|-2------|-3------|-5------|-3------|-2------|-3------|-5------|
||-3------|-3------|-3------|-5------|-3------|-3------|-3------|-5------|
||-1------|-3------|-1------|-3------|-1------|-3------|-1------|-3------|
||--------|-1------|--------|--------|--------|-1------|--------|--------|
“seasons of looooooooove...” - guitar is identical to the intro again.
  BbMaj9   Am7      Fsus/G F         BbMaj9   Am7      Fsus/G Dm     
||-8------|--------|-1--1--1-------5|-8------|--------|-1--1-(1)-------||
||-6------|-8------|-1--1--1--5s/6--|-6------|-8------|-1--1--6--------||
||--------|-5------|----------------|--------|-5------|-------7--------||
||--------|--------|-------3--------|--------|--------|-------7--------||
||(1)-----|--------|----3-----3s/5--|(1)-----|--------|----3--5--------||
||-6------|-5------|-3--------------|-6------|-5------|-3--------------||
[Verse 2 - the solos] again, whether you’re impersonating a big black woman musing about journeys to plan, or some black dude soulfully mourning for his dead transvestite lover, it’s easier to strum along with these chords: (similar to verse 1) “five hundred twenty-five thousand...”
  BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G F         BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G Dm     (x2)
||(1)-----|--------|-1-----1--------|(1)-----|--------|-1----(1)-------||
||-6------|-5------|-1-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-1-----6--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----2--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----3--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||--------|--------|-------3--------|--------|--------|-------5--------||
||-6------|-5------|-3-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-3--------------||
“in truths that she learned, or times that he cried...”
  BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G F         BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G Dm     
||(1)-----|--------|-1-----1--------|(1)-----|--------|-1----(1)-------||
||-6------|-5------|-1-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-1-----6--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----2--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----3--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||--------|--------|-------3--------|--------|--------|-------5--------||
||-6------|-5------|-3-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-3--------------||
[Bridge] surprisingly you’re still playing the same chords while going “it’s time now *clap* to sing out *clap* tho’ the story never ends...” how you’re going to manage to clap your hands while playing guitar is a mystery to me.
  BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G F         BbMaj7   Am7      Fsus/G Dm     
||(1)-----|--------|-1-----1--------|(1)-----|--------|-1----(1)-------||
||-6------|-5------|-1-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-1-----6--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----2--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||-7------|-5------|-3-----3--------|-7------|-5------|-3-----7--------||
||--------|--------|-------3--------|--------|--------|-------5--------||
||-6------|-5------|-3-----1--------|-6------|-5------|-3--------------||
[Repeat Chorus] End the song by repeating “seasons of love” twice more and fading out on a Dm chord. Add the bottom note if you wish - it makes it sound more fateful like in the movie. “loooooooove....”
  Dm/A
||(1)------||
||-6~~~~~--||
||-7~~~----||
||-7~~~~~~-||
||-5~~~~---||
||-5~~~~~~-||
--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- --------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Simply chords and lyrics] BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G F Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G Dm Five hundred twenty-five thousand moments so dear BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G F Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G Dm How do you measure, measure a year? BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G F In daylights, in sunsets, in midnights, in cups of coffee? BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G Dm In inches, in miles, in laughter, in strife? In... BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus F Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G Dm How do you measure a year in the life? How about... Bb9(no7) F Loooooooooooooooooooooove? How about... Bb9(no7) C Loooooooooooooooooooooove? How about... Bb9(no7) F Loooooooooooooooooooooove? Measure in Eb9(no7) Csus4 love... ...Seasons of BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G F Loooooooooooooooooooooove. Seasons of BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G Dm Loooooooooooooooooooooove. BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G F Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G Dm Five hundred twenty-five thousand journeys to plan BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G F Five hundred twenty-five thousand six hundred minutes BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G Dm How do you measure the life of a woman or a man? BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G F “In truths that she learned, or the times that he cried? BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G Dm In bridges he burned, or the way that she died?” BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G F It’s time now to sing out, tho’ the story never ends. Let’s... BbMaj9 Am7 Fsus/G Dm Celebrate, remember a year in the life of friends! Remember the... Bb9(no7) F Loooooooooooooooooooooove? Remember the... Bb9(no7) C Loooooooooooooooooooooove? Remember the... Bb9(no7) F Loooooooooooooooooooooove? Remember the Eb9(no7) Csus4 love... ...Seasons of BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G F Loooooooooooooooooooooove. Seasons of BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G Dm Loooooooooooooooooooooove. Seasons of BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G F Loooooooooooooooooooooove. Seasons of BbMaj7 Am7 Fsus/G Dm Loooooooooooooooooooooove...