Neil Young – Separate Ways (Guitar Tab)

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Chords

The sections with tab denote the lead guitar unless otherwie noted.

Rythm guitar goes like this:
R|           Em                 Em(maj7)                 Em7                   A
  e|7----7----7----7-----|7----7----7----7-----|7----7----7----7-----|5----5----5----5-----|
  B|8----8----8----8-----|8----8----8----8-----|8----8----8----8-----|5----5----5----5-----|
R|G|9----9----9----9-----|8----8----8----8-----|7----7----7----7-----|6----6----6----6-----|
  D|9----9----9----9-----|9----9----9----9-----|9----9----9----9-----|7----7----7----7-----|
  A|x----x----x----x-----|x----x----x----x-----|x----x----x----x-----|x----x----x----x-----|
  E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

R|           Am                  F#dim                   C                     G
  e|5----5----5----5-----|5----5----5----5-----|0----0----0----0-----|3----3----3----3-----|
  B|5----5----5----5-----|4----4----4----4-----|1----1----1----1-----|0----0----0----0-----|
R|G|5----5----5----5-----|5----5----5----5-----|0----0----0----0-----|0----0----0----0-----|
  D|7----7----7----7-----|4----4----4----4-----|2----2----2----2-----|0----0----0----0-----|
  A|x----x----x----x-----|x----x----x----x-----|3----3----3----3-----|2----2----2----2-----|
  E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|3----3----3----3-----|

----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro]

           Em                 Em(maj7)                 Em7                   A
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

           Am                  F#dim                   C                     G
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------7-7h9|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

           Em                 Em(maj7)                 Em7                   A
   ~~                                ~ g         ~                       ~        ~ 
e|---------------------|---------------------10-10-----------------|-------/14\13\12-----|
B|-------------------8-10b11r10-8-10-8-10/12-|-------\10-8-10b11r10-8-10-8---------------|
G|-9-------------7-9---|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

           Am                  F#dim                   C                     G
          (long r)                              ~~                  ~   
e|---------------------|---6/-8--------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|--5-/-7-------8-10-b12-b12------10-8-10-10-|8--------------------|
G|7b9r8b9r-------------|-6--/-8-----9--------|--------------9--9---|---------7h8-7-------|
D|---------------------|5---/-7--------------|---------------------|---------------8-7---|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------------9-|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

[Verse 1] (Stanzas start on beat 3 with Em, Em7, Am, and C) Em Em(maj7) Em7 A I won't apologize The light shone from in your eyes Am F#dim C G It isn't gone And it will soon come back again [Verse 2] Em Em(maj7) Em7 A We go our separate ways Lookin' for better days Am F#dim C G Sharin' our little boy Who grew from joy back then [Pre-Chorus] E G A A And it's all because Of that love we knew, babe That makes the world go round E G A A (And it's all because Of that love we knew) That makes the world go round [Chorus] C C G G Separate ways C C G G Separate ways C C [Bridge] (Solo) (Some bars are longer to fit lead)

          Em                   Em(maj7)                Em7                    A
           ~~               ~               ~~           ~~   .  .      ~~ (picking here)       
e|---------------------|-----------------12------------------------|-17b19-19rrrrrrr17-15|
B|---------------------|---------------------|-----15-17-17--17-15-|---------------------|
G|---12-14b16-----12-14b16-b16-14-12--------12--16-----------------|---------------------|
D|14-----------14------|-------------14-14-------------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

          Am                    F#dim                   C                     G
        ~~                    ~~              ~~                    
e|17-15-------15-17-17b19-b19-17--15----------15------17b19-19-19r17-15------------------|
B|------17-17----------|-------------17-15-17----17-15-------------|-----17-17-15------15|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------14/16---|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

          Em                   Em(maj7)                Em7                        A
     (Rapid picking)             (")                  (")                                   
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|----------------12\11/12\11/12|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------12\11/12--------------|
D|14---14---14---14----|13---13---13---13----|12---12---12---12----|12\11/12----------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|

             Am                       F#dim                        C                         G 
     (14b16) ~                                      ~                       ~   .  .  .  .  .  .         ~
e|-------------------------|-5/8/9/12-12--------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-4/7/8/11--15b16-12-------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
G|-12-b16b16b16-14-12------|-5/8/9/12---------14b16-12|--------b16b16b16-14-12-------------------------12--|
D|14----------------14-12-14-4/7/8/11-----------------14-14-12-----------------h14h14h14h14h14h14-12-14--14|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|

[Verse 3] (Lyrics follow the tab, and not the chord names)
          Em                   Em(maj7)                Em7                    A
             Me for me,            you for you           Happiness is never through
                        ~                     ~                     ~             
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|--------------12----/|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------12-12--/|
G|-----------------12--|-------------12--12--|-------------12--12--|------------12----12/|
D|---------------14--14|13---------13--13--13|12-------------12--12|11------11-11--------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

          Am                    F#dim                   C                     G
             It's only   a change of ways      And that is nothing new
                                                                                    ~~
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|-------------10/12---|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

[Verse 4]
          Em                   Em(maj7)                Em7                    A
            As we go our separate ways                 Lookin' for  better  days
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

          Am                    F#dim                   C                     G
          Sharin' our  little boy         Who grew from joy  back then
e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
B|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
G|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
D|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
A|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
E|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|

[Pre-Chorus] E G A A And it's all because Of that love we knew, babe That makes the world go round E G A A (And it's all because Of that love we knew) That makes the world go round [Chorus] C C G G Separate ways C C G G Separate ways C C G G Separate ways C C

[Outro]  (Solo during this part)
                   Em                                 Em(maj7)
e|----12\10----12\10----12\10----12\10|-----12/15-\12--(10)/(12)-----------|
B|10/12----10/12----10/12----10/12----|10/12-------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                   Em7                                  A
                       ~~                                          ~  ~  ~~
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------------15-------------|------------------------------------|
G|14p12--12-------14/16-------16\14-12|12-14-------------------------------|
D|-----14-----------------------------|------14--------------------14-14-14|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                   Am                                 F#dim          
    ~~        (slow bend)              pbr
e|12----------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|---------------14b15----------------|---------------------------15-------|
G|--12--------12----------------------|15r15r14r12--14-12-14/16-------16\14|
D|-------14-14------------------------|-----------14-----------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                   C                                    G
  ~~              ~          ~
e|------------------------------------|--------------12--------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|12--------------------------12------|---------12-14----12----------------|
D|-----------14-12-14-14-12-14---14-12|14-------------------14-12-14p12----|
A|------------------------------------|---------------------------------\12|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                   Em                                 Em(maj7)
  ~~                               ~~               ~      
e|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------|----------------------b16--b16--b16-|
D|------------------------------------|-12-12-12-14-14---------------------|
A|10-----------10-10-10--10-h12-12/14-14-14-14-----------------------------|
E|--------12-12-12-12-12--------------|------------------------------------|

                   Em7                                  A
   ~~                                           .  .  .       
e|------------------------------------|------------------b19--b19--b19--b19|
B|----------------------------------15|15-------17-15-15-------------------|
G|b16---------------r16r15r14-12-/16--|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                   Am                                 F#dim          
  ~~                 
e|17-------15--17--15--17---15--15-15-|------------------------------------|
B|-----------17---------------15------|17--17---15--15------------15--17---|
G|------------------------------------|------------------16--16------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                   C*                                   D*
   ~~
e|------------------15------15--------|17-------17-------17-------17-------|
B|h17------17--17--------17------17/19|-----19-------19-------19-------19--|
G|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|------------------------------------|

                   G*
                                  ~~
e|15-17-15h17-15----------------------|
B|--------------15h17-15--------------|
G|-----------------------15h16-15h16--|
D|------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------|

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*Note: For the rythm guitar, the final 3 bars of C, D, and G are not strummed but arpeggiated.
              C                     D                     G
                                                      (Let ring)
  e|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
  B|---------------1-----|---------------3-----|---------------------|
R|G|----------0----------|----------2----------|---0-----------------|
  D|-----2---------------|-----4---------------|--0------------------|
  A|3--------------------|5--------------------|-2-------------------|
  E|---------------------|---------------------|3--------------------|