Status Quo – Backing Off (Guitar Tab)
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Album: Backbone
[Intro]
Lead e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3h0-3-4-5-------------3h0-3-4-5-----------3h0-3-4-5------------3h0-3-4----| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--------------------------| A|---0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--------------------------| Play 4 times E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 1] Play Twice
I got the message, I'm backing off. I got the message, so now I know. (1st time)
So now I know it, I'm checking out. So now I know it's the way it goes. (2nd time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----7---7-----0-----7---7----------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----5---5-----0-----5---5----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Whenever I come near e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------| It's oh, so crystal clear e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-----| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3-----|
[Chorus]
I'm backing off I'm checking out
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7-----------------------------------7--7--7---------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7---------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm backing off
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7---------------------------------------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0----x--|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0----x--|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[Verse 2] Play twice
I got the picture, I gotta go. I got the picture, it hurts me so (1st time)
I gotta take it, I'm backing off. So can I make it? I gotta know (2nd time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----7---7-----0-----7---7----------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----5---5-----0-----5---5----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
You whispered in my ear e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------| Why don't you disappear? e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-----| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3-----|
[Chorus]
I'm backing off I'm checking out
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7-----------------------------------7--7--7---------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7---------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm backing off I gotta go
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7-----------------------------------7--7--7---------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7---------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[Bridge]
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------7---7---7-7--5-4----------------------7---7---7-7--5-4-----------| A|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5------7-5-3---5---5---5-5--5---5---5-5------7-5-3-----| E|-3---3---3-3--------------------------3---3---3-3-----------------------------| e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------8b--8b--8-5--------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------7-5----------------------| D|-------------7---7---7-7--5-4---------5-4--------5/7------------------7---5--5-5/7--7------| A|-5---5---5-5-5---5---5-5------7-5-3-------7-5-3--3/5----------------------3--3-3/5--5------| E|-3---3---3-3-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-8b-8-5-----------------------8b--8b--8-5-----------------------7-8-10-8-7----------------| G|--------7-5-------------------------------7-5------------------------------9-7-5----------| D|------------7\5--5--5-5/7--7------------------7-7--5--5-5/7--7-------------------7-5------| A|-----------------3--3-3/5--5-----------------------3--3-3/5--5-----------------------7----| E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Lead e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-3-4-5--------3h0-3-4-5-----------3h0-3-4----------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--------------------------| A|---0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--------------------------| Play 2 times E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Verse 3] Play Twice
I got the message, I'm backing off. I got the message, so now I know (1st time)
So now I know it, I'm backing off. So now I know it's the way it goes (2nd time)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---------------------------| A|-3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5---| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------3--3--3--3--3--3--3--3---| e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-0-----7---7-----0-----7---7----------------------------------------------------| A|-0-----5---5-----0-----5---5----------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[Pre-Chorus]
Whenever I come near e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|-------------------------------------------------0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5-------------------------------------| It's oh, so crystal clear e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-----| E|-5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3-----|
[Break]
Lead
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------3-2---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4-2-4/6-6-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm You whispered in my ear
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
Lead
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-3--6--8--6--3----3--6--8--6--3--3-2---------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------4-2-4/6-6-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Why don't you disappear?
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---------------7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7--7----|
E|----------------------------------------------5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5--5----|
Lead
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-2/3-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5--5-5--5--5-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3--2/3--3--3-----------------------------------------------------|
[Chorus]
I'm backing off I'm checking out
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7-----------------------------------7--7--7---------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7---------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I'm backing off I gotta go
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7-----------------------------------7--7--7---------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7---------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
I gotta go I gotta go
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------7--7--7-----------------------------------7--7--7---------|
D|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---7--7--7---------|
A|-0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5--0--3--5--3--0----0--3--5--3--0---5--5--5---------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|[Outro]
Lead e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Play til end A|-3h0-3-4-5--------3h0-3-4-5-----------3h0-3-4------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Rhythm e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--0--0--7--0--------------------------| A|---0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--0--0--5--0--------------------------| Play til end E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
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