Status Quo – Lonely Night (Guitar Intro)
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Guitar Intro
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***Big thanks to martink12au for his input into creating this Tab.***
Tabbed by Robert Da Prato 5th August, 2023
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( ) Designated Riff
(C G) G (G) C D (C) e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|---------------| B|-2/3\2-----------|-----0-0-----0-0---|-3/2-0-----------|1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|3-3-x-3-3-3-x-3-|2/3\2-2/3\2----| G|-2/3\2-0-------0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-------2-0-------|0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-|2-2-4-2-2-2-4-2-|2/3\2-2/3\2-0--| D|---------2-0-2---|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-|-----------2-0---|2---0---2---0---|0---0---0---0---|--------------2| A|-----------------|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-|-----------------|3-------3-------|----------------|---------------| E|-----------------|-3-------3-------3-|---------------3-|----------------|----------------|---------------| (C G) Riff G Strum Pattern (G) Riff C Strum D Strum (C) Riff
Note: All riff notes have varying note lengths not shown in this tab and are a guide only to help users.
Please Note that most of the song has great riffs and are easy to play along with the strum patterns.
If I was to write this in a Pro tab, the first riff starts with a rest.
I want it easy to read for users and take up the least page space, I have broken the riffs up
in sections for easy learning.
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[Intro] C G G C G G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| B|-2/3\2-----------|-----0-0-----0-0---|-2/3\2-----------|-----0-0-----0-0---| G|-2/3\2-0-------0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2/3\2-0-------0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---| D|---------2-0-2---|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-|---------2-0-2---|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-| A|-----------------|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-|-----------------|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-| E|-----------------|-3-------3-------3-|-----------------|-3-------3-------3-| C G G C G G (G) e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------| B|-2/3\2-----------|-----0-0-----0-0---|-2/3\2-----------|-----0-0-----0-0---|-3/2-0-----------| G|-2/3\2-0-------0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2/3\2-0-------0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-------2-0-------| D|---------2-0-2---|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-|---------2-0-2---|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-|-----------2-0---| A|-----------------|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-|-----------------|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-|-----------------| E|-----------------|-3-------3-------3-|-----------------|-3-------3-------3-|---------------3-|
[Verse 1]
(G) G (C G) G (G) Sitting by the window where I used to sit with you G (G) Playing all the old songs like we often used to do
[Chorus]
C G (G) It was a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely night G C G (G) It was a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely night
[Bridge]
D C (C) Went by a friend, he said, this is not a lie D C (C) You're back again, and I couldn't laugh or cry D C G (G) G G 'Cos I never thought I'd see or hear you again
[Verse 2]
(G) G (G) Took me down to Sally's where the band was playing loud G Didn't take me too long to find you there with a crowd
[Chorus]
C G (G) It was a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely night G C G G It was a lonely, lonely, lonely, lonely time
[Bridge 2]
D C (C G) I tried to find something right for me to say D C (C G) Can't you decide when you left me on that day D C G (G) 'Cos I never thought I'd see or hear you again D C G (G) No, I never thought I'd see or hear you again D C G (G) G No, I never thought I'd see or hear you again [Instrumental] D C G D A D C G G e|--2-0-2--3--2--0--------|--2-0-2--3--3/5-3-2-3-2-0-|--2-0-2--3--2--0--------|--------------2-2/3--/7-| B|3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-1-0-|3-3-3-3--0----------------|3-3-3-3--3--3--3--3-1-0-|----------3-5--------/8-| G|2-----------------4-----|2-------------------------|2-----------------4-----|5\4-2-4-5-------------0-| D|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| A|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------| E|------------------------|--------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
N.C.
(Drums play) for 3 Bars
C G G C G G e|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------| B|-2/3\2-----------|-----0-0-----0-0---|-2/3\2-----------|-----0-0-----0-0---| G|-2/3\2-0-------0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2/3\2-0-------0-|---0-0-0---0-0-0---| D|---------2-0-2---|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-|---------2-0-2---|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-| A|-----------------|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-|-----------------|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-| E|-----------------|-3-------3-------3-|-----------------|-3-------3-------3-| (G) G (G) G e|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B|-2/3\2-------------|-----0-0-----0-0---|-2/3\2-------------|-----0-0-----0-0---| G|-2/3\2-0-----------|---0-0-0---0-0-0---|-2/3\2-0-----------|---0-0-0---0-0-0---| D|---------2-0-------|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-|---------2-0-------|-0-0-2-0-0-0-2-0-0-| A|-------------2-0---|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-|-------------2-0---|-2-2-x---2-2-x---2-| E|-----------------3-|-3-------3-------3-|-----------------3-|-3-------3-------3-|
[Outro]
D C G (C) (C) Oh no, I never thought I'd see or hear you again G D C G (G) No, no, I never thought I'd see or hear you again D C G (C) (C) No, I never thought I'd see or hear you again G D C G (G) No, no, I never thought I'd see or hear you again D C G (G) (C G) Oh no, I never thought I'd see or hear you again
D C G (G)
D C G (C) (C) (To fade.....................)
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