#--------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents his interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship or research.# #----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Song title: Never Tear Us Apart Original Album: Kick Words and Music by Andrew Farriss and Michael Hutchence Copyright © 1987 WEA Records Published by Warner Music Publishing Transcribed by Gavin Chart (www.gartfrets.net) NOTES: Timing is 12/8. Guitar1 (Synth strings) is tuned to Drop D (DADGBE). Guitar2 is tuned to standard. Guitar Figure 1 is played in the INTRO and VERSEs. Key to tab ---------- _ - tied note INTRO: Notes: Only synth strings (Guitar1) play in the intro. Guitar1 is tuned to Drop D (DADGBE). [play: Guitar Figure 1] Guitar Figure 1 Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): Am7 Fmaj9 |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-0____________________________________________---|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-3____________________________________________---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): Dm F |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---| |-------------------------------------------------|-7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0________________________________________---2---|-3____________________________________________---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | Don't VERSE1: Notes: Guitar1 (Synth strings) is tuned to Drop D (DADGBE). Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): Am7 Fmaj9 |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---0---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-0____________________________________________---|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-1____________________________________________---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | ask me, what you know is true. Don't have to Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): F/G Dm F |-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-0________________________________________-------|-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0________________________________________---2---|-3____________________________________________---| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | tell you, I love your precious heart CHORUS1: Notes: Guitar1 (Synth strings) is tuned to Drop D (DADGBE). Guitar2 is tuned to standard. [play:] [x2] Guitar2: C |-0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------| |-1-----------------------------------------------|-1-----------------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------| |-2-----------------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------------------| |-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): | | C F C F | |-3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-3________________-------------------------------|-3____________________---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | C F C F I, I was standing You were there Two worlds collided And they could [then play:] Guitar2: G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------0---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------0---------------------------|-----------------------------------------0---2____ |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0---3-------0____ |-3-------------------3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): | | G | |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3-----------------------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4-----------------------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | G never tear us apart [Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar) is tacet.] Guitar2: |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| ___-------------------------------------------2__________________-------2____-----------------------| ___-------------------------------0---3-------0__________________-------2____-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | VERSE2: Notes: Play as for VERSE1. Chords: Am7 x02013 Dm 0xx231 Fmaj9 3x2013 F 3x3211 | Am7 | Fmaj9 We could live for a thousand years | Dm | F But if I hurt you, I'd make wine from your tears | Am7 | Fmaj9 I told you that we could fly | Dm | F 'Cause we all have wings but some of us don't know why [repeat CHORUS1] [Saxophone SOLO over verse chords:] [play: 4/4| Am7 | Fmaj9 | Dm | F |] CHORUS2: Play as for previous choruses. Chords: C x35553 F 133211 G 355433 [play:] [x2] Guitar2: C |-0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------| |-1-----------------------------------------------|-1-----------------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------------------------------|-0-----------------------------------------------| |-2-----------------------------------------------|-2-----------------------------------------------| |-3-----------------------------------------------|-3-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): | | C F C F | |-3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-3---3---3---3---3---3---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---1---1---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---1---1---1---1---1---1---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2---2---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---2---2---2---2---2---2---| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-5---5---5---5---5---5---3---3---3---3---3---3---| |-3____________________---------------------------|-3____________________---------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | C F C F I, I was standing You were (Don't ask me) (You know it's true) there Two worlds col-lided And they could (Worlds col - lided) (Shi - ning through) [then play:] Guitar2: G |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------0---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-0-------------------0---------------------------|-----------------------------------------0---2____ |-------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------0---3-------0____ |-3-------------------3---------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | | Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar): | | G | |-3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---3---|-3-----------------------------------------------| |-4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---4---|-4-----------------------------------------------| |-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|-5-----------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | G never tear us apart [Guitar1 (Synth strings arr. for guitar) is tacet.] Guitar2: |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------2__________________-------2____-----------------------| |---------------------------------0---3-------0__________________-------2____-----------------------| |-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------| | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | 1 - & - 2 - & - 3 - & - 4 - & - 5 - & - 6 - & - | [repeat to fade]