Tablature ready for love - Bad Company

          



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  Date: Wed, 08 Oct 1997 19:08:05 +0000

  From: Steve Throne <sthrone@earthlink.net>

  Subject: TAB: Ready for Love by Bad Company

  

  "Ready for Love"

  by Mick Ralphs

  from the album Bad Company

  

  Notation 

  **=let note ring!

  ^^=staccato

  /=slide

  

  Opening Riff - Asus4, A

  

    [Asus4]            [A]  

  E------------------------------------------

  B-----------3**-------2**------------------

  G---------2------2--------2-------2--------

  D-------2----------2--------2---2---2------

  A-0**-------------------------0-------0----

  E------------------------------------------

   

    [Asus4]        [A]  

  E-------------0-----------------------------

  B-----------3---3-2-------------------------

  G---------2---------2-------------2---------

  D-------2-------------------2---2---2-------

  A-0**-------------------------0-------0-----

  E-------------------------------------------

  

  As far as I can tell, the verse just follows a simple arpeggio

  chord progression (A,C,D,C,B,A,G,F).  I don't know the actual 

  pattern, but you can try just about anything.  Here's a simple 

  example.  Let the bass notes ring throughout.

  

  [A]Wanderin down..[C]rocky road

  E------------------------------------

  B---------2-----------------5--------

  G-------2---2-------------5---5------

  D-----2-------2---------5-------5----

  A-0**-----------0---3**-----------3--

  E------------------------------------

  

  [D]Wonderin where my [C]life is [B]leading

  E------------------------------------------

  B---------7h8p7----------------------------

  G-------7-------7-----------5----------4---

  D-----7----------7--------5----------4-----

  A-5**-----------------3**--------2**-------

  E------------------------------------------

   

   [A]Rolling on    [G]to the bitter  [F]end

  E-----------------------------------------------------1---

  B---------2-------------------------------------------1---

  G-------2---2--------------4----------------2---------2---

  D-----2-------2----------5---5------------3---3-------3---

  A-0**-----------0------5-------5--------3-------3-----3---

  E------------------3**-----------3---1**----------1---1---

  

  (Actually, that B chord may be a figment of my imagination, 

  but I like it in there!)

  

  Pre-Chorus 

  

    [D]Ooohhhhhh   Oooh

   (I want you to  stay)

  E---------------------------------------------------

  B--7**------------7^^--------7**------------7^^-----

  G--7**------------7^^--------7**------------7^^-----

  D--7**------------7^^--------7**------------7^^-----

  A--5**------------5^^--------5**------------5^^-----

  E---------------------------------------------------

  My notation here is kinda strange.  You should really smack

  that D chord the first time and let it ring, then cut it off 

  the second time (staccato??)  If you listen to the record

  it'll be pretty self explanitory) 

  Play this 3 times, then, for the last time, play.....

  

  [C]todayyyyy    [D]ayyyyyyyy - you get the idea

  E-------------------------

  B--5-------------7--------

  G--5-------------7--------

  D--5-------------7--------

  A--3-------------5--------

  E-------------------------

  

  Then on to the chorus, which is just G,A,C,D

  

   [G]Rea[A]dy for love       [G][A]   Oh baby I'm

  E---------------------------------------------------

  B---------------------------------------------------

  G--4//6-----6-------6--------4//6-----6-------6-----

  D--5//7-----7-------7--------5//7-----7-------7-----

  A--5//7--7--7----7--7--------5//7--7--7----7--7-----

  E--3//5--5--5----5--5--------3//5--5--5----5--5-----

  

  [C]Rea[D]dy for love        [C][D]                                         

  E---------------------------------------------------

  B--5//7-----7-------7--------5//7-----7-------7-----

  G--5//7-----7-------7--------5//7-----7-------7-----

  D--5//7--7--7----7--7--------5//7--7--7----7--7-----

  A--3//5--5--5----5--5--------3//5--5--5----5--5-----

  E---------------------------------------------------

  

  At the end of the chorus is a decending riff, like the verse.

  Try something like this:

    [C]     [B]    [A]     [G]       [F]        [G]

  E-----------------------------------1----------3----

  B-----------------------------------1----------3----

  G-------0------0------0-------0-----2----------4----

  D------0------0------0-------0------3----------5----

  A--3**----2**----0**----------------3----------5----

  E------------------------3**--------1----------3----

  

  That's pretty much the song.  I haven't compared it too closely

  to the album, so I'm sure there are mistakes.  But it sounds 

  good to me so it should at least provide a good start.  

  There's also plenty of room to improvise, especially during the 

  verses.  Have fun and I hope someone makes use of this!  

  Please let me know if you have anything better

  

  Steve Throne

  st94h3xt@post.drexel.edu

  sthrone@earthlink.net

   


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