How Do I Live Tab

How Do I Live Without You
As performed on the "Con Air" soundtrack
Written by Diane Warren(?)
Performed by Leann Rimes
 
Standard tuning
Note: It's preferable to have an acoustic guitar for the song.  But if you only play
just keep it in a clean tone for the whole song (except the little guitar solo thing later
the song)
 
h      hammer on
p      pull off
/      slide up
b      bend
~      vibrating
 
Intro guitar solo (x2)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------15-14---------------------------|
G|-----7---7~~~--14/16-14---------16--16-16h18p16--14~~~~~--|
D|-7h9---9-------14/16-14-----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
 
Verse                       Pre-chorus
e|-0-------2-------0----|---4-------2-------|
B|-0-------4-------0----|---5-------4-------|
G|-1-------4-------2----|---6-------4-------|
D|-2-------4-------2----|---6-------4-------|
A|-2-------2-------0----|---4-------2-------|
E|-0-------2------------|---4-------2-------|
   E       B     Asus2    C#m      B
 
e|-0-------2-------0-------4-------2-------4------4--|
B|-0-------4-------0-------5-------2-------4------5--|
G|-1-------4-------2-------6-------2-------4------6--|
D|-2-------4-------2-------6-------4-------6------6--|
A|-2-------2-------0-------4-------4-------6------4--|
E|-0-------2---------------4-------2-------4------4--|
   E       B     Asus2    C#m     F#m     G#m    C#m
 
e|-0---0---0---0------------|
B|-0---0---0---0------------|
G|-2---2---2---2------------|
D|-2---2---2---2------------|
A|-0---0---0---0------------|
E|--------------------------|
 
Chorus (x2)
e|-2-----0-----3-----0-------|
B|-3-----2-----3-----2-------|
G|-2-----2-----0-----2-------|
D|-0-----2-----0-----2-------|
A|-------0-----2-----0-------|
E|-------------3-------------|
   D     A     G     A
 
Post-chorus (How do I ever, ever survive? part)
e|--2-----0----2-----3-------0-----------|
B|--3-----0----2-----3-------2-----------|
G|--4-----1----2-----0-------2-----------|
D|--4-----2----4-----0-------2-----------|
A|--2-----2----4-----2-------0-----------|
E|--2-----0----2-----3-------------------|
    Bm    E   F#m    G       A
 
Throw in a quick D chord here, then an A, then go to the next verse
 
Chorus
 
Guitar Solo (with some distortion, for those of you electric players)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15----15-15-15--|
G|-------/14b16---14b16-------14b16-------14b16-------14b16-----------|
D|-/12----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------14-14-------14-14-------14-14-------14-14----|
B|-17b19-------17b19-------17b19-------17b19----------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-12-14-12---17-14---17b19--------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
 
Guitar Solo Rhythm section (I think this is right)
e|-2----2------3-------2-----2----------|
B|-3----2------3-------3-----2----------|
G|-4----2------0-------4-----2----------|
D|-4----4------0-------4-----4----------|
A|-2----4------2-------2-----4----------|
E|-2----2------3-------2-----2----------|
  Bm   F#m     G       Bm   F#m
 
Play the pre-chorus twice, then the chorus once, then the post-chorus, and then lightly
a D A G A progression as the song fades out.  And you're done.
 
Song structure:
Intro solo
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post chorus
D A fill
Verse
Chorus parts (Pre, main, post)
GUITAR SOLO
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Post chorus
Outro
 
Peace, God bless.
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