Here I Go Again (1987 version) by Whitesnake
Tabbed by Peter Gleeson, August 2011
I couldn't believe there wasn't a nice comprehensive tab on here that did justice to
this song. There was a fantastic tab for the solo, which I used here and take no credit for
working out, but other than that, not much else.
I've included lyrics (the ^ shows where the line begins relative to the guitar part) and
times (when the line begins) for reference. I haven't tabbed out the synth parts, but
there is stuff on youtube that is probably more relevant to synth players.
[Intro]
The opening minute and 14 seconds or so is played on a synthesiser. The guitar part
begins after the line:
"WALK ALONG THE LONELY STREET OF DREAMS!!" then, (at 1:15) ...
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------|
D|-xx-5-xx-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7--|
A|-xx-3-xx-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--|
E|------------3-3-----------------3-3-----------------|
^"HERE I GO AGAIN, ON MY OWN..."
e|---------------------|
B|---------------------|
G|---------------------|
D|-----5-5-7-7-5-----2-|
A|-5-5-3-3-5-5-3-2br-0-|
E|-3-3-----------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5/7/5--7/11/7--------------5/7/5-----5-----5-7---|
A|-0-0-0-0-3/5/3--5/9-/5--5-3-0-0-0-0-3/5/3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
P.M -----> <---------------------------------| <-> <->
^"COS I'VE MADE UP MY MIND! I AIN'T WASTIN' NO MORE TIME!" (1:34)
Then back to the synthesiser for a bit...
"I'M GONNA HOLD ON, FOR THE REST OF MY DAYS" then, (at 1:58)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-4-2----------5/7/5--7/11/7--------------5/7/5-----5-----5-7--|
A|-3-2-0--0-0-0-0-3/5/3--5/9-/5--5-3-0-0-0-0-3/5/3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M <-------> <--------------------------------| <-> <->
^"COS I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS...TO WALK ALONG THE LONELY STREET OF DREAMS!" (2:00)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-----2-|
A|--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-2br-0-|
E|--3-3-----------------3-3-----------------3-3--------------------|
^"HERE I GO AGAIN, ON MY OWN!" (2:10)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5/7/5--7/11/7--------------5/7/5-----5-----5-7---|
A|-0-0-0-0-3/5/3--5/9-/5--5-3-0-0-0-0-3/5/3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
P.M -----> <---------------------------------| <-> <->
^"AND I'VE MADE UP MY MIND!" (2:27)
The following section proved tricky to tab; but I did my best:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------pinch harmonic--------------------------------|
G|-------------6-----------2-[4]~-----------------------2----------2-------|
D|-------5-7-9---2-----2---2-------2----2--7/9----2-2---2----2-----2-5-7---|
A|-5-7-9---------2--xx-2xx-0----xx-2--x-2--5/7-xx-2-2-x-0-xx-2--xx-0-3-5---|
E|---------------0--xx-0xx------xx-0--x-0------xx-0-0-x---xx-0--xx---------|
^
BIG SCREAM HERE
"HERE I GO AGAAAAIIIN!"
(at 2:51)
[Solo]
there is a really good tab for this by a user on here called hepzibahbaptist, all
credit for the solo tab goes to them. I have included it here for convenience, and
claim no responsibility for tabbing it out. It starts at 2:58.
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------8b-8-7-8----------7-8-10-10b--12-------------------------------|
G|4-5-7--------------5~~~~~x/9---------------14-12-14-----------14-12b--12-|
D|------5/7-------------------------------------------12------12-----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------12-12-------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------17b~~17b~~~15-17------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------15---------------------------------------------|
G|12~~~~~~~-----------------------------------------------------11-12-14--11|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------14---------14--|
A|------------------------------------------------12-14-12-14---------------|
E|-------------------------------12-14-15-12-14-15--------------------------|
e|-------------12-12-14-15-18b~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|
B|-----12-13-15------------------------------|
G|12-14--------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
______________________________________________________________________________
As the solo comes to an end (at 3:16), start the rythym guitar again
(at 3:12)
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-4-2----------5/7/5--7/11/7--------------5/7/5-----5-----5-7--|
A|-3-2-0--0-0-0-0-3/5/3--5/9-/5--5-3-0-0-0-0-3/5/3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
P.M <-------> <--------------------------------| <-> <->
^
"COS I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS!..." (3:15)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-----2-|
A|--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-2br-0-|
E|--3-3-----------------3-3-----------------3-3--------------------|
^
"HERE I GO AGAIN ON MY OWN!" (3:24)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5/7/5--7/11/7--------------5/7/5-----5-----5-7---|
A|-0-0-0-0-3/5/3--5/9-/5--5-3-0-0-0-0-3/5/3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
P.M -----> <---------------------------------| <-> <->
^
"AND I'VE MADE UP MY MIND!..." (3:41)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-----2-|
A|--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-2br-0-|
E|--3-3-----------------3-3-----------------3-3--------------------|
^
"HERE I GO AGAIN ON MY OWN!" (3:51)
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------5/7/5--7/11/7--------------5/7/5-----5-----5-7---|
A|-0-0-0-0-3/5/3--5/9-/5--5-3-0-0-0-0-3/5/3-0-0-3-0-0-3-5---|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
P.M -----> <---------------------------------| <-> <->
^
"COS I KNOW WHAT IT MEANS..." (4:08)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-7------5-5-7-7-xx-5-----2-|
A|--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-5--5-5-3-3-5-5-xx-3-2br-0-|
E|--3-3-----------------3-3-----------------3-3--------------------|
^
"HERE I GO AGAIN ON MY OWN!" (4:18) fades out to end (at 4:32)
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| x Dead note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato
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