Def Leppard - Blind Faith
From the Album 'Def Leppard' (2015)
Tuning - Half Step Down
[Intro]
with flanger, let notes ring
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------|----------------1--0-----|
Gb|-----------1--------------|-------0--------------2--|
Db|--------2--------2--------|----2--------2-----------| play 3x
Ab|-----------------------2--|-3--------0--------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------------------3-----|-------------------------|
Gb|--------1--------2-----2--|--1----------------------|
Db|-----------2--0-----------|--2----------------------|
Ab|-----2--------------------|--2----------------------|
Eb|--0-----------------------|--0----------------------|
[Verse 1]
Repeat Intro, Lyrics:
"Is it really all a matter of trust
Is it really all a matter of time
Can I read the truth between the lines
Or is this just enough to believe"
Lead Guitar, with overdrive
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Gb|------------9--11--|-11/13~~~-----------|-12\11--9h11p9-----9------------|
Db|---------9---------|--------------------|---------------11-----12--9--12/|
Ab|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------------------|
Eb|----------------12-----------------|--------------------12--14p12--|
Bb|-------------------15-12-----------|----------------/12------------|
Gb|----------14b16----------14br15-12-|-14br16-12~--------------------|
Db|-/14~------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-14b16~~---------------|-15--14--12h14p12----12---------------|-----------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|------------------15-----15--12--15brb17~~--------------------|
Gb|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|--------------------------------------|-----------------------|
Repeat Intro, Lyrics:
"Can you show me why I need to forgive
Can you tell me I have a reason to live
Are your words enough to heal my wounds
Or are they just enough to deceive"
[Chorus]
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|
Db|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
Ab|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
"Maybe we need tomorrow. Whatever I need I'll borrow"
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-0---------------|
Db|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---4---4---4---4-|-0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-x---------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
"Wherever you lead I'll follow. I'll follow you down"
[PreVerse Lead]
Lead Guitar, with overdrive
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
Bb|---------------12--|-12/14~~~-----------|----------------------------|
Gb|------------14-----|--------------------|----------------------------|
Db|---------14--------|--------------------|-15--13h15p13\12-12--/14\11-|
Ab|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------|----------------12-|-12b14~------------------------|
Gb|----------/14~---------|-------------14----|-------------------------------|
Db|-11~-------------------|----------14-------|-------------------------------|
Ab|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|-----------------------|-------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|-13-12h13p12--------------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-------------14-12/14\12----/14-|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------------14-----|-------------------------|
Ab|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
let last note ring for 4 beats
Rhythm PreVerse
G# E C#m
Eb|------------------------|----------------1--0-----|
Bb|-2-------------2--------|-------1--------------3--|
Gb|----2-------------2-----|----2--------2-----------| play 3x similarly
Db|-------2-------------2--|-3--------0--------------|
Ab|-0----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-------------------------|
G# F#
Eb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|-------2-----------------|-2----------------------|
Db|----2-----2--------5-----|-2----------------------|
Ab|-0--------------5-----5--|-0----------------------|
Eb|-------------3-----------|------------------------|
[Verse 2]
Eb|------------------------|----------------1--0-----|------------------------|----------------1--0-----|
Bb|-2-------------2--------|-------1--------------3--|-2-------------2--------|-------1--------------3--|
Gb|----2-------------2-----|----2--------2-----------|----2-------------2-----|----2--------2-----------|
Db|-------2-------------2--|-3--------0--------------|-------2-------------2--|-3--------0--------------|
Ab|-0----------------------|-------------------------|-0----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-------------------------|------------------------|-------------------------|
"Did I say enough for dreams to survive Is my faith enough to keep them alive Did I"
Eb|------------------------|----------------1--0-----|-------------------------|------------------------|
Bb|-2-------------2--------|-------1--------------3--|-------------------------|------------------------|
Gb|----2-------------2-----|----2--------2-----------|-------2-----------------|-2----------------------|
Db|-------2-------------2--|-3--------0--------------|----2-----2--------5-----|-2----------------------|
Ab|-0----------------------|-------------------------|-0--------------5-----5--|-0----------------------|
Eb|------------------------|-------------------------|-------------3-----------|------------------------|
"pray enough and did you hear Or were they just enough to get by"
[Chorus 2]
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|
Db|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
Ab|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
"Maybe we need tomorrow. Whatever I need I'll borrow"
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-0---------------|
Db|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---4---4---4---4-|-0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-x---------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
"Wherever you lead I'll follow. I'll follow you down"
[Flute Interlude]
No guitar
[Guitar Interlude]
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|--7-------------11\--|--5-------------11\--|----------------11\--|--5------------------|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|--5------------------|---------------------|
Ab|--5--------------9\--|--3--------------9\--|-----------------9\--|--3------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|--3------------------|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
Gb|--7-------------11\--|--5-------------11\--|----------------11\--|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|---------------------|--5------------------|--8------------------|
Ab|--5--------------9\--|--3--------------9\--|-----------------9\--|---------------------|
Eb|---------------------|---------------------|--3------------------|--6------------------|
hold last octave for 4 additional beats
[Last Verse]
Eb|--------------------------|----------------1--0-----|
Bb|--2--------------2--------|-------1--------------3--|
Gb|--------2-----------2-----|----2--------2-----------|
Db|-----------2-----------2--|-3--------0--------------| play 3x
Ab|--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
"Will you show me where the love begins"
"Will you wash away all of my sins"
"Will you say the words I need to hear"
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Bb|--------2-----------------|-------------------------|
Gb|-----2-----2--------0--2--|--(2)--------------------|
Db|-----------------0-----2--|--(2)--------------------|
Ab|--0--------------------0--|--(0)--------------------|
Eb|--------------3-----------|-------------------------|
"They might just be enough to believe"
[Final Chorus]
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|
Db|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|---2---2---2---2-|
Ab|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Eb|-----------------|-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---------------|
"Maybe we need tomorrow. Whatever I need I'll borrow"
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Gb|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-----2---2---2---|-0---------------|
Db|---2---2---2---2-|---3---3---3---3-|---4---4---4---4-|-0---------------|
Ab|-0---------------|-0---------------|-0---------------|-x---------------|
Eb|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
"Wherever you lead I'll follow. I'll follow you down"
[Outro Riff]
Rhythm plays the chords above each lead measure (Similar to A5-G5-D5-A5 in standard tuning)
Ab5 Gb5 Db5
Eb|------------------------------|----------3~---------------|--------------------5----------|
Bb|--5--3h5p3-2--/7--5h7p5-3h5p3-|-2-----3___~---------------|---/7--5h7p5--3-5b7----5b7r5\3-|
Gb|------------------------------|----0----------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab|------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Eb|------------------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Ab5
Eb|-----------7------------------|
Bb|--------5---------------------|
Gb|-----6------------------------|
Db|--7---------------------------| play 4x
Ab|------------------------------| similarly
Eb|------------------------------|
Lyrics:
"It doesn't come around here no more
But still you've come to believe"
[End]
slow down
Eb|--------------------------|----------------1--0-----|
Bb|--2--------------2--------|-------1--------------3--|
Gb|--------2-----------2-----|----2--------2-----------|
Db|-----------2-----------2--|-3--------0--------------| play 2x
Ab|--0-----------------------|-------------------------|
Eb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
"Is it really all a matter of trust
Is it really all a matter of time"
Ending Chord
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Bb|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gb|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ab|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Eb|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| x Dead note
| (n) Ringing notes
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| b Bend
| br Bend release
| brb prebend release, bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato
| ___ let note ring before a bend or vibrato
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Blind Faith
Type: Guitar