Ready For Love

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 Subject: b/bad_company/ready_for_love.tab 
 Date: Wed, 09 Jul 1997 21:10:56 +0000 
 From: Steve Throne  
  
   
  
 "Ready for Love" 
 by Mick Ralphs 
 from the album Bad Company 
  
 I?ve been on a Bad Company kick lately, so I decided to tab up a few of 
 the songs that I know.  Let me know if you have any questions or 
 anything to add.  I have a few other BC songs as well, so if you?re 
 interested, just email me. 
  
 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