Ladder

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 From: Bryson Meunier  
  
   
 additions/corrections From: ifaith@maila.wm.edu (interfaith council) 
 Date:         22 Jan 96 22:34:48  
 Subject:      revision: joan osborne: ladder.tab 
  
 ladder 
 (J.Osborne, E.Bazilian, R.Hyman, R.Chertoff) 
 performed on joan osborne's "relish"(1995) 
  
 lyrics and leslie guitar 
 transcribed by Bryson Meunier 
 meunier.1@postbox.acs.ohio-state.edu 
  
 piano and acoustic guitar 
 transcribed by evan c. parker 
 ecpark@mail.wm.edu 
  
 leslie part sounds great, and the piano sounds better than an 
 acoustic (cheap imitation) but the acoustic is still playable if you 
 don't have a grand piano handy...  for the second part, only the 
 chords are given, as piano is difficult to transcribe through email. 
 a jazz pianist shouldn't have a hard time and playing the second part 
 as a second guitarist is very easy time.  good luck. 
  
 (thanks bryson for your earlier posting that i piggy backed off of...) 
  
 symbols used in transcription: 
 h = hammer-on 
 p = pull-off 
  
 intro: (clean electric with leslie speaker effect) 
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 
 B----3---3------------------------------------3-------| 
 G--------------2--------------2-------0---------------| 
 D------------------------0h2------2-------2-----------| 
 A-----------------------------------------------------| 
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 
  
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 
 B-----------------------------------------------------| 
 G------------------2-------0--------------------------| 
 D----2----2p0----------2-------0h2---2----------------| 
 A--------------2--------------------------------------| 
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 
  
 piano / acoustic guitar: 
  
 |  E          |             |             |             | 
 |  E          |             |             |             | 
  
 verse tab adds in with these measures: 
 |  E          |  G     D    |  C          |  Am    C    | 
  
 verse tab: 
 (all verses and choruses use this tab... the bridge uses a variation) 
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 
 B------------------------------------3----------------| 
 G-----------------2-------0---------------------------| 
 D----2---2p0----------2--------0h2--------2---2p0-----| 
 A-------------2------------------------------------2--| 
 E-----------------------------------------------------| 
  
 E---------------------------| 
 B---------------------------| 
 G---2-------0---------------| 
 D-------2-------0h2---2-----| 
 A---------------------------| 
 E---------------------------| 
  
 verse: 
  
 |  E          |  G     D    |  C          |  Am    C    | 
 today and every day, today and every day 
 today and every day, today and every day 
 i'm standin' here in your closet, unbuttonin' all your clothes 
 you sleep in your bed tonight, but i never find you home 
 you're givin' me crooked answers, i'm crackin' your little code 
 i'm learnin' another language, so full it's about to explode 
  
 bridge: 
 |  E          |  G     D    | 
 you give me a ladder now 
 i surely believe I'll climb 
 it don't even matter now 
 i'm willing to take my time 
  
 chorus: 
 |  E          |  G     D    |  C          |  Am    C    | 
 i'm gonna love you anyway-hey! 
 today and every day, today and every day 
 i'm gonna love you anyway-hey! 
 today and every day, today and every day 
  
 verse chords (no lyrics) x2: 
 |  E          |  G     D    |  C          |  Am    C    | 
  
 verse: 
 |  E          |  G     D    |  C          |  Am    C    | 
 i wanted it to be easy, i know that i'll make you tired 
 some tell me you're slow and lazy, some tell me you're so inspired 
 you wanted a long flirtation, your plane doesn't ever land 
 some things i don't want to look at, i don't want to understand but 
  
 bridge: 
 |  E          |  G     D    | 
 you give me a ladder now 
 i surely believe i'll climb 
 it don't even matter now 
 i'm willing to take my time 
  
 repeat chorus. 
  
 verse-type outro: 
 |  E          |  G     D    |  C          |  Am    C    | 
 hey hey hey hey-ey 
 today and everyday