Song: Life's Been Good Artist: Joe Walsh Album: ...But Seriously Folks Year: 1978 Life's Been Good - Quite Possibly the funniest song ever written Notation: b = 1/2 bend down B = full step bend down ^ = pull off / = slide up \ = slide down Lick 1: e|--------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------| G|-----------------2-------------------2-2----| D|-----------------2----------2-----2--2-2----| A|--2B-2B--0--2/4-----0--2/4-----4------------| E|--------------------------------------------| Lick 2: e|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------3-3-2-----------| G|-----------------2-------------------2-2-2--2-2-2----| D|-----------------2----------2-----0---------2-2-2----| A|--2B-2B--0--2/4-----0--2/4-----4---------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------| Lick 3: e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------| G|----------------------2-------------------2-2----| D|----------------------2----------2-----2--2-2----| A|--2b-2b-2B^0--0--2/4-----0--2/4-----4------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| Slide Lick 1: d|--5--4--2----5\\2------------------| B|--5--4--2----5\\2------------------| G|--5--4--2----5\\2------------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Slide Lick 2: d|--5--4--2----5\\2//14--------------| B|--5--4--2----5\\2//14--------------| G|--5--4--2----5\\2//14--------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| Slide Lick 3: d|--5--4--2----5\\2//7---------------| B|--5--4--2----5\\2//7---------------| G|--5--4--2----5\\2//7---------------| D|-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------| *Note: The Slide Licks ARE played with a slide, also, in the song there are two different guitars playing the opening Licks (1,2,3) and the Slide Licks, so the Slide Licks, the high e (not the low E)is tunned down to a d. Acoustic Lick 1: F2F2F2 C C C F F e|--5-5-5--3-3-3--1-1-------------------| B|--6-6-6--5-5-5--1-1-------------------| G|--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-2-------------------| D|----------------3-3-------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| Acoustic Lick 2: F2F2F2 C6C6C6 AmAm e|--5-5-5--5-5-5------------------------| B|--6-6-6--5-5-5--1-1-------------------| G|--5-5-5--5-5-5--2-2-------------------| D|----------------2-2-------------------| A|--------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------| *Note: All of the Chords in the Acoustic Licks are a Down/Up alternating stroke pattern, except the last Am and F chords, which are both downstroke. Fill 1: Fill 2: e|-----------| e|------------| B|-----------| B|------------| G|-----------| G|------------| D|-----------| D|--2-2-------| A|--3-3------| A|--0-0-------| E|--1-1------| E|------------| The Breakdown: [Lick 1] [Lick 2] [Lick 3] [Lick 1] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 2] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 3] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 2] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 3] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 2] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 2] [Acoustic Lick 2] [Acoustic Lick 2] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 2] [Acoustic Lick 2] Verse: ??? (It's Probably out there) Chorus: ??? (It's Probably out there) Verse: ??? (It's Probably out there) Chorus: ??? (It's Probably out there) Synthesizers/Solo: ??? (It's Probably out there) [Lick 1] [Lick 2] [Lick 3] [Lick 1] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 2] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 3] [Slide Lick 1] [Slide Lick 2] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 2] [Acoustic Lick 2] [Acoustic Lick 2] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 1] [Acoustic Lick 1] [Fill 2] [Acoustic Lick 2] Verse: ??? (It's Probably out there) Chorus:??? (It's Probably out there) solo/slide solo/outro: ??? (It's Probably out there)