I Was Only Joking


Song: I Was Only Joking Artist: Rod Stewart Tabber: Brittany (questions, comments, hate mail?...bthai22@sbcglobal.net) I couldn't find any tabs that were correct, let alone in the right key. So, I tabbed it myself, so you guitarists wouldn't have to rely on the incorrect tabs on here. This is 99.9% correct, if not perfect, trust me. Just listen to the song and you will find that I am right. As for the solo, I'm pretty sure it is 100% accurate. You will have to figure out the timing yourself. I've given you everything, just piece it together. If you can't do even that, I don't know what the hell you're doing with a guitar. Tuning: Standard 4/4 Time Intro e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-9--9-9~~~---9-----9/11--9-9--------9-9-9-9-9/11—9\7-7-7—9hb-7-9hb-7—6h7p6--| G|----------10----------------------------------------------------------------| D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|------9-7-6-9-7-6----------------------------------------------------------| G|-6-6--------------8-6-5----------------------------------------------------| D|------------------------8-6-4----------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------8-6-4----------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Verses: 4/4 time - figure out the strumming pattern; the chords are all there. |Bb |Bbmaj7 |Bb7 |Eb | |Ebm |Bb |F |Bb | Chorus: |Eb F |Bb |Eb F|G | |Eb F |Bb |Cm |Riff | Riff e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|-------5---------5-5-------------------------------------------------------| E|---6-8---8-6-3-1-----------------------------------------------------------| Acoustic Solo e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------6-8-6--------6-6-6---8-8/9-8--6-8/9--8--6--4--4-6-7-------| G|-----------3-3/7-------5-3-3--7-7-7----------------------------------------| D|-------3-5-----------------------------------------------------------------| A|-1-3/5---------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------------------------------------------------6~~| B|--6-7-6---7-6----------------------------6--4-------------------------6----| G|--------8-----8-8-8-7-5--------5-7-5-3-7------7-5---------------3-3/7------| D|------------------------8—7-8---------------------8---------3-5------------| A|------------------------------------------------------1-3/5----------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--10-11-13-13-13-----------13-11-10----11-10-------------------------------| B|--------------trem.picking----------13-------13--11-11-11------------7-----| G|----------------------------------------------------------10-8-8---8-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--6-6/8--6--5-6-13-13---15--17-----------18--------------------------------| B|----------------------------trem.picking-trem.picking----------------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| Electric Solo e|-18-18-18b-18-18-----------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------18b~~~~~~~~~-16-18-18br-16-15~~~~~~~-15-16-16b-15-16b-15--| G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------6------6--------------| B|-16-15\13-11~~11h13-13b--13-13~~~-11-10-11-13-11-10----6------6------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------7~~----7~~8b------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------8-10--| B|----------------6-6~~~~--------------------------------------8-10-11-------| G|-8-8~~~~~~~~7-7--------8-7-3/5/7~~~~~~~~~~~~~---------7-8-10---------------| D|---------------------------------------------5-7-8-10----------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-11/13-11-10---------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------11~~~~10h11p10-----------11-13-13br-11-11~~~~~~~--------------| G|----------------------------10-12-12~~---------------------------3-3/5-3---| D|---------------------------------------------------------------5-----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------6-------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--------------------------------------------------13b~~~~----1818b-18------| B|---6-8-6----------------------------11-13-13br-11--------18b---------------| G|-7-------7-5\3\------3-3/5---3-5/12----------------------------------------| D|-------------------5-------------------------------------------------------| A|----------------/6---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-18/20--18-16-15-18-16-15~~~-15-16~~~--------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------3-5-7-5-3-----------------------------| D|-----------------------------------------------5-3-----3-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------3/5---------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | hb half bend | b full bend | br bend/release ===============================================================================