"Hard To Say Goodbye" by TNT Artist : TNT Song : Hard To Say Goodbye Album : Realized Fantasies Tuning : A half a step lower Transcribed by : Yutaka Uchimura (yutaka@twave.net) I've received a request for this song from many people and finally here it is! You should do alternate picking during intro. In the interview of Japanese guitar magazine, Ronni said, "The very beginning of the guitar solo was originally just a normal beat. I was thinking about making it unique, but I couldn't feel the rhythm and I missed the cue. I said "Shit!", but the producer in the console room said "That's good", so I kept it." Enjoy! 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|--------7------------4-4-4--4-4-4-2--2-2-0--0-0--- |-0-0--0----0-0----------------------------------3- Verse |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------5\------------------------------- |--------9\--------------------------7------6\------------------------------- |--------9\--------6-----------------7------5\------------------------------- |--------7\----4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-5--0-0-----0-0-0-5--5-5-4--4-4-0--0-0--- |-0-0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------3- |---------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------------------------------------------5\------------------------------- |--------9\--------------------------7------6\------------------------------- |--------9\--------6-----------------7------5\------------------------------- |--------7\----4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-5--0-0--------0-/5--5-5-4--4-4-0--0-0--- |-0-0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------3- Pre-chorus |------------------------------------------------------------------------- |-------5-----------------------5-----------------------5----------------- |-4-----4-----2-----7-----4-----4-----2-----5-----4-----4-----2-----7----- |-4---x-2-----2-----7-----4---xx2-----2-----5-----4---x-2-----2-----7----- |-2---------x-0--xxx5---xx2---------xx0---xx3---xx2---------x-0---x-5--xx- |------------------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------- |-------5------------------/6--------- |-4-----4-----2-----5------/5--------- |-4---x-2-----2-----3------/3--------- |-2---------x-0-----3------------x/\-- |------------------------------------- Chorus Clean Tone |---0------------------------0------0---------------------0--- |-----0---------------3--------0------0---------------3-----0- |-------0-------------------------------0--------------------- 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|--------7\----4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-5--0-0-----0-0-0-5--5-5-4--4-4-0--0-0--- |-0-0--0-------------------------------------------------------------------3- |------------------------------------------------------ |--------------------------------------------------5\-- |--------9\---------------------------------7------6\-- |--------9\--------6------------------------7------5\-- |--------7\----4-4-4---0-0--0-0-0--0-0-0--0-5--0-0----- |-0-0--0----------------------------------------------- |------------------------ |------------------------ |------------------------ |------------------------ |-0-/5--5-5-4--4-4-0----- |----------------------3- 2nd pre-chorus |----------------------------------------------------------- |-------5-----------------------5-----------------/6-------- |-4-----4-----2-----7-----4-----4-----2-----5-----/5-------- |-4---x-2-----2-----7-----4---x-2-----2-----3-----/3-------- |-2---------x-0--xxx5---xx2---------xx0-----3-----------x/\- 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|------------------------17-17bq/-bq/-17u-17u-17u-17u-17u~-\-- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |-14--14-14--14--14-14---------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |------------------------------------------------------------- |-15bh/------------------------------------------------------ |--------17--17--17~---15--15-------------------------------- |-----------------------------16~----14--14-12-12~----------- |------------------------------------------------------------ |----------------------------------------------------arm up-- |----------------------------------------------------x/0----- * Legend * / = Slide up \ = Slide down h = Hammer-on p = Pull-off ~ = Vibrato PM = Palm Mute PH = Picking harmonic (Artificial harmonic) b?/ = Bend : ? represents how many steps to bend bh/ = Bend a 'half' step b1/ = Bend a whole step b1.5/ = Bend whole and a half steps b?\ = Release : ? represents how many steps to release. If no number is present, release it to the original pitch. This notation could be just '\' as in bh/ \ / for bending, releasing to the original pitch, then bending again g? = Prebend (Ghost bend) : The number before 'g' is the fret and ? represents how many steps 10gh = Bend the 10th fret note for a 'h'alf step THEN pick u = Hold : After bending the previous note, keep the pitch, then pick the same string again 10bh/ 10u = Bend the 10th fret note for a 'h'alf step THEN pick the same string again while keep the half step higher pitch _________ _________ \ __ __ \ / __ __ / Yutaka Uchimura \ \| | \/\ |\/ | |/ / The TNT Mailing List Administrator \ | | | \| | | | / yutaka@twave.net \| | | |\ | | |/ http://users.twave.net/yutaka/tnt.html |_|\|_| |_|/|_| \\ // TNT : Tony Harnell (Lead & Harmony vocals) \\ // Ronni Le Tekro (Guitars, vocals) \v/ Morty Black (Bass guitar) "When I'm tripping down, Got my sky turned around, F I R E F L Y I can almost feel my feet above the ground" - Tripping