Lifes Been Good
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tabbed by Howard Wright
H.Wright@astro.cf.ac.uk
As this is quite a long song, I'll start the ball rolling with the
intro riff
Usual symbols :
b = bend up
r = release bend
/ = slide up
E|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------2----------------2---2-2-------|
D|--------------------2--------2-----------2-2-------|
A|--2b3-3r2-0--2/4------0-2/4-----4--------0-0-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------3-3-3--------------|
G|---------------------2----------------2-2-2---2-2-2------|
D|---------------------2--------2----0--0-0-0---2-2-2------|
A|--2b3-3r2-0--2/4-------0-2/4----4-------------0-0-0------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--2-2-----------------------|
D|-------------------------2-------2-2-----------------------|
A|--2b3-2b3-2b3r2-0--0-2/4---4-----0-0-----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------3-3-3------2-------|
G|----------------------------------------2-2-2------2-------|
D|-----------------------2-------2----0---0-0-0------2-------|
A|---2b3--3r2--0--2/4------0-2/4----4----------------0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
The last A chord is where the other instruments come in
He carries on playing this riff while the slide guitar etc play
other stuff
Then after 8 or 16 bars the acoustic guitar comes in with :
E|---5-5-5---3-3-3--1-1----5-5-5---3-3-3--1-1----5-5-5---3-3-3--0-0-0-0------|
B|---6-6-6---5-5-5--1-1----6-6-6---5-5-5--1-1----5-5-5---3-3-3--1-1-0-0h1----|
G|---5-5-5---5-5-5--2-2----5-5-5---5-5-5--2-2----5-5-5---4-4-4--2-2-0-0h2----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Then a little lead in on the electric:
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|------0-2-3------------------------------------------------|
A|---3-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
And the singing starts here!
I don't know the words, but the chords start with:
F C/E Dm C F C/E Dm C
(repeat once)
then:
G FaddG C G C G C G
G FaddG C G C G/B A
The words over the last C G/B A are "Life's been good to me so
far"
Then it goes back to F C/E Dm etc
Shapes:
EADGBE EADGBE EADGBE
xx3213 x20003 xx2010
FaddG G/B C/E
I think you know the others....
How to play Lifes Been Good
Use the controls above to change the key and text size. Follow the highlighted chords while listening, then practice each section slowly before playing at the original tempo.
What is the starting chord?
The first identified chord is E. You can transpose without leaving the page.
Can I play it on guitar or keyboard?
Yes. The chord progression works on acoustic guitar, electric guitar and keyboard. Adapt the voicings to your instrument and level.