Don'€™t Be Afraid Lyrics

DON'T BE AFRAID
As recorded by Boston
(From the 1978 Album DON,T LOOK BACK)
Words and Music by Tom Schotz
N.C. A5 D5 D6
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr.'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr.'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Dist Gtr.'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Gtr Solo'
Moderate Rock Q=120
Gtr I
E E Q H E E Q H
Gtrs II, III
E E S S S S S +S S S E E E E E S S S +S S E S S S
|-2-2-----2-x-4b6r(4)-2---2-4b6-|-2-2-4b6======4r(4)---2-4p2---|
E E Q H E E Q H
E E S S E E S S S +S E Q q q q q q
|-2-2-----2-4b6======4r(4)-2-|------------------||
E E E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E
Q E E E E E E E E +H Q
|-9b11------9b11---9---7-|--6---(6)---(6)-------7-|
Q +Q +E E S S E
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
Gtr II
Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E
|-9b11------9b11---9---7h9p7s|=6--4b6r(4)-2--------|
| Gtr III
| Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E
|-----------9b10---9---7h9p7s|=5-----------------9-|
|-9b11-----------------------|----7b9r(7)-6--------|
E S S S E E E S S S E E
|--7-5h=7p5-----7--9--7h=9p=7-----9-|
| E S S S E E E S S S E E
E E E E +H H. Q
E S S S E E +E E E E H. Q
|-10--9h10p=9-----9b10===(9)-----------|--------------|
| E S S S E E +E +E E E H. Q
|-14-12h14p12----17b19==(17)r(17)---15-|-14-----------|
H H
E. S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E E Q H
|--------2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2---|-2---------------||
| E. S S S S S S S S +S S S S S E E Q H
|--------2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2---|-2---------------||
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr II
W W W
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
W W W
$
Gtr I
H. Q E E E E E E E S S H. +E S S
/ / / / o / / / / / / x x
W W W
||o------------|-------------------|----------------|
||o------------|-------------------|----------------|
H. +E S S H. +E S S W
W W W
N.C.
Gtr I
E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E
|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2---|
N.C.
E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S S S +S S S +S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-2h4p2---|
|---------5-------7-2-|-(2)-2-2h4--------------------------4-|
|-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0-|-(0)-0--------------------------------|
N.C.
Gtr I
E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E
|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2---|
To Coda
Gtr II
H Q E E Q q q q q Q
| Gtr II
| E E S S E E S S E E W
|-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0---|-----------------||
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr II
W +E S S E E +E E E +E W
|-2-----------------|-(2)-----2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-|-2--------------------|
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
>
E S S S S E S S S +S S S S S W +W
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------o||
|-2-----2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2----|-2---------------|-(2)------------||
|-----------------------------------|-----------------|---------------o||
Guitar Solo
Gtr II
H Q E E +W W
Gtr IV
H Q E E Q H. Q S S E +Q. E
|---------------------|-------------||-17s====12s14-14-(14)-------15s=|
|-------------------2s|=21s=5/------||--------------14-(14)-----------|
| Gtr I
| E E S S E E S S E E W E S S E E +E E S S E
|---------5-------7-2-|-------------||---------2-----2--(2)-2-4p2-----|
|-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0-|-------------||--0-3h4----------------------4\-|
W
E S S E E Q Q E E
|-17-17-17-17-19s21-----------19s==21--|
| E S S E E +E E S S E
|-----------2--2-(2)-2----4p2----------|
|--0--3h=4-----------------------2-----|
+Q. E a Q Q Q E E E E Q +Q
|----------------------------------|--------14s==13------------------------------|
|--------------13s12---12-----12---|-12s=14-14S==13s=====14----------(14)\-------|
| E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S S S +S S S +S S S S S
|----------------------------------|--------------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)---2h==4p2---|
|------------5--------------7----2-|-(2)--2--2h4-------------------------------4-|
|---3--3-5s7-------5-7s===9------0-|-(0)--0--------------------------------------|
Q E a E +H
|---------12s14-(14)\-------------------|
|---------12S14-(14)\-------------------|
| Gtrs I, II
| E S S E E +E E S +S S S
|-------------2--(2)--4b6-4b6r(4)p2-----|
Q E a E H
|---------12s14\-14\---------------|
|---------12S14\-14\---------------|
| W
| Gtr II
| E S S E E +E E S +S E
|-------------2--(2)-4b6-4b6r(4)p2-|
Gtr II
E E S S S E E S S S E E +W +W
|----------------1-2h3p==2p=0----|------------|--------||
|-5-3-1h3p==1p=0--------------\3-|-(3)--------|-(3)----||
| E E S S E E S S E E +W +W
|-3-3-5s==7------5-7s==9-------5-|-(5)--------|-(5)----||
| Gtr III
| E E S S S E E S S S E E +W +W
|-5-4-4h5p==4----7-5h7p==5\p4--2-|-(2)--------|-(2)----||
Gtr I Gtrs II, III
E E Q H H Q E E
Gtrs II, III Gtr IV
E E Q H H a Q a Q a Q
|-6-6---------|------11s12-11s12---11s12---|
E E Q H H Q E E
a Q Q S S E a E S S E Q. +H
|-12h14\p==7/h=14----14-12s14-14-14-|-14-14----(14)------|
E E Q H H Q E E E E Q H
Q Q H H E. S S S E E E Q H
H Q E E E E Q H H Q S S E
H E. S S E. H H W
A5 N.C.
Q Q H W
W H Q Q
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
Gtrs II, III
Q E E E e E E E Q. +E E S S E
|------------------------|----------------(9)-7h9---|
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
Gtr II
Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E
|-9b11------9b11---9---7h9p7s|=6--4b6r(4)-2--------|
| Gtr III
| Q E E E E E S S S Q E +E Q. E
|-----------9b10---9---7h9p7s|=5-----------------9-|
|-9b11-----------------------|----7b9r(7)-6--------|
+H
E S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E E +H
|--7-5--7-5-----7-10--9h10p=9-----9-|-10--9h10p=9--------------------|
|------------7-----------------9----|-------------11-14b16==(14)r----|
| E S S S E E E S S S E E E S S S E E +H
|-10-9h10p9----10-12-10h12p10----10-|-14-12h14p12----14b16==(14)r----|
Gtr I
W +W
Gtr II
H S S E S S S S E E +E E E +E S S S S
|----------------------|-10-12b14==(12)----12r(12)-10h12p10-----||
|----------7-9s11------|----------------------------------------||
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
Gtr II
W +S S S S E E +E E E +E W
|------------------|------------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-|-2---------------|
D.S. al Coda
Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E +H
>
+E S S S S E S S S +S S S S S W +W
|-(2)-----2---2-4b6====4r(4)-2h4p2---|-2---------------|-(2)-------------||
&
Gtr I
W H. Q W W
W W E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E
|----------|------------||-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|
N.C.
E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S S S +S S S +S S S S S
|---------------------|-----------2-4b6==(4)---4r(4)-2h4p2---|
|---------5-------7-2-|-(2)-2-2h4--------------------------4-|
|-3-3-5s7---5-7s9---0-|-(0)-0--------------------------------|
N.C.
Gtr I
W W
W W
| Gtr I
| E S S E E +E E S S E E S S E E +E E S S E
|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2----|-------2-2-(2)-2-4p2---|
Free Time
Gtr I
E E Q E E Q W W
Gtr I
W W Q Q H
|---------------||-0--------------------:-0-----------*|
|---------------||-2--------------------:-2-----------*|
|---------------||-2--------------------:-2-----------*|
|---------------||-2--------------------:-2-----------*|
|---------------||-0--------------------:-0-----------*|
|---------------||----------------------:-------------*|
| Gtr IV
| W Q E S. T E S S Q Q Q H
|---------------||----------------------:-------------*|
|---------------||-------------3s2-(2)--:-------------*|
|---------------||----0-0--1s2------2---:-2\----------*|
|---------------||----------------------:-2\----------*|
|---------------||----------------------:-0\----------*|
|---------------||----------------------:-------------*|
Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
(n) - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
* Generated using Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen - http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org *