Ain't Goin' Down Til the Sun Comes Up (Complete)

by Garth Brooks · posted by Special20Fangirl

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Listen to the song— a recording linked by the tab’s author

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

X+ = blow
X- = draw
Nx= do this "n" amount of times
Xg= growl/guttural vibrato
X(+/-)->Y(+/-)= glissando/legato/scoop
XY= warble/shake
X-*= quarter step bend
X-'= half step bend
X-"= whole step bend
 
(Author's note: the original song speed is 180bpm, so don't expect to get the riffs right away. Practice as slowly as you can and eventually build up speed.)
 
Intro:
123-
(123+, 123-, 123-)12x, 4-'->45-, 4-'->1-->8-
 
Verse 1:
(123+, 123-, 123-)8x, (123+, 123+) 4x, (123+, 123-, 123-)12x
4-'5-*->4-5-, 4-->2-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-, 2-"->2-, 2-'->2-->2-", 1-
2-"->2-, 2-->2-"->1-
3-*g, 2-, 2-", 1-
45-, 4-'->45-, 4-'->4-->2-, 8-->1-
 
Harmonica solo:
4-5- (while bending in and out), 4-->4-', 4-', 1234+, 1234-, 3-*, 3-*, 1234+,4-->2-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-, 2-", 1-, 2-", 2-, 3-*, 2-, 6+ (optional tongue block), 5-, 4-'->2-, 123+, 1-->6-->6-', (6-->6-') 7x, 67+, 5-, 4-', 1234+, 2-, 3-*, 1234+, 4-'->45-->1-->8-
 
Intro for verse 3:
45- (play around with hand wah)->1-
 
Verse 3 and 2nd guitar solo:
45-
(123+, 123-, 123-) 8x, (123+, 123+) 4x, (123+, 123-, 123-) 3x, 2-->2-"->1-, (123+, 123-, 123-) 4x, 6+, 5-, 4-', 3-*, 3-*, 3+, 3-', 3-, 4+
 
Outro solos:
6+, 5-, 4-'->2-, 123+, 3-*, 2-, 2-", 1-->1-', 1+, 1-', 1-, 2-", 2-->6-, 1234+, (4-->45-) 7x
2-"->2-, 123+, 3-*->1-, 123+, 1-->5-, 4-, 4-'->1, 1234+, 3-*, 1234+, (4-->1-) 2x, 6-->1-, (7-->1-) 2x, 8-->1-, 123+, 4-5-, 45-->1-->8-
(2-") 12x, 1-, 1-', 1+
(34-*) 10x, 123+, 4-, 4-->1-
123+, (4-', 4-, 5-) 2x, 456+, 5-->3-, 6-->2-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-->4-', 4-, 5-, 4-'->1-, 6+, 5-, 3-->5-->1-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-, 123+, 3-*g, 2-->2-"->1-
6-->6-', 5-, 6+, 5-, 4-, 4+, 4-, 4-', 3-, 123+, 3-*, 1234+, 5-, 4-', 1234+, 3-*, 2-, 123+, 3-*, 2-, 123+, 5-->2-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-*, 1234+, 5-->3-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-, 1234+, 6-->6-', 6+, 6-, 5-, 4-, 3-, 1234+, 5-->2, 123+, 3-'->3-, 123+, 4-'->4-->4-'->2-, 123+, 3-*, 2-, 2-", 1-, 2-", 2-, 4-, 1234+, 4-->8-->2-->8-->1-
(123+, 123+, 123-, 123-) 3x, 123+, 123+, (34-*, 34-*, 123+) 3x, 4-->4'->2-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-->2-", 1-, (123-, 123-, 123+, 123+) 3x, 123-, 123-, (34-*, 34-*, 123+) 2x, 4-->1-, 123+, 3-*, 2-, 2-", 1-, 2-", 2-, 3-, 2-, (123+, 123+, 123-, 123-) 3x, 123+, 123+, 123-, (4-'->45-) 10x, 1234+, 1-->8-->1-,
 
(123+, 123+, 123-, 123-) 3x, 123+, 123+, (34-*, 34-*, 123+) 2x, 4-->1-, 123+, 3-, 2-, 2-", 1-, (123-, 123-, 123+, 123+) 3x, 1-->6-, 6-', 6+, 5-, 4-, 4-', 4-->2-, 123+, 4-, 3-*, 2-->2-", 1-, 2-", 2-, 1-, 1-', 1-, 123+, 123-, 123-, (123+, 123+, 123-, 123-) 2x, 123+, 123+, 123-, 4-'->45-->2-, 1234+, 3-*, 2-, 123+, 4-->1-, 123+, 3-*, 2-, 2-", 1-, 2-", 2-