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Song
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Keep Pushin' - REO Speedwagon
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Some parts were missing so I did the whole song. Off the R.E.O. album (1976)
Tuning: Standard
Guitar I: Electric
Guitar II: Electric
Guitar III: Slide
Intro
Guitar I (Harmonized)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---7h9p7-----7-------7h9p7----7------7h9p7-----7--------------------------| G|----------9-----9----------9-----9----------9----9--8--9~-----------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|---8h9p8------8------8h9p8-----8--------8h9p8-------8---------------------| D|----------11-----11---------11-----11-----------11-------11---9---11~-----| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7h9p7----7----7h9p7-----7------7h9p7-----7--9---12---12b----------------| G|--------9----9--------9------9----------9---------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--8h9p8-----8------8h9p8------8------8h9p8------8--9---11---11b-----------| D|---------11----11---------11-----11---------11----------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7h9p7----7------7h9p7-----7------7h9p7----------------------------------| G|--------9-----9----------9-----9-----------9---8---9~---------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--8h9p8------8-------8h9p8------8-------8h9p8-------8---------------------| D|---------11-----11----------11-----11----------11-------11---9---11~------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I (choke)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--7h9p7-----7-----7h9p7-----7----------------------9----9-12-9-12-12b-----| G|---------9-----9---------9-----9----8-9-8-9-11-9-11--11-------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II (choke)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|--8h9p8-------8-----8h9p8-----8-----------------8----8-9-8-9-11-9-11-11b--| D|---------11------11-------11----11---9-11-9-11----11----------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Intro chords: A B C#m 1x B A B C#m 3x
A B C#m B A
I used to be lonely till I learned about livin alone
B C#m B A
I found other things to keep my mind on
B C#m B A
And I'm gettin to know myself a little bit better
B C#m C#m B C#m
Whoa, keep pushin on, keep pushin on yeah
Second verse
A B C#m
Goin through all the changes I made so many mistakes
B A B C#m B A
Oh yes I did, tryin to leave behind the heartache
B C#m
Sometimes I think I was a little bit crazy
B A B C#m
Whoa yeah, whoa keep pushin on.
Chorus
B A B C#m C#m
Keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin, keep pushin on
B A B C#m
Keep pushin, keep pushin, (you know that I've got to be so strong)
B A B C#m
Keep pushin, keep pushin, (even if you think you're strength is gone)
B A B C#m B A
Keep pushin, keep pushin, Keep pushin on
Solo
Guitar III (Slide) This is playable in standard tuning.
A A A C#m
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------12/14---------14/17\16/17\16/17\16/17\16/17\16/17\14~~-| G|-----/14-14-------------/14-----------------------------------------------| D|-/14--------14\-----------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A A A
e|---------------------------------/21--------------------------------------| B|------------------------------/------21---------------12///14-------------| G|-6/9-8/11--9///8///6////4-----/----------21\------------------14\13/14/13-| D|----------------------------------------------/21-------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m B
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------14~--16/17\14-14\--14//16~-16//17\16-16\-----| G|/14\13/14\13/14\13/14--12//14---------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
C#m (choke)
e|------------------------------------------------21------------------------| B|-14///17\\16//14----------------------------------------------------------| G|------------------11//13--------9/11-------9/21----------END--------------| D|---------------------------11\--------11\---------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Third verse
A B C#m
Well it's comin together, I finally feel like a man
B A B C#m
Oh yes I do, I never thought that I'd be where I am
B A B C#m
Whoa Everyday I wake a little bit higher
B A B C#m
Whoa I keep pushin on
Chorus
Outro Guitar III:
A B C#m B A B C#m B A
(Guitars I and II play beginning of intro; call and response with Guitar III)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-4/6--6/8---8/9~----4/6--6/8---13\9~-----------13/18~---------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B C#m D#m E F# A B C#m D#m E F# A
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------17\\16\\14\\-----------------17-17\--16-16\--14-14\---------------| G|--------------------13\\6~------------------------------------11/14~------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B C#m (Guitars I and II final harmonized fill)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-14/16~-\-----------------------------------------------------------------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar I final fill
C#m A B A B
e|-------------------9------------------------------------------------------| B|---------9-12-9-12---12-9-------------------------------------------------| G|--8-9-11------------------11-9-8-9~-----(Synth)---------------END---------| D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar II final fill
C#m A B A B
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------8-9-11-9-11-13-11-9-8-------------(Synth)-----------END-------------| D|-9-11-----------------------11-9-11---------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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