"Gone"

"Gone"
Lyrics Written By: Al Schnier & Rob Derhak
Written By: Al Schnier
Lyrics Transcribed By: Eric Vandercar & Jon McLennand

Debut: October 7, 2000
Official recording(s) (if any): Wormwood

• "Gone" Guitar Tabs •

Listen sister have you heard about the holiday
Were it the other day
I fell asleep, now she's gone away
So won't you tell me all the secrets
that I need to know
Before I go and throw it all away
Before I go and throw it all away

Maybe there's a couple things that I should have done
Or I could have done
Well I don't know, but she'd still be here today
If I just changed my old perspectives or my attitude
Or the things I do
Well maybe she'd have never gone away

Chorus (done twice):
    I am done, take me home [al. & Chuck]
    She gave up a long time ago [Rob]
    Take the time, take the time [al. & Chuck]
    It's a shame he's the last to know [Rob]

So I'll just sing another song about the love and loss
to get my point across
Bestowing words of wisdom on the way
Unless you'd rather hear another one about the rain
or the singer's pain
and the important things that he has to say

Chorus (twice)

Bridge x 4: Rob on lead
      (parts are sung simultaneously)
They were happy in another place
     (Turn back the hands of time [Al and Chuck] )
Always thought they'd get by [all]
Woke one morning, and he heard her say
     (Turn back the hands of time [Al and Chuck] )
Why'd I waste all of my time. [all, only Rob on last refrain]

instrumental (Chuck solo)

Bridge x 4

Verse 1

Multiple repeats of Chorus

Gone Guitar Tabs:
Transcribed by moegreene aka Erold Kroft

this tab is primarily chuck's part, though on the intro and the rhythm during the solo, I will scribe al's parts.

for the most part, the chords are:

intro:
C-Bflat-F(2x)

the verses:
F-G-Bflat-F-G-Bflat-F(2x)

the chorus is:
C-Bflat-F(4x)

Al is playing the lower register while chuck is playing the higher register of the same chords(C-Bflat-F):

^=slur
?=slide up|=slide down
#=trill
h=hammer on
p= pull off
( )=ghost note

Chuck's part:
------8---5^6-----------------8----5^6------------
--7^8--8-----6------10----7^8--8------6----10-----
-----9--------7-----10-------9---------7---10-----
---------------8----10------------------8--10-----
--------------------10h12------------------10h12--
--------------------------------------------------
the hammer on above is akin to both jimi's hammer on between the verses in wind cries mary.
go play the wind cries mary and Gone for reference.

chuck really does it to the nines throughout Gone.

Both are very appegiated and chordal based:

Al's part:

-------------------------------
--------5---------3-----1------
---(5)---5---(3)---3----0h2----
----5--5------3--3------3------
----5h7-------3h5-------3------
-------------------------------

-------------------------------
--------5---------3-----1------
---(5)---5---(3)---3----0h2----
----5--5------3--3------3------
----5h7-------3h5--------------
-------------------------------

part 2: the verses.

Al is playing standard chords to accompany his vocals, while chuck is the one is who carrying the weight on this tune.

play whatever chords you desire for AL's part, but, think your standard primary guitar chords(F-G-Bflat-F-G-Bflat-F)

chuck is playing the same chords, but inverts them playing the sequence in what i will call the third position

(this is something i learned teaching myself guitar in my beginning stages from a book called Guitar Tricks by Jay Friedman,

that opened a huge door and showed me you can play chords anywhere on the fretboard,instead of just the standard chords. they are called inversions.

for example:
foundation wise,
there are only three major types of chords in Rock music
(E, A, and D),
digging further, there are three types of chords
(major. minor and seventh)
all chords are based on this philosophy. say you do an F chord. it is an E chord with a barre across the first fret..

now to show you an example of inversions.
here is an E major chord and it's inverted relatives

---0-------0--------0-----0--------------------------
---0-------0--------0-----0--------------------------
---1-------4--------9-----13-------------------------
---2-------6--------9-----14-------------------------
---2-------7--------11----14-------------------------
---0-------0--------0-----0--------------------------

play these, they are all the same chord. i love inversions, they broaden your palette and keep the redundancy and boredom from exposing itself when playing the same chords . and keeps co guitarists from playing the exact same chords, which is effing boring, and why I hate acdc and simple simon crayon music.

the third chord here is the chord pattern chuck uses playing his F chord,just one fret higher(F)

so here is chuck's part for the verses. and remember, think wind cries mary here:
(F-G-Bflat-F-G-Bflat-F)

i put a space between the verse riff and the turnaround chord that takes you back to the verse

-------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------8---(11)------------------------------------
---10------------7----10-----10--(10)----10-----10----10-----
---10-------7h9--9----10h12--10--(10)----10-----10-----------
---10h12--------------------------12h13--10h12--10h12---(10)-
-------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------- ------------------------
------8-------11-(11)-------------- -------------------------
-----7-7---10----(10)--------10---- -10-(10)---10--10----10--
--7h9------10h12--10---------10---- -10-(10)---10--10h12-10--
----------------------12h13--10h12- -----10h12---------------
----------------------------------- -------------------------
chuck plays this pattern to this verse below:

listen sister have you heard about the holiday
or the other day
i fell asleep and now she's gone away.

the turnaround chord is played to take you to the next stanza below:
_________________________________________________________

wont you tell me something that i need to know
before I go and throw it all away.

after htrow it all away , omit the turnaround chord above and play this pattern , based on G-Bflat-F-G-Bflat-F

------------------------------------------------------------------- --
------8------------------------------------------8-------------------
-----7-7---------3--3-----------------10--------7-7------3--3--------
--7h9--------3---3--3h5p3-----------10--10---7h9-----3---3--3h5p3--3-
-------------3h5---------h5----10h12-----------------3h5---------h5--
---------------------------------------------------------------------< /b>

--1/2\1--
--1/2\1--
---------
---------
---------
---------

repeat chuck verse patteren verbatim.

Part three:
the chorus.

the chorus is straight forward, though it follows the al takes the low road road while chuck takes the high road formula.
the chords are
C-Bflat-F

al:

----------------------------(1)------------------------------------
-------1-----1---------3-----1---1------5-----3------1-----1---1-1-
-------0-----0---0----3-3----0h2-2--------5-5---3-3--0h2---2h3-3-2-
-------0h2---0h2-----3----3--3---3---------5-----3---3-----3---3-3-
-0-2-3-------3-----------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------(1)----------------------------------
-------1-----1---------3-----1---1------5-----3------1-----------
-------0-----0---0----3-3----0h2-2--------5-5---3-3--0h2---------
-------0h2---0h2-----3----3--3---3---------5-----3---3-----------
-0-2-3-------3---------------------------------------------------
1----------------------------------------------------------------

chuck:
(note!
this is my personal approach, although chuck's done this live, so it stuck to me.
it's all inversions and arpeggios)

-----------------5h6-----------------------------------6------
--------5----5------6-------------10------------8-------6-----
--------5-----5------7----------10--10------9----9--6h7--7----
--------5------5------8-------10------10----9h10--------------
--------5h7--------------10h12--------------------------------
---13\--------------------------------------------------------

----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
--10----10------10-----10-10-----10-----------------------
--10----10------10-----10-10h12--12p10--------------------
--10h12---------10h12-------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------

--------8----5h6------------------------------------------
------8--8------6-----------------------------------------
-------9---------7---10------10\--------------------------
--9h10------------8--10------10\--------------------------
---------------------10h12---12\--------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------

--------8---5h6-----------------------
---------8-----6-----------10---------
-------9--------7---------(10)10------
---9h10----------8-------10-----10----
--------------------10h12-------------
--------------------------------------

--------8----5h6----------------------
------8--8------6---------------------
-------9---------7---10------10\------
--9h10------------8--10------10\------
---------------------10h12---12\------
--------------------------------------

next, a variation of the verse lick that chuck throws in between the stanzas in verse two... and the bridge and solo Al rhythm which are the same thing.

the bridge and rhythm guitar in the solo:

chuck takes a different stab at the lick in between the verse 2 and 3 with this sweet passage:

---------------------------
--11-/-13---11-10----11----
--12-/-14---12-10----10----
---------------10----10h12-
---------------10h12-------
---------------------------

after the chorus, here's the bridge/solo section/"turn back the hands of time" part.
it's basically

G-D-F-C
Eflat-F-C

al is doing this:

---------------------------------1-------0-----
----3----3-0---1----1------4------1-----1-1----
---0-0--0-----0-0---0-0---3-3--2-------0---0---
--5----4-----3-----2-----1----3-------2-----2--
------------------3------------------3---------
-----------------------------------------------

live, i've seen al do this below, which is really nifty. variate between the two of these. it'll keep it interesting.

-----------------------------------1------0----
----3----3-0---1-------------4------1----1-1---
---0-0--0------0------------3-3---2-----0---0--
--5----4-----3---3-2-0---0h1-----3-----2-----2-
-----------------------3--------------3--------
-----------------------------------------------

Chuck is playing this pattern below:
play 2x:

-------------------------------------------8----
----8----7------6----5-----4----6---------8--8--
-----7----7------5----5-----3----5-----5--------
---9----7------7----5-----5----7------5---------
------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------

now, for the coupe dee grass: chuck's solo.
not much to say here. here it is.

b=bend 1/2 step
B=bend one whole step
R=release bend back to original note

Chuck's Gone solo.
-19--15----------------------------------- --------------------------
-------15h17-15--13-12----------12-------- ---------13h15-13---------
-----------------------14-12-14----12-12-- 12-14-14b--------15-14-12-
------------------------------------------ --------------------------
------------------------------------------ --------------------------
------------------------------------------ --------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------13----13----(13)-------------------------------
12-------12-----------12h14-14p12-11h12--12-14-12-14B-14B-14R-12-----
---12-14----12h14p12--------------------------------------------14-12
--------------------15-----------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

------------------------------------------------------------------
-12^13-13--13h15-15b-15p13--13-13h15-13---------------------------
--------------------------15-----------15-14-14-------------------
------------------------------------------------14^15-14-12-10-9--
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------
--7^8-----------------------------------------------------(8)--------
-----4^5-5p4-----------------------------------------------7---------
------------7-5------------1-0h1-0-------0-1-3-3h5-3h5-7h9-7-7h9-7---
---------------5h7-5h7p5-3--------3---1-3-------------------------10-
---------------------------------------------------------------------

----------------8-10-8h10p8-7-8-7---------------------------
----------8-10-8-----------------8--------------------------
-----7-9-7------------------------7^5-5-77b-7R-5-5-5-5h7-5--
-7h9--------------------------------------------7-----------
------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------15--14-14h15-15-15-15--14-14h15--
--------------12-13-12-15-13-15B-15--15-----------------14----------
---------12-14------------------------------------------------------
-12-14-15-----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------

-15-17-17b-17R-15---15-15h17-15---15---15-------15--------
-----------------18B-----------18B--18B--18B15--18B-------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------

19-19-----19-19-----19-19-----19-19-----19-19-----19-19-----20-20----
-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15-----15-15---------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------

-20-18-17h18-17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17---17-------
---------------19B--19B--19B--19B--B9B--19B--19B--19B--19B-\--
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------

part six; the third verse double chorus and outro

"(turn back the hands of time)
They were happy
in another place
(Always thought they'd get by)
I woke one morning
and i heard her say

"Why 'd I waste all my time"

Al:
-----------1-----------0-------------------------------
-4---------1-----------1-------------------------------
-3---------2-----------0-------------------------------
-1---------3-----------2-------------------------------
-----------3-----------3-------------------------------
-----------1-----------3-------------------------------

Chuck:
----------------------------------------------------------
-4---------6-----------10---------------------------------
-3---------5-----------10---------------------------------
-5---------7-----------10---------------------------------
-----------------------10h12------------------------------
----------------------------------------------------------

chuck verse:

----------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------8---(11)--11-----------------------------------
---10------------7----10-----10-10--(10)----10-----10----10-----
---10-------7h9--9----10h12--10-----(10)----10-----10-----------
---10h12-----------------------------12h13--10h12--10h12---(10)-
----------------------------------------------------------------

-----------------------------------
------8-------11-(11)--------------
-----7-7---10----(10)--------10----
--7h9------10h12--10---------10-10-
----------------------12h13--10h12-
-----------------------------------

--1/2\1--
--1/2\1--
---------
---------
---------
---------

final double chorus;

Al:
----------------------------(1)------------------------------------
-------1-----1---------3-----1---1------5-----3------1-----1---1-1-
-------0-----0---0----3-3----0h2-2--------5-5---3-3--0h2---2h3-3-2-
-------0h2---0h2-----3----3--3---3---------5-----3---3-----3---3-3-
-0-2-3-------3-----------------------------------------------------
1------------------------------------------------------------------

repeat 1x

chuck:

--------8----5h6-----------------------------
------8--8------6------------10--10--10--10--
-------9---------7---10------10--10--10--10--
--9h10------------8--10------10--10--10--10--
---------------------10h12---12--12--12--12--
---------------------------------------------

the outro is the same as the bridge:

Al:

---------------------------------1---0-----
----3----3-0---1----1------4----1----1-----
---0-0--0-----0-0---0-0---3-3--2-----0-----
--5----4-----3-----2-----1----3------2-----
------------------3------------------3-----
-------------------------------------3-----

Chuck is playing this pattern below:
play 2x:

---------------------------
----8----7------6---5------
-----7----7------5--5------
---9----7------7----5------
--------------------5h7----
---------------------------