Count on Me Tabs & Lyrics by Tonic

Count on Me

guitar tabs lyrics

Tonic

Tonic - "Count On Me"
From "Head On Straight" album
All Guitars are standard tuning, capo 2nd fret
tabbed by jjhand at Ultimate-Guitar.com




Intro Riff - Guitar w/ flanger/reverb
|-----0-----0-----0-----0----------|

|---0-----0-----0-----0------------|
|----------------------------------|
|-6-----4-----7-----6-----4h6p4\2--| play 4x
|----------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|


Heavy Riff (Distorted Guitar, starts on last beat of Intro Riff)

F# G#m7 add 4 ending (after repeat):
|---------||------0----0-----|-0----------------------| -----------|
|---------||------0----0-----|-0----------------------| -----------|
|---------||------1----1-----|-2----------------------| -2---------|
|---------||------2----2-----|-4----------------------| -2---------|
|-4/6\4-2-||-2----2----2-----|-4-------------4/6\4-2--| -0---------|
|-2/4\2-0-||-0----0----0-----|---------------2/4\2-0--| -----------|
* play this 2x, starting from here "I need to be ..."



Verse Riff 1 - Rhythm Acoustic
F# B
|-0---0-0----0--0----------|-0---0-0----0--0---0-0-0--0-|
|-5---5-5----5--5--4--4--2-|-2---2-2----2--2---2-2-2--2-|
|-4---4-4----4--4--4--4--4-|-2---2-2----2--2---2-2-2--2-|
|-2---2-2----2--2----------|-2---2-2----2--2---2-2-2--2-| play 2x
|-2---2-2----2--2----------|-0---0-0----0--0---0-0-0--0-|
|-0---0-0----0--0----------|----------------------------|

"around you I wanna fall"
"into your eyes I love to feel you"


Verse Riff ending:
Rhythm
|-0--0-0--0--0-0--0-0---|-0------0------0-0-0-0-|
|-5--5-5--4--4-4--4-5---|-2------0------0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4---|-2------1------1-1-1-1-|
|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2---|-2------2------2-2-2-2-|
|-2--2-2--2--2-2--2-2---|-0------2------2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0----------------|--------0------0-0-0-0-|
|
| Lead
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-5--5----4--4-4--4-5---|-----7--5--------------|
|-4--4-4--4--4-4--4-4---|---6----4--------------|
|-----------------------|-4------2--------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
"close to me if theres no piece of mind"




Prechorus Rhythm: * add in Lead part Lead part
|-0---0-0----0--0---0-0-0--0-|-0---0-0----0-0-0-0--0--0-0-| ----------------------|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2-2-2--2-|-0---0-0----0-0-0-0--0--0-0-| ----------------------|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2-2-2--2-|-1---1-1----1-1-1-1--1--1-1-| ----------------------|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2-2-2--2-|-2---2-2----2-2-2-2--2--2-2-| -4h6-4-6p4-6p4-6-6--x-|
|-0---0-0----0--0---0-0-0--0-|-2---2-2----2-2-2-2--2--2-2-| -7---7-7---7---7-7--x-|
|----------------------------|-0---0-0----0-0-0-0--0--0-0-| ----------------------|
"I live to hear you laughing"


Continue:
Rhythm
|-0---0-0----0--0---0--0-0-|-0---0-0-------------------|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2--2-2-|-0---0-0--4--4-4---4-5-5-5-|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2--2-2-|-1---1-1--4--4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2--2-2-|-2---2-2--4--4-4---4-4-4-4-|
|-0---0-0----0--0---0--0-0-|-2---2-2--2--2-2---2-2-2-2-|
|--------------------------|-0---0-0-------------------|
|
| Lead
|--------------------------|----------------------|
|-----0h2--0-----0--0------|-5---5----4------4h5--|
|-2-----2--2--2--2--2------|-4---4-4--4------4----|
|-2------------------------|----------------------|
|-0------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|
"I long to feel your hands fall down along the side of me"



Rhythm
|-0---0-0----0--0---0--0-0-|-0---0-0--------------|--------0-------|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2--2-2-|-0---0-0--4------4----|---2----0-------|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2--2-2-|-1---1-1--4------4----|---2----1-------|
|-2---2-2----2--2---2--2-2-|-2---2-2--4------4----|-4------2-------|
|-0---0-0----0--0---0--0-0-|-2---2-2--2------2----|--------2-------|
|--------------------------|-0---0-0--------------|--------0-------|
|
| Lead
|--------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
|-----0h2--0-----0--0------|-5---5----4------4----|-----0---play Intro Riff here-|
|-2-----2--2--2--2--2------|-4---4-4--4------4----|---2--------------------------|
|-2------------------------|----------------------|-4----------------------------|
|-0------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------------|------------------------------|
"A change in life is hard to find, cause theres no piece of mind"





Chorus - Play Heavy Riff 3x with this Lead part:

F# G#m7 +4
|-------------|----------0----|
|-------------|--------0------|
|--rest-------|----1h2--------| play 3x as well
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
|-------------|---------------|
"If you ever need somebody"
"If you ever need somebody to love you"
"If you ever need somebody"


End of Chorus - Rhythm
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-4-------------------|
|-4-------------------|
|-2-------------------| * lead plays Intro Riff during the ending
"You can count on me"





Play Prechorus again on Rhythm, but add

Lead (1:30)
|-5----------------|-4-------------|-5--------------|-4-------2-------------|
|-----5------------|-----5---------|-----5----------|-----5-------5---4-----|
|---------2--------|---------------|---------2------|-----------------------|
|------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------|
|------------------|---------------|----------------|-----------------------|
"So kiss before the leaving lovin' now for always knowin when to let u go"

|-5-----------5-----|-4-------2-------------|-5-----------------------------|
|-----5-------------|-----5-------5---4-----|-----5--------play Intro Riff--|
|---------2---------|-----------------------|---------6---------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----------------------|-------------------------------|
"A change in life is hard to find, cause theres no piece of mind"



Play Chorus Again (same as before), but end on B chord similar to the intro



Solo 1 (with Rhythm Guitar playing Chorus riff)
|------------12-------|--------12-12-------------------|----------------12-------|
|-12----------------9-|-9b10________-------------------|-----------------------9-|
|-11b13---9-----11----|------------------11b13r11-9-11-|-11b13r11----9-----11----|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------------|-------------------------|


|-12----12--12-----12-12---12-|------------12_____12___----|
|-9b10______b10r9-----9b10----|-12b14r12~-----10_____9-----|
|-----------------------------|-------------------------11-|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|----------------------------|


|-12---12--12-------12-12----|-(12)-------------------------------------|
|-9b10-9---10-----------9----|-(9)----now, play Intro Riff 4x to vocals-|
|--------------11------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|------------------------------------------|




Play Chorus again but end with:

(2:56)
|-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|-5--5--5--5-5-5--5--5--5-5-|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|-6--6--6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-|-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|
|-6--6--6--6-6-6--6--6--6-6-|-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
"If you ever need somebody"

|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|
|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-|-5--5--5--4--4--4--4--4-4-|
|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|-4--4--4--4--4--4--4--4-4-|
|-4--4--4--4-4-4--4--4--4-4-|-2--2--2--2--2--2--2--2-2-|
|-2--2--2--2-2-2--2--2--2-2-|--------------------------|
"You can count on me"


Play Chorus again with Lead Solo 2:
|-12------------12--------|-------12-12------------------|
|----------------------9--|-9h10-----------12------------|
|-11b13r11---9-----11-----|----------------11b13r11-9-11-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|

|-12----------12----------|-------12-12------------------|
|-----------------------9-|-9h10-----------12------------|
|-11b13r11b13----9~--11---|----------------11b13r11-9-11-|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------|

|-12------------12--------|-------12-12--------------|----------|
|----------------------9--|-9b10__________b10r9------|----------|
|-11b13r11---9-----11-----|---------------------11~~-|--9-------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-(2)------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-(2)------|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|-(0)------|
notes in () are last rhythm chord

In that last bar, other guitar plays Intro Riff 4x to end song



key
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| b bend note
| r release bend
| __ hold note while playing another string (harmony)
| () second guitar part's notes