guitare Ascension

ASCENSION

by John Frusciante

From 'Curtains'

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Version 1 :

Tab by Hamish Macrae

there is a small riff john plays often throughout the song,
it goes like this:

e ]- - - - - - - - - -
B]- - - - - - - - - -
G]- - - - - - - - - -
D]- - - - - 0h2- - -
A]- -0h2 - - - - - -
E]- - - - - - - - - -
when he plays this I'll write 'R' above the words
the chords are at the bottom

R
one, two

Em

R Em
Coming up to the end

A7
These feelings weren't always pretend

Cadd9
Re view your whole life

Dadd9 Em
and you don't even have to die

R Em
Life would never leave me alone

A7
A choice which way I wanted to go

Cadd9
And everything I've seen is

Dadd9 Em
wrong to make me what I'll be

Em B
All men

Cadd9 G
You don't need anyone

A7
Just hold on to the end

Cadd9 Em D
And you don't even have to look goo-ood

Em B
Wo - man

Cadd9 G
You do fine on your own

A7
You're free to cry

Cadd9 Em D
and you don't have to wipe your ey - es

Em
Oom la la la Oom la la la Oom la la la Oom la la la

Em G D
Oom la la la ooh ah ooh ah

Em
Oom la la la Oom la la la Oom la la la

G D
Ooh ah Ooh ah

Em
G D Em
Oom la la la Oom la la la You once saved me - ee - ee

Em G D Em
Oom la la la Oom la la la You once saved me - ee - ee

Cadd9 G
You once saved me and

Cadd9 G
now I'm where you want me to be

A7 Cadd9
Em
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have to try

R A7 Cadd9
Em
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have to try

R A7 Cadd9
Em
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have to try

R A7 Cadd9
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have....

Em
to try



the chords are:

Em A7 Cadd9 Dadd9 B G D
e ]- -0 - - - -3 - - - - -0 - - - - - 0- - - - - - - - -3 - - - - 2- - - -
--
B]- -0 - - - -2 - - - - -3 - - - - - 3- - - - -4 - - - 0- - - - -3 - - - --
G]- -0 - - - -2 - - - - -0 - - - - - 2- - - - -4 - - - 0- - - - -2 - - - -
--
D]- -2 - - - -2 - - - - -2 - - - - - 0- - - - -4 - - - 0- - - - -0 - - - -
--
A]- -2 - - - -0 - - - - -3 - - - - - - - - - - -2 - - - 2- - - - - - - - - -
--
E]- -0 - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - - -3 - - - - - - - -
- --

I'm not 100% sure if those chords are actually add9 chords, ot if they
are what is played, but it sounds pretty right. Have fun.


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Version 2 :

One, two,

E|------------------|
B|------------------|
G|------------------|
D|----------0--2----|
A|--0--2------------|
E|------------------|


Em
Coming up to the end

A
These feelings weren't always pretend

C D Em
Review your whole life and you don't even have to die

Em
Life would never leave me alone

A
A choice which way I wanted to go

C D Em
And everything I've seen is wrong to make me what I'll be

Em Bm
All men

C G
You don't need anyone

A
Just hold on to the end

C Em D
And you don't even have to look good

Em Bm
Woman

C G
You do fine on your own

A C
Em D Em
You're free to cry and you don't have to wipe your eyes

Em
Ooh aah la la (x5)

G G D D
Ooh aah Ooh ahh

Em
Ooh aah la la (x3)

G G D D
Ooh aah Ooh ahh

Em G D Em
You once saved me (x2)

C G
You once saved me

C G
And now I'm where you want me to be

A C Em
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have to try (x4)


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Version 3 :

Tab by pere jou


C* means: C with 1st and 2nd strings on the 3rd “bloc” of the fingerboard



Em

Coming up to the end

A
These feelings weren't always pretend

C* D Em
Review your whole life and you don't even have to die



Life would never leave me alone
A

A choise which way i wanted to go

C* D Em

And everything I've seen is wrong to make me what I'll be
Bm

All men

C G
You don't need anyone

A
Just hold on to the end

C* Em D
And you don't even have to look good

Em Bm
Woman

C G
You do fine on your own

A C* Em D
You're free to cry and you don't have to wipe ypur eyes


Em G D Em

Um-la-la-la……. U-a u-a um-la-la-la

G D

You once saved me

Em

Um–la-la-la



C G

You once saved me
C G

And now I'm where you want me to be

A C* Em
Ascending endlessly and I don't even have to try


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Version 4 :

By Pietro Terzi



Em



Em

Coming up to the end

A7

These feelings weren’t always pretend

C2 D Em

Review your whole life and you don’t even have to die

Em

Life would never leave me alone

A7

A choice wich I wanted to go

C2 D Em

And everything I’ve seen is wrong to make me what I’ll be

Em Bm

All men

C G

You don’t need anyone

A7

Just hold on to the end

C2 Em D

And you don’t even have to look good

Em Bm

Woman

C G

You do fine on your own

A7

You are free to cry

C2 Em D

And you don’t have to wipe your eyes

Em

Ullallalla

G A

Ua – ua

C G

You once saved me

C G

And now I’m where you want me to be

A7 C2 Em

Ascending endlessy and I don’t even have to try