ASCENSION by John Frusciante From 'Curtains' ********************************************************* 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. ********************************************************* 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) ********************************************************* 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 ********************************************************* 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