love_of_my_life.tabLove of My Life tabbed by Gunter Voelker Both Dave's part and Santana's part Based primarily from 3-14-99, Forest Aid Benefit -- http://www.hearlive.com/WebObjects.dll/livemp3s.woa/wa/displayShows?bandID=3 I get a kick out of this version--not only because I enjoy the song, but also because, at the end, when Dave, Santana, and Tim are jamming (dance, dance, dance!), Tim totally blows Santana's guitar solo out of the water. It's pretty funny. I mean, I like Santana and everything--I think he's a good guitar player--but I also think his most recent stuff is overrated. Almost all he ever does on his latest album is pluck not-particularly-impressive leads around pop songs. It's sort of irritating. First, Dave: Chord Definitions Gm - 355333 D/A - 5x77xx Cm - x35543 Bb - x1333x (G) - 3xxxxx \________ The parentheses are supposed to indicate that only the bass note (A) - 5xxxxx / is played. For the chords Gm, Cm and Bb, Dave sometimes just plays the power chords, but I'd recommend playing the barred chords for a fuller sound when playing solo. Intro: Gm D/A Gm D/A Cm Bb Gm Cm D/A where you are is where i want to be and through your eyes all the things i want to see and in the night you are my dream Cm Bb Gm D/A you're everything to meeeeeheee heee Chorus: Gm you're the love D/A of my life Gm and the breath D/A in my prayers Cm take my hand Bb lead me there Gm D/A what i need is you here Gm Cm D/A i can't forget the taste of your mouth and from your lips all the heavens pour out i can't forget when we are one Cm Bb Gm D/A it's you alone and i am free heeeee hee (G)(A) Cm ev--ry day Bb every night Gm you alone are the love of my life (G)(A) Cm ev--ry day Bb every night Gm you alone are the love of my life Cm D/A we go dancing in the moonlight Gm Cm D/A and the starlight in your eyes we go dancing 'til the sunrise you and me we gonna dance dance dance jam (Same chords as above: Gm, Cm, D/A) Santana: ------------------------------------- -----------------------------6------- -----------7--5-----------------8---- --5--7--8--------7--5--7--8--------7- ------------------------------------- ------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- -------3/5-3/5--8--7-----5/7-5-------------- -7-7-8-----------------8--------7-5-5-5-4-7- -------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------- Every day, every night, you alone, you are the love of my life: -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- ------------10--8-----8--7------------------------ --7--8--10---------7--------5--5-5-5-8--7--5--5--- -------------------------------------------------- -------------------------------------------------- The stuff he does in the verses is pretty much entirely improvisational, so it would be really, really annoying to tab out. I'll leave that ridiculous task up to someone more anal than myself. Here's the lick that Santana plays at the end of the song (and integrates into his solo, as well): --------------------------- --------------------------- ------------5-----5-------- --5-7-8-7-5----7-----8--5-- --------------------------- --------------------------- Or, an octave up: ---------------8------8--------- --8-10-11-10-8----10-----11--8-- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- -------------------------------- --------------------------------