I Dont Want To Miss A Thing - Aerosmith
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This song is recorded using standard chords, but I'm translating it to power
chords for all you metalheads out there, like me. Only problem with this song
is there's no guitar solo.

I Don't Want To Miss A Thing
As performed on the "Armageddon" soundtrack
Written by Diane Warren
Performed by Aerosmith

Standard tuning
h hammer on
~ vibrating
/ slide up
() ghost note
Guitar 1 Lead
Guitar 2 Backing

Notes: All strings an keyboards are arranged for guitar, and both guitars are
electric all the way through

Intro
Guitar 1 (w/ clean tone)
e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------
D[----------------2~~~~~---------------2~~~~~--
A[-2~~~~~-4~~~~~---------2~~~~~-4~~~~~---------
E[---------------------------------------------

e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------
D[-4---2--0-----2~~~----------------2~~~~~-----
A[----------4/5-------2~~~~~-4~~~~~------------
E[---------------------------------------------

e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------
D[----4---2--0-----2~~~----------------2~~~~~--
A[-2-----------4/5-------2~~~~~-4~~~~~---------
E[---------------------------------------------

e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------
D[---------------------------------------------
A[-5~~~-4--2--0--------------------------------
E[---------------------------------------------

Guitar 2 (Clean electric)
e[----------------------------------------------
B[----------------------------------------------
G[-4-------------4-------------4-------------4--
D[-4-------------4-------------4-------------4--
A[-2-------------2-------------2-------------2--
E[----------------------------------------------


Verse
Guitar 1 (Clean, repeat throughout verse and prechorus)
e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[---2-4----2-4----2-4----2-4----2-4----2-4----
D[-4------4------4------4------4------4--------
A[---------------------------------------------
E[---------------------------------------------

Guitar 2 (Clean, x2)
e[----------------------------------------------------
B[----------------------------------------------------
G[-7-----------------4-------------------7------------
D[-7--------7--------4----------5--------7--------2---
A[-5--------7--------2----------5--------5--------2---
E[-5--------5--------2----------3--------5--------0---


Pre-chorus
Guitar 2 (Clean)
e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[-6------4------2-----------------------------
D[-6------4------2-----------------------------
A[-4------2------0-----------------------------
E[-4------2------------------------------------


Chorus
Guitar 1 (w/ distortion, x2)
e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------
D[-7-------------------------------------------
A[-5-------7-------2------------5-------7------
E[---------5-------0----0h2h3---3-------5------

Guitar 2 (w/ distortion, x2)
e[-----0-------0-------0-----------3-----------
B[---3---3---3---3---3---3---3-5---3----5~~~---
G[-2-------2-------0-------0-------------------
D[---------------------------------------------
A[---------------------------------------------
E[---------------------------------------------

End 1st Chorus
Guitar 1 (w/ distortion)
e[---------------------------------------------
B[---------------------------------------------
G[---------------------------------------------
D[-7-------------------------------------------
A[-5-------7-------2---------------------------
E[---------5-------0---------------------------

Guitar 2 (w/ distortion)
e[-----0-------0------------0------------------
B[---3---3---3---3-------3-(3)-----------------
G[-2-------2-------0---------------------------
D[---------------------------------------------
A[---------------------------------------------
E[---------------------------------------------


Verse

Pre-chorus

Chorus

Bridge
e[------------------------------------------------------------
B[------------------------------------------------------------
G[------------------------------------------------------------
D[-5---------------3---------------5---------------7----------
A[-3-------5-------1-------3-------3-------5-------5-------7--
E[---------3---------------1---------------3---------------5--


After this, repeat the chorus riff 8 more times and thats it. However, during
5th and 6th times, Guitar 2 play's Guitar 1's Intro part, only with distortion
this time.

Song Structure
Intro
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
End Chorus
Verse
Pre-chorus
Chorus
Bridge
Chorus

Peace.
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Verse]
D A2 Bm
I could stay awake just to hear you breathing
G D2
Watch your smile while you are sleeping
G/E
While you're far away dreaming
D A2 Bm
I could spend my life in this sweet surrender
G D2 G/E
I could stay lost in this moments forever

e|---0---------3---|----------------|
B|-------2---3---3-|-3--3--3-3-3333-|
G|-----2-----------|-2--2--2-2-2222-|
D|-4---------------|-2--2--2-2-2222-|
A|-----------------|-0--0--0-0-0000-|
E|---------3-------|----------------|

[Chorus]
e|------------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|-----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---------|
G|---2-------2---20-|-----------------|-----0-0----0---0-|
D|-0-----0--------0-|-----------------|-----------0-0-0--|
A|---------4--------|---2------2------|---2--------------|
E|------------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|-----------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---3---0-|
G|-2---2----2---20-|------------0----|-----0------02--0-|
D|-0----0--------0-|-----------------|-------------2----|
A|-0------4--------|---2------2------|---2-----2---0----|
E|-----------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|-----------------|-------0------|
B|-3--3-------3-30-|-----3---3----|
G|-2---2------2-20-|--------------|
D|-0----0---0------|--------------|
A|-0------4--------|---2----------|
E|-----------------|-0------------|

[Verse]
e|-2---------|-7------------|-3-----------3-|-----------------|
B|-3----2----|-7----7-------|-3---3-3--3-3--|-3-3---3---3---3-|
G|-2----2----|-7------7-----|-0-----2-------|-0---------------|
D|-0----2----|-9--------9---|-0-----0-------|-2---2---2---2---|
A|------4----|-9----------9-|-x-----0-------|-2---------------|
E|-----------|-7------------|-3-----2-------|-----------------|

e|-2---------|---------2---2---|---0-----2---3---|----------------|
B|-3----2----|-3---3----3---3--|--2----2--3----0-|-3---333-3-3333-|
G|-2----2----|-4-4---4---4---4-|-2---2-----4-----|-2---222-2-2222-|
D|-0----2----|-4---------------|-----------------|-2---222-2-2222-|
A|------4----|-2---------------|-----------------|-0---000-0-0000-|
E|-----------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------|

[Chorus]
e|------------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|-----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---------|
G|---2-------2---20-|-----------------|-----0-0----0---0-|
D|-0-----0--------0-|-----------------|-----------0-0-0--|
A|---------4--------|---2------2------|---2--------------|
E|------------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

And I don't wanna
e|-----------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|-2-2----2-------2-|
B|----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---3---0-|-3-3----3-------3-|
G|-2---2----2---20-|------------0----|-----0------02--0-|-2-2----2-------2-|
D|-0----0--------0-|-----------------|-------------2----|-0-0----0-------0-|
A|-0------4--------|---2------2------|---2-----2---0----|------------------|
E|-----------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|------------------|

[Bridge]
C
Miss one smile
G2
I don't wanna miss one kiss
A#
I just wanna be with you
F
Right here with you, Just like these
C
Well I just wanna hold you close
G2
And feel your heart so close to mine
F/D
And just stay here in this moment
Asus4
For all the rest of time
A
Yeah (Yeah) Yeah (Yeah) Yeah

[Chorus]
e|------------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|-----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---------|
G|---2-------2---20-|-----------------|-----0-0----0---0-|
D|-0-----0--------0-|-----------------|-----------0-0-0--|
A|---------4--------|---2------2------|---2--------------|
E|------------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|-----------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---3---0-|
G|-2---2----2---20-|------------0----|-----0------02--0-|
D|-0----0--------0-|-----------------|-------------2----|
A|-0------4--------|---2------2------|---2-----2---0----|
E|-----------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|------------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|-----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---------|
G|---2-------2---20-|-----------------|-----0-0----0---0-|
D|-0-----0--------0-|-----------------|-----------0-0-0--|
A|---------4--------|---2------2------|---2--------------|
E|------------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

Bm A2 G2
Cause even when I dream of you
The sweetest dream will never do
G
I'd still miss you babe
A
And I don't wanna miss a thing

e|------------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|-----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---------|
G|---2-------2---20-|-----------------|-----0-0----0---0-|
D|-0-----0--------0-|-----------------|-----------0-0-0--|
A|---------4--------|---2------2------|---2--------------|
E|------------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|-----------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---3---0-|
G|-2---2----2---20-|------------0----|-----0------02--0-|
D|-0----0--------0-|-----------------|-------------2----|
A|-0------4--------|---2------2------|---2-----2---0----|
E|-----------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

Start fading out
e|------------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|-----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---------|
G|---2-------2---20-|-----------------|-----0-0----0---0-|
D|-0-----0--------0-|-----------------|-----------0-0-0--|
A|---------4--------|---2------2------|---2--------------|
E|------------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|-----------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---3---0-|
G|-2---2----2---20-|------------0----|-----0------02--0-|
D|-0----0--------0-|-----------------|-------------2----|
A|-0------4--------|---2------2------|---2-----2---0----|
E|-----------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|------------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|-----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---------|
G|---2-------2---20-|-----------------|-----0-0----0---0-|
D|-0-----0--------0-|-----------------|-----------0-0-0--|
A|---------4--------|---2------2------|---2--------------|
E|------------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|

e|-----------------|-------0----0----|-----3------------|
B|----3-------3----|-----3------3----|-----3--3---3---0-|
G|-2---2----2---20-|------------0----|-----0------02--0-|
D|-0----0--------0-|-----------------|-------------2----|
A|-0------4--------|---2------2------|---2-----2---0----|
E|-----------------|-0------------02-|-3-------3--------|



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| x Dead note

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
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I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING
As recorded by Aerosmith
(From the 1998 Album I DON'T WANT TO MISS A THING)

Transcribed by cbliss66@speednet.com (slaya)



Arranged by Aerosmith

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dist. guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Clean tone electric'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'
Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'Violin'
Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic'

Intro
Moderately Q=121
Bsus4 C#m E
4/4
Gtr I
W +W +W +W
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-(12)----|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--(9)----|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------|
|-----------|-------------|---7---------|--(7)----|
|--7--------|---9---------|-------------|---------|
W W W +W


Bsus4 C#m E N.C.
W +W +W E. +Q H +S
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-12--(12)-------------------|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------12-------(12)--|
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|-11----9-----------9---(9)--|
|-----------|-------------|-------------|----------12-11-12----------|
|-----------|-------------|---7---------|--9----7-----------7---(7)--|
|--7--------|---9---------|-------------|----------10--9-10----------|
W W W E. E E E E Q +S


Bsus4 C#m E Bsus4 N.C.
W +W +H. +Q E. E E E E Q +S
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)------(12)--|-14--12----------12--(12)--|
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|--------15-14-15-----------|
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)------------|-11---9-----------9---(9)--|
|-----------|-------------|-----------------|--------12-11-12-----------|
|-----------|-------------|---7-------------|--9---7-----------7---(7)--|
|--7--------|---9---------|-------------7---|--------10--9-10-----------|
W W H. Q E. E E E E Q +S


Bsus4 C#m E N.C.
4/4
W +W +W E. E E H +S
|-12--------|-(12)--------|-(12)--------|-10--9---------------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|-------12-10----(10)-||
|--9--------|--(9)--------|--(9)--------|--7------------------||
|-----------|-------------|-------------|---------------------||
|-----------|-------------|---7---------|-(7)-----------------||
|--7--------|---9---------|-------------|---------------------||
W W W W


1st Verse
(F#madd11) (Esus4) (F#madd11)
Gtr IV
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|------0------0--|------0------0--|------0------0--|-------0---------0---|
|----2------2----|----2------2----|----2------2----|-----2--------2------|
|--4------4------|--2------2------|--4------4------|--4--------4---------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|
| Gtr VI
| W W W +W
|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|----------------|-^3-------------|-(3)-----------------|
|-^2-------------|-^2-------------|-^4-------------|-(4)-----------------|
|-^4-------------|-^2-------------|-^4-------------|-(4)-----------------|
|-^0-------------|-^0-------------|-^2-------------|-(2)-----------------|
|-^2-------------|-^0-------------|-^2-------------|-(2)-----------------|
|
| Gtr V
| - natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

Song info
I Dont Want To Miss A Thing
Aerosmith
2001
  • Electronic
  • Rock
  • Hard Rock
  • Pop Rock
  • Southern Rock
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