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.