I Wanna Be Adored - The Stone Roses
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Song: I Wanna Be Adored
Artist: The Stone Roses
Transcribed by: Erik Persson

[Intro] 1:30
e|---------------------------------I---------------------------------|
B|---------------7-----------------I----------------7----------------|
G|---9---7-9-7-9---9-7-9-7h9-7-----I----9---7-9-7-9---9-7h9-7h9-7--9-|
D|-9---9-----------------------9---I--9---9--------------------------|
A|---------------------------------I---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------I---------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12p10h12p10h12p10h12p10-------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------11-9--7--7/9--7---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
A D A D A
I don't have--- to sell my soul he's allready in me :II
e|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------9--------------------7---------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus]
I wanna be adored
e|--------------------------------------------I-I--------------------|
B|------------------------------------------*-I-I--------------------|
G|-11^12^11-11-9-9-9--7--7--7------7----------I-I--------------------|
D|------------------------------9----9--------I-I--------------------|
A|------------------------------------------*-I-I--------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------I-I--------------------|

[MIDDLE]
D C 8x D
e|-2-2--0-0-0-------------I-I-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
B|-3-3--1-1-1-1-3-1-0---*-I-I-3-3-3-3-3-3----------------------------|
G|-2-2--0-0-0-------------I-I-2-2-2-2-2-2----------------------------|
D|-0-0--2-2-2-------------I-I-0-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------|
A|------3-3-3-----------*-I-I----------------------------------------|
E|------------------------I-I----------------------------------------|

[Outro]
I gotta be adored
e|-------------------------------------------------7-7-----7-7-------|
B|---------------------------------7---------------------------------|
G|---------------------9---7-9-7h9---9-7-9-7h9-7h9-----9-9-----9-9\4-|
D|-------------------9---9-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------7-----------7-----------7--------------------------|
G|----9---7-9-7-9---9-7h9-7-9---9-7h9-7-9---9-7h9-9\4----------------|
D|--9---9------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

I wanna be adored
D C D C Em
e|-2-2-0-0--2--2--0----------------0-------|I I
B|-3-3-1-1--3--3--1----------------0-------|I I
G|-2-2-0-0--2--2--0----------------0-------|I I
D|-0-0-2-2--0--0--2----------------2-------|I I
A|-----3-3--------3----------------2-------|I I
E|---------------------------------0-------|I I

************************************

| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| / Slide up
| * Natural harmonic
| \ Slide down
| ^ Bend

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
The Stone Roses - I Wanna Be Adored
Tabbed By TeamButcher - Liam Butcher

(Bass Part Arranged For Guitar)

G D5 G D5 E5
e|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|-----------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------5-5-5-5-|---------5/7-5-|-7-----7-7-7-9-|-7-7-9--7-7----|
E|-3-3-3-3---------|-3-3-3-3-------|---0-0---------|------------0--|


[Figure 1]

G D5 G D5 E5
PM .....................................................................
e|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------14-|
B|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
G|---------2-2-2-0-|---------2-2-2-0-|-----------------|--------------------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-2---4-4-2---|--------------------|
A|-2-2-2-0---------|-2-2-2-0---------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|
E|-3-3-3-----------|-3-3-3-----------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|


[Intro Lead Played Over Figure 1] (with Reverb)

G D5 G D5 E5
e|-17-19-17-14-17-14-------|-------------------------|-7------------------|---------------------|
B|-------------------17-15-|-17-15----------15-------|---------7---------7|---------------------|
G|-------------------------|-------16-14-16----16-14-|---9-7-----------7--|-------7------7------|
D|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------9---9-7-9----|-7-7/9----7/9----9-7-|
A|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|
B|---------------7-|-10-7-----------|------------------------|----------------|
G|---7---7-9-7-9---|------9-7-9--7--|-9h11p9/7h9p7-------7---|-------7--------|
D|-9---9-----------|----------------|--------------9-7-9---9-|-7-9-7---9--7-5-|
A|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|
E|-----------------|----------------|------------------------|----------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|----------------------------|---------------------2|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|----------------------------|----------------------|-3-------------------------|-----------------------7-|
G|------7---------------------|-------------2-2-2/4--|---4p2---2-----------------|-------------------------|
D|--7h9---9-9\7---7-----------|-------0--------------|-------4---4p2p0h2p0---0-2-|-----0h2-4-------0h2-0---|
A|--------------9---9p7-9-7\5-|-0-2-2---2p0----------|---------------------2-----|-0h2---------0h2---------|
E|----------------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|----7---------------|--------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
B|-10---10-7-10-7-----|--------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
G|----------------9-7-|-9-7-----7--7-|-9h11p9-9p7---------|-7--------------------------|
D|--------------------|-----9-7------|------------9-7h9-9-|---9p7---7------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|-------9---9p7\5-7-9-7-5----|
E|--------------------|--------------|--------------------|-------------------------7\-|


[Main Riff]

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-7------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---9---7-9-7-9------|---9--7--9--7/9--7--|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-9---9--------------|--------------------|-9~-----------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-7p5-7p5-7p5-------------------|
B|--------------------|-7------------------|--------------------|-------------7p5-7p5-----------|
G|---9---7-9-7-9------|---9--7--9--7/9--7--|-9b11---------------|---------------------7-4 (4)/9-|
D|-9---9--------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------------|


[Verse]

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-7~-----------------|--------------------|-9~-----------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-7~-----------------|--------------------|-9~-----------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


[Chorus]

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-11b12r11---9---9---|--7---7---7--7\4--7-|-4------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-11b12r11---9---9---|--7---7---7--7\4--7-|-4------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-7------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---9---7-9-7-9------|---9--7--9--7/9--7--|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-9---9--------------|--------------------|-9~-----------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


[Verse]

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-7~-----------------|--------------------|-9~-----------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-7~-----------------|--------------------|-9~-----------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


[Chorus]

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-11b12r11---9---9---|--7---7---7--7\4--7-|-4------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|-11b12r11---9---9---|--7---7---7--7\4--7-|-4------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

G D5 G D5 E5
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|-7------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---9---7-9-7-9------|---9--7--9--7/9--7--|--------------------|--------------------|
D|-9---9--------------|--------------------|-9~-----------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


[Figure 2]

D C D C D C
e|----2--0---0--------|----2--0---0--------|----2--0---0--------|
B|----3--0---1--3-1-0-|----3--0---1--3-1-0-|----3--0---1--3-1-0-|
G|-2--2--0---0----0-0-|-2--2--0---0----0-0-|-2--2--0---0----0-0-|
D|-0---------2----2-0-|-0---------2----2-0-|-0---------2----2-0-|
A|-----------3----3---|-----------3----3---|-----------3----3---|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


[Guitar Part played over Over Figure 2]

D C D C D C D C
e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3p1--------|-3-3-3/5--5--3\1-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1------|-3-1----1-----------|
G|-------------0--0---|--------------------|---------------0----|-----2--0--2-0---0--|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|---------------2----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

D C
e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|-2-0-2---0----------|
A|------------3-------|
E|--------------------|

D
e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2----------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-3----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|


[Outro]

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------7---|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|
B|---------------7----|-10-7---7-----------|--------------------|-3-----------------------|
G|---7---7-9-7-9------|------9---9-7-------|--------------------|---4p2---2---------------|
D|-9---9--------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------4---4--2-4-0-0----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------2~-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-3---------------------------|--------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|---4p2---2-------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------4---4p2p0-2-4-2\0-----|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------2/9-|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-3--------------------------|---------------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|---4p2---2------------------|-2-------------2-4p2-------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------4---4p2p0-2-4-2\0----|---4p2-0-2h4-4-------4p2-4-|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------2~-|---------------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|---------------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|-3--------------------------|-----------------------|
G|--------------------|--------------------|---4p2---2------------------|-----------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|-------4---4p2p0-2-4-2\0----|-2p4-2-0-------2--4----|
A|--------------------|--------------------|-------------------------2--|---------2--0--------2-|
E|--------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|-----------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|------12----12-12---|------12------12----|
G|---9---7-9-7-9------|-11--9--7--7/9\7----|-9----------------9-|-9----------9----9\-|
D|-9---9--------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
G|---9---7-9-7-9------|--11-9-7-9-7-9-7-9--|--11-9-7-9-7-9-7-9--|--11-9-7-9----7-----|
D|-9---9--------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----------------9--|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|-3--3---3-2----2---2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----|
B|-0--0---0-3----3---3-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3----|
G|-0--0---0-2----2---2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2----|
D|-0--0---0-0----0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|-3--3---3------------|-3-3-3-3------------|END.


*****************************************************

PM. = Palm Mute
\ = Slide Up the Fretboard
/ = Slide Down the Fretboard
h = hammer on the note
p = pull off the note
~ = Vibrato
b = bend note up
r = release note to original pitch

*****************************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
I WANNA BE ADORED - The Stone Roses
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Tabbed by:George Pannell
E-mail:

Tuning:

Live version that John Squire played on the Gretsch Country Gentleman in 1989.
Tabbed from the Live at Blackpool DVD.

e|-15-17-15----15--------------------------------7---------------------------|
B|----------17----17-15----15----------------------------7-------------------|
G|----------------------17----17-14-12-14----------9-7-----------------7-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------9---9-7-9----------9--|
A|----------------------------------------12/1--------------------7-9--------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------7-10-7-----------5h7-5/3-5-3--------------------------|
G|--------7---7-9-7-9--------9-7-9-7b---------------4-2-4-------------7------|
D|------9---9----------------------------------------------------7h9-----9---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------7h9--------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------3--------------------|
G|-----7------------------------------2---2-4-2-----------4-2---2------------|
D|-7-9---9-7-------7------------0-2-4---4-------4-2-4b--------4---4-2-0-2-4--|
A|-----------9-7-9---9-7/5--0-2----------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------7-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------7-10-----10-7-10-7--------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------9-7-9-7-------7b--|
D|-2-0---------0h2-4-2-0h2-------0h2-0-----------------------------9-7-9-----|
A|-----2b--0h2---------------2h0---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5h7-5/3-5-3p0-----3--3----------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------2-4------4-2---2--------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------4---4-2-0-2-4-2-0-----2-0-2-4-2-0-2-0-----2b---|
A|----------------------------------------------2-0-----------------2-0------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----0------------------------------0--------------------------7p5h7p5h7p5-|
B|---0---3-5-3-5/7-5---5------------0---3-5-3-5/7-5---5----------------------|
G|-------------------7---7/9-7----------------------7---7/9-7----------------|
D|-----------------------------9b-----------------------------9b-------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Verse 1
I Don't Have To Sell My Soul, He's already in me,
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7p5h7p5h------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------7-4-9/7-------------------------------9b-------------------7b----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Chorus
I Don't Need To Sell My Soul, He's already in me
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------9b--------------------11HTB-11-9-9/7/4-7-4b---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Main Riff
I wanna be adored I wanna be adored
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------7--|
G|-------------------11HTB-11-9-9/7/4-7-4b----------------------9-7-9-7-9----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------9--------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Repeat Verse 1 and Chorus
e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-9-7-9-7-9-----------------------------------|
D|-----------9b--------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|


Figure 1

e|----2--0---0--------|----2--0---0--------|----2--0---0--------|
B|----3--0---1--3-1-0-|----3--0---1--3-1-0-|----3--0---1--3-1-0-|
G|-2--2--0---0----0-0-|-2--2--0---0----0-0-|-2--2--0---0----0-0-|
D|-0---------2----2-0-|-0---------2----2-0-|-0---------2----2-0-|
A|-----------3----3---|-----------3----3---|-----------3----3---|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|


Guitar Part played over Over Figure 1

e|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3p1--------|-3-3-3/5--5--3\1-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-1------|--------------------|
G|-------------0--0---|--------------------|---------------0----|-7-5---5------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|-----7-----7-5-7-5--|
A|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|

e|--------------------|
B|--------------------|
G|--------------------|
D|---5----------------|
A|-7---7-5------------|
E|--------------------|

e|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2----------|
B|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----|-3-3-3-3-3----------|
G|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----|-2-2-2-2-2----------|
D|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|-0-0-0-0-0----------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|

Outro

e|----0-----------------------------0----------------------------------------|
B|--0---3-5-3-5/7-5---5-----------0---3-5-3-5/7-5---5---5----5-7-5---5---5---|
G|------------------7---7/9-7-7-------------------7---7----7-------7---7-----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------|
B|----5--7-5---5---------|
G|--7--------7----7/4----|
D|-----------------------|
A|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|

I wanna be adored
e|-3--3---3-2----2---2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2----|
B|-0--0---0-3----3---3-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3----|
G|-0--0---0-2----2---2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2----|
D|-0--0---0-0----0---0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----|
A|---------------------|--------------------|
E|-3--3---3------------|-3-3-3-3------------|END.

************************************

| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
| HTB = Half Tone Bend (Play the note then bend the string so that the pitch rises
by a half tone (semi-tone))

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Song info
I Wanna Be Adored
The Stone Roses
2001
  • Rock
  • Indie Rock
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