Not Coming Home guitar tab by Maroon 5

Not Coming Home guitar tab

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Author/Artist: Maroon 5
Title: Not Coming Home
Album: Songs About Jane
Transcribed by: Jerry Rouse
www.premiumrock.net
Email: rousega@muohio.edu


Note:  This song is dirty and it fuckin rocks.


THE GUITAR RIFFS IN THE SONG (notice the abbrevs. next to it)
=============================================================

   Wah Guitar Riff 1 (WGR1)
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G|--xx-11-xx-9-xx-8-xx-6-xx-4-xx-4h6-xx-6h8--xx--8h9-8----xx-8h9-x-8-x-6--5~~~--
D|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------------

   Underlying Guitar Riff (UGR)
e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------2--------2--4-(slight-bend)----2--------------------|
A|--3h4------3h4---------------------------0------0-0-0------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------4--|

   Wah Guitar Riff 2 (WGR2)
e|-------------------------|
B|-------------------------|
G|--xx-2h4-x-2-x-4--1~~~~--|
D|-------------------------|
A|-------------------------|
E|-------------------------|

   Wah Guitar Riff 3 (WGR3)
e|-----------------------------|
B|--xx-4h5-x-4-x-2--1~~~~--(2)-|
G|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|

   Underlying Guitar Riff Shortened (UGRS)
e|-------------------|
B|-------------------|
G|-------------------|
D|-------2--------2--|
A|--3h4------3h4-----|
E|-------------------|

   Wah Guitar Riff 1 Shortened (WGR1S)
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------|
G|--xx-11-xx-9-xx-8-xx-6-xx-4-xx-4h6-xx-6h8--xx--8h9--|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|

_________________________________________________________________________


 * Intro (Keyboard/Synth): A - E - G# - C#m

 * Band comes in (WGR1 with UGR - Play each 2x)

 * Verse  (UGR over whole verse - Exactly 4x)

WHEN YOU REFUSE ME, YOU CONFUSE ME (Add WGR2)
WHAT MAKES YOU THINK I'LL LET YOU IN AGAIN?
THINK AGAIN MY FRIEND
GO ON, MISUSE ME AND ABUSE ME (Add WGR2)
I'LL COME OUT STONGER IN THE END (Add WGR3)


 * CHORUS (1:13)
   =============

            Does it make you sad to find yourself alone?
e|--9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9--|-----------|
B|--9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9--|-----------|
G|--9-9-9-9----xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9-9-9-9--|-----------|
D|-------------xx------------xx------------xx----------|--xx-9h11--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|-----------|

              Does it make you mad to find that I have grown?
e|-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9---9---9--|
B|-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9---9---9--|
G|--xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9---9---9--|
D|--xx------------xx------------xx------------xx------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

  I bet it hurts so bad to see the strength that I have shown
e|-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9---9---9-9--|
B|-----9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9-9-9-9-------9---9---9-9--|
G|--xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9-9-9-9----xx-9-x-9-x-9-9--|
D|--xx------------xx------------xx------------xx---x---x------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|
    
   When you answer the door, pick up the phone...
e|----------9---------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------------------------------------|
G|----------9---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  ...you wont find me cause I'm not coming home
e|------------8-------------------------------------|
B|------------9-------------------------------------|
G|------------8-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

 * WGR1 with UGR - Play each 1x

 * Verse  (UGR over whole verse - Exactly 4x)

YOU DO NOT KNOW HOW MUCH THIS HURTS ME (Add WGR2)
TO SAY THESE THINGS THAT I DONT WANNA SAY 
BUT HAVE TO SAY THEM ANYWAY
I WOULD DO ANYTHING TO END YOUR SUFFERING (Add WGR2)
BUT YOU WOULD RATHER WALK AWAY (Add WGR3)



 * CHORUS (2:21)
   =============


              Does it make you sad     
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 to find yourself alone?
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

              Does it make you mad
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 to find that I have grown?
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

            I bet it hurts so bad to see
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

the strength that I have shown 
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

   When you answer the door pick up the phone...
e|----------9---------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------------------------------------|
G|----------9---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  ...you wont find me cause I'm not coming home
e|------------8-------------------------------------|
B|------------9-------------------------------------|
G|------------8-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

 * WGR1 with UGR - Play each 2x

 * BRIDGE (my favorite part) (3:05)
   ================================

   Wah Guitar - (gradually push down on pedal each time)

       Does it make you sad to find yourself alone? (find yourself alone)
e|---------------(4)-----------------------------------|
B|---------------4-------------4----------------5------|
G|---6-----------4-------------5----------------6------|
D|---7-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

  Underlying Riff Guitar plays this (in time with above measure)
e|---------------(4)-----------------------------------|
B|---------------4-------------4-----------------------|
G|---6-----------4-------------5--------13\11~~~~~~~---|
D|---7-------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

   Wah Guitar - (continuing at 3:13)

       Does it make you mad to find that I have grown?
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------2------|
G|--/6~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~--\\\-----5----------------1------|
D|-----------------------------6-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|


 * CHORUS (Buildup @ 3:21)
 =========================

   Wah Guitar (this might be the keyboard but use it if you want)
e|-----------------------------------------------------|
B|---/-10~~~--10/12--9~~~~------/-7~~~--7/9--5~~~~-----|
G|-----------------------------------------------------| (3x over the bottom sec
D|-----------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|
              
              Does it make you sad     
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 to find yourself alone?
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9-9-9-9--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

              Does it make you mad
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

 to see that I have grooooooooooown?
e|--9----9----9----9----9------9----9----9-9-9-9--|
B|--9----9----9----9----9--xx--9-xx-9-xx-9-9-9-9--|
G|--9----9----9----9----9--xx--9-xx-9-xx-9-9-9-9--|
D|----------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

            I bet it hurts so bad to see
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9----|
B|--9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-|
G|--9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|

the strength that I have shown 
e|--9----9----9----9----9----9----9----9--|
B|--9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9--|
G|--9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9-xx-9--|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|

   When you answer the door, pick up the phone...
e|----------9---------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------------------------------------|
G|----------9---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  ...you wont find me cause I'm not coming home
e|------------8-------------------------------------|
B|------------9-------------------------------------|
G|------------8-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

 * UGRS with WGR1S - Play 1x

   When you answer the door, pick up the phone...
e|----------9---------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------------------------------------|
G|----------9---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  ...you wont find me cause I'm not coming home
e|------------8-------------------------------------|
B|------------9-------------------------------------|
G|------------8-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

 * UGRS with WGR1S - Play 1x

   When you answer the door, pick up the phone...
e|----------9---------------------------------------|
B|----------10--------------------------------------|
G|----------9---------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

  ...you wont find me cause I'm not coming home
e|------------8-------------------------------------|
B|------------9-------------------------------------|
G|------------8-----------------------------6-------|
D|------------------------------------------6-------|
A|------------------------------------------4-------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


Whew.... enjoy.... corrections welcome... hopefully there arent too many.

Jerry
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