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ARCHIVE: jack johnson - times like these
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Tabbed by David Bédard-Barrette, McGill University, Canada, June 2003
davidbarrette@videotron.ca

Here is one of the new songs on the Jack Johnson CD: On And On.
Really nice song; no capo & standard tuning. Please, rate this tab !
Any corrections are welcome! e-mail:davidbarrette@videotron.ca



Song: Times Like These
Band: Jack Johnson
Album: On And On
Composers: Jack Johnson
Version: Album version


CHORDS

     B    A    E   F#m   B

e----7----5----0----2----2----|
B----7----5----0----2----4----|
G----8----6----1----2----4----|
D----9----7----2----4----4----|
A----9----7----2----4----2----|
E----7----5----0----2----X----|

Riff 01

e-----------|
b-----------|
G-----------|
D--------4--|
A--0s4-7----|
E-----------|



Intro
-----

B

A, E, A, E


1st Verse
---------
            A
In times like these
               E  
In times like those
                A  
What will be will be
            E 
And so it goes

And it always goes 
F#m            B
on and on and on and on and on
F#m            B                  A
on and on and on and on and on it goes
        E
hmm hmm hmm
        A
hmm hmm hmm
        E
hmm hmm hmm


2nd Verse
---------
                          F#m              
And there has always been laughing, crying, birth, and dying
 B
Boys and girls with hearts that take and give and break
     F#m                                     B
And heal and grow and recreate and raise and nurture
                                     A
But then hurt from time to time like these
               E
And times like those
                      A
And what will be will be
          E
And so it goes


3rd Verse
---------
                         F#m
And there will always be stop and go and fast and slow
         B
Action, Reaction, sticks and stones and broken bones
F#m
Those for peace and those for war
              B
And god bless these ones, not those ones
                          A
But these ones made times like these
              E
And times like those
                  A
What will be will be
       E
And so it goes

And it always goes 
F#m            B
on and on and on and on and on
F#m            B                  A
on and on and on and on and on it goes
        E
hmm hmm hmm
        A
hmm hmm hmm
        E
hmm hmm hmm


Outro
-----
           F#m        Riff 01      E
But somehow I know it won't be the same
           F#m        Riff 01       E
Somehow I know it'll never be the same.



Another very smooth song by Jack Johnson. Just brilliant.

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That's it ! Comments are welcome ! --- "CHICKITY CHINA, THE CHINESE CHICKEN" --Bnl--

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COMMENTS:

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dude August 9, 2003, 5:26 

Great tab dude. You hit the spot on everything. Outro and all.
Jack Johnson stroke patterns are easy to figure out and his songs are wonderful.

Thanks for either finding this where you did or doing it yourself.


David August 10, 2003, 5:52 

Thanks for the comments ! If you are a big Jack Johnson fan like me, you can try my other tabs on this site : Cupid and Taylor.


JD August 20, 2003, 6:24 

Awesome job on the tab you hit it perfectly!!


charlie September 17, 2003, 2:41 

bravo!!!


David M September 20, 2003, 17:40 

You the Man!


Jonathan October 14, 2003, 21:35 

Nice tabs man! Very nicely done.


Leeba October 25, 2003, 18:11 

I'm IN !


Jonathan November 5, 2003, 7:57 

Anyone got the tab for On and On. I've got the intro down but can't get the rest.


Gene March 8, 2004, 20:42 

Is the strumming pattern for this song the same as Flake? In other words.. D u D(muted) u u u D(muted)

Also, can someone tell me where you play the low B versus the high B?

I'm a 3-month old player, and haven't quite developed the music ear yet, but I practice a lot... so please take it easy on my newb questions... :)

Thanks,
Gene


David March 9, 2004, 0:33 

Gene,

I sent you an e-mail regarding your questions.



Kyle March 22, 2004, 7:00 

What is the strumming pattern for this song?


Chris April 23, 2005, 0:07 

I could use help on Gene's questions as well. David can you post them for all to benefit from?

The strumming sounds off a little. I can't seem to fit the pattern I hear into 4 even, continuous beats.

I hear:

d x dud x uDud x dud x
1 2 3 4 1 2 3 4 ??? (can't be right, can it?)

-Chris


Chris April 23, 2005, 0:26 

Okay, here are my tries at the pattern (be nice):

D = hard down strum, d = light down
U = hard up, u = baby ups
X = muted percussion stroke (as loud as you can play it)

These are all from beginning:

1) Close??
--X-–-d-–-X-–dud--X-uDud--X--dud--X-uDud--X-–dud--X
& 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4

2) This is the one I hear (but I can’t play it):
---X-----d-----X---udud----X--uDud-----X---udud----X--uDud-----X
&..4..&..1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..1..&..2..&..3..&..4..&..1..&..2

3) This sounds okay to get the hang of things (only one I can keep up with):
X---d---X--du---X--DU---X--du---X--DU---X--
4...1...2...3...4...1...2...3...4...1...2...

Sounds even better like this:
X---d---X--dud--X--DUd---X--dud--X--DUd---X--
4...1...2...3...4....1...2...3...4....1...2...

In the chorus it’s very faint and I can barely here the extra upstrokes. Actually all the upstrokes are quick and hardly there (I could be imagining things).

I can get it to sound close by playing the mutes on 2 and 4 and making some noise in between on the right chord. 2 up/downs, 1, 3, 1 with a hammer on??? It's all good, this is a sweet song. The key is the second set is a little tighter together & more aggressive. And that changes the rhythm and gives it character.

It also sounds like he is switching chords right in the most difficult section. So, good luck with that!

Let me know if I’m getting way off track here.


Josh August 10, 2005, 6:07 

Great tab man...It fits the song perfect...the only problem I found with this is that you didn't capitalize the "G" in God in the lyrics...I say that because I'm a religious guy and God is very important to me...I don't know God's importance to you, but I point it out to anyone who looks over it...so don't think I'm trying to be condemning or anything, cause I'm not...merely pointing it out...


Josh Slone August 10, 2005, 6:19 

About my previous comment concerning the "G" in God...don't take it as like an attack on you personally or anything...I'm not tryin to accuse you of anything, it's just something I always feel inclined to point out cause God is important to me...just clearin that up...


Anti-Christ February 17, 2007, 23:07 

What's with this god guy...geeze...wicked tab my friend...and don't worry...if god truly cares he won't mind if you didn't capitualize his name...oh and by the way...god


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