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Someday Ill Be Saturday Night.P SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT As recorded by Bon Jovi (From the 1994 Album CROSSROAD) Transcribed by Phenom Words and Music by Jon Bon Jovi and Richie Sambora E G m A B5 Bsus4 B C m Esus4 F m Aadd9 Esus2/B b 4 fr. x x xx x x x x x b 4 fr. b x x x 2 fr. A Intro Moderate Rock = 126 P E Aadd9 1 gggg 4 k V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I 4 V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V VV V VV VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr I 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 6 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 2 2 2 2 2 A 2 4 4 6 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 sl. Bsus4 E 5 gggg V V V V U W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I VV V VVVVVV UU WW VV VV V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V U W V V V V V V V V V V V V V V 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 T 0 0 0 0 0 (0) 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 2 2 2 2 4 (4) 4 4 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 1 A 2 2 2 2 2 4 (4) 4 4 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 B 0 0 0 0 0 0 2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 gggg I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V Gtr II T A 2 1 B 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 B Verse 1 E G m Gtr I b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 10 g g I g g U U Gtr II T A B 2 (2) 0 (0) Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT - Bon Jovi Page 2 of 8 Gbm G A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 open 13 g g I g g T A B E B5 Bsus4 B5 Bsus4 E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 16 gggg I V V V V V V V V V V V V V V T A 2 1 B 4 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 C Verses 2 & 3 E Gbm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 20 g g I g g U U T A B 2 (2) 0 (0) Gbm G A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 3 open 23 g g I g g T A B D Pre-Chorus B Bsus4 B Cbm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 26 g g I g g T A B Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT - Bon Jovi Page 3 of 8 A E Esus4 E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 29 g g I g g T A B Gbm A Fbm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 32 g gg W I g W W 2 T 2 2 A 4 B 4 2 sl. E Chorus 1 TE A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ c c 36 gggg U V V V V U U I U V V V V UU UU U V V V V U U 0 (0) 0 0 0 (0) T 0 (0) 0 0 G0 (0) 1 (1) 1 1 K2 (2) A 2 (2) 2 2 K2 (2) B 2 (2) 2 2 K0 (0) 0 (0) 0 0 K E Bsus4 B Bsus4 B _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ c 40 gggg U V V k V j U V V V V V V I U V V V U V V V V V V U V V V U V V V V V V 0 (0) 0 0 T G0 (0) 0 0 5 (5) 5 5 5 4 4 K1 (1) 1 1 G4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 A K2 (2) 2 2 K4 (4) 4 4 4 4 4 B K2 (2) 2 2 K2 (2) 2 2 2 2 2 K0 (0) 0 0 K A B E Cbm _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 44 g g g g UU W V V V W V U I U W V V V W V U U W V V V W V 0 0 0 T G0 5 4 4 G0 0 5 K2 G4 4 4 K1 1 G6 A K2 K4 4 4 K2 2 K6 B K0 K2 2 2 K2 2 K4 K K K0 0 K Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT - Bon Jovi Page 4 of 8 1. To Coda Bsus4 B Aadd9G E _ _ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 48 g g g g U UU I U U V V V U U V V V V V V V V V V V 0 T 5 G0 G4 K2 A K4 K2 2 1 B K2 K0 4 2 0 K K 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 0 4 2. A _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 52 gggg c j c c I c V W U R V V V V V V V V V P V V 1/4M Gtr IV FullM FullM T A 2 (2) 2 2 4 (4) 4 (4) B 0 2 4 4 O 4 sl. F Guitar Solo A E _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ V 56 gV V gggg k V V V V k V V V V V V V I V V W Full1/2 Full1/2 Full [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ M M M 9 T 11 11 9 11 11 9 9 11 11 11 11 A 2 4 O O B 4 H A k c j _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 59 g gV P W gg g V V V V } V V V V P W P V V I ffV fV z z V V V V V V Full1/2 1/2 [[[[[ M [[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[ M T 11 0 9 10 9 0 11 9 x 9 11 0 9 9 A 11 0 11 9 11 9 11 9 B 11 9 7 9 9 O H H Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org SOMEDAY I'LL BE SATURDAY NIGHT - Bon Jovi Page 5 of 8 GE ^ 62 g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I g g Gtr I 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A B P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P g g I g g c k k c k k c k k c k k c k c k V V V V V V Gtr III T A B 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 64 g g V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V V I g g 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 5 4 0 T 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 A B P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P P g g I g g c k k c k k c k k c k k c k c k V V V V V V T A B 2 2 2 2 2 2 0 0 0 0 0 0 Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen.
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