nothing ever changes

[nig1012]

right come on chaps you`ve done it before with other songs so can anyone post the tab up for this awesome song

[hansblix]

why dont you just learn it from the record, its all based on simple chords... after the intro the opening chord is G, tune to that!

[geordierussell]

try this

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Tune down to Eb   (as well you should)



INTRO

e------------0----------0---------------3---------------------------|

B----------3--------------3---------------3-----3--1--0--1--0-------|

G--------0--------------------0-----------------0--0--0--0--0-------|

D--0-2-3----------0-2-----------0-2---------------------------------|

A---------------------3---------------3-----------------------------|

E-----------------------------------3-------------------------------|



                                G

e------------0----------0-------3---------|

B----------3--------------3-----3---------|

G--------0----------------------0---------|

D--0-2-3----------0-2-----------0---------|

A---------------------3---------X---------|

E-------------------------------3---------|



        G   G   G   G   G

e------------------------------------|

B------5------8---8---8---8---8------|

G--5/7---7----7---7---7---7---7------| Repeat x8 (from memory)

D-------------5---5---5---5---5------|

A------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|





INTRO SOLO Repeat x 2

e------------------------------------|

B------5-----------------------------|

G--5/7---7----/7-7-5-4-5-4-----------|  X 2

D--------------------------5---------|

A------------------------------------|

E------------------------------------|



            D  D  D  D

e-------------------------------------------------------------

B-------------------------------------------------------------

G------4--------------------5-4----5-4------------------------

D--5-7---7--7--7--7--7----------5------5--5-------------------

A-----------5--5--5--5----------------------------------------

E-------------------------------------------------------------





VERSE 1



D                 C               G

In the trials of my youth on my way to being a man



             

 D                C                  G

There were caustic words of ill advice I'd never understand



    C             G      C          D   

But their hometown dreams were shattered when ambition foiled their plans







(I play an E at the 7th fret [A string] and hit the low E string occasionally.

Can't suss out the riff underneath)



But you can't be the one who tries, they love to criticise



  C      B      A      G       D     C     B     A

I know,          or at least they'll try                 (come on)





CHORUS

G           C              G             C                 Bb

Laughing is all that I can do, trying to keep from falling through



        D#          Bb                  D#             G

Nothing ever changes,           nothing ever changes



         C                             G               C

They all got advice to give, 'cos they got no lives to live



Bb           D#          Bb                  D#   

     Nothing ever changes,           nothing ever changes



C            D               Bb

Nothing ever changes but the shoes



e-----------------------------------|

B-----------------------------------|

G-----------------------------------|  Repeat x4

D-----------------------------------|

A--3-2-1---5-4-3----5-3---5-5-------|

E--------3--------------5-3-3-------|



VERSE 2 (All chords same as Verse 1)



In my one-man crusade, doing what I knew was right

They would tempt me with the honest sweat of labour, love and life

And they only find respect for you if you give up the fight



But you cant be the one who tries

They'll cut you down to size

I know, or at least they'll try



REPEAT CHORUS



e----------------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------------|

G----------------------------------------------------------------------|

D----------------------------------------------------------------------|

A---7---------5-6-7p0--------5-6-7---------5-6-7p0---------------------|

E-----5-7-0-----------5-7-0---------5-7-0-----------5-7-0--------------|





    G F# F     C B Bb   F F# G     C    

e--------------------------------------------------------------------|

B--------------------------------------------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------------------------------------|

D----------5-4-3------------5----------------------------------------|

A---5-4-3--3-2-1--3-4-5--3-------------------------------------------|

E---3-2-1---------1-2-3----------------------------------------------|



REPEAT



                          G

I wanna be there when you say you're wrong



C           D                 G

I...  wanna be there when you crawl



C              D                G

I...  wouldn't piss on your opinions



         C                                         D

And if I stand on top of the world then maybe I'll find somebody I know

And if I don't-



REPEAT CHORUS



OUTRO RIFF



e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

B---------------------------------------------------------------------|

G---------------------------------------------------------------------|

D---------------------------3-4-5------------------------3-4-5~-------|

A----------1-2-3-----3-4-5----------------1-2-3---3-4-5---------------|

E---1-2-3--------------------------1-2-3------------------------------|



e----------------------------------------------------------------|

B----------------------------------------------------------------|

G--------------------------------------------------------3-------|

D-------------------------3--5-------------------------3---5~----|

A----------1---3---3-4-5----------------1--3---3-4-5-------------|

E---1-2-3------------------------1-2-3---------------------------|


[nig1012]

excellent job cheers dude

[fluffygrue]

Hrm. That's about the only song I ever bothered to learn on guitar.

I wasn't very good, but it was quite fun to play the intro.

[Keith Richard]

Easily in my top three, and maybe my all time fav WH track. I actually started to learn guitar because of this one. I LOVE the key change in the chorus. I only recently self taught myself the intro by watching video of Ginger playing it....a lot of fun as has been mentioned. I'm now at the stage where I'm trying to pull in as much of CJ's licks into the main riff section as possible. I'm actually quite proud of myself on this one

[Ean]

Easily in my top three, and maybe my all time fav WH track. I actually started to learn guitar because of this one. I LOVE the key change in the chorus. I only recently self taught myself the intro by watching video of Ginger playing it....a lot of fun as has been mentioned. I'm now at the stage where I'm trying to pull in as much of CJ's licks into the main riff section as possible. I'm actually quite proud of myself on this one

D'you play it like on the tab? I've never sat down and worked it out, but it doesn't look quite right?

[Sarc]

Ive been playing guitar since 1991 and studied music for ever since then and Nothing was one of the first songs by the boys I ever learnt, (the first two being Caffeine Bomb and Dreaming in A) and i can tell ya that yes its right.

[Keith Richard]

Easily in my top three, and maybe my all time fav WH track. I actually started to learn guitar because of this one. I LOVE the key change in the chorus. I only recently self taught myself the intro by watching video of Ginger playing it....a lot of fun as has been mentioned. I'm now at the stage where I'm trying to pull in as much of CJ's licks into the main riff section as possible. I'm actually quite proud of myself on this one

D'you play it like on the tab? I've never sat down and worked it out, but it doesn't look quite right?

I can't really use tab, and I play it in regular tuning so not quite how it is tabbed above...I have a great tutor back home who picks this kind of stuff up and teaches me very effectively. I'm pretty sure that my own interpretation of the intro is true to the original in sound.......I'm way too critical of my own playing, but this one passes the test.

[pingwin]

The intro doesn't look quite right to me.

I'm a crap guitarist so I could be wrong but I think it's more like this...

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---------0---------------0--------------3-------------------------
-----------3---------------3--------------3-----3-1-0-1-0---------
-------0-----------0---0----------0---0-------------------0-------
-0-2-3-----------3---2----------2---0-----------0---------0-------
------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------

In case it's of any use to anybody, the missing riff that comes just after "But their hometown dreams were shattered when ambition foiled their plans" I think is one guitar playing this repeatedly

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-7--------7---------------------
-0--0-0---0--0-0----------------

and the other guitar playing this

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-------------------9------9----------9--------7-------------------
-7---7---7h9--9p7--7------7\5-5/7----7---9-10---7-7---5-----------
------------------------------------------------0-0---------------

It probably isn't exact but it is close enough to what's on the record for me.