Time After Time Guitar Tab

Time After Time (Single) Tabs:

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Time after time     -      OzZy
Tune down 1/2 step: Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb    RATE!
Finger picking
intro
|-------10---------9------9----------|-10-----9---------7---------------|
|-----------10-------10-------10-----|----7-------7-------7---10-----12-|
|-----9--------9--------9--------9---|------7-------7-------7-----7--0--|
|---7------------7-----------------0-|----------------0-----------------|
|-0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-10---\----9---\---7--\---5-----|------------------------------|
|----12\-10---10\-8---8\-7---7---|---7---7-------8-----7--------|
|-------0--------0------0------0-|-----7----7------7------7---7-|
|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-----0------0---|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
nail
|-------0----------------------|-------0---------5-----5-----|
|---------5--------------------|---------5-------5-----5-----|
|-----6-----6---7-----6------6-|-----6-----6---------------4-|
|---7---------7---7------7-----|---7---------7---0---0-------|
|-0-----------------0------0---|-0-------------5---4-----2---|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
verse
"Time after time,                i guess that love is blind..."
|-------0----------------------|-------0--------------0---------|
|---------5--------------------|---3------3---3---3-----3---3---|
|-----6-----6---7-----6------6-|-----0------0-------0-----0-----|
|---7---------7---7------7-----|-5--------------5---------------|
|-0-----------------0------0---|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"I couldnt read your"
|----------5--------|
|----3--------3-----|
|-------0----------0|
|-4-------------4---|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|
"mind line after    line"
|-------5---------|-------0-----------------------|
|-----0---0-----0-|---------5---------------------|
|---5-------5-2---|-----6-----6---7-----6------5--|
|-3---------------|---7---------7---7------7------|
|-----------------|-0-----------------0------0----|
|-----------------|-------------------------------|
"Line after line,       it was  written in your eyes
|-------0----------------------|-------0--------------0---------|
|---------5--------------------|---3------3---3---3-----3---3---|
|-----6-----6---7-----6------6-|-----0------0-------0-----0-----|
|---7---------7---7------7-----|-5--------------5---------------|
|-0-----------------0------0---|--------------------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------------------|
"I guess its no surprise time after time
|-------3-------------5-----------|-------0-----------------------|
|---3-----3---------0----0-----0--|---------5---------------------|
|-------------0---5--------5-2----|-----6-----6---7-----6------5--|
|-4---4-----4---3-----------------|---7---------7---7------7------|
|---------------------------------|-0-----------------0------0----|
|---------------------------------|-------------------------------|
pre chorus
"I can hear them whispering"
>>>>>>>
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------3---------------------------------------|
|--------2-------2-2------------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0-------2-2------------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5--------------0-0------------0-0-------x----0-|
|-3---------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|------------------------10-----------9-----------|
|------------------------10------10-----10--------|
|---------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|-------------------7--------0--------------------|
|-----------------0-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
"Shadows in the rain"
>>>>>>>
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------3---------------------------------------|
|--------2-------2-2-----------2-2-------2----2--|
|-5------0-------2-2-----------2-2-------2----2--|
|-5--------------0-0-----------0-0-------x----0--|
|-3--------------------------------------3b(5)r--|
|
|-----------------------10-----------9-----------|
|-----------------------10------10-----10--------|
|--------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|------------------7--------0--------------------|
|----------------0-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
"Thinking how it might have been"
>>>>>>>
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------3--------------------------------------|
|--------2---------2-2---------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0---------2-2---------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5----------------0-0---------0-0-------x----0-|
|-3--------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|-----------------------10-----------9-----------|
|-----------------------10------10-----10--------|
|--------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|------------------7--------0--------------------|
|----------------0-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
chorus
"Time after time           line after line"
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------------------3--|
|-------------0-------------------------0--|
|----2------0-0-----------2-----------0-0--|
|----2------x-x-----------2-----------x-x--|
|3-2-0------2-3-------3-2-0-----------2-3--|
"you broke me"
ph     ph      ph
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|7------------------------|
|------------|7------------------------|
|------------|5---4~~~~--2~~~~---0-----|
|------------|-------------------------|
|
|------------|-------------------------|
|------------|3---2~~~~----------------|
|------------|2----------4~~~~---2-----|
|------------|0------------------2-----|
|------------|-------------------0-----|
|------------|-------------------------|
verse
"Day after day,           I watched love fade away"
|---------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|---------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-18~~~---|----18/(19)-18--10\12~~~-------|------18/(19)-18-12\(11)|
|---------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
|-16~~~---|----16/(17)-16--12\10~~~-------|------16/(17)-16-10\-(9)|
|---------|-------------------------------|------------------------|
"I wanted love to          stay day after    day"
|---------|----------------------------------------------|
|---------|----------------------------------------------|
|-11~~~---|----11h(12)p(11)10---10h(11)p(10)-9~~-/(18)~~~|
|---------|----------------------------------------------|
|--9~~~---|-----9h(10)p-(9)-8----8h(-9)p(-8)-7~~-/(16)~~~|
|---------|----------------------------------------------|
"The games we played           The foolish things we say
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-18~~~----|-----18/(19)-18--10\12~~~-----|------------18/(19)-18-12\(11)|
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-16~~~----|-----16/(17)-16--12\10~~~-----|------------16/(17)-16-10\-(9)|
|----------|------------------------------|------------------------------|
"The pain wont go away           day after    day
|----------|--------------------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------------------|
|-11~~~----|-----11h(12)p(11)10---10h(11)p(10)-9~~~-----|
|----------|---------------------------------------X\\--|
|--9~~~----|------9h(10)p-(9)-8----8h(-9)p(-8)-7~~~X\\--|
|----------|---------------------------------------X\\--|
pre chorus
"Candlelight is shimmering
>>>>>>>
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------3--------------------------------------|
|--------2----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5-----------------0-0--------0-0-------x----0-|
|-3--------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|-----------------------10-----------9-----------|
|-----------------------10------10-----10--------|
|--------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|------------------7--------0--------------------|
|----------------0-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
"Shadows on the wall"
>>>>>>>
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------3---------------------------------------|
|--------2-----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0-----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------------------0-0--------2-2-------x----0-|
|-3---------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|------------------------10-----------9-----------|
|------------------------10------10-----10--------|
|---------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|-------------------7--------0--------------------|
|-----------------0-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
"Thinking how it might have been"
>>>>>>>
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------3------------------------------------|
|--------2--------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0--------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5---------------0-0--------0-0-------x----0-|
|-3------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|-----------------------10-------------9----------|
|-----------------------10-------10------10-------|
|---------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|-------------------7--------0--------------------|
|-----------------0-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
chorus
"Day after day          The games we played you broke me"
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------3-------------------------3------------------|
|---------------0-------------------------0------------------|
|----2--------0-0-----------2-----------0-0------------------|
|----2--------x-x-----------2-----------x-x------------------|
|3-2-0--------2-3-------3-2-0-----------2-3------------------|
Solo:
Delay
|---------------------------------------------------|
|-20------20-------20b----17------------------------|
|-19b(21)-19b(21)--19b(21)17b(19)-------------------|
|--------------------------------19-17h((19)17~\(2)-|
|---------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------|
ph       ph
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------2-4-4b(6)rp2-4~~~p2/---|
|-2h4~~------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-5b(8)----r(5)~~~--|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-----2----4b(6)r--2~~~---4b(6)-4b(6)rp2-|
|-------------------|-2-4----4-------4------4----------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------------------|
Trills using            Trills using
Index fretting          middle fretting
Hand                    hand
|---(05050505050)-----------(05050505050)-----|
|-----------------------------------------10~~|
|-4/(69696969696)\575757575)\47474747474)--0--|
|-----^-^-^-^-^---------------^-^-^-^-^-------|
|-----t-t-t-t-t---------------t-t-t-t-t-------|
|---------------------------------------------|
tap 9 using | Trills   |tap 7 using
picking hand| using    |picking hand
| 5 index  |
| 7 ring   |
| picking  |
|  hand    |
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-14-16-14-------16141614----1614----1614----1614----1614--------|
|-------------16-14---------1614----1614----1614----1614----161416--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
ph
|-----------------1417/(20)17------------------------------------|
|-----1417----1417-----------2017----2017----20b(22)r-20b(22)~~r\|
|-1416----1416-------------------1917----1917--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|-5-------7---------8--------10--------|
|-7b(9)~~-9b(11)~~-10b(12)~~-12b(14)~~-|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
release and slide
simultaneously
|-20b(22)-20-(20)pb22-20-(20)pb22-20-(20)pb22r(20)b(22)r\-|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------|
don't know what to call this I think it's the interlude
Acoustic
|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------------|------0--|
|-2--2------------3-----|-----3---2-----|---2-------------3-------|-3----3--|
|-2----2------2-----2---|-------2-2-----|-----2-------2-----2-----|-2----2--|
|-2------2-5----5-----5-|--4------2-----|-------2-5-----5-----5-4-|-4----0--|
|-0---------------------|---------0-----|-0-----------------------|-0----0--|
|-----------------------|---------------|-------------------------|---------|
|Electric
|-----------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|
|-7---------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|
|-5---------------------------|---------|-----------------------------------|
Acoustic
|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------------|--------|
|---2-------------3-----|-----3---2-----|---2-------------3-----|-3------|
|-----2-------2-----2---|-------2-2-----|-----2-------2-----2---|-2------|
|-------2-5-----5-----5-|--4------2-----|-------2-5-----5-----5-|-0------|
|-0---------------------|---------0-----|-0---------------------|-0------|
|-----------------------|---------------|-----------------------|--------|
|Electric                                               Pm........
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------------------666666-|
|-7---------------------|---------------XX5-------------5555555555555555-|
|-7---------------------|---------------XX5-------------5555555555555555-|
|-5---------------------|---------------XX7-------------7777777777777777-|
pre chorus
"Candlelight is shimmering
>>>>>>>
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------3--------------------------------------|
|--------2----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5-----------------0-0--------0-0-------x----0-|
|-3--------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|-----------------------10-----------9-----------|
|-----------------------10------10-----10--------|
|--------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|------------------7--------0--------------------|
|----------------0-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
"Shadows on the wall"
>>>>>>>
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------3---------------------------------------|
|--------2-----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0-----------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------------------0-0--------0-0-------x----0-|
|-3---------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|------------------------10-----------9-----------|
|------------------------10------10-----10--------|
|---------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|-------------------7--------0--------------------|
|-----------------0-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
"Thinking how it might have been"
>>>>>>>
|---------------------------------------------|
|--------3------------------------------------|
|--------2--------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5------0--------2-2--------2-2-------2----2-|
|-5---------------0-0--------0-0-------x----0-|
|-3------------------------------------3b(5)r-|
|
|-----------------------10-------------9----------|
|-----------------------10-------10------10-------|
|---------------------9--------9----9-------------|
|-------------------7--------0--------------------|
|-----------------0-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
chorus
"Time after time           line after line"
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------------------3--|
|-------------0-------------------------0--|
|----2------0-0-----------2-----------0-0--|
|----2------x-x-----------2-----------x-x--|
|3-2-0------2-3-------3-2-0-----------2-3--|
Fill
"you broke me"
Some delay for this measure                 ph
|------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------|------------------------------------------------|
|------------|7----------------2-------2-------2--------2-----|
|------------|7--PH-----PH-----2-------2-------2--------2-----|
|------------|5---4~~~~--2~~~~-0-------0-------0--------0-----|
|------------|-------------------3b(5)r--3b(5)r--3b(5)r---3b~~|
chorus
"Time after time           line after line"
|------------------------------------------|
|-------------3-------------------------3--|
|-------------0-------------------------0--|
|----2------0-0-----------2-----------0-0--|
|----2------x-x-----------2-----------x-x--|
|3-2-0------2-3-------3-2-0-----------2-3--|
"you broke me"
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------7-----------------|
|-------------7--PH-----PH------|
|-------------5---4~~~~--2~~~~--|
|-------------------------------|
|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------3---2~~~~---------|
|-------------2----------4~~~~--|
|-------------0-----------------|
|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------|
Outro
|-------10---------9------9----------|-10-----9---------7---------------|
|-----------10-------10-------10-----|----7-------7-------7---10-----12-|
|-----9--------9--------9--------9---|------7-------7-------7-----7--0--|
|---7------------7-----------------0-|----------------0-----------------|
|-0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
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|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------|
|-2----------------------------------|
|-0----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|-10---\----9---\---7--\---5-----|------------------------------|
|----12\-10---10\-8---8\-7---7---|---7---7-------8-----7--------|
|-------0--------0------0------0-|-----7----7------7------7---7-|
|--------------------------------|-0-----------0-----0------0---|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------10---------9------9----------|-10-----9---------7---------------|
|-----------10-------10-------10-----|----7-------7-------7---10-----12-|
|-----9--------9--------9--------9---|------7-------7-------7-----7--0--|
|---7------------7-----------------0-|----------------0-----------------|
|-0----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-10---\----9---\---7--\---5-----|--3--------------------|
|----12\-10---10\-8---8\-7---7---|--3--------------------|
|-------0--------0------0------0-|--2--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--0--------------------|
|--------------------------------|--0--------------------|
|--------------------------------|-----------------------|
there you go not 100% accurate but close. an idea. rate!
This is a really cool song.     PEACE!!!! Rock on\../_

Source: http://www.guitarmasta.net/o/osbourne,_ozzy/356080.html

Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture Mike Average	#1 by Mike at Sep 27, 2007 at 10:50 PM EST
	It seems to me it's about someone breaking up with him, but him still loving them, "you broke mine" referring to his heart, and various other things that are obvious references to relationships and his longing.

No Picture Senour Average	#2 by Senour Dakota at Sep 28, 2007 at 11:28 AM EST
	How do you know when Ozzy wrote this song. Just because the album was released while he was married doesn't mean that was when it was wrote. Ozzy has been through a divorce. Myave he wrote it before he got married to Sharon.

No Picture Josh Lead Player	#3 by Josh Ripley at Oct 3, 2007 at 10:01 PM EST
	has it ever occured 2 any1 this song may nt b written about ozzy it was just written because people are saying its about someone he loves breakin up wif him wen at the time it was written he was married and he is still married so she cnt av broken up with him

No Picture kelson Average	#4 by kelson white at Oct 6, 2007 at 2:18 PM EST
	I think its more of a combination of the two. Him losing love because of the addiction.

No Picture John Wanna Be	#5 by John Agopian at Oct 10, 2007 at 12:18 PM EST
	WhoIsBatman is right...it's a combination of love lost and saying goodbye to coke, but contrary to popular belief, the "shadows on the wall" is not a reference to a coke trip but a refence of how the shadows are a parallel life that could have been if he hadn't had so many drug problems. It's too bad everyone automatically thinks that all of Ozzy's song are about drugs or a trip because he does make some poetic and meaningful lyrics.

No Picture Erin Rhythm Player	#6 by Erin at Oct 16, 2007 at 6:25 PM EST
	Keybo7 is totally right. When people think about Ozzy they think about "a fried brained cocaine addict." But the truth is, when you get past the stutters you find a very intelligent man. This is shown clearly through his lyrics. The thing is, everyone makes mistakes. Ozzy's mistake was using drugs. That does not make make Ozzy a bad person. However, back to the song. "Time after time I guess that love is blind I couldn't read your mind" When I think of this I think of someone who had a problem (in Ozzy's case this could possibly be drugs). It was obvious that he was hurting the person that he loved but he just couldn't see it, though he should have. "I can hear them whispering Shadows in the rain Thinking how it might have been" Now he is alone. He is still in love with her and he is thinking how things could have been if only he hadn't made the mistakes he had made. Now his mind is mocking him because he messed up. "Time after time Line after line you broke mine" As Insanity said, he's refering to his heart being broken. "Day after day I watched love fade away I wanted love to stay" He sits and thinks about the moment when he watched his love leave him behind. He wishes she could have stayed with him. "Day after day The games we play The foolish things we say The pain won't go away Day after day" He seems to be referring to the way she still loves him but lies and says she doesn't to punish him and how it continues to cause pain.

No Picture Flappy Average	#7 by Flappy Bob at Oct 17, 2007 at 12:57 AM EST
	It's clear Ozzy is talking about when he had a cocain addiction. ~Time after time, line after line~ This is why he is so baked. Ozzy quote: "HibalabasheauhbafraFUCKblabasheSHITaberabla" ~I can hear them wispering, shadows on the wall~ Here he is describing a trip. ~Day after day i watched love fade away~ Here he is describing how everyday he was going further down the addiction tube, losing interest in the band, his life, and other things he cared about. In all reality I am just making up a bunch of BS so take it how you want. Good day to you my friends.