ON THE BORDER Don Henley, Bernie Leadon, & Glenn Frey Eagles On the Border 1974 I guess you could call this a little disco-country off the On the Border album. This is a pretty cool song with a great chorus, written by my three favorite Eagles members. So I'm gonna jam on this, and I hope you guys do too.
GUITAR 1: Electric, plays distorted parts in intro and chorus, plus half the verse riff. GUITAR 2: Electric with a funky effect, plays the stuff behind the verses and does the solo. GUITAR 3: Rhythm electric playing chords during intro and chorus, plus half of verse riff.
INTRO: C#m B B A A E A E GUITAR 1: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5-----5---------|-2-----0---------| G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-6-----4---------|-2-----1---------| D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-7-----6---------|-2-----2---------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| GUITAR 2: e:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5-----4---------|-0-----0---------| B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5-----5---------|-2-----0---------| G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-6-----4---------|-2-----1---------| D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-7-----6---------|-2-----2---------| A:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-7-----7---------|-0-----2---------| E:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-5---------------|-------0---------|
C#m B A B C#m Dm D#dim GUITAR 1: + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10----10--------| G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-8-----9---------|-10----11--------| D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-9-----11--------|-12----13--------| A:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| GUITAR 2: e:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10--------------| B:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10--------------| G:-9-----8---------|-8-----6---------|-8-----9---------|-10----11--------| D:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-9-----11--------|-12----13--------| A:-11----9---------|-9-----7---------|-9-----11--------|-12----12--------| E:-9-----7---------|-7-----5---------|-7-----9---------|-10----11--------|
Here's the part behind the verse (GUITAR 2). I have no idea what effect he has on there, but I think there's a little distortion and maybe a little wah. Anywhere you see RIFF, GUITAR 1 and 3 play the riff shown here. Cruisin down the center... RIFF + + + + + + + + e:---------------------------|--------------------------------11^~~| B:---------------------------|---------------------10h11h12--------| G:----9-----7-----9----------|------------9~~~---------------------| D:-----------------------8p7-|-----7-------------------------------| A:---------------------------|-10-----10---------------------------| E:---------------------------|-------------------------------------|
Wond'rin' who is really... RIFF + + + + + + + + e:---------------------------|-------------------------------| B:---------------------------|-------------------------------| G:----9-----7-----9----------|-------------------9-----------| D:-----------------------8p7-|-----7---------------------8p7-| A:---------------------------|-10-----10--7~~~---------------| E:---------------------------|-------------------------------|
Mindin' my business, along comes... RIFF 1/2 + + + + + + + + e:---------------------------|---------------------------------11^~~| B:---------------------------|----------------------10h11h12--------| G:----9-----7-----9----------|------------9~~~----------------------| D:-.---------------------8p7-|-----7--------------------------------| A:-10------------------------|-10-----10----------------------------| E:---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
...son you'd better get on one side or the other___ + + + + + + + + e:---------------------------|---------------------------------------| B:-----------------------8---|-10-----10h11p10p8---------------------| G:----9-----7-----9----------|-------------------9-------------------| D:---------------------------|---------------------------------------| A:---------------------------|---------------------------------------| E:---------------------------|---------------------------------------|
Here's the riff heard during the verse. GUITAR 1 plays the top. GUITAR 3 plays the bottom. RIFF + + + + e:--------------------------.-------| B:----------------------7h8h9-------| G:----------------------7h8h9-------| D:----------------------------------| A:----------------------------------| E:----------------------------------|
Now, we get to the chorus. GUITAR 1 and 3 are going here, with GUITAR 1 playing the tab below, and GUITAR 3 playing the chords. Right after this, they go into another verse and chorus, then they go to the bridge. side or the other I'm out on the border I'm walking the line B A E B A E 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| D:-----------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7----2~~-------| A:-----------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------| E:-----------4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-0~~-4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-----4-5-6-|
Don't you tell me bout your.... I'm tryin to change this.... B A E B A E 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| B:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| G:-----------------|------------------|-----------------|------------------| D:-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------| A:-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7----2---------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7------------7~| E:-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-0---4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-0---7-9---|
divisi: GUITAR 2 plays top, GUITAR 1 plays bottom + + + + + + + + e:--------------------------|---------------------| B:----------17~~~-------17~~|~~~~~~~~~\\\---------| G:---16--18------16--18-----|---------------------| D:--------------------------|---------------------| A:~~--------7~~~--------7~~~|~~~~~~~~~\\\---------| E:---7---9-------7---9------|---------------------| During the second verse, the last part doesn't happen, it goes right into the bridge.
Here's the bridge. A lot of what you hear is bass, and I haven't notated that. GUITAR 1 and 3 play the bottome line (with divisi where indicated). GUITAR 2 plays the top. Never mind your name... + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| B:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| G:-----4-----6----7--|---------6--6----4~|~~-9---7---9--------| D:-----6-----7----9--|---------7--7----6~|~~--------------8p7-| A:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| E:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| . e:-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----| B:-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~|~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-----| G:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| D:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| A:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------| E:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Never mind your face... 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------------------11^~|~~\\---------------|-------------------| B:------------------------10h11h12------|-------------------|-------------------| G:-------------9~~~~~-------------------|-----4-----6----7--|---------6--6----6-| D:-----7--------------------------------|-----6-----7----9--|---------7--7----7-| A:-10------10---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| . e:--------------------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~| B:--------------------------------------|-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~| G:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
And we wanna know, whose wing.... + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B:--------------------|------------------------|-----------.-------|-------------------| G:---9---7---9--------|---------9--------------|-----------6----7--|---------6--6----4~| D:----------------8p7-|----7----------8p7----7-|-----------7----9--|---------7--7----6~| A:--------------------|-10---10-----------10---|---7---------------|-------------------| E:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| . e:~~~~~~~~~-----------|------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~| B:~~~~~~~~~-----------|------------------------|-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~| G:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| D:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
You'd better step to the right.... + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| B:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| G:~~-9---7---9----------|----9-----7-----9----------|-----4-----6-----7-|---------6--6----4-| D:~~----------------8p7-|-----------------------8p7-|-----6-----7-----9-|---------7--7----6-| A:---------------10-----|-10-----------------10-----|-10----------------|-------------------| E:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| divisi 1/2 prebend 1/2 prebend e:~~~~~~~~~~-------^10~r|p7-------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|---------9--9----7~| B:~~~~~~~~~~-------^10~r|p8-------^11rp8------------|-----9-----10---12-|---------10-10---9~| G:----------------------|---------^11rp8------------|-------------------|-------------------| D:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| A:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------| E:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
hard_______ + + + + e:-----------------| B:-----------------| G:-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-| D:-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| A:-----------------| E:-----------------| e:~~~~~~~~~~-------| B:~~~~~~~~~~-------| G:-----------------| D:-----------------| A:-----------------| E:-----------4-5-6-|
Now we go to the chorus, and then to the solo. The two measures I have here repeat all the way till the end, it finally just fades out. Play around with this a little, cause of course Leadon does: E 1/2 1/2 + +. + + + + + + e:---------12------------------------|---------.------------.----------| B:-----------------------------------|---------14-----12^---14---------| G:-----------------12^---------------|---------------------------------| D:----14------14---------14--14~~~~--|-12--14------14---------------12~| A:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
E 1/2 + +. + + + + + + e:---------12------------------------|---------.-----------------------| B:-----------------------------------|---------14-----12\\\\-----------| G:-----------------12^---------------|---------------------------------| D:~~~-14------14---------14--14~~~~--|-12--14------14------------------| A:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------| E:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|