ALREADY GONE J. Tempchin & R. Strandlund Eagles On the Border 1974 This song rocks. This song was a pain to figure out, but here it is. I've tried to get all the guitars in but I know that's not possible. Glenn sings and plays some of the riffs, and Felder does the rest. I think it's pretty easy to play, and lots of you will definitely be able to play it. And if it helps, the leads are mostly based on the dorian mode of G major, and the solo is in aeolian mode. Please write me with comments, because this took forever to do. Have fun, and good luck!
The way this goes is we have the opening measure with only guitar, then on beat one of measure two the drums enter. Rhythm Figure 1 happens, and then the main riff happens, with Rhythm Figure 1 behind it. INTRO: GUITAR 1 (dist. elec.) Rhythm Figure 1--------------------------------------------------------| 1 1 1 1 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----0---0-7^----|-7^r-------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-7^r-------------|-0---0---0-7^----|-7^r-5-----------| D:---------4-5-7-5-|-7^--7^--7^r-5---|-7^r-5-----------|-----------------|-------7-5-------| A:---4-5-7---------|---------------7-|-------7-5-------|-----------------|-----------7-5---| E:-----------------|-----------------|-----------7-5-3-|-----------------|---------------7-|
Main Riff, w/ Rhythm Figure 1 behind it. GUITAR 2 (dist. elec) 1/2 1/2 Well I + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
Now we get to the verse, where we have GUITAR 1 doing this thing. Find the lyrics below. heard some people talking just the other day and they G5 G6 G5 G6 D5 D6 D5 D6 C5 C6 C5 C6 C5 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-7---9---7---9-7-|-5---7---5---7-5-|---7-7-7-7-7-7-5-| A:-5---7---5---7-5-|-5---5---5---5-5-|-3---3---3---3-3-|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| E:-3---3---3---3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| said you were gonna put me on the shelf. G5 G6 G5 G6 D5 D6 D5 D6 C5 C6 C5 C6 C5 C6 C5 C6 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-7---9---7---9-7-|-5---7---5---7-5-|-5---7---5---7-5-| A:-5---7---5---7-5-|-5---5---5---5-5-|-3---3---3---3-3-|-3---3---3---3-3-| E:-3---3---3---3-3-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
The verse continues simile until GUITAR 2 does the lead-in to the chorus, followed by the chorus, which is just the main riff again (with the noted changes) and GUITAR 1 still doing the verse thing: Cause I'm + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------| B:---------------5-|-8-5-------------| G:-----------5-7---|-----7-5---------| D:-------5-7-------|---------7-5-----| A:---5-7-----------|-------------7-5-| E:-8---------------|-----------------|
G D C al________________________ready gone And I'm 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
fe________________________elin' strong I will 1/2 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------7~~~~~~~~-| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7^r~|(7)^r5-----------| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
sing___________________this vict'ry song Hoo hoo 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------5-7---7~~-| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7^r-|-5-7-------------| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
hooo__ my my hoo hoo hooo Well the 1/2 1/2 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7^r~|(7)^r(7)^r5---5~--| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|------------5-----| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|------------------|
Now we get into the next verse, and little riffs start popping up. This first one comes after "But I guess you felt like you had to set things right." GUITAR 2: + + + + + + + + e:---------.-------|-----------------| B:----/7---5-------|-----------------| G:----/7---5-------|---5-5---5-------| D:-----------------|/7-----7---7\----| A:-----------------|-----------------| E:-----------------|-----------------| And the second comes after "You can see the stars but still not see the light" and leads into the chorus. + + + + + + + + + e:----|---8-8-----8-8--|----8----------------| B:----|----------------|---------------------| G:---7|h9-----7h9-----7|h9-----9p7-----------| D:----|----------------|----------9--7-5-----| A:----|----------------|-----------------7-5-| E:----|----------------|---------------------|
al________________________ready gone And I'm 1/2 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--| A:-----------5-7^r-|-7^r-5~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
fe________________________elin' strong I will 1/2 1/2 1/2 hold + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------8----------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7^~~7r-5-----| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----|-5-7----------7-5-| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-----7-|------------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|------------------|
sing___________________this vict'ry song Hoo hoo 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7^r-|-5~~-.---5~~~~~--| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----7-----------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
hooo my my hoo hoo hooo 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-----| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---5---5-7-------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|-7---------------| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
Here's Felder's solo, which begins right after the last measure above. There is also another part played by Frey which is higher and not melodic. I tried a little to get it, but decided it wasn't too important. Good luck! I think it's pretty easy myself. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------| B:------------------|---------------------|--------13-15^--15^---|-15^r-13---13~~~~~~~-| G:-14^~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-14~~~r-12-14---14~~-|-----14---------------|---------------------| D:------------------|---------------------|----x-----------------|---------------------| A:------------------|---------------------|---x------------------|---------------------| E:------------------|---------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
1/2 1 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------.------------|----------------------|-------.-------------|-------.-------------| B:-12----12---12------|----------------------|-------13-12^~~~~~~~-|-------15-15^~~~~~~~-| G:-12-12-12---12------|-11-12-.--------------|-12h14---------------|-12h14---------------| D:--------------------|-------12----12~~~~~--|---------------------|---------------------| A:--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------| E:--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|---------------------|
1/2 1 hold------> (no release heard) 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-------15---14^~~~-----|---17------------------|-------.-------------| B:-------------------17^-|------(17)-15-15~~~~~~-|-------13---12^~~~r--| G:-12h14-----------------|-----------------------|-12h14---------------| D:-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| A:-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------| E:-----------------------|-----------------------|---------------------|
1=prebend 1 1 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------| B:-^15r---.---------------|----12-.------------|----------------------|-----------------| G:--------12-14^~~r~~~^r~-|-14----12---12~~~~~-|-11h12-.--------------|-----------------| D:------------------------|--------------------|-------12-12~~~~~~~10-|-12^-10--12^-10--| A:------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------| E:------------------------|--------------------|----------------------|-----------------|
+ + + + e:--------------------| B:--------------------| G:--------------------| D:-12^--10-10~~~~\\---| A:--------------------| E:--------------------|
These are the riffs from the next verse. The first comes after "Heaven knows it wasn't you who set me free." I'm not sure this is exactly correct, but play around with it. I can't do the artificial harmonics anyway. Artificial Harmonics 1 + + ! + + + + + + e:---!--!--12-----------|---------------------| B:---10-12----12p10-----|---------------------| G:------------------12--|-10^--------.--------| D:----------------------|------12-10-10--12~~-| A:----------------------|---------------------| E:----------------------|---------------------| The second comes after "And we never even know we have the key" and leads into the chorus. + + + + + + + + e:------------------|------------------| B:---8--------------|---8--------------| G:------7p5-5~~-----|------7p5-5~~-----| D:--------------7\\-|--------------7p5-| A:------------------|------------------| E:------------------|------------------|
Al________________________ready gone. And I'm 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|---------5-------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7-5-|-----7---5---7p5-| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
fe________________________elin' strong I will 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------.---| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------.---5-|-----7-5-5---5---| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---5-|---5-----7---5---| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
sing___________________this vict'ry song Cause I'm 1/2 1/2 1/2 + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------.-------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5---7^|~r5--7^--5-------| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|-----------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|-----------------|
al________________________ready gone Yes I'm 1/2 1 hold + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------8-------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|---------------5-|----7^~~~(7)r--------| D:-----------------|-----------------|-----------5-7---|---------------------| A:-----------5-7^r-|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~--|-------5-7-------|---------------------| E:-3-----5-7-------|-----------------|-8---------------|---------------------|
al________________________ready gone And I'm + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-0---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-1---------------|-3---------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-0---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-2---------------|-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-3---------------|-2---------------|-3---5---3---5-3-|-3---5---3---5-3-| E:-----------------|-3---------------|-1---1---1---1-1-|-1---1---1---1-1-|
fe________________________elin' strong. + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + e:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G:-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D:-5---7---5---7-5-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A:-3---3---3---3-3-|-5---7---5---7-5-|-3---5---3---5-3-|-3---5---3---5-3-| E:-----------------|-3---3---3---3-3-|-1---1---1---1-1-|-1---1---1---1-1-| This continues simile until the end, with Felder and Frey doing some more licks over the top, but they're kind of difficult to figure out. I hope everyone enjoys playing this, and I hope I have been thorough enough. Please e-mail me with comments, because this took forever to do, and I think it's my best work yet. Have a BLAST!
Here are the lyrics: Well I heard some people talkin' just the other day And they said you were gonna put me on the shelf Well let me tell you I got some news for you, and you'll soon find out it's true And then you'll have to eat your lunch all by yourself But I'm already gone And I'm feelin' strong I will sing this vict'ry song Hoo hoo hooo, my my, hoo hoo hoo The letter that you wrote me made me stop and wonder why But I guess you felt like you had to set things right Just remember this my girl when you look up in the sky You can see the stars but still not see the light (that's right) And I'm already gone And I'm feelin' strong I will sing this vict'ry song Hoo hoo hooo, my my, hoo hoo hoo (Guitar solo) Well I know it wasn't you who held you down Heaven knows it wasn't you who set me free So oftentimes it happens that we live our lives in chains That we never even know we have the key Me I'm already gone And I'm feelin' strong I will sing this vict'ry song Cause I'm already gone Cause I'm already gone And I'm feelin' strong I will sing this vict'ry song Cause I'm already gone Yes I'm already gone, already gone (alright, nighty night) Already gone, already gone