Don't Stop Believin' Journey
DON'T STOP BELIEVIN'
As Recorded by Journey
(From the 1981 album ESCAPE)
Words and Music by Steve Perry, Neal Schon and Jonathan Cain
Arranged by Journey
Transcribed by guitardude45
Moderate Q=120
Recorded by Ross Valory
Intro (Doubled by piano)
[E] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2]
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Verse 1
[E] [B] [C#m7] [A2]
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[E] [B] [G#m] [A2]
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[E] [B] [C#m7] [A2]
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[E] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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Instrumental
[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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Verse 2 (Half-length)
[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2]
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[E] [B] [G#m] [A2]
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Prechorus
[A] [E]
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[A] [E]
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[A] [E]
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[A] [B] [E] [B] [E] [A] [E]
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Verse 3
[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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Prechorus
[A] [E] [A]
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[(A)] [E] [A]
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[(A)] [E] [A]
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[(A)] [B] [E] [B] [E] [A] [E]
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Solo
[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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Chorus
[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [C#m7] [A2] [E]
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[(E)] [B] [G#m] [A2] [E]
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[(E)]
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Legend
(x) - rung over from last phrase/measure
/x - slide from last note played on that string to one indicated
x - mute note on beat indicated
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