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"I Promise"                                
By: Jaci Velasquez                              
Album: "Heavenly Place"                        
Written by:  Johnny Ramirez and Jaci Velasquez
(C)1996 Briante Music/Word Music/ASCAP
Tab: Chris Rickman  (crickman@bellsouth.net) Version 1.02


INTRO

  E                  Aadd9   B7        E                  Aadd9   B7      
  e e e e e  e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e  e e e   e e e e e e q
|-----0-2-/4---0---|-----0-------2---|-----0-2-/4---0---|-----0-------2---
|-0------------0---|-0-------0-----0-|-0------------0---|-0-------0-------
|-1-----2-/4-----1-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-1-----2-/4-----1-|-2-----2-2-------
|---2--------------|---2---2---1-----|---2--------------|---2---2---1-----
|------------------|-0-------0h2-----|------------------|-0-------0h2-----
|-0----------0-----|-----------------|-0----------0-----|-----------------

1ST VERSE
  E             Aadd9   B7        E             Aadd9   B7 
  e e e q e q   e e e e e e e e   e e e q e q   e e e e e e e e     
|-----0-----0-|-----0-------2---|-----0-----0-|-----0-------2/4-
|-0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-0-----0-----|-0-------0-------
|-1-----1-----|-2-----2-------2-|-1-----1-----|-2-----2---------
|-------------|---2-------1-----|-------------|---2-------1-----
|-------------|-0-------0h2-----|-------------|-0-------0h2-----
|---0-----0---|-----------------|---0-----0---|-----------------
      
  C#min7  G#min7  Aadd9 E         F#min7sus4    B7
  e e e e e e q   e e e q e e e   e e e q e q   e e e q e q
|-----4-------4-|---5-------0---|-----0-----0-|-----2-----2-----
|-5---5-r-4-----|-0-.-r-0-----0-|-0-----0-----|-0-----0---------
|-4---.---4-----|-6-----1-------|-2-2---------|---2-------------
|---6-------4---|---------2-----|-------------|---------1-------
|-3-------------|-0-------------|---------0---|-2---------------
|---------4-----|-------0-------|-2-----------|-----------------
  
2ND VERSE

  E             Aadd9   B7        E                Aadd9   B7      
  e e e q e q   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e  e q   e e e e e e e e     
|-----0-----0-|-----0-------2---|-----0-2-/4---0-|-----0-------2/4-
|-0-----0-----|-0-------0-----0-|-0------------0-|-0-------0-------
|-1-----1-----|-2-----2-------2-|-1-----2-/4-----|-2-----2---------
|-------------|---2-------1-----|---2------------|---2-------1-----
|-------------|-0-------0h2-----|----------------|-0-------0h2-----
|---0-----0---|-----------------|-0----------0---|-----------------
  

  C#min7  G#min7  Aadd9 E         F#min7sus4    B7
  e e e e e e q   e e e q e e e   e e e q e q   e e e Q q
|-----4-------4-|---5-------0---|-----0-----0-|-----2---2-----
|-5---5-r-4-----|-0-.-r-0-----0-|-0-----0-----|-0-----0-------
|-4---.---4-----|-6-----1-------|-2-2---------|---2---2-------
|---6-------4---|----------2----|-------------|-------1-------
|-3-------------|-0-------------|---------0---|-2-------------
|---------4-----|-------0-------|-2-----------|---------------
  
CHORUS

  Aadd9 E       B7            Aadd9 B7      E 
  e e e q e q   e e e q e q   e e q e e q   e e e q e q
|-----0-0---7-|-----7-----7-|-----7-----7-|-----7-----7--
|-----0-0---0-|-------7-----|-----5-----4-|-------9------
|-------------|-----8-----8-|-------------|-----9-----9--
|---2-----9---|-------7-----|---7-----7---|---9---9------
|-0-----------|---9-----9---|-0-----6-----|-7-------7----
|-------0-----|-7-----------|-------------|--------------
  
  Aadd9       E                F#min7        B7
  e e e Q q   e e e Q q        e e e q e q   e e e q e q
|-----7-5-7-|-----7-0-7------|-----5-5---0-|-----7-----7-
|-----5-0-5-|-----0-7-0------|-----5-5---0-|-------7-----
|-----6-----|----------------|-------------|-----8-----8-
|---7-------|---6------------|---2---------|-------7-----
|-0---------|-7--------------|-------------|---9---------
|-----------|----------------|-2-------2---|-7-------7---
  
  Aadd9 E       B7            Aadd9 B7      E 
  e e e q e q   e e e q e q   e e q e e q   e e e q e q
|-----0-0---7-|-----7-----7-|-5---7-----7-|-----7-----7--
|-----0-0---0-|-------7-----|-0-----7-0---|-------9------
|-------------|-----8-----8-|-6-----------|-----9-----9--
|---2-----9---|-------7-----|---7---7-----|---9---9------
|-0-----------|---9-----9---|-0-----6-----|-7-------7----
|-------0-----|-7-----------|-------------|--------------
  

  Aadd9         E                  F#min7         B7
  e e e q e q   e e e q e q        e e  e Q  q    e e e Q q
|-----7p5---7-|-----7p0---7------|------9-------|-----7---7-
|-----0-----0-|-7---0-----0------|--------10-10-|-------7---
|-----6-------|------------------|------9-------|-----8---8-
|---7-----7---|-6----------------|---11---11----|-------7---
|-0-----------|---7-----7--------|-9------------|---9-------
|-------------|-0----------------|--------------|-7---------
  
REPEAT INTRO (MODIFIED w GUITAR 2)
  (Guitar 1)
  E                  Aadd9   B7        E                  Aadd9   B7      
  e e e e e  e e e   e e e e e e e e   e e e e e  e e e   e e e e e e e e
|-----0-2-/4---0---|-----0-------2---|-----0-2-/4\2-0---|-----0-------2---
|-0------------0---|-0-------0-----0-|-0--------------0-|-0-------0-------
|-1-----2-/4-----1-|-2-----2-2-----2-|-1---1-2-/4\2-1---|-2-----2-2-----2-
|---2--------------|---2---2---1-----|---2--------------|---2---2---1-----
|------------------|-0-------0h2-----|------------------|-0-------0h2-----
|-0----------0-----|-----------------|-0----------0-----|-----------------
|
| (Guitar 2)
| E                  Aadd9   B7        E                  Aadd9   B7  
| w                  e e e e q   q     w                  e e e e e e e e
|-7----------------|-7---7---2---7---|-7----------------|-7---7-----0-7---
|-5----------------|-5---5---0---4---|-5----------------|-5---5---7---7---
|------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------8-----8-
|------------------|---7---7-1---4---|------------------|---7---7---------
|------------------|-0---------------|------------------|-0----------9----
|-0----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|---------7-------

BRIDGE

  C#min7             G#7             A                 E
  e e e Q q          q  e q  e q     q e  Q  q         q e e e e q
|-----4---4--------|-8---------8---|---9-----9-------|---7-------7-----
|-------5----------|-9--^-9----9---|---10-10-10------|---0-0-----0-----
|-----4---4--------|-11--------11--|---9-----9-------|-----------x-----
|---6---6----------|-10---10---11--|---11-11-11------|---6-7p6---^-----
|-4----------------|-8-------8-----|-0---------------|---7-----7-------
|------------------|---------------|-----------------|-0-^-------------
 
  C#min7            G#7             A                  B7
  q e q e q         q e q e q       e e  e  q  e q     e e e  e+h  +w
|---4-----4-------|-8-------------|------9-----------|--------7---|----
|---5-5---5-------|-9-^-^-^-^-----|------10-10---10--|-----10-----|----
|-4-4-----4-------|-11------------|------9-----------|-----8------|----
|-6-6-6---6-------|-10------------|---11-^--11---11--|---9-9------|----
|-4-----4---------|-8-------------|-0----------0-----|-----^------|----

|-----------------|---------------|------------------|-7----------|----
  
2ND CHORUS (WITH MODIFICATION)

                    C#min7
                    e e e e+h
                  |-----9--------
                  |-----9-12-----
                  |-------9------
                  |--------------
                  |---11---------
                  |-9------------

ENDING (MODIFIED INTRO WITH GUITAR 2)

  (Guitar 1)
  E              Aadd9 B7      E              Aadd9   B7        E
  e e e e q  q   e e q e e q   e e e e q  q   e e q   e e q     w
|-----0-2-/4-0-|-----0-----2-|-----0-2-/4-0-|-----0-------2---|-0----
|-0----------0-|-0---0-0---0-|-0----------0-|-0---0---0---0---|-0----
|-1---1-2-/4-1-|-2-----2-----|-1---1-2-/4-1-|-2-------2-------|-1----
|---2----------|---2-----1---|---2----------|---2-------1-----|-2----
|--------------|-0-----0h2---|--------------|-0-------0h2-----|-2----
|-0------------|-------------|-0------------|-----------------|-0----
|
| (Guitar 2)
| E              Aadd9 B7      E              Aadd9   B7        E
| w              q   q q   q   w              e e e e e e e e   w
|-7------------|-----7-----7-|-7------------|-----7-------7---|-0----
|-5------------|-5---0-4---0-|-5------------|-5---5---7---7---|-9----
|--------------|-------------|--------------|-6-------8-----8-|-9----
|--------------|-7-----7-----|--------------|---7---7---9-----|-9----
|--------------|-0-----6-----|--------------|-0-------9-------|-11---
|-0------------|-------------|-0------------|-----------------|-0----



Legend:
w,h,q,e,s = whole,half,quarter,eighth,sixteenth
H,Q,E = dotted half, quarter, eighth
+ = tie
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
r = rest
^ = strum
h = hammer
p = pulloff
. = staccato
x = mute or percussive
() = optional note

Performance notes: I found the G#7 in the bridge pretty rough 
initially; slide the C#min7 up to the 8th fret, add the pinky at 
the 11th on the 3rd, then oblique the index finger to the 9th on 
the 5th.  Cleans up fairly quickly.  

Comments, suggestions, corrections:
crickman@bellsouth.net

Comments about this tab

Adam694 - 2005-03-22

Hey, love the tab. I am a relatively new guitar player and was just wondering if you could tell me how the fingering goes for the C#min7, G#min7, and F#min7. i have been trouble trying to find those chords, the ones i have found don't seem to work. Thanks.

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