Southside Johnny And The Asbury Jukes - Trapped Agin

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From: "Jan Neersoe" 
Date: Sat, 15 Dec 2001 20:16:07 +0100

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                            TRAPPED AGAIN
             (Bruce Springsteen/John Lyon/Steve van Zandt)
          as performed by Southside Johnny & the Asbury Jukes
              on the magnificent album "Hearts of Stone"

(c) 1978 Sony Music or whoever.

Transcribed without permission by Jan Neersoe
(j n eersoe @ qw ert zu. de) (remove spaces from e-mail to reply)


Standard tuning.

This one is a bit difficult to explain in tab... as the guitar chords
aren't really audible very well. I've tried to illustrate the main
progression by lining it up with the lyrics. My best advice is to
listen to the record and pay attention to what the piano and acoustic
guitar play...


The intro guitar is just strumming some kind of a Gm chord. When the
horns kick in, what is going on chord-wise seems to be similar to
the chorus, i.e. Gm - Eb - F. As a transition between Gm and Eb, you
can always throw in an extra F here and in the chorus.


For the verses, this is approximately what I think you'd have to
play to roughly emulate the piano part. Of course you're welcome
to play the main chords instead, which I've noted above the tab.


Gm              F             Bb
-------------------------------------------
-11------------10-10--------11-11----------
-12------------10-10--------10-10----------
-12------------10-10--------12-12----------
-10----------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------
  Here I am baby, right where you found me

Bb      F       F       Cm
-------1---1-------------------------------
-3-----1---1-----10------4-----------------
-3-----2---2-----10------5-----------------
-3-----3---3-----10------5-----------------
-1-----3---3-----8-------3-----------------
-------1---1-------------------------------
  Tryin' to break these chains that surround me

(same progression for the 2nd half of the verse:)

If I look a little different, it's 'cause I've changed
Half-painted pictures are all that remains

(bridge:)

Eb       Bb     F       Bb
I can't let my past mistakes
Eb       Bb       F     Eb  (?)
Let 'em bring me down
Eb       Bb            F        Bb
I ain't waiting on no angel of mercy
   Eb       Bb          Eb           F
I tried my best, but I can't help myself and I'm


(chorus:)

Gm
Trapped again
  Eb                    F
I can't get out without losing you, I'm
Gm
Trapped again
    Eb                      F
Why can't you feel what I'm going through, I'm
Gm
Trapped again
  Eb                    F
I need an answer, girl, can't you see, I'm
Gm
Trapped again
         Eb     F
Come and rescue me...


(followed by this little fill....)

E-----------------
B-11p10h11p10....-  (etc.)
G-----------------


(w/ verse chords:)
Monday morning came so fast
What a fool to think that dreams would last
Close my eyes, baby, still so clear
Remember the night, girl, the world disappeared

(w/ bridge chords:)
Can't let the hand of faith
Let it drag me down
I can't get no angel of mercy
I came to stay, but I got swept away


(chorus)

(break)
This section is similar to the intro.

Solo (chorus chords):

(Note: the "etc." means "just wing it and keep repeating the previous
figure a certain number of times")

  (arp.)
-----18-17-15----------15-15-15---------15-15----------------------------
---16---------18-b(20)----------18b(20)--------(etc.)--...--18p15--------
-15---------------------------------------------------------------17-----
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

---------------------------------------------------------------------x---
---------18-18-18--------------------------------------------------x-----
-17b(19)-----------(etc.)-...--(19)rb17-17~--17-17p15------------x-------
------------------------------------------------------17~----------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

--15-15-15--------------------------------15-15--18b(20)-18--15-15-------
--15-15-15--(etc...)-18b(20)~--rb18-15----15-15--------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

----------15-15---------15-15--15~---15-15-15~---15-15-17~--17-17-17/18~-
--18b(20)-------18b(20)--------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

                                        ... of faith...
--18-18-18/20~--20-20-20b(22)~~~-----------------------(22)rb20-18~~-----
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------

   ... bring me down...
----------------20b(22)~--rb20~--18----18-18~~---------------------------
------------------------------------21-----------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------------------


The song then continues into another bridge and some repetitions of
the chorus which are the same as the corresponding parts earlier on.
Towards the end there's more lead guitar playing, but you'll want to
improvise anyway, right?


Have fun playing!


Tab explanation (examples):

17           Play note at fret 17.
17p15        Pull-off from 17 to 15.
15h17        Hammer-on from 15 to 17.
14b(16)      Bend note at fret 14 to 16.
(16)rb14     Release the bend from 16 back to 14 again.
15b          Bend note at fret 15 to something that sounds good
10/12        Slide from 10 to 12.
1210        Slide from 12 to 10.
/8           Slide to 8 from somewhere further down the neck.
~            Let ring, apply vibrato, small bends, trem bar, whatever...
x      Muted note (just play for the percussive effect)