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.
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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 introand chorus,
plus half of verse riff.
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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---------|
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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:---------------------------|-------------------------------|
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RIFF 1/2
+ + + + + + + +
e:---------------------------|---------------------------------11^~~|
B:---------------------------|----------------------10h11h12--------|
G:----9-----7-----9----------|------------9~~~----------------------|
D:-.---------------------8p7-|-----7--------------------------------|
A:-10------------------------|-10-----10----------------------------|
E:---------------------------|--------------------------------------|
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+ + + + + + + +
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:----------------------------------|
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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 walk
B A E B A E
1/2
+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----
B:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----
G:-----------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|-----
D:-----------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7-
A:-----------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7--------------|-9~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-7-7-
E:-----------4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-3^-0~~-4-5-6-|-7~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-5-5-
Don't you tell me bout your.... I'm tryin to change this....
B A EB 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.
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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:-------------------|-------------------|--------------------|
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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:--------------------------------------|-------------------|-------------------
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+ + + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------
B:--------------------|------------------------|-----------.-------|------------
G:---9---7---9--------|---------9--------------|-----------6----7--|---------6--
D:----------------8p7-|----7----------8p7----7-|-----------7----9--|---------7--
A:--------------------|-10---10-----------10---|---7---------------|------------
E:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------
.
e:~~~~~~~~~-----------|------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|---------9--
B:~~~~~~~~~-----------|------------------------|-----9-----10---12-|---------10-
G:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------
D:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------
A:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------
E:--------------------|------------------------|-------------------|------------
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+ + + + + + + + + + + + + +
e:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------
B:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------
G:~~-9---7---9----------|----9-----7-----9----------|-----4-----6-----7-|-------
D:~~----------------8p7-|-----------------------8p7-|-----6-----7-----9-|-------
A:---------------10-----|-10-----------------10-----|-10----------------|-------
E:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------
divisi 1/2 prebend 1/2 prebend
e:~~~~~~~~~~-------^10~r|p7-------------------------|-----7-----9----10-|-------
B:~~~~~~~~~~-------^10~r|p8-------^11rp8------------|-----9-----10---12-|-------
G:----------------------|---------^11rp8------------|-------------------|-------
D:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------
A:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------
E:----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|-------
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+ + + +
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:-----------------------------------|---------------------------------|