Valasquez Jaci - I Promise guitar tab
"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---|-----------------
Lord, You know my heart And all my desires
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-----------|-----------------
And the secret things I'll never tell Lord, You know them well
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---|-----------------
Though I may be young I see and understand
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-----------|---------------
That at times like sheep we go astray And things get out of hand
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-----------|-------------|--------------
So I promise to be true to You
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---
To live my life in purity As unto You
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-----------|-------------|--------------
Waiting for the day when I hear You say
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---------
Here is the one I have created Just for you
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-------
3RD VERSE
Until then, O Lord
I will be content
Knowing that true love will
will come someday
It will only come from you
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-^-------------
'Cause I have seen the suffering That loneliness can cause
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----------|----
When we choose to give our love away Without a righteous cause
2ND CHORUS (WITH MODIFICATION)
C#min7
e e e e+h
|-----9--------
|-----9-12-----
|-------9------
|--------------
|---11---------
|-9------------
. . . hear You say
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
