Rick Astley – Never Gonna Give You Up (Tab)
This video has been knocking around for a while but I thought I’d put up the tab to give you enough time to get it under your belt before April Fools Day. The viral nature of this song has ensured it’s become Stock Aitkin Waterman’s most enduring hit, you can’t throw a dart at their catalogue without hitting something equally cheesy, catchy and memorable.
I’ve had a few stabs at arranging this tune over the years (the last one was on Instagram) and I’ve tackled the chorus slightly differently each time. But the run on “Never gonna” (end of bar 16) has never changed. You could, if you were being boring, play it like this:
But playing across all four strings makes it easier to play at full speed, lets the notes bleed into each other and leaves you in the right position for the following bar.
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