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Date: Wed, 26 May 1999 18:26:55 -0700 (PDT)
From: Tyler Prestwood 
Subject: b/backstreet_boys/i_want_it_that_way.tab

Artists:	Backstreet Boys
Album:		Millennium
Song:		"I Want It That Way"

Capo on 2nd fret.  This is a good song for the most part.  I don't
"love" the Backstreet Boys but some of their music is okay.

I fit the tab to a normal sized piece of paper in size 9 Courier New. 
Any gripes, complaints, or even complements, send to: 
guitarguy69@yahoo.com.

Note: Verse 2 and 2nd Verse are different things, just like Post-Chorus
2 and 2nd Post-Chorus.  Notation at very bottom.


Intro / Verse:

Riff A:
(Vocal Patterns at Bottom)
Play 5 times
   Em (F#m*)       Em6 (F#m6*)     C (D*)           G (A*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-------0-----0-|---1-p-0-------|-----------1---|----------3----|
G|----------0----|----------0----|------0--------|-------0-----0-|
D|----2----------|---------------|---------------|----0----------|
A|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|---------------|
E|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|

1st time:

Then play first Pre-Chorus.

2nd time (also play Rhy. Fig. 1 three times on Guitar II):

** = Lyrics are sung at the end of the Pre/Post-Chrous just before.
Then play second Pre-Chorus.

Rhy. Fig. 1
   Em (F#m*)       Em (F#m*)       C (D*)           G (A*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-1----1----1---|-3----3----3---|
G|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|
D|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-0----0----0---|
A|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-3----3----3---|-2----2----2---|
E|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|---------------|-3----3----3---|

3rd time (also play Rhy. Fig. 2 three times on Guitar II):

Then play second Post-Chorus.


Pre/Post-Chorus:

Riff B
Play 1 time
   Em (F#m*)       Em6 (F#m6*)     C (D*)           G (A*)
e|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-0-----0-----0-|---1-p-0-------|-1-------------|-3-------------|
G|-0--------0----|----------0----|-0-------------|-0-------------|
D|-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-0-------------|
A|-2-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-2-------------|
E|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|-3-------------|

1st time:
 "I           want       ...

Pre:	Then play Verse 2nd Time.
Post:	Then play third Verse (play only Rhy. Fig. 1, and play it once).

2nd time:
 "I           want       ...

Pre:	Then play first Chorus (play Rhy. Fig. 1 also with Riff B).
Post:  Then play first Chorus.

Post-Chorus 2:

Rhy. Fig. 2
   Em (F#m*)       Em (F#m*)       B5 (C#5*)       B5 (C#5*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|---------------|---------------|
G|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|-4-------------|-4-------------|
D|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-4-------------|-4-------------|
A|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2-------------|-2-------------|
E|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|---------------|---------------|

1wt time (for Post-Chorus 2):
 "I           want       ....

Then play Bridge.

Chorus:

Rhy. Fig. 3
Play 3 times
   C (D*)           C (D*)         Em (F#m*)        G (A*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-----------1-1-|--1--1--1--1---|-0----0----0---|-3----3----3---|
G|-----------0-0-|--0--0--0--0---|-0----0----0---|-0----0----0---|
D|-----------2-2-|--2--2--2--2---|-2----2----2---|-0----0----0---|
A|-----------3-3-|--3--3--3--3---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
E|---------------|---------------|-0----0----0---|-3----3----3---|

1st time:

Then play first Post-Chorus.

After second time playing Chorus, play Post-Chorus 2.



Bridge (Play after Post-Chorus 2):

   Em (F#m*)        Em7 (F#m7*)     C (D*)          C (D*)
e|-0----0--------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-0-------------|--------3------|--------1------|---------------|
G|-0-------0-----|-----0------0--|-----0---------|---------------|
D|-2-------------|--2------------|---------------|--2----0-------|
A|---------------|---------------|--3------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

Then there is a break, still singing (the parenthesis denote Fill 1
played with the lyrics inside):
   "You are my fire.  The one desire.  (You are), You are, You are, You
are."

Fill 1
   Em (F#m*)
e|---------------|
B|---------------|
G|-----0---------|
D|-2-------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

Then play Fill 2.


Fill 2 (Two Guitars):

   Em (F#m*)       Em6 (F#m6*)     A (B*)          A (B*)
e|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-0-----0-----0-|---1-p-0-------|---------------|---------------|
G|-0--------0----|----------0----|-2-------------|---------------|
D|-2--2----------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-0-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
 |                                                               |
 |                                                               |
 | Em (F#m*)       Em6 (F#m6*)     A (B*)          A (B*)        |
e|------------3--|--------7------|-5-------------|---------------|
B|-5-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

                                     Don't wanna' hear you say,

Then play Chorus 2 [Change keys (Em - F#m)].



Chorus 2:

Rhy. Fig. 4
Play 3 times
   D (E*)           D (E*)         F#m (G#m*)      A (B*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-----------3-3-|--3--3--3--3---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
G|-----------2-2-|--2--2--2--2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
D|-----------0-0-|--0--0--0--0---|-4----4----4---|-2----2----2---|
A|---------------|---------------|-4----4----4---|-0----0----0---|
E|---------------|---------------|-2----2----2---|---------------|

1st time:

Then play Post-Chorus 3.


Post-Chorus 3:

Rhy. Fig. 5
   F#m (G#m*)       F#m (G#m*)     D (E*)          A (B*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-3----3----3---|-2----2----2---|
G|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|
D|-4----4----4---|-4----4----4---|-0----0----0---|-2----2----2---|
A|-4----4----4---|-4----4----4---|---------------|-0----0----0---|
E|-2----2----2---|-2----2----2---|---------------|---------------|

1st time:
  "I           want       ...

2nd time:
  "I           want      ...

Then play Chorus 2, then Post-Chorus 3, then Chorus 2 again, then Rhy.
Fig. 6.


Rhy. Fig. 6

   F#m (G#m*)                      D (E*)          A (B*)
e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|-2-------------|---------------|-3-------------|-2-------------|
G|-2-------------|---------------|-2-------------|-2-------------|
D|-4-------------|---------------|-0-------------|-2-------------|
A|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|
E|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

1st time:
  "I           want       ...

Then play Rhy. Fig. 7 to end the song.


Rhy. Fig. 7

   F#m (G#m*)       F#m (G#m*)     D (E*)          A (B*)
e|---------------|-2---5---------|---------------|-5-------------|
B|-2-------------|---------------|-5-------------|-5-------------|
G|-2-------------|---------------|-4-------------|-2-------------|
D|-4-------------|----------4----|-2-------------|---------------|
A|-4-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|-2-------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

1st time:
  "I           want       ...

* = What chord is implied by tonality.





Vocal Patterns:

Before now I've never been able to do this (voice - guitar) but now I
attempting.  Vocals are not to the song rhythm.

e|---------------|
B|--0------------|
G|-------2---0---|
D|---------------|
A|---------------|
E|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|----------0----|
D|---2-----------|---------2--0--|---2-----------|------2-----0--|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|-------2----0--|
D|---2-----------|---------2--0--|---2-----------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|---------------|
D|---2-----------|------2-----0--|---2-----------|--------2---0--|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|--------2---0--|
D|---2-----------|------2-----0--|-2----2--------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-----1-------------|
G|--0------------|-------------------0-------0--|
D|---------------|-----------------------4------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-----1-------------|
G|--0------------|-------------------0-------0--|
D|---------------|-----------------------4------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|



e|---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|--3---1---1---1-----------------|
G|--0------0-----|-----------------0--------0---0-|
D|------2--------|---------------------4----------|
A|---------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
B|-------------0-|---------------|
G|------0--------|--2----0-------|
D|-2-------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
  "I   want    ...

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G|----------0----|---------------|----------0----|----------0----|
D|---2-----------|---------2--0--|---2-----------|------2-----0--|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|------0--------|------------0--|---------------|--0------------|
G|--0-------0----|---0---2-------|0---------0----|-------2----0--|
D|---------------|---------------|-----2---------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-------------------|
G|--0------------|----------------0----------0--|
D|---------------|--------------------4--4------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|------0--3---3-|--3---1---1-------------------|
G|--0------------|----------------0----------0--|
D|---------------|--------------------4--4------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|--3---1---1---------------------|
G|--0------0-----|--------------2--0--------0---2-|
D|------2--------|---------------------4----------|
A|---------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|------3--------|---------------|
B|-5-----------0-|--0----0-------|
G|------0--------|---------------|
D|-2-------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-|--0---0-----0--|--0--0---0-0---|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-|--0--0---0---4-|--2------2-----|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|-0-----0-----0-|--0---0-----0--|-0----0--0---0-|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G|--0----0----0--|-0--0------3---|-3-------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|


e|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|--0------------|---------------|--0------------|
G|----------0----|---------2--0--|----------0----|-------2---0---|
D|---2-----------|---------------|---2-----------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|------------3-0|
G|-----0-------0-|-----2---0-----|
D|-2-------2-----|-4-------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|
                             &
e|---------------|-5-----3---5---|
B|---5-----5--5--|---------------|
G|---------------|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|

& = Carry this note into next measures.





e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---5-----5--5--|---------------|---2-----------|
G|---------------|--2---2---4----|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---5-----5--5--|---------------|---2-----------|
G|---------------|--2---2---4----|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B|---5-----5--5--|---------------|---2-----------|
G|---------------|-2---2--4----4-|---------------|
D|---------------|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
B|---2-----3---2-|---------------|
G|---------------|--4--------2---|
D|---------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|------2--5---5-|--5-----3---3-----------------|
G|--2------------|-----------------2--2--1---2--|
D|---------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|--5---2---5--5-|--5-----3--3------------------|
G|---------------|----------------2---2--1---2--|
D|---------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|--5---3---3---------------------|
G|--2-------2----|--------------4--2---1----1---2-|
D|------4--------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
B|-------------2-|---------------|
G|-------2-------|---4---2-------|
D|-4-------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|------2--5---5-|--5-----3---3-----------------|
G|--2------------|-----------------2--2--1---2--|
D|---------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|------------------------------|
B|---------------|--5-----3--3------------------|
G|---------------|----------------2---2--1---2--|
D|---------------|------------------------------|
A|---------------|------------------------------|
E|---------------|------------------------------|

e|---------------|--------------------------------|
B|---------------|--5---3---3---------------------|
G|--2-------2----|--------------4--2---1----1---2-|
D|------4--------|--------------------------------|
A|---------------|--------------------------------|
E|---------------|--------------------------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
B|-------------2-|---------------|
G|-------2-------|---4---2-------|
D|-4-------------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|

e|---------------|---------------|
B|---------------|---2-----------|
G|-------------2-|--------4----2-|
D|--4----4-------|---------------|
A|---------------|---------------|
E|---------------|---------------|

Fin

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