Can't Wait for Perfect

(Guitar solo: Mark Lettieri)

Bob Reynolds Guitar Band
Live @ Blue Whale (Jan. 21, 2016)
Music by Bob Reynolds (2006)
= 73

A: 1.
[time = 5:35] Play with finger-picking.

C5 F9
pickup position: neck (5)
sl. P
E6
1 2
Electric Guitar

sl.
½ ¼
P
E
B 11 12 11 9 11 9
G 11 9
D
A
E

C5 E6 F9 sl. P

3
4

sl.
¼ ¼ ½ ½
P

9 11 12 11 9
11 9 11 9 9
X 8 8 8 8 8 11 8 8 11

sl.
... 3 3 5
5 sl. sl. sl. P P
P sl. sl. sl.
6

sl. sl. sl. P P sl. sl. sl. P sl.

11 9 8 9 8 9
X X 12 11 9 8 9 8 9 9 10 11 11 10 10 9 10 9 10 9
11 9 12 11 9
11 9 7 8 9 9 8 8 7 8 7 8 7
12

Play with a pick.

7
8

3
let ring
12
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 5 4 13
6 8 9 8 6
4 7 8 8

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 2.
[6:01]

P P
9
10

½
P P
12 15 16 12 14
14 14 12 14 14 12 14

Play with finger-picking.

...
P P P P P
11
12

½
P P P P P
11 9 9 9 9 9
14 11 14 11 14 11 14 11 14 11
13 13 13 13 12 9 9 11 12 11 9
11 9

F  9(  11)
P H

13
14

let ring P H
8
9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 9 12 9
9
11 11 11 9 13 13 13 13 11 11 11 11 10 9 8

w/bar w/bar
15 w/bar
16

-½ -½
-1 -1 -1½
½

12 9
9 11 9 (9)
11 11

2/10
 3.
[6:27]
pickup position: bridge (1)
17 w/bar
sl. P
18

-1
-1½
½ ½ ¼ ½ ¼ ¼
sl. P

8 8 10 11
11 9 11 11
11 9 (9) 10 9 7 7 10
9

19 w/bar sl.

P 20 P P

-½

¼ ¼ ¼ ¼
P sl. P P

9 14 11 14 11 14
10 11 10 11 10 11 10 11 9 11 11 10 9
11 (11) 9
11 13 13 12 11

21
 sl. sl.
sl.
P
22 sl.

¼
sl. sl.
sl. P sl.
12 13 14 12 13
14 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 12 11 9 11 9
12 12 13 12 13 12 13 12 13 11 9 11 9 7 8 8 8 8
11 9
11 8 9 9 9 9

w/bar
sl. P
P
23 3 3 P w/bar
24

-1 P -1
¼ ½
P sl. P

7 8 7 5 7
8 6 6 6 4 6 (6) 4
6 6 4 (4) 2
9 7 7 4
0

4.
[6:54]
25
26

7 4 6 7 3 4
5 5
6 6 3 4
6 3 2
6 4 4 2 1
3 4 2 4

3/10
 sl.
27
28 sl.

sl. sl.

4 11
6 6 6 6 6 6 9 9 9 9 9 9 9
6 8 6 9 9 8 8 6 6 9 11 13 13 11 11 9 9 11 11 11 11 11
4 7 8 11 13 13 14 14 13 13
5 6


Play with a pick.
pickup position: neck (5)

sl. P
29
30

3
½ full
sl. P
14 15 14 12
14 17 14 17
16 X


Turn on distortion.
P H H
H P
31
P P 3
32

3
¼
P H P P.M. P P H H
14 12
X 14 12 11 11 9 12
13 12 11 12 11 11 9 11 9 11 9
13 11 11 9 9 9
11 9 11 9 11

5.
= 74

 
[7:20] (He adjusts the accidentally
low volume setting.)

P sl. P
33
sl. sl.
34

¼ ¼
sl. sl.
P sl. P
12 14 14 12 (X) 12 14 14 12 12
X X (X) 14 12
(X) 13 11 9
11 9

35
 sl.
sl. P H sl. P H P
pickup position: bridge (1)
sl. P
sl. sl. sl.
sl. P P sl. 36 sl. 3 P

¼
sl. P.M.
sl. P P sl. P H sl. P H P sl. sl. P sl. sl. sl. sl. P
10 11 9
12 12 9
11 9 8 9 8 8 9 8 6 8 6 6 (6) 4
11 9 8 5 45 45 4 2
11 9 7 9 10 7 9 7 6 4

4/10
37
H P H sl. P
sl. P H P sl.
 P
sl. H P 38

3
½
P
sl. H P H P H sl. P sl. P H P sl.
12 9 10 12 13 9
6 9 11 9 11 9 8
2 4 6 4 (4) 6 4 6 8 8 6

39  P P
 P P P P
P P P P P P H sl.
40

3
3 3 3
P P
P P P P P P
P P P P H sl.
10 12 10 9 14 16 14 16 14 16 14 16 14
12 9 14 16 16
11 9 11 9 11 13
11 11 9 11 13
11 9 11 14
12 9 11 12

6.
= 75
[7:45]

 P
41
P 42 H P sl. P P

3
3 3
½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
P
P H P sl. P P
19 19 16 16 16 18 18 (18) 18 16
19 19 17 17 17 17 17 14 17 17
X 16 17 18 (18) 16 18 16 18 16 15 16 18 16
18

 P P
43 P P P
P P P P P P
44

3
P P P P P
P P P P P P
19 16 19 19 16 16 19 16 1819 18 16
17 16 16 19 16 17 19 16 (0)
18 16 18 1518 15 15 18 15 16 18 18 16 (0)
16 18 16 15 16 18 18 (0)

5/10
  H
sl. P P P
P sl. 3 P P
45
P 3 3
46

P
full full full full ¼
sl. H P P
P sl. P P P
14 14 14 (14) 12 14 16 (16)12 1412 11 14 11 12 11
19 (19) 14 12 11 12 12 11 12 11 11
13 13 13 11

sl. P
47 P
P sl. P sl. P sl. P
48

P
full ½
sl. P P sl. P sl. P sl. P

13 12 11 9 8 (8) 6 9 8 6 10 6 4 6 6 4 6 (6) 4
11 9 8 4 (4) 2
4 4 4 4 4 4

7.
[8:11]

49
P P P
50

P P P
½ ½ ½ ½

2 4 4 (4) 2 2 4 4 (4) 2 2 4 4 (4) 2 2 4 4

4 4 4 4 4 4


sl.
51
P P P P sl.
52

P P
let ring
P ¼ ½ ¼ ½ full
P sl. sl.

5 7
4 4 4 6
(4) 2 2 4 4 (4) 2 2 4 4 (4) 2 2 2 4 2 4 6
4 4 4 4 4 4

 sl.
53 sl.
54

let ring
let ring let ring let ring let ring sl.
full ¼ full full ¼ full full ¼ full ¼ full
full full full full full full
sl.
7 5 7 5 7 9 7 12 12
(7) 7 7 (7) 7 7 (7) 7 9 (9) 9 9 (9) 12 (12) 12 (12) 12

6/10
55
 sl. P
sl. P

56

let ring
full full sl.
full ¼ full ½
¼
sl. P P
12 12
(12) (12) 12 (12) 12 12 9 12 9 11 12 11 9
12 11 9 11 9 11 9 11 9

8.
[8:37]
sl. P sl. P sl. P sl. P sl. P sl. P
57
58 P P

sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½ ½
P P P P P P P P

11 12 11 9 11 12 11 9 11 12 11 9 11 12 11 9 11 1112 11 9 1112 11 9
X X X 9 X X
X X X 11 9 X X
X X X 11 9 X X

59
sl. P
sl. P
sl. P
sl. P
sl. P

60


3 3

sl. sl. sl. sl. sl.

½ ½ ½ ½ ½
P P P P P
9 11 12 13 14 12 14
1112 11 9 11 12 11 9 11 12 11 9 11
X 11 12 11 9 X 11 12 11 9 X 11 9 11 9 11 12
X X X X X
X X X X X

 sl. 
61 H
P 62

5
5
H
¼ ¾ ½ ¾ ½ ¾ ½ ¾ ½ ¾ ½ ¾ ½ ¾ ¼
sl.
P
14 17 12 14 13 12 14 13 14 13 14 13 14 13 14 13 14 14 12 14
14 12 X
13 X
X


63 P
64

P
1½ 1½ 1¼ 1¼ full ½

16 16 16 16 16 16 16 14 15 16
14 14 14 14 16 (16) 14

7/10
 9.

 
[9:02]

65  P P P P
P
P P P

66 P

3 3
P
full full ½ ¾
P P P P.M.
P P P P P
19 16 19 16 19 16
14 17 (17) X X 19 17
15 X X 18 16 16 11 (11) 9
X X 18 16 18 17 16 11
19 16
19 X

67
sl. P H sl.
68

3
1½ 1½
½
sl. P H sl.

5 5 5
6 4 (4) 4 4 (4) 4 6
4 2 2 4 4 6 6
4 (4) (4) 2 4

sl.
69 P sl. P
P
70
3 P

P
¼ ½
P.M. P sl. P P.M. sl. P

5
6 4 6 4
6 5 4 2 4 4 2 2 4 2 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 5 4 2 2 4
4 4 2 4 4

 P
71
72

3 3 3 3 3
AH P
½

9 12 13 14 15 16 14 12 14 14 <26>
(14) 12
9 12 14
4 6 8 9 10 10 11
5 6 6 7 8

8/10
 B

F7

[9:28]

 
F7 E6
73
P 74 P

full full full

P P
14 (14) 14 12 14 (14)
14 14 14 14 12 X 14 12
X X
X X
X

F7

F7 E6
P sl.
75
w/bar H sl.
76

-1½
P
½ ½
sl. H sl.

14 (14) 11 (11) 9
X X 11 9 8
X X 11 9 2 4 2
X 11 9 8 (8) 4 2 4 3

F7 F7 E6
77
w/bar
78 sl.

P.M. sl.
-½

9
8 11 11 9 11
9 9 8 8 8 7 (7) 7 9 11 10

= 73
Turn off distortion. Play with finger-picking.

D  7(  9)
pickup position: neck (5)
D 9 D 9
79
80 81

5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5
6 6 6 6 6 6 6 6
4 4 4 4 4 4 4 4
5 (5) 5 5 5 5 5 5 5 5

9/10
 A

C5 F9
[9:57]
E6
82
83

(X) (X)
6 (X) 6 (X) 4 (4)
4 (X) (X) 4 (4)
(X) 7 (X) (2)

10/10