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Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

The Blues Brothers
Bass Tab
4.5(38)

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

Song title: Everybody Needs Somebody to Love

Artist: The Blues Brothers

notation :

G ----2)-----

D -----------

A -----------

E -----------

1 & 2 & 3 &...

is like :

G       ----12------

D -----.------

A -----.------

E -----.------

1 & 2. & 3 &...

I hope that's clear enough.

theme

G       ----------------|----------------|
D       --------3---3---|--------3---3---|
A       3---3-----------|1---1-----------|
E       ----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

transition

G       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D       7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---5---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---5---6---|
A       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

G       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D       7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---6---|5---5---5---5---|5---3---2---0---|
A       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

chorus

G       ----------------|------2-----5---|----------------|------2-----5---|
D       ------2-----5---|3-3-------------|------2-----5---|3-3-------------|
A       3---------------|---------------2|3---------------|---------------2|
E       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

G       ----------------|------2-----5---|----------------|------2-----5---|
D       ------2-----5---|3-3-------------|------2-----5---|3-3-------------|
A       3---------------|---------------2|3---------------|----------------|
D       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

transition

G       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D       7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---5---|3---3---3---3---|3---3---5---6---|
A       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

G       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D       7---7---7---7---|7---7---7---6---|5---5---5---5---|5---3---2---0---|
A       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

theme x4

G       ----------------|----------------|
D       --------3---3---|--------3---3---|
A       3---3-----------|1---1-----------|
E       ----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

G       ----------------|
D       ----------------|
A       3\--------------|
E       ----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

speech x2

G       0)------2)------|3)------2)------|0)------2)------|3)------2)------|
D       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
A       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
E       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

theme x12

G       ----------------|----------------|
D       --------3---3---|--------3---3---|
A       3---3-----------|1---1-----------|
E       ----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

variation:

G       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D       ----2---3-------|----0---3-------|----2---3-------|----0---3-------|
A       3-----------0---|1-----------0---|3-----------0---|1-----------0---|
E       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

G       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
D       ----2---3---5---|----0---3-------|----2---3-------|----0---3-------|
A       3---------------|1-----------0---|3-----------0---|1-----------0---|
E       ----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & |

Submitted by Fred (bass-junior@caramail.com)

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