Notes:
Hi. This is my TAB of Tracy Chapman's 'Give Me One Reason'. This is a
great, yet very simple blues song. A previous posting showed the song in a
straight 12 bar blues progresson in E, and I posted a version exactly like
this one in G, however, the song is played in F#. A couple of people tipped
me on the fact that it's supposed to be in F#, so thanks! I have tabbed the
chords in plain majors, however, you can make each a 7th to add a bit of a
more bluesy sound.
The main riff (Fig. 1) is played throughout the entire song, verse,
chorus, solo, everything. The high strikes of the chords should be played
'up strokes' and the muted parts of the chords should be played with
'down strokes'. This is another part of the tab which I messed up a little
because I reversed the symbols on the Figure. Check the key again and match
it to Fig. 1. Speaking of the solo, I have not posted it, nor have I
posted the little fills between the different lines of the verse. I figured
that it is more fun to play your own fills, and add your own solo.
Improvisation is a big part of my playing, so I will only post what is in
the actual song.
Key (Tablature Explanation):
x = Muted String
/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
v = Down Stroke
^ = Up Stroke
* Standard Tuning
* Slow Blues
Intro
Fig. 1
e-----------||-----2-----2--x--|--------2-------4--x--|--------2-----2--x--\
B-----------||-----2-----2--x--|--------4-------6--x--|--------2-----2--x--|
G-----------||-----3-----3--x--|--------4-------6--x--|--------3-----3--x--|
D-----------||-----4-----4--x--|----------------------|--------4-----4--x--|
A-----------||-----------------|--0--2-----/-4--------|--------------------|
E--0--0--0--||--2-----2--------|----------------------|--0--2-----2--------/
^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v
e--------2-----2--x--|--------2-----2--x--|--------2-------4--x--\
B--------2-----2--x--|--------4-----4--x--|--------4-------6--x--|
G--------3-----3--x--|--------4-----4--x--|--------4-------6--x--|
D--------4-----4--x--|--------------------|----------------------|
A--------------------|--0--2-----2--------|--0--2-----/-4--------|
E--0--2-----2--------|--------------------|----------------------/
^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v
e--------2-----2--x--|--------2-----2--x--|--------4-----4--x--\
B--------2-----2--x--|--------2-----2--x--|--------6-----6--x--|
G--------3-----3--x--|--------3-----3--x--|--------6-----6--x--|
D--------4-----4--x--|--------4-----4--x--|--------------------|
A--------------------|--------------------|--0--4-----4--------|
E--0--2-----2--------|--0--2-----2--------|--------------------/
^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v
End Fig. 1
SI FA#e--------2-----2--x--|--------2-----2--x--|--------2-----2--x--|\
B--------4-----4--x--|--------3-----3--x--|--------3-----3--x--||
G--------4-----4--x--|--------4-----4--x--|--------4-----4--x--||
D--------------------|--------4-----4--x--|--------4-----4--x--||
A--0--2-----2--------|--------------------|--------------------||
E--------------------|--0--2-----2--------|--0--2-----2--------|/
^ ^ v ^ ^ v ^ ^ v
Chorus: (w/Fig. 1)
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn my back a - round...
SI DO# FA#Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn my back a - round...
DO#Said I don't want to leave you lonely,
you've got to make me change my mind...
Aditional Lyrics and Song Construction:
Verse 1:
Baby I got your number, and I know that you've got mine
You know that I called you, I called too many times
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime, you got to call me
Verse 2:
I don't want no-one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I don't want no-one to squeeze me, they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me and rock me through the night
Verse 3:
This youthful heart can love you, yes and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you, and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you around, wasting my precious energy
Outro Chorus:
Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why (I should stay)
Said I told you that I love you and there ain't no more to say
Riff 1
e--17--14----------------------------------\
B----------17--14--------------------------|
G------------------16--14------------------|
D--------------------------(14)-h-16~~~~~--|
A------------------------------------------|
E------------------------------------------/
Notes:
Hi. This is my TAB of
..Tracy Chapman's 'Give Me One
..Reason'. This is a
great, yet very simple blues
..song. A previous posting showed
..the song in a
straight 12 bar blues progresson
..in E, and I posted a version
..exactly like
this one in G, however, the song
..is played in F#. A couple of
..people tipped
me on the fact that it's supposed
..to be in F#, so thanks! I have
..tabbed the
chords in plain majors, however,
..you can make each a 7th to add a
..bit of a
more bluesy sound.
The main riff (Fig. 1) is
..played throughout the entire
..song, verse,
chorus, solo, everything. The
..high strikes of the chords
..should be played
'up strokes' and the muted parts
..of the chords should be played
..with
'down strokes'. This is another
..part of the tab which I messed
..up a little
because I reversed the symbols on
..the Figure. Check the key again
..and match
it to Fig. 1. Speaking of the
..solo, I have not posted it, nor
..have I
posted the little fills between
..the different lines of the
..verse. I figured
that it is more fun to play your
..own fills, and add your own
..solo.
Improvisation is a big part of my
..playing, so I will only post
..what is in
the actual song.
Key (Tablature Explanation):
x = Muted String
/ = Slide Up
\ = Slide Down
v = Down Stroke
^ = Up Stroke
* Standard Tuning
* Slow Blues
Intro
Fig. 1
e-----------||-----2-----2--x--|-
B-----------||-----2-----2--x--|-
G-----------||-----3-----3--x--|-
D-----------||-----4-----4--x--|-
A-----------||-----------------|-
E--0--0--0--||--2-----2--------|-
...
-|-------2-------4--x--|--------2-
-|-------4-------6--x--|--------2-
-|-------4-------6--x--|--------3-
-|---------------------|--------4-
-|-0--2-----/-4--------|----------
-|---------------------|--0--2----
...
-|----2--x--\
-|----2--x--|
-|----3--x--|
-|----4--x--|
-|----------|
-|-2--------/
^ ^ v
.. ^ ^ v ^
.. ^ v
FA# SI
e--------2-----2--x--|--------2---
B--------2-----2--x--|--------4---
G--------3-----3--x--|--------4---
D--------4-----4--x--|------------
A--------------------|--0--2-----2
E--0--2-----2--------|------------
...
-|--2--x--|--------2-------4--x--\
-|--4--x--|--------4-------6--x--|
-|--4--x--|--------4-------6--x--|
-|--------|----------------------|
-|--------|--0--2-----/-4--------|
-|--------|----------------------/
^ ^ v ^
.. ^ v ^ ^ v
FA#
e--------2-----2--x--|--------2---
B--------2-----2--x--|--------2---
G--------3-----3--x--|--------3---
D--------4-----4--x--|--------4---
A--------------------|------------
E--0--2-----2--------|--0--2-----2
...
-|--2--x--|--------4-----4--x--\
-|--2--x--|--------6-----6--x--|
-|--3--x--|--------6-----6--x--|
-|--4--x--|--------------------|
-|--------|--0--4-----4--------|
-|--------|--------------------/
^ ^ v ^
.. ^ v ^ ^ v
.. End Fig. 1
SI FA#e--------2-----2--x--|--------2---
B--------4-----4--x--|--------3---
G--------4-----4--x--|--------4---
D--------------------|--------4---
A--0--2-----2--------|------------
E--------------------|--0--2-----2
...
-|--2--x--|--------2-----2--x--|\
-|--3--x--|--------3-----3--x--||
-|--4--x--|--------4-----4--x--||
-|--4--x--|--------4-----4--x--||
-|--------|--------------------||
-|--------|--0--2-----2--------|/
^ ^ v ^
.. ^ v ^ ^ v
Chorus: (w/Fig. 1)
FA#
Give me one reason to stay here
SI DO# FA#..and I'll turn my back a -
..round...
SIGive me one reason to stay here
..and I'll turn my back a -
..round...
Said I don't want to leave you
..lonely,
you've got to make me change my
FA#..mind...
Aditional Lyrics and Song
..Construction:
Verse 1:
Baby I got your number, and I
..know that you've got mine
You know that I called you, I
..called too many times
You can call me baby, you can
..call me anytime, you got to call
..me
Verse 2:
I don't want no-one to squeeze
..me, they might take away my life
I don't want no-one to squeeze
..me, they might take away my life
I just want someone to hold me
..and rock me through the night
Verse 3:
This youthful heart can love you,
..yes and give you what you need
This youthful heart can love you,
..and give you what you need
But I'm too old to go chasing you
..around, wasting my precious
..energy
Outro Chorus:
Baby just give me one reason, give
..me just one reason why
Baby just give me one reason, give
..me just one reason why (I should
..stay)
Said I told you that I love you
..and there ain't no more to say
Riff 1
e--17--14------------------------
B----------17--14----------------
G------------------16--14--------
D--------------------------(14)-h
A--------------------------------
E--------------------------------
...
-|----------\
-|----------|
-|----------|
-|-16~~~~~--|
-|----------|
-|----------/
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