My guitar just confirmed what my ear told me: It's a simple 12-bar
blues. There are a few variations on the pattern, but the one I use
is:
MI7 LA7 MI7 MI7 LA7 LA7 MI7 MI7 SI7 LA7 MI7 SI7
Here's how it fits with the lyrics:
GIVE ME ONE REASON
On: Tracy Chapman, _New Beginning_
Words & Music: Tracy Chapman
INTRO: Blues progression (above)
CHORUS: Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
LA7 MI7Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back around
SI7'Cause I don't want to leave you lonely
But you've got to make me change my mind
Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
Baby I got your number and I know that you've got mine
You can call me baby, you can call me anytime (but you got to call me)
CHORUS
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
This youthful heart can love you 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
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
Because I told you that I love you and there ain't no more to say
End on E7
Give Me One Reason
written by Tracy Chapman
originally performed by Tracy Chapman
track #9 on "new beginning"
transcribed by Drew Boles (BolesGJD@aol.com)
This song has a pretty intricate and difficult lead.
However, it sounds really good when you can play it. Tracy
plays the rhythm electric guitar (basic pattern is tabbed
below), and her guitarist plays the blues lead guitar.
Here are the lyrics and the basic chord progressions for the
song. The guitar parts are tabbed below.
Chords used:
F#=244322 B=x24442 C#=x46664
Lyrics:
FA# SI DO# FA# SI DO# FA# DO# SI FA# introGive me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
FA# SI DO#Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back
around.
DO#I said I don't wanna leave you lonely,
SI FA#You've gotta make me change my mind.
Baby I got your number and I know that you got mine.
FA# SI DO# FA#You know that I called you, I called too many times.
DO#You can call me baby
You can call anytime, but you got to call me.
FA# SI DO#Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
DO#
I said I don't wanna leave you lonely,
SI FA#You've gotta make me change my mind.
I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my
FA#life.
FA# SI DO#I don't want no one to squeeze me, they might take away my
life.
DO#
I just want someone to hold me,
And rock me through the night.
FA# SI DO# FA#This youthful heart can love you and give you what you need.
FA# SI DO#I said this youthful heart can love you and give you what
you need.
DO#But I'm too old to go chasing around,
SI FA#Wastin' my precious energy.
Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
FA# SI DO#Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back
around.
DO#I said I don't wanna leave you lonely,
SI FA#You've gotta make me change my mind.
Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why.
FA# SI DO# FA#Baby just give me one reason, give me just one reason why
I should stay here.
Because I told you that I loved you, and there ain't no more
FA#to say.
TAB notation:
P: pull off
h: hammer on
/: slide up
\: slide down
b: 1/4 bend
B: 1/2 bend
Bb: full bend
~: vibrato
r: release bend
: hold bend (until released)
*: palm mute
pb: prebend
Tracy's part:
Intro FA# SI DO# FA# SIE---------2-----2-----2------4-----2-----2-----2-----2------
B---------2-----2-----4------6-----2-----2-----2-----2------
G---------3---3-3-----4----6-6-----3---3-3-----3---3-3------
D---------4---4-4-----4----6-------4---4-4-----4---4-4------
A-------------4---0-2----4-------------4-----------4---0-2--
E-0-0-0-2---2------------------0-2---2-----0-2---2----------
DO# FA# DO# SI
-2------4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----2-----2----4------6-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6-----6-----4-----4----4----6-6-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-----6---6-6-----4---4-4----4----6-------4---4-4-----4---4-4-----6---6-------4---4---------4-------------4-----------4---0-4---4-----0-2---2-----------------0-2---2-----0-2---2-------------------------------
FA#
-----2-----2------2-----2--
-----2-----2------2-----2--
-----3---3-3------3---3-3--
-----4---4-4------4---4-4--
-----4---4--------4---4----
-0-2---2------0-2---2------
(this pattern repeats throughout the entire song)
lead guitar part:
verse 2:
E-----------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------12B13-----------------------------
G----------11----14h11~---------13B14r13--11h13p11~---------
D----11h13----13--------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------7\5--------------12B13r12-10----10B11--9b-9b-7-4---7-9b10-------4B5r4--2-----------------11------------------8------------------------4~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------12------------------------\5---7---9B10--------------12Bb14----14r12p10--12p10----------------------11~--9B10r9-----------------------------11~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------5/7\5--5--5-----5--------------------------------------------------4b-4b-2--4p2------------4B5--5r4--4p2-------------------------------------4~----2*----------------4~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------5b--7Bb9r8B9--9r7h5--------5b--7-7p5---------------5--7--7-----------------------7--7-------------7---7----/6---------------------------------------------------6----4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5b-----------9Bb11--11r9--------------------------7--9------------7---7---------------9B10-10r9--7-----10B12---------------/8---8-------------------------------8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------9b------11b------12--------------------9pb10r9p7---7-------10b------12b------12Bb14r13B14--------------------8----/11-------11-------11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------12-------------------------------------12-----------12Bb14------14r12---10--12Bb14--10h12~--10h12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------12pb14r12p10--12p10b--------------------------------------------------------------11~---9--------------------------------------------------------------11--11\9---7--------------------------------------------------------------9~~~---------
------------------------------------------------------------
That's basically the entire song. There are two more riffs
in the last two verses that I thought were neat. Here they
are (sorry, I don't remember where they go, or what chords
support them).
riff 1
-------14-------16-------18-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/15------/16------/18-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
riff 2
-17b-17b-14-----------------14------------------------------------------17p14--------14----------------17---------------------------------16Bb18-------16B17r16-14-16B17r16-14-------------------------------------------------------------16---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
My guitar just confirmed what my
..ear told me: It's a simple
..12-bar
blues. There are a few variations
..on the pattern, but the one I
..use
is:
MI7 LA7 MI7 MI7 LA7 LA7 MI7 MI7 SI7 LA7
Here's how it fits with the
..lyrics:
GIVE ME ONE REASON
On: Tracy Chapman, _New Beginning_
Words & Music: Tracy Chapman
INTRO: Blues progression (above)
CHORUS: Give me one reason to stay
LA7 MI7..here and I'll turn right back
..around
LA7Give me one reason to stay
MI7..here and I'll turn right back
..around
SI7'Cause I don't want to
..leave you lonely
LA7But you've got to make me
..change my mind
Baby I got your number and I know
..that you've got mine
Baby I got your number and I know
..that you've got mine
You can call me baby, you can call
..me anytime (but you got to call
..me)
CHORUS
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
This youthful heart can love you
..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
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
Because I told you that I love you
..and there ain't no more to say
End on E7
Give Me One
..Reason
written by Tracy
..Chapman
originally performed
..by Tracy Chapman
track #9 on "new
..beginning"
transcribed by Drew Boles
..(BolesGJD@aol.com)
This song has a pretty intricate
..and difficult lead.
However, it sounds really good
..when you can play it. Tracy
plays the rhythm electric guitar
..(basic pattern is tabbed
below), and her guitarist plays
..the blues lead guitar.
Here are the lyrics and the basic
..chord progressions for the
song. The guitar parts are tabbed
..below.
Chords used:
F#=244322 B=x24442 C#=x46664
Lyrics:
Give me one reason to stay here
DO#..and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
Give me one reason to stay here
DO#..and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
I said I don't wanna leave you
..lonely,
You've gotta make me change my
..mind.
Baby I got your number and I know
FA#..that you got mine.
FA# SIYou know that I called you, I
..called too many times.
DO#You can call me baby
SIYou can call anytime, but you got
..to call me.
FA# SIGive me one reason to stay here
DO#..and I'll turn right back
around.
FA# SIGive me one reason to stay here
DO#..and I'll turn right back
around.
I said I don't wanna leave you
..lonely,
You've gotta make me change my
..mind.
I don't want no one to squeeze me,
DO#..they might take away my
FA#life.
I don't want no one to squeeze me,
DO#..they might take away my
FA#life.
DO#
I just want someone to hold me,
SI FA#And rock me through the night.
This youthful heart can love you
DO# FA#..and give you what you need.
FA#I said this youthful heart can
..love you and give you what
FA#you need.
DO#But I'm too old to go chasing
..around,
SI FA#Wastin' my precious energy.
Give me one reason to stay here
DO#..and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
Give me one reason to stay here
DO#..and I'll turn right back
FA#around.
I said I don't wanna leave you
..lonely,
You've gotta make me change my
..mind.
Baby just give me one reason, give
DO# FA#..me just one reason why.
FA# SIBaby just give me one reason, give
..me just one reason why
I should stay here.
DO# SIBecause I told you that I loved
..you, and there ain't no more
FA#to say.
TAB notation:
P: pull off
h: hammer on
/: slide up
\: slide down
b: 1/4 bend
B: 1/2 bend
Bb: full bend
~: vibrato
r: release bend
: hold bend (until released)
*: palm mute
pb: prebend
Tracy's part:
E---------2-----2-----2------4----
B---------2-----2-----4------6----
G---------3---3-3-----4----6-6----
D---------4---4-4-----4----6------
A-------------4---0-2----4--------
E-0-0-0-2---2------------------0-2
...
-|-2-----2-----2-----2------
-|-2-----2-----2-----2------
-|-3---3-3-----3---3-3------
-|-4---4-4-----4---4-4------
-|-----4-----------4---0-2--
-|---2-----0-2---2----------
DO# FA# DO#
-2------4-----2-----2-----2-----2-----4-----4-----2-----2----4------6-----2-----2-----2-----2-----6-----6-----4-----4----4----6-6-----3---3-3-----3---3-3-----6---6-6-----4---4-4----4----6-------4---4-4-----4---4-4-----6---6-------4---4---------4-------------4-----------4---0-4---4-----0-2---2-----------------0-2---2-----0-2---2-------------------------------
-----2-----2------2-----2--
-----2-----2------2-----2--
-----3---3-3------3---3-3--
-----4---4-4------4---4-4--
-----4---4--------4---4----
-0-2---2------0-2---2------
(this pattern repeats throughout
..the entire song)
lead guitar part:
verse 2:
E------------------------------
B-------------------------12B13
G----------11----14h11~--------
D----11h13----13---------------
A------------------------------
E------------------------------
...
-|-----------------------------
-|-----------------------------
-|-13B14r13--11h13p11~---------
-|-----------------------------
-|-----------------------------
-|-----------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------7\5--------------12B13r12-10----10B11--9b-9b-7-4---7-9b10-------4B5r4--2-----------------11------------------8------------------------4~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------12------------------------\5---7---9B10--------------12Bb14----14r12p10--12p10----------------------11~--9B10r9-----------------------------11~--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------5/7\5--5--5-----5--------------------------------------------------4b-4b-2--4p2------------4B5--5r4--4p2-------------------------------------4~----2*----------------4~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------5b--7Bb9r8B9--9r7h5--------5b--7-7p5---------------5--7--7-----------------------7--7-------------7---7----/6---------------------------------------------------6----4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-5b-----------9Bb11--11r9--------------------------7--9------------7---7---------------9B10-10r9--7-----10B12---------------/8---8-------------------------------8------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
----------------------9b------11b------12--------------------9pb10r9p7---7-------10b------12b------12Bb14r13B14--------------------8----/11-------11-------11-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------12-------------------------------------12-----------12Bb14------14r12---10--12Bb14--10h12~--10h12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------12pb14r12p10--12p10b--------------------------------------------------------------11~---9--------------------------------------------------------------11--11\9---7--------------------------------------------------------------9~~~---------
------------------------------------------------------------
That's basically the entire song.
..There are two more riffs
in the last two verses that I
..thought were neat. Here they
are (sorry, I don't remember where
..they go, or what chords
support them).
riff 1
-------14-------16-------18-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------/15------/16------/18-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
riff 2
-17b-17b-14-----------------14------------------------------------------17p14--------14----------------17---------------------------------16Bb18-------16B17r16-14-16B17r16-14-------------------------------------------------------------16---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
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