A Thing Called Love

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  • Standard Tuning
     
    Notation:
  • x - scrub (put mute the strings with your fretting hand and strum or pick)
    ~ - vibrato
    bu - bend up
  • bd - bend down
    gbu - gradual bend up (bend up slowly)
    gbd - gradual bend down (bend down slowly)
  • h - hammer on
    p - pull off
    s - slide
  • ^ - quater tone bend/blues curl (only bend the note slightly)
    (17) - bend to the pitch of this note (If it is repeated after a bend then pick it)
    *17* - indicates what pitch the note is returned to, do
  • not pick these notes
    /17\ - pinch harmonic
    [17] - ghost note (is hardly audible)
  • D - strum/pick what is written above down
    U - strum/pick what is written above up
    PM... - Palm mute what is written above
  • co - cut off (stop the note dead/don't let it ring)
     
    0:00
  • Intro and verse 1:
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • G-----x-2-4-4---x-4-4------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------
    D-4---x-2-4-4---x-4-4-2-2--4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------
    A-4---x-0-2-2---x-2-2-2-2--2-2--0-0---0-2-4-----------------------------------------
  • E-2-------------------0-0-----------4~------0-Repeat 4x-----------------------------
    D D D D U D D U D U D U D U
     
  • On the fourth time round do this:
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • G-----x-2-4-4---x-4-4------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------
    D-4---x-2-4-4---x-4-4-2-2--4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------
    A-4---x-0-2-2---x-2-2-2-2--2-2--0-0---0---------------------------------------------
  • E-2-------------------0-0-----------4~--4-2-0---------------------------------------
     
    0:30
  • Bridge to first chorus:
    E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • G-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    D-2---4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------
    A-2-x-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------
  • E-0-x-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-Repeat 3x------------------------------------------
    PM...................
     
  • On the third time round do this:
    E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • G-1------------2---3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------
    D-2---4----4-4-2-x-3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------
    A-2-x-4----4-4-0-x-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------
  • E-0-x-2----2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------
    PM. PM......build up...............
    0:44
  • Chorus 1:
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • G-------2-----------4-6-4-----------------------------------------------------------
    D-2-----2-----4-----4-6-4-----------------------------------------------------------
    A-2-----0-----4---0-2-4-2-----------------------------------------------------------
  • E-0-2-4---4-0-2-4---------Repeat 3x-------------------------------------------------
    D D D D U D U D D D D D
    0:56
  • Bridge to solo 1:
    These are the right chords but play whatever rhythm you think you can hear here.
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    D-6-6-6--4-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------
  • A-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------
    E-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------
    D D D U D U U D U D U D
  • 0:59
    Solo 1:
    The backing guitar to this solo is the same as the verse.
  • E---------------------------16bu(17)bd*16*------------------------------------------
    B-17------17----17------------------------17-----------------------15gbu(17)~-------
    G-16bu(18)--(18)--(18)bd16-------------------16--13bu(14)bd*13*---------------------
  • D--------------------------------------------------------------14-------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • 1:11
    Verse 2:
    The bass plays the first half of the parts in these verses the guitar only plays the
  • following:
     
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G--------------------------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------
    D-----------------------2--4-4--2-2-----------4-------------------------------------
  • A-----------------------2--2-2--0-0---0-2-4---4-------------------------------------
    E-----------------------0-----------4~------0-2-Repeat 2x---------------------------
     
  • On the second time do the following:
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • G--------------------------4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------
    D-----------------------2--4-4--2-2-------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------2--2-2--0-0---0---------------------------------------------
  • E-----------------------0-----------4~--4-2-0---------------------------------------
    1:22
    Bridge to second chorus:
  • E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • D-2---4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------
    A-2-x-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------
    E-0-x-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-Repeat 3x------------------------------------------
  • PM...................
     
    On the third time round do this:
  • E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-1------------2---3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------
  • D-2---4----4-4-2-x-3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------
    A-2-x-4----4-4-0-x-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------
    E-0-x-2----2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------
  • PM. PM......build up...............
    1:37
    Chorus 2:
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-------2-----------4-6-4-----------------------------------------------------------
  • D-2-----2-----4-----4-6-4-----------------------------------------------------------
    A-2-----0-----4---0-2-4-2-----------------------------------------------------------
    E-0-2-4---4-0-2-4---------Repeat 3x-------------------------------------------------
  • 1:48
    Bridge to solo 2:
    These are the right chords but play whatever rhythm you think you can hear here.
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • D-6-6-6--4-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------
    A-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------
    E-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------
  • 1:51
    Solo 2:
    The backing guitar to this solo is also the same as the verse.
  • E--------------------------7---7----------------------------------------------------
    B-s5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--7bu(9)-(9)-(9)bd*7*-5-7--5-4-2-0-------------------------------
    G-----------------------------------------------------1-2-4-4--4--------------------
  • D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  •  
    E------------------------------------------------0----------------------------------
    B---------------------------------5--------------2----------------------------------
  • G-----------------------------------4-1--1-2-4-4------------------------------------
    D-s6--6~-6-4s2---2h4-4~-4s6s4-2-2---------------------------------------------------
    A--------------4--------------------------------------------------------------------
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
    E-----------------------------------------9-----------9-----------------------------
  • B-10--------10---------10---------9---------9-9---------9---------------------------
    G-12bu(14)--12bu(14)co-12bu(14)co-11bu(13)----11bu(13)------------------------------
    D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  • E-9----9----------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B--12p9-12p9-------------9-9-9--9---9---------9---9-9----------9----9---------------
    G-----------11p9-11p9----9-9-11-9---9---------9---9-9---9-9--9-9h11-9---------------
  • D---------------------11----------11-11-----------------9-11-9----------------------
    A-----------------------------------------s11--11----11-----------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  •  
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-9---9---9---9----9-10-12-12-14~---------------------------------------------------
  • G-9-----9---9---9--9-9--11-11-13~---------------------------------------------------
    D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    2:22
    Bridge to middle 8:
  • E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-1---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • D-2---4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------
    A-2-x-4----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----------------------------------------------------
    E-0-x-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-Repeat 3x------------------------------------------
  • PM...................
     
    On the third time round do this:
  • E-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-1------------2---3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------
  • D-2---4----4-4-2-x-3----4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----------------------------
    A-2-x-4----4-4-0-x-1----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------
    E-0-x-2----2-2----------------------------------------------------------------------
  • PM. PM......build up...............
    2:37
    Middle 8:
  • You can hear a bit in the background which is probably played on keyboard on the CD
    but can be played similarly like this on guitar:
     
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------9--x--9-9-7-------------------------------------------------------------
    G----9--9---9--x--9-9-8-------------------------------------------------------------
  • D----9--9---9--x--9-9-9-------------------------------------------------------------
    A-x-11-11---------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-x-------0-------------Repeat 3x---------------------------------------------------
  • 2:48
    Bridge to solo 3:
    These are the right chords but play whatever rhythm you think you can hear here.
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • D-6-6-6--4-6-7--7-7-7-7-7-7---------------------------------------------------------
    A-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------
    E-4-4-4--2-4-5--5-5-5-5-5-5---------------------------------------------------------
  • ^Bend at beginning of solo 3 starts here
    2:51
    Solo 3:
  • The backing guitar to this solo is also the same as the chorus.
    E-12------------------------------------12------------------------------------------
    B-15bu(17)gbd*15*gbu(17)------------------15p12--12---------------------------------
  • G----------------------------------------------15--15s14p12-14bu(16)co-12-----------
    D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G----------12^----------/12\^----------12^------------------------------------------
    D-14p12-14-----14p12-14-------14p12-14-----14p12---------9-5------------------------
  • A-----------------------------------------------14-13-12-----7p5-7------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  • This part can be played picked or with pulls, to play with picks just replace all
    the pulls with a picked open string.
    E-4p0-0-5p0-0-7p0-0-9p0-0-7p0-9p0-11p0-9p0-11p0-12p0-14p0-12p0-14p0-16p0-17p0-0-----
  • B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
     
  • E-16p0-0-19p0-0-16p0-17p0-[19p0]-22bu(24)~~-----------------------------------------
    B-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    G-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • D-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    A-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------
  • 3:07
    The guitarist playing the solo then joins in with the guitarist playing the backing
    part (same as chorus) 4 more times. The player who was playing the backing rhythm
  • then hangs an E Major chord after the last time round while the lead player plays
    the outro.
    3:23
  • Outro:
    After the first note after the bend do not use the pick again until the harmonic as
    it is all legato.
  • E-12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------0--
    B-15bu(17)co-12h15p12s11h14p11s10h13p10s9h12p9s8h11p8s6s5-/5\~~~~----------------0--
    G--------------------------------------------------------------------------------1--
  • D--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--
    A--------------------------------------------------------------------------------2--
    E-----------------------------------------------------------------Both finish on-0--
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