Give Me One Reason Tracy Chapman
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:
[E7] [A7] [E7] [E7] [A7] [A7] [E7] [E7] [B7] [A7] [E7] [B7]
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: [E7]Give me one reason to stay here[A7] and I'll turn right back [E7]around
[A7]Give me one reason to stay here and I'll turn right back [E7]around
'Cause I [B7]don't want to leave you lonely
But [A7]you've got to make me change my [E7]mind[B7]
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"
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:
[F#](intr[B]o)[C#] [F#] [B] [C#] [F#] [C#] [B] [F#]
[F#]Give me one reason to stay her[B]e and I'[C#]ll turn right back
[F#]around.
[F#]Give me one reason to stay her[B]e and I'[C#]ll turn right back
[F#]around.
[C#]I said I don't wanna leave you lonely,
[B]You've gotta make me change m[F#]y mind.
[F#]Baby I got your numbe[B]r and [C#]I know that you [F#]got mine.
[F#]You know that I called [B]you, I [C#]called too ma[F#]ny times.
[C#]You can call me baby
You can [B]call anytime, but you got t[F#]o call me.
[F#]Give me one reason to stay her[B]e and I'[C#]ll turn right back
[F#]around.
[F#]Give me one reason to stay her[B]e and I'[C#]ll turn right back
[F#]around.
[C#]I said I don't wanna leave you lonely,
[B]You've gotta make me change m[F#]y mind.
[F#]I don't want no one to squeeze m[B]e, they mi[C#]ght take away my
[F#]life.
[F#]I don't want no one to squeeze m[B]e, they mig[C#]ht take away my
[F#]life.
I just [C#]want someone to hold me,
[B]And rock me through the[F#] night.
[F#]This youthful heart can love y[B]ou an[C#]d give you what[F#] you need.
[F#]I said this youthful heart can love y[B]ou [C#]and give you what
you n[F#]eed.
But I'm [C#]too old to go chasing around,
[B]Wastin' my precious [F#]energy.
[F#]Give me one reason to stay her[B]e and I'[C#]ll turn right back
[F#]around.
[F#]Give me one reason to stay her[B]e and I'[C#]ll turn right back
[F#]around.
[C#]I said I don't wanna leave you lonely,
[B]You've gotta make me change m[F#]y mind.
[F#]Baby just give me one reason[B], give [C#]me just one re[F#]ason why.
[F#]Baby just give me one reason[B], give [C#]me just one re[F#]ason why
I should stay here.
[C#]Because I told you that I loved y[B]ou, and there ain't no more
[F#]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:
[F#] [B] [C#] [F#] [B]
E---------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----------
[C#] [F#] [C#] [B]
-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-------------------------------
[F#]
-----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-----------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--- ------------------------------------------------------------ ------------------------------------------------------------
There rest of the song is just a guitar ad lib. So, that's
all everybody. Have fun.
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