If I Needed Someone The Beatles
"If I Needed Someone" (George Harrison)
Performed by the Beatles
From the album _Rubber_Soul_
Notation:
s - sixteenth note
e - eighth note
q - quarter note
h - half note
w - whole note
. - play note for one and a half times the value before it (just like a dot in
standard notation)
^ - ties two note lengths together
NOTE LENGTHS IN CAPITAL LETTERS MEAN REST FOR THAT VALUE OF TIME!
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
Let ring!
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-----------------|------------------ X2 (band enters 2nd time) D-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-----------------|------------------ E-----------------|------------------
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[G/A] e
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0- B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------3- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0- D-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-2- A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3- E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
If I needed someone to love, you're the one that I'd be thinking of
[(G/A)] (w) [(G/A)] (w) [A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B-(3)--|-(3)-----|---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------------|------------------ D-(2)--|-(2)-----|-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-(3)--|-(3)-----|-----------------|------------------ E------|---------|-----------------|------------------
If I needed someone
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[G/A] e
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0- B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------3- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0- D-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-2- A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3- E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
If I had some more time to spend, then I guess I'd be with you, my friend
[(G/A)] (w) [(G/A)] (w) [A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B-(3)--|-(3)-----|---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------------|------------------ D-(2)--|-(2)-----|-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-(3)--|-(3)-----|-----------------|------------------ E------|---------|-----------------|------------------
If I needed someone
[Em]w [F#7]w w [Bm]w
E-0--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-0------------- B-1--------------|-0------------|-0---------------|-0------------- G-2--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-0------------- D-2--------------|-1------------|-1---------------|-2------------- A-0--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-2------------- E----------------|--------------|-----------------|-0-------------
Had you come some other day then it might not have been like this
Em F#7 Bm e
w w w e e e e e e e e
E-0--------------|-2------------|-0---------------|-----------0----- B-1--------------|-0------------|-0---------------|---2---3--------- G-2--------------|-2------------|-0---------------|---------------2- D-2--------------|-1------------|-2---------------|----------------- A-0--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-0---0---0---0--- E----------------|--------------|-0---------------|-----------------
But you see now I'm too much in love
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[G/A] e
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0- B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------3- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0- D-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-2- A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3- E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
Carve your number on my wall and maybe you will get a call from me
[(G/A)] (w) [(G/A)] (w) [A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B-(3)--|-(3)-----|---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------------|------------------ D-(2)--|-(2)-----|-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-(3)--|-(3)-----|-----------------|------------------ E------|---------|-----------------|------------------
If I needed someone
(guitar solo)
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e q. e e e e e e e e e e e e e q.
E---5---3---2---0-|---2---3---2--|---5---3---2---0-|---2---3---2- B-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------- G-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------- D-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0----|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0--- A-----------------|--------------|-----------------|------------- E-----------------|--------------|-----------------|-------------
Aaah...
[G/A] w q. q. q [A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-----0-----------|-0-----3-|-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B-----3-----------|-3--1----|---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-----0-----------|-0-------|-----------------|------------------ D-----2-----------|---------|-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-----------------|---------|-----------------|------------------ E-----------------|---------|-----------------|------------------
Aaah...
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[G/A] e
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0- B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------3- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0- D-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-2- A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3- E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
If I needed someone to love, you're the one that I'd be thinking of
[(G/A)] (w) [(G/A)] (w) [A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B-(3)--|-(3)-----|---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------------|------------------ D-(2)--|-(2)-----|-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-(3)--|-(3)-----|-----------------|------------------ E------|---------|-----------------|------------------
If I needed someone
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[G/A] e
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0- B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------3- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0- D-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-2- A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3- E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
If I had some more time to spend, then I guess I'd be with you, my friend
[(G/A)] (w) [(G/A)] (w) [A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B-(3)--|-(3)-----|---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------------|------------------ D-(2)--|-(2)-----|-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-(3)--|-(3)-----|-----------------|------------------ E------|---------|-----------------|------------------
If I needed someone
[Em]w [F#7]w w [Bm]w
E-0--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-0------------- B-1--------------|-0------------|-0---------------|-0------------- G-2--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-0------------- D-2--------------|-1------------|-1---------------|-2------------- A-0--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-2------------- E----------------|--------------|-----------------|-0-------------
Had you come some other day then it might not have been like this
Em F#7 Bm e
w w w e e e e e e e e
E-0--------------|-2------------|-0---------------|-----------0----- B-1--------------|-0------------|-0---------------|---2---3--------- G-2--------------|-2------------|-0---------------|---------------2- D-2--------------|-1------------|-2---------------|----------------- A-0--------------|-2------------|-2---------------|-0---0---0---0--- E----------------|--------------|-0---------------|-----------------
But you see now I'm too much in love
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e[G/A] e
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0- B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------3- G-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------0- D-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0---|-0---0---0---0-2- A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------3- E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------
Carve your number on my wall and maybe you will get a call from me
[(G/A)] (w) [(G/A)] (w) [A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e
E-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------0-----|----3---2---0----- B-(3)--|-(3)-----|---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3- G-(0)--|-(0)-----|-----------------|------------------ D-(2)--|-(2)-----|-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0--- A-(3)--|-(3)-----|-----------------|------------------ E------|---------|-----------------|------------------
If I needed someone
[A7]e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e e [A]w
E-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|------|| B---3---1-------1-|h3--------------3-|-3----|| G-----------------|------------------|-2----|| D-0---0---0---0---|(0)---0---0---0---|-0----|| A-----------------|------------------|------|| E-----------------|------------------|------||
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John Lennon's chords: (all played 1st position - WITHOUT A CAPO)
A7 G/A Em F#7 Bm e A
E-0--------3--------0-------0-------2------0------0------ B-2--------0--------0-------2-------3------0------2------ G-0--------0--------0-------3-------4------1------2------ D-2--------0--------2-------4-------4------2------2------ A-0--------0--------2----------------------2------0------ E-------------------0----------------------0-------------
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