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Ill Have To Say I Love You In A Song
Jim Croce
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Well i dont know how to play this yet but it would probably better if i post it here..
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I'LL HAVE TO SAY I LOVE YOU IN A SONG (VER. 1)
As recorded by Jim Croce
(From the 1973 Album I GOT A NAME)
Transcribed by Jonnie Tamares jamwithjonnie@yahoo.com
Words and Music by Jim Croce
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'gtr 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'gtr 2'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'lead gtr'
Intro
Amaj7 C#m Bm Dm E7
4/4
Gtr I
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------4-------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----2-----2-------|-----5-----5-----|-----3-----3----|-------6-5---5---|
|---1-----1-----(1)-|---6---------6---|---4-----4------|-----7-----7-----|
|-------------------|-------6-------6-|-------4--------|---7-----------6-|
|-0-----------0-----|-4---------------|-2-----------2S=|=5-------7-------|
|-------0-----------|-----------------|----------------|-----------------|
Amaj7 C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------4--------|
|-----2-----2-------|-------5---------5------|
|---1-----1-----(1)-|-----6-------------6----|
|-------------------|-------------6--------6-|
|-0-----------0-----|--4---------------------|
|-------0-----------|------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| E E Q E E E E E E S +S E E E E E
|-------------------|-------9-(9)s7-----7----|
|-----7---7------7--|-(7)-----------7-----10-|
|---9-------9-------|-----9-----------9------|
|-7-----------7-----|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|--7---------------------|
Bm Dm E7
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|------------2---------|----------------------||
|--------3------3------|-----------6-5----5---||
|------4---------------|--------7------7------||
|----------4-----------|-----7--------------6-||
|---2-------------2S===|==5----------7--------||
|----------------------|----------------------||
|
| E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q.
|----------7-----------|----------10---7------||
|-(10)---------10---10-|-------10------7------||
|--------7-------------|----10---------7------||
|------7---------------|-12-------------------||
|----------------------|----------------------||
|---7------------------|----------------------||
Verse 1, 2 & 3
$
Amaj7 C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
||----------4-------|--------------------|
||o-----2-----2-----|-------5-----5------|
||----1---------1---|-----6-----6--------|
||--------2---------|---------6----------|
||o-0-------------0-|--4------------4--3-|
||------------------|--------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E +E E E E E E E E
||------------------|-------9p7-----7----|
||o-7h9-----7h9---7-|-(7)-------7-----10-|
||------9-------9---|-----9-------9------|
||------------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------|--------------------|
||------------------|--------------------|
Bm E
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------------|-----0-----------|
|--------3------3-------|-----0-----------|
|------4-----4------(4)-|---1---1-2S==4---|
|----------4------4-----|-----------------|
|---2-------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-0-------2S==4---|
|
| E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------7------------|-----------------|
|-(10)---------10---10--|---9-7---7h9-7---|
|--------7--------------|-------9-------2-|
|------7----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-7---------------|
|---7-------------------|-----------------|
Amaj7 C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----0-----|--------------------|
|-----2-----2-----|-------5-----5------|
|---1-----1-----1-|-----6-----6--------|
|-------2---------|---------6----------|
|-0-----------0---|--4------------4--3-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|
| E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------9p7-----7----|
|-----9---7-----7-|-(7)-------7-----10-|
|---9-------9-----|-----9-------9------|
|-7-----------7---|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--7-----------------|
Bm E
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|-----------------------|-----0------------||
|--------3------3-------|-----0------------||
|------4-----4------(4)-|---1---1-2S==4----||
|----------4------4-----|------------------||
|---2-------------------|------------------||
|-----------------------|-0-------2S==4----||
|
| E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|----------7------------|------------------||
|-(10)---------10---10--|---9-7---7h9---7--||
|--------7--------------|-------9----------||
|------7----------------|---------7h9-7----||
|-----------------------|-7----------------||
|---7-------------------|------------------||
Chorus
D D#�7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|------2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----|
|------------------|-----------------1-|
|----2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2---2---|
|--0-----0-----0---|--1------1---------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E Q Q E E E Q Q E
|------------------|-------------------|
|--------7---------|---------7---------|
|------7---7---7---|-------8-----8---8-|
|----7-------------|----10-------------|
|------------------|-------------------|
|-10---------------|-11----------------|
C#7 F#m D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------4-------4-------|---------------------|
|---------------------6-|-------2--------3----|
|----4-------4----------|----2----2----2---2--|
|---------6-------(6)---|------------0--------|
|-4---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-2-------------------|
|
| E E E E +H E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------9-(9)---------|------10----7-----7--|
|------10---------------|----------------7----|
|---11------------------|---11---------7------|
|-----------------------|-9-------------------|
|-9---------------------|-----------10--------|
1.
Amaj7 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|-----------2p0---|
|------2------2-------|-----0-----0-----|
|---1------1------(1)-|---1-----1-------|
|---------------------|-------2---------|
|-0-------------0-----|-----------------|
|--------0------------|-0---------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----10-----10---10--|---9p7---7h9---7-|
|---9------9----7-----|---9---9---------|
|-7------7------------|---------7h9-7---|
|---------------------|-7---------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
To Coda
D Amaj7 E
|-3-|
E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0h2p0---0h=2-----|------------------------||
|-------------3------3---|-----2---0-(0)--(0)----o||
|-----2----------------2-|-----1---1-(1)---1------||
|--0------------0--------|-------2------2-----2---||
|------------------------|--0--------------------o||
|------------------------|------------0-----------||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------------7-|-(7)-9------------------||
|-(7)---------9---10-----|------------7h9--7-----o||
|-----7------------------|---------9----------7---||
|--7----------9---11-----|------------------------||
|------------------------|-----------------------o||
|------------------------|------------------------||
2.
Amaj7 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|-----------2p0---|
|------2------2-------|-----0-----0-----|
|---1------1------(1)-|---1-----1-------|
|---------------------|-------2---------|
|-0-------------0-----|-----------------|
|--------0------------|-0---------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----10-----10---10--|---9p7---7h9---7-|
|---9------9----7-----|---9---9---------|
|-7------7------------|---------7h9-7---|
|---------------------|-7---------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| W W
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
D Amaj7 E
|--3---|
E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0h(2)p(0)---0h=2-----|---------------------||
|-----------------3------3---|-----2---0-(0)-------||
|-----2--------------------2-|-----1---1-(1)--1----||
|--0----------------0--------|-------2------2---2--||
|----------------------------|--0------------------||
|----------------------------|------------0--------||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|--------------------------7-|-(7)-9---------------||
|-(7)-------------9---10-----|------------7h9-7----||
|-----7--------------------7-|---------9--------7--||
|--7--------------9---11-----|---------------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------||
|
| W H Q E E
|----------------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------------|----------------2-4--||
|----------------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------||
|----------------------------|---------------------||
Guitar Solo
Amaj7 C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------4--------|
|-----2-----2-------|-------5-----5------|
|---1-----1-----(1)-|-----6---------6----|
|-------------------|---------6--------6-|
|-0-----------0-----|--4-----------------|
|-------0-----------|--------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-------9p7-----7----|
|-----7h9-7------7--|-(7)-------7-----10-|
|---9-------9-------|-----7-------9------|
|-7-----------7-----|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--7-----------------|
|
| E E E E E Q E +W
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----5---5-7----5--|-(5)----------------|
|-4S6---6-----------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|
Bm E
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|--------------------|--------0--------------|
|-----3------3-------|--------0--------------|
|---4-----4------(4)-|-----1----1------------|
|-------4------4-----|-------------2----4----|
|-2------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|--0----------2----4----|
|
| E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|-------7------------|-----------------------|
|-----------10---10--|-----9--7----7h=9---7--|
|-----7--------------|----------9------------|
|---7----------------|-------------7h=9-7----|
|--------------------|--7--------------------|
|-7------------------|-----------------------|
|
| Q E E E Q E +E Q. +Q E E
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|-----3-2--------/2--|-(2)-------------------|
|---------4--2-------|-----4------(4)---2-4--|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------------|
Amaj7 C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----0-----0-----|--------------------|
|-----2-----2-----|-------5-----5------|
|---1-----1-----1-|-----6-----6--------|
|-------2---------|---------6----------|
|-0-----------0---|--4------------4--3-|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|-------9p7-----7----|
|-----7h9-7-----7-|-(7)-------7-----10-|
|---9-------9-----|-----9-------9------|
|-7-----------7---|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--7-----------------|
|
| E E Q Q E E W
|---------5---7-7S|==9-----------------|
|-----5-----------|--------------------|
|-4S6-------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|--------------------|
Bm E
E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q
|------------------------|-------0--------------||
|---------3------3-------|-------0--------------||
|------4------4------(4)-|-----1---1-2S==4------||
|-----------4------4-----|----------------------||
|---2--------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------|--0--------2S==4------||
|
| E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E
|-----------7------------|----------------------||
|-(10)----------10---10--|-----9-7---7h9----7---||
|---------7--------------|---------9------------||
|------7-----------------|-----------7h9-7------||
|------------------------|--7-------------------||
|---7--------------------|----------------------||
|
| >
| Q E E E Q E +E Q Q Q E
|--------10-9-7----------|----------------------||
|---------------10----9--|-(9)-7---9---7---(5)--||
|------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------||
|------------------------|----------------------||
Chorus
D D#�7
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------2-----2-----|-------2-----2-----|
|-------------------|-----------------1-|
|-----2-----2-----2-|-----2-----2---2---|
|--0------0-----0---|--1------1---------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| E E E E Q Q E E E Q Q E
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-(7)-----7---------|---------7---------|
|-------7---7---7---|-------8-----8---8-|
|-----7-------------|----10-------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-10----------------|-11----------------|
C#7 F#m D
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------4-------4-------|---------------------|
|---------------------6-|-------2--------3----|
|----4-------4----------|----2----2----2---2--|
|---------6-------(6)---|------------0--------|
|-4---------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|-2-------------------|
|
| E E E E +H E E Q E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|---------9-(9)---------|------10----7-----7--|
|------10---------------|----------------7----|
|---11------------------|---11---------7------|
|-----------------------|-9-------------------|
|-9---------------------|-----------10--------|
Amaj7 E
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|---------------------|-----------2p0---|
|------2------2-------|-----0-----0-----|
|---1------1------(1)-|---1-----1-------|
|---------------------|-------2---------|
|-0-------------0-----|-----------------|
|--------0------------|-0---------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|---------------------|-----------------|
|-----10-----10---10--|---9p7---7h9---7-|
|---9------9----7-----|---9---9---------|
|-7------7------------|---------7h9-7---|
|---------------------|-7---------------|
|---------------------|-----------------|
D.S. al Coda
D Amaj7 E
|-3-|
E E S S S E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0h2p0---0h=2-----|---------------------------||
|-------------3------3---|-----2---0-(0)-------------||
|-----2----------------2-|-----1---1-(1)-----1-------||
|--0---------------------|-------2-------2-------2---||
|------------------------|--0------------------------||
|------------------------|------------0-(0)-(0)-(0)--||
|
| E Q Q Q E +E Q E E E E E
|----------------------7-|-(7)-9---------------------||
|-(7)---------9---10-----|------------7h=9---7-------||
|-----7------------------|---------9-------------7---||
|--7----------9---11-----|---------------------------||
|------------------------|---------------------------||
|------------------------|---------------------------||
Outro
&
Amaj7 C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-----2-----2-------|-------5---------5------|
|---1-----1-----(1)-|-----6---------6--------|
|-------------------|-------------6----------|
|-0-----------0-----|--4----------------3--4-|
|-------0-----------|------------------------|
|
| E E E E E E E E +E E S +S E E E E E
|-------------------|-------9-(9)p7-----7----|
|-----7h9-7------7--|-(7)-----------7-----10-|
|---9-------9-------|-----9-----------9------|
|-7-----------7-----|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
Bm Dm E7
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|----------------------|----------------------|
|--------3------3------|-----------6-5----5---|
|------4-----4---------|--------7------7------|
|----------4-----------|-----7--------------6-|
|---2-------------2S===|==5----------7--------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|
| E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q.
|----------7-----------|----------10---7------|
|-(10)---------10---10-|-------10------7------|
|--------7-------------|----10---------7------|
|------7---------------|-12-------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|---7------------------|----------------------|
Amaj7 C#m
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------4--------|
|-----2-----2-------|-------5---------5------|
|---1-----1-------1-|-----6-------------6----|
|-------------------|-------------6--------6-|
|-0------------0----|--4---------------------|
|-------0-----------|------------------------|
|
| H E E E E +E E S +S E E E E E
|-------------------|-------9-(9)p7-----7----|
|---------7h9-----7-|-(7)-----------7-----10-|
|-------------(9)---|-----9-----------9------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------|
H.=H
Bm Dm E7 Amaj7
E E E Q E Q E E E E E E E E W
|----------2----------|----------------------|-^0-----------*|
|--------3-----3------|-----------6-5------5-|-^2-----------*|
|------4--------------|--------7---------7---|-^1-----------*|
|---------------------|-----7---------6------|-^2-----------*|
|---2------------2S===|==5----------7--------|-^0-----------*|
|---------------------|----------------------|--------------*|
|
| E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q. E Q. +H
|----------7----------|----------10---7------|--------------*|
|-(10)--------10---10-|-------10------7------|--7h9---(9)---*|
|--------7------------|----10---------7------|--------------*|
|------7--------------|-12-------------------|--------------*|
|---------------------|----------------------|--------------*|
|---7-----------------|----------------------|--------------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
- volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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