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I Forgot to be Your Lover - William Bell
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Tabbed by: Joe Roberts
Email: [email protected]
Tuning: Standard
Intro:
G D
e|-12---10---7----7h10p7-------------------------10-------------------------|
B|-12---12---8-----------8h10p8--------12--10----10-------------------------|
G|-12---12---9------------------9------12-----12-11-------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------12--------12-------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------10--------12-------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------10-------------------------|
G Am Bm Em Bm Am G G
e|--3----5/----7-----7---------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------|
B|--3----5/----7-----8---------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------|
G|--4----5/----7-----9---------7\----5-----4--4-----------------------------|
D|--5----7/----9-----9---------9\----7-----5--5-----------------------------|
A|--5----7/----9-----7---------9\----7-----5--5-----------------------------|
E|--3----5/----7---------------7\----5-----3--3-----------------------------|
First Verse:
(Have I told you...)
Em G C Am Repeat x 2
e|--7------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------|
B|--8------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------|
G|--9------4----------------------------9----5-------5---5------------------|
D|--9------5-------5-7-7/9-9\7p5-7p5----10---7------5-5--5h7----------------|
A|--7------5---5/7-------------------7--10---7----/7---7-----7--------------|
E|---------3----------------------------8----5------------------------------|
Build up and Chorus
(Now I realize...) (I forgot to be your lover)
Em G G Am Bm Em
e|-7----7-----3----|-3-----5/----7-----7------------------------------------|
B|-8----8-----3----|-3-----5/----7-----8------------------------------------|
G|-9----9-----4----|-4-----5/----7-----9------------------------------------|
D|-9----9-----5----|-5-----7/----9-----9------------------------------------|
A|-7----7-----5----|-5-----7/----9-----7------------------------------------|
E|------------3----|-3-----5/----7------------------------------------------|
(And I'm sorry...)
Bm Am G D
e|-7\----5-----3---(5)------------------------------------------------------|
B|-7\----5-----3----7-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-7\----5-----4----7-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-9\----7-----5----7-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-9\----7-----5----5-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-7\----5-----3------------------------------------------------------------|
Repeat first verse then build up and chorus. Then repeat intro followed by this until finish:
G Am Bm Em Bm Am G D
e|-3----5\----7-----7---|-7------5----3----(5)------------------------------|
B|-3----5\----7-----8---|-7------5----3-----7-------------------------------|
G|-4----5\----7-----9---|-7------5----4-----7-------------------------------|
D|-5----7\----9-----9---|-9------7----5-----7-------------------------------|
A|-5----7\----9-----7---|-9------7----5-----5-------------------------------|
E|-3----5\----7---------|-7------5----3-------------------------------------|
I think I can hear a slight tremolo effect on the guitar on the record so play around
that if you're trying to get a similar tone.
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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