I'LL BE YOUR BABY TONIGHT
As recorded by Bob Dylan
(From the 1967 Album JOHN WESLEY HARDING)
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bob Dylan - Acoustic Guitar (steel)'
Intro
Q=130
F
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q
|-1--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1---|
|-1--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1---|
|-2--2--(2)--2--|-(2)--2--(2)--2--|-(2)--2--(2)--2---|
|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3---|
|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3---|
|-1--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1---|
G
+Q Q +Q Q Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q
|-(1)--1--(1)--1--|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|
|-(1)--1--(1)--1--|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|
|-(2)--2--(2)--2--|-4--4--(4)--4--|-(4)--4--(4)--4--|-(4)--4--(4)--4--|
|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-5--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|
|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-5--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|
|-(1)--1--(1)--1--|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|
Bb C
+Q Q +Q Q Q Q +Q Q +Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q Q
|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--6--6--|--8---8---(8)---8--|
|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--6--6--|--8---8---(8)---8--|
|-(4)--4--(4)--4--|-7--7--(7)--7--|-(7)--7--7--7--|--9---9---(9)---9--|
|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|-8--8--(8)--8--|-(8)--8--8--8--|-10--10--(10)--10--|
|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|-8--8--(8)--8--|-(8)--8--8--8--|-10--10--(10)--10--|
|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--6--6--|--8---8---(8)---8--|
F
|3|
+Q Q +Q Q Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q E E +Q Q +Q Q E
|--(8)---8---(8)---8--|-1--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1-1-|-(1)--1--(1)--1-1-|
|--(8)---8---(8)---8--|-1--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1-1-|-(1)--1--(1)--1-1-|
|--(9)---9---(9)---9--|-2--2--(2)--2--|-(2)--2--(2)--2-2-|-(2)--2--(2)--2-2-|
|-(10)--10--(10)--10--|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3-3-|-(3)--3--(3)--3-3-|
|-(10)--10--(10)--10--|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3-3-|-(3)--3--(3)--3-3-|
|--(8)---8---(8)---8--|-1--1--(1)--1--|-(1)--1--(1)--1-1-|-(1)--1--(1)--1-1-|
1st Verse
|3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q E Q Q Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q E Q E
|-1--1-1-1--1--||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-1--1-1-1--1--||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-2--2-2-2--2--||-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--2--2--|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3--3--||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--3--3--|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1--1-1-1--1--||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--1--1--|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
G
|3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q Q Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-1--1--1--1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1--1--1--1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-2--2--2--2-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|
|-3--3--3--3-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-3--3--3--3-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-1--1--1--1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
Bb C
|3-| |3| |3-| |3| |-3-| |3-|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-7--7--7--7--|-7--7--(7)-7-7-7-|--9---9---(9)--9--9--9-|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--(8)-8-8-8-|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-8--8--8--8--|-8--8--(8)-8-8-8-|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-6--6--6--6--|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
F C
|-3-| |3-| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-|
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|--9---9---(9)--9--9--9-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-|
|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-----------------|
2nd Verse
|3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-0--0--(0)-0-0-0-||-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-----------------||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
G
|3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-2--2--(2)-2-2-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
Bb C
|3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |-3-| |3-|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-6-|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-6-|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
|-4--4--(4)-4-4-7-|-7--7--(7)-7-7-7-|-7--7--(7)-7-7-7-|--9---9---(9)--9--9--9-|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-8-|-8--8--(8)-8-8-8-|-8--8--(8)-8-8-8-|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-8-|-8--8--(8)-8-8-8-|-8--8--(8)-8-8-8-|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-6-|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|-6--6--(6)-6-6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
F F7
|-3-| |3-| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|--9---9---(9)--9--9--9-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
Bridge
Bb F
|3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3| |3|
Q Q E Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E Q E
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-||-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--6--6--|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-||-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--6--6--|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-||-7--7--7-7-7-7-|-7--7--7--7--|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-||-8--8--8-8-8-8-|-8--8--8--8--|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-3-3-||-8--8--8-8-8-8-|-8--8--8--8--|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-||-6--6--6-6-6-6-|-6--6--6--6--|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|
G C
|3| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E q Q H
|-1--1--1-1-1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|--8----------|
|-1--1--1-1-1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|--8----------|
|-2--2--2-2-2-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|--9----------|
|-3--3--3-3-3-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-10----------|
|-3--3--3-3-3-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-10----------|
|-1--1--1-1-1-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|--8----------|
3rd Verse
F
|3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
W Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|----------||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|----------||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|----------||-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|----------||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|----------||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|----------||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
G
|3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
Bb C
|3-| |3| |3| |-3-| |3-|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-6-|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--(6)--6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-6-|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--(6)--6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
|-4--4--(4)-4-4-7-|-7--7--(7)--7--|-(7)--7--(7)--7-7-|--9---9---(9)--9--9--9-|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-8-|-8--8--(8)--8--|-(8)--8--(8)--8-8-|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-8-|-8--8--(8)--8--|-(8)--8--(8)--8-8-|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-6-|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--(6)--6-6-|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|
F
|-3-| |3-| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|--9---9---(9)--9--9--9-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-10--10--(10)-10-10-10-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|--8---8---(8)--8--8--8-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
Outro Harmonica Solo
|3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q E Q E
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-||-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-||-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-||-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|
G
|3-| |3| |3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q E Q E
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
|-2--2--(2)-2-2-2-|-4--4--(4)--4--|-(4)--4--(4)--4--|-(4)--4--(4)-4-4-4-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-5--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)--5--|-(5)--5--(5)-5-5-5-|
|-1--1--(1)-1-1-1-|-3--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)--3--|-(3)--3--(3)-3-3-3-|
Bb
|3-| |3|
Q Q +Q E Q E Q Q +Q Q +Q Q +Q Q
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--(6)--6--|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--(6)--6--|
|-4--4--(4)-4-4-4-|-7--7--(7)--7--|-(7)--7--(7)--7--|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-8--8--(8)--8--|-(8)--8--(8)--8--|
|-5--5--(5)-5-5-5-|-8--8--(8)--8--|-(8)--8--(8)--8--|
|-3--3--(3)-3-3-3-|-6--6--(6)--6--|-(6)--6--(6)--6--|
C
Q Q +Q Q +H H
|--8---8---(8)---8--|--(8)---------*|
|--8---8---(8)---8--|--(8)---------*|
|--9---9---(9)---9--|--(9)---------*|
|-10--10--(10)--10--|-(10)---------*|
|-10--10--(10)--10--|-(10)---------*|
|--8---8---(8)---8--|--(8)---------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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| - 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
