Beatles - If I Needed Someone Chords & Tabs

 

If I Needed Someone Chords & Tabs

Beatles Chords & Tabs

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If I Needed Someone Tab

   
"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                                                                 G/A
  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 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)  (G/A)      A7
  (w)    (w)       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                                                                 G/A
  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 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)  (G/A)      A7
  (w)    (w)       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               F#7                              Bm
  w                w              w                 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                                                                 G/A
  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 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)  (G/A)      A7
  (w)    (w)       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...
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     G/A                      A7
      w             q. q. q   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                                                                 G/A
  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 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)  (G/A)      A7
  (w)    (w)       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                                                                 G/A
  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 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)  (G/A)     A7
  (w)    (w)      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               F#7                              Bm
  w                w              w                 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                                                                 G/A
  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 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)  (G/A)      A7
  (w)    (w)       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                                   A
  e e e e e e e e   e  e e e e e e e   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-------------