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SWEET TALKIN' WOMAN
As recorded by Electric Light Orchestra
(From the 1977 Album OUT OF THE BLUE)
Words and Music by Jeff Lynne
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Mik Kaminski - Strings '
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jeff Lynne - Electric Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Jeff Lynne - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=121
F G Am F/A G/B
4/4
Gtr I (Strings arr. for Gtr.)
H Q. E W H Q. E
|-5----7tr8---8-|-8--------|-8----10tr12---12-|
|---------------|----------|-6-----8----------|
|-5----7--------|-9--------|------------------|
|-3----5--------|-7--------|-7-----9----------|
|---------------|----------|------------------|
|---------------|----------|------------------|
C W FH GQ. S S AmW
|-12---------------------|-5----7tr8---5-7-|-8----|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|-12---------------------|-5----7----------|-9----|
|-10---------------------|-3----5----------|-7----|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| E E a E E a E E a E E W W
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
|--------------5-5-------|-----------------|------|
|------5s7-5-5h7-5-------|-----------------|------|
|----3-------------7s5-3-|-----------------|------|
|------------------------|-----------------|------|
FGtr II G C
E E a E E a E E a E E W
|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|
|-------------5-5---------|---------------|
|-----5s7-5-5h7-5---------|---------------|
|---3-------------7s5-3---|---------------|
|-------------------------|---------------|
|
| Gtr III (Ac. Gtr.)
| E E E E E E E S S Q Q E E E E
|-1-1---1-1-----------0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-1-1---1-1---0-0---0-0-0-|-1--1--1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2---2-2---0-0---0-0-0-|-0--0--0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3---3-3---0-0---0-----|-2--2--2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3---3-3---------------|-3--3--3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1---1-1---3-3---3-----|---------------|
1st - 3rd Verses
$
W CQ q E e Q
|-------------------||-----8----8------|
|-------------------||o----8----8------|
|-------------------||-----9----9------|
|-------------------||-----------------|
|-------------------||o----------------|
|-------------------||-----------------|
|
| E E E E E E E S S Q Q E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--0--0--0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||o-1--1--1-1-1-1--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||--0--0--0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||--2--2--2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||o-3--3--3-3-3-3--|
|-------------------||-----------------|
Q q E e Q AmQ q E e Q FQ q E e Q EmW
|-----8-----8-------|-----8----8-----|-----5-----5-----|---------------|
|-----8-----8-------|-----8----8-----|-----6-----6-----|---------------|
|-----9-----9-------|-----9----9-----|-----5-----5-----|---------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----7-----7-----|---------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|-------------------|----------------|-----------------|---------------|
|
| E E E E E E E S S E E Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E Q
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-0--0--0-0-0---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-|-0--0--0-0-0---|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-0--0--0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-2--2--2-2-2---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0--0-0-0-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---|-2--2--2-2-2---|
|-------------------|--------------1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1---|-0--0--0-0-0---|
AGtr III Dm Em Dm
E E E E E E E E Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1----1-(1)----|-0----0-(0)----|-1----1-(1)----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-3----3-(3)----|-0----0-(0)----|-3----3-(3)----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-|-2----2-(2)----|-0----0-(0)----|-2----2-(2)----|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---|-0----0-(0)----|-2----2-(2)----|-0----0-(0)----|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|---------------|-2----2-(2)----|---------------|
|-----------------|---------------|-0----0-(0)----|---------------|
EmGtr II F G Am F G
W W E E E E E E E a E W
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---5-5-------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|---5-5-------------|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------7-5-3-3-----|---------------|
|---------------|----------------|-------------5-5s3-|---------------|
|
| Gtr III
| Q. E +H Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q Q Q
|-0----0-(0)----|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-|-1-1-1--3--3---|
|-0----0-(0)----|-1--1-1-0-0-0-0-|-1---1-1-1-1-1---1-|-1-1-1--0--0---|
|-0----0-(0)----|-2--2-2-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-2-2-2--0--0---|
|-2----2-(2)----|-3--3-3-0-0-0-0-|-2---2-2-2-2-2---2-|-3-3-3--0--0---|
|-2----2-(2)----|-3--3-3---------|-0---0-0-0-0-0---0-|-3-3-3---------|
|-0----0-(0)----|-1--1-1-3-3-3-3-|-------------------|-1-1-1--3--3---|
Chorus
CW E GE E E E E +Q Ce. s e e H
|----------------|---------------------||-8--8-8-8------------|
|----------------|---------------------||-8--8-8-8------------|
|----------------|---------------------||-9--9-9-9------------|
|----------------|---------5-5-(5)-----||---------------------|
|----------------|---5-5-5-5-5-(5)-----||---------------------|
|----------------|---3-3-3-3-3-(3)-----||---------------------|
|
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E. S E E +E E E E
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|---3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-||-0--0-0-0-(0)---0-0--|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-|---0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-||-1--1-1-1-(1)---1-1--|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-||-0--0-0-0-(0)---0-0--|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-|---0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-||-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-||---------------------|
AmE. S E Eme S S S S e E FQ Q Em7E. S e E FE S S e GE +S E S E E
|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|-5--------7--7-7-----|---5-5-5------------12-12-12---|
|-5--5---8---8-8-8-8---|-6--------8--8-8-----|-6-6-6-6-8-(8)S12---12-12-12---|
|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|-5--------7--7-7-----|-5-5-5-5-7-(7)S12---12-12-12---|
|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|-------------------------------|
|
| E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E. S E S S E S S E E +E S S E S S
|-0--0-0-0-0---0---0-0-|-1--1-1-x-0--0-0-x-x-|-1-1-1-1-3-(3)----3--3--3--3-3-|
|-1--1-1-0-0---0---0-0-|-1--1-1-x-3--3-3-x-x-|-1-1-1-1-0-(0)----0--0--0--0-0-|
|-2--2-2-0-0---0---0-0-|-2--2-2-x-0--0-0-x-x-|-2-2-2-2-0-(0)----0--0--0--0-0-|
|-2--2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-3--3-3-x-2--2-2-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-0-(0)----0--0--0--0-0-|
|-0--0-0-2-2---2---2-2-|-3--3-3-x-2--2-2-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-----------------------|
|--------0-0---0---0-0-|-1--1-1-x-0--0-0-x-x-|-1-1-1-1-3-(3)----3--3--3--3-3-|
Ce. s e e H AmE. S E Eme S S S S e E FQ Q Em7E. S e E
|-8--8-8-8-----------|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|-5--------7--7-7-----|
|-8--8-8-8-----------|-5--5---8---8-8-8-8---|-6--------8--8-8-----|
|-9--9-9-9-----------|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|-5--------7--7-7-----|
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|---------------------|
|
| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E E E E E E. S E E E. S E S S
|-0--0-0-0-(0)---0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0---0-0-|-1--1-1-x-0--0-0-x-x-|
|-1--1-1-1-(1)---1-1-|-1--1-1-0-0---0---0-0-|-1--1-1-x-3--3-3-x-x-|
|-0--0-0-0-(0)---0-0-|-2--2-2-0-0---0---0-0-|-2--2-2-x-0--0-0-x-x-|
|-2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|-3--3-3-x-2--2-2-x-x-|
|-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-2-2---2---2-2-|-3--3-3-x-2--2-2-x-x-|
|--------------------|--------0-0---0---0-0-|-1--1-1-x-0--0-0-x-x-|
1.
To Coda
FE S S e GE +S E S E E FW G
|---5-5-5------------12-12-12----|---------------|
|-6-6-6-6-8-(8)S12---12-12-12----|---------------|
|-5-5-5-5-7-(7)S12---12-12-12----|---------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------|
|--------------------------------|---------------|
|
| E S S E E +E S S E S S Q E E E E Q
|-1-1-1-1-3-(3)----3--3--3--3--3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-0-(0)----0--0--0--0--0-|-1--1-1-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-0-(0)----0--0--0--0--0-|-2--2-2-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3-0-(0)----0--0--0--0--0-|-3--3-3-0-0-0--|
|-3-3-3-3------------------------|-3--3-3--------|
|-1-1-1-1-3-(3)----3--3--3--3--3-|-1--1-1-3-3-3--|
Am F G
E E E E E E E E E E a E E a E E E E
|-----------------|------------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------------o||
|---5-5-----------|-------------5-5--------||
|---5-5-----------|---------5-5h7-5--------||
|-------7-5-3-----|-3-3-5s7---------7-5---o||
|-------------5-3-|------------------------||
|
| Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-1-1---1-1---3-3-3-3----||
|-1---1---1-1-1-1-|-1-1---1-1---0-0-0-0---o||
|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2---0-0-0-0----||
|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-3-3---3-3---0-0-0-0----||
|-0---0---0-0-0-0-|-3-3---3-3-------------o||
|-----------------|-1-1---1-1---3-3-3-3----||
2.
D.S. al Coda
F G Am
W E E E E E E E E
|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|------------------||
|---------------|---5-5------------||
|---------------|---5-5------------||
|---------------|-------7-5-3------||
|---------------|-------------5-3--||
|
| Q E E E E Q Q Q E E E E
|-1--1-1-3-3-3--|-0---0---0-0-0-0--||
|-1--1-1-0-0-0--|-1---1---1-1-1-1--||
|-2--2-2-0-0-0--|-2---2---2-2-2-2--||
|-3--3-3-0-0-0--|-2---2---2-2-2-2--||
|-3--3-3--------|-0---0---0-0-0-0--||
|-1--1-1-3-3-3--|------------------||
Interlude
&
FGtr IG Am G
H Q. S S W W
|-5----7tr8---5-7-|-8--------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-5----7----------|-9--------|------------------||
|-3----5----------|-7--------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|
| Gtr II
| W W E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5--||
|-----------------|----------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|
| Gtr III
| W W E E E E E E E E
|-----------------|----------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
|-----------------|----------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-----------------|----------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-----------------|----------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||
|-----------------|----------|------------------||
|-----------------|----------|---3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||
Out-Chorus
CGtr II Am Em
e. s e e H E. S E e S S S S e E
||--8--8-8-8-----------|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|
||o-8--8-8-8-----------|-5--5---8---8-8-8-8---|
||--9--9-9-9-----------|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|
||---------------------|----------------------|
||o--------------------|----------------------|
||---------------------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E. S E E +E E E E E. S E E E E E E
||--0--0-0-0-(0)---0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0---0---0-0-|
||o-1--1-1-1-(1)---1-1-|-1--1-1-0-0---0---0-0-|
||--0--0-0-0-(0)---0-0-|-2--2-2-0-0---0---0-0-|
||--2--2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2---2---2-2-|
||o-3--3-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-2-2---2---2-2-|
||---------------------|--------0-0---0---0-0-|
FQ Q Em7E. S e E FE S S e GE +S E S E E 3x
|-5--------7--7-7-----|---5-5-5------------12-12-12-----||
|-6--------8--8-8-----|-6-6-6-6-8-(8)S12---12-12-12----o||
|-5--------7--7-7-----|-5-5-5-5-7-(7)S12---12-12-12-----||
|---------------------|---------------------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------------------o||
|---------------------|---------------------------------||
|
| E. S E E E. S E S S E S S E E +E S S E S S 3x
|-1--1-1-x-0--0-0-x-x-|-1-1-1-1-3-(3)----3--3--3--3-3---||
|-1--1-1-x-3--3-3-x-x-|-1-1-1-1-0-(0)----0--0--0--0-0--o||
|-2--2-2-x-0--0-0-x-x-|-2-2-2-2-0-(0)----0--0--0--0-0---||
|-3--3-3-x-2--2-2-x-x-|-3-3-3-3-0-(0)----0--0--0--0-0---||
|-3--3-3-x-2--2-2-x-x-|-3-3-3-3------------------------o||
|-1--1-1-x-0--0-0-x-x-|-1-1-1-1-3-(3)----3--3--3--3-3---||
C/Ee. s e e H Am/CE. S E G/De S S S S e E F S E S E S S Em7 S S S S e E
|-8--8-8-8------|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|-12--12-12---12-12-12--12-12-12-12-----|
|-8--8-8-8------|-5--5---8---8-8-8-8---|---------------------------------------|
|-9--9-9-9------|-5--5---7---7-7-7-7---|--9---9--9----9--9--9---9--9--9--9-----|
|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|---------------|----------------------|---------------------------------------|
|
| W W E. S E E E. S E S S
|---------------|----------------------|--1------1-1--x-----0---------0--0-x-x-|
|---------------|----------------------|--1------1-1--x-----3---------3--3-x-x-|
|---------------|----------------------|--2------2-2--x-----0---------0--0-x-x-|
|---------------|----------------------|--3------3-3--x-----2---------2--2-x-x-|
|---------------|----------------------|--3------3-3--x-----2---------2--2-x-x-|
|---------------|----------------------|--1------1-1--x-----0---------0--0-x-x-|
F S S S S S S G S S S S S S E E
|-12-12-12-12-12---12-12-----12-12-12-12-12----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|--9--9--9--9--9----9--9------9--9--9--9--9----|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|
| E S S E E +E S S E S S
|--1-----1--1--1----3----(3)-----3--3--3--3-3--|
|--1-----1--1--1----0----(0)-----0--0--0--0-0--|
|--2-----2--2--2----0----(0)-----0--0--0--0-0--|
|--3-----3--3--3----0----(0)-----0--0--0--0-0--|
|--3-----3--3--3-------------------------------|
|--1-----1--1--1----3----(3)-----3--3--3--3-3--|
C E S S E S S S S S S E E
||--12--12-12-x-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-|
||o--------------------------------------|
||---9---9--9-x--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9-|
||---------------------------------------|
||o--------------------------------------|
||---------------------------------------|
|
| E. S E E +E E E E
||---0------0-0--0----(0)-----------0--0-|
||o--1------1-1--1----(1)-----------1--1-|
||---0------0-0--0----(0)-----------0--0-|
||---2------2-2--2----(2)-----2-----2--2-|
||o--3------3-3--3----(3)-----3-----3--3-|
||---------------------------------------|
Am E S S E Em S S S S S S E E
|-12--12-12-x-12-12-12-12-12-12-12-12--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--9---9--9-x--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--9--|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|
| E. S E E E E E E
|--0------0-0--0-----0-----0-----0--0--|
|--1------1-1--0-----0-----0-----0--0--|
|--2------2-2--0-----0-----0-----0--0--|
|--2------2-2--2-----2-----2-----2--2--|
|--0------0-0--2-----2-----2-----2--2--|
|--------------0-----0-----0-----0--0--|
F E S S E S S Em7 S S S S E E
|-12--12-12-x-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12---|
|----------------------------------------|
|--9---9--9-x--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9---|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|
|
| E. S E E E. S E S S
|--1------1-1--x-----0---------0--0--x-x-|
|--1------1-1--x-----3---------3--3--x-x-|
|--2------2-2--x-----0---------0--0--x-x-|
|--3------3-3--x-----2---------2--2--x-x-|
|--3------3-3--x-----2---------2--2--x-x-|
|--1------1-1--x-----0---------0--0--x-x-|
F E S S E G S S S S S S E E 3x
|-12-12-12-x-12-12-12--12-12-12-12-12-----||
|----------------------------------------o||
|--9--9--9-x--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9-----||
|-----------------------------------------||
|----------------------------------------o||
|-----------------------------------------||
|
| E S S E E +E S S E S S 3x
|--1--1--1-1--3----(3)-----3--3--3--3-3---||
|--1--1--1-1--0----(0)-----0--0--0--0-0--o||
|--2--2--2-2--0----(0)-----0--0--0--0-0---||
|--3--3--3-3--0----(0)-----5--0--0--0-0---||
|--3--3--3-3---------------5-------------o||
|--1--1--1-1--3----(3)-----3--3--3--3-3---||
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