DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME As recorded by Free (From the 1970 Album FIRE AND WATER) Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electreic Guitar 1' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar 2' Intro E=114 Emaj7 Dmaj7/E 12/8 Gtr I E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q e |-----------4-----------4-|-----------2------------|| |---------4-----------4---|---------2--------------|| |-------4-----------4-----|-------2-----------2--2-|| |-----6-----------6-------|-----4-----------4------|| |---7-----------7---------|---5-----------5------4-|| |-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0----------|| 1st & 2nd Verses

^Emaj7 Q. Q. Q. Q. ||--^4----^4----^4----^4----| ||o-^4----^4----^4----^4----| ||--^4----^4----^4----^4----| ||--^6----^6----^6----^6----| ||o-^7----^7----^7----^7----| ||--------------------------|

Q. Q. Q. Q. ^Dmaj7 Q. Q. Q. Q. |-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----| |-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----| |-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----| |-^6----^6----^6----^6----|-^4----^4----^4----^4-----| |-^7----^7----^7----^7----|-^5----^5----^5----^5-----| |-------------------------|--------------------------|

Q. Q. Q. Q. ^Emaj7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. |-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----| |-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----| |-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----| |-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^6----^6----^6----^6----|-^6----^6----^6----^6----| |-^5----^5----^5----^5----|-^7----^7----^7----^7----|-^7----^7----^7----^7----| |-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|

Pre-Chorus

^Dmaj7 Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. ^Amaj7 H. ^G#m H. |-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^0-------^4-----| |-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^5-------^4-----| |-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^6-------^4-----| |-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----||-^6-------^6-----| |-^5----^5----^5----^5----|-^5----^5----^5----^5----||----------^6-----| |-------------------------|-------------------------||-^5-------^4-----|

Chorus

^F#m H. ^E H. ^EQ. Q. ^A/EQ. Q E ^EQ. Q. ^A/EQ. Q E |-^2-------^0-------||-0----0---------------|-0----0---------------| |-^2-------^0-------||-0----0----2----2--2\-|-0----0----2----2--2\-| |-^2-------^1-------||-1----1----2----2--2\-|-1----1----2----2--2\-| |-^4-------^2-------||-2----2----2----2--2\-|-2----2----2----2--2\-| |-^4-------^2-------||-2----2----4----4--4\-|-2----2----4----4--4\-| |-^2-------^0-------||-0----0----0----0--0--|-0----0----0----0--0--|

1. 2.

^EQ. Q. ^A/EQ. Q. ^A/C#Q. Q E ^E5Q. ^A/EQ. Q. +E. S E H. |-0----0--------------|----------------------||--------------------|| |-0----0----2----2----|----------------2----o||-2----(2)-x---------|| |-1----1----2----2----|-2----2---------2-----||-2----(2)-x---------|| |-2----2----2----2----|-2----2---------2-----||-2----(2)-x---------|| |-2----2----4----4----|-4----4----2----4----o||-4----(4)-x---2-----|| |-0----0----0----0----|---------3-0----0-----||-0----(0)-x-3-0-----||

Bridge D Dmaj7D6 D E5 A/E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +S S S S S S E a Q +S S S S E E |---------------------|----------------------------------------| |-3----2--------------|----------------------------------------| |-2----2----4----2----|--------------2-----0h1--(1)------------| |-4----4----4----4----|-2--(2)-----2---2-----2--(2)------------| |-5----5----5----5----|-2--(2)-2s4-------4---2--(2)-2s4s2------| |---------------------|-0--(0)---------------0--(0)-------0----| D Dmaj7D6 D E5 A/E E Q. Q. Q. Q. Q +S S S S S S E a Q +S S S S E E |---------------------|----------------------------------------| |-3----2--------------|----------------------------------------| |-2----2----4----2----|--------------2-----0h1--(1)------------| |-4----4----4----4----|-2--(2)-----2---2-----2--(2)------------| |-5----5----5----5----|-2--(2)-2s4-------4---2--(2)-2s4s2------| |---------------------|-0--(0)---------------0--(0)-------0----| D Dmaj7D6 D E A/E E5 G#m C#m Q. Q. Q. Q. Q. +S S S S E Q. +E Q H. H. |---------------------|------------------------------|-4--------9-----| |-3----2--------------|-0----(0)---------------------|-4--------9-----| |-2----2----4----2----|-1----(1)-------2-------------|-4--------9-----| |-4----4----4----4----|-2----(2)-----2---------------|-6-------11-----| |-5----5----5----5----|-2----(2)-2s4-----2----(2)----|-6-------11-----| |---------------------|-0----(0)---------0----(0)----|-4--------9-----| A/E Q. Q E Q E E E E |--------------------------|| |-2----2-------------------|| |-2----2--2------2-2-------|| |-2----2--2------2-2-------|| |-4----4--4-4----4-4-------|| |-----------5--5-5-5-3b3.5-|| | | Gtr II | W |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| |--------------------------|| Chorus

a ^E Q. Q E ^A/E Q. Q e ^EQ. E. S E ^A/EQ. E. S E |---------0----------------|------0-------------------| |---------0-----2----2-----|------0------2----2-------| |-0h=1----1-----2----2---2-|------1------2----2--2-2--| |----2----2-----2----2---2-|------2------2----2--2-2--| |----2----2-----4----4---4-|-2----2------4----4--4-4--| |----0----0--0--0----0-----|-0----0--0-0-0----0----0--|

| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H. +Q. Q. W |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |---/9---------(9)---------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------------|

^EQ. Q E ^A/EQ. Q. ^A Q. E. S E ^EQ E Q. |------0-----------------|---------------------------0-----| |------0----2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------0-----| |-1----1----2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------1-----| |-2---------2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------2-----| |-2---------4----4-------|---4-----4-----------------------| |-0-------0-0----0-------|---5-----5--5-3b3.5-0---0--------|

| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H. Q. Q S S Q. Q. Q. +E Q |------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------| |----------------------9-|-/11----11----------9-----(9)----| |------------------------|---------------------------------| |------------------------|---------------------------------|

Q. E. S E ^A/E Q. E S S E |--0--------------------------| |--0----0-------2----2--------| |--1----1-------2----2--------| |--2----2-------2----2--------| |--2--------------------------| |--0-------0-0----------0-0-0-|

| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H. +Q. Q. |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-/9-----------(9)------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|

^E Q. Q. ^A/E Q. E E E ^EQ S S Q E ^A/EQ +S S E. S E |--0----0-----------------|------------0---------------------| |--0----0-----2----2----2-|------------0-----2--(2)---2------| |--1----1-----2----2----2-|-1----------1-----2--(2)---2------| |--2----2-----2----2----2-|-2----------2-----2--(2)---2------| |--2----2-----4----4----x-|-2----------2-----4--(4)---4------| |--0----0-----0----0--0-0-|-0----0-0---0---0-0--(0)-0----0-0-|

| | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~ | H. +Q. Q. E Q +H. Q. |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|---12-----(12)--------------------| |-/9---------(9)----------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------|

^AQ S S E E S S ^E E S S S S E E E |----------------------------------------------0-------0-------------| |-2-------2------------------------------------0-------0-------------| |-2-------2------------1-----------------------1-------1-------------| |-2-------2------------2-----------------------2---------------------| |-4---0-0-4-0----------2---------------2----2--2---------------------| |-5-------5---3b3.5p0--0-------0----0--0----0--0------------0--------|

| | H. S S S S S S S S E. +S |---------------------------7-------7-------7-------7----------------| |---------------------10b12---10b12---10b12---10b12---10b12r==(10)---| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------------------------------------| Outro

^EQ. E. S E ^A/EQ. E S S E ^E Q. Q E ^A/EQ +S S Q E |-0----0-------------------||---0--------0-------------------------| |-0----0------2----2-------||o--0--------0----------2---(2)-2-2----| |-1----1------2----2-------||---1--------1----------2---(2)-2-2----| |-2----2------2----2-------||---2--------2----------2---(2)-2-2----| |-2----2------4----4-------||o--2--------2----------4---(4)-4-4----| |-0----0--0-0-0----0-0-0-0-||---0--------0---0------0---(0)-0-0--0-|

| | ~~ | W Q. Q S +S H. |--------------------------||-----------12-------------------------| |--------------------------||o-------------------------------------| |--------------------------||--11b13========11r(11)-9--------------| |--------------------------||--------------------------------------| |--------------------------||o-------------------------------------| |--------------------------||--------------------------------------|

^E Q. Q E ^A/EQ E Q E |--0--------0---------------------| |--0--------0----------2-----2--2-| |--1--------1----------2-----2--2-| |--2--------2----------2-----2--2-| |--2--------2----------4-----4--4-| |--0--------0---0------0---0-0--0-|

| | ~~ | Q. Q S +S H. |----------12---------------------| |---------------------------------| |-11b13========11r(11)-9----------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|

^E Q. Q E ^A/EQ E E. S E |--0--------0-----------------------| |--0--------0----------2-----2------| |--1--------1----------2-----2------| |--2--------2----------2-----2------| |--2--------2----------4-----4------| |--0--------0---0------0---0-0--0-0-|

| | ~~ | Q. Q S +S H. |----------12-----------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-11b13========11r(11)-9------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------|

^E Q S S Q E ^A/EE. S S S E. S E |--0-----------0---------------------------|| |--0-----------0----------2--------2------o|| |--1-----------1----------2--------2-------|| |--2-----------2----------2--------2-------|| |--2------2-2--2----------4--------4------o|| |--0------0-0--0---0------0--0-0-0-0--0-0--||

| | ~~ | Q. Q S +S H. |-------------12---------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------o|| |-11b13===========11r(11)-9----------------|| |------------------------------------------|| |-----------------------------------------o|| |------------------------------------------|| 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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