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WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN As recorded by Percy Sledge (From the 1966 Album WHEN A MAN LOVES A WOMAN) Words and Music by Calvin Lewis & Andrew Wright Transcribed by Slowhand
x 4 Db6 6 6 x x 3Ab/C 6 5 4 x x 1 Bbm3 3 2 1 4 Bbm7/Abx 3 1 2 1 2 4 Gb4 3 2 2 4 6 Ab74 5 4 x x 4 Db76 4 6 x x 6 Eb8 8 8 x
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Spooner Oldham - Organ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marlin Greene - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=98 Db Ab/C Bbm Bbm7/Ab Gb Ab7 Db Ab7 12/8 Gtr I (Organ arr. for Gtr.) H. H. H. H. H. H. H. H. |-----------------|-1-------1-------|-2---------------|---------------|| |-6-------4-------|-2-------2-------|-2-------4-------|-6-------4-----|| |-6-------5-------|-3-------1-------|-3-------5-------|-6-------5-----|| |-6-------6-------|-3-------3-------|-4-------4-------|-6-------4-----|| |-4-------3-------|-1---------------|-4-------6-------|-4-------6-----|| |-----------------|---------4-------|-2-------4-------|---------4-----|| 1st & 2nd Verses
DbGtr I Ab/C Bbm Bbm7/Ab H. H. H. H. | | | | / / / /
Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) (2nd time only) E Q E E E Q. Q E S S S S E +Q. E E E E E E ||------9-----9--------------|-----6---6-(6)------1---1---1-| ||o--------------------------|------------------------------| ||--10-----10---10---------5-|-5s6---6---------1----1---1---| ||---------------------------|------------------------------| ||o--------------------------|------------------------------| ||---------------------------|------------------------------|
GbH. Ab7H. DbH. Ab7 H. | | | | / / / /
S S S S E E E E S S S E. +S S E E S E. E E E E E S S E S S S S E |-----2---2---2-------4--------2---2-|------1---1-------4---4---2---2---| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |-1s3---3---3---3-3s5---5--(5)---3---|-3s1----1---1-/5----5---3---3---3-| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------|
DbH. Ab/C H. BbmH. Bbm7/AbH. | | | | / / / /
E S S E +Q. E. S E +Q E Q. Q. E E E E E E |--------------------4--------4-|-6------------1---1---1-| |----6---6-(6)------------------|------------------------| |----------------/5----5-(5)--5-|-6---------1----1---1---| |-6----6------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| |-------------------------------|------------------------| 1.
GbH. Ab7H. DbH. Ab7 H. | | | | / / / /
S E S E E E E S E S E E E E H. S E S E E S E. |-----2---2---2-----4---4---4-|---------11s13----13----11------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-1s3---3---3---3s5---5---5---|---------------13----11----11---|| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------|| 2.
Db H. Db7 H. | | / /
Q E S S E E S S S S E E E E |--/9----9----9-----------9----9--9--9--9--9-|| |--------------------------------------------|| |-/10---10-10---10-10-10----10---10-10-10-10-|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| |--------------------------------------------|| Bridge
Gb H. +H. | | / /
E S S E E S S E E S S E E E E |--/9---9--9--9--/9--9--9--9--/9---9--9--9--9--9--9--| |-/11--11-11-11-/11-11-11-11-/11--11-11-11-11-11-11--| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------| |----------------------------------------------------|
Db H. +H. | | / /
E S S E S S S S E S S S S S S E E E |-/13--13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-13-13-12-11-| |-/14--14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-14-14-13-12-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
GbH. +H. | | / /
E. S E S S S S E E S S E E S S E |-6--6-6-/6-6-6-6-6--6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-| |-7--7-7-/7-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|
Db H. +H. | | / /
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S E E |-/13--13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-11s13-13-13-13-11s13-12-11-| |-/14--14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-12s14-14-14-14-12s14-13-12-| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------------------------|
Gb H. +H. | | / /
Q E E E E E E E E E E |--9----9--/9--9--9--9---9--9--9--9--9--| |-11---11-/11-11-11-11--11-11-11-11-11--| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|
Db H. Bbm H. | | / /
E S S E E S S E E S S E E S S E |-/13--13-13-13-/13-13-13-13--9---9--9--9--/9--9--9--9-| |-/14--14-14-14-/14-14-14-14-11--11-11-11-/11-11-11-11-| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------|
Eb H. +H. | | / /
E S S E S S S S E S S S S E S S S S E |-/15--15-15-15-13s15-15-15-15-13s15-15-15-15-13s15-15-15-15--| |-/16--16-16-16-14s16-16-16-16-14s16-16-16-16-14s16-16-16-16--| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------| 3rd & 4th Verses
Ab7 H. +Q Q Q Db H. Ab/CH. | | | | / / / /
E S S S S S S S S S S E E E Q. E Q E E E Q. Q E |------------------------------------------------||------9-----9--------------| |-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------||o--------------------------| |-13--13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-13-----------||--10-----10---10---------5-| |------------------------------------------------||---------------------------| |------------------------------------------------||o--------------------------| |------------------------------------------------||---------------------------|
BbmH. Bbm7/AbH. GbH. Ab7H. | | | | / / / /
S S S S E +Q. E E E E E E S S S S E E E E S S S E. +S S E E |-----6---6-(6)------1---1---1-|-----2---2---2-------4--------2---2--| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |-5s6---6---------1----1---1---|-1s3---3---3---3-3s5---5--(5)---3----| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------| |------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
DbH. Ab7 H. DbH. Ab/C H. | | | | / / / /
S E. E E E E E S S E S S S S E E S S E +Q. E. S E +Q E |------1---1-------4---4---2---2---|--------------------4--------4-| |----------------------------------|----6---6-(6)------------------| |-3s1----1---1-/5----5---3---3---3-|----------------/5----5-(5)--5-| |----------------------------------|-6----6------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------| |----------------------------------|-------------------------------|
BbmH. Bbm7/AbH. GbH. Ab7H. | | | | / / / /
Q. Q. E E E E E E S E S E E E E S E S E E E E |-6------------1---1---1-|-----2---2---2-----4---4---4--| |------------------------|------------------------------| |-6---------1----1---1---|-1s3---3---3---3s5---5---5----| |------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------------| 1. 2.
DbH. Ab7 H. DbH. Ab7 H. | | | | / / / /
H. S E S E E S E. H. S E S E E E E |---------11s13----13----11------||-------------4---4---4----|| |-------------------------------o||--------------------------|| |---------------13----11----11---||---------/5----5---5---5--|| |--------------------------------||--------------------------|| |-------------------------------o||--------------------------|| |--------------------------------||--------------------------|| Outro
Db H. Ab/CH. BbmH. Bbm7/AbH. | | | | / / / /
E Q E E E Q. Q E S S S S E +Q. E E E E E E |-----9-----9--------------|-----6---6-(6)------1---1---1--| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |-10-----10---10---------5-|-5s6---6---------1----1---1----| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------------------------|
GbH. Ab7H. DbH. Ab7 H. | | | | / / / /
S S S S E E E E S S S E. +S S E E S E. E E E E E S S E S S S S E |-----2---2---2-------4--------2---2-|------1---1-------4---4---2---2---*| |------------------------------------|----------------------------------*| |-1s3---3---3---3-3s5---5--(5)---3---|-3s1----1---1-/5----5---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