Smokey Robinson and the Miracles - If you can want
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Tuning: E A D G B E
IF YOU CAN WANT (Bassline)
As recorded by Smokey Robinson & The Miracles
(From the 1968 Album SPECIAL OCCASION)
Words and Music by Smokey Robinson
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G) - 'James Jamerson - Bass'
[Intro]
Q=117
Gtr I
W H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
G|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------|------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|
E|----------|------------4-|-(4)----------2-|-(2)----------4-|
+H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|---------------||
D|----------------|--------4-------|---------------||
A|--------4-6-----|----------6---4-|-(4)----4-6----||
E|-(4)----------2-|-(2)------------|---------------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
Segno $
Segno Segno $$
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
G||---------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
D||o--------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
A||o------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6------o||
E||--4----------4-|-(4)----------2-|-(2)----------2-|-(2)----------4---||
[Chorus]
1.
+H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
G||-----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
D||o----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------o||
A||o--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6------o||
E||--(4)----------2-|-(2)----------4-|-(4)----------2-|-(2)----------4---||
2.
To Coda Dal Segno al Coda
To Double Coda
H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E Q
G|---------------|----------------|----------------||
D|---------------|--------4-------|----------------||
A|------4-6------|----------6---4-|-(4)----4-6-----||
E|-2----------2--|-(2)------------|----------------||
[Bridge]
Coda &
W H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E
G|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
D|----------|--------------|----------------|----------------|
A|----------|------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|
E|----------|------------4-|-(4)----------4-|-(4)----------2-|
Dal Segno Segno al Double Coda
+H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E Q
G|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|---------------||
A|--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----|--------4-6----||
E|-(2)----------2-|-(2)----------4-|-(4)----------4-|-(4)-----------||
[Out-Chorus]
Double Coda &&
W H E E E E +H E E E E +H E E E E 5x
G|----------|--------------||-----------------|-----------------||
D|----------|--------------||o----------------|----------------o||
A|----------|------4-6-----||o--------4-6-----|--------4-6-----o||
E|----------|------------4-||--(4)----------2-|-(2)----------4--||
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
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