Tuning: E A D G B E

LOVE STINKS As recorded by The J. Geils Band (From the 1980 Album LOVE STINKS) Words and Music by Peter Wolf & Seth Justman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'J. Geils - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Seth Justman - Organ' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Seth Justman - Synthesizer' Intro Q=92

4^N.C./4 ^C ^G Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ dist.) Wx2 Q Q +E E Q |------------|---------------------| |------------|--------------12-12--| |------------|--9---9---(9)-12-12--| |------------|-10--10--(10)-12-12--| |------------|-10--10--(10)-10-10--| |------------|--8---8---(8)--------|

^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S ^C Q Q +E ^G E Q |-------------------------|---------------------| |-10--10-(10)--12-x-12-12-|--------------12-12--| |-10--10-(10)--12-x-12-12-|--9---9---(9)-12-12--| |-10--10-(10)--12-x-12-12-|-10--10--(10)-12-12--| |--8---8--(8)--10-x-10-10-|-10--10--(10)-10-10--| |-------------------------|--8---8---(8)--------|

^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S ^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |-----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| |-10--10-(10)---12----x-12-12-|--------------12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| |-10--10-(10)---12----x-12-12-|--9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| |-10--10-(10)---12----x-12-12-|-10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| |--8---8--(8)---10----x-10-10-|-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--(8)------10-x-10-10-| |-----------------------------|--8---8---(8)--------|------------------------------|

| | Gtr II (Organ arr. for Gtr.) | H E S S E S S W +H a E E E E |---------------------8-------|--8------------------|-(8)--------------------------| |----------------8h10----8h10-|---------------------|--------------8h10--8----8----| |-----------------------------|---------------------|----------------------9-------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|------------------------------|

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |----------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------12-12--|-10---10-(10)---12----x-12-12-|| |--9----9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)---12----x-12-12-|| |-10---10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)---12----x-12-12-|| |-10---10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--(8)---10----x-10-10-|| |--8----8---(8)--------|------------------------------||

| | +W +H E S S E S S |----------------------|----------------------8-------|| |-(8)------------------|-(8)-------------8h10----8h10-|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses C5 F5 C5 A5 PM-------------------------------------- Q Q E E E E Q E S S E E E E ||--------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------| ||------------10-10---|---------------------| ||--10--10----10-10---|-10---10-x-x-7-7-7---| ||o-10--10-----8--8---|-10---10-x-x-7-7-7---| ||---8---8------------|--8----8-x-x-5-5-5---| | | W +Q Q H ||---8----------------|-(8)-----------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|---------------------| ||--------------------|---------------------| C5 F5 C5 A5 --------------------------------------| Q Q E E E E Q E S S E E E E |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-----------10-10---|---------------------| |-10--10----10-10---|-10--10-x-x-7-7-7----| |-10--10-----8--8---|-10--10-x-x-7-7-7----| |--8---8------------|--8---8-x-x-5-5-5----| | | W W |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| C5 F5 C5 A5 PM------------------------------------- Q Q E E E E Q E S S E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-----------10-10---|--------------------| |-10--10----10-10---|-10--10-x-x-7-7-7---| |-10--10-----8--8---|-10--10-x-x-7-7-7---| |--8---8------------|--8---8-x-x-5-5-5---| C5 F5 C5 A5 G ------------------------------------| Q Q E E E E Q E S S E E E S S |-------------------|------------------3-3--|| |-------------------|------------------3-3--|| |-----------10-10---|------------------4-4--|| |-10--10----10-10---|-10--10-x-x-7-7-7-5-5--|| |-10--10-----8--8---|-10--10-x-x-7-7-7-5-5--|| |--8---8------------|--8---8-x-x-5-5-5-3-3--|| Pre-Chorus G F H. +E S S H +E E E E W H Q Q |-3-------(3)-3-3-|-3----(3)---3---|-----------|--------------|| |-3-------(3)-3-3-|-3----(3)---3---|-10--------|--------------|| |-4-------(4)-4-4-|-4----(4)---4---|-10--------|--------------|| |-5-------(5)-5-5-|-5----(5)---5---|-10--------|--------------|| |-5-------(5)-5-5-|-5----(5)---5---|--8--------|--------------|| |-3-------(3)-3-3-|-3----(3)---3---|-----------|---------x\---|| Chorus

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |---------------------|-----------------------------| |--------------12-12--|-10--10-(10)---12----x-12-12-| |--9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10--10-(10)---12----x-12-12-| |-10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10--10-(10)---12----x-12-12-| |-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8---8--(8)---10----x-10-10-| |--8---8---(8)--------|-----------------------------|

| | Gtr II | W H E S S E S S |---------------------|---------------------8-------| |---------------------|----------------8h10----8h10-| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------| |---------------------|-----------------------------|

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |---------------------|------------------------------| |--------------12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| |--9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| |-10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| |-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--(8)------10-x-10-10-| |--8---8---(8)--------|------------------------------|

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |----------------------|------------------------------| |---------------12-12--|-10---10-(10)---12----x-12-12-| |--9----9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)---12----x-12-12-| |-10---10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)---12----x-12-12-| |-10---10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--(8)---10----x-10-10-| |--8----8---(8)--------|------------------------------|

| | +W +H E S S E S S |----------------------|----------------------8-------| |-(8)------------------|-(8)-------------8h10----8h10-| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| |----------------------|------------------------------| 1.

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |---------------------|-------------------------------|| |--------------12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-o|| |--9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12--|| |-10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12--|| |-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--(8)------10-x-10-10-o|| |--8---8---(8)--------|-------------------------------||

| | W +H a E E E E |--8------------------|-(8)---------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------8h10--8---------o|| |---------------------|----------------------9--------|| |---------------------|------------------------10-----|| |---------------------|------------------------------o|| |---------------------|-------------------------------|| Interlude 2. C5 F5 PM----------------------- Q E +Q E E S S Q Q E E E E |-----------------------------||-----------------------------| |-10--10-(10)------12-x-12-12-||-----------------------------| |-10--10-(10)------12-x-12-12-||---------------------10-10---| |-10--10-(10)------12-x-12-12-||----10----10---------10-10---| |--8---8--(8)------10-x-10-10-||----10----10----------8--8---| |-----------------------------||-----8-----8-----------------| | | H a E E E E +W |--8--------------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------8h10--8---------||-----------------------------| |---------------------9-------||-----------------------------| |-----------------------10----||---(10)----------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------------| | | Gtr III (Synth. arr. for Gtr.) | ~~~~~~~ | W a E Q +E +Q E E |-----------------------------||-----------------------------| |-----------------------------||--------8----(8)-(8)---------| |-----------------------------||-7s==9-----------------------| |-----------------------------||---------------------------7-| |-----------------------------||-----------------------------| |-----------------------------||-----------------------------| C5 A5 C5 F5 -------------------------------------------------| Q E S S E E E E Q Q E E E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|------------------10-10---| |-10--10-x-x-7----7--7---|-10----10---------10-10---| |-10--10-x-x-7----7--7---|-10----10----------8--8---| |--8---8-x-x-5----5--5---|--8-----8-----------------| | | W W |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| | | ~~~~~~~ | Q E E E +E E E +E Q +E +H |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |--5---5-----7b8r(7)p5---|--------------------------| |--------7-------------7-|-(7)-5----(5)-(5)---------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| C5 A5 C5 F5 PM--------------------------------------------- Q E S S E E E E Q Q E E E E |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------10-10---| |-10--10-x-x-7-7-7---|---10---10---------10-10---| |-10--10-x-x-7-7-7---|---10---10----------8--8---| |--8---8-x-x-5-5-5---|----8----8-----------------| | | Gtr III | ~~~~~~~ | W a E Q +E +Q E E |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|------8----(8)-(8)---------| |--------------------|-7s=9----------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------7-| |--------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------|---------------------------| C5 A5 C5 F5 -----------------------------------------------| Q E S S E E E E Q Q E E E E |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|----------------10-10----| |-10--10-x-x-7----7--7---|-10-----10------10-10----| |-10--10-x-x-7----7--7---|-10-----10-------8--8----| |--8---8-x-x-5----5--5---|--8------8---------------| | | ~~~ | Q E E E +E E E +E Q. +H |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |--5---5-----7b8r(7)p5---|-------------------------| |--------7-------------7-|-(7)-5------(5)----------| |------------------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-------------------------| Pre-Chorus C5 A5 G G PM------------| Q E S S E E E S S H. +E S S |-------------------3-3-||-3-------(3)-3-3-| |-------------------3-3-||-3-------(3)-3-3-| |-------------------4-4-||-4-------(4)-4-4-| |-10--10-x-x-7-7--7-5-5-||-5-------(5)-5-5-| |-10--10-x-x-7-7--7-5-5-||-5-------(5)-5-5-| |--8---8-x-x-5-5--5-3-3-||-3-------(3)-3-3-| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H. E E W |-----------------------||-----------------| |-----------------------||-----------------| |-----------------------||-----------------| |--5s============17-----||-----------------| |-----------------------||-----------------| |-----------------------||-----------------| F H +E E E E W H Q Q |-3----(3)---3---|-----------|-------------|| |-3----(3)---3---|-10--------|-------------|| |-4----(4)---4---|-10--------|-------------|| |-5----(5)---5---|-10--------|-------------|| |-5----(5)---5---|--8--------|-------------|| |-3----(3)---3---|-----------|---------x\--|| | | W W W |----------------|-----------|-------------|| |----------------|-----------|-------------|| |----------------|-----------|-------------|| |----------------|-----------|-------------|| |----------------|-----------|-------------|| |----------------|-----------|-------------|| Chorus

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |---------------------|------------------------------|| |--------------12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-|| |--9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-|| |-10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-|| |-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--(8)------10-x-10-10-|| |--8---8---(8)--------|------------------------------||

| | W +H a E E E E |--8------------------|-(8)--------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------8h10--8----8----|| |---------------------|----------------------9-------|| |---------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------------------|| |---------------------|------------------------------|| Interlude

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S |---------------------|-------------------------| |--------------12-12--|-10--10-(10)--12-x-12-12-| |--9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10--10-(10)--12-x-12-12-| |-10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10--10-(10)--12-x-12-12-| |-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8---8--(8)--10-x-10-10-| |--8---8---(8)--------|-------------------------|

| | W W |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------| |---------------------|-------------------------|

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q Q S S S S S S S S |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |--------------12-12--|-10----10----x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x-|| |--9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10----10----x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x-|| |-10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10----10----x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x-|| |-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8-----8----x--x-x--x-x-x-x--x-|| |--8---8---(8)--------|--------------------------------||

| | W Q a E E +E S S E S S |---------------------|----------8-(8)--------8--------|| |---------------------|-----8s10---------8h10-----8h10-|| |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------------|| |---------------------|--------------------------------|| Out-Chorus

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q E +Q ^G E E S S ||----------------------|------------------------------| ||o--------------12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| ||---9---9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| ||--10--10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10-(10)------12-x-12-12-| ||o-10--10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--(8)------10-x-10-10-| ||---8---8---(8)--------|------------------------------|

| | W +H a E E E E ||---8------------------|-(8)--------------------------| ||o---------------------|--------------8h10--8----8----| ||----------------------|----------------------9-------| ||----------------------|------------------------------| ||o---------------------|------------------------------| ||----------------------|------------------------------|

^C Q Q +E ^G E Q ^F Q Q S S S S S S S S 3x |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |---------------12-12--|-10---10--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x---o|| |--9----9---(9)-12-12--|-10---10--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x----|| |-10---10--(10)-12-12--|-10---10--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x----|| |-10---10--(10)-10-10--|--8----8--x-x-x--x-x-x-x--x---o|| |--8----8---(8)--------|-------------------------------||

| | +W +H E S S E S S 3x |----------------------|-------------------8-----------|| |-(8)------------------|-(8)----------8h10-----8h10---o|| |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------|-------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------o|| |----------------------|-------------------------------||

| | W +H a E E E E |--8------------------|-(8)--------------------------| |---------------------|--------------8h10--8----8----| |---------------------|----------------------9-------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| | | Gtr III | W W |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------|------------------------------|

^C Q q H W |---------------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| |--9---9--------|---------*| |-10--10--------|---------*| |-10--10--------|---------*| |--8---8--------|---------*|

| | +H H W |---------------|---------*| |-(8)-----------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| | | ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ | H H +W |---------------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| |--5s=====17----|-(17)----*| |---------------|---------*| |---------------|---------*| 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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