The O'Jays - I love music

I LOVE MUSIC As recorded by The O'Jays (From the 1975 Album FAMILY REUNION) Words and Music by Kenny Gamble & Leon Huff Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Norman Harris - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Bobby Eli - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=126 W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| W W W W W |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| |----------|----------|----------|----------|------| W W E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------|| |----------|----------|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------|| |----------|----------|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------|| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------|| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------|| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------|| Chorus $ E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| W W E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------| |----------|----------|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| 1. To Coda W W E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------| |----------|----------|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| |----------|----------|------------------|-------------------| E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------o|| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------o|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|| 1st Verse 2. E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|--------------------| |---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-------| |---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-------| |------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|--------------------| |------------------|------------------|--------------------| E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------|| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| Chorus E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ dist.) | W W |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| |------------------|------------------| E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|-----------------------|| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6----------|| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3----------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| | | |---3---| | W H Q Q Q |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|--------------13---15--|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| |------------------|-----------------------|| Guitar Solo | | ~~~~ ~~~~ | |-----3-----| | Q Q Q E +Q E E E +E E E Q S S |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |-15b17-15b17-15b17-15b17r(15)-----|---15b17r(15)-13-15-13--x---| |----------------------------------|--------------------------x-| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------------|----------------------------| E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |-------------------|------------------| |----4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----| |----1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| | | ~~ | W W |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| |-15----------------|------------------| |-------------------|------------------| W W |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| | | ~~~~~ | |---3----| |--3--| |--3--| | Q Q Q Q. E Q Q Q Q Q Q |------------------------|-----------------------| |-------------16b18------|---16------------------| |-15b17-15-13------------|------15b17-15-13------| |------------------------|------------------15---| |------------------------|-----------------------| |------------------------|-----------------------| E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |----------------------------------------|------------------|| |---------------4-----(4)-4-------6---6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|| |---------------1-----(1)-1-------3---3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|| |----------------------------------------|------------------|| |----------------------------------------|------------------|| |----------------------------------------|------------------|| | | ~~~~~~~ | a +E +S S E E +H W |----------------------------------------|------------------|| |----------------------------------------|------------------|| |-15b17==(15)r(15)p13--------------------|------------------|| |---------------------15-----------------|------------------|| |----------------------------15-(15)-----|------------------|| |----------------------------------------|------------------|| 2nd Verse E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------| D.S. al Coda E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-----|---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6------|| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3-----|---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|| Outro & E E +S E. Q Q E E +S E. q Q 4x |------------------|---------------------|| |---4-(4)-4--6--6--|---4-(4)-4--6-------o|| |---1-(1)-1--3--3--|---1-(1)-1--3--------|| |------------------|---------------------|| |------------------|--------------------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