Tuning: E A D G B E

LOVE TRAIN As recorded by The O'Jays (From the 1972 Album BACK STABBERS) Words and Music by Kenneth Gamble & Leon Huff Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bobby Eli - Electric Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Dennis Harris - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=120

4^C/4 ^D7 ^F Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) Q S E. a Q Q Q a Q H Q E E a Q Q |--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |----13-13--15s17----------|-----15s17--13------|-----13-13-15s17--13----| |--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |----10-10--12s14----------|-----12s14--10------|-----10-10-12s14--10----| |--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------|

| | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | H +E S S E E H. E E H. E E |--------------------------|--------------------|-1-----------------1----| |-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---|-1-----------------1----| |-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-5--------------5---|-2-----------------2----| |-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---|-3-----------------3----| |--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|------------------------| Chorus

^GQ a Q Q Q ^CQ S E. a Q Q ^D7Q a Q H |--------------------||--------------------------|--------------------| |-----15s17--13------||----13-13--15s17----------|-----15s17--13------| |--------------------||--------------------------|--------------------| |-----12s14--10------||----10-10--12s14----------|-----12s14--10------| |--------------------||--------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------||--------------------------|--------------------|

| | H. E E H +E S S E E H. E E |-3--------------3---||--------------------------|--------------------| |-3--------------3---||-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---| |-4--------------4---||-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-5--------------5---| |-5--------------5---||-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---| |--------------------||--------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------||--------------------------|--------------------|

^FQ E E a Q Q ^GQ a Q Q Q ^CQ S E. a Q Q |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| |-----13-13-15s17--13---|-----15s17--13------|----13-13--15s17----------| |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| |-----10-10-12s14--10---|-----12s14--10------|----10-10--12s14----------| |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|

| | H. E E H. E E H +E S S E E |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3---|--------------------------| |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3---|-5------------(5)-5-5-5---| |-2-----------------2---|-4--------------4---|-5------------(5)-5-5-5---| |-3-----------------3---|-5--------------5---|-5------------(5)-5-5-5---| |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------|--------------------|--------------------------|

^D7Q a Q H ^FQ E E a Q Q ^GQ a Q Q Q |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| |-----15s17--13------|-----13-13-15s17--13---|-----15s17--13------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| |-----12s14--10------|-----10-10-12s14--10---|-----12s14--10------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------||

| | H. E E H. E E H. E E |--------------------|-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3---|| |-7--------------7---|-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3---|| |-5--------------5---|-2-----------------2---|-4--------------4---|| |-7--------------7---|-3-----------------3---|-5--------------5---|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses G F Q Q q Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E E E ||----------3------|-----3---3-5-----|-----------------| ||o-----/5---------|-------5---------|---------------6-| ||------/4---------|-----------------|-----5---5-7---5-| ||-----------------|-----------------|-------7---------| ||o----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| | | H. E E H. E E H. E E ||--3----------3---|-3-----------3---|-1-------------1-| ||o-3----------3---|-3-----------3---|-1-------------1-| ||--4----------4---|-4-----------4---|-2-------------2-| ||--5----------5---|-5-----------5---|-3-------------3-| ||o----------------|-----------------|-----------------| ||-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G +H Q q Q Q q Q Q E E E E Q |---------------|---------3------|-----3---3-5-----| |-(6)----6--6---|-----/5---------|-------5---------| |-(5)----5--7---|-----/4---------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-----------------| | | +H. E E H. E E H. E E |-(1)-------1---|-3----------3---|-3-----------3---| |-(1)-------1---|-3----------3---|-3-----------3---| |-(2)-------2---|-4----------4---|-4-----------4---| |-(3)-------3---|-5----------5---|-5-----------5---| |---------------|----------------|-----------------| |---------------|----------------|-----------------| F G Q E E E E E E +H Q q H H |-----------------|---------------|-------3------| |---------------6-|-(6)----6--6---|--------------| |-----5---5-7---5-|-(5)----5--7---|--------------| |-------7---------|---------------|--------------| |-----------------|---------------|--------------| |-----------------|---------------|--------------| | | H. E E +H. E E H. E E |-1-------------1-|-(1)-------1---|-3--------3---| |-1-------------1-|-(1)-------1---|-3--------3---| |-2-------------2-|-(2)-------2---|-4--------4---| |-3-------------3-|-(3)-------3---|-5--------5---| |-----------------|---------------|--------------| |-----------------|---------------|--------------| Am E E E E E E Q H +E E E E S S E E E Q Q |-5----3---3-------|-5-----(5)---5---|-------------------| |----5---5---5-----|-5-----(5)-5---8-|-5h6-5-------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------7-5---------| |------------------|-----------------|-----------7-------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| | | H. E E H. E E H. E E |-3------------3---|-5-----------5---|-5------------5----| |-3------------3---|-5-----------5---|-5------------5----| |-4------------4---|-5-----------5---|-5------------5----| |-5------------5---|-7-----------7---|-7------------7----| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| |------------------|-----------------|-------------------| Dm G Q E E +Q Q Q Q Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----8-5-(5)------|-----------5---|------------------|-----------------|| |-6----------------|-----6--6------|-8--8-8-8-6-6-6-6-|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-3-|| |-7----------------|-----7--7------|-7--7-7-7-5-5-5-5-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|| | | H. E E H. E E H. Q W |-5------------5---|-5---------5---|-3----------------|-----------------|| |-6------------6---|-6---------6---|-3----------------|-----------------|| |-7------------7---|-7---------7---|-4----------------|-----------------|| |-7------------7---|-7---------7---|-5----------------|-----------------|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|| |------------------|---------------|------------------|-----------------|| Chorus

^CQ S E. a Q Q ^D7Q a Q H |--------------------------|--------------------| |----13-13--15s17----------|-----15s17--13------| |--------------------------|--------------------| |----10-10--12s14----------|-----12s14--10------| |--------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|

| | H +E S S E E H. E E |--------------------------|--------------------| |-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---| |-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-5--------------5---| |-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---| |--------------------------|--------------------| |--------------------------|--------------------|

^FQ E E a Q Q ^GQ a Q Q Q |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----13-13-15s17--13---|-----15s17--13-------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----10-10-12s14--10---|-----12s14--10-------| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|

| | H. E E H. E E |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3----| |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3----| |-2-----------------2---|-4--------------4----| |-3-----------------3---|-5--------------5----| |-----------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------|---------------------|

^FQ E E a Q Q ^GQ a Q Q Q |-----------------------|----------------------|| |-----13-13-15s17--13---|-----15s17--13-------o|| |-----------------------|----------------------|| |-----10-10-12s14--10---|-----12s14--10--------|| |-----------------------|---------------------o|| |-----------------------|----------------------||

| | H. E E H. E E |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3-----|| |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3----o|| |-2-----------------2---|-4--------------4-----|| |-3-----------------3---|-5--------------5-----|| |-----------------------|---------------------o|| |-----------------------|----------------------|| Interlude 2. Eb Q a Q Q Q Q. E Q. E Q. E H |--------------------||--------------------|-------------------| |-----15s17--13------||-16----16-15-----15-|-13----13-11-------| |--------------------||--------------------|-------------------| |-----12s14--10------||-13----13-12-----12-|-10----10--8-------| |--------------------||--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------||--------------------|-------------------| | | H. E E H. E E H. E E |-3--------------3---||--3------------3----|--3-----------3----| |-3--------------3---||--4------------4----|--4-----------4----| |-4--------------4---||--3------------3----|--3-----------3----| |-5--------------5---||--5------------5----|--5-----------5----| |--------------------||--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------||--------------------|-------------------| C Eb H Q. E H H Q. E Q. E |-----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-------10-----10-|-12-----13------|-16----16-15-----15-| |-------10-----10-|-12-----14------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|-13----13-12-----12-| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------| | | H. E E H. E E H. E E |-----------------|----------------|--3------------3----| |-5----------5----|--5---------5---|--4------------4----| |-5----------5----|--5---------5---|--3------------3----| |-5----------5----|--5---------5---|--5------------5----| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|----------------|--------------------| F G Q. E H E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |-13----13-11------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |-10----10--8------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| | | H. E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--3-----------3---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |--4-----------4---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |--3-----------3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|| |--5-----------5---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |------------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Out-Chorus

^CQ S E. a Q Q ^D7Q a Q H ||---------------------------|--------------------| ||o----13-13--15s17----------|-----15s17--13------| ||---------------------------|--------------------| ||-----10-10--12s14----------|-----12s14--10------| ||o--------------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------------|--------------------|

| | H +E S S E E H. E E ||---------------------------|--------------------| ||o-5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---| ||--5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-5--------------5---| ||--5------------(5)-5-5-5---|-7--------------7---| ||o--------------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------------|--------------------|

^FQ E E a Q Q ^GQ a Q Q Q 4x |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----13-13-15s17--13---|-----15s17--13------o|| |-----------------------|---------------------|| |-----10-10-12s14--10---|-----12s14--10-------|| |-----------------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------------|---------------------||

| | H. E E H. E E 4x |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3----|| |-1-----------------1---|-3--------------3---o|| |-2-----------------2---|-4--------------4----|| |-3-----------------3---|-5--------------5----|| |-----------------------|--------------------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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