The O'Jays - Use ta be my girl

USE TA BE MY GIRL As recorded by The O'Jays (From the 1978 Album SO FULL OF LOVE) 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) - 'Norman Harris - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings' Intro Q=106 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.) | | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | |-3-| | W H Q E E E H. 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S S S S E e H S S S S E e H |----------------------|----------------------|| |-6-----6---6----------|-6------6---4--------o|| |-6-----6---6----------|-6------6---6---------|| |----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|----------------------|| | | |-3-| | H Q E E E H. Q |------------------9p8-|----------------------|| |----------------------|-9-------------------o|| |----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|----------------------|| |----------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------|----------------------|| Interlude 2. | | ~ | H S S S S S S S S a W |-----------------------------||---------------------| |-------------------------6-7-||o-7s9----------------| |-------------------5-6-8-----||---------------------| |---------------6-8-----------||---------------------| |-----------------------------||o--------------------| |-----------------------------||---------------------| | | Gtr III (Strings arr. for Gtr.) | H S S S S S S S S W |-----------------------------||---------------------| |-------------------------6-7-||o---9----------------| |-------------------5-6-8-----||---------------------| |---------------6-8-----------||---------------------| |-----------------------------||o--------------------| |-----------------------------||---------------------| S S S S E e H S S S S E e H |-----------------------|------------------| |--6------6---6---------|-6-----6---6------| |--6------6---6---------|-6-----6---6------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| | | H E E E E W |-----------------------|------------------| |---------------7p6-7p6-|------------------| |-----------------------|-6----------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| | | +H E E E E W |-----------------------|------------------| |-(9)-----------7-6-7-6-|------------------| |-----------------------|-6----------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| |-----------------------|------------------| 4th Verse | | H S S S S S S S S 3x W |--------------------------------||------------------| |---------------------------6-7-o||------------------| |---------------------5-6-8------||------------------| |-----------------6-8------------||------------------| |-------------------------------o||------------------| |--------------------------------||------------------| | | +H S S S S S S S S 3x W |--------------------------------||------------------| |---------------------------6-7-o||------------------| |-(6)-----------------5-6-8------||------------------| |-----------------6-8------------||------------------| |-------------------------------o||------------------| |--------------------------------||------------------| S S S S E e H S S S S E e H |------------------|----------------------| |-6-----6---4------|-6-----6---6----------| |-6-----6---6------|-6-----6---6----------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| | | |-3-| | W H Q E E E |------------------|------------------9p8-| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| | | W |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| |------------------|----------------------| S S S S E e H S S S S E e H S S S S E e H |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |-6------6---4-------|-6-----6---6------|-6-----6---6------| |-6------6---6-------|-6-----6---6------|-6-----6---6------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| | | H. Q W W |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |-9------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| |--------------------|------------------|------------------| Outro | | W e e H Q W |------------------|---------------||--------------------| |------------------|---------------||o-------------------| |------------------|-6-6-6---------||--------------------| |------------------|---------------||--------------------| |------------------|---------------||o-------------------| |------------------|---------------||--------------------| Q. E E E E E S S S S E E Q Q H. Q 3x |--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|| |------------7p6-7p6-|-6-----6---6-----------|--------------o|| |--------------------|-6-----6---6-----------|---------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------o|| |----4---------------|-------------1--2------|---4-----------|| | | a Q H Q H Q E a E +H. Q 3x |--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|| |-9s11---9-----------|----------------9-9s11-|-(11)---------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|---------------|| |--------------------|-----------------------|--------------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