'If I Needed Someone' by Beatles - Guitar Tutorial

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  The Beatles - If I needed someone from Rubber Soul album.
                Released on December the 3rd of 1965.
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  Tabbed by:PJVillanueva


This song is a drone kept by the bass guitar while Lennon's rythm 
and Harrison's picking change from A to G.
Lennon plays a syncopated rythm in low chords while Harrison,who 
uses a capo on the seventh fret, plays a fingerpicking guitar riff 
with an alternate A-E bass.
(D-A in the seventh fret capo position)
Be patient.It works and it sounds great.




Chords:    A    x02220    Remember that rythm guitar is played 
           G    320033    without a capo.
           Em   022000
           F#7  242322
           Bm   x24432
           E    022100


  

Capo on 7th fret

E-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|
B---3---1-------1-|----------------1-|
G-----2-------2---|------2-------2---| 
D-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|------------------|
................2 times..............

  

A                                                                     G  
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---2-----|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0-|
B---3-------------|---------------3-|---3-------------|---------------1-|
G-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-0-|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-----0-|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
If I needed someone to love...

                                    A
E--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------0-----|---3---2---0-----|
B--1--------------|--1--------------|---3---1-------1-|---------------1-|
G--0--------------|--0--------------|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
D--0--------------|--0--------------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
          If I needed someone



                                                                      G  
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0-|
B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------1-|
G-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-0-|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
If I had some more time to spend...

                                    A
E--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|
B--1--------------|--1--------------|---3---1-------1-|----------------1-|
G--0--------------|--0--------------|-----2-------2---|------2-------2---|
D--0--------------|--0--------------|-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
              If I needed someone




  
 Em               F#7                                 Bm
E-0---------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|
B-1---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-0----------------|
G-2---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-0----------------|
D-2---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2----------------|
A-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|
Had you come some other day...

 Em               F#7                Bm                E              
E-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|------------------|
B-1---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------|---2---3---2---0--|
G-2---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------|------------------|
D-2---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-----2-------2----|
A-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0-------0--------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|------------------|
But you see now I'm ...





 
A                                                                     G
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0--|
B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------1--|
G-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-0--|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-----0--|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Carve your number on my wall...

                                    A
E--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|
B--1--------------|--1--------------|---3---1---------|----------------1-|
G--0--------------|--0--------------|-----2-------2---|------2-------2---|
D--0--------------|--0--------------|-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
                If I needed someone





 Solo
  
A                                                                     G  
E---5---3---2---0-|---2---3---22222-|---5---3-3-2---0-|---2---3---2---0--|
B---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---33333-|---3---3-3-3---3-|---3---3---3---1--|
G-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2----|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0--------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Aaaaaaah...

                                    A
E-----0-----------|-------------3---|-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|
B-----1-----------|-------0---------|---3---1-------1-|----3---3---3---0-|
G-----0-----------|-0-----------0---|-----2-------2---|------2-------2---|
D-----0-----------|-----------------|-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Aaaaaaaah...



 
                              
        
  
A                                                                     G 
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---------|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0--|
B---3-------------|-----------3---3-|---3-------------|---------------1--|
G-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-0--|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-----0--|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
If I had some more time...

                                    A
E--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|
B--1--------------|--1--------------|---3---1-------1-H-3----------------|
G--0--------------|--0--------------|-----2-------2---|------2-------2---|
D--0--------------|--0--------------|-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
                If I needed someone







Em                F#7                                 Bm
  
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|
B-3---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-0----------------|
G-2---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-0----------------|
D-2---------------|-4---------------|-4---------------|-2----------------|
A-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-2----------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0----------------|
Had you come some some other day...

Em                F#7               Bm                E
E-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|------------------|
B-1---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------|---2---3---2---0--|
G-2---------------|-4---------------|-0---------------|------------------|
D-2---------------|-4---------------|-2---------------|-----2-------2----|
A-0---------------|-2---------------|-2---------------|-0-------0--------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|------------------|
But you see now I'm...

  





A                                                                     G  
E-------0---2---3-|---2---0---2-----|-------0---2---0-|---2---3---2---0--|
B---3-------------|---------------3-|---3-------------|---------------1--|
G-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2-0--|
D-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-------|-0-------0-----0--1
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
Carve your number on my wall...

                                    A
E--0--------------|--0--------------|-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|
B--1--------------|--1--------------|---3---1-------1-H-3--------------1-|
G--0--------------|--0--------------|-----2-------2---|------2-------2---|
D--0--------------|--0--------------|-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|
A-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
E-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
                If I needed someone



 
E-----------0-----|----3---2---0-----|----------------|
B---3---1-------1-H-3--------------3-|-3--------------|
G-----2-------2---|------2-------2---|-2--------------|
D-0-------0-------|-0--------0-------|-0--------------|
A-----------------|------------------|----------------|
E-----------------|------------------|----------------|
...............2 times...............


| B  Bend
| R  Release
| /  slide up
|   slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
. - play note like a dot in standard notation
^ - ties two notes together
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