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Version 1 Version 2--------------------------------------------------------------------------- If I Needed Someone – The Beatles --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: George Harrison From: "Rubber Soul" (1965) Tabbed by: maguri Tuning: Standard --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Whatever your strumming pattern, make sure to include these melody lines. Let the basic notes of the A chord (5th, 4th and 3rd strings) ring throughout. RIFF A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------| B|----------0-----|--3---2---0-----| G|2-2---0-------0h|2---------------| D|2-2-------------|----------------| A|0---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------| [Verse] A G/A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|------0---2---3-|--2---0---2-----|------0---2---0-|--2---3---2---3-| G|2-2-------------|----------------|2-2-------------|--------------4-| D|2---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------5-| A|0---------------|----------------|----------------|--------------0-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G/A A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|3---------------|----------0-----|--3---2---0-----| G|----------------|4---------------|2-2---0-------0h|2---------------| D|----------------|5---------------|2-2-------------|----------------| A|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| [Solo] A G/A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|--0-------------|----------------|--0-------------|----------------| B|------3---2---0-|--2---3---2-----|------3---2---0-|--2---3---2---3-| G|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|--------------4-| D|2---------------|----------------|2---------------|--------------5-| A|0---------------|----------------|0---------------|--------------0-| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| G/A A 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| B|----------------|3---------------|----------0-----|--3---2---0-----| G|----------------|4---------4-----|2-2---0-------0h|2---------------| D|----------------|5-----5---------|2-2-------------|----------------| A|----------------|0---------------|0---------------|----------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------| --------------------------------------------------------------------------- CHORDS E-A-D-G-B-e G/A x-0-5-4-3-3 E7sus4 0-2-0-2-0-0 E7 0-2-0-1-0-0 --------------------------------------------------------------------------- [Intro] | A | % | % | % | [RIFF] [Verse] A If I needed someone to love A G/A You're the one that I'd be thinking of A If I needed someone [RIFF] [Verse] A If I had some more time to spend A G/A Then I guess I'd be with you, my friend A If I needed someone [RIFF] [Middle 8] Em F#7 Had you come some other day F#7 Bm Then it might not have been like this Em F#7 Bm E7sus4 E7 But, you see, now I'm too much in love [Verse] A Carve your number on my wall A G/A And maybe you will get a call from me A If I needed someone [RIFF] [Solo] | A | % | % | % | | G/A | % | A | % | [Verse] A If I had some more time to spend A G/A Then I guess I'd be with you, my friend A If I needed someone [RIFF] [Middle 8] Em F#7 Had you come some other day F#7 Bm Then it might not have been like this Em F#7 Bm E7sus4 E7 But, you see, now I'm too much in love [Verse] A Carve your number on my wall A G/A And maybe you will get a call from me A If I needed someone [RIFF] [Coda] | A | % | % | % | A [RIFF]