Chord/Tab song: Why When Love Is Gone

Date: 27.11.2005 17:47
From: [email protected](Julian Tillmann)

This is supposed to be the first Bass/Guitar Tab of old Motown and other Soul songs, feel free
to contribute some yourself.

The Originals - Why when your love is gone
( from the Album GREEN GROW THE LILACS/BABY, I'M FOR REAL (Soul 716; '69))


Listen to the Song to get the rythm right, the "+" stands for repeating the tone -> listen how often

BASS:

Intro/Chorus:

G:|---------------------------1-3----3---------------------|
D:|-------------1---3---3---4-------------1--------4-1-----|
A:|--4-1---1-4---------------------1---1-----4---------4---|
E:|------4------------1---1---------------------2----------|

Verse:
2x

G:|------------|-----------------------------------------|
D:|------------|-----------------------------------------|
A:|---4+++-----|------------------6-4--------------------|
E:|---------5--|--2+--4-6+--4+-6+------2+--4-6+--4+-6+---|

Guitar:

Intro/Chorus:

G:|--------------------------------------------------------|
D:|--------------------------------------------------------|
G:|---------------------------1-3----3---------------------|
D:|-------------1---3---3---4-------------1--------4-1-----|
A:|--4-1---1-4---------------------1---1-----4---------4---|
E:|------4------------1---1---------------------2----------|

just like the bassline

the rest in chords

Verse:
C# - ? - C# - A#m 2x
F# - G# - A#m - G# - A#m 2x

Chorus:
[C#] [-] [Fm] [-] [A#m] [-] [F#]