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Maybe Tonight ? The Knack
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
The Knack
Maybe Tonight (1978)
(Doug Fieger)
From: "Get the Knack"
I have always liked this beautiful song!
When I sat down to transcribe it I noticed that there is something strange
about the A-chord in the verses: If my ears don?t deceive me, the rhythm
guitar plays a major chord in the first half and a minor in the second. In
the second verse the lead guitar even plays a minor line (starting off from
a ?c?) over this major chord, thus creating a strange tension there. The
solo on the other hand (which uses the verse structure) has Am both times,
I think. If you don?t hear it that way, just use Am throughout in the
verses. Comments are highly welcome!
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CHORDS and special voicings
G/F# [E-A-D-G-B-E]2-x-0-0-0-3
Gm7 3-x-0-3-3-1
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INTRO
[G] [G/C] [G/B] [G/A] [G][G/B][G/A]
[1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+] [1] [+] [2] [+] [3] [+] [4] [+]
e|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
G|------------0---|--0-------------|------------0---|--0-------------|
D|----0-----0-----|----------0-----|----0-----0-----|----------0-----|
A|--------23(h)-2-|------0---------|--------23(h)-2-|------0---------|
E|3-----3---------|------------0-2-|3-----3---------|------------0-2-|(3)
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INTRO (see above)
| G G/C | G/B G/A | G G/C | G/B G/A |
[G] [G/F#]I don't know [Em]why
I never [A7]said [A7]it be[C]fore
[G] [G/F#]I don't know [Em]why
I waited so [Am]long [Am]to be [C]sure
But I [Gm7]...
Everything's [C]coming
[Gm7(add9)] Something is [C(7)]coming,
| F Am | Dm |
Maybe tonight
[G] [G/F#]Funny to [Em]think
I had to [A7]clown [A7]and pre[C]tend
[G] You [G/F#]never knew [Em]I saw you as
[Am]More [Am]than a [C]friend
But I [Gm7]...
Come hold me [C]tighter
[Gm7(add9)] Come make it [C(7)]right
| F Am | Dm |
Maybe tonight
| F Am | Dm |
Oh, maybe tonight
[A] Ever since the [Dm]day I saw you
[A] I was blown a[Dm]way
'[C]cause [C/E]I [F]knew I [Am]could not [Dm]say
All the [F]things I [Am]had to [Dm]say
[A] I was such a [Dm]shy guy
[A] I could not tell you
[Bm]I [A]love [E]you
| A C#m | F#m |
Well, maybe tonight
| A C#m | F#m |
Yes, maybe tonight
SOLO
| G G/F# | Em | Am C |
| G G/F# | Em | Am C |
But I [Gm7]...
Come hold me [C]tighter (tighter)
[Gm7(add9)] Come make it [C(7)]right
| F Am | Dm |
Maybe tonight
| F Am | Dm |
Oh, maybe tonight
[A] Ever since the [Dm]day I saw you
[A] I was blown a[Dm]way
'[C]cause [C/E]I [F]knew I [Am]could not [Dm]say
All the [F]things co[Am]uld not[Dm] say
[A] I was such a [Dm]shy guy
[A] I could not tell you
[Bm]I [A]love [E]you
| A C#m | F#m |
Well, maybe tonight
| A C#m | F#m |
Oh, maybe tonight
| A C#m | F#m |
Yeah, maybe tonight
| A C#m | F#m |
Oh, maybe tonight
| A C#m | F#m |
Yeah, maybe tonight
(repeat and fade)
