Tabs
TALKIN' LOUD AND SAYIN' NOTHING
As recorded by James Brown
(From the 1972 Album THERE IT IS)
Words and Music by James Brown & Bobby Byrd
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Hearlon "Cheese" Martin - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Phelps "Catfish" Collins - Electric Guitar'
1st - 4th Verses
Q=102(s16=16)
Eb9Eb9
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
||------6s5s6-----------------------|
||o-----6s5s6-----------------------|
||------6s5s6-----------------------|
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr.)
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
||o-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
||--x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
||----------------------------3-5-6-|
||o---------------------3-4---------|
||----------------------------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x--------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x--------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x--------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6--|
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4----------|
|-------------------6-------------|----------------------------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6-|
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4---------|
|-------------------6-------------|---------------------------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6--------------------------|
|-----6s5s6--------------------------|
|-----6s5s6--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x--------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x--------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x--------------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6----|
|---------------------3-4------------|
|-------------------6----------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H 8x
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------||
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------o||
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 8x
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-------------------||
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------o||
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-------------------||
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6---||
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4----------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------6---------------||
Bridge
Eb7Eb7
S S S S +Q +E MajorE E MajorE Q S S S S +H Q
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-9-----7-(7)---(7)---------------|-9-----7-(7)-----------------|
||----8-----------------------------|---8-------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|
| Q E. S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E MajorE e E MajorE S S E MajorE
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
||o-------------7---------9-------7-|-------9-----9s11-11-9---7s9-|
||--------------------8-------8-----|---8-------------------------|
||--------------4---------6-------4-|-------6-----6s=8--8-6---4s6-|
||o-------------------6-------6-----|---6-------------------------|
||----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
S S S S +Q +E MajorE E MajorE Q S S S S +E MajorE E MajorE H 4x
|--------------------------------|---------------------------||
|-9------7-(7)---(7)-------------|-9-----7-(7)--------------o||
|---8----------------------------|---8-----------------------||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------||
|--------------------------------|--------------------------o||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------||
|
| S E. +E MajorE e E. S S S S S S S S S E MajorE e S E MajorE S E MajorE E 4x
|--------------------------------|------------------------9--||
|-7---------------7--------9-----|---7-----------9s11-------o||
|---8------(8)-8-------8-------8-|-------8-----8----------6--||
|-4---------------4--------6-----|---4-----------6s=8--------||
|---6------(6)-6-------6-------6-|-------6-----6------------o||
|--------------------------------|---------------------------||
5th - 7th Verses
Eb9Eb9
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
||------6s5s6-----------------------|
||o-----6s5s6-----------------------|
||------6s5s6-----------------------|
||----------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
||o-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
||--x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|
||----------------------------3-5-6-|
||o---------------------3-4---------|
||----------------------------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x---------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x---------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x---------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6---|
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4-----------|
|-------------------6-------------|-----------------------------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6-|
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4---------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------6-------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6--------------------------|
|-----6s5s6--------------------------|
|-----6s5s6--------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x----------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x----------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6----|
|---------------------3-4------------|
|------------------------------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H 6x
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------||
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------o||
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 6x
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-------------------||
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------o||
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-------------------||
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6---||
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4----------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------6---------------||
Breakdown
Wx10
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
|---------||
Outro
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
||------6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
||o-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
||------6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-----------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||o---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
||----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
||--x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|
||o-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|
||--x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-----------------|
||----------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6-|
||o---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4---------|
||----------------------------------|-------------------6-------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6--|
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------6--------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------|
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------|
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6--|
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4----------|
|---------------------------------|-------------------6--------------|
E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H E MajorE S S E MajorE E MajorE H 14x
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------||
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6------------------------o||
|-----6s5s6-----------------------|-----6s5s6-------------------------||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------------------------o||
|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------||
|
| S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 14x
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-------------------||
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x------------------o||
|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-x-x-------------|-x-x-x-x-6-6-x-x-------------------||
|---------------------------3-5-6-|---------------------------3-5-6---||
|---------------------3-4---------|---------------------3-4----------o||
|---------------------------------|-------------------6---------------||
Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
