Don't Say You Love Me Tabs by Free

Don't Say You Love Me tab by Free

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DON'T SAY YOU LOVE ME

As recorded by Free
(From the 1970 Album FIRE AND WATER)

Words and Music by Paul Rodgers & Andy Fraser

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electreic Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kossoff - Electric Guitar 2'


 Intro
 E=114
 Emaj7           Dmaj7/E
 12/8
 Gtr I
 E E E E E E E E E E E E  E E E E E E E E E Q e
|-----------4-----------4-|-----------2------------||
|---------4-----------4---|---------2--------------||
|-------4-----------4-----|-------2-----------2--2-||
|-----6-----------6-------|-----4-----------4------||
|---7-----------7---------|---5-----------5------4-||
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0----------||

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  1st & 2nd Verses
  Emaj7
   Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.
||--^4----^4----^4----^4----|
||o-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
||--^4----^4----^4----^4----|
||--^6----^6----^6----^6----|
||o-^7----^7----^7----^7----|
||--------------------------|


              Dmaj7
  Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^2----^2----^2----^2-----|
|-^6----^6----^6----^6----|-^4----^4----^4----^4-----|
|-^7----^7----^7----^7----|-^5----^5----^5----^5-----|
|-------------------------|--------------------------|


              Emaj7
  Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^6----^6----^6----^6----|-^6----^6----^6----^6----|
|-^5----^5----^5----^5----|-^7----^7----^7----^7----|-^7----^7----^7----^7----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|


                           Pre-Chorus
 Dmaj7                        Amaj7  G#m
  Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.    H.    H.
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^0-------^4-----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^5-------^4-----|
|-^2----^2----^2----^2----|-^2----^2----^2----^2----||-^6-------^4-----|
|-^4----^4----^4----^4----|-^4----^4----^4----^4----||-^6-------^6-----|
|-^5----^5----^5----^5----|-^5----^5----^5----^5----||----------^6-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------||-^5-------^4-----|


           Chorus
 F#m   E      E     A/E     E     A/E
  H.    H.     Q.  Q.  Q.  Q E  Q.  Q.  Q.  Q E
|-^2-------^0-------||-0----0---------------|-0----0---------------|
|-^2-------^0-------||-0----0----2----2--2\-|-0----0----2----2--2\-|
|-^2-------^1-------||-1----1----2----2--2\-|-1----1----2----2--2\-|
|-^4-------^2-------||-2----2----2----2--2\-|-2----2----2----2--2\-|
|-^4-------^2-------||-2----2----4----4--4\-|-2----2----4----4--4\-|
|-^2-------^0-------||-0----0----0----0--0--|-0----0----0----0--0--|


            1.           2.
 E     A/E     A/C#   E5  A/E
 Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q.  Q E Q.  Q.    Q.  +E. S E H.
|-0----0--------------|----------------------||--------------------||
|-0----0----2----2----|----------------2----o||-2----(2)-x---------||
|-1----1----2----2----|-2----2---------2-----||-2----(2)-x---------||
|-2----2----2----2----|-2----2---------2-----||-2----(2)-x---------||
|-2----2----4----4----|-4----4----2----4----o||-4----(4)-x---2-----||
|-0----0----0----0----|---------3-0----0-----||-0----(0)-x-3-0-----||


 Bridge
 D  Dmaj7D6  D   E5    A/E     E
 Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q +S S S S S S E a Q +S S S S E E
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-3----2--------------|----------------------------------------|
|-2----2----4----2----|--------------2-----0h1--(1)------------|
|-4----4----4----4----|-2--(2)-----2---2-----2--(2)------------|
|-5----5----5----5----|-2--(2)-2s4-------4---2--(2)-2s4s2------|
|---------------------|-0--(0)---------------0--(0)-------0----|


 D  Dmaj7D6  D   E5    A/E     E
 Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q +S S S S S S E a Q +S S S S E E
|---------------------|----------------------------------------|
|-3----2--------------|----------------------------------------|
|-2----2----4----2----|--------------2-----0h1--(1)------------|
|-4----4----4----4----|-2--(2)-----2---2-----2--(2)------------|
|-5----5----5----5----|-2--(2)-2s4-------4---2--(2)-2s4s2------|
|---------------------|-0--(0)---------------0--(0)-------0----|


 D  Dmaj7D6  D   E     A/E  E5      G#m   C#m
 Q.  Q.  Q.  Q.   Q.  +S S S S E Q.  +E Q  H.    H.
|---------------------|------------------------------|-4--------9-----|
|-3----2--------------|-0----(0)---------------------|-4--------9-----|
|-2----2----4----2----|-1----(1)-------2-------------|-4--------9-----|
|-4----4----4----4----|-2----(2)-----2---------------|-6-------11-----|
|-5----5----5----5----|-2----(2)-2s4-----2----(2)----|-6-------11-----|
|---------------------|-0----(0)---------0----(0)----|-4--------9-----|


 A/E
 Q.  Q E Q E E E E
|--------------------------||
|-2----2-------------------||
|-2----2--2------2-2-------||
|-2----2--2------2-2-------||
|-4----4--4-4----4-4-------||
|-----------5--5-5-5-3b3.5-||
|
| Gtr II
| W
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||
|--------------------------||


 Chorus
  E     A/E      E      A/E
 a Q.  Q E Q.  Q  e  Q.  E. S E Q.  E. S E
|---------0----------------|------0-------------------|
|---------0-----2----2-----|------0------2----2-------|
|-0h=1----1-----2----2---2-|------1------2----2--2-2--|
|----2----2-----2----2---2-|------2------2----2--2-2--|
|----2----2-----4----4---4-|-2----2------4----4--4-4--|
|----0----0--0--0----0-----|-0----0--0-0-0----0----0--|
|
|  ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
|  H.    +Q.  Q.   W
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|---/9---------(9)---------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|
|--------------------------|--------------------------|


 E     A/E      A         E
 Q.  Q E Q.  Q.     Q.  E. S E   Q  E Q.
|------0-----------------|---------------------------0-----|
|------0----2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------0-----|
|-1----1----2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------1-----|
|-2---------2----2-------|---2-----2-----------------2-----|
|-2---------4----4-------|---4-----4-----------------------|
|-0-------0-0----0-------|---5-----5--5-3b3.5-0---0--------|
|
|              ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H.    Q.  Q  S S   Q.  Q.     Q.  +E Q
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------9-|-/11----11----------9-----(9)----|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|
|------------------------|---------------------------------|


        A/E
  Q.  E. S E Q.  E S S E
|--0--------------------------|
|--0----0-------2----2--------|
|--1----1-------2----2--------|
|--2----2-------2----2--------|
|--2--------------------------|
|--0-------0-0----------0-0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H.     +Q.  Q.
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-/9-----------(9)------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|


 E     A/E      E        A/E
  Q.  Q.  Q.  E E E  Q  S S  Q  E Q +S S E. S E
|--0----0-----------------|------------0---------------------|
|--0----0-----2----2----2-|------------0-----2--(2)---2------|
|--1----1-----2----2----2-|-1----------1-----2--(2)---2------|
|--2----2-----2----2----2-|-2----------2-----2--(2)---2------|
|--2----2-----4----4----x-|-2----------2-----4--(4)---4------|
|--0----0-----0----0--0-0-|-0----0-0---0---0-0--(0)-0----0-0-|
|
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~       ~~~~~~~~~~~
| H.    +Q.  Q.    E Q   +H.       Q.
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|---12-----(12)--------------------|
|-/9---------(9)----------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------------------|


 A          E
 Q  S S E E S   S E    S  S S  S E    E  E
|----------------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
|-2-------2------------------------------------0-------0-------------|
|-2-------2------------1-----------------------1-------1-------------|
|-2-------2------------2-----------------------2---------------------|
|-4---0-0-4-0----------2---------------2----2--2---------------------|
|-5-------5---3b3.5p0--0-------0----0--0----0--0------------0--------|
|
| H.          S  S S  S S  S S  S E.   +S
|---------------------------7-------7-------7-------7----------------|
|---------------------10b12---10b12---10b12---10b12---10b12r==(10)---|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|


               Outro
 E      A/E       E          A/E
 Q.  E. S E Q.  E S S E   Q.    Q  E   Q  +S S Q E
|-0----0-------------------||---0--------0-------------------------|
|-0----0------2----2-------||o--0--------0----------2---(2)-2-2----|
|-1----1------2----2-------||---1--------1----------2---(2)-2-2----|
|-2----2------2----2-------||---2--------2----------2---(2)-2-2----|
|-2----2------4----4-------||o--2--------2----------4---(4)-4-4----|
|-0----0--0-0-0----0-0-0-0-||---0--------0---0------0---(0)-0-0--0-|
|
|                          ~~
| W               Q.    Q  S +S H.
|--------------------------||-----------12-------------------------|
|--------------------------||o-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------||--11b13========11r(11)-9--------------|
|--------------------------||--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------||o-------------------------------------|
|--------------------------||--------------------------------------|


 E          A/E
  Q.    Q  E   Q  E Q E
|--0--------0---------------------|
|--0--------0----------2-----2--2-|
|--1--------1----------2-----2--2-|
|--2--------2----------2-----2--2-|
|--2--------2----------4-----4--4-|
|--0--------0---0------0---0-0--0-|
|
|           ~~
| Q.    Q  S +S H.
|----------12---------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|-11b13========11r(11)-9----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|


 E          A/E
  Q.    Q  E   Q  E E. S E
|--0--------0-----------------------|
|--0--------0----------2-----2------|
|--1--------1----------2-----2------|
|--2--------2----------2-----2------|
|--2--------2----------4-----4------|
|--0--------0---0------0---0-0--0-0-|
|
|           ~~
| Q.    Q  S +S H.
|----------12-----------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-11b13========11r(11)-9------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|


 E            A/E
  Q   S S Q  E   E. S S S E. S E
|--0-----------0---------------------------||
|--0-----------0----------2--------2------o||
|--1-----------1----------2--------2-------||
|--2-----------2----------2--------2-------||
|--2------2-2--2----------4--------4------o||
|--0------0-0--0---0------0--0-0-0-0--0-0--||
|
|             ~~
| Q.     Q  S +S H.
|-------------12---------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|-11b13===========11r(11)-9----------------||
|------------------------------------------||
|-----------------------------------------o||
|------------------------------------------||


Duration 🏷Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 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

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