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YOUNG GIRL
As recorded by Gary Puckett & The Union Gap
(From the 1968 Album YOUNG GIRL)
Words and Music by Jerry Fuller
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Brass'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Strings'
Chorus
Q=118
Ab Abmaj7 Fm
4/4 2/4 4/4
Gtr III Gtrs I, II, III
H H e E Q W
|-4---------|-1------|------|
|-4----4----|-1------|------|
|-5----5----|-1------|------|
|-6----5----|-3------|------|
|-6---------|-3------|------|
|-4----4----|-1------|------|
Abmaj7 Gm F7
Gtr I
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-1--1-x-1-1-1-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|----------------|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|----------------|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|----------------|
Bb Db Cb
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|----------------||
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-6--6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-||
|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6--6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-||
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6--6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-||
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-4--4-x-2-2-2-x-|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-||
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|----------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
||-----------------|----------------|----------------|
||o-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|
||--7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|
||--8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|
||o-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
||-----------------|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|----------------|
Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7Ebmaj7 Abmaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|--------6-6-----|----------------|----------------|
|-4--4-x-6-6-4-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-5--5-x-7-7-5-x-|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|-5--5-x-8-8-5-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|--------8-8-----|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|
|-4--4-x-6-6-4-x-|----------------|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Bb Abmaj7G7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|--------6-6-----|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-4--4-x-6-6-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-5--5-x-7-7-5-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-5--5-x-8-8-5-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|--------8-8-----|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|----------------|-4--4-x-6-6-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
Ab Abm
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
Eb Bb B
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-|
|----------------|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|
Chorus
Eb Abmaj7 Gm
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------||----------------|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-||-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-||-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-||-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-||----------------|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|----------------||-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
Abmaj7 Gm F7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-1--1-x-1-1-1-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|
|----------------|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|----------------|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|----------------|
Bb Db Cb
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|-----------------||
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-6--6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-o||
|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-6--6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x--||
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6--6-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x--||
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-4--4-x-2-2-2-x-|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-o||
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|-----------------||
Interlude
Ebmaj7 Abmaj7 Ebmaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-8--8-x-8--8-8--x-|---4---4-x--4--4-4--x-|---8---8-x--8--8-8--x-|
|-7--7-x-7--7-7--x-|---5---5-x--5--5-5--x-|---7---7-x--7--7-7--x-|
|-8--8-x-8--8-8--x-|---5---5-x--5--5-5--x-|---8---8-x--8--8-8--x-|
|-6--6-x-6--6-6--x-|----------------------|---6---6-x--6--6-6--x-|
|------------------|---4---4-x--4--4-4--x-|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E Q E +H E E E E +Q E E E Q E
|---------------11-|-(11)------11-10-8----|--------------11---12-|
|--------8-11------|-------------------11-|-(11)----8-11---------|
|------8-----------|----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
3rd Verse
F#m B Emaj7 Amaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|---2---2-x--7--7--7--x-||----------------|----------------|
|---2---2-x--7--7--7--x-||-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|---2---2-x--8--8--8--x-||-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|---4---4-x--9--9--9--x-||-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|---4---4-x--9--9--9--x-||-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|----------------|
|---2---2-x--7--7--7--x-||----------------|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|
| +H E E E E W W
|-(12)------12-11-------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------14-12-||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------------||----------------|----------------|
|-----------------------||----------------|----------------|
Emaj7 Amaj7 B Amaj7 Emaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|--------7-7-----|----------------|
|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-5--5-x-7-7-5-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6--6-x-8-8-6-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|
|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-6--6-x-9-9-6-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|
|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|--------9-9-----|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|
|----------------|-5--5-x-7-7-5-x-|----------------|
Amaj7 Emaj7 Amaj7 B Amaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|--------7-7-----|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-5--5-x-7-7-5-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-6--6-x-8-8-6-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-6--6-x-9-9-6-x-|
|----------------|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|--------9-9-----|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|----------------|-5--5-x-7-7-5-x-|
G#7 A
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
Am E B
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|----------------|----------------|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|----------------|----------------|
Out-Chorus
C E Amaj7
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------||-----------------|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-||o-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-||--6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-||--6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x-|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-||o----------------|
|----------------|----------------||--5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|
G#m Amaj7 G#m
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|----------------|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|----------------|-6--6-x-6-6-6-x-|
|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|
F#7 B D C
Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E
|----------------|----------------|----------------|------------------||
|-7--7-x-7-7-7-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-7--7-x-5-5-5-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x--o||
|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-7--7-x-5-5-5-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x---||
|-8--8-x-8-8-8-x-|-4--4-x-4-4-4-x-|-7--7-x-5-5-5-x-|-5--5-x-5-5-5-x---||
|-9--9-x-9-9-9-x-|-2--2-x-2-2-2-x-|-5--5-x-3-3-3-x-|-3--3-x-3-3-3-x--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
Other Versions & Arrangements
- Young Girl (Chords)
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