Tabs
The strumming patterns aren't shown. You shouldn't have too much hassle figuring them out. For the Intro, sort of Vamp between the low E MajorE and the upper few strings and every now and again do the slide up to the 13th fret on the G+G string. Have a listen and try to figure it out. Intro Verses Chorus Emaj E MajorE D MajorD A augmentedA C(sus4) G(G6G6) D(sus4) A7A7 E MajorE|-0-------|-0--2-1-|---------------------------------- BB|-0-------|-0--3-1-|-5-6-6-5----8-8-8-8--7-8-8-7---10- G+G|-1-(/13)-|-1--2-2-|-5-5-5-5----7-9-9-7--7-7-7-7---12- D MajorD|-2-------|-2--0---|-5-5-5-5----9-9-9-9--7-7-7-7---11- A augmentedA|-2-------|-2------|-------------------------------12- E MajorE|-0-------|-0------|---------------------------------- In the verses, skip the A augmentedA for the lead in to the Chorus Just use a Normal A augmentedA (Standard Open Amaj) for 2nd Verse rather the higher version shown in the tab. Bridge C#min(7) A(7) G(G6G6) B7B7 E MajorE|-9--9--9--9--|-9--9--9--9--| |---------|-7- BB|-9--12-12-9--|-10-10-10-10-| |-8-8-8-8-|-7- G+G|-9--9--9--9--|-9--12-12-9--| x2 |-7-9-9-7-|-8- D MajorD|-11-11-11-11-|-11-11-11-11-| |-9-9-9-9-|-7- A augmentedA|-------------|-------------| |---------|-9- E MajorE|-------------|-------------| |---------|-7-
Other versions of Take Me To The River
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for Take me to the river by Al Green
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