Tabs
Your Love Is Forever
George Harrison
(The George Harrison Album, 1979)
transcribed by jean-paul buquet
[email protected]
Open 
D MajorD tuning : D.A.D.F#.A.D
h : hammer
po : pull-off
o : harmonics
> : slide
v : vibrato
u : upward strumming (from low to high notes)
d : down strumming (from high to low notes)
intro & verses:
[0:00] [0:05] [0:10]
D MajorD D MajorD 
Dmaj7Dmaj7
u d u d d d u u u d u d d d u u u d u d d d u
D MajorD ---0---------------------|---0---------------------|--0---------------
A augmentedA ---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|--5-5-5-5-4-4-4---
F#F# ---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
D MajorD ---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---
A augmentedA ---0--------------------5|---0--------------------5|------------------
D MajorD -0-----------------0-0h4-|-------------------0-0h4-|-0----------------
[0:15] [0:20] [0:25]
D MajorD D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD
o o o
u d u d u u u u d u d d d u
---------------12-7-12-|---------------------|-----------0-------|
--0------------12-7-12-|-5-5-5-5-4-4-4-7-5-4-|-0-------0---0-----|
--0--0-0h1po0--12-7-12-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-------0---|
--0--0---------12-7-12-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-0-0-0-----------0-|
-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
-------------0---------|---------------------|----(0)------------|
[0:30] [0:35] [0:40]
[*
G+G A augmentedA 
Asus4Asus4 Dmaj7Dmaj7 D MajorD D MajorD
u d u d u d u d d u d u u u d u d d d d d u d u d d u d d
--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-----|--------------------|--4-4-4-7-2--0-0-0-
--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0---0-0-0-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4--7--5--4-|--0---0-0-0--5-5-5-
--1-1-1-1-1-1-1-3---3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0--0--0--0-|--0---0------0-0-0-
--0-------------2---2-2-2-4-4-|-0-0-0-0-0----------|-------------0-0-0-
------------------0-----------|--------------------|-------------------
------------------------------|--------------------|-------------------
[0:45] [0:50]
Gsus4Gsus4 G+G Dmaj7Dmaj7 DŠ (as intro)
d d d d u u d u d u d u u u
-----------|---------------------|-------
--4-5--3-3-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2--4-|-5-----
--3-0--1-1-|-1--1-1-1-1-1-1-1--3-|-0-----
--4-0--0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-|-0-----
-----------|---------------------|-------
-----------|---------------------|-------
Sublime is the summertimeŠ
Resigned to the wintertimeŠ
[2:09]
D MajorD
u d u d d u d d u
--4---4---4--7---2------0----0------0------|
--0-------0--0---0------5----5------5---4--|
--0-------0-------------0----0------0---3--|
------------------------0----0------0---4--|
-------------------------------------------|
-------------------------------------------|
ŠI feel it and my heart knows you¹re the one
[2:14]
FF 
Dsus4Dsus4 
Csus4Csus4 
C majorC
u d u d d u d d d d u d
-----7---7---7----10--5---3-----3----3-----2--2-2-0|
-----8---8---8-----8--5---3-----3----3-----3--3-3-0|
-----6---6---6--------3---1-----1----1-----1--1-1-0|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------|
The guiding light in all your love shines on
[2:19] [2:24]
D MajorD Gsus4Gsus4 G+G D MajorD
u d u d d u d d d d d d u d u u u d u
----4--4--4-7-2---0--0---0----------------|------------------------|
----0-----0-0-0---5--5---5----4----5--3-3-|-2-2-2-2----0-0-0-------|
----0-----0-------0--0---0----3----0--1-1-|-1-1-1-1----0-0-0-------|
------------------0--0---0----4----0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-------|
------------------------------------------|------------0-0-0------5|
------------------------------------------|------------------0-0h4-|
The only love worthy of your love is fore - ver Ooo Oo-o-o
[2:29] [2:34]
D MajorD D MajorD [solo]
u d u d d d u u u d u d d d u u
---0---------------------|---0---------------------|
---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|---5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-------|
---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|
---0--------------------5|---0--------------------5|
-------------------0-0h4-|-0-----------------0-0h4-|
solo:
[2:39] [2:44]
D MajorD A augmentedA D MajorD
v v v o o o
d d d d d d d d u d u u u u
--7 > 12---16--11--(7)>11--9>7-|4-4--4-4--4---------12-7-(12)-|
-------------------------------|--0--0-0--0---------12-7-(12)-|
--(0)u-(0)u--------------------|--0--0-0--0---------12-7-(12)-|
--(0)u-(0)u--------------------|--0--0-0--0-0h1po0--12-7-(12)-|
--(0)u-(0)u--------------------|------------------------------|
--(0)u-(0)u--------------------|------------------------------|
a.s.o. during soloŠ
[2:49] [2:54]
v v v [*
d d d d d d u d d d u d u u d u d u
--7>12--19-16>12--11--16-11--7>11-9>7-|4-4--4-4-4--------7-7h9po7-------|
--------------------------------------|--0--0-0-0--5-5>9----------9h7>5-|
--------------------------------------|--0--0-0-0-----------------------|
--------------------------------------|--0--0-0-0-----------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
--------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
bridge:
[3:18] [3:23]
D MajorD Dmaj7Dmaj7 FF Dsus4Dsus4 Csus4Csus4 C majorC
v v
u d u d d u d d d d u d u d d u d d d u
--7-7-7--14-12--12-12-12--11-11--|-10-10-10--5----3--3-3-3--2-2|
--0-0-0----------0--0--0-----12--|--8--8--8--5----3--3-3-3--3-3|
----0-0-------------0--0-----12--|--6--6--6--3----1--1-1-1--1-1|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
---------------------------------|-----------------------------|
[3:28] [3:33]
D MajorD Gsus4Gsus4 G+G D MajorD
u d u d d u d d d d d d u d u u u
----4--4--4-7-2---0--0---0----------------|-------0---0-------|
----0-----0-0-0---5--5---5----4----5--3-3-|-2-2-2-2---5-------|
----0-----0-------0--0---0----3----0--1-1-|-1-1-1-1---0-------|
------------------0--0---0----4----0--0-0-|-0-0-0-0---0-------|
------------------------------------------|-------2---0-------|
------------------------------------------|-------0---0-------|
The only love worthy of your love is fore - ver Ooo Ooo-oooŠ END.
Please note: This is really an approximative arrangement of Harrison's song.
I am not a professional musician, so there is plenty of cheating along, but
you may be able to get the feel of the original by following the way I
worked out the melody for an acoustic guitar.
I indicated the way I strum the strings to get as close as I could to the
song, but my indications are not to be taken to the letter; please feel free
to strum your own way!
You can certainly improve on the solo, where I did not use any bends -and
its end is not what Harrison plays, for sure, but it allows you to branch
smoothly into the following verse. Keep strumming those low strings as an
accompaniement and for "depth", too.
As for the second half of the bridge, I just ignored going up the guitar's
neck, choosing to play one octave lower.
I hope that Harrison would not have minded this version. I have not found
any transcription of this song on the net yet, so here it is; I hope
somebody somewhere will take it from here and do better. Thanks George.
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