When You Say Nothing At All Tab by Keith Whitley

When You Say Nothing At All tab by Keith Whitley

Guitar Tab

Difficulty: Intermediate 💪

Intro:


d|-----------||--2h4--2-------2h4---0----------2h4-5-4p2p0---------------------|  |
A|-----------||-----------------------------0--------------0-------------------|  |
G|-----------||2-----------2--------------0------------------------------------|  |
D|-----0-----||---------------------------------------------------0------------|x2|
A|-0h2---0---||---------0--------------------------0----------0h2----0---------|  |
D|---------0-||-------------------------5------------------------------0-------|  |


Verse 1:

d|-4--4--4-------2--0--0------------------------------------2-h-4-2------2-h-4--0---------------------------|
A|-0-------------0---------------0--0--2-/-4--2--0-0-----------------------------------0--------------------|
G|-2-------------2---------------------------------------2------------2--------------0----------------------|
D|----------------------------0-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0------------------------0----------------------------0---------------------------------------|
D|-(0)----(0)---------------5------------------------0-----------------------------5------------------------|

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

d|-2-h-4-5--4-p-2-p-0--------4-4-4---2-0-0-----------2-/-4-2-0-0-2-/-4--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0------0-0-0---0-----------0-0-------------------0---------0-------0------------------|
G|---------------------------2-------2-----------------------------------0---------0------0-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------0--------------------------------0-------0--------------------|
A|-------0-------------------------0-----------------0---------------------0--------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0----------------5------------------0---------------------5----------------------|


d|------------0-0-0--2-/-4-2-2-2---------2-h-4-4-4-2-p-0-0---0---2-/-4-2--2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
A|-----0---2---------------0-----4-p-0-------------------------2----------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
G|-------0-----------------2----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-------------------------|
D|---2-----------------------------------------------------0--------------0-0-0-0-0-------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0---------------------0-------------------0----(0)-------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------------------0-----------------5--------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

d|-7-7-7-7-7----7-7--9----7--5-4----2--0-h-2-4-4-4-4-4---4-/-5--7---5-/-4---4-p-2---------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-----------------------------------2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0----------0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|------------0----------------0-----------------------0------------------0---------------------------------|
D|---0---------------5-----------------------0------------------5-------------------------------------------|


d|-0-h-2-4-p-0---2---2-/-4--2-0-0-0-2-h-4-2-2-2-2-2------------0-0-0-------------2-/-4-4-4--2--0-0----------|
A|-------------0----------------------------0-0-0-0--------0-2-------2-p-0----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-/-4-4-4--2--0-0----------|
A|-----------------0----------------------0----------------------------------0------------------------------|
D|-------0----------------------5----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|

d|-------------2h4--2-------2h4---0----------2h4-5-4p2p0---------------------|
A|----------------------------------------0--------------0-------------------|
G|-----------2-----------2--------------0------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------|
A|--------------------0--------------------------0----------0h2----0---------|
D|---------0--------------------------5------------------------------0-------|


Verse 2:

d|-4--4--4-------2--0--0------------------------------------2-h-4-2------2-h-4--0----------------------------|
A|-0-------------0---------------0--0--2-/-4--2--0-0-----------------------------------0---------------------|
G|-2-------------2---------------------------------------2------------2--------------0-----------------------|
D|----------------------------0------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------0------------------------0----------------------------0----------------------------------------|
D|-0----(0)-----------------5------------------------0-----------------------------5-------------------------|

d|-2-h-4-5--4-p-2-p-0--------4-4-7--4-/-2-0-0-----------2-/-4-2-0-0-2-/-4------------------------------------|
A|--------------------0------0-0-0--0---0-----------0-0-------------------0---------0--------0---------------|
G|---------------------------2----------2-----------------------------------0---------0--------0-------------|
D|--------------------------------------------0-----------------------------------0--------0-----------------|
A|-------0----------------------------0-----------------0---------------------0------------------------------|
D|-------------------------0----------------5------------------0------------------------5--------------------|


d|------------0-0-0--2-/-4-2-2-2---------2-h-4-4-4-2-p-0-0---0---2-/-4-2--2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
A|-----0---2---------------0-----4-p-0-------------------------2----------0-0-0-0-0--------------------------|
G|-------0-----------------2----------------------------------------------2-2-2-2-2--------------------------|
D|---2-----------------------------------------------------0--------------0-0-0-0-0--------------------------|
A|-0-----------------------0---------------------0-------------------0----(0)--------------------------------|
D|---------5---------------------------0-----------------5---------------------------------------------------|


Chorus:

d|-7-7-7-7-7----7-7--9----7--5-4----2--0-h-2-4-4-4-4-4---4-/-5--7---5-/-4---4-p-2---------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-----------------------------------0-0-0-0------------------------------------------------------|
G|---7-7-7-7-----------------------------------2-2-2-2------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------0----------0-------------------------------0-----------------------------------------|
A|------------0----------------0-----------------------0------------------0---------------------------------|
D|---0---------------5-----------------------0------------------5-------------------------------------------|


d|-0-h-2-4-p-0---2---2-/-4--2-0-0-0-2-h-4-2-2-2-2-2------------0-0-0-------------2-/-4-4-4--2--0-0----------|
A|-------------0----------------------------0-0-0-0--------0-2-------2-p-0----------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------2-2-2-2---------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------2-/-4-4-4--2--0-0----------|
A|-----------------0----------------------0----------------------------------0------------------------------|
D|-------0----------------------5----------------------------5----------------------------------------------|

d|-------------2h4--2-------2h4---0----------2h4-5-4p2p0---------------------|  |
A|----------------------------------------0--------------0-------------------|  |
G|-----------2-----------2--------------0------------------------------------|  |
D|--------------------------------------------------------------0------------|x2|
A|--------------------0--------------------------0----------0h2----0---------|  |
D|---------0--------------------------5------------------------------0-------|  |

optional outro: let ring
d|-------0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-2-/-4------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------2-/-4----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------0--------------------------------------------------------------|



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| h    Hammer-on
| p    Pull-off
| x    Dead note
| /    Slide up
| (n)  Ghost note

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Published: December 13, 2023

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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