Dedicated To The One I Love Tab by The Mamas & The Papas

Dedicated To The One I Love tab by The Mamas & The Papas

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DEDICATED TO THE ONE I LOVE

As recorded by The Mams & The Papas
(From the 1967 Album DELIVER)

Words and Music by Ralph Bass & Lowman Pauling
Arranged by The Mamas & The Papas

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Hord - Acoustic Nylon String Guitar'


 Intro
  Q=104
  D7sus4
 12/8
  Gtr I (Ac. Nylon String Gtr.)
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------3-----------3-----|-------3-----------3-----||
|-----1---1-------1---1---|-----1---1-------1---1---||
|---2-------2---2-------2-|---2-------2---2-------2-||
|-0-----------0-----------|-0-----------0-----------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------||

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 1st Verse
  G           Em
  E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------3-----------0-------|
|-----3---3-------0---0-----|
|---4-------4---0-------0---|
|-5-----------2-------------|
|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|


  C6           D7             G           Em
  E  E E E E E E  E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|--------0------------2-----|-------3-----------0-----|
|-1--------1--------1---1---|-----3---3-------0---0---|
|----2-------2----2-------2-|---4-------4---0-------0-|
|------2-------0------------|-5-----------2-----------|
|-3-------------------------|-------------------------|
|---------------------------|-------------------------|
  H.           H.


  C6           D7
  E  E E E E E E  E E E E E
|--------0------------2------|
|-1--------1--------1---1----|
|----2-------2----2-------2--|
|------2-------0-------------|
|-3--------------------------|
|----------------------------|
  H.           H.


  Em          Bm            Am          D7            G
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------0-----------2-----|-------0-----------2-----|-------3-----3-----3------|
|-----0---0-------3---3---|---------1-----------1---|-0-------0-----0-----0----|
|---0-------0---4-------4-|-----2-----2---2-------2-|---0-------0-----0-----0--|
|-2-----------------------|---2---------0---0-------|-----0--------------------|
|-------------2-----------|-0-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|--------------------------|


                            2nd & 4th Verses
                          $
  D7                         G             Am  G/B C           D7
                                         2:3 2:3
  E E E E E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
|-------------------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-------------------------|


  G             Am  G/B D7                        Eb7         G
              2:3 2:3
  E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-2-|-------------------------|-6-6-6-6-6-6-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-------------------------|-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|


                  Bridge
To Coda
  D7sus4           G
  W.               E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1-------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-2-------------||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-0-------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|---------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


  G7                                                  G
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|


                            Am          A7            D7
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1--|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|--------------------------|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------|--------------------------|


                            3rd Verse
                             G             Am  G/B C           D7
                                         2:3 2:3
  E E E E E E E E E E E E    E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-------------------------||-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-------------|
|-------------------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-------------------------|


  G             Am  G/B D7                        Em          Bm
              2:3 2:3
  E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-1-1-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-2-2-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-0-0-2-|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-------------------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------------|


                    Bridge
  D7sus4             Bm   Em   G    C      Bm   C    Bm
  H.      H.         Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.   Q.   Q.
|-3-------3-------||-2----0----3----0----|-2----0----2----2-----|
|-1-------1-------||-3----0----3----1----|-3----1----3----3-----|
|-2-------2-------||-4----0----4----0----|-4----0----4----4-----|
|-0-------0-------||-4----2----5----2----|-4----2----4----4-----|
|-----------------||-2----2----5----3----|-2----3----2----2-----|
|-----------------||------0----3---------|----------------------|


                                                        D.S. al Coda
  Eb7                       D7
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E Q.   H.
|-------------------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-----------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-----------------||
|-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-----------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-------------------------|-------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------||


 Outro
  &
  Em                        C
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-------------------------|


  A                         G
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   W.
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-3-----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-5-----*|
|-------------------------|-3-----*|


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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