Only You Tab by The Platters

Only You tab by The Platters

Guitar Tab

ONLY YOU (AND YOU ALONE)

As recorded by The Platters
(From the 1955 Album THE PLATTERS)

Words and Music by Buck Ram & Ande Rand

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Piano'


 Intro
  Q=84(8=s8)
                                        $
  B                 Bb      B
 4/4
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
  |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
  E E E E E E E E E E E E   Q   Q  H
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-|-7\----------|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-|-7\----------|
|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-7-7-7-|-8\----------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|

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| Gtr II (Piano arr. for Gtr.)
| W                         W
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|
|-------------------------|-------------|


   1st - 3rd Verses
    E
    H           Q     Q       H           Q     Q
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------4-----|-------------------4-----|
||--------------6-----------|-------------6-----------|
||o-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
|
|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||o-------------------------|-------------------------|
||--------------------------|-------------------------|
||--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||o-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|


  G#7                                                 C#m
  H           Q     Q       H           Q     Q       H           Q     Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------5-----8-----|-------------5-----8-----|-------------------------|
|-6-----------------------|-6-----------------------|-------------------6-----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-4-----------7-----------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-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-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|


                            G#°
  H           Q     Q       H           Q     Q       H           Q     Q
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------4-----|-------------------4-----||
|-------------------6-----|-------------6-----------|-------------6-----------||
|-4-----------7-----------|-7-----------------------|-7-----------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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 E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-||


 Chorus
  1.
  A                         B7
  W                         W
|-0-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


  E           G#7           C#m         C#7
  H           H             H           H
|-0-----------4-----------|-4-----------4-------------|
|-0-----------4-----------|-5-----------6-------------|
|-1-----------5-----------|-6-----------4-------------|
|-2-----------4-----------|-6-----------6-------------|
|-2-----------6-----------|-4-----------4-------------|
|-0-----------4-----------|---------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3-3-3---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|


  F#7
  W                         W
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-3-----------------------|-3-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-4-----------------------|-4-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|


  B7
              |-3-|
  H           Q Q Q   Q   Q  H
|-2-----------7-7-7-|-7\-----------||
|-0-----------7-7-7-|-7\----------o||
|-2-----------8-8-8-|-8\-----------||
|-1-----------------|--------------||
|-2-----------------|-------------o||
|-------------------|--------------||
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|
| E E E E E E Q Q Q   Q   Q  H
|-------------------|--------------||
|-------------------|-------------o||
|-------------------|--------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4------------||
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-6-----------o||
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5------------||


 Chorus
  2.,D.S.
  A                         Am
  W                         W
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-1-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2-----------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-0-----------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-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-|


  E           E+            C#7
  H           H             W
|-0-----------------------|-4-------------------------|
|-0-----------5-----------|-6-------------------------|
|-1-----------5-----------|-4-------------------------|
|-2-----------6-----------|-6-------------------------|
|-2-----------7-----------|-4-------------------------|
|-0-----------------------|---------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|   |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------------------|---------------------------|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-8-8-8-8-8-|-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9---|


                   To Coda
  F#7                        B7
  W                          W
|-2------------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2------------------------|-0-----------------------|
|-3------------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2------------------------|-1-----------------------|
|-4------------------------|-2-----------------------|
|-2------------------------|-------------------------|
|
| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-3-|    |-3-| |-3-| |-3-| |-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
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------------------|-------------------------|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4--|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|


                            D.S. al Coda
  E             Am
         |-3--|        |-3--|
  Q     +E  E E Q     +E  E E   Q  Q  H
|-----------------------------|-------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------||
|-------------1-2-----(2)-1---|-------------||
|-2-----(2)-4---------------4-|-2-----------||
|-----------------------------|-------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------||
|
| |-3-|  |-3--| |-3-|  |-3--|
| E E E  E  E E E E E  E  E E   Q  Q  H
|-----------------------------|-------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------||
|-----------------------------|-------------||
|-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-|-2-----------||
|-4-4-4--4--4-4-5-5-5--5--5-5-|-4-----------||


 Outro
  H.=H
  &
  B7                      Emaj7sus2
  Q  Q  H      W           W
|-2----------|----------|-^2----*|
|-0----------|----------|-^4----*|
|-2----------|----------|-^4----*|
|-1----------|----------|-^2----*|
|-2----------|----------|-------*|
|------------|----------|-------*|
|
| Q  Q  H      W           W
|------------|----------|-------*|
|------------|----------|-------*|
|------------|----------|-------*|
|-4----------|----------|-------*|
|-6----------|----------|-------*|
|-5----------|----------|-------*|


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



Only you
Can make this world seem right
Only you
Can make the darkness bright
Only you and you alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only you

Only you
Can make this change in me
For it's true
You are my destiny
When you hold my hand, I understand
The magic that you do
You're my dream come true
My one and only you, only you

Only you and you alone
Can thrill me like you do
And fill my heart with love for only you

Only you
Can make this change in me
For it's true
You are my destiny
When you hold my hand, i understand
The magic that you do do
You're my dream come true

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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