Only Love Can Save Me Now tab by The Pretty Reckless
Guitar Tab
Tuning: Half-Step Down (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) NOTE: There are multiple guitars and layers in this song. This transcription focuses on the parts highest in the mix. Intro: N.C. guitar and wah feedback: eb|---------------------------| Bb|---------------------------| Gb|---------------------------| Db|----2----------------------| x6 Ab|------4b5r4--2-4---5-4b----| Eb|--0--------------0-3-2b----|
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Guitar 1:
E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Ab|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Eb|--0~------0~------0~------0~--------|
Guitar 2:
(strum and pick the notes randomly)
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Db|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Verse:
Guitar 1:
E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Ab|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Eb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Heaven's falling out of the sky
Sends a message to you and I
E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Ab|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Eb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|
Guitar 2:
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Db|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
Guitar 3:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
See people crawling out of their trees
Chained to sickness, the dogs are free
Pre-Chorus:
E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Ab|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Eb|--0~------0~------0~------0~--------|
Guitar 2:
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Db|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved
Chorus:
E5 G5 A5 C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Ab|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Eb|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-----|
From the sound, the sound
The world is spitting out
E5 D5 C5 B5 A5 B5
eb|-----------2-2-2-2---------------------|
Bb|-----------3-3-3-3---------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2---------------------|
Db|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--10-10-9--7--9~-----|
Ab|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--10-10-9--7--9~-----|
Eb|--0-0-0-0-----------8--8--7--5--7~-----|
Only love can save me now
E5 G5 D5 C5
eb|----------------2-2-2-2-------------|
Bb|----------------3-3-3-3-------------|
Gb|----------------2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5----|
Db|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5----|
Ab|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3----|
Eb|--0--x---3--x-----------------------|
Gone so down, lost is all I found
E5 D5 C5
eb|---------2----------------------------|
Bb|---------3----------------------------|
Gb|---------2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Db|--2--x---0--x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---x----|
Ab|--2--x---0--x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---x----|
Eb|--0--x------x--------------------x----|
Only love, love, love can save me now
Repeat Intro:
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|----2----------------------| x2
Ab|------4b5r4--2-4---5-4b----|
Eb|--0--------------0-3-2b----|
Verse 2:
E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Ab|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Eb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
Drowning madly in deep blue seas
Waves of sadness swallow me
E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Ab|--2~----2~----2~----2----5--x--2----|
Eb|--0~----0~----0~----0----3--x--0----|
Guitar 2:
eb|-----------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------|
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-----------------------------|
Ab|--7\----7\----7\-----7\------|
Eb|-----------------------------|
No soul can hear me beneath the weight
No gods or saviors, no hands of fate
Pre-Chorus:
E5
eb|------------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------------|
Gb|------------------------------------|
Db|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Ab|--2~------2~------2~------2~--------|
Eb|--0~------0~------0~------0~--------|
Guitar 2:
eb|----------------------------------------------|
Bb|----------------------------------------------|
Gb|--11-11---11-11-12-12--11-11---11-11-14-14----|
Db|--9--9--9----9--10-10--9--9--9----9--12-12----| x2
Ab|----------------------------------------------|
Eb|----------------------------------------------|
I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved
Chorus:
E5 G5 A5 C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------------------------------|
Db|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Ab|--2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5--7-7-7-7--10-10-10-10----|
Eb|--0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3--5-5-5-5--8--8--8--8-----|
From the sound, the sound
The world is spitting out
E5 D5 E5 D5 B5 D5
eb|-----------2-2-2-2---------------------|
Bb|-----------3-3-3-3---------------------|
Gb|-----------2-2-2-2--9-9--7-7--4--7~----|
Db|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--9-9--7-7--4--7~----|
Ab|--2-2-2-2--0-0-0-0--7-7--5-5--2--5~----|
Eb|--0-0-0-0------------------------------|
Only love can save me now
E5 G5 D5 C5
eb|----------------2-2-2-2-------------|
Bb|----------------3-3-3-3-------------|
Gb|----------------2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5----|
Db|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5----|
Ab|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3----|
Eb|--0--x---3--x-----------------------|
Gone so down, lost is all I found
E5 D5 C5
eb|---------2----------------------------|
Bb|---------3----------------------------|
Gb|---------2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Db|--2--x---0--x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---x----|
Ab|--2--x---0--x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---x----|
Eb|--0--x------x--------------------x----|
Only love, love, love can save me now
Solo:
Guitar 1: Kim Thayil wah pedal shenanigans
Guitar 2 (similar to intro but with slight deviations):
eb|-------------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------------|
Gb|--------------------5--5-------------|
Db|----2-----------5~--5--5-------------| x4
Ab|------4b5r4--2------3--3--2h3p2~-----|
Eb|--0----------------------------------|
E5 D5 C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---|
Db|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---|
Ab|--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5--3-3-x-3-x-3-x---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
E5 G5
eb|-----------------------------------------------|
Bb|-----------------------------------------------|
Gb|---------------9-9-x-9-x-9--10-10-x-10-x-10----|
Db|--2-2-x-2-x-2--9-9-x-9-x-9--10-10-x-10-x-10----|
Ab|--2-2-x-2-x-2--7-7-x-7-x-7--8--8--x-8--x-8-----|
Eb|--0-0-x-0-x-0----------------------------------|
A5 E5
eb|-------------------------------|
Bb|-------------------------------|
Gb|-------------------------------|
Db|-------------------------------|
Ab|--7-7-7-7-7-7--2-2-2-2-2-2-----|
Eb|--5-5-5-5-5-5--0-0-0-0-0-0-----|
Bridge:
E5 D5 C5
eb|--------------------------------------------|
Bb|--------------------------------------------|
Gb|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---|
Db|--9-9-x-9-x-9--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5-x---| x2
Ab|--7-7-x-7-x-7--5-5-x-5-x-5--3-3-x-3-x-3-x---|
Eb|--------------------------------------------|
I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved
I wanna be saved
I wanna be
E5
eb|--------|
Bb|--------|
Gb|--------|
Db|--2~----|
Ab|--2~----|
Eb|--0~----|
Saved
Chorus:
*clean*
E5 G5 A5 C5
eb|---------------------|
Bb|---------------------|
Gb|---------------------|
Db|--2---5---7---10-----|
Ab|--2---5---7---10-----|
Eb|--0---3---5---8------|
From the sound, the sound
The world is spitting out
E5 D5 C5
eb|------2---------|
Bb|------3---------|
Gb|------2---5-----|
Db|--2---0---5-----|
Ab|--2---0---3-----|
Eb|--0-------------|
Only love can save me now
N.C. break:
*distortion*
E5 G5 D5 C5
eb|----------------2-2-2-2-------------|
Bb|----------------3-3-3-3-------------|
Gb|----------------2-2-2-2--5-5-5-5----|
Db|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--5-5-5-5----|
Ab|--2--x---5--x---0-0-0-0--3-3-3-3----|
Eb|--0--x---3--x-----------------------|
Gone so down, lost is all I found
E5 D5 C5
eb|---------2----------------------------|
Bb|---------3----------------------------|
Gb|---------2-----5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--------|
Db|--2--x---0--x--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5---x----|
Ab|--2--x---0--x--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---x----|
Eb|--0--x------x--------------------x----|
Only love, love, love can save me now
Outro:
eb|---------------------------|
Bb|---------------------------|
Gb|---------------------------|
Db|----2----------------------|
Ab|------4b5r4--2-4---5-4b----|
Eb|--0--------------0-3-2b----|
eb|------------------------------|
Bb|------------------------------|
Gb|----------------------5-5~----|
Db|----2-------0h2/5-----5-5~----|
Ab|------4b5r4-------x-x-3-3~----|
Eb|--0---------------x-x---------|
*****************
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| b bend note
| r release note
| ~ vibrato
| x Mute note
| p.m. palm mute
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About Only Love Can Save Me Now
"Only lave can save me now" from Pretty Reckless' 2021 album Death By Rock and Roll, featuring Kim Thayil and Matt Cameron from Soundgarden.
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