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Only Love Can Save Me Now Tab by The Pretty Reckless

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----|

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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