YOU ARE EVERYTHING As recorded by The Stylistics (From the 1971 Album THE STYLISTICS) Words and Music by Thom Bell & Linda Creed Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Norman Harris - Electric Sitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Roland Chambers - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=68 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (El. Sitar arr. for Gtr.) a E E a E E Q. E E E E E H a E E a E E Q. E |-------4h6----------|-----4--------|-------4h6-----------| |-4h6-6-----6-4------|-4-4---7-6----|-4h6-6-----6-4-------| |------------------5-|--------------|------------------5--| |--------------------|--------------|---------------------| |--------------------|--------------|---------------------| |--------------------|--------------|---------------------|
Ab Bb E E E E H Q. E Q E S S W |-----4--------|-----------------||------|| |-4-4---7-6----|--------4--4-6-7-||-6----|| |--------------|-6----6----------||------|| |--------------|-----------------||------|| |--------------|-----------------||------|| |--------------|-----------------||------|| | | Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.) | W H Q Q W |--------------|-----------4-----||-6----|| |--------------|-----------4-----||-6----|| |--------------|-----------5-----||-7----|| |--------------|-----------6-----||-8----|| |--------------|-----------------||------|| |--------------|-----------------||------|| 1st Verse Bb Ebm/Bb H Q E E E E E E +Q E E E E E E +H |--------------|------------------|----------------| |------------6-|-7-6-4-6-(6)----6-|-7-6-4-6-(6)----| |--------------|------------------|----------------| |--------------|------------------|----------------| |--------------|------------------|----------------| |--------------|------------------|----------------| | | H. E E Q E E +H Q E E +H |-6------------|-6-----6-(6)------|-------6-(6)----| |-6------------|-7-----6-(6)------|-------6-(6)----| |-7----------7-|-8-----7-(7)------|-------7-(7)----| |-8--------8---|-8-----8-(8)------|-------8-(8)----| |--------------|------------------|----------------| |--------------|------------------|----------------| N.C. N.C. 2/4 4/4 Q E E Q. E H E E E E E Q E |-----------|-------------||-----------3-3---3-| |-----------|-------------||-4-4-4-6-----------| |---------5-|-5----5-5----||-------------------| |-----------|-------------||-------------------| |-----------|-------------||-------------------| |-----------|-------------||-------------------| | | E S S E E Q. E H Q E S S E E E E |-----------|-------------||-------------3-----| |-----------|-------------||---------------4---| |-----------|-------------||-----------------5-| |-----------|-------------||-------------------| |---3h5-5-6-|-6----6-6----||-------1-2-3-------| |-----------|-------------||-4-----------------| Fm Eb/G Ab Eb/Bb Cm 2/4 E E E E +Q. E E E E E +Q. E E E E E |-4-3---3-(3)---3-|-4-3---3-(3)-----|-----3---| |-----6-----------|-----6-----------|---4---6-| |-----------------|---------------3-|-5-------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| | | Q E E +Q. E Q E E +Q. E E E E E |-4-----3-(3)-----|-4-----3-(3)-----|---------| |-4-----4-(4)-----|-4-----4-(4)-----|---------| |-5-----3-(3)-----|-5-----3-(3)-----|-------8-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----5---| |-----------------|-----------------|---6-----| |-----------------|-----------------|---------| Chorus N.C. Abmaj7 Bb/Ab 4/4 H H H H E E E E Q. E |-----------|-------------||------8----------| |-6----6----|-6------6----||-8--8---8-6------| |-----------|-------------||---------------7-| |-----------|-------------||-----------------| |-----------|-------------||-----------------| |-----------|-------------||-----------------| | | H H Q E E H Q. E Q. E |-----------|-------------||-8--------6------| |-----------|-------------||-8--------6------| |-8----6----|-5----5-7----||-8--------7------| |-----------|-------------||-----------------| |-----------|-------------||-----------------| |-----------|-------------||-----------------| Gm Cm Abmaj7 Bb/Ab Gm Cm E E E E H E E E E Q. E E E E E H |------6-----------------|------8----------|------6------------------| |-6--6---6---------------|-8--8---8-6------|-6--6---6----------------| |----------8-------------|---------------7-|----------8--------------| |------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| |------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| | | Q. E E S S S S E Q. E Q. E Q. E E S S S S E |-6----------------------|-8--------6------|-6-----------------------| |-6----------------------|-8--------6------|-6-----------------------| |-7--------------------8-|-8--------7------|-7--------------------8--| |------------8----8-10---|-----------------|------------8----8-10----| |------------8-10--------|-----------------|------------8-10---------| |------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------| Abmaj7 Bb/Ab Gm Cm N.C. E E E E Q. E E E E E H Q. E Q E S S |------8----------|------6-----------------|------------------|| |-8--8---8-6------|-6--6---6---------------|---------6--6-8-9-|| |---------------7-|----------8-------------|-8-----8----------|| |-----------------|------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------------|------------------|| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E E S S S S E Q E E Q Q |-8--------6------|-6----------------------|------------------|| |-8--------6------|-6----------------------|------------------|| |-8--------7------|-7--------------------8-|-8-----8-5--7-----|| |-----------------|------------8----8-10---|------------------|| |-----------------|------------8-10--------|------------------|| |-----------------|------------------------|------------------|| 2nd Verse C Fm/C C Fm C W W H Q E E |-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-8---------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|---------------------5-| |-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| | | |-3-| | E S S S S E +S S S S E S S Q. E S S E S S E Q. E S S E S S S E |-----------------------------|--8------------------|--8--------------------| |-----------------------------|--9------------------|--9--------------------| |-5---------5-(5)-------5-----|-10----------5-----5-|-10----------5---------| |-------5h7-------5-5h7---5h7-|-10----------5-5-7---|-10----------5-5h7p5---| |---5h7-----------------------|---------5-7---------|---------5-7---------5-| |-----------------------------|---------------------|-----------------------| Bb F/C 2/4 4/4 E E E E Q. E H W W |----------|--------------------||-------------|-------------| |-----5----|--------------------||-------------|-------------| |---5----7-|--7--------7-7------||-------------|-------------| |-7--------|--------------------||-------------|-------------| |----------|--------------------||-------------|-------------| |----------|--------------------||-------------|-------------| | | Q E E E. S E E Q. E Q q Q q Q q Q q |----------|--------------------||----6-----5--|----6-----5--| |----------|--------------------||----6-----6--|----6-----6--| |----------|--------------------||----7-----5--|----7-----5--| |-7-----10-|-10--10-10-8-8------||-------------|-------------| |----------|--------------------||-------------|-------------| |----------|--------------------||-------------|-------------| Bb F/C N.C. 2/4 4/4 Gtr II Q q Q q Q q Q E E E Q E Q E E Q. E |----6-----5--|----5--|----------------|----------------|| |----6-----6--|----6--|---------8------|----------------|| |----7-----5--|----5--|-10----8--------|-7----7--9------|| |-------------|-------|-----------8--8-|-8----8-10------|| |-------------|-------|----------------|----------------|| |-------------|-------|----------------|----------------|| Chorus Bbmaj7 C/Bb Dm Gtr I a E E a E E Q. E E E E E H |----------8h10-----------|------8----------------------| |-8h10--10------10-8------|-8--8---11-10----------------| |-----------------------9-|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Gtr II | Q. E Q. E Q. E E S S S S E |---10-------------8------|-8---------------------------| |---10-------------8------|-8---------------------------| |---10-------------9------|-9------------------------10-| |-------------------------|--------------10----10-12----| |-------------------------|--------------10-12----------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| Bbmaj7 C/Bb a E E a E E Q. E |----------8h10------------| |-8h10--10------10-8-------| |-----------------------9--| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E |---10-------------8-------| |---10-------------8-------| |---10-------------9-------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Dm Bbmaj7 C/Bb E E E E H a E E a E E Q. E |------8----------------------|----------8h10-----------| |-8--8---11-------------------|-8h10--10------10-8------| |-----------10----------------|-----------------------9-| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| | | Q. E E S S S S E Q. E Q. E |-8---------------------------|---10-------------8------| |-8---------------------------|---10-------------8------| |-9------------------------10-|---10-------------9------| |--------------10----10-12----|-------------------------| |--------------10-12----------|-------------------------| |-----------------------------|-------------------------| Dm E E E E H |------8-----------------------|| |-8--8---11--------------------|| |-----------10-----------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| |------------------------------|| | | Q. E E S S S S E |-8----------------------------|| |-8----------------------------|| |-9------------------------10--|| |--------------10----10-12-----|| |--------------10-12-----------|| |------------------------------|| Interlude Bbmaj7 C/Bb Dm a E E a E E Q. E E E E E H |----------8h10-----------|------8----------------------| |-8h10--10------10-8------|-8--8---11-------------------| |-----------------------9-|-----------10----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E E S S S S E |---10-------------8------|-8---------------------------| |---10-------------8------|-8---------------------------| |---10-------------9------|-9------------------------10-| |-------------------------|--------------10----10-12----| |-------------------------|--------------10-12----------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| Bbmaj7 C/Bb a E E a E E Q. E |----------8h10------------| |-8h10--10------10-8-------| |-----------------------9--| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E |---10-------------8-------| |---10-------------8-------| |---10-------------9-------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| |--------------------------| Dm E E E E H |------8----------------------|| |-8--8---11-------------------|| |-----------10----------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| | | Q. E E S S S S E |-8---------------------------|| |-8---------------------------|| |-9------------------------10-|| |--------------10----10-12----|| |--------------10-12----------|| |-----------------------------|| Out-Chorus Bbmaj7 C/Bb Dm a E E a E E Q. E E E E E H |----------8h10-----------|------8-----------------------| |-8h10--10------10-8------|-8--8---11-10-----------------| |-----------------------9-|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E E S S S S E |---10-------------8------|-8----------------------------| |---10-------------8------|-8----------------------------| |---10-------------9------|-9------------------------10--| |-------------------------|--------------10----10-12-----| |-------------------------|--------------10-12-----------| |-------------------------|------------------------------| Bbmaj7 C/Bb Dm a E E a E E Q. E E E E E H |----------8h10-----------|------8----------------------| |-8h10--10------10-8------|-8--8---11-10----------------| |-----------------------9-|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E E S S S S E |---10-------------8------|-8---------------------------| |---10-------------8------|-8---------------------------| |---10-------------9------|-9------------------------10-| |-------------------------|--------------10----10-12----| |-------------------------|--------------10-12----------| |-------------------------|-----------------------------| Bbmaj7 C/Bb Dm a E E a E E Q. E E E E E H |----------8h10-----------|------8-----------------------*| |-8h10--10------10-8------|-8--8---11-10-----------------*| |-----------------------9-|------------------------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------------*| |-------------------------|------------------------------*| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E E S S S S E |---10-------------8------|-8----------------------------*| |---10-------------8------|-8----------------------------*| |---10-------------9------|-9------------------------10--*| |-------------------------|--------------10----10-12-----*| |-------------------------|--------------10-12-----------*| |-------------------------|------------------------------*| 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