She'd Rather Be With Me by The Turtles

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SHE'D RATHER BE WITH ME

As recorded by The Turtles
(From the 1967 Album HAPPY TOGETHER)

Words and Music by Gary Bonner & Alan Gordon

Transcribed by Slowhand


Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 2'


 Intro
  Q=128
  N.C.            B     C#                     F#
 4/4
  Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)
    H       Q   E E      H       +Q.     E     W                 W
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------------||
|-----------------4-|---/6-------(6)-----6-|---7---------------|--------------||
|-----------------4-|---/6-------(6)-----6-|---6---------------|--------------||
|-----------------4-|---/6-------(6)-----6-|---8---------------|--------------||
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------------||
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------------||
|
| Gtr II (Clean El. Gtr.)
| a E E E E E E E E   a  E E E E  E  E E E   a E E E E E E E E   E E E E H
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-------2------||
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|-----2--------||
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|---3----------||
|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|----------------------|-2h4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-4------------||
|-------------------|-2h=4-4-4-4--4--4-4-4-|-------------------|--------------||
|-------------------|----------------------|-------------------|--------------||

1st & 2nd Verses
    B                  C#                 E      F#          B
    Gtr I
    E E q  E S S E E   E E q  E S S E E   E E q   E  E  q    E E q  E S S E E
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|
||o-----4--------4-4-|-----6--------6-6-|-----9--------11--|-----4--------4-4--|
||--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9--11-11-11--|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
||--4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9--11-11-11--|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4--|
||o-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7---9--9--9--|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|
||-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------------------|


  B                  C#                 E      F#          B
  E E q  E S S E E   E E q  E S S E E   E E q   E  E  q    E E q  E S S E E
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-----4--------4-4-|-----6--------6-6-|-----9--------11--|-----4--------4-4---|
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9--11-11-11--|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4---|
|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-6-|-9-9-9--11-11-11--|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4---|
|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-4-|-7-7-7---9--9--9--|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2---|
|------------------|------------------|------------------|--------------------|


 Chorus
  N.C.                              E   E7        N.C.
  Gtr I
  E E E E q  q    E E E E q  q    E E E E q  q    E E E E q  q
|---------------|---------------|---0-----------|---------------|
|---2-3-4-4--4--|---2-3-4-4--4--|---0-2-3-3--3--|---4-5-6-6--6--|
|---------------|---------------|---1-1-1-1--1--|---------------|
|---2-3-4-4--4--|---2-3-4-4--4--|---2-2-2-2--2--|---4-5-6-6--6--|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|


  N.C.              F#  F#7
  E E E E q  q    E E E E q  q
|---------------|---------------|
|---0-1-2-2--2--|---2-4-5-5--5--|
|---0-----------|---3-3-3-3--3--|
|---0-1-2-2--2--|---4-4-4-4--4--|
|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|


  B                         G       F#
  E E E S S +S  S S S E E   E E E S S +S  S S S E E
|-------------------------|---------------------------||
|-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|--------------------------o||
|-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-4-4-4-4-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3---||
|-4-4-4-4-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4-|-5-5-5-5-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4---||
|-2-2-2-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2-|-5-5-5-5-4-(4)-4-4-4-4-4--o||
|-------------------------|-3-3-3-3-2-(2)-2-2-2-2-2---||


 Interlude
  F#
  E E Q  S E S E E   E E Q  S E S E E   E E Q  S E S E E   E E Q  S E S 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--|
|-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-|-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--2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2--|


  G
  E E Q  S E S E E   E E Q  S E S E E   E E Q  e S S e S S   Q  E. S H
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------||
|------------------|------------------|--------------------|--------------||
|-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----||
|-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--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----||


 3rd Verse
  N.C.            D                  F         G           C
  E E E E q  q    E E q  E S S E E    E  E  q   E  E  q    E E q  E S S E E
|---------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------|
|---3-4-5-5--5--|-----7--------7-7-|-------10--------12--|-----5--------5-5-|
|---------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10--12-12-12--|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|---3-4-5-5--5--|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10--12-12-12--|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--8--8--8--10-10-10--|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|---------------|------------------|---------------------|------------------|


  N.C.            D
  E E E E q  q    E E q  E S S E E
|---------------|------------------|
|---3-4-5-5--5--|-----7--------7-7-|
|---------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
|---3-4-5-5--5--|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
|---------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|---------------|------------------|


  F         G        F                G        F
   E  E  q   E  E  E  E    +E   E  q   E  E  E  E
|-----------------------|--------------------------|
|-------10--------12----|---------10--------12-----|
|-10-10-10--12-12-12-10-|-(10)-10-10--12-12-12-10--|
|-10-10-10--12-12-12-10-|-(10)-10-10--12-12-12-10--|
|--8--8--8--10-10-10--8-|--(8)--8--8--10-10-10--8--|
|-----------------------|--------------------------|


              G           C
   +E   E  q   E  E  q    E E q  E S S E E
|-----------------------|------------------|
|---------10--------12--|-----5--------5-5-|
|-(10)-10-10--12-12-12--|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|-(10)-10-10--12-12-12--|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|--(8)--8--8--10-10-10--|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|
|-----------------------|------------------|


  D                  F         G
  E E q  E S S E E    E  E  q   E  E  q
|------------------|---------------------|
|-----7--------7-7-|-------10--------12--|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10--12-12-12--|
|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|-10-10-10--12-12-12--|
|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|--8--8--8--10-10-10--|
|------------------|---------------------|


                Outro
  C              N.C.            D
  q  Q  H        E E E E q  q    E E q  E S S E E
|------------||----------------|------------------|
|-5----------||o---3-4-5-5--5--|-----7--------7-7-|
|-5----------||----------------|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
|-5----------||----3-4-5-5--5--|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7-|
|-3----------||o---------------|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-|
|------------||----------------|------------------|


  F         G           C
   E  E  q   E  E  q    E E q  E S S E E   4x
|---------------------|--------------------||
|-------10--------12--|-----5--------5-5--o||
|-10-10-10--12-12-12--|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---||
|-10-10-10--12-12-12--|-5-5-5--5-5-5-5-5---||
|--8--8--8--10-10-10--|-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3--o||
|---------------------|--------------------||


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

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Last Updated: September 10, 2025