Tabs
IT'S ONLY MAKE BELIEVE
As recorded by Conway Twitty
(From the 1958 Album CONWAY TWITTY SINGS)
Words and Music by Conway Twitty & Jack Nance
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE) - 'Electric Guitar'
Intro
freely Q=74
BB 
G# minorG#m
5/4 4/4
Gtr I
S S S S +W S S S S +H.
|--------------------|-------4-(4)----|
|-------4-(4)--------|-----4---(4)----|
|-----4---(4)--------|---4-----(4)----|
|---4-----(4)--------|-6-------(6)----|
|-2-------(2)--------|----------------|
|--------------------|----------------|
E MajorE 
FF 
F#F#
6/4 5/4
S S S S +W Q S S S S +W
|--------------------^1--|-----------------|
|-------0-(0)--------^1--|--------2-(2)----|
|-----1---(1)--------^2--|------3---(3)----|
|---2-----(2)--------^3--|----4-----(4)----|
|-2-------(2)--------^3--|--4-------(4)----|
|--------------------^1--|-----------------|
in time Q=124
BB 
C# minorC#m F#F#
12/8
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-||
|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-5--5-5-5-5-2--2-2-2-2-||
|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-3--3-3-3-3-||
|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-6--6-6-6-6-4--4-4-4-4-||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-||
|-----------------------|------------2--2-2-2-2-||
1st - 3rd Verses
BB G# minorG#m
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
||------------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
||o-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--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-|-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
||o-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-6--6-6-6-6-6--6-6-6-6-|
||------------------------|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
E MajorE F#F#
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
E MajorE F#F#
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|-3--3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|
|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|
BB E MajorE
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E
|-----------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4-|-1--1-1-1-1-1--1-1-1-1-|
|-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-|
|-----------------------|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-|
F#F# E MajorE
E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE 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-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|
|-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-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-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
1.,2.
BB E MajorE BB F#F#
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E 3x
|------------0--0-0-0-0-|------------2--2-2-2-2--||
|-4--4-4-4-4-0--0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-o||
|-4--4-4-4-4-1--1-1-1-1-|-4--4-4-4-4-3--3-3-3-3--||
|-4--4-4-4-4-2--2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-4-4--4-4-4-4--||
|-2--2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-4--4-4-4-4-o||
|------------0--0-0-0-0-|------------2--2-2-2-2--||
3. H.=H
BB E MajorE BB E MajorE
Q E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E E MajorE E Q E MajorE E E MajorE E H.
|------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------0-----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4--4-4-4-4-0-----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-4--4-4-4-4-1-----|
|-4--4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-4--4-4-4-4-2-----|
|-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2--2-2-2-2-2-----|
|------------0-0-0-0-0-0-|------------0-----|
BB
W. +W.
|----------------|--------*|
|-^4-------------|-(4)----*|
|-^4-------------|-(4)----*|
|-^4-------------|-(4)----*|
|-^2-------------|-(2)----*|
|----------------|--------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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
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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
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| - 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
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