Tabs
I Need You Tonight - ZZ Top ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tabbed by: SchecterMan71 Tuning: Standard A augmentedA great blues/rock song to do powerchords too ... I mute all the chords however I and let some ring out to fit the mood of the song (during the Bridge/Outro)as well as a riff to the outro ... enjoy! Intro: (0:15-0:45) (8x) e)|---------------------------------| BB)|---------------------------------| G+G)|---------------------------------| D MajorD)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A augmentedA)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E MajorE)|---------------------------------| Verse I: (0:45-1:05) e)|---------------------------------| BB)|---------------------------------| G+G)|---------------------------------| D MajorD)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A augmentedA)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E MajorE)|---------------------------------| It's three o'clock in the morning … and the rain begin to fall But I know what I'm needin … but I don't have it all Chorus: (1:05-1:25 … continue through next bar) e)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| BB)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G+G)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D MajorD)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------| A augmentedA)|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E MajorE)|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-| I'm callin someone like … That I just wanna do … Baby, baby, I need you … e)|---------------------------------| BB)|---------------------------------| G+G)|---------------------------------| D MajorD)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A augmentedA)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E MajorE)|---------------------------------| Verse II: (1:25-1:45) e)|---------------------------------| BB)|---------------------------------| G+G)|---------------------------------| D MajorD)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A augmentedA)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E MajorE)|---------------------------------| Outside my window … it's lonely and cold Inside my heart there's a fire … burning out of control Chorus: (1:45-2:05 … continue through next bar) e)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| BB)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G+G)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D MajorD)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------| A augmentedA)|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E MajorE)|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-| I'm callin someone like … That I just wanna do … Baby, baby, I need you … Bridge: (2:05-3:22) e)|---------------------------------| BB)|---------------------------------| G+G)|---------------------------------| D MajorD)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A augmentedA)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E MajorE)|---------------------------------| Verse III: (3:24-3:44) e)|---------------------------------| BB)|---------------------------------| G+G)|---------------------------------| D MajorD)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A augmentedA)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E MajorE)|---------------------------------| Your love's coming to me … like a wolf howling at the moon But that just doesn't do me … if I can't get you soon Chorus: (3:44-4:04 … continue through next bar) e)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| BB)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| G+G)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------| D MajorD)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------| A augmentedA)|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-| E MajorE)|-----------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-----------5-5-5-5-5-5-| I'm callin someone like … That I just wanna do … Baby, baby, I need you … Outro: (4:04-6:00) e)|---------------------------------| BB)|---------------------------------| G+G)|---------------------------------| D MajorD)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-| A augmentedA)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-| E MajorE)|---------------------------------| | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | x Mute note
Other versions of I Need You Tonight
Alternative guitar chords and tabs for I thank you by ZZ Top
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I need you tonight | Chords |
I need you tonight (Ver. 2) | Chords |