I Need You Tonight Tab by ZZ Top

I Need You Tonight tab by ZZ Top

Guitar Tab

I Need You Tonight - ZZ Top
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Tabbed by:  SchecterMan71
Email:  pennyankee32@msn.com

Tuning:  Standard

A 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)|---------------------------------|
B)|---------------------------------|
G)|---------------------------------|
D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|

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Verse I: (0:45-1:05)
e)|---------------------------------|
B)|---------------------------------|
G)|---------------------------------|
D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
    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)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A)|-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)|-----------------------|-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)|---------------------------------|
B)|---------------------------------|
G)|---------------------------------|
D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|

Verse II: (1:25-1:45)
e)|---------------------------------|
B)|---------------------------------|
G)|---------------------------------|
D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
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)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A)|-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)|-----------------------|-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)|---------------------------------|
B)|---------------------------------|
G)|---------------------------------|
D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|

Verse III: (3:24-3:44)
e)|---------------------------------|
B)|---------------------------------|
G)|---------------------------------|
D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|
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)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
B)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
G)|-----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
D)|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|-----------------------|-7-7-7-7-7-------------|
A)|-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)|-----------------------|-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)|---------------------------------|
B)|---------------------------------|
G)|---------------------------------|
D)|-7-7-7-7-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
A)|-5-5-5-5-3-3-3-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
E)|---------------------------------|


| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note

Last updated: September 10, 2025

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