I Want You Tab

by Bob Dylan
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This version isn't for the fingerpicking like the other one, it is for the lead guitar.Was this info helpful?
Difficulty: beginner
Tuning: E A D G B E
Capo: no capo
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2 contributors total, last edit on Jul 3, 2018
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This is for the lead guitar you hear very clearly in the left channel of Bob Dylan's recording.
 
[Intro]
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
e|--------------------|--------------------|
B|--6-----6-----6--6--|--6-----6-----6--6--|
G|--------------------|--------------------|
D|--------------------|--------------------|
A|--------------------|--------------------|
E|--------------------|--------------------|
 
[Verse 1]
This is the same for all four verses
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
e|-------------------|-------------------|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|--6--6-----6-5---6-|--8-8---8-6--5h8---|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|----7--7-------7---|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Chorus]
For the first 3 choruses you dont play anything during the last line where he says "Honey, I Want You".
On the last chorus you play this lead three times while Dylan solos, and the 4th time is as the song fades out
so it is optional, obviously.
 
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Verse 2]
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
e|-------------------|-------------------|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|--6--6-----6-5---6-|--8-8---8-6--5h8---|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|----7--7-------7---|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Chorus]
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Bridge]
Nothing, the lead guitar doesn't get played here!
 
[Verse 3]
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
e|-------------------|-------------------|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|--6--6-----6-5---6-|--8-8---8-6--5h8---|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|----7--7-------7---|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Chorus]
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Verse 4]
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
e|-------------------|-------------------|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|--6--6-----6-5---6-|--8-8---8-6--5h8---|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|----7--7-------7---|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
[Chorus]
On this last chorus you play this lead three times while Dylan solos, and the 4th time is as the song fades
out so it is optional, obviously.
 
e|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3--5--|--5--5--6r5--3-----|--3--------------|
B|-------------------|-------------------|----------------6--|-----6--5--3-----|
G|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|--------------5--|
D|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------|
 
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