If You Leave Me Now Tab

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This tab is a work in progress. Nevertheless, the guitarist must capo at 2nd fret in order for the song to be in the correct key. The chords are correct. The tab is transcribed as if the capo is the nut (or the "0" fret). I will soon transcribe the solo. I am aware that I am missing several "fills", but this tab is simply to let the guitarist know the chord progressions through a tablature format.Was this info helpful?

Difficulty:	intermediate
Tuning:	E A D G B E
Capo:	2nd fret

Author BrianC11 [a] 54. Last edit on Sep 15, 2017

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CHICAGO
IF YOU LEAVE ME NOW
Words/Music: Peter Cetera
 
Standard Tuning
Capo at 2nd fret
 
 
[Intro]
 
e|--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--------|--0-0-0-0--0--0-0------------------------|
B|--2-2-0-2--0--2--0--2-2-2--------|--2-2-0-2--0--2-2------------------------|
G|--2-2-1-2--1--2--1--2-2-2--------|--2-2-1-2--1--2-2------------------------|
D|--2-2-2-2--2--2--2--2-2-2--------|--2-2-2-2--2--2-2------------------------|
A|--0-0-0-0--0--0--0--0-0-0--------|--0-0-0-0--0--0-0------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
 
[1st Verse]
 
at 0:10
 
    //// //// //// //// // // // //// ////
e|--0----2----4---------2--2--0--0-------------------------------------------|
B|--2----2----5---------2--4--0--2-------------------------------------------|
G|--1----2----4---------2--4--1--2-------------------------------------------|
D|--2----2----6---------2--4--2--2-------------------------------------------|
A|--0----0----4---------0--2--2--0-------------------------------------------|
E|-------2--------------2-----0----------------------------------------------|
 
at 0:27
 
    //// //// //// //// // // // //// // // // //// ////
e|--0----2----4---------2--2--0--0----2--0--0--0-----------------------------|
B|--2----2----5---------2--4--0--2----2--4--0--2-----------------------------|
G|--1----2----4---------2--4--1--2----2--4--1--2-----------------------------|
D|--2----2----6---------2--4--2--2----2--4--2--2-----------------------------|
A|--0----0----4---------0--2--2--0----0--2--2--0-----------------------------|
E|-------2--------------2-----0-------2-----0--------------------------------|
 
 
[2nd Verse]
 
at 0:50
 
    //// //// //// //// //// // // //// // //
e|--0---------3----2----2----2--0--0----4--0---------------------------------|
B|--1---------3----3----2----3--0--2----4--2---------------------------------|
G|--2---------3----2----2----2--1--2----4--4---------------------------------|
D|--0---------0----0----2----0--2--2----4--3---------------------------------|
A|----------------------0-------2--0----x--4---------------------------------|
E|----------------------2-------0-------4------------------------------------|
 
at 1:09
 
    //// //// //// //// //// // // //// //// //// //// //// ////
e|--0---------3----2----2----2--0--0----4----2----2----1---------------------|
B|--1---------3----3----2----3--0--2----5----2----3----3---------------------|
G|--2---------3----2----2----2--1--2----4----2----4----2---------------------|
D|--0---------0----0----2----0--2--2----6----2----4----0---------------------|
A|----------------------0-------2--0----4----0----2--------------------------|
E|----------------------2-------0------------2-------------------------------|
 
 
[Solo on 12-string acoustic]
 
at 1:36
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[3rd Verse]
 
at 2:00
 
    //// //// //// //// //// // // //// // //
e|--0---------3----2----2----2--0--0----4--0---------------------------------|
B|--1---------3----3----2----3--0--2----4--2---------------------------------|
G|--2---------3----2----2----2--1--2----4--4---------------------------------|
D|--0---------0----0----2----0--2--2----4--3---------------------------------|
A|----------------------0-------2--0----x--4---------------------------------|
E|----------------------2-------0-------4------------------------------------|
 
at 2:18
 
    //// //// //// //// //// // // //// //// //// //// //// ////
e|--0---------3----2----2----2--0--0----4----2----2----1---------------------|
B|--1---------3----3----2----3--0--2----5----2----3----3---------------------|
G|--2---------3----2----2----2--1--2----4----2----4----2---------------------|
D|--0---------0----0----2----0--2--2----6----2----4----0---------------------|
A|----------------------0-------2--0----4----0----2--------------------------|
E|----------------------2-------0------------2-------------------------------|
 
[4th Verse]
 
at 2:45
 
    //// //// //// //// // // // //// // // // //// ////
e|--0----2----4---------2--2--0--0----2--0--0--0-----------------------------|
B|--2----2----5---------2--4--0--2----2--4--0--2-----------------------------|
G|--1----2----4---------2--4--1--2----2--4--1--2-----------------------------|
D|--2----2----6---------2--4--2--2----2--4--2--2-----------------------------|
A|--0----0----4---------0--2--2--0----0--2--2--0-----------------------------|
E|-------2--------------2-----0-------2-----0--------------------------------|
 
 
 
[Outro: repeat and fade]
 
at 3:08
 
    // // // //// // // // //// ////
e|--2--2--0--0----2--0--0--0-----------------------------|
B|--2--4--0--2----2--4--0--2-----------------------------|
G|--2--4--1--2----2--4--1--2-----------------------------|
D|--2--4--2--2----2--4--2--2-----------------------------|
A|--0--2--2--0----0--2--2--0-----------------------------|
E|--2-----0-------2-----0--------------------------------|
 
 
 
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This deserves way more recognition than it’s getting/ the ones above it. Mega kudos

Looks good. You're right, the original is in B, as were early live versions. Cetera now sings it in A, and I believe Chicago has recently dropped it to A, as well. Here's a quick tab of the solo: e|-----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| G|-----------------|----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------------| D|-----------------|-----------------------------2----|-----------------------------------------------------| A|---------2--4--4-|-0--2--0--2--0--2----0--2/4-----4-|---4--2--0--2--4--2---2--0-----0--2------------------| E|---0--0----------|----------------------------------|----------------------------4--------0---------------| e|-----------------------------|-------------------------0---0-------------| B|-----------------------------|-------------------------0---2-------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------1---2-------------| D|-----------------------------|---2--4-4h6--2-----------2---2-------------| A|---4--2--0--2--2h4--2--4-4h5-|-------------------------0---0-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------0--------------------------|