(I COULD ONLY) WHISPER YOUR NAME -- HARRY CONNICK, JR., "She"(1994)
Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
Send me suggestions: AnAmericanComposer@gmail.com
**ALTHOUGH there is a mixture of tab and chords in this song, I'm
considering it as primarily a chord submission so that the chords
can be lit up! I apologize in advance for any of you lead-guitar
psychos out there that wanted the tab for the solo at the end -- I
am nowhere near talented enough on guitar to get that! The bass part
is fun, though, so do that.
<--LEGEND-->
* Tabs are preceded in (parentheses) by the instrument; i.e., (bass)
before this first tab part.
* I like including tabs to non-guitar lines so if people want to double
up on instruments they have an option to. The chords are always
directly above the tab, if you prefer just comping. I use this
plus the rhythm notation in another submission, too: George
Michael's I Want Your Sex Pt. 1, 2 & 3.
* Seeing "x...x..." above or below a tab (depending on position of notes)
denotes rhythm so tabs are exact. "x" is the downbeat, "..." is the
broken down sub-beats ("1-e-&-a-", if you will).
* If you see a break in the -s, that's because either the notes in the spaces
go in between those beats (like grace notes in the second Fm7 chord for
the brass intro), or the note is on a 2-digit-numbered fret (i.e., 12).
bs. bass
DS drum set
hn. horns
n/c No chord -- it doesn't show up in blue because there's nothing to play!
GP Grand Pause -- entire band is silent
gtr. guitar
pno. piano
tutti old-school music term: "everyone together"
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INTRO
(bs.)
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(+DS)
(bs. & DS continues, +hn.)
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|--------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
VERSE
[Bb] [Fm7]
Somebody was spreading rumors
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
'Bout better days a comin
(bs.)
Bb n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
x...x... x...x...
[Eb]
Why was I hummin
[Db]
As if I knew
[C7#9]
One and the same
[Eb/F] [Bb]
But I just whispered your name
(hn.)
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb Fm7 n/c
e|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
B|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
G|33------|--------|-7-8-9-10|--------||
D|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
A|--------|--------|-5-6-7-8 |--------||
E|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(GP)
VERSE
[Bb] [Fm7]
Somebody was sayin' something
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
'Bout there being an end to tyranny
(bs.)
Bb n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
x...x... x...x...
[Eb]
But when they asked me
[Db]
What would I do...
[C7#9]
If that day came
[Eb/F]
I only whispered your name
(hn.)
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Bb/D]
e|--------|--------|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|11------|--------|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
BRIDGE
[Eb7] [Bb7]
Everyone got their own opinion
[Fm7] [Bb7]
And protects their own dominion
[Eb7] [Db]
No doubt for them it's true
[C7#9]
But I tell them what I really believe
F7(#9) n/c
My only worry is protecting you, yeah
INSTRUMENTAL (bs.)
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(+DS)
VERSE
[Bb] [Fm7]
No one should ever be lonely
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7] | [Bb] [Bb7]
We'd all find somebody to care
[Eb7]
Ask me if I dare
[Db]
To answer who...
[C7b9]
Could carry that flame
Eb/F n/c Bb
I'd just whisper your name
INSTRUMENTAL
(hn.)
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb n/c (gtr.)
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
e|--------|------66|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|---6----||
G|33------|------33|8--8--8-|-68-----||
D|--------|--------|----6--8|--------||
A|--------|--------|-4------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (gtr. solo)
(bs.)
[Eb7]
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6---4---|3-------|6---4---|3-----66|
E|--------|----6---|--------|---6----|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
[Eb7]
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-6--4---|3-----6-|--6-4---|3-------|
E|--------|----6---|--------|----6345|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
[Bb7]
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|---4----|--------|1-------|--------|
E|646-----|3---1---|----4---|3---1---|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
[Bb7]
G|--------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|1-------|------1-|--1-----|------1-||
E|----4---|3---1---|----4---|3---1---||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (pno. solo)
[Db] | [Eb7] |
[Db] [D] [Eb7] [E] [F7]
e|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
B|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
G|--------|--6-7-8-|--8-9-10-|--------||
D|--------|--3-4-5-|--5-6-7 -|--------||
A|--------|--4-5-6-|--6-7-8 -|--------||
E|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x.. . x...x...
(DS fill)
(hn.)
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7]
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Bb/D]
e|--------|------66|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|------33|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
BRIDGE
[Eb7] [Bb7]
Everyone got their own opinion
[Fm7] [Bb7]
And protects their own dominion
[Eb7] [Db]
No doubt for them it's true
[C7#9]
But I tell them what I really believe
[F7(#9)]
My only worry is protecting you
(bs.)
[Bb] [Fm7]
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x...
VERSE
[Bb] [Fm7]
No one should ever be lonely
[Bb] [Fm7] [Bb] [Fm7] | [Bb] [Bb7]
We'd all find someone to care, well
[Eb7]
Ask me if I dare
[Db]
To answer who...
[C7b9] [C7] [Db7] [D7] [Eb7]
Could carry that flame
[Eb7] [D7] [Db7] [C7] [C7] [Db7] [D7] [Eb7]
Carry that flame, yeah
[Eb7] [D7] [Db7] [C7]
Carry that flame
(C7) Eb/F
e|-------- |
B|-------- |
G|-7-8-9-10|
D|-------- |
A|-5-6-7-8 |
E|-------- |
x...x... x...x...
n/c
I just whisper your name
(tutti)
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|---6----|--------|--------|
D|8--8--8-|-68-----|8--8--8-|--------|
A|-4--6--8|--------|----6--8|--4343--|
E|--------|--------|-9------|------4-|
x...x... x.. .x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|--12--8--|--------|--------||
D|8--8--8-|68- -----|8--8--8-|-68-----||
A|----6--8|--- -----|----6--8|--------||
E|-9------|--- -----|-9------|---6----||
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-ClassicalfreaK