---------------------------------------------------------------------------- I Need You Tonight - ZZ Top ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- 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)|---------------------------------| 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 ============================================================================