#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# IT'S ONLY LOVE As recorded by ZZ Top (From the 1978 Album TEJAS) Transcribed by unregistered Words and Music by Gibbons, Hill, & Beard Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Untitled' Intro Q=110 B7 C#7 D/A A/E 4/4 Gtr I W W E E E E E E E E +H. Q |----------|----------|--------------------|--------------| |----------|----------|-10s12s10---9s7---2-|-(2)----------| |----------|----------|-11s13s11---9s7---2-|-(2)----------| |----------|----------|--9s11s=9---9s7---2-|-(2)----------| |----------|----------|----------------0---|--------------| |----------|----------|--------------------|--------------| F#m/B E/D/A A/E B/F# E/AbB5B/F# Gtr II W W E S +S Q E E E E |--------------------|------------|---7--------------------| |--------------------|------------|---7-----------7--------| |--------------------|------------|---6b7r(6)-----4--------| |--------------------|------------|-------------------4-6--| |--------------------|------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------|------------------------| | | Gtr I | E E E E E E E E +W E E E E E E E E |--------------------|------------|------------------------| |-10s12s10---9s7---2-|-(2)--------|---4-------5---5-4------| |-11s13s11---9s7---2-|-(2)--------|---4-------4---4-4------| |--9s11s=9---9s7---2-|-(2)--------|---4-------6---6-4------| |----------------0---|------------|------------------------| |--------------------|------------|---------------------7--| B/F# E/Ab B/F# E/Ab B/F# E/Ab a E E E E +E E a E E Q E E E E E E +E e E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------|-----7---------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|-----------7-----7---| |-------------------------|-----4---4-----6b8-|-(6)---6---6-4---6b8-| |-4h6-4-----------------4-|-------------------|---------------------| |-------4b5-2-(2)-2-4s6---|-------2-----------|---------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-----4-5------5--4-------|---4-5---5-4-------|-----4-5---5-4-------| |-----4-4------4--4-------|---4-4---4-4-------|-----4-4---4-4-------| |-----4-6------6--4-------|---4-6---6-4-------|-----4-6---6-4-------| |-------------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-----------------------7-|---------------7---|-----------------7---| Verse $ B/F# E/Ab B/F# E/Ab F#/C# B/Eb +Q Q H W W ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| ||o-(7)---------------|-----------------|-----------------------| ||--(6)---------------|-----------------|-----------------------| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| ||o-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||--------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| ||o-----4-5---5-4-----|---4-5---5-4-----|---11-12---12-11-------| ||------4-4---4-4-----|---4-4---4-4-----|---11-11---11-11-------| ||------4-6---6-4-----|---4-6---6-4-----|---11-13---13-11-------| ||o-------------------|-----------------|-----------------------| ||------------------7-|-------------7-7-|-------------------14--| F#/C# B/Eb B/F# E/Ab E/Ab B/F# W W Q a E E H |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|-----6s10------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |---11-12---12-11-----|---4-5---5-4-----|---4----5---5-4------| |---11-11---11-11-----|---4-4---4-4-----|---4----4---4-4------| |---11-13---13-11-----|---4-6---6-4-----|---4----6---6-4------| |---------------------|-----------------|---------------------| |-------------------7-|---------------7-|----------------7-7--| F#/C# B/Eb F#5 Gtr I E E E E E E E E W |----------------------|------| |---11-12---12-11------|------| |---11-11---11-11------|------| |---11-13---13-11---11-|------| |--------------------9-|------| |----------------------|------| Chorus E/B A/C# E5 B/F# E/Ab B5 Gtr II H E E E E +W H E E E E |-------------------12-|-(12)-----------------|---------------7-| |----------------12----|----------------------|-------------7---| |----------10s12-------|----------------------|---------5s7-----| |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| | | Gtr I | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------|----------------------|-----------------| |---9-10---10--9-------|------9-10---10-9-----|---4-5---5-4-----| |---9--9----9--9-------|------9--9----9-9-----|---4-4---4-4-----| |---9-11---11--9-----9-|------9-11---11-9-----|---4-6---6-4---4-| |--------------------7-|----------------------|---------------2-| |----------------------|--------------------7-|-----------------| To Coda B/F# E/Ab E/B A/C# F#/C# B/Eb +W Q E E H Q E E H |-(7)---------------|-----------12------|------------14-------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-----10s12---------|------13s14----------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |-----4-5---5-4-----|---9-10----10-9----|---11-12----12-11----| |-----4-4---4-4-----|---9--9-----9-9----|---11-11----11-11----| |-----4-6---6-4-----|---9-11----11-9----|---11-13----13-11----| |-------------------|-------------------|---------------------| |---------------7-7-|-------------------|---------------------| 1. Bm/D AsBs2 B5/C# B5 E E E E E E a E E +E Q. +H E S +S Q E E Q |-------------------------|-----------------|---7------------7-7-----| |----0---------0-0--------|-----0----(0)----|---7------------7-7-----| |---/7-----4---2-4--------|-----------------|---6pb8r(6)-----4-4-----| |------------4-----2s=4-2-|-(2)-------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +W E E E E E E E E |-------------------------|-----------------|------------------------| |-------------------------|-----------------|---4--------5---5-4-----| |-------------------------|-----------------|---4--------4---4-4-----| |-------------------------|-----------------|---4--------6---6-4-----| |----5b5.5-2-----2--------|-----------------|------------------------| |------------2-5-----/2-0-|-(0)-------------|----------------------7-| B5 B5/C# PM| E E E S +S +E E S +S E |-7-----7----(7)-(7)---7----------| |-7-----7----(7)-(7)---7----------| |-4-----6b8==(6)-(6)---6pb8r(6)---| |---4-6---------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E |---------------------------------| |---4-5-----------5--4------------| |---4-4-----------4--4------------| |---4-6-----------6--4------------| |---------------------------------| |-------------------------------7-| E S +S Q Q E E a E E E E +Q. E |---7------------7-------|----------------------|| |---7------------7-------|---------------------o|| |---6pb8r(6)-----4-------|-------------------4--|| |--------------------4-6-|-----4-6-----------4--|| |------------------------|-4s6-----2-(2)-----2-o|| |------------------------|----------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------------------------|----------------------|| |---4--------5---5-4-----|-----4-5----5--4-----o|| |---4--------4---4-4-----|-----4-4----4--4------|| |---4--------6---6-4-----|-----4-6----6--4------|| |------------------------|---------------------o|| |----------------------7-|-------------------7--|| 2. Bm/D AsBs2 ~~~~~~~~~ E E E E E E a E E +E Q. +H |-------------------------|-----7----(7)----| |----0---------0-0--------|-----------------| |---/7-----4---2-4--------|-----------------| |------------4-----2s=4-2-|-(2)-------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| | | E E E E E E E E +W |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |-------------------------|-----------------| |----5b5.5-2-----2--------|-----------------| |------------2-5-----/2-0-|-(0)-------------| A#5 B5 C5 E E E E E E a E E +E Q. Q E +E |-------------------------|--------------------| |----0---------0-0--------|--------------------| |---/7-----4---2-4--------|--------------------| |------------4-----2s=4-2-|-(2)-3----4--5-(5)/-| |-------------------------|-----1----2--3-(3)/-| |-------------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +E Q. Q E +E |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|--------------------| |-------------------------|-----3----4--5-(5)/-| |----5b5.5-2-----2--------|-----1----2--3-(3)/-| |------------2-5-----/2-0-|-(0)----------------| Guitar Solo C#5 A#m/C# F#5/C# ~~~~ ~~~~ E Q. a E E E a E E Q. a E E E a E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---/12-----------------------|----/12-----------------------| |---/13------13s11s10-11-9s10-|----/13------13s11s10-11-9s10-| |-----------------------------|-11---------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| | | PM--------------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----6--8-------8--6-------6-|------6--8-------8--6-------4-| |-----4--4-4-----4--4--4----4-|--4---4--4-4-----4--4--4----4-| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| F#/C# B/Eb ~ E E E E E E E a E +E S S E E +Q E E |--------2----5b5.5--2--------|-------------2-(2)----------| |-----2----2-----------2------|----------------------5--2--| |------------------------6s=4-|-(4)--2s3-------------------| |-\4--------------------------|-----------4----------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |----11-12---12-----11--------|-----11---12---12--11-------| |----11-11---11-----11--------|-----11---11---11--11-------| |----11-13---13-----11--------|-----11---13---13--11-------| |-----------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------14-|------------------------14--| C#5 A#m/C# G#m E A#m/C# ~~~~ E Q. a E a E E E Q E E E a E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |---/12-----------------------|-/12------9----9--------2-| |---/13------13s11-9h10-------|-/13---11-9-11-9h10-------| |-----------------------11-11-|--------------------11\---| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| | | PM-------------------------------------------| | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----6--8-------8----6-----6-|-----6--8----8----6-------| |-----4--4-4-----4----4--4--4-|-----4--4----4----4--4----| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| F#/C# B/Eb B/Eb F#/C# ~~~~~ E E E E E a Q E S S S S a E E E a E E E |-2-----5b5.5-2--2-----------|--------------------------------| |----2--------2----5s=7----5-|-7p5----5-----------------------| |----------------------------|------6---6p=4-2--4-2h=3--------| |----------------------------|--------------------------4-4---| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |---11-12-------12---11------|-----11-----12---12---11--------| |---11-11-------11---11------|-----11-----11---11---11--------| |---11-13-------13---11------|-----11-----13---13---11--------| |----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-------------------------14-|-------------------------14-----| C#/Ab F#/Bb C#/Ab F#/Bb E/B A/C# ~~ E E E E +E E E E E S S E E +E E E E +E E E E H |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-------2-(2)-2---2-|---------2-(2)-2---2-|-(2)-4-------5-------| |---------------4---|-----------------4---|--------3s6----------| |-2h3---------------|---2h3---------------|---------------------| |-----4-------------|-4-----4-------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |---6-7----7--6-----|---6---7----7--6-----|-----9-10---10-9-----| |---6-6----6--6-----|---6---6----6--6-----|-----9--9----9-9-----| |---6-8----8--6-----|---6---8----8--6-----|-----9-11---11-9-----| |-------------------|---------------------|---------------------| |-----------------9-|-----------------9---|---------------------| F#/C# B/Eb F#m/B E/D/A A/E ~~ E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E E +W |---------------------||---------------------|---------|| |-x----------7----x-x-||o-10s12s10---9s7---2-|-(2)----o|| |-x---------------x-x-||--11s13s11---9s7---2-|-(2)-----|| |-x--6--6s8-------x-x-||---9s11s=9---9s7---2-|-(2)-----|| |---------------------||o----------------0---|--------o|| |---------------------||---------------------|---------|| | | E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E E +W |---------------------||---------------------|---------|| |---11-12---12-11-----||o-10s12s10---9s7---2-|-(2)----o|| |---11-11---11-11-----||--11s13s11---9s7---2-|-(2)-----|| |---11-13---13-11-----||---9s11s=9---9s7---2-|-(2)-----|| |---------------------||o----------------0---|--------o|| |---------------------||---------------------|---------|| D.S. al Coda & B/F# E/Ab B/F# E/Ab ~ E e Q Q E E E E E E +Q. E |-------------------|-------------------|| |---7---------------|-------------------|| |---6b8-----4-------|-----------------4-|| |---------------6-4-|-6-----------------|| |-------------------|---5-6-2-(2)-------|| |-------------------|-------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------|| |---4---5---5-4-----|---4-5----5--4-----|| |---4---4---4-4-----|---4-4----4--4-----|| |---4---6---6-4-----|---4-6----6--4-----|| |-------------------|-------------------|| |-----------------7-|-----------------7-|| ~~ E E E E E E a E E +E Q. +Q Q |-------------------------|-----7----(7)------| |----0---------0-0-0------|-------------------| |---/7-----4---2-4--------|-------------------| |------------4-----2s=4-2-|-(2)---------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E +W |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |----5b5.5-2-----2--------|-------------------| |------------2-5-----/2-0-|-(0)---------------| Bm/D E5 ~ ~ Q Q H W 9x Q Q H W ||-------------|-----------||------------|------| ||o-0----------|----------o||-0----------|------| ||--7----------|-----------||-7----------|------| ||-------------|-----------||------------|------| ||o------------|----------o||------------|------| ||-------------|-----------||------------|------| | | Q Q H W 9x Q Q H W ||-------------|-----------||------------|------| ||o------------|----------o||------------|------| ||-------------|-----------||------------|------| ||--9----------|-----------||-9----------|------| ||o-7----------|----------o||-7----------|------| ||-------------|-----------||------------|------| E/B A/C# E5 A/C# E/B H E E E E +W ||--------------------12-|-(12)-----------------| ||o----------------12----|----------------------| ||-----------10s12-------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-----------------------|----------------------| ||o---9-10---10--9-------|------9-10---10-9-----| ||----9--9----9--9-------|------9--9----9-9-----| ||----9-11---11--9-----9-|------9-11---11-9-----| ||o--------------------7-|----------------------| ||-----------------------|--------------------7-| B/F# E/Ab B/F# E/Ab H E E E E +W 3x |---------------7-|-(7)-----------------|| |-------------7---|--------------------o|| |---------5s7-----|---------------------|| |-----------------|---------------------|| |-----------------|--------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E 3x |-----------------|---------------------|| |---4-5---5-4-----|-----4-5---5-4------o|| |---4-4---4-4-----|-----4-4---4-4-------|| |---4-6---6-4---4-|-----4-6---6-4-------|| |---------------2-|--------------------o|| |-----------------|---------------7-7---|| ~~~~~~ E E E E S +S E E E E E E E +H |---7------------------------|--------------------*| |---------7------------------|--------------------*| |-----------6-6pb8r(6)-4-----|--------------------*| |------------------------6-4-|-6------------------*| |----------------------------|---5b6-5b6----------*| |----------------------------|-----------7-(7)----*| | | ~~~~~~ | E E E E E E E E E E E E +H |----------------------------|--------------------*| |----------------------------|--------------------*| |----------------------------|--------------------*| |----------------------------|--------------------*| |---5b5.5-2------------2-----|-------5b6-2-(2)----*| |-----------2-5----------2-1-|-0-2----------------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths