I Just Called To Say I Love You Tab by Boney Nem #----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# Transcribed by: Radchenko Konstantin (kostarv@yahoo.com) Band: Boney ?NEM Song: I Just Called To Say I Love You (originally by Stevie Wonder) Tuning E Riff A Intro (acoustic) Gtr 1 x4 ||---10-------14------------10-------14------------9-------12-----------9-------12-----------| ||*-----11-------15----15------11-------15----15-----10-------13----13----10-------13----13-*| ||---------9--------14------------9--------14-----------7--------12----------7--------12-----| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||*-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------*| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 1 |--10-------14-----------|| |-----11-------15--------|| |--------9---------------|| |------------------------|| |------------------------|| |------------------------|| Riff B Gtr 1 x4 ||----0----------------------2------------------------|| ||*---1-----------3--------3---3-------3-------------*|| ||----2--------------2-----------2--------2-----------|| ||----2----------------4---------------------4--------|| ||*---0-------2---------------------2----------------*|| ||----0-----------------------------------------------|| Riff C Verse 1 x2 ||----0----|------------------2-----------------------------| ||----1----|*------3--------3---3-------3------------------*| ||----2----|----------2-----------2--------2--------2-------| ||----2----|------------4---------------------4-------4-----| ||----0----|*--2---------------------2------------------2--*| ||----0----|-------------------------------------2----------| Gtr 1 x7 |------------------2--------------------2---------|----------------0----------| |-------3--------3---3-------3------------3-------|*-----------------0-------*| |----------2-----------2--------2-----------2-----|-------0------------0------| |------------4---------------------4----------4---|---------2------------2----| |---2---------------------2-----------------------|*----------2--------------*| |-------------------------------------------------|----0----------------------| Gtr 1 |-------------2---------------------2-----------------2--3--2----|| |------3--------3----------3----------3--------3------3--5--3----|| |--------2--------2----------2----------2--------2---------------|| |----------0--------0----------0----------0--------0-------------|| |---0-------------------0-------------------0--------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------|| Verse 1 No New Year's Day to celebrate No chocolate covered candy hearts to give away No first of spring, no song to sing In fact here's just another ordinary day Repeat Riff C Verse 2 No April rain, no flowers bloom; No wedding Saturday within the month of June But what it is, is something true Made up of these three words that I must say to you Riff D Chorus I just called to say I love you ||---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-3-4-4-3-3-3------------0-| ||---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----------0---| ||---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--------0-----| ||---2-2-*-*-2-*--2-2-*-*-2-*--0-0-*-0-0-0-0-0------2-------| ||---2-------2----0-------0----0-----*-*-*-*-*----2---------| ||---0-------0----0-------0---------------------0-----------| * - hit from below I just called to say how much I care I just called to say I love you x2 |---0-0-0-0-0-0----0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------| |*--0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2----3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-----*| |---0-0-0-0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2----2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------| |---2-2-*-*-2------2-2-*-*-2-*----4-4-*-*-4-*-*-4-*-*------| |*--2-------2------0-------0------5-----------------------*| |---0-------0------0-------0------2------------------------| And I mean it from the bottom of my heart ||---0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--3-3-4-3-3-3----|| ||---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-2----|| ||---0-0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-2-2-2--3-3-3-3-3-3----|| ||---2-2-*-*-2-*--2-2-*-*-2-*--0-0-*-*-0-0----|| ||---2-------2----0-------0----0---------*----|| ||---0-------0----0-------0-------------------|| Ending of Solo rhythm (during the solo guitar 1 play Riff Ñ, but the ending is a little different and all the rest is just the same) Gtr 1 ||-------------2---------------------2------------------2----------|| ||------3--------3----------3----------3--------3---------3--------|| ||--------2--------2----------2----------2--------2---------2------|| ||----------0--------0----------0----------0--------0---------0----|| ||---0-------------------0-------------------0------------------0--|| ||-----------------------------------------------------------------|| Solo 1 Gtr 2 ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||---/9-11---12-12----(12)~----9-11---12-12-(12)~----9-11---12-12----11-12/14/16-16\14-12----| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 |--------------------------A.H.-----------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------12-(12)~-------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------6-8---9-9-(9)~--9/11--9-8~---5-8~--4-7~------------| |----9h11p9-9-(9)~------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| Gtr 2 /.........\ |--------------------------------------------------/----10~\---\-------------|| |---5---------------------------------------------/-------------\------------|| |-----7-6~----4-6---7-7-(7)~---6-7/9/11--9-7-6-6fb(7)~--------r--------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------|| Repeat Riff C Verse 3 No Libra sun, no Halloween No giving thanks to all the Christmas joy you bring But what it is, though old so new To fill your heart like no three words could ever do Riff D Chorus I just called to say I love you I just called to say how much I care Ugh, ugh, ugh I just called to say I love you And I mean it from the bottom of my heart (during the solo, guitar 1 play Riff D) Solo 2 ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-----------------------------------------A.H.----------------------------------| ||---/12-12--9-(9)~---/12-11-(11)~---9?11~--12~----/12-12--9-(9)~-----12-11~-----| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------A.H.-------------------------------A.H.--------| |---7-4--2-4hbr(4)~---4-444-4fbr------------/12-12?9(9)~--12-11(11)~------| |--------------------------------5-2(2)~----------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------| p.m. ... hbr ? half bend + release Gtr 2 |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| |----------------------------------------------A.H.-----------------------|| |-----/8-9-11-9?12fbr-12~\---/12-12-9---7-5fbr-5fbr~---------A.H.---------|| |--------------------------------------------------------2-4-5(5)~--------|| |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|| p.m. . . . Ending Gtr 1 ||-----0----2-----------|| ||-----2----3-----------|| ||-----2----2-----------|| ||-----2----0-----------|| ||-----0----0-----------|| ||-----0----0-----------||
