Song: I Need to Know
Band: Goldfinger
Album: Hang-Ups (1997)
tabbed by james waters
Here's one of Goldfinga's best. Enjoy, and let me know what you think!
(p-pull off)
(h-hammer on)
(s-slide)
[Intro]:
1st guitar plays this 4x, until bass comes in:
E------------------------
B------------------------
G------------------------
D------------------------
A----7-7-7-7-7-------5---
E--5-----------5-7-7---7-
Lead guitar comes in with this riff:
E--5-----------5---5--7-5-4-4s5---------------------------
B--5h7p5-------5h7p5------------5h7p5-4-5h7p5-4-5-4--7-5--
G--------6-4-6--------------------------------------------
D---------------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------------
[Verse]:
A Bm D A D E Bm
E---5---7---5---5--- --2---4---2---
B---5---7---7---5--- --3---5---3---
G---6---7---7---6---(then)--2---4---4---
D---7---9---7---7--- ----------4---
A-------9----------- --------------
E-------7----------- --------------
A Bm D A A
I run away cause I'm scared that you might leave. There's
Bm D A
nothing wrong, but that's not what I believe.
D E D E D
And tell me it's alright, and tell me I'm okay, and tell me
Bm
that you're staying, staying here tonight.
[Chorus]:
A Bm D E C#m F#m D E
E---5---2---2---4-- --4----2---2---4---
B---5---3---3---5-- --5----2---3---5---
G---6---4---2---4--(then)--6----2---2---4---
D---7---4---------- --6----4-----------
A------------------ -------4-----------
E------------------ -------2-----------
A Bm D E A
I feel stupid saying words you've heard before. The way I
Bm D E C#m F#m
feel today is all I know for sure. And if I scare you, I'm
D E C#m F#m D
only scaring me. I've got so much to say, why won't you
speak with me, I need to know.
[Verse]:
A Bm D A A
What you're feeling, do you feel like I do? Let's talk about
Bm D A
everything I wanna share my life with you.
D E D E D
And tell me that you feel the way I feel with you. And tell
D E
me that you love me, just like I love you.
[Repeat Chorus]
End of chorus:
D F#m
Why won't you speak with me I need to know.
[Bridge]:
G Bm Em Gm
E---3---2---3---3---
B---3---3---5---3---
G---4---4---4---3---
D---5---4-------5---
A---------------5---
E---------------3---
G Bm Em G
You're in my life, well I want to be sure I'm not wasting
Bm Em Gm
time, I've been through this before. And I need to know.
[Solo]: (very cool!)
E---9---9---9---9--7--9--10---9--7--5------7-------7-----
B--10--10--10--10--9-10--12--10--9--7--5h7---7-----------
G----------------------------------------------5h7----7--
D--------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------
E---------9---9---9---9--7---9-9s7-10----14--14--14--12--14-
B-5-7-9--10--10--10--10--9--10--------7--15--15--15--14--15-
G-----------------------------------------------------------
D-----------------------------------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------
E--12-----
B--14s12--
G---------
D---------
A---------
E---------
And tell me that you feel the way I feel tonight. And tell
me that you know this feels right.
[Last Chorus]: (no guitar starting out, bass plays
B C# E F#)
D#m G#m E F# B
E---6---4---4---6---7---
B---7---4---5---7---7---
G---8---4---4---6---8---
D---8---6-----------9---
A-------6---------------
E-------4---------------
Guitar comes in for:
D#m G#m E F# D#m G#m
And if I scare you, I'm only scaring me. I've got so much to
E B
say, why won't you speak with me I need to know.
