Written by Williams
TAB: Slow Down
MUSIC BY: Larry Williams (Covered by the Beatles on the
Slow Down/Matchbox single)
TABBED BY: The Beatles Central Team ([email protected])
Intro:
The following two measures will be refered to from now on as Lick1.
This lick is repeated many times throughout the song.
C
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|---------8--10---10p8----10p8---
G|---------------------------------|-7/9----------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
(Repeat Lick1 3 more times)
F (This is Lick2)
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|---------13--15--15p13---15-12--
G|---------------------------------|-12/14----------------------13--
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-/13-----------------------------|---------13--15--15p13---15-7---
G|-/14-----------------------------|-12/14----------------------8---
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-/8------------------------------|---------8--10---10p8----10-7---
G|-/9------------------------------|-7/9------------------------8---
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-/8------------------------------|---------8--10---10p8----10p8---
G|-/9------------------------------|-7/9----------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G (This is Lick3)
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|---------15--17--17p15---17-12--
G|---------------------------------|-14/16----------------------13--
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-/13-----------------------------|--------------------------------
G|-/14-----------------------------|--------------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-7/8-----------------------------|---------8--10---10p8----10-7---
G|-8/9-----------------------------|-7/9------------------------8---
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-/8------------------------------|---------8--10---10p8----10-----
G|-/9------------------------------|-7/9----------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 1:
C
Well come on, pretty baby, won't you walk with me?
Come on, pretty baby, won't you talk with me?
Come on, pretty baby, give me one more chance
F
Try and save our romance! Slow down!
(Play Lick2)
Bridge:
F C
Baby now you're movin' way too fast
(Play Lick1 twice)
G F C
You gotta gimme little lovin' gimme little lovin' Ow!
if you want our love to last
(Play Lick1 twice)
Verse 2:
C
Well I used to walk you home, baby, after school
carry your books home too
But now you got a boyfriend down the street
F
Baby what you tryin' to do a-do? You better slow down!
(Play Lick2)
Bridge:
F C
Baby now you're movin' way too fast
(Play Lick1 twice)
G F C
You gotta gimme little lovin' gimme little lovin' Brr!
if you want our love to last
(Play Lick1 once)
Solo:
C
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
D|----------------------1----------|-----------------1---3----------
A|-----------------1h3-------------|-3-------3----------------------
E|---------3---3-------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
D|-3/5-----5-------5\3--1----------|-----------------1---3----------
A|-----------------------------3---|-1h3-----3------------------3---
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|------3--------------------------|--------------------------------
D|-/5----------5\3-----1-----------|-------------------------1--3---
A|-----------------------------3---|-1/3-----3----------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|---------3-----------------------|-----3---------------3----------
D|-3/5-------------5\3--1----------|-3/5---------3/5---------3/5----
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C F
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|---------3-----------------------|--------------------------------
D|-3/5-------------5\3--1------3---|---------3----------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|-1------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|---------------------------------|----------------------8-----10b(12)
D|-3b(4)-------3b(4)-------1-------|-----------------8h10-----------
A|---------------------------------|---------10---------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
G|---------10b(12)-10------8-------|-----------------8---10---------
D|-----------------------------10--|---------10---------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|-----8---------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-8-------8-----------------------|-8-------8-----------8-------8--
G|-10b(12)-10b(12)-10b(12)p8-------|-10b(12)-10b(12)-----10b(12)-10b(12)
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
G
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
B|-8-------8-----------------------|---------8----------------------
G|-10b(12)-10b(12)-(12)r10-8-------|----------------10/12-12--10/12-
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
F
E|---------------------------------|---------8-----------8----------
B|-8-----------8-------------------|---------7-----------6----------
G|-----10/12-------10---8/12-------|--------------------------------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
C
E|-8-------8---8-------8-----------|---------8---------------8------
B|-7-------7---6-------7-----------|---------8---------------8------
G|---------------------------------|-----------------(12)r10--------
D|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
E|---------8------------8----------|--------------------------------
B|---------8------------8----------|--------------------------------
G|-10b(12)---10 10b(12)------------|---------(12)r10-10p8-----------
D|---------------------------------|---------------------10--8--10--
A|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
E|---------------------------------|--------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
Well, you
E|--------------8------------------|
B|-8h9-----8-----------------------|
G|-----------------8---8-----------|
D|---------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|
^ ^ ^ ^
Verse 2:
C
know that I love you, tell the world I do
Come on, pretty baby, why can't you be true?
I need you badly, baby, oh so bad
F
The best little woman I ever had Slow down!
(Play Lick2)
Bridge:
F C
Baby now you're movin' way too fast
(Play Lick1 twice)
G F C
You gotta gimme little lovin' gimme little lovin' Brr!
if you want our love to last
(Play Lick1 once)
Coda:
C
E|---------------------------------|-------------------------3------
B|---------------------------------|-------------------------3------
G|---------------------------------|-------------------------3------
D|-3---3---1-----------------------|-------------------------2------
A|---------------------------------|-----1---2---3-----------3------
E|-----------------3-------1-------|-3------------------------------
^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^ ^
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