“Who Is It” By the Talking Heads on the album “77”
Tabbed by Yeldarb
Listen to song for rhythm/timing
Intro: Same as Verse
VERSE:
“Who, who is it?”
Guitar 1:
C7 C7 F7 Bb x4
Guitar 2:
e-------------------------------|
B-------------------------------|
G-------------------------------|
D-8-8-8-8-8--------8-8-8-8-8----|
A----------8-8-8------------8---|
E-------------------------------| x4
CHORUS
“What is it?”
Guitar 1:
D7 G
e---2-----3------|
B--1-1-1--3------|
G-2---2--(0------| x4
Guitar 2:
Same thing as guitar 1, only up an octave past 12th fret
Then
“Ooooh, baby it’s you.”
Guitar 1 plays:
B7 strummed 4 times and ends on a quick G
While Guitar 2 plays:
e-7-7-9-9-11-11-9-9-7-7-9-9-11-11-9-9-15-|
B-------------------------------------15-|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/t/talking_heads/who_is_it_tab.html ]
BRIDGE
“Watch out now baby because I’m in love with you
Watch out now baby because I’m in love with you
If you don’t love me I don’t know what I’m going to do”
Guitar 1:
D7 Gm B7 G
e-0-1----3--0-1---1--1------2---3-|
B-3-3--3-3--3-3----3--3-----0---3-|
G-2-2--3-3--2-2-----2--2----2---4-|
D--------------------------(1)----|
A---------------------------------|
E---------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e--------------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------12-|
D-----------------------------7-9-9b10-9--12-|
A-7-8--8-10--7-8-10-10p8-7h8-----------------|
E--------------------------------------------|
Key:
p=pulloff
h=hammer on
b=bend
Order:
Intro
Verse
Chorus
Verse
Chorus
Bridge
Verse
Chorus
A really fun short song. I’ll try to put up the bass tab one of these days.
-Yeldarb
