"Call On Me" by Chicago
(Loughnane)
Chicago VII 1974
For the intro, I strum the first six chords once and then make-up my own kind of rhythm.
Also, sliding up the fretboard from Am and A#m a little sounds like the recording.
It would help to play all of the chords using barre chords, and a wah-wah pedal is needed.
Intro: Am Bm Dm A#m C#m Em
Bm Dm Am Bm C#m Em C#m Em
A#m A#m Bm C#m
For the verses, I play a strumming pattern of:
w w x w u x u u x d u d with w(down), u(up), and x(muted)
Verse 1:
C#m Bm
The feeling was clear, clear as a blue sky on a sunny day
C#m
Everything was you, oo ooo
D C#m Bm
'Cause no one made me feel, the way I felt with you, oh oohh
C#m C#m D
Call on me 'cause I love you
C#m C#m D6 C#m C#m D A#m A#m Bm C#m
You know I do, you love me too.
For verse 2, the strumming pattern stays the same, but for the first D chord, I play:
w u w u w x w x w x (twice)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/c/chicago/call_on_me_crd.html ]
Verse 2:
C#m Bm
Then came a change, when I said I would soon be leavin' you
C#m
Nothing else to do, oooh
D C#m Bm
But please remember I'll never lose the thought of you
C#m C#m D
Call on me 'cause I love you
C#m C#m D6 C#m C#m D A#m
You know I do, you love me too, oo ooo
A#m
Hoo ooh oh oh hoh
I ad-lib on rhythm for the instrumental. It's difficult to hear the guitar
over the brass and percussion anyways.
Instrumental 1: A#m Bm C#m Em Bm Dm
Am Cm Bm Gmaj7 Bm Cm Dm
Same strum pattern as verse 1
Verse 3:
Dm Cm
You've got to find someone else to somehow take my place
Dm
Share his life with you, oo ooo
Eb Dm Cm
But if you need a friend, you can always count on me
Dm Dm Eb
Count on me 'cause I love you,
Dm Dm Eb6 Dm Dm Eb Bm
You know I do, you love me too, oo ooo
Instrumental 2: Bm Dm Am Bm Cm Bm
Outro:
Bm
You can count on me, ooh oh (baby)
G D
You can count on me
(repeat until done)
