I Want You To Know Chords & Tabs
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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.
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Tabbed by Charles Benagh (CBenagh@gmail.com)
Artist: Dinosaur Jr
Title: I Want You to Know
Album: Farm
Equipment:
- Fender Jazzmaster
- Some kind of boost pedal for the solo
- Three cranked 100-watt Marshall Super Lead amps into six 4x12 Marshall cabs
- One pair of quality earplugs
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| ^ bend
Tuning: EADGBE
Time signature: 4/4
0:00 - 0:11
Verse 1 (full-on distortion)
e-|------------------------|
B-|*-------------2--0-----*|
G-|----0-0-2-2---2--2------| x4
D-|----0-0-2-2---2--2------|
A-|*---0-0-0-0---0--0-----*|
E-|------------------------|
00:11 - 00:34
Verse 2 ("The startled scream or so it seemed...")
e-|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2----------------------------|
B-|*--3----3----3----3----3----3----3---3/5----------------2--0--|
G-|---2----2----2----2----2----2----2------------0-0-2-2---2--2--|
D-|---0----0----0----0----0----0----0------------0-0-2-2---2--2--|
A-|*---------------------------------------------0-0-0-0---0--0--|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|----------------------|
B-|------------2--0-----*|
G-|--0-0-2-2---2--2------| x2
D-|--0-0-2-2---2--2------|
A-|--0-0-0-0---0--0-----*|
E-|----------------------|
00:34 - 00:46
Chorus ("I want you to know...")
e-|---------------------2----3--3--3-2-----3--3-2----------------|
B-|---------------------3----3--3--3-3-----3--3-3----------------|
G-|--4----4----4----4---2----2--2--2-2-----2--2-2----------------|
D-|--4----4----4----4---0----------------------------------------|
A-|--2----2----2----2--------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------2--0---------------------------------------------|
G-|---0-0-2-2---2--2---------------------------------------------|
D-|---0-0-2-2---2--2---------------------------------------------|
A-|---0-0-0-0---0--0-----------------/5~----3~-------------------|
E-|------------------------0----3--------------------------------|
00:46 - 00:57
Verse 1
00:57 - 1:19
Verse 2
1:19 - 1:31
Chorus
1:31 - 1:52
Bridge ("Hey, did I let it go...")
e-|---9---9---9-9-9-9---9---9---9--------------------------------|
B-|*------------------------------------------------------------*|
G-|---9---9---9-9-9-9---9---9---9-----7----7-7-7-7---6---7---6---| x4
D-|---7---7---7-7-7-7---7---7---7-----7----7-7-7-7---7---7---7---|
A-|*----------------------------------5----5-5-5-5---5---5---5--*|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
1:52 - 2:03
Chorus
2:03 - 2:14
Verse 1
2:14 - 2:37
Verse 2
2:37 - 2:48
Chorus
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/dinosaur_jr/i_want_you_to_know_tab_ver_2.html ]
2:48 - 3:20
Solo (w/ boost pedal)
e-|--16~---------------------------------------------------------|
B-|---------17---14--17-------------14--15^17---15^17^15--14-15--|
G-|----------------------16^18^16~-------------------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|-------16-----------------------------------------------------|
B-|-14---------17---14----17^19^17--------------14--15--14h15p14-|
G-|---------------------------------14---14-16-------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------16----------------------------|
B-|------------------------------------17---17^19--17--14--------|
G-|---16--14--14h16p14----14-------------------------------14----|
D-|--------------------16----------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
G-|--14\11--11\9--9----------------------------------------------|
D-|------------------11--11h12-14-12--11----11---12-11--/14--12--|
A-|--------------------------------------12----------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------17----------------------14--|
G-|------------14-16p14----14--16^18----18^16-14--16--14---------|
D-|--11----/16----------16---------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|------------------------------------------------------19^-19^-|
B-|---15/17\15--14----14----------------------17-19--------------|
G-|----------------16----16^18^16~--14-16/18---------------------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--19^-19^p17----17~-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------19-----19---17---17\14~---17-14-17-14----14~-----|
G-|---------------------------------------------------16---------|
D-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
e-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-----14-15-14-------------------------------------------------|
G-|--16-------------^16--14----16--14----14--16p14----14\--------|
D-|-----------------------------------16-----------16------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------------------------------|
3:20 - 4:03
Bridge
4:03 - end
Chorus
(outro solo... may tab out later)
*This is all my own work