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I NEED A MAN TO LOVE - Big Brother and the Holding Company, 1967
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Tabbed by Callalou
aricjohnsen@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard
Each staff represents four beats. There are two guitars in this song. I have tabbed all
of lead including verses; rhythm guitar repeats a few riffs, which I tabbed as well.
There are many gaps left in lead guitar which you can fill with parts of the rhythmic
riff if you are playing alone.
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LEGEND
pb = Pre-bend; bend to the note and play it, then release to normal position. So pb7r5
means you bend the 5th fret to 7, then you hit the note, then release down to 5 as it is ringing.
db = Dive bomb; If you have a whammy bar, use it to quickly drop the pitch of the note
b = Tonal bend to note indicated eg. 8b10
r = Release bend to normal position
~ = Vibrato (let note ring for double/triple stops)
h = Hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = Ghost note (optional)
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Rhythm guitar repeats this riff every four beats for verse, bridge and intro solo:
e|-----------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------|
G|---------------5----------5---5----|
D|---------5-5h7---7~-----7---7---7--|
A|-------7---------------------------|
E|-5---8-----------------------------|
INTRO
0:06
e|---------5-------------------5----------5-----5-----5-----------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----7b9~~--pb9r7-5~-----7b9~~-r7~--7b9---7b9---7b9---5-7-7b-7~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
0:18
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----5-8-10-13-15b17-15--13-15--13~----/13db-----13~--13-15b17~-|
G|-5-7-----------------------------------------14----14~----------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
0:22
e|----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-pb17r15-13-----------------------------------------------------|
G|------------14-12-12h14-14-12~-12-14-14p12~db---7-5-7b9~-5h7-5~-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
0:42
e|-------------------------------------------------10b12~--8~\-|
B|-----(15b17---13-13)-----------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Whyyy...! I need a maa - an to lo - ove! yeah
CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|- -|
G|- No lead or rhythm guitar during -|
D|- chorus, only bass and drums -|
A|- -|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
I gotta find him, I gotta have him like the air I breathe
One lovin' man, to understand; it can't be do much to need
You know it, can't be now, can't be now, can't be now, can't be now
Can't be now, can't be this loneliness! Baby, surrounding me
VERSE (Lead in background)
1:15
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------7b9-b9-b9-b9r~--5h7-5~------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
No, no it just can't be, (No it just can't be!)
1:20
e|----------------------------10b12-b12-b12-b12r--10p8--|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Got to be some kind of answer! (No it just can't be!)
1:25
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------11b13~b13~r--11b13r~-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Everywhere I look there's none around (No it just can't be!)
1:30
e|--------------------10b12-b12~-10p8----10b12-pb12r10~-(10p8)-|
B|------------------------------------10-----------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
Whoaaa! It can't be... (No it just can't be!) Whoa, whoa, yeah,
BRIDGE
1:39
e|-----5-------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-7b9~--pb9r7-5-7-5~-----------7b9~-5h7-5~--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
VERSE (Lead in background)
1:49
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------7b9~r~------|
D|-------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
... hold you...? Honey just close your eyes
1:54
e|-----------------------------10b12r~-10----------------|
B|----------------------------------------10b12r10~-10db-|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Whoaa...! won't you let me, hold you dear?
CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|- -|
G|- No lead or rhythm guitar during -|
D|- chorus, only bass and drums -|
A|- -|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
I wanna just put my arms around you, like the circles are goin' round the sun and,
Let me hold you, daddy, at least until the morning comes
Because it, can't be now, can't be now, can't be now, can't be now
Can't be now, can't be this loneliness! Baby, surrounding me
VERSE
2:28
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------7b9-b9-b9-b9r~--5h7-5~-|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
No, no, no it just can't be... (No it just can't be!)
2:33
e|-----------------------------------10b12~-10b12~--10p8-|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Oh, baby, baby, just can't be now, (No it just can't be!)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/janis_joplin/i_need_a_man_to_love_tab.html ]
2:39
e|------------------------------------10b12~--8h10-8~----|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Why didn't anyone ever tell me now? (No it just can't be!)
2:44
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------8b10r~--5~-----|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
I wake up one mornin', I realize... (No it just can't be!)
2:49
e|-----------------------------------------8b10~-8-8p5---|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
Waaaah...! It can't be...! (No it just can't be!)
SOLO
For the solo, rhythm and lead do a sort of bluesy call-and-response. Rhythm repeats this
lick every four beats throughout:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------10--8--7--8--8~h10~--|
G|-------------------(5)-9-9---9--9--9--9-9~-----|
D|------------(5-5h7)----------------------------|
A|---------(7)-----------------------------------|
E|-(5)--(8)--------------------------------------|
And lead guitar responds with this:
2:57
e|-12b13~~r~~~-----------8--------------------------|
B|-------------------------10--8--8-10-8------------|
G|---------------------------------------9-7--------|
D|-------------------------------------------5-5h7~-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
3:03
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------(Wait four beats)-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
3:08
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-7/8----------------------------------------------|
G|-8/9-7-5-7-5---5-7-5~~~---------------------------|
D|-------------7-------------------------------7~~\-|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
3:13
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------(Wait four beats)-------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
3:19
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-----5-7--5-7--5-7--5~~--5h7~---------------------|
A|---7----------------------------------------------|
E|-0~~~~~-------------------------------------------|
3:23
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------3-5-3-----------------------------|
E|-00-333-0(h3)-5-------5-3-5~----------------------|
3:29
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------7--------------------------|
E|-3-55-3-5--3-55-3-5--5---5~-----------------------|
BRIDGE (Rhythm guitar back to first riff)
3:33
e|----------------------------5---------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------7b9~~--pb9r7-5~-----|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
VERSE (Lead in background)
3:43
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|-----------(7b9r~)----7--5~-----------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|
... to love me, maybe you can help me please
3:49
e|------10b12~~---10p8-------------10b12~r10p8-7b8r\-|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
Whyy - y! I need a maa - an to lo - ove!
CHORUS
e|----------------------------------------------------|
B|- -|
G|- No lead or rhythm guitar during -|
D|- chorus, only bass and drums -|
A|- -|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
But I believe that, someday and somehow, said it's bound to come along
Because when all my dreams and all my plans just cannot turn out wrong
You know it, can't be now, can't be now, can't be now, can't be now,
Can't be now, can't be just the loneliness! Baby, surrounding me
VERSE
4:23
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------7b9-b9-b9-b9r~--5h7-5~-|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
No no, no it just can't be, (No it just can't be!)
4:28
e|-----------------------------10b12-b12-b12-b12r~-10p8-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Oh baby, baby just can't be, (No it just can't be!)
4:34
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------10b12r~--10b12-b12r~---10~--|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
And who - o! could be foolin' me? (No it just can't be!)
4:38
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------10b12r-10~-8-10-8--10~-8-10~-8-|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
I've got all this happiness... (No it just can't be!)
4:44
e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------7b9r~----7--5~-----|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
...come on, come on and help me now (No it just can't be!)
4:49
e|--------------------------------------------(10b12r~)-|
B|------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Please, can't you hear me pray?! (No it just can't be!) Why...
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