You Didnt Need Chords & Tabs
Rollins Band
" You didn't need "
album: The end of silence
year: 1992
translated by Michiel Hautus, february 02, The Netherlands
(more ROLLINS BAND tabs: http://ourworld-top.cs.com/HAUTUS/index.htm)
note: many riffs in this song return ever
in a little changed way but
not all the versions are written out
explanation signs:
7h8 = hammer-on
7p5 = pull-off
8b9 = bend 8th fret to 9th
7b8r7 = bend 7th fret to 8th and release to old position
~ = vibration
\ = slide down
/ = slide up
R = rest
RIFF A
let ring everything, except first three notes
E --------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------|
G --------------------------------------|
D -6-5----------------------------------|
A -----7------7---5---7---5---7---5---7-|
E --------6-6---6---6---6---6---6---6---|
RIFF B
mute A5 chords slightly
E -----------------------------|
B -----------------------------|
G -----------------------------|
D -7---------------------------|
A -7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7--7h9-9-7-7-|
E -5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5-5-5-|
RIFF C
E ----------------------------------|
B ----------------------------------|
G ----------------------------------|
D -6-5------------------------------|
A -----7--5-5-7---5---7-5--7b8r7-5--|
E --------------5---5---------------|
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RIFF D
bass plays: D - C - Bb - A - G - F - E - rest
let ring D5 chords a little with E tones
E ---------------------------------------------|----------------------7-R-|
B --------3-5---5-3-5---5-3-5---5--5/6p3h5----5|-3-5---5--5/6p3h5---5-5-R-|
G -1-0----2---2---2---2---2---2-------------2--|-2---2------------2---4-R-|
D -----2------0-------0-------0-------------0--|-----0------------0-------|
A ---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
E ---------------------------------------------|--------------------------|
RIFF B2
mute slightly
E ----------------------------|
B ----------------------------|
G ----------------------------|
D -7--------------------------|
A -7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
E -5--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
RIFF E
E ------------------|-------------------------|
B ------------------|-------------------------|
G ------------------|-------------------------|
D ------------------|-------------------------|
A -3--5-5--3-5-5--5-|--9-9-8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|
E -1--3-3--1-3-3--3-|--7-7-6--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-|
E -------------------------|-------------------------|
B -------------------------|-------------------------|
G -------------------------|-------------------------|
D -------------------------|-------------------------|
A --5-5-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|--5-5-4--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-|
E --3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|--3-3-2--2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
RIFF F
mute single open E tone between A5/E chords
1.3. time
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/r/rollins_band/you_didnt_need_tab.html ]
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G -9-9------9----|---------------|-9-9------9----|---------------|
D -7-7------7----|---------------|-7-7------7----|---------------|
A -7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|-7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|
E -0-0---0--0----|-----7-6-5-3~--|-0-0---0--0----|-----7-0-6~----|
2. time
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------------|---------------|
G -9-9------9----|---------------|-9-9------9----|---------------|
D -7-7------7----|-----------5~--|-7-7------7----|---------8~----|
A -7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|-7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|
E -0-0---0--0----|-----7-6-5-----|-0-0---0--0----|-----7-0-------|
4. time
E ---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
B ---------------|---------------|---------------|-------------|
G -9-9------9----|---------------|-9-9------9----|-------------|
D -7-7------7----|-----------5~--|-7-7------7----|-------6-5---|
A -7-7------7----|-5-5-----------|-7-7------7----|-5-5-------7-|
E -0-0---0--0----|-----7-6-5-----|-0-0---0--0----|-----7-------|
PART BEFORE FIRST SOLO:
Riff A, B and C are played with more or less muted E-string
However, Riff B is played like this:
RIFF B3
let ring all notes
E -------------------------------|
B -------------------------------|
G -------------------------------|
D -------------------------------|
A -----7---5---7---5---7---5---7-|
E -5-5---5---5---5---5---5---5---|
SOLO 1
bass plays two times:
D - C - Bb - A - G - F - E
E -------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
B -------|-------------------|--------------------|-------------------|
G -------|-------------------|--------------------|----------6/7--5-R-|
D -6-5---|--------5-7/8--7~--|--------8-9/10--8~--|------5-8----------|
A -----7-|----5-7------------|------8-------------|--5-8--------------|
E -------|--6----------------|-8-10---------------|-------------------|
E -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
B -------------------|----------10-10-8h10p8-|------------10-10-8h10p8--|
G -10-10-9~--10/12~--|-9h10~9~--14-14--------|-/10-10-9~--14-14---------|
D -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
A -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|-----------------------|--------------------------|
E -------------------|--------|
B -10b11-10b11-10~---|-/12\---|
G -------------------|--------|
D -------------------|--------|
A -------------------|--------|
E -------------------|--------|
SOLO 2
is played over Riff F
SOLO 3
basspart:
low E - high E - D - Bb -
low E - high E - D - high F
RIFF F variation at the end
E --------------------------------------------|
B --------------------------------------------|
G -9-9----------------------------------------|
D -7-7------7b8r7p5-R-7b8r7p5-R-7b8r7p5-------|
A -7-7------7b8r7p5-R-7b8r7p5-R-7b8r7p5-------|
E -0-0---0-------------------------------0-0--|
ENDRIFF
basis:
E5 079xxx - E5 x79xxx - F5 x810xxxx - D5 x57xxx -
E5 079xxx - E5 x79xxx - F5 x810xxxx - G5 x1012xxx
END
E --------------------|
B --------------------|
G -9---------------9\-|
D -9---feedback----9\-|
A -7---------------7\-|
E -0------------------|