MR. BIG - "to be with you" Tablature

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From: avedian@eniac.seas.upenn.edu (Jonathan R Avedian)


"To Be With You" by Mr. Big
>From Guitar World 4-92


VERSE 1

C#m E | Asus2 E |
Hold on little girl. Show me ...

C#m E | Asus2 E |
Stand up little girl. A ....

Asus2 E | Asus2 E |
When it's through, it's through. ....

D | B |
So come on baby, come on over...


CHORUS
(the following progression is repeated 4x in the chorus.)

E E/F# E/G# E Asus2 B E
0---0----0---0----0-------|-------------0------|
0---0----0---0----0-------|-4-----------0------|
1---1----1---1----2-------|-4-----------1------|
2---2----2---2----2-------|-4-----------2------|
2---2----2---2----0-------|-2-----------2------|
0---2----4---0------------|-------------0------|

Finger the F# with your thumb, the G# with your pinky.
Embellish Asus2, B, and last E chords with whatever rhythm you want.
The song varies the strum pattern for these parts.
Listen to the song to get the feeling - make it flow and feel smooth.

Im the one who wants to be ....

VERSE 2
(same chord progression as first verse)

Build up your confidence so you ....

BRIDGE

Asus2 |C#m
Why be alone when we can ...

G | |
You can make my life ....

SOLO

smile.

sl. h p h
-----------------------|----------------------------|
----------5------------|----------------------------|
-1--2/-4-----6----4----|-4----4---------------------|
-2--4/-6-----7----7----|-4----4--6--4--6------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|

sl. ~~~ h p p let ring
------------------4----|-2--4-2-0----0--0-----------|
----------5---~~~-5----|----------0--0--0-----------|
-1--2/-4-----6---------|----------------------------|
-2--4/-6-----7---------|----------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------|---------------------0------|

sl.
-----------------------|----------------------------|
----------5------------|--7----9--9----------12-10--|
-1--2/-4-----6----4----|--8----9--9---------9--9----|
-2--4/-6-----7----7----|--9----11-11----9-11--------|
-----------------------|-------------/11------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|

~~ h p p n.h. sl
--~~~---------------4--|-2--4-2-0--0---12-----------|
-9---10--12---------5--|---------0-----12-----------|
------------/9---~~----|---------------------11/13--|
---------------11\-----|----------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|
-----------------------|----------------------------|

VERSE 3
(same as first verse, except ending strum pattern on B chord is quarter,
quarter, half notes, with a hold on the half)

OUT-CHORUS
(the rhythm is the same as earlier chorus, but in G instead of E and a
few other changes)


G G/A G/B G Cadd9 D G
3---3----3---3----3-------|-2-----------3------|
3---3----3---3----3-------|-3-----------3------|
0---0----0---0----0-------|-2-----------0------|
0---0----0---0----2-------|-0-----------0------|
2---0----2---2----3-------|-0-----------2------|
3------------3------------|-------------3------|

Im the one who wants to .....

G G/A G/B G Cadd9 D Em This line is different
Waited on a line ...

just to be the next ....


(back to E progression)
E E/F# E/G# E Asus2 B E
Im the one who wants to be ....

E E/F# E/G# E Asus2 B C#m This line is different
Waited on a line of ....

just to be the next .....

Just to be the next ....(hold E on ending)

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entered by Jonathan R. Avedian avedian@enaic.seas.upenn.edu


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