Gary Clark Jr. – You Saved Me (Guitar Solo Tab)

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One of my all time favorite songs by Gary Clark jr. The version im transcribing is the studio version from the album "Blak and Blue" from 2012. The solo is not transcribed, but the Key is Bm so just give it a go with some narly minor blues licks.

Here are the chords used in the song:
  Bm7    A    Gmaj7   C   F#m
e|-2-----0------2-----X----2---|
B|-3-----2------3-----5----2---|
G|-2-----2------4-----5----2---|
D|-4-----2------5-----5----4---|
A|-2-----0------X-----3----4---|
E|-X-----X------3-----X----2---|

Chorus/Intro
Heres how i play it (Sort of). I recommend that you hold down the whole chord and then strum/pick as
shown below. Of course listen to the record for exact pattern and timing.
   Bm7     A      Gmaj7
e|------------------------2----------2-------------2---|
B|-----3-------2----------3----------3-------------3---|
G|-----2-------2----------4----------4-------------4---|
D|-----4-------2----------5----------5-------------5---|
A|-2-------0-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------3----------3----------|

Verse
The verse is pretty simple. The only chord used is Gmaj7, but sometimes the keys(piano/Rhodes) play
the other chords (From the Chorus) in the background.
   Gmaj7
e|-2---2---2---2-2---|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---|
G|-4---4---4---4-4---|
D|-5---5---5---5-5---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Verse Lyrics: It's taken me a little while to bounce back I've been falling from some thing good People say I took a little too long Oh I did, yeah oh baby oh

Chorus
   Bm7     A      Gmaj7
e|------------------------2----------2-------------2---|
B|-----3-------2----------3----------3-------------3---|
G|-----2-------2----------4----------4-------------4---|
D|-----4-------2----------5----------5-------------5---|
A|-2-------0-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------3----------3----------|

Chorus Lyrics: Till you came a long and you saved me You saved me, with that good love You came along and you saved me You saved me, ooo, with that good love

Verse
   Gmaj7
e|-2---2---2---2-2---|
B|-3---3---3---3-3---|
G|-4---4---4---4-4---|
D|-5---5---5---5-5---|
A|-------------------|
E|-------------------|

Verse Lyrics: It's taken me a little while to come back I've been working on some thing good Oh, so every now and then I tend to fall back Oh Lord, I've been misunderstood

Chorus:
   Bm7     A      Gmaj7
e|------------------------2----------2-------------2---|
B|-----3-------2----------3----------3-------------3---|
G|-----2-------2----------4----------4-------------4---|
D|-----4-------2----------5----------5-------------5---|
A|-2-------0-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------3----------3----------|

Chorus Lyrics: Till you came along and you saved me You saved me with that good love Oh yeah yeah You came along and you saved me You saved me, ooo, with that good love Oh yeah, yeah You've got it all baby I'm so addicted I, I can't help but want it more and more and more

Bridge
Once again; listen to the record for chord changes and strumming pattern.
   C     Bm7     C     Bm7   F#M      A     Gmaj7
e|--------2-------------2------2------0------2-|
B|-5------3------5------3------2------2------3-|
G|-5------2------5------2------2------2------4-|
D|-5------4------5------4------4------2------5-|
A|-3------2------3------2------4------0------X-|
E|-----------------------------2-------------3-|

Then there is this awesome lick which start on the first beat of the A chord and ends at the first
beat of the Gmaj7 chord in the bridge:
e|-----------------------------------------12--14--15s17-14--|
B|---------------------------------12--15--------------------|
G|-------------------------13--14----------------------------|
D|-----------------12--14------------------------------------|
A|---------12--14--------------------------------------------|
E|-12--14----------------------------------------------------|

Then let the Gmaj7 chord ring out and then this next lick comes:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|-2-----------------------------|
D|----4------------4-----2-------|
A|-------2-2----2-----0--------5-|
E|--------------------------3----|

Chrous/outro w. Soloing
   Bm7     A      Gmaj7
e|------------------------2----------2-------------2---|
B|-----3-------2----------3----------3-------------3---|
G|-----2-------2----------4----------4-------------4---|
D|-----4-------2----------5----------5-------------5---|
A|-2-------0-------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------3-------------3----------3----------|

Chorus Lyrics: You've got it all baby I'm so addicted I, I can't help but want it… Hope you enjoy the Tab :)