Jeff Buckley – If You See Her Say Hello (Guitar Tab)

Open E (E-B-E-G#-B-E)

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Chords

I did not include any of the strumming rhythms, you will need to hear those yourself. For the sliding riff, Jeff uses a slide that he either keeps on his little finger the whole song or he takes it off and picks it up whenever he needs to while playing an it in the chords for simplicity.

[Chords Used]
e |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--12--|--3--|
B |--0--|--0--|--4--|--4--|--2--|--2--|--2--|--5--|--12--|--3--|
G#|--0--|--0--|--3--|--3--|--0--|--1--|--1--|--5--|--12--|--3--|
E |--0--|--4--|--0--|--4--|--0--|--0--|--2--|--5--|--12--|--3--|
B |--0--|--4--|--4--|--0--|--2--|--2--|--0--|--5--|--12--|--3--|
E |--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--0--|--5--|--12--|--3--|
     E     E*    B     B*   C#m    A     A*    A     E      G
         (E/D#)   (Bsus4add6)          (A6/B)

[Intro]
                 E     E   E* A     A*  C#m E    E* A     E     B*  A*                         E
e |--------------0-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |--------------0------------2-----2----2--0----0--2---2-0-----4---2----2-2--2-2--2-2--2-2--2-0-|
G#|--------------0-----0---3--1-----1----0--0----0--1---1-0-----3---1----1-1--1-1--1-1--1-1--1-0-|
E |-/4--\4/2p0--0------0---0--0-----2----0--4----4--0---0-0-----4---2----0-2--0-2--0-2--0-2--0-0-|
B |------------0------\5---4--2-----0----2-/5----4--2---2-0-----0---0----0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0--0-0-|
E |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    E                A  E   G E               A  E   G E
e |-0---/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0-|
B |-0---/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0-|
G#|-0---/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0-|
E |-0---/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0-|
B |-0----------------------------------------------------|
E |-0----------------------------------------------------| x2

[Verse 1]

     E                   E    A E   A*             E
e |-/12~~-----------12\--0---------------------------------|
B |-/12~~-----------12\--0----------2--------------0-------|
G#|-/12~~-----------12\--0----1-0---1--------------0-------|
E |-/12~~-----------12\--0----0-0---2--------------4-------|
B |----------------------0----2-0------------------5-------|
E |----------------------0---------------------------------|
   If you see her say hello     she might be in Tangier

                       A E          A*
e |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-------------------------------2------------------2--|
G#|-0------------------1-0----------1------------------1--|
E |-4------------------0-0----------2------------------2--|
B |-5------------------2-0--------------------------------|
E |----------------------------------------------------2--|  (Optional: Use thumb)
    She left here last early spring  is livin' there I hear

   C#m              E                            E*        A
e |----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2---------------0--------------------------------------2-|
G#|-0---------------0--------------------------------------1-|
E |-0--------------/4----------------------------4---------0-|
B |-2--------------/5----------------------------4---------2-|
E |----------------------------------------------------------|
    Say for me that I'm alright though new things come and go

          E                  B*                           A*
e |------------------------------------------------------------------|
B |-------0-----------------/4----------------------------2----------|
G#|-------0-----------------/3----------------------------1----------|
E |------/4-----------------/4----------------------------2----------|
B |------/5----------------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
She might think that I've forgotten her but don't tell her it isn't so

    E    A E          A
e |--------3bp0---------|
B |-0------0-----0------|
G#|-0---h1-0-----0----0-|
E |-0----0-0----/4---h5-|
B |-0---h2-0----/5----5-|
E |---------------------|
    No

[Verse 2]

    E       A      E    A*                 E
e |-------------------------------------------|
B |-0-------2------0----2------------------0--|
G#|-0-------1------0----1------------------0--|
E |-4-------0------0----2------------------4--|
B |-5-------2------0-----------------------5--|
E |-------------------------------------------|
    We had a falling-out like lovers often will

       E                A       E      A*
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |----0-------------------------------2------------------------|
G#|----0----------------1-------0------1------------------------|
E |----4----------------0-------0------2------------------------|
B |----5----------------2-------0-------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
And to think of how she left that night it still brings me a chill

      C#m              E                E*     A
e |----------------------------------------------|
B |----2---------------0-----------------------2-|
G#|----0---------------0-----------------------1-|
E |----0--------------/4----------------4------0-|
B |----2--------------/5----------------4------2-|
E |----------------------------------------------|
And I know our separation it pierced me to the heart

     E                  B*             A*
e |-------------------------------------------------|
B |--0-----------------/4--------------2------------|
G#|--0-----------------/3--------------1------------|
E |-/4-----------------/4--------------2------------|
B |-/5----------------------------------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------|
     She still lives inside of me we've never been apart

    E    A  E    A
e |-----------------|
B |-0---------------|
G#|-0---h1--0---h1--|
E |-0----0--0----0--|
B |-0---h2--0---h2--|
E |-----------------|
   mhmm

[Verse 3]

    E                                     E    A*                 E
e |-----------------------------3h4p3p0------------------------------|
B |-0--0--0-------------------------------0----2------------------0--|
G#|-0--1--0-------------------------------0----1------------------0--|
E |-0--0--0------------------------------/4----2------------------4--|
B |-0--2--0------------------------------/5-----------------------5--|
E |------------------------------------------------------------------|
   If you're making love to her                 kiss her for the kid

    E         A   E             A*
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |-0---------------------------2------------------|
G#|-0---------1---0-------------1------------------|
E |-4---------0---0-------------2------------------|
B |-5---------2---0--------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------|
Who always has respected her for doing what she did

     C#m              E                          E*     A
e |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |---2---------------0---------------------------------2-|
G#|---0---------------0---------------------------------1-|
E |---0--------------/4--------------------------4------0-|
B |---2--------------/5--------------------------4------2-|
E |-------------------------------------------------------|
And I know it had to be that way, it was written in the cards

         E                  B*            A*
e |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |------0-----------------/4-------------2-------------------|
G#|------0-----------------/3-------------1-------------------|
E |-----/4-----------------/4-------------2-------------------|
B |-----/5----------------------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
But the bitter taste still lingers on, it all came down so hard

    E    A E                  A  E
e |--------3bp0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-|
B |-0------0-----/12--12\--0-/5--0-|
G#|-0---h1-0-----/12--12\--0-/5--0-|
E |-0----0-0-----/12--12\--0-/5--0-|
B |-0---h2-0-----------------------|
E |--------------------------------|

[Verse 4]

    E                            A*             E
e |------------------------------------------------|
B |-0----------------------------2--------------0--|
G#|-0----------------------------1--------------0--|
E |-4----------------------------2--------------4--|
B |-5-------------------------------------------5--|
E |------------------------------------------------|
     Well I meet a lot of people as I make the rounds

      E             A  E                A*
e |------------------------------------------------------|
B |---0---------------------------------2----------------|
G#|---0-------------1--0----------------1----------------|
E |---4-------------0--0----------------2----------------|
B |---5-------------2--0---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
And I hear her name here and there as I go from town to town

        C#m            E                               E*     A
e |-------------------------------------------------------------|
B |------2-------------0--------------------------------------2-|
G#|------0-------------0--------------------------------------1-|
E |------0------------/4-------------------------------4------0-|
B |------2------------/5-------------------------------4------2-|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------|
And I've never gotten used to it, I've just learned to turn it off

     E                 B*        A*
e |------------------------------------------------------|
B |--0----------------/4---------2-----------------------|
G#|--0----------------/3---------1-----------------------|
E |-/4----------------/4---------2-----------------------|
B |-/5---------------------------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------------------------|
     Either I'm too sensitive or else I'm just gettin' soft

    E    A  E    A
e |-----------------|
B |-0---------------|
G#|-0---h1--0---h1--|
E |-0----0--0----0--|
B |-0---h2--0---h2--|
E |-----------------|

[Break] Same chords as verse

    E     A  E     A  E            A
e |-------------------------------------|
B |--------------------------------2--0-|
G#|--------------------------------1--0-|
E |-7-----5--4-----5--4--2---/4----0--0-|
B |-9-----7--5-----5--5--0---/5----2--0-|
E |-------------------------------------|
    Ah...

    E     A  E     A  E      A*
e |-------------------------------|
B |--------------------------2--2-|
G#|--------------------------1--1-|
E |-7-----5--4-----5--4--2---2--2-|
B |-9-----7--5-----5--5--0--------|
E |-----------------------------2-|

   C#m     E                E*     A
e |-----------------------------------------|
B |-2------0-----------------------2--------|
G#|-0------0-----------------------1--------|
E |-0-----/4----------------4------0------0-|
B |-2-----/5----------------4------2---0h2--|
E |-----------------------------------------|

     E                 B*        A*
e |------------------------------------|
B |--0----------------/4---------2-----|
G#|--0----------------/3---------1-----|
E |-/4----------------/4---------2-----|
B |-/5---------------------------------|
E |------------------------------------|

    E      A  E   G E               A  E   G E
e |-------/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0------/12--12\--0-/5--\0------|
B |-0-----/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0------/12--12\--0-/5--\0------|
G#|-0-----/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0------/12--12\--0-/5--\0---h1-|
E |-0-----/5--0-2/3p0--/12--12\--0-/5--0-2/3p0--3p0-/12--12\--0-/5--\0----0-|
B |-0--------------------------------------------------------------------h2-|
E |-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse 5]

    E       A         E    A*             E
e |------------------------------------------|
B |-0----------------------2--------------0--|
G#|-0-------1---------0----1--------------0--|
E |-4-------0---------0----2--------------4--|
B |-5-------2---------0-------------------5--|
E |------------------------------------------|
     Sundown yellow moon    I replay the past

    E            A       E        A*
e |-----------------------------------------------------------|
B |-0-----------------------------2---------------------------|
G#|-0------------1-------0--------1---------------------------|
E |-4------------0-------0--------2---------------------------|
B |-5------------2-------0------------------------------------|
E |-----------------------------------------------------------|
    I know every scene by heart   'cause they all went by so fast

   C#m               E                           E*   A
e |--------------------------------------------------------|
B |-2----------------0--------------------------------2----|
G#|-0----------------0--------------------------------1----|
E |-0---------------/4---------------------------4----0----|
B |-2---------------/5---------------------------4----2----|
E |--------------------------------------------------------|
    If she's passin' back this way, I'm not that hard to find

     E                 B*        A*
e |-------------------------------------------------------|
B |--0----------------/4---------2---------------------0--|
G#|--0----------------/3---------1---------------------0--|
E |-/4----------------/4---------2---------------------4--|
B |-/5-------------------------------------------------5--|
E |--------------------------------------------------0----|
     Tell her she can look me up   if she's got the time

[Outro]

     E    E* A
e |--------------|
B |--0-------2---|
G#|--0----3--1---|
E |--4----0--0---|
B |--5----4--2---|
E |--------------|

    E                 B*         A*                   E   A  E
e |------------------------------------------------------/5---3p0---/12~-|
B |-0-----------------4----------2--------------------0--/5--0------/12~-|
G#|-0-----------------3----------1--------------------0--/5--0------/12~-|
E |-4-----------------4----------2--------------------0--/5--0------/12~-|
B |-5-------------------------------------------------0------------------|
E |-------------------------------------------------0--------------------|
     Tell her she can look me up   if she's got the time