Jimmy Cliff – You Can Get It If You Really Want (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Jimmy Cliff
(From the 1972 Album THE HARDER THEY COME)
Words and Music by Jimmy Cliff
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Trumpet'
Intro
Q=128
B C B C B
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
H Q E E H.. E H.. E
|-------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-----------4s|=5------------------4s|==5------------------4s=| |-----------4s|=5------------------4s|==5------------------4s=| |-----------4s|=5------------------4s|==5------------------4s=| |-------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-------------|----------------------|------------------------|
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| Gtr II (Trumpet arr. for Gtr.) | W Q E E Q E E E E E E E E Q |-------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-------------|------17-17-17--15-15-|-15--------15---17------| |-------------|----------------------|------17----------------| |-------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-------------|----------------------|------------------------| |-------------|----------------------|------------------------|
Chorus
$
C B C F
PM------|
H.. E E E Q H E Q E e s s e e |-----------------------|--------------||--1-1--1------------| |-5-------------------4s|==5-----------||o-1-1--1------------| |-5-------------------4s|==5-----------||--2-2--2------------| |-5-------------------4s|==5-----------||--3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5--| |-----------------------|--------------||o-------------------| |-----------------------|--------------||--------------------|
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| Q E E E E Q E E Q H W |------15-15-15---------|-15-----------||--------------------| |---------------17-18---|--------------||o-------------------| |-----------------------|--------------||--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------||--------------------| |-----------------------|--------------||o-------------------| |-----------------------|--------------||--------------------|
C F C
PM------|
E Q E E Q E E Q E e s s e e E Q E E Q E |---------------|-1-1--1-----------|----------------| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-1-1--1-----------|-5-5--5-5-5--5--| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-2-2--2-----------|-5-5--5-5-5--5--| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5--5-5-5--5--| |---------------|------------------|----------------| |---------------|------------------|----------------|
F C G
PM------| PM------------------------------|
E Q E e s s e e E Q S S E Q E E E +S S S S E Q E |-1-1--1-----------|-----------------|----------------------| |-1-1--1-----------|-5-5-------------|----------------------| |-2-2--2-----------|-5-5-------------|----------------------| |-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-5-|-5-5-------------|----------------------| |------------------|------3-3-3-3----|---------2-----2-2--x-| |------------------|---------------5-|-3-3-(3)---3-3--------|
Interlude
1.,2.
To Coda
F G C
PM---------------------|
E E +S S S S E Q E E E Q H E Q E E Q E |----------------------|-------------||----------------------| |----------------------|-------------||-5-5-----5--5-5-----5-| |----------------------|-------------||-5-5-----5--5-5-----5-| |-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-3-3--4-|-5-----------||-5-5-----5--5-5-----5-| |----------------------|-------------||----------------------| |----------------------|-------------||----------------------|
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| Gtr II | W W Q E E Q E E |----------------------|-------------||----------------------| |----------------------|-------------||-----17-17-17---15-15-| |----------------------|-------------||----------------------| |----------------------|-------------||----------------------| |----------------------|-------------||----------------------| |----------------------|-------------||----------------------|
F C F
PM-------------|
E Q E E Q E E Q S S E Q S S E Q E E Q E |--1--1----1---1--1---1-|--------------------------|--1--1----1---1--1---1-|| |--1--1----1---1--1---1-|-5-5----------------------|--1--1----1---1--1---1-|| |--2--2----2---2--2---2-|-5-5----------------------|--2--2----2---2--2---2-|| |--3--3----3---3--3---3-|-5-5--------------------2-|--3--3----3---3--3---3-|| |-----------------------|---------3-3--3-3-----3---|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------||
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| E E E E +Q Q Q E E Q E E E E E E +Q Q |-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |-15--------------------|-----17-17---17---15-15---|-15--------------------|| |----17---17-(17)-------|--------------------------|----17---17-(17)-------|| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| |-----------------------|--------------------------|-----------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses C G F C G E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |--------3-3--3-|-1-1--1-1-1--1-|--------3-3--3-| |-5-5--5-3-3--3-|-1-1--1-1-1--1-|-5-5--5-3-3--3-| |-5-5--5-4-4--4-|-2-2--2-2-2--2-|-5-5--5-4-4--4-| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-5-5--5-5-5--5-| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| F E F E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E |-1-1--1-1-1--1-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-1-1--1-1-1--1-| |-1-1--1-1-1--1-|-0-0--0-0-0--0-|-1-1--1-1-1--1-| |-2-2--2-2-2--2-|-1-1--1-1-1--1-|-2-2--2-2-2--2-| |-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-2-2--2-2-2--2-|-3-3--3-3-3--3-| |---------------|---------------|---------------| |---------------|---------------|---------------| G C E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E 3x |-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3--3-3-3--3-|----------------|| |-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-3-3--3-3-3--3-|-5-5--5-5-5--5-o|| |-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-4-4--4-4-4--4-|-5-5--5-5-5--5--|| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-5-5--5-5-5--5--|| |---------------|---------------|---------------o|| |---------------|---------------|----------------|| Interlude 3. C Eb F E Q E E Q E E Q E E E +S S E E Q E E Q E |---------------|--------------------|----------------------| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-8-8--8-8-8-(8)-8-8-|-10-10--10-10-10--10--| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-8-8--8-8-8-(8)-8-8-|-10-10--10-10-10--10--| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-8-8--8-8-8-(8)-8-8-|-10-10--10-10-10--10--| |---------------|--------------------|----------------------| |---------------|--------------------|----------------------| G F Eb Db C Eb E E E E E Q. E Q E E S S E E E Q E E Q E |------------------|------------------|----------------| |-12-10---8---6----|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8--8-8-8--8--| |-12-10---8---6----|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8--8-8-8--8--| |-12-10---8---6----|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5-|-8-8--8-8-8--8--| |------------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|------------------|----------------| D.S. al Coda F G F Eb Db C E Q E E Q E E E E E E Q. E Q E E S S E E |---------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-12-10---8---6----|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-12-10---8---6----|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |-10-10--10-10-10--10-|-12-10---8---6----|-5-5--5-5-5-5-5-5--|| |---------------------|------------------|-------------------|| |---------------------|------------------|-------------------||
Outro
&
C F
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E Q E E Q E S S S S E S S +S S E E E ||----------------|---------------------------| ||o-5-5--5-5-5--5-|---------------------------| ||--5-5--5-5-5--5-|---2-----2---2-(2)---------| ||--5-5--5-5-5--5-|-3---3-3---3-------3-3-3-2-| ||o---------------|---------------------------| ||----------------|---------------------------|
C F
PM--------|
E Q E E Q E S S S S E S S +S S E E E |---------------|----------------------------|| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|---------------------------o|| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|---2-----2------------------|| |-5-5--5-5-5--5-|-3---3-3---3-2-(2)-2-3-2----|| |---------------|-------------------------3-o|| |---------------|----------------------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths