The Beatles – If I Fell (Guitar Acoustic Tab)

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Title: If I Fell Author and Copyright: MississippiHans (arr.+tab.) Time: 4/4, Tempo: Q=110, Beats on eignths are marked "+". Play bass quarters with your right-hand thumb and insert melody/harmony notes. Use thumb-fretting. Let ring. The chord names above the tab lines indicate the left-hand position. "!" marks chords with bar/half-bar shape.

[Intro]             ... 2nd tab line is VOCAL ...                                  
C#m7!   +              +     +     +    +   C! +     +            B!         +      G#m! +     +     +    +
E|----------------|-4a--------------------|----3----------------|-2a----------------|-4a--------------------|
B|----------------|-5ah7-----4-h5---------|-5a-------3-h5-------|-4a----------------|-4a-4------------------|
G|------4---------|-4a----4--------4------|-5a----5---------5---|-4a--4------4------|-4a-------4-----4------|
D|----6-----------|-------6-----------6---|-------5---------5---|-4a--4---------4---|-------6-----------6---|
A|------------4---|-------------4---------|-------------3-------|---------2---------|-------------6---------|
E|-4------4-------|-4a--------------------|-3a------------------|-2a----------------|-4a--------------------|

              If I fell in love with you Would you promise to be true And help me understand       'Cause I've
E|----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-----0-------------|-----------------------|
G|----------------|-----------------------|----0----------------|-------------------|-3--1------------------|
D|--------------1-|-2--4-----1--2-------1-|-2--------0--2-------|-------------------|----------1----------1-|
A|------------4---|-------4-----------4---|-------3---------3---|-2-----------------|-------------------4---|
E|----------------|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

C#m7! +     +     +        C! +     +            Dm         +    +   G      +     +     +
E|-4a--------------------|----3----------------|---------0-h1------|-3a--------------------|
B|-5ah7-----4-h5---------|-5a-------3-h5-------|-3a----------------|-0a-----------------0--|
G|-4a----4--------4------|-5a----5---------5---|-2a----------------|-0a-----0-----0--2-----|
D|-------6-----------6---|-------5---------5---|-----0---------0---|-----0-----------0-----|
A|-------------4---------|-------------3-------|---------0---------|-----------2-----------|
E|-4a--------------------|-3a------------------|-1a----------------|-3a--------------------|

  been in love before And I found that love is more Than just holding hands          If I
E|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|--------------------0--|
G|-----------------------|----0----------------|-----------------0-|-----------------2-----|
D|-2--4-----1--2-------1-|-2--------0--2-------|-0-------2--3------|-----------------------|
A|-------4-----------4---|-------3---------3---|-------------------|-----------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

[Verse]       (2x)
   C        +   Dm  +         Em        +               Dm7      +            +     G        +   D6       +
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-1a-----------3a-----------|-0a---------------------|-1a------------------------|-1a---0----------------0--|
G|-0a-------0-------2--------|-0a-------0--------2----|-2a-------2------------2---|-0a-------0---2----2------|
D|------2---------------0----|------2------------2----|------0------------0-------|------0------------0------|
A|-3a------------------------|--------------2---------|--------------0------------|--------------0-----------|
E|--------------1a-----------|-0a---------------------|-1a------------------------|-3a-----------------------|
   give         my             heart             to     you                   I     must be      sure From the
   trust        in             you,              oh     please                Don't run  and     hide If  I 

   C        +   Dm  +         Em        +               Dm7      +            +     G        +   D6
E|---------------------------|------------------------|---------------------------|------------------------|
B|-1a-----------3a-----------|-0a---------------------|-1a------------------------|-1a---0------------0----|
G|-0a-------0-------2--------|-0a-------0--------2----|-2a-------2------------2---|-0a-------0---2---------|
D|------2---------------0----|------2------------2----|------0------------0-------|------0------------0----|
A|-3a------------------------|--------------2---------|--------------0------------|--------------0---------|
E|--------------1a-----------|-0a---------------------|-1a------------------------|-3a---------------------|
   ve-          ry             start             that   you                   Would love me      more than
   love         you            too,              oh     please                Don't hurt my      pride like 

  /----------------------1st pass-----------------------\ /-------2nd pass----------\
   C        +       +          Fm       +   G        +     C7/9     +            +
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-1a------------------------|-1a-----------0a-------0---|-3a--------------------1---|
G|-0a-------0-------0--------|-1a-------1---0a---2-------|-3a-------3--------3-------|
D|------2---------------2----|------3------------0-------|------2------------2-------|
A|-3a------------------------|---------------------------|-3a-----------3------------|
E|--------------3------------|-1a-----------3a-----------|---------------------------|
   her                                           If  I     her              'Cause I

[Chorus]
   C9       +       +          F!       +               Fm!      +            +
E|------0-------1-------3----|-1a---------------------|---------------------------|
B|-3a------------------------|-1a----------------1----|-1a------------------------|
G|-0a-------0-------0--------|-2a-------2-------------|-1a-------1--------1---3---|
D|------2---------------2----|------3------------3----|------3------------3-------|
A|-3a-----------3------------|--------------3---------|--------------3------------|
E|---------------------------|-1a---------------------|-1a------------------------|
   couldn't     stand   the    pain              And    I                 would be 

            +       +          C        +       +      +    G7       +       +       +
E|--------------0-------1----|-0a----------------------0--|-1a---------------------------|
B|-1a---3--------------------|-1a-------------------3-----|-0a-----------------------0---|
G|-1a-------1-------1--------|-0a-------0-------0---------|-0a-------0-------0---2-------|
D|------3---------------3----|------2---------------2-----|------0---------------0-------|
A|--------------3------------|-3a-----------3-------------|--------------2---------------|
E|-1a------------------------|----------------------------|-3a---------------------------|
   sad  if      our     new    love                 was in  vain

[Verse] (1x) ... as above Verse 2nd pass ... So I hope you'll see that I Would love to love you And that she will cry When she learns we are [Chorus] ... as above ... two cause I couldn't stand the pain And I would be sad if our new love was in vain [Verse] (1x) ... as above Verse 1st pass without last bar ... So I hope you'll see that I Would love to love you And that she will cry When she learns we are two, if I

[Outro]
   Fm!           +          C        +       +
E|------------------------|-0a------------------------|
B|-----------1-------3----|-1a------------------------|
G|-1----3--------1--------|-0a-------0-------0--------|
D|------3------------3----|------2---------------2----|
A|-----------3------------|-3a-----------3------------|
E|-1----------------------|---------------------------|
   fell in   love    with   you

************************************ | a Arpeggio: all notes in the chord are played harplike in one beat in fast sequence | h Hammer-on ************************************