Take Me To The River (Chromatic)

by Al Green & Mabon Hodges · posted by EarthDogHarpin

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How to read this tab — notation key

+: Blow note
−: Draw note
b or ': Half-step bend
bb or '': Two half-step bend
bbb or ''': Three half-step bend
(###): Chord — relevant hole numbers in parentheses
< or *: Push the button in (chromatic harmonica)

Full reference and posting tips in the tab guide.

Tab

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Take Me To The River (Chromatic)
Words & Music by Al Green & Mabon Hodges
Originally published Key: E Major
Key: E Major    Range: D4 to A5
Tabbed for a 12 hole Key of C Solo tuned Chromatic

Tab notations:
none = blow    - = draw    * - button in
__ = hold; sustain
-3_3 = slur; slide smoothly from note to note
-3_3__ = slur & hold; slide smoothly from note to note &
holding final note.

2_ -2*_ 3_ -3_ 3 2_____

2_ -2*_ 3_ -3_ 3 2_____

7 7     7    7_ -5 -5   -5 -5 -5 6____
I don’t know why I love you like I do,__

-5 -5 -5 -5    -5    6_ -4   6   -4 -4 -3_3
Af-ter all these chang-es that you put me through.

-5 -5    -5 -5 6_ -5 6 -4 -4 -3_3__
You stole my mon-ey and my cig-a-rettes,

-4 -4 -5 -5 -5   -5   6   -4   -3 -3 -3_
And I haven’t seen hide nor hair of you yet.

6 6   -5 6_____ 5     -5 6_-5 -5____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-5 -6*_ 6 -5_6_ -5 -4_-3____
(am) I__ in love_ to stay?____

7    7 7 6   6   6
Take me to the riv-er,

-4   -5_ 6 6_____
(and) wash me down._

6     -5 6_      6 7_7*____
Won’t you cleanse my soul,___

-5 -5 7_   6 -5 6____
get my feet on the ground?

7 7    7    7_ -5 -5    -5 -5 -5 6____
I don’t know why she treat-ed me so bad._

-5   -5 -5 -5 6_     -4   6 -4    -4   -3_3
Look at all the things that we could have had.

-5   -5 -5 -5 6_   -5   6 -4    -4 -3_3__
Love is a no-tion that I can’t for-get,__

-4_ -5    -5 -5_   -5 6 -4 -3 -3 -3_
my_ sweet six-teen, now I nev-er re-gret.

6 6   -5 6_____ 5     -5 6_-5 -5____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-5 -6*_ 6 -5_6_ -5 -4_-3____
(am) I__ in love_ to stay?____

-5 5* -5 6___   -5 5* -5 2____

-5 5* -5 6___   -5 5* -5 2____

7*_-6* 6__ 6_   5*__ 7*_     7*_-6*_6 6_    5*__
Hold__ me, love me,_ squeeze me,_____ tease me,_

7    7 -6*_____ -7 -7 -8_7___ 7     6    7 6
till I change,_ till I can.___ Can’t take no more.

7    7_ 6 -5 6   6
Take me to the riv-er.

7 7     7    7_ -5 -5   -5 -5 -5 6____
I don’t know why I love you like I do,__

-5 -5 -5 -5 6_     -4   6   -4 -4 -3_3
af-ter all the things that you put me through.

-5      -5 -5   -5 6_   -5   6   -4 -4 -3_3__
There’s six-teen can-dles burn-ing on my wall,_

-4   -4 -5 -5 -5 -5 6   -4   -3 -3   -3_
Tell-ing me that I am the fool of them all.

6 6   -5 6_____ 5     -5 6_-5 -5____
I wan-na know,_ won’t you tell me,___

-5 -6*_ 6 -5_6_ -5 -4_-3____
(am) I__ in love_ to stay?____

6 6   -5 6____    7    7 7 6   6   6    6 6   -5 6__
I wan-na know. Take me to the riv-er, I wan-na know,

-7 -7 -7 7   7_ 7_     6 6   -5 6__
Dip me in the wa-ter,   I wan-na know.

-7   -7 -7 7   7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter,

-7   -7 -7 7   7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter,

-7   -7 -7 7   7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter,

-7   -7 -7 7   7_ 6_
Walk me in the wa-ter.
        Repeat ad lib and fade

Other artist’s versions of this song include:
Syl Johnson: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=f-2PSp87dN0

Gov’t Mule: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=Ef4wbinQ6L8

Foghat: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=nXVq7VNUPx0

Annie Lennox: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=4hrm5r7_RWk

and Levon Helm: http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=P_95DOmt9Bc

and international appeal:
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=2M0WVYkSq_Y&playnext=1&list=PLAF8F7ECF2BE501DB&feature=results_video

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