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I Could Only Whisper Your Name
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Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
**ALTHOUGH there is a mixture of tab and chords in this song, I'm
considering it as primarily a chord submission so that the chords
before this first tab part.
up on instruments they have an option to. The chords are always
go in between those beats (like grace notes in the second Fm7 chord for
the brass intro), or the note is on a 2-digit-numbered fret (i.e., 12).
n/c No chord -- it doesn't show up in blue because there's nothing to play!
INTRO
(bs.)
G|Bb--------|Fm7--------|Bb--------|Fm7--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(+DS)
(bs. & DS continues, +hn.)
Bbx...x... Fm7x...x... Bbx...x... Fm7x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
e|Bb--------|Fm7--------|Bb--------|Fm7--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|--------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
VERSE
SomeBbbody was spreading Fm7rumors
Bb Fm7'Bout Bbbetter days a Fm7comin
(bs.)
Bb n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
x...x... x...x...
EbWhy was I hummin
DbAs if I knew
C7#9One and the same
Eb/FBut I just whispered your Bbname
(hn.)
Bbx...x... Fm7x...x... Bbx...x... Fm7x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb Fm7 n/c
e|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
B|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
G|33------|--------|-7-8-9-10|--------||
D|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
A|--------|--------|-5-6-7-8 |--------||
E|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(GP)
VERSE
BbSomebody was sayin' Fm7something
Bb Fm7'Bout there Bbbeing an end to Fm7tyranny
(bs.)
Bb n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
x...x... x...x...
EbBut when they asked me
DbWhat would I do...
C7#9If that day came
Eb/FI only whispered your name
(hn.)
Bbx...x... Fm7x...x... Bbx...x... Fm7x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
e|Bb--------|Fm7--------|Bb------Bb/D--|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|11------|--------|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
BRIDGE
EveryEb7one got their own oBb7pinion
And proFm7tects their own doBb7minion
Eb7No doubt for Dbthem it's true
But I C7#9tell them what I really believe
F7(#9) n/c
INSTRUMENTAL (bs.)
G|Bb--------|Fm7--------|Bb--------|Fm7--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(+DS)
VERSE
No Bbone should ever be Fm7lonely
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7| Bb Bb7
We'd all find somebody to care
Eb7Ask me if I dare
DbTo answer who...
Could C7b9carry that flame
Eb/F n/c Bb
I'd just whisper your name
INSTRUMENTAL
(hn.)
Bbx...x... Fm7x...x... Bbx...x... Fm7x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb n/c (gtr.)
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
e|--------|------66|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|---6----||
G|33------|------33|8--8--8-|-68-----||
D|--------|--------|----6--8|--------||
A|--------|--------|-4------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (gtr. solo)
(bs.)
G|Eb7--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6---4---|3-------|6---4---|3-----66|
E|--------|----6---|--------|---6----|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
G|Eb7--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-6--4---|3-----6-|--6-4---|3-------|
E|--------|----6---|--------|----6345|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
G|Bb7--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|---4----|--------|1-------|--------|
E|646-----|3---1---|----4---|3---1---|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
G|Bb7--------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|1-------|------1-|--1-----|------1-||
E|----4---|3---1---|----4---|3---1---||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (pno. solo)
Db| Eb7|
e|Db--------|----D--Eb7--|----E--F7- -|--------||
B|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
G|--------|--6-7-8-|--8-9-10-|--------||
D|--------|--3-4-5-|--5-6-7 -|--------||
A|--------|--4-5-6-|--6-7-8 -|--------||
E|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x.. . x...x...
(DS fill)
(hn.)
Bbx...x... Fm7x...x... Bbx...x... Fm7x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
e|Bb--------|Fm7------66|Bb------Bb/D--|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|------33|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
BRIDGE
EveryEb7one got their own oBb7pinion
And proFm7tects their own doBb7minion
Eb7No doubt for Dbthem it's true
But I C7#9tell them what I really believe
My only F7(#9)worry is protecting you
(bs.)
G|Bb--------|Fm7--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x...
VERSE
No Bbone should ever be Fm7lonely
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7| Bb Bb7
We'd all find someone to care, well
Eb7Ask me if I dare
DbTo answer who...
Could C7b9carry that flameC7 Db7 D7 Eb7
Eb7 D7 Db7 C7Carry that flamC7e, Db7 D7 Eb7yeah
Eb7 D7 Db7 C7Carry that flame
eC7|-----Eb/F--- |
B|-------- |
G|-7-8-9-10|
D|-------- |
A|-5-6-7-8 |
E|-------- |
x...x... x...x...
n/c
I just whisper your name
(tutti)
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|---6----|--------|--------|
D|8--8--8-|-68-----|8--8--8-|--------|
A|-4--6--8|--------|----6--8|--4343--|
E|--------|--------|-9------|------4-|
x...x... x.. .x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|--12--8--|--------|--------||
D|8--8--8-|68- -----|8--8--8-|-68-----||
A|----6--8|--- -----|----6--8|--------||
E|-9------|--- -----|-9------|---6----||
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I Could Only Whisper Your Name
by Harry Connick Jr.
Chords in this song · guitar
Bb
Fm7
Eb
Db
C7#9
Eb/F
Bb/D
Eb7
Bb7
C7b9
D
E
F7
F7(#9)
C7
Db7
D7
Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
**ALTHOUGH there is a mixture of tab and chords in this song, I'm
considering it as primarily a chord submission so that the chords
before this first tab part.
up on instruments they have an option to. The chords are always
go in between those beats (like grace notes in the second Fm7 chord for
the brass intro), or the note is on a 2-digit-numbered fret (i.e., 12).
n/c No chord -- it doesn't show up in blue because there's nothing to play!
INTRO
(bs.)
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(+DS)
(bs. & DS continues, +hn.)
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
e|--------|--------|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|--------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
VERSE
Bb Fm7
Somebody was spreading rumors
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
'Bout better days a comin
(bs.)
Bb n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
x...x... x...x...
Eb
Why was I hummin
Db
As if I knew
C7#9
One and the same
Eb/F Bb
But I just whispered your name
(hn.)
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb Fm7 n/c
e|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
B|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
G|33------|--------|-7-8-9-10|--------||
D|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
A|--------|--------|-5-6-7-8 |--------||
E|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(GP)
VERSE
Bb Fm7
Somebody was sayin' something
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
'Bout there being an end to tyranny
(bs.)
Bb n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
x...x... x...x...
Eb
But when they asked me
Db
What would I do...
C7#9
If that day came
Eb/F
I only whispered your name
(hn.)
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb Fm7 Bb Bb/D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|11------|--------|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
BRIDGE
Eb7 Bb7
Everyone got their own opinion
Fm7 Bb7
And protects their own dominion
Eb7 Db
No doubt for them it's true
C7#9
But I tell them what I really believe
F7(#9) n/c
INSTRUMENTAL (bs.)
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
(+DS)
VERSE
Bb Fm7
No one should ever be lonely
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Bb7
|
We'd all find somebody to care
Eb7
Ask me if I dare
Db
To answer who...
C7b9
Could carry that flame
Eb/F n/c Bb
I'd just whisper your name
INSTRUMENTAL
(hn.)
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb n/c (gtr.)
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
e|--------|------66|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|---6----||
G|33------|------33|8--8--8-|-68-----||
D|--------|--------|----6--8|--------||
A|--------|--------|-4------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (gtr. solo)
(bs.)
Eb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6---4---|3-------|6---4---|3-----66|
E|--------|----6---|--------|---6----|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
Eb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-6--4---|3-----6-|--6-4---|3-------|
E|--------|----6---|--------|----6345|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
Bb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|---4----|--------|1-------|--------|
E|646-----|3---1---|----4---|3---1---|
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
Bb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|1-------|------1-|--1-----|------1-||
E|----4---|3---1---|----4---|3---1---||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (pno. solo)
Db Eb7
| |
Db D Eb7 E F7
e|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
B|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
G|--------|--6-7-8-|--8-9-10-|--------||
D|--------|--3-4-5-|--5-6-7 -|--------||
A|--------|--4-5-6-|--6-7-8 -|--------||
E|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x.. . x...x...
(DS fill)
(hn.)
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7
x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
Bb Fm7 Bb Bb/D
e|--------|------66|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|------33|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
BRIDGE
Eb7 Bb7
Everyone got their own opinion
Fm7 Bb7
And protects their own dominion
Eb7 Db
No doubt for them it's true
C7#9
But I tell them what I really believe
F7(#9)
My only worry is protecting you
(bs.)
Bb Fm7
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|
x...x... x...x...
VERSE
Bb Fm7
No one should ever be lonely
Bb Fm7 Bb Fm7 Bb Bb7
|
We'd all find someone to care, well
Eb7
Ask me if I dare
Db
To answer who...
C7b9 C7 Db7 D7 Eb7
Could carry that flame
Eb7 D7 Db7 C7 C7 Db7 D7 Eb7
Carry that flame, yeah
Eb7 D7 Db7 C7
Carry that flame
C7 Eb/F
e|-------- |
B|-------- |
G|-7-8-9-10|
D|-------- |
A|-5-6-7-8 |
E|-------- |
x...x... x...x...
n/c
I just whisper your name
(tutti)
x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|---6----|--------|--------|
D|8--8--8-|-68-----|8--8--8-|--------|
A|-4--6--8|--------|----6--8|--4343--|
E|--------|--------|-9------|------4-|
x...x... x.. .x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|--12--8--|--------|--------||
D|8--8--8-|68- -----|8--8--8-|-68-----||
A|----6--8|--- -----|----6--8|--------||
E|-9------|--- -----|-9------|---6----||
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