Standard tuning - E-A-D-G-B-e \ - slide down / - slide up ~ - vibrato h - hammer on p - pull off This song was written by Otis Rush, a Chicago-style Blues guitar player and vocalist. your love is a slow Blues in A minor. You can use the A pentatonic Blues scale and the chords Am (I), Dm (IV), Em (V), or the 7th chords Am7 (I), Dm7 (IV), Em7 (V). The Rhythm guitar is quite simple - use the standard Blues chord progression and play the chords like: Am Dm Em I---------------------------------------------------------------------| I-------------------------------------------------------------5-------| I-------------------------------------------5-5-5-h7--------5---7-5---| I----5-5-5-h7-----5-5-5-h7----5-5-5-h7----/7-------------/7-----------| I--/7-----------/7----------/7-----------5-------------5--------------| I-5------------5------------5-----------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------| -------------------------------------7-7-7-h9-------5-5-5-------------| ------5-5-5-h7-------5-5-5-h7-----/9--------------/7------------5-5-5-| ---/7-------------/7-------------7---------------5------------/7------| -5--------------5--------------------------------------------5--------| --------------------------|I --------------------------|I --------------------------|I ------5-5-5-h7------------|I ---/7-------------etc.----|I -5------------------------|I Lead I-5/----------------------5/--------------------5/--------------------------| I-5/----------------------5/--------------------5/--------------------------| I-5/--7b(9)rb7p5---5------5/-7b(9)rb7p5---5-----5/-7b(9)rb7p5---5h7~~-------| I----------------7---7~~~---------------7---7~~---------------7-------------| I---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I---------------------------------------------------------------------------| --5/----------------------5/------------------------------------------------|I --5/----------------------5/------------------------------------------------|I --5/--7b(9)rb7p5---5------5/-7b(9)rb7p5---5-9~~~--9-9-7-5~--7p5-5----5------|I -----------------7---7~~~---------------7------------------------------7----|~-I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|I ----------------------------------------------------------------------------|I The rest of the verse lead is mostly played with these notes. Easy to figure out. During vocals EC played some fills, all nice in the blues scale, like: I---5~~~--5-10-8h10p8h10-etc.----|I I--------------------------------|I I--------------------------------|I I--------------------------------|I I--------------------------------|I I--------------------------------|I First part of the solo (do not mute the strings, let ring, much distortion!). Take a look: you just play the Am, Dm and Em chord as arpeggios... I----------12----------12------------------------12---------5-------------| I----13----------13------------------------13----------13---6-------------| I-14----14----14----14----14~~~--repeat-14----14----14------7-repeat 1st--| I-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I-------------------------------------------------------------------------| I-------------------------------------------------------------------------| ------------12--------7-7\5-8---------------|I ------13----------13--8-8\6-6---------------|I ---14----14----14-----9-9\7-7-7br5----------|I ------------------------------------7-------|p5h7~-I --------------------------------------------|I --------------------------------------------|I Then, at 1:48 min, the rhythm changed for the second solo part to an up tempo shuffle: I---------------8b(9)--------------8----------------10b(12)rb10-p8h10-8b----| I---10-10-10-10-------10b(13)~~-10---10-8---8-10-------------------------10-| I--------------------not-easy!-----------9----------------------------------| I---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I---------------------------------------------------------------------------| I---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 10b(12)-8----8b-----|I -----------10-------|I --------------------|I --------------------|I --------------------|I --------------------|I I--------------------------5\-----------8-10-10-8----8b--20b(23)-20b(22)~----| I--8b(10)~~--8-------------5\---10-8-10-----------10-------------------------| I--------------9-7-5b------5\------------------------------------------------| I----------------------------------------------------------------------------| I----------------------7-----------------------------------------------------| I----------------------------------------------------------------------------| 20-17-17-17----------|I ------------20b(23---|-I ---------------------|I ---------------------|I ---------------------|I ---------------------|I I-------------------------------------------|I I--20-17-------------------17-------5\------|I I--------19b(21)-19-17-19-----------5\------|I I-----------------------------17b-----------|I I-------------------------------------------|I I-------------------------------------------|I You play in the first fingering pattern of the A Blues scale, but now on the 17th fret. rest is played like the beginning.