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I Got A Line On You by Spirit
I Got A Line On You
intro and main riff
The D's and E's are kinda sloppy middle strings on the 7th and 9th frets. I usually
the second strike on the B's letting the first hit ring out.
B D E B E D
--7-7----------7-7----------------------|
--7-7---7-9----7-7---9-7----------------|
--8-8---7-9----8-8---9-7----------------|
--9-9---7-9----9-9---9-7----------------|
--9-9----------9-9----------------------|
--7-7----------7-7----------------------|
on line 3, strum out the chords
B D E
Let me take you baby,
B E D B D E B E D
down to the river bed
B E B B7
Got to tell you somethin', go right to your head
G A B
Cause I got a line on you babe (see note below for backgrounds)
G A B
I got a line on you
(this verse maintains the riff all the way through it -- there no "line 3")
Gotta put your arms around me
With every bit of your love
If you know what to do, I'll make love to you
Cause you got the right line to make it through these times
G A B
I got a line on you babe
I got a line on you
Main Lead is played over an E chord (7th fret) --Just hold the E chord thru the whole
sometimes sliding from the Eb.
G A B
I got a line on you babe
I got a line on you
(back to the first verse pattern with a special "line 3")
B D E
You know my winter's almost over
B E D B
My summer, she's comin' on strong
B E B B7
I can love you, love you, love you, love you all year long
G A B
I got a line on you babe
I got a line on you babe
I got a line on you babe
I got a line on you babe
I got a line on you babe
About the chorus with backgrounds (BGs)
G A B
BGs I I got a line I got a line on you babe
Lead I got a li------ne onnnn you, babe
On the last phrase of the song, vocals only
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version 2
Capo II
A C\C DDD C\C 2x
A C A D A (A C\C DDD C\C)
Let me take you baby, down to the river bed
A D A A7
Got to tell you something, go right to your head
F G A A A7 F
I got a line on you, babe (I got a line on you babe)
G A A A7
I got a line on you (I got a line on you babe)
AAAA C\C DDD C\C 2x
A C (A C\C DDD C\C)
Put your arms around me
A D A (A C\C DDD C\C)
With every bit of your love
A D
If you know what to do, I'll make love to you
A A7
Cause you got the right line to make it through these times
F G
I, I got a line on you
A
I got a line on you babe
F G
I, I got a line on you
A
I got a line on you babe
Break
F G
I, I got a line on you
A
I got a line on you babe
F G
I, I got a line on you
A
I got a line on you babe
A C\C DDD C\C 2x
A
Now listen, now winter's almost gone
F D A
My summer, she's coming on strong
A7 A
I can love you, love you, love you
D C
Love you all year long
F G
I, I got a line on you
A A7
I got a line on you babe
F G
I, I got a line on you
A A7
I got a line on you babe . . .
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version 3
Tuning:Standard
Intro x2
e|--------------------------|
B|--------------------------|
G|----------7-9---------9-7-|
D|----------7-9---------9-7-|
A|--------------------------|
E|--7--7--7-----7--7--7-----|
Verse x4 Chorus
x2
e|--------------------------|-(3)-(3)---------(5)-(5)---------(7)-(7)-----------------------------|
B|--------------------------|-(3)-(3)---------(5)-(5)---------(7)-(7)-----------------------------|
G|----------7-9---------9-7-|--4---4--4-4-4-4--6---6--6-6-6-6--8---8--8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-----|
D|----------7-9---------9-7-|--5---5--5-5-5-5--7---7--7-7-7-7--9---9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
A|--------------------------|--5---5--5-5-5-5--7---7--7-7-7-7--9---9--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----|
E|--7--7--7-----7--7--7-----|--3---3--3-3-3-3--5---5--5-5-5-5--7---7--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
Play verse - Chorus x2
The fills Seem to be improv in the key of E blues Scale(Pentatonic??)
During solo Bass Plays Verse Riff you can also hear the keyboard hitting a B over and
over
Note: my take on solo(help me out if u Know better)
I also think its two guitars?
solo x2
e|------------15-15-15-15---------------15-15----15\-----------|
B|------15-17-------------17p15-15-17~ -15-15-15-15\-15-14-15--|
G|---/16--------------------------------------16---------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------12-11-12--|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
x3 Pull offs fast
e|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
B|------12---14-12-|----------------------------------------|
G|------12---14-12-|-14b-12---------------------------------|
D|--14~ ---14------|--------14--14p12-14p12-14p12-14p12-14~ |
A|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
E|-----------------|----------------------------------------|
After Solo
chorus
verse - chorus
chorus a bunch stop and drop a piano out a window
Let me take you, baby, down to the river bed
Got to tell you somethin', go right to your head
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
Gotta put your arms around me with every bit of your love
If you know what to do, I'll make love to you
We got the right line to make it through these times
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
Now listen, our winter's almost over
This summer, she's comin' on strong
I can love you, love you, love you
Love you all year long
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
I, I got a line, I got a line on you, babe
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
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