DION & THE BELMONTS - TEENAGER IN LOVE TABS

A TEENAGER IN LOVE As recorded by Dion & The Belmonts (From the 1959 Album PRESENTING DION & THE BELMONTS) Words and Music by Doc Pomus & Mort Shuman Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar (nylon)' Intro Q=150(8=s8) Db Bbm 4/4 Gtr I Q E E +E E q Q E E +E E q ||-------9--9--(9)-11--9--|----6-6-(6)-8-6--| ||o------9--9--(9)-----9--|----6-6-(6)---6--| ||------10-10-(10)----10--|----6-6-(6)---6--| ||--11--------------------|-6---------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------| ||------------------------|-----------------|

^GbQ E E +E E q ^AbQ E E +E E q |----2-2-(2)-4-2--|----4-4-(4)-6-4---|| |----2-2-(2)---2--|----4-4-(4)---4--o|| |----3-3-(3)---3--|----5-5-(5)---5---|| |-4---------------|-6----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|------------------||

1st - 4th Verses $ $$

^Db Q E E +E E q ^BbmQ E E +E E q ||-------9--9--(9)-11--9--|----6-6-(6)-8-6--| ||o------9--9--(9)-----9--|----6-6-(6)---6--| ||------10-10-(10)----10--|----6-6-(6)---6--| ||--11--------------------|-6---------------| ||o-----------------------|-----------------| ||------------------------|-----------------|

^GbQ E E +E E q ^AbQ E E +E E q |----2-2-(2)-4-2--|----4-4-(4)-6-4---| |----2-2-(2)---2--|----4-4-(4)---4---| |----3-3-(3)---3--|----5-5-(5)---5---| |-4---------------|-6----------------| |-----------------|------------------| |-----------------|------------------|

^Db Q E E +E E q ^BbmQ E E +E E q ^GbQ E E +E E q ^AbQ E E +E E q |------9--9--(9)-11--9--|----6-6-(6)-8-6--|----2-2-(2)-4-2--|----4-4-(4)-6-4--| |------9--9--(9)-----9--|----6-6-(6)---6--|----2-2-(2)---2--|----4-4-(4)---4--| |-----10-10-(10)----10--|----6-6-(6)---6--|----3-3-(3)---3--|----5-5-(5)---5--| |-11--------------------|-6---------------|-4---------------|-6---------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| |-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|

1. To Coda

^Db q Q H

N.C.

W W Q Q Q Q |--9----------|----------|----------|---------------|| |--9----------|----------|----------|--------------o|| |-10----------|----------|----------|---------------|| |-11----------|----------|----------|----6--8--10---|| |-------------|----------|----------|--------------o|| |-------------|----------|----------|---------------||

Bridge 2.,D.S.

Q Q Q Q Q ^GbE E +E E q Q ^Ab E E +E E q Q ^GbE E +E E q |-------------||----6-6-(6)-6-6--|-----8--8--(8)--8--8--|----6-6-(6)-6-6--| |-------------||----7-7-(7)-7-7--|-----9--9--(9)--9--9--|----7-7-(7)-7-7--| |-------------||----6-6-(6)-6-6--|-----8--8--(8)--8--8--|----6-6-(6)-6-6--| |----------3--||----8-8-(8)-8-8--|----10-10-(10)-10-10--|----8-8-(8)-8-8--| |----4--6-----||-----------------|----------------------|-----------------| |-------------||-----------------|----------------------|-----------------|

Q ^Ab E E +E E q Q ^GbE E +E E q |-----8--8--(8)--8--8--|----6-6-(6)-6-6--| |-----9--9--(9)--9--9--|----7-7-(7)-7-7--| |-----8--8--(8)--8--8--|----6-6-(6)-6-6--| |----10-10-(10)-10-10--|----8-8-(8)-8-8--| |----------------------|-----------------| |----------------------|-----------------|

Outro D.S. & D.S.

Q ^Ab E E +E E q

N.C.

Q Q Q Q ^Db Q E E +E E q |-----8--8--(8)--8--8--||--------------||-------9--9--(9)-11--9--| |-----9--9--(9)--9--9--||--------------||o------9--9--(9)-----9--| |-----8--8--(8)--8--8--||--------------||------10-10-(10)----10--| |----10-10-(10)-10-10--||----6--8--10--||--11--------------------| |----------------------||--------------||o-----------------------| |----------------------||--------------||------------------------|

^BbmQ E E +E E q ^GbQ E E +E E q ^AbQ E E +E E q 3x |----6-6-(6)-8-6--|----2-2-(2)-4-2--|----4-4-(4)-6-4---|| |----6-6-(6)---6--|----2-2-(2)---2--|----4-4-(4)---4--o|| |----6-6-(6)---6--|----3-3-(3)---3--|----5-5-(5)---5---|| |-6---------------|-4---------------|-6----------------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------o|| |-----------------|-----------------|------------------||

Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths