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LOVE ME TENDER
As recorded by Elvis Presley
(From the 1956 Album ELVIS' GOLDEN RECORDS)
Words and Music by Vera Matson & Elvis Presley
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Elvis Presley - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro 1st - 3rd Verses
Q=80
D D E7 A7
4/4
Gtr I
Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
|----^2-----^2--||-----^2-----^2--|----^0-----^0--|----^0-----^0--|
|----^3-----^3--||o----^3-----^3--|----^3-----^3--|----^2-----^2--|
|----^2-----^2--||-----^2-----^2--|----^1-----^1--|----^0-----^0--|
|-0---------^0--||--0---------^0--|----^2-----^2--|----^2-----^2--|
|--------0------||o--------0------|----^2--2------|-0------0------|
|---------------||----------------|-0-------------|---------------|
DQ Q Q Q Q Q Q Q E7Q Q Q Q A7Q Q Q Q
|----^2-----^2--|----^2-----^2--|----^0-----^0--|----^0-----^0---|
|----^3-----^3--|----^3-----^3--|----^3-----^3--|----^2-----^2---|
|----^2-----^2--|----^2-----^2--|----^1-----^1--|----^0-----^0---|
|-0---------^0--|-0---------^0--|----^2-----^2--|----^2-----^2---|
|--------0------|--------0------|----^2--2------|-0------0-------|
|---------------|---------------|-0-------------|----------------|
Chorus
DQ Q Q Q Q Q C#m6Q Q BmQ Q D7Q Q GQ Q GmQ Q
|----^2-----^2--||----^2---------|----^2-----^2--|----^3-----^3---|
|----^3-----^3--||----^3-----^2--|----^3-----^1--|----^3-----^3---|
|----^2-----^2--||----^2-----^3--|----^4-----^2--|----^4-----^3---|
|-0---------^0--||-0---------^2--|----^4-----^0--|----^5-----^5---|
|--------0------||--------4------|-2------0------|----^5-----^5---|
|---------------||---------------|---------------|-3------3-------|
1.,2.
DQ Q Q Q Q Q Q B7Q E7Q Q Q Q A7Q Q Q Q
|----^2-----^2--|-------------|----^0-----^0--|----^0-----^0---|
|----^3-----^3--|-3--------4--|----^3-----^3--|----^2-----^2---|
|----^2-----^2--|-2--------2--|----^1-----^1--|----^0-----^0---|
|-0---------^0--|-0--------4--|----^0-----^0--|----^2-----^2---|
|--------0------|----3--2-----|----^2--2------|-0------0-------|
|---------------|-------------|-0-------------|----------------|
Outro
3H.=H
DQ Q Q Q 3x A7Q Q Q Q D Q Q Q Q W
|----^2-----^2---||----^0-----^0--||-^2-----5--5--|-2----*|
|----^3-----^3--o||----^2-----^2--||-^3-----------|------*|
|----^2-----^2---||----^0-----^0--||-^2--2--------|------*|
|-0---------^0---||----^2-----^2--||-^0-----------|------*|
|--------0------o||-0------0------||--------------|------*|
|----------------||---------------||--------------|------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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