Try A Little Tenderness

Tabbed by: Al-Zahran

Hello! I'm kinda new to this sorta thing, but I decided to give this gorgeous song a

Most of the credit should go to Reda Woodcock who posted the bass tabs on here- sorry I

ask before I used them, but thanks anyway. I just sort of dressed them up to make the guitar parts.

OK, here they are for your enjoyment.

Bm E Am

Ooh she may be weary

D

And them young girls they do get weary

G F E

Wearing that same old shaggy dress

Am D

But when they get weary

D Bm Em Am D

Try a little tenderness

G E

You know she's waiting

Am D

Just anticipating

G F E

The thing that she'll never, never, possess,no,no

Am Am

But while she's there waiting

D D G C G

Go to her and try a little bit of tenderness

C Bm

It’s not just sentimental yeah, yeah

Em Am

She has - her greaves and care

C Bm

[they]

But the soft words are spoken so gentle

Am D

But, oh, that makes it easier, easier to bear, yeah

Play these power chords nice and light and really short. Listen to the song for timing.

G E Am D

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|--------------9--9------------------7--7-----|

D|--5--5--5-----9--9-----7--7--7------7--7-----|

A|--5--5--5-----7--7-----7--7--7------5--5-----|

E|--3--3--3--------------5--5--5---------------|

G F E

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|---------------10--10----9--9--9----9--9-----|

D|--5--5--5------10--10----9--9--9----9--9-----|

A|--5--5--5------ 8---8----7--7--7----7--7-----|

E|--3--3--3------------------------------------|

Am D

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|----------------------7--7--7----7--7--------|

D|--7--7--7----7--7-----7--7--7----7--7--------|

A|--7--7--7----7--7-----5--5--5----5--5--------|

E|--5--5--5----5--5----------------------------|

Bm E

e|--2-----------7------------------------------|

B|--3-----------9------------------------------|

G|--4--x-16-----9--x-16------------------------|

D|--4-----------9------------------------------|

A|--2-----------7------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

(This is the fast bit leading up to the peak of the song:)

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|--2---4---5---6---7---8---9---10--11---------|

D|--2---4---5---6---7---8---9---10--11---------|

A|--0---2---3---4---5---6---7---8---9----------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

(The peak- the bit Donkey sings in Shrek)

G F E

e|---------------------------------------------|

B|---------------------------------------------|

G|--12----10----9------------------------------|

D|--12----10----9------------------------------|

A|--10----8-----7------------------------------|

E|---------------------------------------------|

You probably repeat the fast bit and do the chorus again – that’s the two last bits.

The End! You have yourself a beauty!

From Al-Zahran

(P.S. Thanks again Reda Woodcock.)