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I Need You Tonight Guitar Tablature
                               I NEED YOU TONIGHT
                               As recorded by INXS
                       (From the 1994 Album GREATEST HITS)

Words and Music by INXS
Arranged by James Stewart
Transcribed by James Stewart

         Fm+5
     x x x 10 9 9

Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Main High Pitched Bit'
Gtr II (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Muted Guitar (Verse)'
Gtr III (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Synth'
Gtr IV (Eb Ab Db Gb Bb Eb) - 'Guitar (Deeper bit)'

 Intro - Drums
  Q=99
 4/4
  Gtr I
  Wx4
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|
|--------|


 Pre-Verse
  C#/F             E/Ab        Ebm/F#C#/F
  Gtr I
   q   q   q  Q     S  S  S  S  e  S  E Q..
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------|
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------|
|-10--10--10-----|-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|


  C#/F             E/Ab        D#m/F#C#/F
   q   q   q  Q     S  S  S  S  e  S  E Q..
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9--------|
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9--------|
|-10--10--10-----|-13-13-13-13-11-11-10--------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|
|----------------|-----------------------------|


   Verse
                          C#5/Ab
    Gtr II
    PM------------------------------------|
    E  E E S S S S E q    E E E S S S S E q   6x
||----------------------|---------------------||
||o---------------------|--------------------o||
||--6--8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9---||
||----------------------|---------------------||
||o---------------------|--------------------o||
||----------------------|---------------------||
|
|   Gtr III
|   H.               Q    W                   6x
||-------------------9--|---------------------||
||o------------------9--|--------------------o||
||----------------------|---------------------||
||----------------------|---------------------||
||o---------------------|--------------------o||
||----------------------|---------------------||


   Chorus
    C#/F             E/Ab        D#m/F#C#/F
    Gtr I
     q   q   q  Q     S  S  S  S  e  S  E Q..
||---9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------|
||o--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------|
||--10--10--10-----|-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-------|
||-----------------|----------------------------|
||o----------------|----------------------------|
||-----------------|----------------------------|


  C#/F             E/Ab        D#m/F#C#/F
   q   q   q  Q     S  S  S  S  e  S  E Q..
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9--------||
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------o||
|-10--10--10-----|-13-13-13-13-11-11-10--------||
|----------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------|----------------------------o||
|----------------|-----------------------------||


   Verse
                          C#5/Ab
    Gtr II
    PM----------------------------------------
    E  E E S S S S E q    E E E S S S S E q
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||--6--8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9--|
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   Gtr III
|   H.               Q    W
||-------------------9--|--------------------|
||o------------------9--|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|


                        C#5/Ab
 ---------------------------------------|
  E  E E S S S S E q    E E E S S S S E q    3x
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-6--8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| H.               Q    W                    3x
|------------------9--|----------------------||
|------------------9--|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||


 Interlude
  C#              F#              C#
  Gtr I
  PM---------------------------------------|
  q  E E E Q.     q  E E E Q.     q  E E E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4----2-4------|---------------|-4----2-4------|
|---------------|-2----0-2------|---------------|


  F#              C#              F#
  PM---------------------------------------|
  q  E E E Q.     q  E E E Q.     q  E E E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|-4----2-4------|---------------|
|-2----0-2------|---------------|-2----0-2------|


   Chorus
    C#/F             E/Ab        D#m/F#C#/F
     q   q   q  Q     S  S  S  S  e  S  E Q..
||---9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------|
||o--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------|
||--10--10--10-----|-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-------|
||-----------------|----------------------------|
||o----------------|----------------------------|
||-----------------|----------------------------|


  C#/F             E/Ab        D#m/F#C#/F
   q   q   q  Q     S  S  S  S  e  S  E Q..
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9--------||
|--9---9---9-----|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------o||
|-10--10--10-----|-13-13-13-13-11-11-10--------||
|----------------|-----------------------------||
|----------------|----------------------------o||
|----------------|-----------------------------||


   Verse
                          C#5/Ab
    PM----------------------------------------
    E  E E S S S S E q    E E E S S S S E q
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||--6--8-9-x-x-6-6-8-9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9--|
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|
|
|   Gtr III
|   H.               Q    W
||-------------------9--|--------------------|
||o------------------9--|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|
||o---------------------|--------------------|
||----------------------|--------------------|


                        C#5/Ab
 ---------------------------------------|
  E  E E S S S S E q    E E E S S S S E q
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|-6--8-9-x-x-6-6-8-9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9----||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|
| H.               Q    W
|------------------9--|----------------------||
|------------------9--|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|----------------------||
|---------------------|---------------------o||
|---------------------|----------------------||


 Interlude
  PM---------------------------------------|
  q  E E E Q.     q  E E E Q.     q  E E E Q.
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|---------------|---------------|---------------|
|-4----2-4------|---------------|-4----2-4------|
|---------------|-2----0-2------|---------------|


  PM------------------------------|
  q  E E E Q.     q  E E E Q.     q  H.
|---------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|---------------|----------|
|---------------|-4----2-4------|----------|
|-2----0-2------|---------------|-2--------|


  PM----------------------------------------------------------|
  q    E E   E   Q.      q   E E   E   Q.      q    E E   E   Q.
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-4------2---4---------|---------------------|-4------2---4---------|
|----------------------|-2-----0---2---------|----------------------|
|
| Gtr II
| PM-------------------------------------------------------------|
| E  E E S S S S E  q    E E E S S S S E  q    E  E E S S S S E  q
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|-6--8-9-x-x-6-6-8--9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8--9--|-6--8-9-x-x-6-6-8--9--|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|
| H.                Q    W                     H.                Q
|-------------------9--|---------------------|-------------------9--|
|-------------------9--|---------------------|-------------------9--|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|---------------------|----------------------|


  PM-------------------
  q   E E   E   Q.
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-2-----0---2---------|
|
| PM-------------------
| E E E S S S S E  q
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|-6-8-9-x-x-6-6-8--9--|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|
| Gtr IV
| W
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|
|---------------------|


  E/Ab        D#m/F#C#/F
 --------------------------------------------------|
   q           E  E    E     Q.      q   E E   E   Q.
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|--4--------------2----4-----------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|-2-----0---2----------|
|
|-----------------------------------------------------|
|  E     E     E  S  S S S   E  q    E E E S S S S E  q
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|--6-----8-----9--6--6-6-6---8--9--|-6-8-9-x-x-6-6-8--9---|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|
|  S  S  S  S  e  S  E   Q..         W
|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------------|----------------------|
|-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------------|----------------------|
|-13-13-13-13-11-11-10-------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------------------|----------------------|


 Outro
  PM----------------------------------|
  q   E E   E   Q.      q   E E   E   Q.
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-4-----2---4---------|---------------------|
|---------------------|-2-----0---2---------|
|
| PM-------------------------------------|
| E E E S S S S E  q    E E E S S S S E  q
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|-6-8-9-x-x-6-6-8--9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8--9--|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|
|---------------------|---------------------|


  PM------------------------------------|
  E  E E S S S S E q    E E E S S S S E q
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-6--8-9-x-x-6-6-8-9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8-9--|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H.               Q    W
|------------------9--|--------------------|
|------------------9--|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|


    E/Ab        D#m/F#C#/F
    Gtr II
     PM-------------------------------------------------|
     E     E     E  S  S S S   E  q    E E E S S S S E  q
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
||o----------------------------------|---------------------o||
||---6-----8-----9--x--x-6-6---8--9--|-6-8-9-6-6-6-6-8--9---||
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
||o----------------------------------|---------------------o||
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
|
|   Gtr IV
|    S  S  S  S  e  S  E   Q..         W
||--12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------------|----------------------||
||o-12-12-12-12-11-11--9-------------|---------------------o||
||--13-13-13-13-11-11-10-------------|----------------------||
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
||o----------------------------------|---------------------o||
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
|
|   Gtr I
|    PM----------------------------------------------|
|    q           E  E    E     Q.      q   E E   E   Q.
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
||o----------------------------------|---------------------o||
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
||-----------------------------------|----------------------||
||o--4--------------2----4-----------|---------------------o||
||-----------------------------------|-2-----0---2----------||


  W          W          W
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|
|----------|----------|------*|


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

/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 
  - 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
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