My Girl

 My Girl 
  
 As performed by the Temptations 
 Tabbed by G. Ludovici 
  
 I've included the bass intro, but raised it up an octave since a guitar with 
 standard tuning doesn't have the lowest notes. 
  
 For the verses, the guitar just plays up two major scales over and over. 
 The C scale and F scale for the first two versus, then D and G after the key change. 
  
 I worked to ensure the fingering pattern was similar and scale-like 
  throughout the entire song.  During the chorus, strum freely to fill out 
  the sound.  The strum patterns included are a simplified suggestion. 
  
 TUNING NOTE:  If you play with the Temptations recording, you'll want to 
 tune all of the strings up about 10hz above standard tuning (less than a 
 semi-tone) or it'll sound a touch flat. 
  
  
 BASS INTRO (+8va): 
 e|------------- |------------- | 
 B|------------- |------------- | 
 G|-0------0---- |-0-----0----- | 
 D|------------- |------------- | 
 A|---3-3----3-3 |---3-3---3-3- | 
 E|------------- |------------- | 
  
 GUITAR INTRO: 
     C               C 
 			 I've got 
  
 e|-------------  |------------- | 
 B|-------------  |------------- | 
 G|----------2-5  |----------2-5 | 
 D|------2-5----  |------2-5---- | 
 A|--3-5--------  |--3-5-------- | 
 E|-------------  |------------- | 
  
  
    C               F               C              F 
    sunshine         on a cloudy   day                       When 
  
 e|-------------  |-------------  |-------------  |------------- | 
 B|-------------  |-------------  |-------------  |------------- | 
 G|---------2-5-  |-------------  |---------2-5-  |------------- | 
 D|-----2-5-----  |---------0-3-  |-----2-5-----  |---------0-3- | 
 A|-3-5---------  |-----0-3-----  |-3-5---------  |-----0-3----- | 
 E|-------------  |-1-3---------  |-------------  |-1-3--------- | 
  
    C                F                C                F 
  it's cold outside, I've got the month of May 
  
 e|-------------   |-------------   |-------------   |------------- | 
 B|-------------   |-------------   |-------------   |------------- | 
 G|---------2-5-   |-------------   |---------2-5-   |------------- | 
 D|-----2-5-----   |---------0-3-   |-----2-5-----   |---------0-3- | 
 A|-3-5---------   |-----0-3-----   |-3-5---------   |-----0-3----- | 
 E|-------------   |-1-3---------   |-------------   |-1-3--------- | 
  
  
 CHORUS (strum): 
  
   C         Dm          F        G 
   I         guess       you'd    say, 
  
 e|-0----0---1----1-   |-1----1---3----3--| 
 B|-1----1---3----3-   |-1----1---0----0--| 
 G|-0----0---2----2-   |-2----2---0----0--| 
 D|-2----2---0----0-   |-3----3---0----0--| 
 A|-3----3----------   |----------2----2--| 
 E|-----------------   |----------3----3--| 
  
  
   C        Am           F        G 
   What can make me     feel this way? 
  
 e|-0----0---1----1-   |-1----1---3----3--| 
 B|-1----1---2----2-   |-1----1---0----0--| 
 G|-0----0---2----2-   |-2----2---0----0--| 
 D|-2----2---0----0-   |-3----3---0----0--| 
 A|-3----3----------   |----------2----2--| 
 E|-----------------   |----------3----3--| 
  
  
   C        Am           F         C 
   My girl, my girl,    my girl  Talkin' 'bout 
  
 e|-0----0---1----1-   |-1----1----0------0--| 
 B|-1----1---2----2-   |-1----1----1------1--| 
 G|-0----0---2----2-   |-2----2----0------0--| 
 D|-2----2---0----0-   |-3----3----2------2--| 
 A|-3----3----------   |-----------3------3--| 
 E|-----------------   |---------------------| 
  
     Dm          G 
    my girl     My girl  I've got 
  
 e|--1----------3--3-------------| 
 B|--3----------0--0-------------| 
 G|--2----------0--0-------------| 
 D|--0----------0--0-------------| 
 A|-------------2--2-------------| 
 E|-------------3--3-------------| 
  
  
    C               F                  C                 F 
   so       much  honey the bee's  envy me                         I've got 
  
 e|-------------   |-------------     |-------------    |------------- | 
 B|-------------   |-------------     |-------------    |------------- | 
 G|---------2-5-   |-------------     |---------2-5-    |------------- | 
 D|-----2-5-----   |---------0-3-     |-----2-5-----    |---------0-3- | 
 A|-3-5---------   |-----0-3-----     |-3-5---------    |-----0-3----- | 
 E|-------------   |-1-3---------     |-------------    |-1-3--------- | 
  
    C                F                 C                 F 
   a sweeter song   than the birds in the trees.                    Well, 
  
 e|-------------    |-------------    |-------------    |------------- | 
 B|-------------    |-------------    |-------------    |------------- | 
 G|---------2-5-    |-------------    |---------2-5-    |------------- | 
 D|-----2-5-----    |---------0-3-    |-----2-5-----    |---------0-3- | 
 A|-3-5---------    |-----0-3-----    |-3-5---------    |-----0-3----- | 
 E|-------------    |-1-3---------    |-------------    |-1-3--------- | 
  
 Repeate the chorus 
  
 CHORUS (strum): 
   C         Dm          F        G 
   I         guess       you'd    say, 
  
 e|-0----0---1----1-   |-1----1---3----3--| 
 B|-1----1---3----3-   |-1----1---0----0--| 
 G|-0----0---2----2-   |-2----2---0----0--| 
 D|-2----2---0----0-   |-3----3---0----0--| 
 A|-3----3----------   |----------2----2--| 
 E|-----------------   |----------3----3--| 
  
  
   C        Am           F        G 
   What can make me     feel this way? 
  
 e|-0----0---1----1-   |-1----1---3----3--| 
 B|-1----1---2----2-   |-1----1---0----0--| 
 G|-0----0---2----2-   |-2----2---0----0--| 
 D|-2----2---0----0-   |-3----3---0----0--| 
 A|-3----3----------   |----------2----2--| 
 E|-----------------   |----------3----3--| 
  
  
   C        Am           F         C 
   My girl, my girl,    my girl  Talkin' 'bout 
  
 e|-0----0---1----1-   |-1----1----0------0--| 
 B|-1----1---2----2-   |-1----1----1------1--| 
 G|-0----0---2----2-   |-2----2----0------0--| 
 D|-2----2---0----0-   |-3----3----2------2--| 
 A|-3----3----------   |-----------3------3--| 
 E|-----------------   |---------------------| 
  
     Dm          G 
    my girl     My girl      Oooooh 
  
 e|--1----------3--3-------------| 
 B|--3----------0--0-------------| 
 G|--2----------0--0-------------| 
 D|--0----------0--0-------------| 
 A|-------------2--2-------------| 
 E|-------------3--3-------------| 
  
  
 BREAK 
  
  
 BASS (+8va): 
   Whooo!   Whoooooooooo! 
  
 e|------------- |------------- | 
 B|------------- |------------- | 
 G|-0------0---- |-0-----0----- | 
 D|------------- |------------- | 
 A|---3-3----3-3 |---3-3---3-3- | 
 E|------------- |------------- | 
  
 GUITAR: 
     C               C 
  
 e|-------------  |------------- | 
 B|-------------  |------------- | 
 G|----------2-5  |----------2-5 | 
 D|------2-5----  |------2-5---- | 
 A|--3-5--------  |--3-5-------- | 
 E|-------------  |------------- | 
  
  
    C               F               C              F 
                         Hey, hey, hey! 
  
 e|-------------  |-------------  |-------------  |------------- | 
 B|-------------  |-------------  |-------------  |------------- | 
 G|---------2-5-  |-------------  |---------2-5-  |------------- | 
 D|-----2-5-----  |---------0-3-  |-----2-5-----  |---------0-3- | 
 A|-3-5---------  |-----0-3-----  |-3-5---------  |-----0-3----- | 
 E|-------------  |-1-3---------  |-------------  |-1-3--------- | 
  
  
 KEY CHANGE 
 Modulate up a whole step from C to D 
  
  
    Dm               G               G              A 
          Hey, hey, hey!                                     I don't 
  
 e|-1--1--1--1--  |--3--3--3--3-  |--3--3--3--3-  |-0-0-0-------| 
 B|-3--3--3--3--  |--0--0--0--0-  |--0--0--0--0-  |-2-2-2-------| 
 G|-2--2--2--2--  |--0--0--0--0-  |--0--0--0--0-  |-2-2-2-------| 
 D|-0--0--0--0--  |--0--0--0--0-  |--0--0--0--0-  |-2-2-2-------| 
 A|-------------  |--2--2--2--2-  |--2--2--2--2-  |-0-0-0-------| 
 E|-------------  |--3--3--3--3-  |--3--3--3--3-  |-0-0-0-------| 
  
    D                G                D                D 
   need no            money, fortune or fame                    I've got 
  
 e|-------------   |-------------   |-------------   |-------------| 
 B|-------------   |-------------   |-------------   |-------------| 
 G|---------4-7-   |-------------   |---------4-7-   |---------4-7-| 
 D|-----4-7-----   |---------2-5-   |-----4-7-----   |-----4-7-----| 
 A|-5-7---------   |-----2-5-----   |-5-7---------   |-5-7---------| 
 E|-------------   |-3-5---------   |-------------   |-------------| 
  
    D               G                 D               D 
   all the riches, baby, one man can claim 
  
 e|-------------   |-------------   |-------------   |-------------| 
 B|-------------   |-------------   |-------------   |-------------| 
 G|---------4-7-   |-------------   |---------4-7-   |---------4-7-| 
 D|-----4-7-----   |---------2-5-   |-----4-7-----   |-----4-7-----| 
 A|-5-7---------   |-----2-5-----   |-5-7---------   |-5-7---------| 
 E|-------------   |-3-5---------   |-------------   |-------------| 
  
  
 CHORUS in D (strum): 
    D       Em           G       A 
    I       guess        you'd   say, 
  
 e|-2---2---0---0---   |-3---3---0---0---| 
 B|-3---3---0---0---   |-0---0---2---2---| 
 G|-2---2---0---0---   |-0---0---2---2---| 
 D|-0---0---2---2---   |-0---0---2---2---| 
 A|---------2---2---   |-2---2---0---0---| 
 E|---------0---0---   |-3---3---0---0---| 
  
  
    D       Em           G       A 
   What can make me     feel this way? 
  
 e|-2---2---0---0---   |-3---3---0---0---| 
 B|-3---3---0---0---   |-0---0---2---2---| 
 G|-2---2---0---0---   |-0---0---2---2---| 
 D|-0---0---2---2---   |-0---0---2---2---| 
 A|---------2---2---   |-2---2---0---0---| 
 E|---------0---0---   |-3---3---0---0---| 
  
   D        Bm           G         D 
   My girl, my girl,    my girl  Talkin' 'bout 
  
 e|-2---2---2---2--   |-3---3---2---2----| 
 B|-3---3---3---3--   |-0---0---3---3----| 
 G|-2---2---4---4--   |-0---0---2---2----| 
 D|-0---0---4---4--   |-0---0---0---0----| 
 A|---------2---2--   |-2---2------------| 
 E|----------------   |-3---3------------| 
  
  
     Em 
    my girl 
 e|--0------| 
 B|--0------| 
 G|--0------| 
 D|--2------| 
 A|--2------| 
 E|--0------| 
  
  
 DESCENDING SCALE: 
 Now instead of the lead guitar, the entire orchestra starts repeating chords 
  and a scale until the song fades to silence.  In case you're performing  
 this, I've set up a closing chord instead of the fade.  I've also included a  
 lead-guitar style melody in case you're not comfortable with barre chords. 
  
  
 MELODY: 
     A    G     Bm    A7    D 
                 Talkin' 'bout my girl 
  
 e|----------------------------| 
 B|----------------------------| 
 G|--2-2-----------------------| 
 D|-------5-5---4-4---2-2------| 
 A|-------------------------5--| 
 E|----------------------------| 
  
  
 OR 
  
 BARRE CHORDS: 
     A     G     Bm    A7    D 
                 Talkin' 'bout my girl 
  
 e|--5--5--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--| 
 B|--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--3--| 
 G|--6--6--4--4--4--4--0--0--2--| 
 D|--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--0--| 
 A|--7--7--5--5--2--2--0--0-----| 
 E|--5--5--3--3--------0--0-----| 
  
 (Strum freely) 
    D                   Em                     Em 
 I've got sunshine on a cloudy day       with my girl. 
  
 e|-2---2---2---2---   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
 B|-3---3---3---3---   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
 G|-2---2---2---2---   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
 D|-0---0---0---0---   |-2---2---2---2---   |-2---2---2---2---| 
 A|-----------------   |-2---2---2---2---   |-2---2---2---2---| 
 E|-----------------   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
  
  
     A    G     Bm    A7    D 
 I've even got the month of May 
  
 e|--5--5--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--| 
 B|--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--3--| 
 G|--6--6--4--4--4--4--0--0--2--| 
 D|--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--0--| 
 A|--7--7--5--5--2--2--0--0-----| 
 E|--5--5--3--3--------0--0-----| 
  
  
 (Strum freely) 
    D                   Em                     Em 
 with my girl.         Talkin 'bout, talkin' 'bout, talkin' 'bout 
  
 e|-2---2---2---2---   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
 B|-3---3---3---3---   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
 G|-2---2---2---2---   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
 D|-0---0---0---0---   |-2---2---2---2---   |-2---2---2---2---| 
 A|-----------------   |-2---2---2---2---   |-2---2---2---2---| 
 E|-----------------   |-0---0---0---0---   |-0---0---0---0---| 
  
     A    G     Bm    A7    D 
  my girl. 
  
 e|--5--5--3--3--2--2--0--0--2--| 
 B|--5--5--3--3--3--3--2--2--3--| 
 G|--6--6--4--4--4--4--0--0--2--| 
 D|--7--7--5--5--4--4--2--2--0--| 
 A|--7--7--5--5--2--2--0--0-----| 
 E|--5--5--3--3--------0--0-----| 
  
  
 (Strum freely) 
    D                   Em      (slow down)       Em                      D (Let ring) 
 Ooh, my girl.         That's all I can       talk about is my            girl. 
  
 e|-2---2---2---2---     |-0---0---0---0---     |-0-------0-------     |--2---------------|| 
 B|-3---3---3---3---     |-0---0---0---0---     |-0-------0-------     |--3---------------|| 
 G|-2---2---2---2---     |-0---0---0---0---     |-0-------0-------     |--2---------------|| 
 D|-0---0---0---0---     |-2---2---2---2---     |-2-------2-------     |--0---------------|| 
 A|-----------------     |-2---2---2---2---     |-2-------2-------     |------------------|| 
 E|-----------------     |-0---0---0---0---     |-0-------0-------     |------------------|| 
  
 FIN!