Aint No Sunshine - Bill Withers
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
AIN'T NO SUNSHINE
As recorded by Bill Withers
(From the 1971 Album JUST AS I AM)
Words and Music by Bill Withers
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Bill Withers - Acoustic Guitar'
1st - 3rd Verses
Q=77
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Am Em7 G Am
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
W E E E E E E E E E Q. +Q Q
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---1---1------
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-0-|---1----(1
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Em7
E E E E E E
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|---1---1-----
|---0---0---0-
|-----------0-
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|---------0---
G Am
E E E Q. +
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--0-|---1----(
--0-|---0----(
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----|-0-------
3---|---------
Em7
E E E E E E
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1)-------|---3
0)-------|---4
-----0-2-|----
---3-----|----
---------|-0--
E E E E E E
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---4---4---4-|
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-0---0---0---|
To
Dm7
E E E E E E
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|---1---1---1-
|---2---2---2-
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1.
Coda
Am
E E E E E E
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--1--|---1---1
--2--|---0---0
0----|--------
-----|-0---0--
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Em7 G Am
E E E E E Q
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-------0-|---1
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---0-----|----
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. +E S S E
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2.
Am
E E E E E
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4--||---------
Em7 G
E E E E
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Am
Q Q H
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|-2----------|
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Bridge
N.C.
E S S E E E
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S S E E
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E S S E E E
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S S E E E S
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S E E E S S E
x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
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x-x-x-x-x-x-x-
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E
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E S S E E E
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S S E E E S
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S E E E S S E
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E E S S E E
x-|-x-x-x-x-x-
x-|-x-x-x-x-x-
x-|-x-x-x-x-x-
x-|-x-x-x-x-x-
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E S S E E
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Am Em7
E E E E E E
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|---1---1-----
|---0---0---0-
|-----------0-
|-0---0-------
|---------0---
D.S. al Coda
G Am
E E Q Q H
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--0-|-1-------
--0-|-2-------
----|-2-------
----|-0-------
3---|---------
&
Am
E E E E
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Em7 G
E E E E
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Am
E Q. +E S
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Outr
Am
S E E E E
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o
Em7 G
E E E E E E
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Am
E Q. +E S
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S E E
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Em7
E E E E E E
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G Am9
E E W
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+W
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----|-(5)----*
----|-(5)----*
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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
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
It's not warm when she's away
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And she's always gone too long
Anytime she goes away
Wonder this time where she's gone
Wonder if she's gone to stay
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
And I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know, I know, I know, I know,
I know, I know,
Hey, I oughtta leave young thing alone
But ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
Only darkness every day
Ain't no sunshine when she's gone
And this house just ain't no home
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away
Anytime she goes away