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Editorβs notes
Hereβs a guitar lesson showing you how to play βYouβre Gonna Make Me Lonesome When You Goβ by Bob Dylan (in standard tuning). This is a great song from the album βBlood on the Tracks,β which I love love love. As I note in the lesson, this is likely not how Bob Dylan played (plays) the song β itβs unique arrangement I pieced together myself β so take it for what itβs worth. This lesson includes chords, tabs, and strumming pattern β with a nice focus on how to emphasize the bass note of each chord as part of the strumming pattern.
Video timestamps:
- 2:34 Song overview
- 2:51 Verse chords needed
- 4:01 Verse strumming w/ simple bass line
- 4:55 Verse strumming w/ adv. bass line
- 5:31 Refrain chords needed
- 6:40 Refrain strumming
Lyrics and chords
INTRO
E . . . Emaj7 . . . A . . . A . . .
E . . . E . . . B . . . B . . .
E . . . Emaj7 . . . A . . . A . . .
E . . . B . . . E . . . E . . .
VERSE
E Emaj7 A A
I've seen love go by my door, it's never been this close before
E E B B
...Never been so easy or so slow
E Emaj7 A A
I've been shooting in the dark too long, when something's not right it's wrong
E B E E
You're gonna make me lonesome when you go
[E] Dragon clouds so [Emaj7] high above, I've [A] only known [A] careless love
[E] ...It always [E] hits me from [B] below... [B]
[E] This time around it's [Emaj7] more correct, [A] right on target, [A] so direct
[E] You're gonna make me [B] lonesome when you [E] go... [E]
[E] Purple clover, [Emaj7] Queen Anne lace... [A] crimson hair [A] across your face
[E] You could make me [E] cry if you don't [B] know... [B]
[E] Can't remember what I was [Emaj7] thinking of, you [A] might be spoiling me [A] too much, love
[E] You're gonna make me [B] lonesome when you [E] go... [E]
REFRAIN
A6 A6 E E
...Flowers on the hillside, bloomin' crazy
A6 A6 E E
...Crickets talkin' back and forth, in rhyme
F# F#/E F# F#/E
...Blue river runnin' slow and lazy
A A B B
I could stay with you forever, and never realize the time
[E] Situations have [Emaj7] ended sad, [A] relationships have [A] all been bad
[E] Mine've been like [E] Verlaine's and [B] Rimbaud... [B]
But [E] there's no way I [Emaj7] can compare, [A] all those scenes to [A] this affair
[E] You're gonna make me [B] lonesome when you [E] go... [E]
[A6] You're gonna make me [A6] wonder what I'm [E] doin'... [E]
[A6] Stayin' far [A6] behind, without [E] you... [E]
[F#] You're gonna make me [F#/E] wonder what I'm [F#] sayin'... [F#/E]
[A] You're gonna make me [A] give myself a [B] good talkin' [B] to
I'll [E] look for you in old [Emaj7] Honolula, [A] San Francisco, [A] Ashtabula
[E] You're gonna have to [E] leave me now, I [B] know... [B]
But I'll [E] see you in the [Emaj7] sky above, in the [A] tall grass, in the [A] ones I love
[E] You're gonna make me [Emaj7] lonesome when you [E] go... [E]
Chord progression cheat-sheet
Verse
E . . . Emaj7 . . . A . . . A . . .
E . . . E . . . B . . . B . . .
E . . . Emaj7 . . . A . . . A . . .
E . . . B . . . E . . . E . . .
Refrain
A6 . . . A6 . . . E . . . E . . .
A6 . . . A6 . . . E . . . E . . .
F# . . . F#/E . . . F# . . . F#/E . . .
A . . . A . . . B . . . B . . .
Chords used
Verse chords
As I note in my video lesson, thereβs a few caveats of note here. Whenever I play the E-major chord that precedes an E-major-7, Iβll only play the highest 4 strings β which lets the walk-down in the bass note be heard much more prominently. Also, my A-major is technically an Asus2 chord β play whichever you like. Likewise, Iβm doing a modified (easier) B where the highest two strings are left open. You can replace this with a normal B-major, if you like, obviously.
E ||ββββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ
B ||ββββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ0βββββ
G ||ββββ1βββββ1βββββ2βββββ4βββββ
D ||ββββ2βββββ1βββββ2βββββ4βββββ
A ||βββ(2)ββββββββββ0βββββ2βββββ
E ||βββ(0)ββββββββββββββββββββββ
E Emaj7 A B
Refrain chords
Iβm playing an Aadd6 for the βA6β chord I note below. You could also make that a F#-minor if you want. Iβm playing the A-major and B-major the same way I play them in the verse, but again β play them like normal if you prefer.
E ||ββββ2βββββ0βββββ2ββββββ2βββββ0βββββ0βββββ
B ||ββββ2βββββ0βββββ2ββββββ2βββββ0βββββ0βββββ
G ||ββββ2βββββ1βββββ3ββββββ3βββββ2βββββ4βββββ
D ||ββββ2βββββ2βββββ4ββββββ4βββββ2βββββ4βββββ
A ||ββββ0βββββ2βββββ4ββββββ4βββββ0βββββ2βββββ
E ||ββββββββββ0βββββ2ββββββ0βββββββββββββββββ
A6 E F# F#/E A B
Basic strumming pattern
The basic pattern I use is as follows. This reads βDown, downβ¦ up-down-upβ if you were to speak it out loud. Iβll show you some ways to add some nuance to this next, but this core pattern by itself I find helpful to start with.
D = downstrum
U = upstrum
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
D D U D U
Strumming with bass-note emphasis
Strumming pattern basics
For a more advanced strumming pattern, I like to use the following approach β where each chordβs bass note is picked once at the beginning of each strum sequence. The bass down-strum is indicated by the βBβ below:
B = downstrum, bass note only
D = downstrum, all strings of the chord
U = upstrum
> = accented strum
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
B D U D U
>
Which when repeated in sequence looks like this:
1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 + 1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +
B D U D U B D U D U B D U D U B D U D U
> > > >
Simple bass-note emphasis
In practice that look like this:
See PDF for tab diagram.
<!-- E ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
B ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
G ||ββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββ|β
D ||βββ0ββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ1ββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββ|β
A ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0ββββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
E ||ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E Emaj7 A A
E ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
B ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
G ||ββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββ|β
D ||ββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββ|β
A ||ββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2ββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2ββ2βββ2β2β2βββββ|β
E ||βββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0ββββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E E B B -->
And so on.
Advanced bass-note emphasis
Finally, hereβs a way to use the bass-note emphasis while periodically alternating bass notes on the chords that you stay on for more than one measure. This adds difficulty, but is quite fun to practice & play β and I think sounds great.
See PDF for tab diagram.
<!-- E ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββ|β
B ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββ|β
G ||ββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββββ2β2βββββ|β
D ||βββ0ββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ1ββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2ββ2βββββ2β2βββββ|β
A ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββββββ0β0β0βββββ|β
E ||ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E Emaj7 A A
E ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββ|β
B ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββ|β
G ||ββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ1βββββ1β1βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββββ4βββββ4β4βββββ|β
D ||ββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββββ2β2βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββ|β
A ||ββββββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2ββ2βββββ2β2ββββ2ββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2ββ2βββββββββββββ|β
E ||βββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββββββ0β0β0βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E E B B
E ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββ|β
B ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββββ0β0βββββ|β
G ||ββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββββ2β2βββββ|β
D ||βββ0ββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ1ββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2ββ2βββββ2β2βββββ|β
A ||βββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββββββ0β0β0βββββ|β
E ||ββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββββ|β
E Emaj7 A A
E ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
B ||ββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
G ||ββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββββ1βββ1β1β1βββββ|β
D ||ββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ4βββ4β4β4βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββ|β
A ||ββββββ2βββ2β2β2ββββ2ββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββββ2βββ2β2β2βββββ|β
E ||βββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0ββββββββββββββββββββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0ββββ0ββ0βββ0β0β0βββββ|β
E B E E -->
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