Just What I Needed - The Cars
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Band - The Cars
Song - Just What I Needed

Tuning: Standard
Key:
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
b - bend
r - rest
p - pull off

Intro:
E

Verse:
E B C#m G#
I don't mind you coming here wasting all my time
E B C#m G#
'Cause when you're standing oh so near I kind of lose my mind
E B C#m G#
It's not the perfume that you wear it's not the ribbons in your hair
E B G# A
I don't mind you coming here wasting all my time

Interlude:
E B C#m G# E B C#m A
e|----------------12-11-----------|----------------12-11--------------------------|
B|12-----12-----12-----14-12-13---|12-----12-----12-----14-12-----14-----12-----10|
G|----13------13------------------|----13------13------------13/14--12/13--10/11--|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|

Verse:
E B C#m G#
I don't mind you hanging out and talking in your sleep
E B C#m G#
It's doesn't matter where you've been as long as it was deep yeah
E B C#m G#
Always knew you'd marry well you look so fancy I can tell
E B G# A
I don't mind you hanging out and talking in your sleep

Chorus:
A B A C#m
I guess you're just what I needed
A B A C#m
(just what I needed), I needed someone to feed
A B A C#m
I guess you're just what I needed
A B A C#m...
just what I needed, I needed someone to please

Solo:
C#m E B C#m G#
e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|11b13-13-13-13r11-9-------------------------------------|
D|-------------------11b13r11-11p9-11b13r11-10h11-10------|
A|---------------------------------------------------9h11-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------|

E B C#m A
e|----------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------12b14r12-9-12b14-14r12-9-|
G|------9------11-11\9--------------------------|
D|9-9-11--11/13---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------|

E B C#m G#
e|-------------9---------------------------------------|
B|12b14r12-12----------------------------11b13-13r11-9-|
G|---------------11b13r11-11-9-------------------------|
D|-----------------------------11b13r11-9--------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------|

E B C#m A
e|---9----------9-----11-----12-----14--15--16-|
B|7b9--9r7-5-----------------------------------|
G|----------6/9---9/11--11/13--13h14--14--15---|
D|---------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

Verse:
E B C#m G#
I don't mind you coming here wasting all my time, time
E B C#m G#
'Cause when you're standing oh so near I kind of lose my mind
E B C#m G#
It's not the perfume that you wear it's not the ribbons in your hair
E B G# A
I don't mind you coming here wasting all my time

Chorus:
A B A C#m
I guess you're just what I needed
A B A C#m
(just what I needed), I needed someone to feed
A B A C#m
I guess you're just what I needed
A B A C#m...
just what I needed, I needed someone to please
C#m
e|-----------------|
B|9b11-11r9-7h9-7--|
G|---------------6-|
D|-----------------|
A|-----------------|
E|-----------------|

A B A C#m
I guess you're just what I needed
A B A C#m
(just what I needed), I needed someone to feed
A B A C#m
I guess you're just what I needed
A B A C#m...
just what I needed, I needed someone to please (yeah yeah, so bleed me)

Outro:
E B C#m G# E B C#m A
e|---------7----9-9/11----------7--------|
B|5-7/9-7-7--9-9-------5-7/9-7-7--9-9-5--|
G|-4--------------------4--------------6-|
D|---------------------------------------| repeat
A|---------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------|
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
JUST WHAT I NEEDED by: The Cars

Tab by: Aaron Meredith

The cars are one of the bands that inspired me to become a musician cuz it wasn't
Rick's good looks that got him that model. Hope this tab helps out!


[Intro]

e|-------x-------------x-x-------------|
B|-------9-------------9-9-------------|
G|-------9-(x4)--------9-9-(x4)--------|
D|-------9-------------9-9-------------|
A|-7777777-------7777777-7-------------|
E|-------------------------------------|
pm`````` ``````


[Verse 1]

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------|x2
D|-99999999---------------------------------------|
A|-77777777-99999999-1111111111111111--66666666---|
E|----------77777777--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9--44444444---|
pm```````` ```````` ```````````````` ````````

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-11------------------------|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7----9-9-9-11-9-9-9-11---|
E|----------------------7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7---|
pm````````````````` `````````````````

e| --------------------------------------------|
B| --------------------------------------------|
G| --------------------------------------------|
D| --------------------------------------------|
A| -11-11-11-12-11-11-11\--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
E| --9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
pm````````````````````` ```````````````

e|-00000000--xxxxxxxx----4---44----555555---|
B|-00000000--44545444----4---44----555555---|
G|-11212111--44444444----5---55----666666---|
D|-22222222--44444444--66666666--77777777---|
A|-22222222--22222222--66666666--77777777---|
E|-00000000--xxxxxxxx--44444444--55555555---|

Guitar during Keyboard solo: (pm)
e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-9-----------------------|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-11-9-9-9-9---|
E|---------------------7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---|

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-12-11-11-11\--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6---|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4---|

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-9-----------------------|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7----9-9-9-11-9-9-9-9---|
E|---------------------7-7-7--7-7-7-7-7---|

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-12-11-11-11\--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-----|


Guitar riffs during keyboard break:
#1 #2
e|----4----4----|----9----7----5--|
B|--------------|-----------------|
G|--/5---/5-----|--/9---/7---/6---|
D|--------------|-----------------|
A|--------------|-----------------|
E|--------------|-----------------|


Keyboard Solo: tab for guitar
e|-----------------12-11----------------------------12-11-----------|
B|-12~~----12~~----------14-12-13---12~~----12~~----------14-12-14--|
G|------13------13-----------------------13------13-----------------|
D|------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------|


[Verse 2]

e|-x---------7----------9----------------------4-----------------|
B|-9---------7----------9----------------------4-----------------|
G|-9---------8---------10----------------------5-----------------|x2
D|-9-999999--9---------11----------------------6-----------------|
A|-7-777777--9-999999--11--11-11-11-11-11-11---6-6666666---------|
E|-----------7-777777---9---9--9--9--9--9--9---4-4444444---------|
Pm `````` `````` ````````````````` ```````

e|------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------|
D|-9-9-9-11-9-9-9-11------------------------|
A|-7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7----9-9-9-11-9-9-9-11---|
E|----------------------7-7-7--7-7-7-7--7---|
````````````````` `````````````````
e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------|
A|-11-11-11-12-11-11-11\--6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-----|
E|--9--9--9--9--9--9--9\--4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-----|
````````````````````` ```````````````

e|-00000000--xxxxxxxx----4---44----5-5555---|
B|-00000000--44545444----4---44----5-5555---|
G|-11212111--44444444----5---55----6-6666---|
D|-22222222--44444444--66666666--77777777---|
A|-22222222--22222222--66666666--77777777---|
E|-00000000--xxxxxxxx--44444444--55555555---|


[Chorus]

e|----------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------|
G|--9-------------------9-----------------|x2
D|--9--9---7-7--11--9---9--9---7-7--11----|
A|--7--9---7-7--11--9---7--9---7-7--11----|
E|-----7---5-5---9--7------7---5-5---9----|


[Guitar solo] rhythm same as outro

e|---------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------|
G|-11b-11b-11b-11b-9---------------------------|
D|-------------------11b~~~~-11b-9-11b-10~~~~~-|
A|---------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------|
B|------------------------12b-10-12b~~--|
G|----------9-------11~-9---------------|
D|-9-9-9/11---11/13---------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-12b-10-12b-12-12-12b--------------------11b~~~-11b-9-|
G|----------------------11b-11-11-9---------------------|
D|----------------------------------11b-10--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

e|-----9---------------9----11---12---14---15-16\---|
B|------9-12----------------------------------------|
G|-11b-------11b-9---/9--/11--/13--/14--/15---16\---|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|


REPEAT VERSE: #2


REPEAT CHORUS:


[Outro] structure varies slightly each time through

e|-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-999-------------------------999---------------------------|x3
D|-999-9-999-10-10-10--6-666---999-9-999-10-10-10--7-777-----|
A|-777-9-999-10-10-10--6-666---777-9-999-10-10-10--7-777-----|
E|-----7-777--9--9--9--4-444-------7-777--9--9--9--5-555-----|


End with:
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-999-------------------------------------------|
D|-999-9-999-10-10-10--6-666--777-9-99-11~~~-----|
A|-777-9-999-10-10-10--6-666--777-9-99-11~~~-----|
E|-----7-777--9--9--9--4-444--555-7-77--9~~~-----|



************************************

~ = let ring
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
b = bend string
x = mute string
pm= palm mute
``= palm mute

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
This tab is super easy and sounds good because it's mostly power chords. This is my
on ulitmate-guitar, so enjoy! ~nik~

EADGBe

x- palm muted
h- hammer on
r- let ring
L- let off (play note, then release to get a second tone.)

Intro:

--------------- ---------------------|
--------------- ---------------------|
--------------- >4x ----------------- ---|4x
-9-9-9-9-9-9--9 -9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9----|
-7-7-7-7-7-7--7 -7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7----|
--------------- ---------------------|
x x x x x x h x x x x x x h h
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse: (I don't mind you comming here...)

--------------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------------|
---------------------------------------------------------------- ---|3x
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-----------------6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6----|
-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-----------------4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4----|
x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x x
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-----------------------------------------------------------------|
-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-------------------------------------------------|
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|
-----------------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-4-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-|
h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h h
1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Keyboard Solo:

---------------12-11-9---------------------------12-11-9------|
-12---9-12---9---------12-13-------12---9-12---9---------12---|
------------------------------------------------------------9-|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------------------------|
h h h r h h/r
1 4 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 1 4 1 4 1 2 3 4 1 (hold 2,3,4)

Verse (except hammer on first note of ecery measure, and repeat first line 4 times
of three, OR repeat three then play keyboard solo.)

Chorus:

--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
--------------------------------------------|
-9---------------------9---------------- ---|2x
-7---9-----7-7---6-9-9-7---9-----7-7---6----|
-----7-----5-5---4-7-7-----7-----5-5---4----|
h h h h h h h h h h h r
1(2)&(3,4)& 1(2)& 3 4 1(2)&(3,4)& 1(2)&(3,4)

Guitar Solo (backround)

------------------------------------|
------------------------------------|
-------------------------------- ---|6x
-9-9-9-----------6-6-6--------------|
-7-7-7-9-9-9-9-9-4-4-4-6-6-6-6-6----|
-------7-7-7-7-7-------4-4-4-4-4----|

1 & 2 & 3 & 4 & 1 & 2 & 3 & 4 &

Verse (same as the verse the second time except repeat four times, no key board solo option.)

Chorus 2x (total of 4)

Keyboard Outro:

-----------------9-11-------------------------|
-5-L-9-7----12-9-------5-L-9-7----12-9-5------|
-----------------------------------------6 ---|4x
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
----------------------------------------------|
L L
1 & 2 3(4) & 1 2 3(4)1 & 2 3(4) & 1 2 3
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Just What I Needed By The Cars
This Tab Is Perfect

.=Palm Mute
W= Bend Whole Step
/=slide
H=hammer on
P=Pull Off
R=release Bent Not

Intro
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------9--------9--------9--------9-----------|
|--------9--------9--------9--------9-----------|
|-999999-9-999999-9-999999-9-999999-9-----------|
|-777777-7-777777-7-777777-7-777777-7-----------|
|--------0--------0--------0--------0-----------|
...... ...... ...... ......

|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------99--------99--------99--------99-------|
|--------99--------99--------99--------99-------|
|-999999-99-999999-99-999999-99-999999-99-------|
|-777777-77-777777-77-777777-77-777777-77-------|
|--------00--------00--------00--------00-------|
...... ...... ...... ......

Verses
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-99999999----------66666666--------------------|X3
|-99999999-99999999-66666666-66666666-----------|
|-77777777-99999999-44444444-66666666-----------|
|----------77777777----------44444444-----------|
........ ........ ........ ........ First Verse
....... ....... ....... ....... Second Verse
...... ...... ...... ...... Third Verse

Pre-Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-101010-9-9------------------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-88899988---------------------|
|-9-9-9-9-9-9--9-9-99999999-66666666-77777777---|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7--7-7-99999999-66666666-77777777---|
|------------------77777777-44444444-55555555---|

KeyBoard Bridge

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-99999999----------66666666--------------------|
|-99999999-99999999-66666666-66666666-----------|
|-77777777-99999999-44444444-66666666-----------|
|----------77777777----------44444444-----------|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-99999999----------66666666--------------------|
|-99999999-99999999-66666666-77777777-----------|
|-77777777-99999999-44444444-77777777-----------|
|----------77777777----------55555555-----------|

Chorus
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-99-----6----99-----6--------------------------|
|-99-9-7-6-7--99-9-7-6--------------------------|X2
|-77-9-7-4-7--77-9-7-4--------------------------|
|-00-7-5---5--00-7-5----------------------------|

Guitar II Solo
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-99---6---99-6---------------------------------|
|-99-9-6-6-99-6-7-------------------------------|
|-77-9-4-6-77-4-7-------------------------------|X2
|----7---4------5-------------------------------|

Guitar I Solo
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-11W-11W-11W-11WR-9----------------------------|
|--------------------11-9-11WR-10H11P10---------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
\/This Isn't Very Noticable
|-----------------------------------------------|
|--------------------12WR-10-12W---12WR-10------|
|--------9-11WR-9-11----------------------------|
|-9-9-11----------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
\/This Isn't Very Noticable
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-12WR-12-12-12W------------------12W---12WR-10-|
|----------------11WR-9-11-11WR-9---------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

|----------------9/-11/-12/-14/-15/-16----------|
|-----12-9--------------------------------------|
|-11W------9-11-9/-11/-13/-14/-15/--16----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|

Keyboard Outro
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-99---6---99-6---------------------------------|
|-99-9-6-6-99-6-7-------------------------------|
|-77-9-4-6-77-4-7-------------------------------|X3
|----7---4------5-------------------------------|

|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-99---6---99-6---------------------------------|
|-99-9-6-6-99-6---------------------------------|
|-77-9-4-6-77-4---------------------------------|
|----7---4--------------------------------------|

Song info
Just What I Needed
The Cars
2001
  • Rock
  • New Wave
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