I Want You Back - The Jackson 5
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
standard tuning(EADGBe)
by Walker Mrshall


Intro/Verse
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D-------1-3-----------0-1-2-3-------------------------|
A---1-3-----4---1-3-4---------3-4------6--------------|
E-0-------------------------------4--6---4------------|


Chorus
this part isnt fast at all just find the rythm
e-----------------------------------------------------|
B-----------------------------------------------------|
G-----------------------------------------------------|
D--6-5------------------------------------------------|
A------8-6-------6---8--4------6----------------------|
E----------9-8-6---8------4--6---4--------------------|

well thats about it this tab follows the bass line
through the song the chords are just a g# I think i
100% sure of this tab. i played it in a concert so
it is correct have fun with it
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Artist: Jackson 5
Song: I Want You Back
Album: Diana Ross Presents the Jackson 5

Chords:
Ab: 466544
Bbm: 688666
Db: x4666x or 9x666x
Db/C: x3666x or 8x666x
Eb: x6888x
Eb/G: 365343
Fm: 133111

Background Rhythm (Ab octave):
e|---------16--|
B|--9------x---|
G|--x--or--13--|
D|--6----------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|


[Intro] (x2)
Ab Db Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
e|--4------------------------------1---------4-----6-------4--|
B|--4------------6-----------------1-----6---4-----6---8---4--|
G|--5------------6-----------------1-----6---5-----6---8---5--|
D|--6------------6-------------1-2-3-----6---6-----8---8---6--|
A|--6--------6-8-4----1h3h4--4---=-3--3--4---6-----8---6---6--|
E|--4----6s8-----------------------1---------4-----6-------4--|


Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C Bbm Eb
Uh-huh huh huh huh Let me tell ya now
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
Uh-huh Uh-huh uh-huh uh-huh ooh ooh ooh


[Verse]
Ab
When I had you to myself
Db
I didn't want you around
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
Those pretty faces always made you stand out in a crowd
Ab
But someone picked you from the bunch
Db
One glance was all it took
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
Now it's much too late for me to take a second look


[Chorus]
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C Bbm Eb
Oh baby give me one more chance (show you that I love you)
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C Bbm Eb
Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go (let you go baby)
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
But now since I see you in his arms (I want you back)


[Verse]
Ab
Yes I do now (I want you back)
Ooh ooh baby (I want you back)
Ya ya ya ya (I want you back)
Na na na na

Ab
Tryin' to live without your love
Db
Is one long sleepless night
Fm Db Ab
Let me show you girl
Bbm Eb Ab
That I know wrong from right
Ab
Every street you walk on
Db
I leave tearstains on the ground
Fm Db Ab
Following the girl
Bbm Eb Ab
I didn't even want around, let me tell you now


[Chorus]
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C Bbm Eb
Oh baby give me one more chance (show you that I love you)
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
Won't you please let me (back in your heart)
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C Bbm Eb
Oh darlin' I was blind to let you go (let you go baby)
Fm Db Ab Ab Eb/G Fm Eb
But now since I see you in his arms, Uh-huh

Ab Eb/G Fm Eb x3


[Bridge]
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb
A buh buh buh buh
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb
A buh buh buh buh, All I want
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb
A buh buh buh buh, All I need
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb
A buh buh buh buh, All I want
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb
A buh buh buh buh, All I need

A Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C
Oh just one more chance
Bbm Eb
To show you that I love you
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
Baby (baby) baby (baby) baby (baby) (I want you back)

Ab
Forget what happened then (I want you back)
Ab
Let me live again


[Chorus]
Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C Bbm Eb
Oh baby I was blind to let you go
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
But now since I see you in his arms (I want you back)

Ab
Spare me of this cause
Ab
Gimme back what I lost

Ab Eb/G Fm Eb Db Db/C Bbm Eb
Oh baby I need one more chance ha, I tell ya that I love you
Fm Db Ab Bbm Eb Ab
Baby (ah) baby (ah) baby (ah) (I want you back)



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| x Dead note
| h Hammer-on
| s Slide

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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
I WANT YOU BACK - JACKSON 5 (tuning down half step)_by daniel paul
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-10--1010--10--101010-10101010101010---1010--101010-----|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|-7---7-7---7---7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-7-7---7-7---7-7-7--etc-|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|
riff horns
|-9---9-x--9\7-7-7\5-5-5-5-----|-------------------19-17-----|
|-10-10-x-10\9-9-9\7-7-7-7-----|-17-19-22-22-22-22-----------|
|------------------------------|-------------------16-14-----|
|------------------------------|-14-16-19-19-19-19-----------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------------|-----------------------------|

|------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------22-22-22-22-19-22-19-------19-22-22-19-22---------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------16-19-19-19-19-16-19-16-------16-19-19-16-19---------|
|-16-19-------------------------16-19------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|
CHORUS
|-5--5-4--4-2-2--0--0-0-0------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5--5-2-2--0--0-0-0--7----7----3-3-9--9-9-9------------|
|-6--6-4--4-2-2--1--1-1-1--7----7----4-4-9--9-9-9------------|
|-7--7-6--6-4-4--2--2-2-2--7----7----4-4-9--9-9-9------------|
|-0------------------------5--5-4--4-2-2-7--7-7-7------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------|

|-2--5--5-5-5--2--2--5--|------5-----5-----then last chord(A)-|
|-2--5--7-7-5--3--3--5--|------7-----3-----8------------------|
|-2--6--7-7-6--2--2--6--|------7-----2-----9------------------|
|-4--x--7-7-7--4--2--7--|------x-----2-----12harm-------------|
|-4--4--5-5-7--2-----7--|---or-7--0r----or-12harm-------------|
|-2---------5--------5--|------------------12harm-------------|
Verse 2
|-5/-9--9--9--9-x-x---9--12--9--10---19/21-21-21-x-x-21--17--17-x-x-x-17-17-1717-17-|
|-7/10-10-10-10-x-x---10-----10-----------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7----16/18-18-18-x-x-18--14--14-x-x-x-14-14-1414-14-|
|-------------------11--------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

|-5/7/-9--9--9--9------9-12-9---------------------------------------2--5-------|
|-5/9/10-10-10-10---10--------12-x-10-10-10-x-x-7--10--9--7--5---3--3--5-------|
|-----------------9----------------------------------------------2--2--6-------|
|--------------------------------x--7--7--7-x-x-4---7--6--4--2---4--2--7-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------2-----7-------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------5-------|
Bridge A
|-9h1212p9-------------------|
|(10)------9-9-x-x-10-10-10--|
|(9)-------9-9-x-x-11-11--9--|
|----------9-9-x-x-12-12-11--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Bridge B
|-9h1212p9-------------------|
|(10)------9-9-x-x-10-10-----|
|(9)-------9-9-x-x-11-11--9--|
|----------9-9-x-x-12-12-11--|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
in this order A,B,B,A,B,B
Play chorus 3x and just before last chord(A) play below riff
|----------------------------|
|-17-17-19-17--19-19-17-19---|
|----------------------------| play twice each time
|-14-14-16-14--16-16-14-16---|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
Song info
I Want You Back
The Jackson 5
2001
  • Funk / Soul
  • Disco
  • Soul
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