I Could Only Whisper Your Name Cifras

(I COULD ONLY) WHISPER YOUR NAME -- HARRY CONNICK, JR., "She"(1994)
Exact chords tabbed out by ClassicalfreaK, 2015
Send me suggestions: AnAmericanComposer@gmail.com
 
**ALTHOUGH there is a mixture of tab and chords in this song, I'm
considering it as primarily a chord submission so that the chords
can be lit up! I apologize in advance for any of you lead-guitar
psychos out there that wanted the tab for the solo at the end -- I
am nowhere near talented enough on guitar to get that! The bass part
is fun, though, so do that.
 
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* Tabs are preceded in (parentheses) by the instrument; i.e., (bass)
    before this first tab part.
* I like including tabs to non-guitar lines so if people want to double
    up on instruments they have an option to. The chords are always
    directly above the tab, if you prefer just comping. I use this
    plus the rhythm notation in another submission, too: George
    Michael's I Want Your Sex Pt. 1, 2 & 3.
* Seeing "x...x..." above or below a tab (depending on position of notes)
    denotes rhythm so tabs are exact. "x" is the downbeat, "..." is the
    broken down sub-beats ("1-e-&-a-", if you will).
* If you see a break in the -s, that's because either the notes in the spaces
    go in between those beats (like grace notes in the second Fm7 chord for
    the brass intro), or the note is on a 2-digit-numbered fret (i.e., 12).
bs.    bass
DS     drum set
hn.    horns
n/c    No chord -- it doesn't show up in blue because there's nothing to play!
GP     Grand Pause -- entire band is silent
gtr.   guitar
pno.   piano
tutti  old-school music term: "everyone together"
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INTRO
  (bs.)
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
                    (+DS)
(bs. & DS continues, +hn.)
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
e|--------|--------|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|--------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
 
VERSE
    Bb                 Fm7
Somebody was spreading rumors
Bb Fm7   Bb            Fm7
   'Bout better days a comin
  (bs.)
  Bb       n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
  x...x... x...x...
Eb
Why was I hummin
Db
 As if I knew
C7#9
 One and the same
Eb/F                      Bb
But I just whispered your name
   (hn.)
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
  Bb       Fm7      n/c
e|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
B|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
G|33------|--------|-7-8-9-10|--------||
D|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
A|--------|--------|-5-6-7-8 |--------||
E|--------|--------|-------- |--------||
  x...x... x...x... x...x...  x...x...
                              (GP)
VERSE
Bb                  Fm7
Somebody was sayin' something
Bb Fm7          Bb              Fm7
    'Bout there being an end to tyranny
  (bs.)
  Bb       n/c
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|-5-6-7--|
A|1-----1-|-3-4-5--|
E|--------|--------|
  x...x... x...x...
Eb
 But when they asked me
Db
 What would I do...
C7#9
 If that day came
Eb/F
 I only whispered your name
   (hn.)
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
  Bb       Fm7      Bb    Bb/D
e|--------|--------|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|11------|--------|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
 
BRIDGE
     Eb7                Bb7
Everyone got their own opinion
       Fm7               Bb7
And protects their own dominion
Eb7         Db
No doubt for them it's true
      C7#9
But I tell them what I really believe
        F7(#9)                   n/c
My only worry is protecting you, yeah
 
INSTRUMENTAL (bs.)
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|------43|11-1-3-3|
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
                    (+DS)
VERSE
   Bb                 Fm7
No one should ever be lonely
Bb Fm7        Bb               Fm7 | Bb Bb7
     We'd all find somebody to care
Eb7
Ask me if I dare
Db
 To answer who...
      C7b9
Could carry that flame
Eb/F n/c                   Bb
     I'd just whisper your name
 
INSTRUMENTAL
   (hn.)
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
  Bb                n/c (gtr.)
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
e|--------|------66|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|---6----||
G|33------|------33|8--8--8-|-68-----||
D|--------|--------|----6--8|--------||
A|--------|--------|-4------|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
 
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (gtr. solo)
    (bs.)
  Eb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|6---4---|3-------|6---4---|3-----66|
E|--------|----6---|--------|---6----|
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
  Eb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|-6--4---|3-----6-|--6-4---|3-------|
E|--------|----6---|--------|----6345|
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
  Bb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|--------|--------|
A|---4----|--------|1-------|--------|
E|646-----|3---1---|----4---|3---1---|
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
  Bb7
G|--------|--------|--------|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|1-------|------1-|--1-----|------1-||
E|----4---|3---1---|----4---|3---1---||
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
 
INSTRUMENTAL CONT. (pno. solo)
Db | Eb7 |
  Db           D Eb7    E F7
e|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
B|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
G|--------|--6-7-8-|--8-9-10-|--------||
D|--------|--3-4-5-|--5-6-7 -|--------||
A|--------|--4-5-6-|--6-7-8 -|--------||
E|--------|--------|------- -|--------||
  x...x... x...x... x...x.. . x...x...
                              (DS fill)
   (hn.)
  Bb       Fm7      Bb       Fm7
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x .. .x...
e|-----1--|--------|-----1--|- -- -----|
B|3-----21|------12|3-3-3-21|-21-21----|
G|--------|-----3--|--------|- -- --30-|
D|--------|--------|--------|- -- ----4|
A|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
E|--------|--------|--------|- -- -----|
  Bb       Fm7      Bb    Bb/D
e|--------|------66|--------|--------||
B|--------|--------|--------|--------||
G|33------|------33|3-5-6-7-|--------||
D|--------|--------|--------|--------||
A|--------|--------|1-3-4-5-|--------||
E|--------|--------|--------|--------||
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
 
BRIDGE
     Eb7                Bb7
Everyone got their own opinion
       Fm7               Bb7
And protects their own dominion
Eb7         Db
No doubt for them it's true
      C7#9
But I tell them what I really believe
        F7(#9)
My only worry is protecting you
   (bs.)
  Bb       Fm7
G|--------|--------|
D|--------|--------|
A|1-1-1---|------1-|
E|------43|11-1-3-3|
  x...x... x...x...
 
VERSE
   Bb                 Fm7
No one should ever be lonely
Bb Fm7        Bb               Fm7    | Bb Bb7
     We'd all find someone to care, well
Eb7
Ask me if I dare
Db
 To answer who...
      C7b9            C7 Db7 D7 Eb7
Could carry that flame
Eb7 D7 Db7 C7             C7 Db7 D7 Eb7
           Carry that flame,        yeah
Eb7 D7 Db7 C7
           Carry that flame
 (C7)    Eb/F
e|-------- |
B|-------- |
G|-7-8-9-10|
D|-------- |
A|-5-6-7-8 |
E|-------- |
  x...x...  x...x...
n/c
I just whisper your name
  (tutti)
  x...x... x...x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|---6----|--------|--------|
D|8--8--8-|-68-----|8--8--8-|--------|
A|-4--6--8|--------|----6--8|--4343--|
E|--------|--------|-9------|------4-|
 
  x...x... x.. .x... x...x... x...x...
G|--------|--12--8--|--------|--------||
D|8--8--8-|68- -----|8--8--8-|-68-----||
A|----6--8|--- -----|----6--8|--------||
E|-9------|--- -----|-9------|---6----||
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-ClassicalfreaK
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