Soft Touch

Written by: George Harrison
From: “George Harrison” (1979)
Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
One of the guitars seems to be played with a capo 7th fret (for the chords:
transpose this chord sheet +5). Tabs for instrumental parts for guitar with
and without capo included below.

VERB ON 1 (no capo)
  D                A                D                A (= lick)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

  D                A                D   G   D        A (= lick)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

  Bm      Bm/A    Bm/G# Bm/G Bm/F#  Em               G     Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

  Bm      Bm/A    Bm/G# Bm/G Bm/F#  Em               G     Bm
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

  A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

VERB ON 2 (transpose +5 + capo 7th fret)

Verse

  G                D                G                D (= lick)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Verse

  G                D                G   C   G        D (= lick)
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

  Em      Em/D     Em/C# Em/C Em/B  Am               C     Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

  Em      Em/D     Em/C# Em/C Em/B  Am               C     Em
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

  D
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

Middle 8

CHORDS
        no capo              transpose +5, Capo 7th fret
        E-A-D-G-B-e          E-A-D-G-B-e
Bm/A    x-0-4-4-3-x    Em/D  x-x-0-0-0-0
Bm/G#   4-x-4-4-3-x    Em/C# x-4-2-0-0-0
Bm/G    3-x-4-4-3-x    Em/C  c-3-2-0-0-0
Bm/F#   2-2-4-4-3-x    Em/B  x-2-x-0-0-0

Intro

| A | D | A | D G D   |
(lick)
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G Bm/F# | Em | G Bm |
 (Middle 8 riff)
| Bm Bm/A | Bm/G# Bm/G Bm/F# | Em | G Bm | A |
 (Middle 8 riff)                         (lick)

Verse 1

D                    A
 You're a soft touch baby
D                 A
 Like a snowflake falling
                (lick)
D                  A        | D G D   | A |
 My whole heart is melting            (lick)

Verse 2

D              A
 As a warm son rises
D             A
 Into joy I'm sailing
            (lick)
D                   A    | D G D   |
 To your soft touch baby

Middle 8

Bm        Bm/A       Bm/G#          Bm/G  Bm/F#
Eyes that shine from depths of your soul
Em                    G          Bm
Fixed by their charm, take my control
Bm      Bm/A         Bm/G#    Bm/G  Bm/F#
Love so sweet as the ocean is wide
Em                       G             Bm     A
Caught by your waves and drawn to your si-i-i-ide
                                            (lick)

Verse 3

D               A
 As a cool wind blows me
D                 A
 All the treetops whisper
                (lick)
D                   A     | D G D   | A |
 To your soft touch baby            (lick)

Verse 4

D              A
 As a new moon rises
D               A
 Those ideas of heaven
              (lick)
D                        A   | D G D   | A |
 Fall in your soft touch baby          (lick)

Solo

| D | A | D | A |
           (lick)
| D | A | | D G D   |

Middle 8

Bm        Bm/A       Bm/G#          Bm/G  Bm/F#
Eyes that shine from depths of your soul
Em                    G          Bm
Fixed by their charm, take my control
Bm      Bm/A         Bm/G#    Bm/G  Bm/F#
Love so sweet as the ocean is wide
Em                       Em            Bm     A
Caught by your waves and drawn to your si-i-i-ide
                                            (lick)

Verse 4

D                    A
 You're a soft touch baby
D                 A
 Like a snowflake falling
                (lick)
D                  A        | D G D   | A |
 My whole heart is melting            (lick)

Verse 5

D              A
 As a warm son rises
D             A
 Into joy I'm sailing
            (lick)
D                   A     | D G D   | A |
 To your soft touch baby            (lick)

Verse 6

D                    A
 You're a soft touch baby
D                 A
 Yes, I love that soft touch
                (lick)
D          A           | D G D   | A |
 Mmh, that soft touch            (lick)

Verse 7

D                    A
 You're a soft touch baby
D                 A
 Yes, I love that soft touch
                (lick)
| D | A | D G D   | A |
                    (lick)

Outro

| D | A | D | A |
            (lick)
| D | A | D G D   | A |
                    (lick)
(repeat and fade)