https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/ Guitar Noise Discussion Board en-US Thu, 04 Jun 2026 11:58:07 +0000 wpForo 60 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-364472 Thu, 10 Mar 2011 01:32:10 +0000
http://www.heartwoodguitar.com/chords/if-i-needed-you-townes-van-zandt-covered-by-lyle-lovett/

The key is using Travis picking, using your thumb for alternating bass notes. There's a little diagram on the chart that shows what the picking pattern is.

Hope this helps!

Rob]]> Guitar Players Discussion srmaximo https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-364472 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-364086 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 12:14:24 +0000
I'll work on it. May be a maybe next lifetime song, but I'll give it a good go this time around. :wink:

Shady]]> Guitar Players Discussion ShadyHarrison https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-364086 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-364081 Sun, 27 Feb 2011 04:31:59 +0000 G
if i needed you would you come to me
G......................C........D.........G
would you come to me and ease my pain

same structure on subsequent verses. ignore the dots, i'm just using them to keep the spacing right.
here's a video where you get a really nice look at his hands.
http://www.youtube.com/watch?v=s2LXiYjk8V0&feature=related
you can see uses has a thumbpick(although you can play it without one. it's just going to get a better ring, especially in a live setting), and he plays some hammer-ons, mostly on the b string and e string, to play the melody.]]> Guitar Players Discussion Anonymous https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-364081 https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-40840 Sat, 26 Feb 2011 18:49:53 +0000
Hope you're all well. I'd like this song to be my next project, but try as I might, can't find a decent tutorial on it anywhere. Do any of you guys play it? I've looked through TAB, and not really been able to suss it.

Would appreciate any help that may be going,

Shady]]> Guitar Players Discussion ShadyHarrison https://guitarnoise.forum/guitar-players-discussion/townes-van-zandts-if-i-needed-you/#post-40840