Janet Jackson

Someone To Call My Lover

Janet Jackson


Tom: D

This tab was created because other tabs only contained the melody, but there was no rhythm guitar.
but I never found a name attached to it. However, out of respect, I won't claim it as my own.

The rest I figured out, though; real simple riff.
The song is made for two guitars: lead (melody riff) & rhythm (other riffs)
Tabbed by: qweyet_Gi


Melody Riff - played almost the entire time
e|---5h7p5------------------5h7p5------------------|
B|--------7-5h7p5-----7----------7-5h7p5-----7-----|
G|---------------7-6h7--6---------------7-6h7--7---|
D|----------------------0----------------------0---|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Intro: play 2 times
Verse 1 & 2 Riff - play staccato (short notes): play 2 times
    Dmaj7  Gmaj7   Dmaj7  Gmaj7   Cmaj7  Cmaj7   Cmaj7  Cmaj7
e|---x--x----x--|---x--x----x--|---x--x----x--|---x--x----x------------|
B|---7--7----3--|---7--7----3--|---5--5----0--|---5--5----0------------|
G|---6--6----4--|---6--6----4--|---4--4----0--|---4--4----0------------|
D|---7--7----4--|---7--7----4--|---5--5----2--|---5--5----2------------|
A|---5--5----x--|---5--5----x--|---3--3----3--|---3--3----3------------|
E|---x--x----3--|---x--x----3--|---x--x----x--|---x--x----x------------|

More emphasis on the higher notes,
the 5th/6th string don't need to be played/heard as much.


Pre-Chorus Riff - play staccato
    Dmaj7  Dmaj7    Gmaj7   Gmaj7     Dmaj7   Dmaj7    Gmaj7   Gmaj7
e|---x--x---x--x--|---x--x---x--x--|---x--x----x--x--|---x--x---x--x---|
B|---7--7---7--7--|---3--3---3--3--|---7--7----7--7--|---3--3---3--3---|
G|---6--6---6--6--|---4--4---4--4--|---6--6----6--6--|---4--4---4--4---|
D|---7--7---7--7--|---4--4---4--4--|---7--7----7--7--|---4--4---4--4---|
A|---5--5---5--5--|---x--x---x--x--|---5--5----5--5--|---x--x---x--x---|
E|---x--x---x--x--|---3--3---3--3--|---x--x----x--x--|---3--3---3--3---|

Chorus 1 & 2 Riff - strum
    Dmaj7  Gmaj7
e|----x-------x----|
B|----7-------3----|
G|----6-------4----|
D|----7-------4----|
A|----5-------x----|
E|----x-------3----|

Bridge Riff - strum
    Bmin  Bmin7  E9   Emaj  Gmaj  B/F#
e|---x-----x-----2-----0-----3-----2------------------------|
B|---3-----3-----3-----0-----3-----3------------------------|
G|---4-----2-----1-----1-----4-----2------------------------|
D|---4-----4-----2-----0-----5-----4------------------------|
A|---2-----2-----2-----x-----x-----2------------------------|
E|---x-----x-----x-----x-----3-----2------------------------|

    Emin  F#min  Gmaj  Amaj  Bmaj  C#maj  Dmaj
e|---0-----2------3-----5-----7------9-----10---------------|
B|---0-----2------3-----5-----7------9-----10---------------|
G|---0-----2------4-----6-----8------10----11---------------|
D|---2-----4------5-----7-----9------11----12---------------|
A|---2-----4------5-----7-----9------11----12---------------|
E|---0-----2------3-----5-----7------9-----10---------------|

Lyric Order

Verse 1:                                 Pre-Chorus:
Back on the road again                   Maybe we'll meet at a bar
Feeling kinda lonely                     He'll drive a funky car
And looking for the right guy            Maybe we'll meet at a club
To be mine                               And fall so deeply in love
Friends say I'm crazy cause              He'll tell me I'm the one
Easily I fall in love                    And we'll have so much fun
You gotta do it different J              I'll be the girl of his dreams (maybe)
This time


Verse 2:                                 Chorus 1:
I spoil them when I'm in love            Alright baby come on
Given them what they dream of            dance my way i gotta
Sometimes it's not a good thing          get some one
But I'm blind                            to call my lover
I love hard with everything              Yeah baby come on
Giving my all                            Alright baby come in
More than they                           Pass my way
I'll take my friends' advice this time   I gotta get someone to call my lover
I'll do it differently                   Yeah baby come on
                                         I-YI-I-YI-I-YI...


Bridge:                                 Chorus 2:
My my                                    Alright maybe gonna find him today
Looking for a guy guy                    I gotta get someone to call my lover
I don't want him too shy                 Yeah baby come on
But he's gotta have the qualities        Alright baby come in
That I like in a man                     Pass my way
Strong, smart, affectionate              I gotta get someone to call my lover
He's gotta be all for me                 Yeah baby come on
And I'll be too                          I-YI-I-YI-I-YI...
You see happily