----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ONE - Three Dog Night ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Written by: H.Nilsson Album: "Three Dog Night" (1969, Dunhill Records) Guitarist: Mike Allsup Tabbed by: Anne Drury Email: zerofret_ad@hotmail.com Date: April 22, 2007 INTRO: Fm E --8---8---8---8--|--8---8---8---8--| B --9---9---9---9--|--9---9---9---9--| G -10--10--10--10--|-10--10--10--10--| D -----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------| 1ST VERSE: Fm Ab Bb Db C E --8---8---8---8--|-11--11--11--11--|-10--10--10--10--|--9---9--8---8---| B --9---9---9---9--|-13--13--13--13--|-11--11--11--11--|--9---9--8---8---| G -10--10--10--10--|-13--13--13--13--|-10--10--10--10--|-10--10--9---9---| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|2x A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 1. One is the loneliest number that you'll ever do 2. Two can be as bad as one,It's the loneliest number since the number one Fm Ab Bb Db C E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -18--18--18--18--|-18--18--18--18--|-18--18--18--18--|-18--18--18--18--| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -15--15--15--15--|-15--15--15--15--|-15--15--15--15--|-15--15--15--15--| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| 2ND VERSE: (played same as 1st Verse, with this lead part added) Fm Ab Bb Db C E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -18~~------------|-16~~------------|-15~~------------|-14~-----13~-----| G -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| No is the saddest experience you'll ever know Fm Ab Bb Db C E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| G -10~~------------|-12~~------------|-13~-=---=--/15--|-15~-----17~-----| D -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| Yes, it's the saddest experience you'll ever know, 'Cause Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-x-15--15----------------13-| D|-----------------------------|------------------13h15-----| A|o---------------------------o|-----------13h15------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-x-3---3-----------------1--| D|-----------------------------|-------------------1h3------| A|o---------------------------o|------------1h3-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. one is the loneliest 2. number that you'll 3. ever do Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-15----15--13-x-15--15------| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-3-----3---1--x-3---3-------| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the loneliest 2. number, whoa-oh, 3. worse than two Gt1 E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-15--------------| A|-----15----------| E|---------13--15--| | | Gt2 | E|-----------------| B|-----------------| G|-----------------| D|-3---------------| A|-----3-----------| E|---------1---3---| BRIDGE: Ab Cm Ab7 E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| B -4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---| G -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---| D -6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| It's just no good anymore since you went away, Now I Db E Fm E -----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---| B -6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-6---6---6---6---| G -6---6---6---6---|-4---4---4---4---|-5---5---5---5---| D -6---6---6---6---|-----------------|-----------------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------| spend my time just making rhymes of yesterday Fm E ----------------------------| B -6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6--6-6-6-| G ----------------------------| D ----------------------------| A ----------------------------| E ----------------------------| Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-x-15--15----------------13-| D|-----------------------------|------------------13h15-----| A|o---------------------------o|-----------13h15------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | 2x Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-x-3---3-----------------1--| D|-----------------------------|-------------------1h3------| A|o---------------------------o|------------1h3-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the 2. loneliest number 3. One is the loneliest number ---------------------------------------------------- 1. One is the 2. loneliest number that you'll 3. ever do Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o-18----18--16-x-18--18--16-o|-x-18--18-------------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------13-| D|-----------------------------|------------------13h15-----| A|o---------------------------o|-----------13h15------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o-6-----6---4--x-6---6---4--o|-x-6---6--------------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------1--| D|-----------------------------|-------------------1h3------| A|o---------------------------o|------------1h3-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the 2. loneliest 3. One is the loneliest Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-15----15--13-x-15--15---13-| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-3-----3---1--x-3---3----1--| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the 2. loneliest number that you'll 3. ever do BRIDGE: Ab Cm Fm E -----------------|-----------------|-4---4---4---4---|-4---4-----------| B -4---4---4---4---|-4---4---4---4---|-6---6---6---6---|-6---6-----------| G -5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5---5---5---|-5---5-----------| D -6---6---6---6---|-5---5---5---5---|-3---3---3---3---|-3---3-----------| A -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| It's just no good anymore since you went away, (Number) Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-x-15--15----------------13-| D|-----------------------------|------------------13h15-----| A|o---------------------------o|-----------13h15------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | 2x Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-x-3---3-----------------1--| D|-----------------------------|-------------------1h3------| A|o---------------------------o|------------1h3-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the 2. loneliest (number) 3. One is the loneliest (number) -------------------------------------------------------- 1. One is the 2. loneliest number that you'll 3. ever do (Number) Gt1 Fm Ab E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|-18----18--16-x-18--18--16-|-16----16--16-x-16--16--16-| G|---------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|---------------------------|---------------------------| B|-6-----6---4--x-6---6---4--|-4-----4---4--x-4---4---4--| G|---------------------------|---------------------------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------| One is the loneliest (number) Gt1 Bb Db C E|---------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-15----15--15-x-15--15--15-|-x-14-14-x-14-14-x-13-13-x-13-13-| G|---------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|---------------------------|---------------------------------| B|-3-----3---3--x-3---3---3--|-x-2--2--x-2--2--x-1--1--x-1--1--| G|---------------------------|---------------------------------| D|---------------------------|---------------------------------| A|---------------------------|---------------------------------| E|---------------------------|---------------------------------| One is the loneliest (number) Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-x-15--15----------------13-| D|-----------------------------|------------------13h15-----| A|o---------------------------o|-----------13h15------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-x-3---3-----------------1--| D|-----------------------------|-------------------1h3------| A|o---------------------------o|------------1h3-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the 2. loneliest number that you'll 3. ever do (Number) Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o-18----18--16-x-18--18--16-o|-x-18--18-------------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------13-| D|-----------------------------|------------------13h15-----| A|o---------------------------o|-----------13h15------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o-6-----6---4--x-6---6---4--o|-x-6---6--------------------| G|-----------------------------|-------------------------1--| D|-----------------------------|-------------------1h3------| A|o---------------------------o|------------1h3-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. O - n - n - n 2. n - n - n - n 3. n - n - n - n - n - e (Number) Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-15----15----------------13-| D|-----------------------------|------------------13h15-----| A|o---------------------------o|-----------13h15------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-3-----3-----------------1--| D|-----------------------------|-------------------1h3------| A|o---------------------------o|------------1h3-------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the 2. loneliest number that you'll 3. ever do (Number) Gt1 Fm/Ab/Bb (3x) Db C E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--15----15--13-x-15--15--13--|-15----15--13-x-15--15------| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| | . . . . . . . . | Gt2 | E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| B|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| G|--3-----3---1--x-3---3---1---|-3-----3---1--x-3---3-------| D|-----------------------------|----------------------------| A|o---------------------------o|----------------------------| E|-----------------------------|----------------------------| 1. One is the 2. loneliest number that you'll 3. ever do Gt1 Ab E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-15--------------|-----------------| A|-----15----------|-----------------| E|---------13--15--|-16--------------| | | Gt2 | E|-----------------|-----------------| B|-----------------|-----------------| G|-----------------|-----------------| D|-3---------------|-----------------| A|-----3-----------|-----------------| E|---------1---3---|-4---------------| ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- Notes: -Bar lines indicate measures of 12/8 time. -Dots (...) under a staff are for timing purposes, and show where the downbeats fall. eg. 1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12 . . . . -The Intro, 1st Verse, and Bridge are piano parts tabbed for guitar. -Be aware of repeat signs. -Where three chords are listed above a repeating measure like this Fm/Ab/Bb, it means the first time the measure is played the accompanying chord is Fm, the second time the measure is played the chord is Ab, and the third time the chord is Bb. h...hammer on ~...vibrato x...muted note =...hold note o /...slide up o...repeat (repeat part between the symbols) (This file is the transcriber's own work and represents their interpretation of the song.)