Bill Withers – Lean On Me (Tab)
It was so sad to hear of the death of Bill Withers last weekend. He always filled with such warmth it’s hard not to love him.
For my little tribute I went with Lean On Me. It has such a strong melody that I kept the arrangement very simple. For the first verse and the choruses I’m picking out the melody with one finger per string picking including some fake strums where the chords and melody intersect. There are also a bunch of supporting chords to keep the tune going that are just strummed in the normal fashion.
The middle section is picked mainly with my index finger. But it’s just one note at a time so you can play it however you like. And then the second verse breaks it down to just the melody (on the E-string) harmonised with thirds (on the g-string).
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Bonus: Bill Withers – Use Me (Riff)
Use Me is my favourite Bill Withers song. It’s not as well suited to uke as Lean On Me, but that riff is funky.
