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Date: 27th August 2007 To: Majicat From: Jacky Bryant"
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((, ) / /) /( _ _/____ _ __ _(/ ) / \_(_(_(__// (_(_(_/ (_(_(_(_(_ (_/
INTRODUCTION
Recorded in 1970 (Mona Bone Jakon Album)
this song represents a masterpiece of Cat Stevens fingerpicking
techniques.
If you have any suggestions of how to improve this guitar
tab, send an email to luobailong@gmail.com.
(t)abbed by Jacky Bryant
GUITAR: STANDARD TUNING WITH CAPO (3rd
FRET)
INTRO
D D4 F/D G/D C C4 C 2x
E||--2--------2h--3--------|--5-----7--------|-----0h--1p--0-----------||
B||-----3------------3-----|-----6-----8-----|--1-------------1--------||
G||--------2------------2--|--------------7--|--0----------------0-----||
D||--0--------0------------|--0-----0--------|----------------------2--||
A||------------------------|-----------------|--3----------------------||
E||------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------||
D D/A C D D/A C 2x
E||--------2--------------0--|--------2--------------0--||
B||-----------3--------1-----|-----------3--------1-----||
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------||
D||--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------||
A||--------------0--3--------|--------------0--3--------||
E||--------------------------|--------------------------||
VERSE 1
D D/A C D F C G
E||--------2--------------0-----|--------2-----------1-----|--------------------------|
B||-----------3--------1--------|-----------3-----1-----1--|--------1-----------0-----|
G||-----2-----------0-----------|-----2--------------------|-----0-----0-----0-----0--|
D||--0-----0--------------------|--0-----0-----------4-----|--------------------------|
A||--------------0--3-----------|--------------------------|--3-----------------------|
E||-----------------------------|--------------1-----------|--------------3-----------|
I sit be-side the dark beneath a mire cold grey, dusty day.
D/A A A E C G D
E||--------2-----------0--------|-----0-0-0--0--|--------0-----------3-----|--------2--|
B||-----------3-----------2-----|-----0-0-0--0--|--------1-----------0-----|--------3--|
G||-----2-----------2-----------|-----2-1-1--1--|-----0--0--0-----0--0--0--|-----2--2--|
D||-----------------------------|-----2---2--2--|--------------------------|--0-----0--|
A||--0-----0-----0-----0--------|--0--2---2--2--|--3-----------------------|-----------|
E||-----------------------------|-----0---0--0--|--------------3-----------|-----------|
the morning lake ------- drinks up the sky.
CHORUS
Dmadd9 Em7 C G6 G G4 G C G
E||--------0-----------|--------------|-----0---------------------------|--------------|
B||-----3-----------3--|--------------|--1-----3-----0h--1p--0----0-----|--------------|
G||--------------0-----|--------------|-----------0------------0-----0--|-----0-----0--|
D||--3--------2--------|--------------|---------------------------------|--------------|
A||--------------------|--------0--2--|--3------------------------------|--3-----------|
E||--------------------|--0--3--------|--------3------------------------|--------3-----|
Oh Katmandu. I'll soon be seeing
D F Em Am Dm7 G
E||-----------2--------|-----------1--------|--------|-----------0--------|--------|----------3--|
B||--------3-----3-----|--1-----1-----1-----|--------|--------1-----1-----|--1-----|----------1--|
G||-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|----0---|-----2-----------2--|-----2--|--0----0--0--|
D||--0-----------------|--3-----------------|--------|--------------------|--0-----|-------------|
A||--------------------|--------------------|--------|--0-----------------|--------|-------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|--0-----|--------------------|--------|--3----------|
you and your strange be-wild'ring time will hold me down.
G C C/B Em7 D/F# G A7 G/5-
D* E* D* ! !
E||----------------|-----3----------3--|-----------------|-----------|
B||-----3-/-5-\-3--|--1--1--1----1--1--|--------------2--|-----0-----|
G||--0-------------|--0--0--0----0--0--|--0---2---0--(0)-|--0-----0--|
D||-----0----------|-------------------|-(0)-------------|-----------|
A||----------------|--3-----3(p)-2-----|--------------0--|--4--------|
E||----------------|-------------------|--0---2---3------|-----------|
VERSE 2
D D/A C D D/A C 2x
E||--------2--------------0--|--------2--------------0--||
B||-----------3--------1-----|-----------3--------1-----||
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------||
D||--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------||
A||--------------0--3--------|--------------0--3--------||
E||--------------------------|--------------------------||
D D/A C D F C G
Chop me some broken wood, we'll start a fire, white warm, light the dawn,
D/A A A E C G D Dmadd9 Em7 (see CHORUS)
And help me see old satan's tree,
(G) C G G4 G C G D
Katman-du, I'll soon be touching you,
F Em Am Dm7 G
And your strange be-wildering time will hold me down!
G C C/B Em7 D/F# G A7 G/5-
D* E* D* ! !
E||----------------|-----3----------3--|-----------------|-----------|
B||-----3-/-5-\-3--|--1--1--1----1--1--|--------------2--|-----0-----|
G||--0-------------|--0--0--0----0--0--|--0---2---0--(0)-|--0-----0--|
D||-----0----------|-------------------|-(0)-------------|-----------|
A||----------------|--3-----3(p)-2-----|--------------0--|--4--------|
E||----------------|-------------------|--0---2---3------|-----------|
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE (see other verses for chords)
VERSE 4
D D/A C D D/A C 2x
E||--------2--------------0--|--------2--------------0--||
B||-----------3--------1-----|-----------3--------1-----||
G||-----2-----------0--------|-----2-----------0--------||
D||--0-----0-----------------|--0-----0-----------------||
A||--------------0--3--------|--------------0--3--------||
E||--------------------------|--------------------------||
D D/A C D F C G
Pass me my hat and coat, lock up the cab-in, slow night, treat me right,
D/A A A E C G D Dmadd9 Em7 (see CHORUS)
Until I go, be nice to know,
(G) C G G4 G C G D
Katman-du, I'll soon be seeing you,
F Em Am Dm7 G
And your strange be-wildering time will keep me home!
G C C/B Em7 D/F# G A7 G/5-
D* E* D* ! !
E||----------------|------3-----------3--|-----------------|-----------|
B||-----3-/-5-\-3--|--1---1--1----1---1--|--------------2--|-----0-----|
G||--0-------------|--0---0--0----0---0--|--0---2---0--(0)-|--0-----0--|
D||-----0----------|---------------------|-(0)-------------|-----------|
A||----------------|--3------3(p)-2------|--------------0--|--4--------|
E||----------------|---------------------|--0---2---3------|-----------|
CODA
D D4 F/D G/D C C4 C 2x
E||--2--------2h--3--------|--5-----7--------|-----0h--1p--0-----------||
B||-----3------------3-----|-----6-----8-----|--0-------------1--------||
G||--------2------------2--|--------------7--|-------------------0-----||
D||--0--------0------------|--0-----0--------|----------------------2--||
A||------------------------|-----------------|--3----------------------||
E||------------------------|-----------------|-------------------------||
G6 D G D5
E||------2---3---5--||
B||--3---3---0---3--||
G||--0---2---0---2--||
D||--0---0---0---0--||
A||--2-------2------||
E||--3-------3------||
CHORDS
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D D4 F/D G/D C
xx0232 xx0233 xx0565 xx0787 x32010
---IRM ---IRL ---IRM ---IRM -RM-I-
F G
133211 320003
TRLMII RM---L
Dmadd9 Em7 Em Am Dm7
xx3030 022030 022000 x02210 xx0211
--R-L- -MR-L- -MR--- --MRI- ---MII
C/B D/F# A7 G/5-
x2x010 200232 x00020 xx4x00x
-M--I- T--IRM ----I- --R----
G6 D5
32003x xx0235
RM--L- ---IRL
Chord fingering: T= Thumb
I= Index finger
M= Middle finger
R= Ring finger
L= Little finger
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