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Date: 11th March 2007 To: Majicat From: Jacky Bryant
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| .--. | .-. \ \ / |--. . | .-.
| | | | ( ) \/ \/ | | | | (.-'
--'--' `-`-'`-' ' ' ' `--' `-`-'`--'
words & music by Cat Stevens
INTRODUCTION
Tabbed as played by Cat Stevens on 'Tea for the Tillerman' (1971). For reference of Alun Davies'
guitar part visit majicat.com and have a look at DJ Illingworth's 'Into White' tab
Thanks to DJ for his great contributions on majicat.com
GUITAR: STANDARD TUNING
INTRO
This picking pattern is to be applied to the INTRO as well as the versa (D, A, E) part of the song.
E||--------||
B||--------||
G||--------||
D||--------||
A||--2--4--||
E||--------||
D A E D A E (2x)
E||--0h2-----0-----------|-----------0--------|--0h2-----0-----------|-----------0--------| |
B||-------3-----3--2-----|--0-----------0-----|-------3-----3--2-----|--0-----------0-----| |
G||-------------------2--|-----1-----------1--|-------------------2--|-----1-----------1--|.|
D||--0-------------2-----|--2-----2--2--------|--0-------------2-----|--2-----2--2--------|.|
A||----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |
E||----------------------|--------------------|----------------------|--------------------| |
VERSE 1
D A E D A E D A E D A E
I build my house from bar-ley rice, green pepp-er walls ,
D A E
and wat-er ice,
A D E Gadd9
E||-----------2--------|-----------2--------|-----------0--------|----x----|-------------|
B||--------2-----2-----|--------3-----3-----|--------0-----0-----|----3----|-------------|
G||-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|-----1-----------1--|----2----|-------------|
D||--------------------|--0-----------------|--2-----------------|----0----|-------------|
A||--0-----------------|--------------------|--------------------|----2----|-------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|--------------------|----3----|-------------|
tables of paper wood, windows of light.
D/F# (in down-strokes)
E||-----------------|--------------------|
B||--3--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--2--2--------|
G||--2--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--3--3--------|
D||--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--4--4--4--------|
A||--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--2--4--|
E||--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--------|
And
CHORUS
D A riff F#sus4 F#
E||-----------2--------|-----------0--------|--------------|-----------2--------|-----------2--------|
B||--------3-----3-----|--2-----------2-----|--------------|-----2--------2-----|-----2--------2-----|
G||-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|--------------|--------4--------4--|--------3--------3--|
D||--0-----------------|--------2-----------|--------------|--------------------|--4-----------------|
A||--------------------|--0-----------------|--2--0--------|--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|--------4--0--|--2-----------------|--------------------|
everything emptying into Whi__________te.
INTRO
VERSE 2
D A E D A E D A E
A sim-ple gar-den with acres of sky, a brown haired dog mouse,
D A E A D E Gadd9 (see A D E part)
If one dropped by, yellow de-laney would sleep well at night------,
D A riff F#sus4 F# (see CHORUS)
With everything emptying into white-------
INTRO
BREAK
D A E D A E (2x)
A D E Gadd9
E||-------0--------|-------2--------|-------0--------|----x----|
B||-------2--------|-------3--------|-------0--------|----3----|
G||-------2--------|-------2--------|-------1--------|----2----|
D||-------2--------|--0----0--------|--2----2--------|----0----|
A||--0-------------|----------------|----------------|----2----|
E||----------------|----------------|----------------|----3----|
Aah________________________________________________.
D A F#sus4 F# (see CHORUS)
VERSE 3
D A D A E D A E
A sad blue eyed drummer re-hearses out-side, a black spi-der danc-ing
D A E A D E Gadd9
on top of his eye, red legged chicken stands ready to strike----,
D A riff F#sus4 F# (see CHORUS)
And everything emptying into white-------
VERSE 4
D A E D A E D A E D A E
I build my house from bar-ley rice, green pepp-er walls ,
D A E
and wat-er ice,
A D E Gadd9. (similar to BREAK part)
D/F# (in down-strokes)
E||-----------------|--------------------|
B||--3--2--2--2--2--|--3--3--2--2--------|
G||--2--3--3--3--3--|--2--2--3--3--------|
D||--0--0--0--0--0--|--4--4--4--4--------|
A||--0--0--0--0--0--|--0--0--0--0--2--4--|
E||--2--2--2--2--2--|--2--2--2--2--------|
And
CHORUS
D A riff F#sus4 F#
E||-----------2--------|-----------0--------|--------------|-----------2--------|-----------2--------|
B||--------3-----3-----|--2-----------2-----|--------------|-----2--------2-----|-----2--------2-----|
G||-----2-----------2--|-----2-----------2--|--------------|--------4--------4--|--------3--------3--|
D||--0-----------------|--------2-----------|--------------|--------------------|--4-----------------|
A||--------------------|--0-----------------|--2--0--------|--------------------|--------------------|
E||--------------------|--------------------|--------4--0--|--2-----------------|--------------------|
everything emptying into Whi__________te.
F#
E||--------------|-------||
B||--------------|-------||
G||--------------|-------||
D||--------------|--4----||
A||--2--0--------|--4----||
E||--------4--0--|--2----||
CHORDS
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D A E Gadd9 D/F# F#sus4 F# F#
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---IRM --IIII -MRI-- RM-IL- T--IRM T-RLII T-RMII TRLMII
--IMR-
Chord fingering: T= Thumb
I= Index finger
M= Middle finger
R= Ring finger
L= Little finger