Oh Very Young
YUSUF ISLAM (KCRW) version download txt version
Youtube instructional video part 1
Youtube instructional video part 2
CAPO 2ND FRET
notes at bottom.
G G2 D7 G5 C C-h D Dsus2
320003 3X0203 XX0212 3X003X X32010 X30000 STRIKE THIS
32010 hammer this back to C XX0232 XX0230
INTRO
G G2 D7 G G2 D7 G5 D D7 G
e I-------I---------I------------I-----------------I----------I-------I---------I-------------------I----I-------------I
b I-0-----I-------0-I-0------1---I-0---------------I-----0--0-I-----1-I--3------I--3-1--3--3-S5--S3-I--1-I--0----------I
g I---0---I-0h2-----I------2-----I---0----0---0----I-h2-------I--2----I----0----I-------------------I----I----0---0----I
d I-----0-I---------I----0-------I------0----------I----------I-0-----I------0--I----------0--------I----I------0------I
a I-------I---------I------------I-----------------I----------I-------I---------I-------------------I----I-------------I
e I-3-----I-3-------I------------I-3-------------3-I--3-------I-------I--3------I-------------------I----I--3-------3--I
VERSE 1
C D EM C D G C C-h C
OH VERY YOUNG WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE US THIS TIME? YOUR ONLY DANCING ON THIS EARTH FOR A SHORT WHILE.
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I--------1---------------1-I--3--------3--I------I----I-------3--------------3-----I------------0-------I-----0-H--1------1----I
I-------------0------------I------2-2-----I------I----I----2-------------2-------2-I-------0--------0---I-------------0------0-I
I--------------------------I--0-----------I----2-I--2-I-0-------------0------------I--------------------I---2-0-H--2----2------I
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D Dsus2 D
AND THOUGH YOUR DREAMS MAY TOSS AND TURN YOU NOW
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G C G C G C C-h C
THEY WILL VANISH AWAY LIKE YOUR DADDYS' BEST JEANS DENIM BLUE FADING UP TO THE SKY
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I---------------0-I-----------1--I------------0-0---------0--I--------1-1-I----------0-I-------0-H-1-1-1-I
I-----------0---0-I------0----0--I-------0----0-0----0----0--I-----0--0-0-I------0---0-I----0--0-----0-0-I
I---------------0-I-----------2--I---------------------------I------------I----------0-I-------0-H-2-2-2-I
I-----------------I--3-----------I---------------------------I--3---------I------------I-3---------------I
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G G7 C A D D7 G
AND THOUGH YOU WANT HIM TO LAST FOREVER YOU KNOW HE NEVER WILL YOU KNOW HE NEVER WILL AND THE PATCHES MAKE THE GOODBYE HARDER STILL
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I----1---------------------0--0-I----0----0--I--------I------I-----3-----------------------------------------------3-----------3--I--1----I---0----I
I----0----------------0----0----I--0-0-------I------0-I----2-I---2-2--0-0-H2---0-------------0----------------2----2--------2--2--I--2----I---0----I
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G G2 D D7 G G2 D D7 G G2 G
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VERSE 2 (PLAYED THE SAME AS VERSE 1)
C D EM C D G C C-h C
OH VERY YOUNG WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE US THIS TIME? THERE'LL NEVER BE A BETTER CHANCE TO CHANGE YOUR MIND (love)
D
AND IF YOU WANT THIS WORLD TO SEE A BETTER DAY
G C G C G C C-h C
WILL YOU CARRY THE WORDS OF LOVE WILL YOU? WILL YOU RIDE THE GREAT WHITE BIRD INTO HEAVEN?
G G7 C A D D7 G
AND THOUGH YOU WANT TO LAST FOREVER YOU KNOW YOU NEVER WILL YOU KNOW YOU NEVER WILL AND THE GOODBYE MAKE THE JOURNEY HARDER STILL
G G2 D D7 G G2 D D7 G G2 G
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I----0--------I-2---0--I---2---0---------------I---0-I-2--0-I---2-------I---I-2-I-0-----I
I-----0-------I--------I-0-------4--0---0------I-----I------I-4----0----I---I---I-------I
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I--3----------I-3------I-----------------------I-3---I-3----I-----------I-3-I-3-I----3--I
la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la la oh oh oh oh ohhh
C D EM C D G C C-h C D strumm
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JUST STRUMM
G C G C G C G G7 C A D
WILL YOU CARRY THE WORD OF LOVE WILL YOU? WILL YOU RIDE? WILL YOU RIDE? OOH OOH OOH OOH OOH
D hammer slide C G
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I-0-0-H2-0----------0---I-----------------------------I
I-----------4--2--0---4-I-4-S5--S4--2-0-H2--0---------I
G D G G2 D7 G G2 G
mandolin part(on guitar)
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(same picking as verses 1&2)
C D EM C D G C
OH VERY YOUNG WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE US THIS TIME? YOUR ONLY DANCING ON THIS EARTH FOR A SHORT WHILE
I------0------I
I--------1----I
I---0------0--I
I-------------I
I-3-----------I
STRUMM STRUMM I-------------I
D G G2 G
OH VERY YOUNG WHAT WILL YOU LEAVE US THIS TIME?
I managed to figure this out after hearing Yusuf do it for KCRW. You can really hear the guitar in this one!
My instruction(YOU TUBE) may come out after I learn this myself. I'll need to practice this a lot before.The original has 2 guitars and a mandolin,
you may strumm the majority of this and have someone else pick. Actually, most of the tab is strumm patterns as best I could write it for the verses.
DJ's tabs helped me out alot. This my interpretation. I liked the EM instead of the G. Maybe it's right?
Note; when using forth string forth fret use your pinky if it will reach.
ex e I---2--------I middle
b I---3--------I ring
(Dchord) g I---2--------I index (will be muted because of pinky)
d I---4--------I pinky
H equals hammer ex 0-H2-- hammer open string on 2nd fret
S equals slide ex 4---S5--S4 slide from 4th fret to 5th then back up