The Wind Cat Stevens
Here are a couple of Cat Stevens Tunes I learned from the
recordings last summer.
The Wind
By Cat Stevens
Presented to you by Paul D. Black
This is a short, catchy little diddy. I believe it is off of the Tea
For the Tillerman Album?
Below is the tab to the verse. There is some fingerpicking involved in
that part of the song.
For the chorus part, I just gave the chords since they are in the
standard position and you'll really have to hear the recording to get the
strum pattern (that what gives it it's flavor).
This is just approximate. You'll have to listen to the record to get the
exact chordal pattern. When you hear it you'll see (hear) what I mean.
1st guitar on intro:
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| | | | |
+--------10-------+--------10-------+--------10-------+--------10-------+
| | | | |
+---7----+---7----+-----7--+----7---+----7---+----7---+----7---+---7----+
| | | | |
+-0------+--------+--0-----+--------+-0------+--------+-0------+--------+
| | | | |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
| | | | |
+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+--------+
2nd guitar on intro and this following pattern continues throughout the
verse. H = Hammer
1 . 2 [D]. 3 . [G]4 . 1 . [Asus4]2 . 3 . 4 . [D]1 . 2 . 3 . [G]4 . 1 . [Asus4]2 . 3 . 4 .
+-2---3-2-0---0--+---0-------------+-2---3-2-0---0--+---0-------------+
| | H | | |
+-3---------3----+-3---3----2323---+-3---------3----+-3---3---2-3-3---
| | | | |
+-2-----------0--+-----2-------2---+-2-----------0--+-----2-------2---
| | | | |
+-0---0----------+-----x-------0---+-0---0----------+-----x-------0---
| | | | |
+----------------+-----0-----------+----------------+-----0-----------
| | | | |
+-------------3--+-----------------+-------------3--+-----------------
Verse 1:
I listen to the wind, to the wind of my soul.
Where I'll end up, well I think, only God really knows.
Chorus: ??
[G]I s[A]at[G] upon the sett[A]ing [D]sun[Em]
I n[A]ev[G]er, never, [A]nev[G]er, never[A] [G]
I ne[A]ve[G]r wanted wate[A]r on[D]ce[Em]
A G A D (back to the verse)
I Never, never, never.
Verse2:
I listen to my words but they fall far below.
I let my music take me where my heart wants to go.
[G]I s[A]wa[G]m upon the Dev[A]il's[D] Lake[Em]
I n[A]ev[G]er, never, [A]nev[G]er, never[A] [G]
I'll n[A]ev[G]er make the s[A]ame mis[D]take[Em]
I N[A]ev[G]er, never, n[A]ever.[D]
(Back to the verse guitar pattern. Repeat twice and end.)
Subj: Re: CRD: Cat Stevens
~Date: Sat, 12 Feb 1994 15:26:40 GMT
Many thanks to Paul Black for posting the TABs for the Steven's songs.
I have a slightly different take on the chorus of the Wind, but Paul's
version is probably more accurate. It's been --mmm- 20 years since I
actually listened to the Wind... Anyway, here's the way I play
the chorus (starting from G):
I s[A]at upon the s[G]ett[A]ing s[D]un[E-]
I n[G]ever, n[E-]ever, n[G]ever [Asus4] ne [A7]ver[G]
I n[A]ever wanted w[G]at[A]er [D]once[E-]
I n[G]ever, n[E-]e v[A]er n[G]ev[D]er
Dale
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