Trouble (live Hamburg) - Tabs

[stoffel]

Hi,

has anyone seen Tabs for the way this was played:

youtu.be/-ln3lYd3PFA

I'm not a pro... It seems like he starts with an E shape, capo on the second fret so the second chord might be Bmaj. I've sort of got it figured out, but am having trouble ;-) playng the B. It also seems that the way he does the run at the beginning before "I've drunk your wine.." is very efficient!

any help would be greatly appreciated!

S

[Monty Python]

I think the second chord is Bmaj, looks like he's just using the first finger on the first couple of strings, not barring across. As for that run, just listening to it (the camera doesn't capture it well!) I think it's just power chords (top two notes in the chord)

[stoffel]

Thanks for your help! The video is just a bit to blurry to see everything.

[j180everly]

Second chord is an B (224442), Run is Fis (244322) D (xx0232) B (224442) Cis (224442) all chords relative to capo. Yusuf does not press the A and E string when playing barre chords just the lower 4 strings. And he lays his ring finger across the D, g and h strings when playing an A-type chord such as B, Cis, ect.... Btw, it's easier to tune down the guitar one step and play it in the key of G

[j180everly]

I meant tune down half step ....

[Leonard]

Thanks for finding that video! This is also the way he must have played it in the studio when recording "Trouble" for Mona Bone Jakon. The transition from verse to chorus has always left me wondering and it's never been correctly transcribed either.

If anyone can help out tabbing this anew, feel free to chime in.

Here is what I've got so far:

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Capo 2nd fret


=====
INTRO
=====

B | E B |


=====
VERSE
=====

E===========B====================F#m
Trouble, oh trouble set me free,

======A===========
I have seen your face,

======F#m===============A===RIFF 1 (B \ A)===E
And it's too much, too much for me.


=====
NOTES
=====

Left hand Fingers: T= Thumb
I= Index finger
M= Middle finger
R= Ring finger
L= Little finger

1. It could perfectly be that Yusuf alternates between F# major and F# minor in the verses (F# pull-off to F#m), since I believe I have seen him use his middle finger in the video while forming the F#m chord. Minor sounds correct though. But, for the chorus (I've drunk your wine...), F# major would be preferred then instead of the minor version.

2. Yusuf barres the A major chord with his index finger (x02222), making this effectively A6. The high (6th) string can be suppressed (X0222x) if desired.

3. As for the other A-shaped barre chords (i.e. B major), I have two main theories on how he plays those: one, he just barres the four high strings with his index and ring finger (his ring finger being on the 444), like so:

B/F#
XX4442
--RRRI

Or, possibly, he plays the alternate bass note of the chord on top of it like so, effectively barreing four strings with his ring finger:

B/C#
X4444(2)
-RRRRI

Or, and that's my other theory, he is actually able to reach the bass note "B" with his thumb:

B
X2444(2)
-TRRR(I)

As trade-off it's possible that the high note, the F# (all in relation to the capo), comes out dampened, which is why I put the "2" in parenthesis above.

The only other time I've seen Yusuf play these A-shaped barre chords differently is if he really needed the main base note especially when fingerpicking, such as in "One Day at a Time" where I believe he barrés like this:

B
-2444-
XIRRRx


4. As for F# or F#m, it's perfectly clear to me -- and it's hardly a secret -- that he plays them old school like this:

F#
244322
TRLMII

F#m
244222
TRLIII

5. I believe Riff 1 is just a simple transition from B to A, and then beginning with the new verse, to E. The neat thing is that, if you prefer Yusuf's way of playing barre chords, you can easily play this riff by barreing B major with your ring finger alone, while having your index finger barre the A chord all along. It's a simple pull-off from B to A then (B \ A).

[Leonard]

I'm pretty much done tabbing the song anew. I'll submit the tab as soon as I know who handles that stuff for Majicat.com now.

Below you can find a sneak peek (the spacing will be all messed up on the forums here):


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Words & Music By Cat Stevens aka Yusuf Islam

Tabbed by Jacky Bryant


INTRODUCTION

I felt that "Trouble" was never properly transcriped according to how
Steve played the song on guitar. That became especially clear to me after
watching various, more recent live performances by him on Youtube.

Steve is also known for sticking to a particular way of playing a song of
his. So tabbing "Trouble" by taking recent live footage as a basis seemed
a safe bet to me in order to get as close to the studio version (on Mona
Bone Jakon) and to his playing style.

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TUNING

CAPO at 2ND FRET
STANDARD TUNING (EADGBE)
All chords and notes relative to capo position


INTRO
         
B | E  B |


VERSE 1

E                 B                 F#m
 Trouble, oh, trouble set me free,
         A
 I have seen your face,
        F#m                     A    RIFF
And it's too much, too much for me.

RIFF
3/ B/A  A    D/F#   (...E)
/4   d u  d u  d u
E||-----------(2-2)-|
B||--4-4--2-2--3-3--|
G||--4-4--2-2--2-2--|
D||--4-4--2-2--4-4--|
A||--0----0---------|
E||-----------------|

E                 B                    F#m
 Trouble, oh, trouble, can't you see?    
                    A
 You're eating my heart away,
             F#m                A  
And there's nothing much left of me.


CHORUS 1

| F#  D/F#  B |

C#7*   F#    E         B  
 I've-----drunk your wine,
   E         B
 You have made your world mine,
               F#m!                   A
So won't you be fair, so won't you be fair?
C#  F#                 E       B
 I-----don't want no more of you,
                  E      B  
 So won't you be kind to me?
               F#m!                   A     RIFF
Just let me go where... I have to go there.


VERSE 2

E                 B               F#m
 Trouble, oh, trouble move away,    
         A  
 I have seen your face,
         Fm                 A   RIFF                
And it's too much for me to-day.
E                 B                   F#m
 Trouble, oh, trouble can't you see?
           A
 You have made me a wreck,
              F#m                 A
Now won't you leave me in my miser-y?


CHORUS 2

| F#  D/F#  B |

C#7*   F#    E        B  
 I've-----seen your eyes,
     E          B
 And I can see death's dis-guise,
          F#m!              A
Hanging on me...  hanging on me.
C#     F#   E         B
 I'm------beat, I'm torn,
                 E          B
 Shattered and tossed, I'm worn,
               F#m!                    A    RIFF
Too shocking to see... too shocking to see.


VERSE 3

E                 B                  F#m
 Trouble, oh, trouble move from me,
         A
 I have paid my debt,
             F#m                 A   RIFF
So won't you leave me in my miser-y?
E                 B                     F#m
 Trouble, oh, trouble, please be kind,
           A            
 I don't want no fight,
      F#m                  A
And I haven't got a lot of time!
 
 
APPENDIX  

CHORD FINGERING

    T = Thumb
    I = Index finger
    M = Middle finger
    R = Ring finger
    L = Little finger
 
Note: Keep in mind that this guitar tab is a close rendition
  of how Yusuf plays "Trouble" himself on guitar. This is
  also reflected in the various chord selections and shapes
  and the chord fingering for this tab below that may
  seem "peculiar" to the one or other classically trained
  guitar player.
 

CHORDS

(in order of appearance in the song and relative to capo position)
 
     B        E       F#m      A
  x24442   022100   244222   x0222x
  -TRRRI   -MRI--   TRLIII   --III-
  --RRRI
  --RRR-
  -ILLL-

B/A  A       D/F#
  x0444x   x0222x   xx4232
  --RRR-   --III-   --RIMI

F#    
  244322  
  TRLMII  
 
C#7*      C#       Note: For the quick transition at the
  x4342x   x46664           beginning of the chorus (F# Eb/F# B > C#*),
  -RMLI-   -TRRRI           Steve prefers to play a C#7* instead of
           --RRRI           the usual C# that's used later in the chorus.
           --RRR-      
           --III-      

[Affy]

Only if i could play the Guitar

[Leonard]

It's never too late to start trying...

[richina]

Hey Jacky...I don't play guitar, but your dedication (and knowledge) is impressive!
Yusuf would be so proud of all the "Trouble" you've gone to!!!!

[Leonard]

Submitted the tab to Chris. Hopefully it will be up soon on the site.