Post by Leonard on Oct 9, 2016 8:24:48 GMT -5
I had been struggling transcribing the intro of "Oh Very Young" for a while now until I finally decided to fully commit to completing the tablature's intro. The result can be seen below. What made this so difficult is that there was little no reference material for the intro and fingerpicking parts of the song, so some of it is guess work on my part.
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This file is the author's own work & represents their own
interpretation of the song. You may only use this file
for private study, scholarship, or research.
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Date: May 5, 2016 Transcribed by: Leonard
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This is a faithful rendition of how
Cat Stevens plays the song on guitar.
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"Oh Very Young"
by Cat Stevens
from the original album
BUDDHA AND THE CHOCOLATE BOX (1974)
Standard tuning
(low to high) E-A-D-G-B-E
in 4/4 time
INTRO (A2 = Asus2; A4 = Asus4)
A* A2* A* A2* A* A2* A* A2* A
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
d d d u d u d d u d d u d d u d d u
E|--0---0---0-0-0-0--|--0---0-0-0---0-0--|--0---0-0-0---0-0--|
B|--5---5---5-5-5-5--|--0h5-5-5-0h5-5-5--|--0h5-5-5-0h5-5-5--|
G|--6---6---6-6-6-6--|--6---6-6-6---6-6--|--6---6-6-6---6-6--|
D|--7---7---7-7-7-7--|--7---7-7-7---7-7--|--7---7-7-7---7-7--|
A|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
A2* A* A2* A* A2* A* A4* A2*
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
d d u d d u d d u d u d u d
E|--0---0-0-0---0-0--|--0---0-0-0-0-0-0--|--0----------------|
B|--0h5-5-5-0h5-5-5--|--0h5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|--0h5--------------|
G|--6---6-6-6---6-6--|--6---6-6-7-7-7-7--|--6----------------|
D|--7---7-7-7---7-7--|--7---7-7-7-7-7-7--|--7----------------|
A|--0---0---0---0----|--0---0---0---0----|--0----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|-------------------|
Oh very...
VERSE 1
D E D/F# D E
E|--------3-----------0-----|--------------------0-----|
B|-----------2-----------0--|-----------------------0--|
G|-----2-----------1--------|-----2-----2-----1--------|
D|--0-----0-----2-----2-----|--4-----0-----2-----2-----|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
young, what will you leave us this time? You're only
E E7 A D D+11 D (D+11=Dadd11)
E|--------------------0-----|--------------------2-----|
B|--------3--------------2--|--------------3--------3--|
G|-----1-----1-----2--------|-----2--0-h2-----2--------|
D|--2-----2-----------------|--0-----------0-----0-----|
A|--------------0-----0-----|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
dancing on this earth for a short while. And though your
D E E E4 E (E4 = Esus4)
E|--------2-----------0-----|--------------------------|
B|-----------3-----------0--|--------------------------|
G|-----2-----------1--------|-----1--2--1--------------|
D|--0-----0-----2-----2-----|--2-----------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|
dreams may toss and turn you now. (They will...)
A D A
They will vanish a-way like your Daddy's best jeans,
D A D
Denim blue fading up to the sky.
A A7
And though you want him to last for-ever,
D B/F# E
You know he never will,
Esus4 E Esus4 E
E|--------------------------------|-----...
B|------0------------------(1)----|-(0)-...
G|--2-------2---1-----------2-----|--1--...
D|------------------4---2--(2)----|-(2)-...
A|--(RIFF)------------------------|-----...
E|--------------------------------|-----... (A2 = Asus2; E4 = Esus4)
You know he ne-ver will.
(E) (Esus4) E7 A A2 E E4 E7 A A2 E E7
And the patches made the good-bye harder still. | / / / / | / / / / |
VERSE 2
A D E D/F# D E
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time?
E E7 A D Dadd11 D
There'll never be a bet-ter chance to change your mind.
D E Esus4 E
And if you want this world to see a better day.
A D A
Will you carry the words of love with you?
D A D
Will you ride the great white bird into Heaven?
A A7
And though you want to last for-ever,
D B/F# E
You know you nev-er will,
RIFF
You know you never will.
Esus4 E7 A A2 E E4 E7 A A2 E E7
And the goodbye makes the jour-ney harder still. | / / / / | / / / / |
INTERLUDE
A D E D/F# D E E4 E7 A D E E7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
BRIDGE
A D A
Will you carry the words of love with you?
D A D
Will you ride? | / / / / | (E4 = Esus4)
A A7 D B/F# E RIFF E E4 E7
Oh._____ | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / |
A A2 E E4 E7 A A2 E E7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
VERSE 3
A D E D/F# D E
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time?
E E7 A D Dadd11 D
You're only dancing on this earth for a short while.
D E E7 A A2 E E7 A
Oh very young, what will you leave us this time. | / / / / |
CHORDS
======
RIFF
Esus4 E Esus4 E
E|--------------------------|-----...
B|-----0-------------(1)----|-(0)-...
G|--2-----2--1--------2-----|--1--...
D|--------------4--2-(2)----|-(2)-...
A|--------------------------|-----...
E|--------------------------|-----...
RIFF 1 - ALTERNATIVE
E|--5--7--5--4--2--0--5--0--|
B|--------------------------|
G|--5--7--5--4--2--1--5--1--|
D|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|
A* A2*(=Asus2) A4*(=Asus4)
x07650 x07600 x07750
--RMI- --RM-- --RLI-
D D/F# Dadd11 E E7 Esus4(=E4)
xx0232 xx4232 xx0032 022100 022130 022200
---IRM --RIMI ----RM -MRI-- -MRIL- -MRL--
---IMI
A A7 Asus2(=A2) B/F#
x02220 x02223 x02200 xx444x
--IMR- --IMRL --IM-- --RRR-
Chord fingering: T = thumb
I = index finger
M = middle finger
R = ring finger
L = little finger
Tablature notation: h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
~ = vibrato, or hold chord
[ ] = natural harmonic (Harm.)
/ = legato slide (gliss) up the fret
\ = legato slide (gliss) down the fret
! = accentuate part with great intensity
d = downward stroke
u = upward stroke