Post by Leonard on Oct 9, 2016 15:21:12 GMT -5
The intro and the riff sections of this song were always a mystery until Yusuf started to perform the song live on-stage again, and as such reference material became available for the first time. This goes especially for the first riff, which is difficult to figure out due to the speed with which it's played and even though we always had a general idea how it was done. Both the intro, the riffs, and the outro have never been properly transcribed until now.
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This file is the author's own work & represents their own
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Date: April 10, 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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"If You Want to Sing Out, Sing Out" (1972)
by Cat Stevens
Standard tuning (EADGBE)
in 4/4 time
INTRO
C G6 Fmaj7 G6 C G6 Fmaj7 G
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
d d u d u d d d u d u d d u d u d d d u d u
E|--0---0--0---0--0--|--0--0--0-0-0-0--|--0---0--0---0--0--|--0--0--0-0-3-3--|
B|--8---8--8---3--3--|--1--1--1-1-3-3--|--8---8--8---3--3--|--1--1--1-1-0-0--|
G|--9---9--9---4--4--|--2--2--0-2-4-4--|--9---9--9---4--4--|--2--2--0-2-0-0--|
D|-10--10-10---5--5--|--3--3--3-3-5-5--|-10--10-10---5--5--|--3--3--3-3-0-0--|
A|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------x-x--|
E|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|------------3-3--|
Well, if you...
VERSE 1
G CaddG G Fadd9
Well, if you want to sing out, sing out.
G CaddG G Am
And if you want to be free, be free.
Asus4 Dm Am G
'Cause there's a million things to be.
C/G RIFF 1
You know that there are.
VERSE 2
G CaddG G Fadd9
And if you want to live high, live high.
G CaddG G Am
And if you want to live low, live low.
Asus4 Dm Am G
'Cause there's a million ways to go.
C/G RIFF 2 RIFF 3
You know that there are.
CHORUS
CaddG Fadd9 RIFF 4 G CaddG RIFF 3
You can do what you want, the opportunity's on.
CaddG Fadd9 RIFF 4 G CaddG RIFF 3
And if you find a new way, you can do it to-day.
CaddG Fadd9 RIFF 4 G CaddG Am Em
You can make it all true, and you can make it un-do, you see.
Am Em Am Em RIFF 1
Ah,______ it's easy. Ah,______ you only need to know.
VERSE 3
G CaddG G Fadd9
Well, if you want to say yes, say yes.
G CaddG G Am
And if you want to say no, say no.
Asus4 Dm Am G
'Cause there's a million things to go.
C/G RIFF 1
You know that there are.
VERSE 4
G CaddG G Fadd9
And if you want to be me, be me.
G CaddG G Am
And if you want to be you, be you.
Asus4 Dm Am G
'Cause there's a million things to do.
C/G RIFF 2 RIFF 3
You know that there are.
Play CHORUS.
VERSE 5
G CaddG G Fadd9
Well, if you want to sing out, sing out.
G CaddG G Am
And if you want to be free, be free.
Asus4 Dm Am G
'Cause there's a million things to be.
C/G G C/G G
You know that there are.
C/G G C/G G
You know that there are.
C/G G C/G G
You know that there are.
C/G G CaddG G FaddG
You know that there are.
G CaddG G FaddG G
You know that there are.
OUTRO
C G6 Fmaj7 G6 CaddG
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
d d u d u d d d u d u d u d u d
E|--0---0--0---0--0--|--0--0--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|--3----------------|
B|--8---8--8---3--3--|--1--1--1-1-1-1-3-3-3-3--|--1----------------|
G|--9---9--9---4--4--|--2--2--2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--|--0----------------|
D|-10--10-10---5--5--|--3--3--3-3-3-3-5-5-5-5--|--2----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------------|--3----------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------------|-------------------|
CHORDS
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RIFF 1
G C/G G C/G G C/G G C/G G
/ / / / / / / /
d d d u d u d u
E |--3---3----3----3~~~---|--3-3--3-3-----------|
B |--0---0-h1-0-h1-0~~~---|--1-0--1-0-----------|
G |--0---0----0----0~~~---|--0-0--0-0-----------|
D |--0---0-h2-0-h2-0~~~---|--2-0--2-0-----------|
A |--x---x----x----x~~~---|--x-x--x-x-----------|
E |--3---3----3----3~~~---|--3-3--3-3-----------|
RIFF 2
G C/G G C/G G G!
/ / / / / / / /
d d d u u d
E |--3---3----3----3~~-3--|--3~x----------------|
B |--0---0-h1-0-h1-0~~-0--|--0~x----------------|
G |--0---0----0----0~~-0--|--0~x--(Mute with----|
D |--0---0-h2-0-h2-0~~-0--|--0~x-----palm)------|
A |--x---x----x----x~~-x--|--x------------------|
E |--3---3----3----3~~-3--|--3~x----------------|
RIFF 3
G A4* G CaddG...
E |---------------------|---3-----------------------|
B |---------------------|---1-----------------------|
G |---------------------|---0-----------------------|
D |---------------------|---2-----------------------|
A |--------------0---2--|---3-----------------------|
E |--3---3---3----------|---------------------------|
(You can do what you...)
RIFF 4
G A4* CaddG G...
E |---------------------|---3-----------------------|
B |---------------------|---0-----------------------|
G |---------------------|---0-----------------------|
D |---------------------|---0-----------------------|
A |--------------0---3--|---2-----------------------|
E |--3---3---3----------|--(3)----------------------|
(The opportunity's...)
C G6 Fmaj7
xx.10.980 xx5430 xx3210
----R-MI- --RMI- --RMI-
CaddG G Fadd9 C/G
x32013 3x0003 xx3213 3x2013
-RM-IL R----L --RMIL R-M-IL
Am Asus4 A4* Dm Em
x02210 x02230 x00xxx xx0231 022000
--MRI- --MRL- ------ ---MRI -MR---
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