Cat Stevens - The First Cut Is The Deepest guitar tab
From: Michael Kennedy
From: "The Whalleys at 22"
Subject: s/stevens_cat/the_first_cut_is_the_deepest.tab
Date: Thu, 21 Feb 2002 16:07:07 -0000
Date: Sun, 11 May 1997 01:12:55 -0400
this song was originally done by Cat Stevens, but I learned the song
from Rod Stewart off of the "night on the town" album. It is a very
easy three chord progression. The beginning is just "C" but adding the
"F" note every second strum.
"First Cut is The Deepest"
(Cat Stevens) (Rod Stewart)
Intro:
Finger Picking intro and 1st verse:
e-------7-----------5------------3------------5---
B----8----8-----7----7------5----5-----7------7 REPEAT
G-7----------7-----------5------------7----------
D---------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------
E---------------------------------------------------
A D-shape without index finger then a moveable=20
Aminor-shape gets the job done.
chords
C G
E----------------3-3-3-3-
A--3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-
D--2-2-3-2-3-0-0-0-0-
G--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-
B--1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-
E--0-0-0-0-0-1-1-1-1-
Play the intro four times over...then start singing on the "G"..
G C G F G
I would have given you ...
C G F G
But theres someone who ...
C G F G
and shes taken just all ...
G C G F G
but if you want ...
C G F G
babe I'll try ...
Chorus:
C G F G
The first cut ...
C G F G
The first cut ....
C G F G
When it comes to ...
C G F G
When it comes to ...
Verse 2:
yes I want you by my ....
Chorus:
(Solo)
repeat verse 2 then fade.