Jethro Tull - We Used To Know guitar tab
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From: BABubier@aol.com
Subject: We used to know tablature
[disclaimer: This tab had to be re-formatted due to font
mismatches, which may have caused misalignment of words and
some phrases. PT]
WE USED TO KNOW
Words and Music by Ian Anderson
Tablature intrepretation by Bruce Bubier
Key signature e minor
Time signature 3/4
This song works great with simple chording.
No fancy picking or fingerwork is necessary, though it could be fun to try
some since the progression is rather "open" and lends itself to filling.
The chord progression is descending pairs of 5ths.
emi B D A C G f#mi7 B
They can be played in a variety of positions on the fretboard for added
interest.
Several other possibilities will be included at the end.
The chord progression is the same for every stanza and is great for jamming.
emi B D A
__0__________________2____________2________________0_________________________
__0__________________3____________3________________2_________________________
__0__________________3____________2________________2_________________________
__2__________________3____________0________________2_________________________
__2__________________2_____________________________0_________________________
__0__________________2_______________________________________________________
Whenever I get to feel this way, try to find new words to say
C G f#mi7 B
___0_________________3__________2____________2______________________________
___1_________________0__________2____________3______________________________
___0_________________0__________2____________3______________________________
___2_________________0__________2____________3______________________________
___3_________________2__________4____________2______________________________
_____________________3__________2____________2_____________________________
I think about the bad old days we used to know.
Nights of winter turn me cold fears of dying, getting old.
We ran the race and the race was won by running slowly.
Could be soon we'll cease to sound. Slowly upstairs, faster down.
Then to revisit stony grounds, we used to know.
Remembering mornings, shilling spent, made no sense to leave the bed.
The bad old days they came an went giving way to fruitful years.
Saving up the birds in hand while in the bush the others land.
Tale what we can before the man says it's time to go.
Each to his own way I'll go mine. Best of luck with what you find.
But for your own sake remember times we used to know.
Other possible chordings "up the neck"
All are "barred" chords
Roman numerals indicate which fret should be barred.
You should start to notice patterns forming.
This is a fun song to play. Hope you enjoy it.
emi B-VII D-X A-V C-III G-III f#mi7 B-VII
_0_____7____10___5______3____3____2_______2________________________________
_0_____7____10___5______5____3____2_______4________________________________
_0_____8____11___6______5____4____6_______2________________________________
_2_____9____12___7______5____5____2_______4________________________________
_2_____9____12___7______3____5____4_______2________________________________
_0_____7____10___5______3____3____2_______2________________________________
emi-VII B-VII D-X A-IX C-VIII G-VII f#mi7-VI B-VII
___7______7_____10____9______8_____7_____6_________7_______________________
___8______7_____10____10_____8_____8_____7_________7_______________________
___9______8_____11____9______9_____7_____6_________8_______________________
___9______9_____12____11_____10____9_____8_________9_______________________
___7______9_____12____12_____10____10____9_________9_______________________
___7______7_____10____9______8_____7_____6_________7_______________________
