Michael Card - When Jesus Was A Boy guitar tab
When Jesus Was a Boy
Music by Michael Card © 1996
From the album “Close Your Eyes So You Can See”
The following tab is a note-for-note tab, not simply (incorrect) chords like
the other version listed on your site.
Key: G Major / no capo
(studio recording in F# Major – 1/2 step down from concert tuning)
Time Signature: 2/4
Order: Intro Sequence, Verse, Chorus, Interlude, Verse, Chorus, Bridge,
Interlude, Verse
Key: p = pull off TO this note FROM previous note (e.g. p1)
h = hammer on TO this note FROM previous note (e.g. h2)
= harmonic(s) (e.g. )
() = tie (hold from previous line, do not re-play) (e.g. (o))
* = separates a line (* at bottom and top) - read directions above tab at
this point
o = open string; numbers = fret to play at
Intro Sequence
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o-----------------------------------------o-------------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o-----------2------------2-----o-
D---o--------------------------------4------------o------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3-----------------3---------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o---------------------------------------------------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o----------------------o--
D---o--------------------------------4------------o------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3---------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o-----------o------------------------------o------1-----
G---o-------------------2------------2-----o------------oh2----------------
D---o-----------------------------------------------o---------------------o
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3-------------------3------------------3-------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o------------------------------------------o------------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o-------------------o------------
D---o--------------------------------4---------------o--------o------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------o------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3--------------3------------
Verse (repeat the following sequence twice)
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o-----------------------------------------o-------------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o-----------2--------------2----o
D---o--------------------------------4------------o------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3-----------------3---------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o-----------------------------------------o-------------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o-------------o----------o-------
D---o--------------------------------4------------o----------------------o-
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3---------------------------
Last Four Measures (Line) of Final Verse
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o-------------------------------------------o-----------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o-------------o------------------
D---o--------------------------------4--------------o----------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3---------------------3-----
Chorus
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------3--------------------------------3------------------3
G--------------4------------2--------------------------------2---------o---
D--------4-------------------------2------------2------------------o-------
A---2--------------------------------------3-------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------------o----2----3----2----o----------------------------
B-------------------3---------------4----2--------------------------1------
G-------------4-------------------------------------------------o----------
D--------4-------------------------------------------------2---------------
A---2-------------------------------------------------3--------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------------------------------3-------------------------------1-----
G---o-------------------------4----------4--------------------o------------
D---------2--------------4---------------------4---------2-----------------
A-------------------2--------------------------------3---------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
2nd Chorus Only>>>>
E------------------------------------------------------*-------------------
B-------------3--------------------1--------------3---------------------o--
G-------2--------------------o--------------2---------o-------------o------
D---o--------------------2--------------o------------------------o---------
A-------------------3------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------------*-------3-----------
>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>>
E------------------------------------
B---(o)---------------o-----To Bridge
G----------------o-------------------
D-----------o------------------------
A------------------------------------
E------------------------------------
Interlude
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3---- p1-----o-----------------------------------------o------1--------
G---o------------------2-----2po------o--------oh2---------------------o---
D---o-------------------------------4---------o----------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3----------------------3---------------3-----------------3-------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o---------------------------------------------------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o----------------------o--
D---o--------------------------------4------------o------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3---------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o-----------o------------------------------o------1-----
G---o-------------------2------------2-----o------------2------------------
D---o-----------------------------------------------o---------------------o
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E---3-----------------------3-------------------3------------------3-------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----- p1------o-------------------------------------------------------
G---o-------------------2-----o-----------o------------------o-------------
D---o--------------------------------4---------------o-------o-------------
A------------------------------------------------------------o-------------
E---3-----------------------3------------------3-------------3-------------
Bridge
E------------------------o-------------------------------------------------
B--------------------1---------------------------------3-------------------
G--------------o---------------o-----------------4-----------4-------------
D---------2---------------------------------4----------------------4-------
A---3----------------------------------2-----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------------------1-----------------1-------3-------5------7-----------
G---------------2-----------2----------------------------------------------
D----------2----------------------2----------------------------------------
A---o-----------------------------------o-------2-------3------5-----------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------o-------------------------------------------------
B--------------------1---------------------------------3-------------------
G--------------o---------------o-----------------4-----------4-------------
D---------2---------------------------------4----------------------4-------
A---3----------------------------------2-----------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------2--------------
B--------------------1--------------------------------3---------3----------
G--------------2-------------2----------------2---------------------2------
D---------2-----------------------------o----------------------------------
A---o----------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---3----p1----o-----------------------------------------------------------
G---2----------------2----o---------o---------------To Interlude . . .
D---o---------------------------4------------------Then Final Verse
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------
If you want a cleaner version using MS Word Tables, please email me at
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The MS Word tabs show time values for individual notes and are easier to
read – they also show measure divisions. Don't hesitate to ask me any
questions about my notation, rhythm, etc.
