| Author: | Leonard | Latest revision: | December 11, 2021 |
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| Author’s Notes: | Together with “Father and Son” and the “The Day They Make Me Tsar,” this song belongs to a handful of musical pieces Cat had written for a proposed musical about the Romanovs called “Revolussia,” a project which ultimately never came to be. Cat plays a terrific piano on the record, and in almost all live performances he chose to play the piano part over guitar. But there is also rare video footage of him playing this song live on guitar, such as the 1970 Belgian Jazz Bilzen pop festival or his performance on French TV that same year. On the studio demo Cat solely plays guitar, so it stands to reason that the song originated there first and that the fleshed-out piano part came later. The most exciting stuff happens on piano, though, so we decided to adapt some of the piano magic from his live 1971 BBC performance (see video down below) to guitar, while adhering as much as possible to the studio demo for solo guitar and voice. | ||
| Each guitar tab is the author’s own work and represents his or her own interpretation of the song. Visitors may use the guitar tabs offered here only for private study, scholarship, or research. |
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"Maybe You're Right"
by Cat Stevens
from the original album
MONA BONE JAKON (1970)
Standard tuning
(low to high) E-A-D-G-B-E
in 4/4 time
INTRO
RIFF___
G/D Eb/G D D/F# D D/F# Em Em7
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
d u d u d u d d d u d u d d
E|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|---3-------3-----|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-----0-----------|
B|-3-----3-3-3-3-3-|-------4-------4-|-3---3---3-3-3-3-|-----0-----------|
G|-4-----4-4-4-4-4-|-----3-------3---|-2---2---2-2-2-2-|-----0-----0---0-|
D|-5-------5---5---|-5-------5-------|-0---4---0---4---|-2---2---2---0---|
A|-5-------5---5---|-----------------|-----------------|-2---2-----------|
E|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-0---------------|
C G FaddG C [C2] [C2]
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / / / /
d d d u d u d u u d u d u d u d d d d u
E|---------3-3-3-3-|-3-3-------3-3-3-|---3-----3-3-3-3---|(3)----------3-3-|
B|---------1-1-1-1-|-0-0-------0-0-0-|---1-----1-1-1-1---|(1)----------1-1-|
G|-----0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-------0-0-0-|-0h2-----0-2-0-0---|(0)--0---0---0-0-|
D|-2---2---2---2---|-0-----------0---|---3-------3---2---|(2)--0---2---0---|
A|-3-------3---3---|-x-----------x---|---------------3---|(3)------3---3---|
E|-----------------|-3-----------3---|-------------------|-----------------|
VERSE 1
G C D Em RIFF
Now maybe you're right and maybe you're wrong
C G F/C C
But I ain't gonna argue with you no more, I've done it for too long
G C D Em RIFF
It was getting so good, why then, where did it go?
C G F/C C
I can't think about it no more, tell me if you know
G C D Em RIFF
You were loving me, I... was loving you
C G C/G
But now there ain't nothing but regretting
C G F/C C
Nothing, nothing but regretting, everything we do
Play INTRO.
VERSE 2
G C D Em RIFF
I put up with your lies like you put up with mine
C G F/C C
But God knows we should have stopped somewhere, we could've have taken the time
G C D Em RIFF
But time has turned, yes some call it the end
C G C/G C G C/G
So tell me, tell me did you really love me like a friend
C G C/G C G C/G
You know you don't have to pretend, It's all over now
C G C/G C G C/G
It'll never happen again, no no no, it'll never happen again
C G C/G C G
It won't hap-pen again, never, never, never
C G F/C C (G/D)
It'll never happen again, no no no no, no no no no
Play INTRO.
Repeat VERSE 1. ("So maybe you're right...")
OUTRO (Plays just like INTRO)
G/D Eb/G D D/F#D D/F# Em RIFF_
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
C G FaddG C [C2] [C2]
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
FaddG C [C2] [C2] G/D
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / ||
CHORDS
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Note #1: Chords in square brackets are passing chords,
and only played intermittently.
Note #2: For C/G you can also play this short little
bass riff:
G C
E|-----|---
B|-----|-1-
G|-----|-0-
D|-----|-2-
A|---0-|-3-
E|-3---|---
G/D Eb/G D D/F# Em Em7
x55433 xx5343 xx0323 xx4323 022000 020000
-RLMII --RIMI ---IRM --LIRM -MR--- -M----
C [C2] G FaddG F/C C/G
x32013 x30013 3x0003 xx3213 x33211 3x2013
-RM-IL -R--IL R----L --RMIL -RLMII R-M-IL
Chord fingering: T = thumb
I = index finger
M = middle finger
R = ring finger
L = little finger
Tablature notation: h = hammer-on
p = pull-off
d = downward stroke
u = upward stroke
Playing Cat Stevens 