| Author: | Leonard | Latest revision: | Nov. 12, 2016 |
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| Author’s Notes: | For Cat to cover a song written by another artist is almost unthinkable, this Sam Cooke piece being the rare exception. Originally “Another Saturday Night” started off as a soundcheck song but was later recorded in Australia, with the horns being added in Japan; Cat himself didn’t play on the recording. This song with its jovial lyrics and upbeat mood would prove to be a fan favorite on live shows. What the original album recording lacks in arrangement, live shows would make up for. | ||
| 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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"Another Saturday Night"
Words & music by Sam Cooke
as recorded by Cat Stevens
as non-album single (1974)
Standard tuning
(low to high) E-A-D-G-B-E
in 4/4 time
INTRO
*organ* *guitar sets in*
F Bb/F F C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
F Bb/F F C7 F C7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
CHORUS
(C7) F Bb/F
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody,
F C
I've got some money 'cause I just got paid. | / / / / |
F Bb/F F C7 F C7
Now how I wish I had some-one to talk to, I'm in an awful way.
VERSE 1
F C F F7 Bb/F
I got in town a month ago, I've seen a lot of girls since then.
F F7 Bb/F
If I could meet 'em I could get 'em but as yet I haven't met 'em,
F C7 F C7
That's how I'm in the state I'm in. Oh...
PLAY CHORUS.
VERSE 2
F C F F7 Bb/F
Another fella told me he had a sister who looked just fine.
F F7 Bb/F
Instead of bein' my del-iv'rance, she had a strange resemblance
F C7 F C7
To a cat named Franken-stein. Oh la...
PLAY CHORUS.
INSTRUMENTAL VERSE
F Bb/F F C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
F Bb/F F C7 F C7
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
VERSE 3
F C F F7 Bb/F
It's hard on a fella when he don't know his way a-round.
F F7 Bb/F
If I don't find me a honey to help me spend my money,
F C7 F C7
I'm gonna have to blow this town. Oh no...
PLAY CHORUS.
OUTRO
(C7) G C
Another Saturday night and I ain't got nobody,
G D
I got some money 'cause I just got paid.
G C
How I wish I had some-one to talk to,
G D7 [D7+11] G D7 [D7+11] G
I'm in an awful... oh, I'm in an awful way,
D7 [D7+11] G D7 [D7+11] G
He's in an awful... oh, I'm in an awful... oh,
D7 [D7+11] G D7 [D7+11] G
I'm in an awful way, he's in an awful way.
CHORDS
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Note: Chords set in square brackets indicate "transitional chords"
(e.g., [D7+11]). Such a chord is played only intermittently
when, for instance, shifting from one chord to the next or
when oscillating back and forth between it and the preceding
chord.
F F7 Bb/F
133211 131211 xx333x
TRLMII TRIMII --RRR-
C C7
332010 x32310
RLM-I- -RMLI-
-RM-I-
G D D7 D7+11(D7add11)
3x0003 xx0232 xx0212 xx0012
R----L ---IRM ---MIR ----IR
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
[ ] = natural harmonic (Harm.)
/ = legato slide (gliss) up the fret
\ = legato slide (gliss) down the fret
! = accentuate chord with great intensity
d = downward stroke
u = upward stroke
Playing Cat Stevens 