| Author: | Leonard | Latest revision: | May 15, 2022 |
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| Author’s Notes: | Recorded in Copenhagen and Canada, and subsequently mixed in London, the song talks about the volatile nature of the show business—how it chews you up and spits you out. Similar to “Never“, it also poses as another farewell to Cat’s fans saying that if they really needed him, he would be around (in his songs presumably). The odd time signature lends the song a syncopated feel, yet nifty little riffs and speedy triplet strumming lighten things up. It is perhaps needless to say that Cat sings and plays this one on guitar impeccably well on the record. | ||
| 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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"Just Another Night"
by Cat Stevens
from the original album
BACK TO EARTH (1978)
Standard tuning
(low to high) E-A-D-G-B-E
in 12/8 time
INTRO (Note: ! = strum a triplet)
D! G ! D ! G ! D !
| / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G ! D !
| / / / / | / / / / |
RIFF (Em7) Dmaj9
/ / / / / / / / (Note: x = palm-mute
. . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . . strings)
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
d d d d d d u d d u d u d u
E|--0---0---0---0---0---x----|--0-2-0---0-2-0-----0-2-0--|
B|--0---0---0---0---0---x----|--2-2-2---2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
G|--0---0---0---0---0---x----|--2-2-2---2-2-2-----2-2-2--|
D|--2---4---2---0---2---x----|--0---0---0---0-------0----|
A|--2---4---2---0---2---x----|---------------------------|
E|----------------------x----|---------------------------|
VERSE 1
G D G D
I remember standing here right on this very same site
G D RIFF________________ Dmaj9
I was dying but for you it was just an-oth-er night
G D G D
You once rocked me in your world, you bought me my first shoes
G D RIFF_________________ Dmaj9
I was just another lonely child, oh and you were much a-mused
LINK
G ! D ! G ! D D4 D !
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G ! D ! RIFF Dmaj9
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
VERSE 2
G D G D
So you took me and you dressed me well all for your friends to see
G D RIFF______________ Dmaj9
Drained my body calmly till there was no more left in me
G D Em7 D/F#*
Then you walked out and you cut me cold out on the road some-where
G D RIFF_______________ Dmaj9
Why it happened, well I don't know and I still have no i-dea
VERSE 3
F#m Bm/F# A* G E A* A/G#
But everybody needs a friend, some-times you need a little help
F#m Bm/F# A* D Em7 A
And who knows maybe one day you'll seek mine, only time will tell
G D G D
You once held me in your arms, you made me feel so right
G D RIFF________________ Dmaj9
I was flying but for you it was just an-o-ther night
REPEAT LINK
VERSE 4
E A D/A A E [E/D E/C# E/B] A D A
But everybody needs a little help whether or not you think you real-ly do
E A D/A A C/G C/B G
Everybody needs a little help, now the time has come for you
(G) D/F# Em7 D/F#*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
VERSE 5
G D G D
I ain't looking to fight no wars, no more talking trash
G D RIFF_______________ Dmaj9
I'm not seeking any more pain 'cause I've had e-nough of that
G D Em7 D/F#*
But don't you worry it's al-right if you should come a-round
G D RIFF_____________ Dmaj9
Any night or any day I won't ever let you down
OUTRO
G ! D ! G ! D !
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G ! D ! RIFF
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
Dmaj9
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a
d u d d
E|--0-2-0-x---0--------||
B|--2-2-2-x---2--let --||
G|--2-2-2-x---2--ring--||
D|--0---0-x---0--------||
A|---------------------||
E|---------------------||
CHORDS
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Note #1: The time signature sounds like 4/4 time, only with a
(12/8 time) syncopated or triplet feel to it. Each main beat is
subdivided into triplets. It looks like this:
1 2 3 4
12/8 | / / / / |
. . . . . . . . . . . .
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9 10 11 12
count: 1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
d u d u d u d u d u d u d = downstroke, u = upstroke
Note #2: The key to injecting triplet strums (exlamation
(triplets) mark as indicator in the tab) at the end of a
chord, so that you seemlessly shift into the next
chord, is to begin with an upstrum, like so:
D !
/ / / /
1 & a 2 & a 3 & a 4 & a
d d d u d u
E|--2-----2-----2-----2-2-2--|
B|--3-----3-----3-----3-3-3--|
G|--2-----2-----2-----2-2-2--|
D|--0-----0-----0-------0----|
A|---------------------------|
E|---------------------------|
D D/F#* D/F# Dmaj9 D4 D/A G
xx0232 2X4232 200232 2xx0220 xx0233 x00232 3x0003
---IRM T-RIMI T--IRM ---MR- ---IML ---IRM R----L
F#m Bm/F# A* A/G# A Em7
233222 xx4432 x0222x 44222x x02220 022030
TRLIII --RLMI --III- RLIII- --IMR- -MR-L-
E E/D E/C# E/B C/G C/B
022100 xx0100 x42100 x22100 332010 x2x010
-MRI-- ---I-- -LMI-- -MRI-- RLM-I- -M--I-
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.)
! = strum a triplet
d = downward stroke
u = upward stroke
x = palm-mute note
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