| Author: | Leonard | Latest revision: | May 17, 2022 |
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| Notes: | Out of all the demo tapes Cat had recorded until then, Paul Samwell-Smith and Cat picked this song as a closer to Cat’s final album, Back to Earth. The song was produced at Le Studio in Morin Heights, Canada. The song would go on to serve as a farewell, with an optimistic lookout and dedicated to his fans, for almost 30 years until Cat’s second comeback to the music business, remerging as the artist called Yusuf. The song’s bridge part stows away a suspenseful chord progression, dissonant in nature, but one that ultimately resolves in a harmonical climax bringing closure to the song and the entire album. The riff is a clever spiel on open strings, a forebearer to the dissonant parts of the composition in the bridge. The rapid chord shifts in the bridge are a demanding workout for the guitarist. | ||
| 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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"Never"
by Cat Stevens
from the original album
BACK TO EARTH (1978)
Standard tuning
(low to high) E-A-D-G-B-E
in 4/4 time
INTRO
RIFF E F# B/F# A*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
E F# B/F# A*
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
VERSE 1
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
I know there'll be another time
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
There's going to be another moment
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
There'll never be another you
D E A | A G
There's going to be another stor-y, oh
D E A E RIFF
There's so much left for you to do, love
VERSE 2
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
There'll never be another you
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
There's going to be another spring
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
And it won't always be winter
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
And it'll always be spring
D E A | A G
There's going to be another king-dom, oh
D E A E RIFF
There's so much left for you to know, love
BRIDGE
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
There'll never be another you
D C G A
I will be there when you need me
D C G A D C G A
Dar-ling, you'll just have to say it a-gain
(A) D C G A
But you know I'll be there anyway
B/F# E F# A* B/F#
You've got to have faith in me, darling
F# A* B/F# D A
Got to have faith in your-self
G RIFF
Faith in your wealth
VERSE 3
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
I know there'll be another spring
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
And it won't always be winter
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
And it'll always be spring
D E A | A G
There's going to be another stor-y, oh
D E A E RIFF
There's so much left for you to know, love
OUTRO
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
There'll never be another you
E F# B/F# | B/F# A*
There'll never be another you
E F# B/F# F#7
There'll never be another you, love
RIFFS
=====
RIFF-->|
E
d d
/ / / /
E|----------0-------|..
B|----------0-------|..
G|-↑0--h1---1-------|..
D|-↑0--h2---2-------|..
A|-↑0--h2---2-------|..
E|-↑0-------0-------|..
↑ = brush downstroke
CHORDS
======
E F# B/F# A* A Note: E major can also just be played E/B
022100 244322 xx444x x0222x x02220 (with B in the bass), and F# major
-MRI-- TRLMII --RRR- --III- --IMR- as F#/C# (with C# in the bass).
x22100 x44322
G D C F#7
3x0003 xx0232 332010 244320
R----L ---IRM RLM-I- TRLMI-
x44320
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 part with great intensity
d = downward stroke
u = upward stroke
x = mute note
Playing Cat Stevens 