Hard Headed Woman

Author: Leonard Latest revision: April 22, 2023
Notes: The song actually starts off with a little improv (“A hard, hard, hard…”) that Cat sang for warm-up. It was was kept for the album in the end. The strange unexpected chord changes provide a bit of a challenge and in general the plectrum must be led with a firm and precise hand, especially for the intro and riff part.
Each guitar tab is the author’s own work and represents his or her own interpretation of the song.
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                     "Hard Headed Woman"
                       by Cat Stevens
                       
                   from the official album
                 TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN (1970) 

 
Standard tuning
(bass to treble) E-A-D-G-B-E

in 4/4 time


INTRO

(A hard, hard, hard...)
 
     Dm    Dm+11                       Dm    Dm+11  
     d d u d d u d d u d d u d d u u   d d u d d u d d u d d u d d u u (2x)
E| |-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---|-----1-----1-----1-----1-----1---| |
B| |---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3---3-| |
G|.|-2-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|-2-----0-----0-----0-----0-------|.| Play
D|.|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|.| twice.
A| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |
E| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |


VERSE 1

  Dm    G      Dm    G
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
Dm          G                       C/G    Cm/G                 F             Dm   Am  
     I'm looking for a hard headed woman,        one who will take me for my-self
F! Bb/F!            G     C/G*        F-RIFF  Bb/F          C/G          F       C     C4
         And if I find my hard headed woman,        I will need nobody else, no no no


VERSE 2

Dm         G                        C/G                  Cm/G                 F            Dm   Am
     I'm looking for a hard headed woman, headed woman,        one who will make me do my best
F! Bb/F!            G      C/G        F-RIFF  Bb/F              C/G                       F          C      C4
         And if I find my hard headed woman,        I know the rest of my life will be blessed, yes yes yes


VERSE 3

Dm       G                   C/G     Cm/G                   F              Dm   Am  
     I know a lot of fancy dancers,        people who can glide you on a floor
F! Bb/F!            F      Bb/F            F          C/G   C/G! 
         They move     so smooth but have     no ans-wers,        whoa
Gm                       C/G                                F          C  C4
     When you ask them,       "What d'you come here for?",     "Why?"
                                                      "I don't know."

BREAK

  Dm    G     C/G          Cm/G   F      Dm    Am F
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / |
 Bb/F   G C/G* F-RIFF      Bb/F  C/G     F4    F*     E 
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  / |


BRIDGE

Am!    (tap) Am!       Dm               Am                   Dm           F       E          E7
I know           many fine-feathered friends, but their friendliness de-pends on how you do
Am!    (tap) Am!       Dm         Am           Dm               F       E          E7  A  A7  
They know        many sure-fired ways to find out the one who pays and how you do


VERSE 4

Dm          G                       C/G    Cm/G                 F              Dm   Am  
     I'm looking for a hard headed woman,        one who will make me feel so good
F! Bb/F!        F! Bb/F!    F          C/G    C/G!
         And if I find my hard headed woman,        whoa
Gm              C/G                  F         C       C4
     I know my life will be as it should, yes yes yes


VERSE 5

Dm         G                        C/G                  Cm/G                 F            Dm   Am
     I'm looking for a hard headed woman, headed woman,        one who will make me do my best
F! Bb/F!            G      C/G        F-RIFF  
         And if I find my hard headed woman  


OUTRO

  Dm    G      Dm    G     Dm#2  G/D    Dm#3
| /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / | /  /  /  / ||



RIFFS
=====

    F-RIFF____________________
    F   F2      F+G   F6   F2     (Bb/F...)
    /   /       /     /
    d   d d u   d u   d u  d u  
E|--1---1-1-1---3-1---1-1--1-1--|
B|--1---1-1-1---1-1---3-1--1-1--|
G|--2---0-2-2---2-2---2-2--0-0--|
D|--3---3-3-3---3-3---3-3--3----|
A|--3---3-3---------------------|
E|------------------------------|



CHORDS (in order of appearance)
======

  Dm     Dm+11     G      C/G    Cm/G     F     
x00231  x00031  3x0003  332010  335541  133211  
---MRI  ----RI  RM---L  RLM-I-  TTRLMI  TRLMII  
 
  Am     Bb/F    C/G*     F2      F+G     F6    Note:  If you troubles holding down the
002210  -2333x  3x2013  133011  xx3213  xx3231         A string with your thumb when play-
--MRI-  -TRRR-  R-M-IL  TRL-II  --RMIL  --RMLI         ing Bb, just focus on the treble
                                                       strings (same goes for Cm).
   C      C4      Gm      F4      F*       E    
x32010  x33011  355333  xx3311  xx3211  022100
-RM-I-  -RM-I-  TRLIII  --RLII  --RMII  -MRI--

  E7       A      A7  
022130  x02220  x02223
-MRIL-  --IMR-  --IMRL

 Dm#2     G/D   ____Dm#3____
xx7765  xx0787  xx0.10.10.10 (10th fret)
--RLMI  ---IRM  ---- I. I. 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
                      / = legato slide (gliss) up the fret
                      \ = legato slide (gliss) down the fret
                      ! = accentuate part with great intensity
                      d = downward stroke
                      u = upward stroke

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