| Author: | Leonard | Latest revision: | March 28, 2023 |
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| Notes: | A gorgeously descending base line makes this song such a pleasure to listen to and to play on guitar. It is best played like Yusuf does—fingerstyle with thumb and index finger only, picking the bass note with the thumb and swinging the index like a pendulum on a string. | ||
| 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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"Thinking 'Bout You"
by Yusuf Islam/Cat Stevens
from the original album
ROADSINGER (2009)
Standard tuning
(bass to treble) E-A-D-G-B-E
in 2/2 time
INTRO
F/C C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1-1-----1-1--|------1-1-----1-1--|------1-1---------0-0--|
G|------2-2-----0-0--|------2-2-----2-2--|------0-0---2-----0-0--|
D|--3-------2--------|--0-----------3-3--|------0-0---3-----0-0--|
A|-------------------|----------3--------|--2-------0h3-2--------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------3------|
VERSE 1
C G C F/C C F/C C G C
When I hold your hand I could fly a zil-lion miles with you
G G/F Em A Bb/F G C
When I see your grace I can see all God's words come true
F/C E7 Am Bm7b5 E Am
Every little bird a-bove the haze, and fish be-neath the waves
F/C C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
Knows about you - wouldn't they do
VERSE 2
C G C F/C C F/C C G C
When I see your eyes I can see rain-bows in the sky
G G/F Em A Bb/F G C
Being with you, all who've parted re-unite
F/C E7 Am Bm7b5 E Am
Every little pearl drop in the clouds and stones be-neath the ground
F/C C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
Are waiting for you - wouldn't they do
CHORUS 1
C F/C C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
What-ever you say lightens up the burden of the day
C F C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
What-ever you do makes us ever want to follow you
C F/C Am G G7
What-ever they say, whatever they do I'll always love you
VERSE 3
RIFF______________________
C G C F/C C F/C C G C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
G G/F Em A Bb/F G C
| / / / / | / / / / | / / / / | / / / / |
F/C E7 Am Bm7b5 E Am
Every burning comet that zooms, and angels too
F C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
Think about you - wouldn't they do
CHORUS 2
C F/C C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
Thinkin' bout you, I could climb a mountain in the dark
C F C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
Listening to you, flowers dance in the park
C F/C Am G G7
What-ever they say, whatever they do we'll always love you
C F C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
The words that you say lighten up the burdens of the day
C F/C C/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
What-ever you do makes us wanna fol-low you
C F/C Am G G7
What-ever they say, whatever they do I'll always love you
OUTRO
F F/E Dm7 F/C G4/B F/C G
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
E|-------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
B|------1-1-----1-1--|------1-1-----1-1--|------1-1--------------|
G|------2-2-----0-0--|------2-2-----2-2--|------0-0---2----------|
D|--3-------2--------|--0-----------3-3--|------0-0---3----------|
A|-------------------|----------3--------|--2-------0h3-2--------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|----------------3------|
CHORDS
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RIFF
C G
/ / / / / / / /
E|-------------------|------3-------3----|
B|----------1-3-5-1--|--3-----0-------0--|
G|-------------------|----0-------0------|
D|----------3-3-5-2--|--3----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|
E|-------------------|------3---3--------|
F/C C/E Dm7 G4/B G G/D G7 G/F
x33211 xx201x xx0211 x2001x 3x0003 xx0003 3x0001 1x000x
-RLMII --M-I- ---MII -M--I- R----L -----L R----I T-----
C Em A Bb/F E7 Am Bm7b5 E
x32013 022000 x02220 xx333x 022130 x02210 x2323x 022100
-RM-IL -MR--- --IMR- --RRR- -MRIL- --MRI- -IRML- -MRI--
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 