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From: BABubier@aol.com

Subject: We used to know tablature



[disclaimer: This tab had to be re-formatted due to font

mismatches, which may have caused misalignment of words and

some phrases. PT]



WE USED TO KNOW

Words and Music by Ian Anderson

Tablature intrepretation by Bruce Bubier



Key signature e minor

Time signature 3/4



This song works great with simple chording.

No fancy picking or fingerwork is necessary, though it could be fun to try

some since the progression is rather "open" and lends itself to filling.



The chord progression is descending pairs of 5ths.

emi  B     D  A     C  G     f#mi7  B



They can be played in a variety of positions on the fretboard for added

interest.

Several other possibilities will be included at the end.



The chord progression is the same for every stanza and is great for jamming.



  emi                B            D                A

__0__________________2____________2________________0_________________________

__0__________________3____________3________________2_________________________

__0__________________3____________2________________2_________________________

__2__________________3____________0________________2_________________________

__2__________________2_____________________________0_________________________

__0__________________2_______________________________________________________

      Whenever I get to feel this way,        try to find new words to say



   C                 G          f#mi7        B

___0_________________3__________2____________2______________________________

___1_________________0__________2____________3______________________________

___0_________________0__________2____________3______________________________

___2_________________0__________2____________3______________________________

___3_________________2__________4____________2______________________________

_____________________3__________2____________2_____________________________

        I think about the bad old days      we used to know.



Nights of winter turn me cold fears of dying, getting old.

We ran the race and the race was won by running slowly.



Could be soon we'll cease to sound. Slowly upstairs, faster down.

Then to revisit stony grounds, we used to know.



Remembering mornings, shilling spent,  made no sense to leave the bed.

The bad old days they came an went giving way to fruitful years.



Saving up the birds in hand while in the bush the others land.

Tale what we can before the man says it's time to go.



Each to his own way I'll go mine.  Best of luck with what you find.

But for your own sake remember times we used to know.



Other possible chordings "up the neck"

All are "barred" chords

Roman numerals indicate which fret should be barred.

You should start to notice patterns forming.

This is a fun song to play.  Hope you enjoy it.



emi  B-VII D-X  A-V   C-III G-III f#mi7   B-VII

_0_____7____10___5______3____3____2_______2________________________________

_0_____7____10___5______5____3____2_______4________________________________

_0_____8____11___6______5____4____6_______2________________________________

_2_____9____12___7______5____5____2_______4________________________________

_2_____9____12___7______3____5____4_______2________________________________

_0_____7____10___5______3____3____2_______2________________________________





emi-VII  B-VII D-X  A-IX   C-VIII  G-VII f#mi7-VI  B-VII

___7______7_____10____9______8_____7_____6_________7_______________________

___8______7_____10____10_____8_____8_____7_________7_______________________

___9______8_____11____9______9_____7_____6_________8_______________________

___9______9_____12____11_____10____9_____8_________9_______________________

___7______9_____12____12_____10____10____9_________9_______________________

___7______7_____10____9______8_____7_____6_________7_______________________