• Song:

    The Wind

  • Artist:

    Cat Stevens

  • Album:

    Teaser and the Firecat ...

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The Wind,
written and performed by Cat Stevens

tabbed by Colin*

This song is played with two guitars except for during
the chorus. The second guitar, which starts the song, is
capoed on the 3rd fret and plays this:

 Intro
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------2---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---0-|
|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
 Verses
|-----2-------2---|-----2-------0---|
|---0---0---0---0-|---0---0---0---4-|
|-4-------4-------|-4-------4-------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|

The main guitar starts on the the 3rd measure with this:

 Verses
|-----2---3-2-0---|-0-----0---------|
|---------------3-|-----3---3---2-3-|
|---2---2---------|---0-------------| 5x (lyrics begin on 3rd repetition)
|-0---0---0---0---|-----------2-----|
|-----------------|---------0---0---|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|

|-----2---3-2-0---|-0-----0---------|
|---------------3-|-----3---3---2-0-|
|---2---2---------|---0-------------| to chorus
|-0---0---0---0---|-----------2-----|
|-----------------|---------0---0---|
|-----------------|-3---3-----------|

 1st Chorus                                                             *extra beat 
|----(3)-----(0)--|-------------2-0-|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----3-------2---|-------3---3-3-0-|------------(3)--|-------------3-2---0--|
|-----0-------2---|---0---------2-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------2-2--(0)-|
|---0-0-----2-2---|--(0)----0-------|-----2-----0-0---|-----2-------2-2------|
|---------0-------|-----0-----------|---2-2-----------|---2-2-------0-0------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0-------3-------|-0-------3------------|
                                                                *half measure
|----(3)-----(0)--|-------------2-0-|-----------------|---------|
|-----3-------2---|-------3---3-3-0-|----------(0)-(0)|---------|
|-----0-------2---|---0---------2-0-|-----0-----0---0-|---0---0-| to verse
|---0-0-----2-2---|--(0)----0-------|-----2-----0---2-|---0-----|
|---------0-------|-----0-----------|---2-2-----------|-0-------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0-------3---0---|-----3---|

 2nd Chorus                                                             *extra beat
|----(3)-----(0)--|-------------2-0-|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----3-------2---|-------3---3-3-0-|------------(3)--|-------------3-2---0--|
|-----0-------2---|---0---------2-0-|-----0-------0---|-----0-------2-2--(0)-|
|---0-0-----2-2---|--(0)----0-------|-----2-----0-0---|-----2-------2-2------|
|---------0-------|-----0-----------|---2-2-----------|---2-2-------0-0------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|-0-------3-------|-0-------3------------|
                                                                *half measure
|----(3)-----(0)--|---------2p0-0---|-----------------|---------|
|-----3-------2---|-----3-----------|----------(0)-(0)|---------|
|-----0-------2---|-----0---2p0-0---|-----------0---0-|---0---0-| to end
|---0-0-----2-2---|---0-0-----------|-----------0---2-|---0-----|
|---------0-------|-----0---0-------|-----------------|-0-------|
|-3---------------|-3---------------|---------3---0---|-----3---|

End with 4 measures of verse

I've tried to make this tab as accurate as possible but there are variances
in the performance that I leave to your discretion. Thanks!

cendsley@houston.rr.com questions and/or comments
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