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MINSTREL GIGOLO – Christopher Cross
(C Cross)
[Christopher Cross (1979)]
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Tabbed by: varannion
Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard (solo)
The guitar solo is performed (in standard tuning) by Eric Johnson. I believe
that the song itself (that is, the backing track guitar) is played in open D
(D,A,D,F#,A,D) tuning. I'm pretty sure the chords are correct, but have not
determined the appropriate chord fingerings for a guitar tuned to open D.
Guitar solo
~~~~~
Asus4 Asus4
e|----------------------------|-------------5----(5)\----|
B|----------------------------|----------7---------------|
G|----------------------------|-------4------------------|
D|----------------------------|----5---------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
bss ph ------
D Em7 D Em7 D
e|-------------3-----------3----|--------------------------|
B|--------3-5----5-5--5---------|--------------------------|
G|----2-4-----------------------|--2b4-(4)r2b4----0--------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------2-(2)--|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~ co bss
Em7 D Em7 F#m7
e|-------------------------3----|--5b7-(7)r5/7-(7)/10-(10)-------7-10--|
B|----------3-5---5-5--(5)---5--|---------------------------7-10-------|
G|--------4-----4---------------|--------------------------------------|
D|---(2)------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
co ~~~~~~~~
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
e|---p8--10-------------------------10--|--12--14--------------------|
B|-----------10-(10)-(10)\-------10-----|----------10--(10)--12--10--|
G|--------------------------9h11--------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
~~~ co ~~~~~~ pb pb
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
e|----9--10------------7-10--|-(9)10r9-7----------------|
B|-----------10--(10)--------|-----------10\-(6)7---r6--|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
ph~~~~~
D Em7 D Em7 D
e|----------10-15-14p12-----------10-14-12----------|------------------------|
B|----10-12-------------12--10-12----------12-10----|----------------5-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|----2b4---r2-0----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
pb
Em7 D Em7
e|------(9)10(10)r9-7------------7-10-7---------------|
B|--------------------10-7---7h8--------8-7---7-8-10--|
G|-------------------------9----------------9---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|
F#m7
e|----7-10-8p7---------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-8p7---8-7--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----9-7---9-7----------------|
D|------------------------------9-----8-7-------5/7--|
A|----------------------------------------10-7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
e|-----------------------|------------9------10--|-p9----------------|
B|-----------------------|---------10-----12-----|----10-12----10----|
G|-----------------------|--11---9---------------|----------11-------|
D|---(7)-7-9---7------9--|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------9---9-10----|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
bss
D Em7 D Em7
e|----12-10-9-----------------------------|--------------------|
B|------------12p10-----------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------12-11b12r11-9---------|-----------7--9-----|
D|--------------------------------9-------|--9--7--9--------9--|
A|----------------------------------10-9--|--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
D Em7 D Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-15-14-----|
G|----7-9---9-9---7-9---9-9--7-9--|--9-7/9-12-12--12-14-14--12-14----------16--|
D|--------9-----------9-----------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F#m7
e|-------------14-15-17p15p14-17-18p17p15--------------------|
B|----14-15-17----------------------------17-15--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------16-14--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------17-14--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
e|------------------------------12--|-(12)----------------------------|
B|----14----15--------------15------|------14\12-p10--(10)---(10)\----|
G|--------------14--(14)------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------5--|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 Bm7 A Gsus2
e|-----------------------|------------12b14r12-10\9--|--10---------------|
B|----------------10/14--|-p12-----12----------------|-------------------|
G|----------7-9-7--------|------11-------------------|-------------------|
D|--------7--------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
A|----7-9----------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
Intro
| D Em7 D Em7 | D | Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 |
| Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | | Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 |
| D Em7 D Em7 | D | Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 |
| Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | | Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 |
Verse 1
D Em7
You're the minstrel gigolo
D Em7
Don't you know
D Em7
You sing your songs of
D Em7
love so soft and low
F#m7 Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
And they want you more and more
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Verse 2
D Em7
All the young and lonely
D Em7 D Em7
girls wait for you
D Em7
There by the backstage door
F#m7
And they're hoping to
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Be the one
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Verse 3
D Em7
You're the minstrel gigolo
D Em7
Don't you know
D Em7
You sing your songs of
D Em7
love so soft and low
F#m7 Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
And they want you more and more
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Verse 4
D Em7
All the young and lonely
D Em7 D Em7
girls wait for you
D Em7
There by the backstage door
F#m7
And they're hoping to
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Be the one
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Guitar Solo
| Asus4 | Asus4 | D Em7 D Em7 | D |
| Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 | Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | |
| Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 | D Em7 D Em7 | D |
| Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 | Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | |
| Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 | D Em7 D Em7 | D |
| Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 | Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | |
| Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 | Bm7 A Gsus2 |
[ vocals re-enter ]
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
pb pre-bend
co cut off
ph pinched harmonic
bss bend slightly sharp
~~ vibrato
======================================================================== 16 May 2010
