• Song:

    A Song For Jeffrey

  • Artist:

    Jethro Tull

  • Album:

    The Best of Jethro Tull...

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    JETHRO TULL - A SONG FOR JEFFREY (Anderson) From THIS WAS album.
                  Released October 25th 1968.

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    Tabbed by:PJVillanueva




    1968 wasn't just The Summer of Love. Lots of things kept happening 
    all the year through. The band had already been playing most of the 
    songs from this album for some months when they began recording it, 
    so they knew what they wanted to do. And what they did was show the 
    world what an amazing band this was and would be for many years. 
    For me THIS WAS is much more than a blues album as the press called
    it. It is like a fine jewel's first glimpse. 


     

            
                Gonna lose my way tomorrow, 
                Gonna give away my car. 
                I'd take you along with me, 
                But you would not go so far.
 
                Don't see what I do not want to see, 
                You don't hear what I don't say. 
                Won't be what I don't want to be, 
                I continue in my way.
 
                Don't see, see, see where I'm goin', 
                Don't see, see, see where I'm goin', 
                Don't see, see, see where I'm goin' to, 
                I don't want to. 

      Everyday I see the mornin' come on in the same old way. 
      I tell myself tomorrow brings me things I would not dream today. 



                            * * * *

                           
      Most of this song is played with a slide. You must tune high e 
      string down to d to get a G open tuning. (You can mute A and E
      strings with a little piece of cloth or celulose paper).



                 2/2 time

              

               FLUTE AND BASS INTRO
               00:00

               GUITAR INTRO
               00:14

             d|5-/7-----7-- 7-----------|---7-------- 5-----------|
             B|-------------------------|-------------------6-----|
             G|5-/7-----7---7-----------|---7---------5-----7-----|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|.6

                                                              

               00:28

             d|0-----12---- 12----12-10/|12----0----/ 5-----3-----|
             B|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             G|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             D|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|.4
                                                            Gonna
 
               VERSE
               00:38

             d|0-----0--0-/ 5-----0--0--|3-----0----- 0--0--0-----|
             B|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0------0--0--0-----|
             G|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0------0--0--0-----|
             D|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0------0--0--0-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|   
               lose  my           tomorrow,                 Gonna 
                        way


             d|0--0--0----/ 5-----3-----|0-----0--0-- 0-----0--0--|
             B|0--0--0----/-5-----3-----|0-----0--0---0-----0--0--|
             G|0--0--0----/-5-----3-----|0-----0--0---0-----0--0--|
             D|0--0--0----/-5-----3-----|0-----0--0---0-----0--0--|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
               give  away      my    car.                      I'd 



             d|0-----0--0-/ 5-----0--0--|3-----0----- ---0--0-----|   
             B|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0---------0--0-----|
             G|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0---------0--0-----|
             D|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0---------0--0-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|   
               take  you along       with      me,          but  
                                                               you


             d|12-12-12-12- ---0--12----|12/14-14-14- ---0--0-----|
             B|12-12-12-12-----0--12----|12/14-14-14-----0--0-----|    
             G|12-12-12-12-----0--12----|12/14-14-14-----0--0-----|
             D|12-12-12-12-----0--12----|12/14-14-14-----0--0-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
               would    go        so far.                Don't 
                   not

               VERSE
               00:48

             d|0-----0--0-/ 5-----0--0--|3-----0----- ---0--0--0--|   
             B|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0---------0--0--0--|
             G|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0---------0--0--0--|
             D|0-----0--0-/-5-----0--0--|3-----0---------0--0--0--|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|   
               see   what   do not   want      to see,   You don't 
                        I


             d|0-----0--0-/ 5-----3-----|0-----0--0-- 0--0--0--0--|
             B|0-----0--0-/-5-----3-----|0-----0--0---0--0--0--0--|
             G|0-----0--0-/-5-----3-----|0-----0--0---0--0--0--0--|
             D|0-----0--0-/-5-----3-----|0-----0--0---0--0--0--0--|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
               hear  what      don't     say.               Won't 
                        I


             d|0-----0--0-/ 5-----5--0--|3-----0--0-- 0--0--0-----|   
             B|0-----0--0-/-5-----5--0--|3-----0--0---0--0--0-----|
             G|0-----0--0-/-5-----5--0--|3-----0--0---0--0--0-----|         
             D|0-----0--0-/-5-----5--0--|3-----0--0---0--0--0-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|   
               be    what      don't want      to be,       I  continue 
                        I                                            


             d/10-10-10-10- ---0--10----|10/12-12-12- ---0--0-----|
             B/10-10-10-10-----0--10----|10/12-12-12-----0--0-----|          
             G/10-10-10-10-----0--10----|10/12-12-12-----0--0-----|
             D/10-10-10-10-----0--10----|10/12-12-12-----0--0-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                        in        my way.                   Don't



             d/10-10-10-10- ---0--10----|10/12----12- ------------|
             B/10-10-10-10-----0--10----|10/12-----------12-------|    
             G/10-10-10-10-----0--10----|10/12-12-----------12----|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
               see   see       where     goin'              Don't
                        see       I'm


             d/10-------10- ------------|------12---- ------------|
             B/10----10-----10----10----|10/12-----------12-------|    
             G/10-----------10----10----|10/12----12--------12----|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
               see   see       where     goin'              Don't
                        see       I'm


             d|---------10- ------------|------------ ------------|
             B/10----10--------10-------|-------------------0-----|
             G/10------------------10---|15-\--10-----------------|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|  
               see   see       where     goin'           I  don't
                        see       I'm


             d|------12---- --12--------|------------ ------------|
             B|10/12----10-/12--10/12\10|-------------------------|
             G|-------------------------|12--------------0--3B4---|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
               want  to

               01:09

             d|0-----12---- 12----12-10/|12----0----/ 5-----3-----|
             B|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             G|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             D|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|.2

               BRIDGE
               01:14

             d|5-----5--5-- 5--5-----5--|5-----5----- 5-----5-----|
             B|5-----5--5---5--5-----5--|6-----6------6-----6-----|
             G|5-----5--5---5--5-----5--|5-----5------5-----5-----|
             D|5-----5--5---5--5-----5--|7-----7------7-----7-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                     Everyday  I         see   the  
                                                  mornin'

             d|3-----3----- 3-----------|------------ ------------|
             B|4-----4------3-----0-----|10/12-12-12--12----0--0--|
             G|3-----3------3-----0-----|-0-----0--0---0----0--0--|
             D|5-----5------3-----0-----|10/12-12-12--12----0--0--|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|
                     come         in the same     way. 
                        on                  old

             d|------------ ------------|------------ ------------|
             B|10/12-12-12--12----0--0--|12/15-15-15--15----15-15-|
             G|-0-----0--0---0----0--0--|-0-----0--0---0-----0--0-|
             D|10/12-12-12--12----0--0--|12/15-15-15--15----15-15-|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|



             d|------------ ------------|
             B|15----13-13--13----0-----|
             G|-0-----0--0---0----0-----|
             D|15----14-14--14----0-----|
             A|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|


               BRIDGE (2nd PART)
               01:23
              I tell myself tomorrow brings me 
              things I would not dream today.


               (FOUR MEASURE FLUTE INTRODUCTION TO THE SOLO)
               01:32


               FLUTE SOLO
               01:37

             d|0-/7--7--7-- 7--0--0--0--|7-/10-10-10- 10\---0--0--|
             B|0-/7--7--7---7--0--0--0--|7-/10-10-10--10\---0--0--|
             G|0-/7--7--7---7--0--0--0--|7-/10-10-10--10\---0--0--|
             D|0-/7--7--7---7--0--0--0--|7-/10-10-10--10\---0--0--|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|.4

                                                             
               01:47

             d|0-----12---- 12----12-10/|12----0----/ 5-----3-----|
             B|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             G|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             D|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|.4
                                                               Gonna

               01:57

               lose my way tomorrow, 
               Gonna give away my car. 
               I'd take you along with me, 
               But you would not go so far.
 
               Don't see what I do not want to see, 
               You don't hear what I don't say. 
               Won't be what I don't want to be, 
               I continue in my way.
 
               Don't see, see, see where I'm goin', 
               Don't see, see, see where I'm goin', 
               Don't see, see, see where I'm goin' to, 
               I don't want to. 


               02:27

             d|0-----12---- 12----12-10/|12----0----/ 5-----3-----|
             B|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             G|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             D|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-5-----3-----|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|.4

               GUITAR INTRO
               02:37

             d|---------7-- 7-----------|---7-------- 5-----------|
             B|-------------------------|-------------------6-----|
             G|---------7---7-----------|---7---------5-----7-----|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

               02:40

             d|5-/7-----7-- 7-----------|---7-------- 5-----------|
             B|-------------------------|-------------------6-----|
             G|5-/7-----7---7-----------|---7---------5-----7-----|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|.4

               FLUTE AND BASS INTRO
               02:50
                           (.

             d|5-/7-----7-- 7-----------|------------ ------------|
             B|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             G|5-/7-----7---7-----------|-------------------------|
             D|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|

               ENDING
               03:09                                 (.

             d|0-----12---- 12----12-10/|12----0----/ 3-----------|
             B|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-3-----------|
             G|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-3-----------|
             D|0-----12-----12----12-10/|12----0----/-3-----------|
             A|-------------------------|-------------------------|
             E|-------------------------|-------------------------|



                 B  Bend
                 R  Release
                 /  Slide up
                 \  Slide down
                 H  Hammer-on
                 P  Pull-off
                 ~  Vibrato
                 +  Harmonic
                 x  Mute note
                 .  Play note like a dot in standard notation
                 ^  Ties two notes together
                (.  Pause
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