Cat Stevens (Yusuf Islam) – But I Might Die Tonight (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Cat Stevens
(From the 1970 Album TEA FOR THE TILLERMAN)
Words and Music by Cat Stevens
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Cat Stevens - Acoustic Guitar'
Intro
Q=69
D C D C
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
|---5-------5-----3-----3---0---|---5-----5---0-----3-----3---0---| |-----7---7---------5-----5---0-|-----7-----7---0-----5-----5---5-| |-7-----7-------5-----5---------|-7-----7---------5-----5---------| |-------------0-----------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| D C D C 2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H +H |---5-----5---0-----3-----3---0---|---5-----5---0--------|--------|| |-----7-----7---0-----5-----5---5-|-----7-----7---0------|--------|| |-7-----7---------5-----5---------|-7-----7---------5----|-(5)----|| |---------------------------------|----------------------|--------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------|--------|| |---------------------------------|----------------------|--------|| Verse D C D C 4/4 E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |---------0-------0--------0------0-x-|-------0-------0----------0-----0-----| |------10---10---------8--------------|----10---10------10-----8---8-----8---| |---11---------11--------9------9-----|-11---------11------0-9-------9-----0-| |-------------------10-------10-------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|--------------------------------------| D C D C S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S Q Q |----------0----0-------------0---0-----|---------0----------0--0------| |----10-----------10------8-----8---8---|---10------10----------8------| |-------11---11------0------9---------x-|------11------11-------9------| |-12-------------------10---------------|-x---------------12---10------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------------------------------|------------------------------| A G A G E E S S S S S S S S +S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S |-------0-----------0-(0)---0---|-------0-----0---------0-----0---| |---------5-----3-------------0-|---5-----5-----0---x-----3-----x-| |---6-------x-----4-------4-----|-----6-----6---------4-----4-----| |-----7-------5-----------------|-7---------------5---------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| 2/4 S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S H W |-------0-----0---------0-----0---|-------0-----0--------|------| |---5-----5-----0---3-----3-----x-|---5-----5-----0------|------| |-----6-----6---------4-----4-----|-----6-----6----------|------| |-7---------------5---------------|-7--------------------|------| |---------------------------------|----------------------|------| |---------------------------------|----------------------|------| D/A C D/A C 4/4 S S E E. S E E +S S S S Q. E E E +S S S S |---2-2-2--2-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2----2-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---3-3-3--3-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-|-3----3-1-1-(1)-1-1-1-| |---2-2-2--2-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-|-2----2-0-0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---0-0-0--0-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-|-0----0-2-2-(2)-2-2-2-| |---0-0-0--0-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-|-0----0-3-3-(3)-3-3-3-| |--------------------------|----------------------| D/A C D/A C 2/4 E E +S S E S S E S S S S E E +S S E Q Q E E +Q |-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-(2)-2-2-0--0--|---0-(0)--|| |-3-3-(3)-3-3-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-3-3-(3)-3-3-1--1--|---1-(1)--|| |-2-2-(2)-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-(2)-2-2-0--0--|---0-(0)--|| |-0-0-(0)-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-(0)-0-0-2--2--|---2-(2)--|| |-0-0-(0)-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-(0)-0-0-3--3--|---3-(3)--|| |---------------------------|-------------------|----------|| Chorus A G A G 4/4 S S E Q S S E S S S S S S E E S S E E +S S S S |---0-0-0----3-3-3-3-3-3-|---0-0-0-0-0---3-(3)-3-3-3-| |---2-2-2----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-2-2-2-2---0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---2-2-2----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-2-2-2-2---0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---2-2-2----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-2-2-2-2---0-(0)-0-0-0-| |---0-0-0----2-2-2-2-2-2-|---0-0-0-0-0---2-(2)-2-2-2-| |------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|---------------3-(3)-3-3-3-| A G A C D/A S S E E S S S S E S S E S S E S S S S E E E S S |---0-0-0-0-0-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-| |---2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-1-1-3-3-3-| |---2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-2-2-2-| |---2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-| |---0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3-0-0-0-| |-------------3-3-3-3-3-3-|-------------------------| A G A G Q Q Q S S S S E E E E S S S S S S S S |-0--0--3--3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-----------------| |-2--2--0--0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-----------------| |-2--2--0--0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-2--2--0--0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0--2--2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------3--3-3-3-3-|---------3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| D/A C D/A C S S E +S S S S +S S E S S E S S E +S S E +S S E +S S E |---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |---3-3-(3)-3-3-3-(3)-1-1-1-1-1-|---3-3-(3)-3-3-(3)-1-1-(1)-1-1-| |---2-2-(2)-2-2-2-(2)-0-0-0-0-0-|---2-2-(2)-2-2-(2)-0-0-(0)-0-0-| |---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-2-2-2-2-2-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-2-2-(2)-2-2-| |---0-0-(0)-0-0-0-(0)-3-3-3-3-3-|---0-0-(0)-0-0-(0)-3-3-(3)-3-3-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| D/A C D/A 2/4 S E. S S E +S S E S S E Q S S E |---2--2-2-2-(2)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-| |---3--3-3-3-(3)-1-1-1-1-1-|-3--3-3-3-| |---2--2-2-2-(2)-0-0-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2-| |---0--0-0-0-(0)-2-2-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0-| |---0--0-0-0-(0)-3-3-3-3-3-|-0--0-0-0-| |--------------------------|----------| H.=H C D 4/4 E E Q H E E E E E E Q Q H. |-0-----------|-0---0-----0----|----2-----*| |-1-----------|-1---1-----1----|----3-----*| |-0-----------|-0---0-----0----|----2-----*| |-2-----------|-2---2-----2----|----0-----*| |-3-----------|-3---3-----3----|----------*| |-------------|----------------|----------*|
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
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h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
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| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths