Elton John – Sixty Years On (Guitar Intro Tab)

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Song Title: Sixty Years On Artist: Sir Elton John Tabbed By: bmchrestoff (August 3, 2016 to August 13, 2016) 2) The picking pattern in the Intro is not EXACTLY like the pattern the Harp follows but is close enough that no one will really notice. I personally use a modified Travis Picking style and so I originally tabbed this to fit my natural fingering technique 3) For the first 24 seconds or so of the song the Intro consists of the String section of the orchestra noodling around to create a series dissonant notes leading up to the Fade Up of the Harp. I did not tab this first 24 seconds because it's not fretboard friendly and.......well it's weird. I just jumped right into the Harp tab to start the song 4) The song really doesn't have a Chorus in the traditional sense 5) The Musical Interlude 2 was very guitar Fretboard UNFRIENDLY but I think I managed to pull enough out of it that it works. You may opt to just skip it altogether and jump into Verse 3 6) What makes this song so inviting is the fact the Harp in the Intro can be transcribed fairly accurately to play on an Acoustic Guitar that is fairly easy to play and will really impress you friends 7) Please rate and as always Comments are welcomed CHORDS USED IN THIS SONG: Am X 0 7 5 5 5 G/A X 0 X 7 8 7 G/A* X 5 5 0 3 3 D/A X 0 X 7 7 10 C/A X 0 X 7 5 8 A6 X 0 10 9 10 0 Gsus/A X 0 0 7 8 8 C6/A X 0 0 5 5 3 Am* X 0 2 2 1 0 Am/E 0 0 2 2 1 0 Fmaj7 1 3 3 2 1 0 Dm/F 1 X 0 2 3 1 Cmaj13/E 0 2 0 2 1 0 E7 0 2 0 1 3 0 D9/A X 0 2 2 3 2 C9/A X 0 0 0 1 0 A5 X 0 2 2 0 0 Ebmaj11/A X 0 0 3 4 X Ebdim/D X X 0 2 4 2 A5 X 0 2 2 5 5 G/D X X 0 7 8 7 F/G X X 5 5 6 5 D/E X X 2 2 3 2 [Intro] Harp Arranged f/ 6 String Acoustic Guitar
Fade Up
     Am                             G/A                            D/A   
e|---5-----------------5-----5------7-----------------7-----7------10-----10-----10-------------|
B|-----5---5-----5-------5-----5------8---8-----8-------8-----8-------7------7------7-----------|
G|-------5---5-----5-------5-----5------7---7-----7-------7-----7-------7------7------7---------|
D|-------------7-----7--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---0------------------------------0------------------------------0----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     C/A                A6                                        G 
e|---8-----8-----8----------------8----------12----------8--------3--------3--------3-----------|
B|-----5-----5-----5----10----------10----10----10----10---10-------3--------3--------3---------|
G|-------7-----7-----7-----9----9-------------------------------------4--------4--------4-------|
D|---------------------------10--------10----------10---------10--------5--------5--------5-----|
A|---0------------------0-----------------------------------------0--------0--------0-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     D/A                     C/A                  Am                      
e|------------0--12------------------0--10--------5-------5-------5-------5---------------------|
B|---10----------------------8----------------------5-------5-------5-------5-------------------|
G|------11----------11---------9-----------9----------5-------5-------5-------5-----------------|
D|---------12----------12--------10----------10---------7-------7-------7-------7---------------|
A|---0-----------------------0--------------------0---------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

    G/A                                D/A             C/A
e|---3-------3-------3-------3---------------------5---------------3----------------------------|
B|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------7-------7-------5-------5--------------------------------|
G|-------5-------5-------5-------5-------7---7---7-------5---5---5------------------------------|
D|---------5-------5-------5-------5-------0---------------0------------------------------------|
A|---0---------------------------------0---------------0----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     Am                                                (Cello?) ~~~        ~~~
e|---------------------------------------5----7--8--10--12--------------------------------------|
B|------------5---------7--8----5--7--8-----5---------------------------------------------------|
G|------5--7------4--5-------------------------------------------V-----------V------------------|
D|---7-------------------------------------------------------4-h-5--4h5p2p0--2------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------------0---------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Violin Section Arranged f/ 6 String Guitar
     A6          G/A        Gsus/A        D/A        C6/A         Am
e|----0-----------7-----------8------------5-----------3-----------0----------------------------|
B|----10----------8-----------8------------7-----------5-----------1----------------------------|
G|----9-----------7-----------7------------7-----------5-----------2----------------------------|
D|----10----------0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------2----------------------------|
A|----0-----------0-----------0------------0-----------0-----------0----------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
================================================================================================== [Verse 1]
      Am/E               G/A                              Fmaj7            Am/E
e|----------0------------------------------3---------------------0------0-----------------------|
B|----1-------1--------0-------------3-------3------------1--------1-------1--------------------|
G|------2-------2--------0-------------0-------0------------2--------2-------2---2--------------|
D|--------2----------------0-------------0--------------------3----------------2---2------------|
A|---------------------0-----0----------------------------------3--------------------0----------|
E|----0---------------------------------------------------1----------------0--------------------|
     Who'll  walk  me  down  to church         When  I'm  sixty  years  of age

              Dm/F                            Cmaj13/E            E7 (Strum)
e|------------------1------1----3p2--------------------------------0-------0---0----------------|
B|------------3--------3---------------------------1--0-------0----0-------0---0----------------|
G|--------------2---------------------------------2--------2-------1-------1---1----------------|
D|----------------0------------------------------0-----------------0---0---0---0----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2------------------2---2------------------------|
E|------------1--------------------------------0-------------------0---0------------------------|  
    When the ragged dog they gave me  Has been ten   years in the grave

      Am/E               G/A                              Fmaj7            Am/E
e|----------0------------------------------3---------------------0------0-----------------------|
B|----1-------1--------0-------------3-------3------------1--------1-------1--------------------|
G|------2-------2--------0-------------0-------0------------2--------2-------2---2--------------|
D|--------2----------------0-------------0--------------------3----------------2---2------------|
A|---------------------0-----0----------------------------------3--------------------0----------|
E|----0---------------------------------------------------1----------------0--------------------|
       And señorita    pl - ay        guitar             Play it just  for you    

             Dm/F                            Cmaj13/E            E7 (Strum)
e|------------------1------1----3p2------------------------------0------0------------------------|
B|------------3--------3---------------------------1--0----------0------1------------------------|
G|--------------2---------------------------------2--------2-----1------2------------------------|
D|----------------0------------------------------0---------------0------2------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2----------------2------0------------------------|
E|------------1--------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------------------|  
          My rosary has broken          And my beads have all  slipped through 
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[Musical Interlude 1] Power Struming
                                               D9/A          C9/A           
e|---0---0---0---------------------------------2---2----------0---0------------------------------|
B|---1---1---1------1---0---0---0---0------0---3---3-----3----1---1-----1------------------------|
G|---2---2---2------2---0---0---0---0------0---2---2--2--2----0---0--0--0------------------------|
D|---2---2---2---2------0---0---0---0---0------2---2--2-------0---0--0---------------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0---0------0---0----------0---0------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

     A5                                  
e|--------0-------0-------0--------0-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------0-------0-------0--------0---------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----2-------2-------2--------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--2-------2-------2--------2-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
=================================================================================================== [Verse 2]
      Am/E               G/A                              Fmaj7            Am/E
e|----------0------------------------------3---------------------0------0-----------------------|
B|----1-------1--------0-------------3-------3------------1--------1-------1--------------------|
G|------2-------2--------0-------------0-------0------------2--------2-------2---2--------------|
D|--------2----------------0-------------0--------------------3----------------2---2------------|
A|---------------------0-----0----------------------------------3--------------------0----------|
E|----0---------------------------------------------------1----------------0--------------------|
        You've hung up your  grey  coat  and            You've laid down ur gun  

              Dm/F                            Cmaj13/E            E7 (Strum)
e|------------------1------1----3p2--------------------------------0-------0---0----------------|
B|------------3--------3---------------------------1--0-------0----0-------0---0----------------|
G|--------------2---------------------------------2--------2-------1-------1---1----------------|
D|----------------0------------------------------0-----------------0---0---0---0----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2------------------2---2------------------------|
E|------------1--------------------------------0-------------------0---0------------------------|  
                   You know the war you fought in                Wasn't too much fun 

      Am/E               G/A                              Fmaj7            Am/E
e|----------0------------------------------3---------------------0------0-----------------------|
B|----1-------1--------0-------------3-------3------------1--------1-------1--------------------|
G|------2-------2--------0-------------0-------0------------2--------2-------2---2--------------|
D|--------2----------------0-------------0--------------------3----------------2---2------------|
A|---------------------0-----0----------------------------------3--------------------0----------|
E|----0---------------------------------------------------1----------------0--------------------|
         And the future ur giving me         holds       nothing  for   a   gun

             Dm/F                            Cmaj13/E            E7 (Strum)
e|------------------1------1----3p2------------------------------0------0------------------------|
B|------------3--------3---------------------------1--0----------0------1------------------------|
G|--------------2---------------------------------2--------------1------2------------------------|
D|----------------0------------------------------0---------------0------2------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2----------------2------0------------------------|
E|------------1--------------------------------0-----------------0-------------------------------|  
               I've no wish to be living      Six - ty          years   on 
===================================================================================================
[Musical Interlude 2] Power Struming
                                               D9/A          C9/A           
e|---0---0---0---------------------------------2---2----------0---0------------------------------|
B|---1---1---1------1---0---0---0---0------0---3---3-----3----1---1-----1------------------------|
G|---2---2---2------2---0---0---0---0------0---2---2--2--2----0---0--0--0------------------------|
D|---2---2---2---2------0---0---0---0---0------2---2--2-------0---0--0---------------------------|
A|---0---0---0---0------0---0---0---0---0------0---0----------0---0------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                G/D           F/G           D/E    N.C. Trio of Violins
e|------------0--------0---------7-------------5-------------2----------2--4----5-------4--2--0--|
B|----------0--------0-----------8-------------6-------------3-----------------------------------|
G|--------2--------2-------------7-------------5-------------2-----------------------------------|
D|------2--------2---------------0-------------5-------------2-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

                                             A7sus4    D/A        Ebmaj11/A
e|-----2--4--5-----5--3------------------8----3---------2----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------0--------8--10-------3---------3-----------4------4------4------4-------|
G|--------------------------------------------2---------2-----------3------3------3------3-------|
D|--------------------------------------------2---------0---------0------0------0------0---------|
A|--------------------------------------------0---------0---------0------0------0------0---------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

  Trem. strum
    EbDim/D            A5        A5     Adim7      A5        Am     Gsus4/D    D/A C9/A  Am  
e|---2---------------------------5-------5--5--5---5---5------5------3---3---3---2---0---0-------|    
B|---4---------------------------5-------4--4--4---5---5------5------0---1---0---3---1---1-------|
G|---2---------------------------2-------5--5--5---2---2------5------5---0---0---2---0---2-------|
D|---0------------------2----2---2-------4--4--4---2---2------7------0---0-------0---0---2-------|
A|----------------------0----0---0-------0--0--0---0---0------0------0-----------0---0---0-------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

       Am/E
e|----------0-------0-------0--------0-----------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------1-------1-------1--------1-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------2-------2-------2--------2---------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----2-------2-------2--------2-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
=================================================================================================== [Verse 3]
      Am/E               G/A                              Fmaj7            Am/E
e|----------0------------------------------3---------------------0------0-----------------------|
B|----1-------1--------0-------------3-------3------------1--------1-------1--------------------|
G|------2-------2--------0-------------0-------0------------2--------2-------2---2--------------|
D|--------2----------------0-------------0--------------------3----------------2---2------------|
A|---------------------0-----0----------------------------------3--------------------0----------|
E|----0---------------------------------------------------1----------------0--------------------|
     Yes, I'll sit with you and talk               Let your eyes relive again 

              Dm/F                            Cmaj13/E            E7 (Strum)
e|------------------1------1----3p2--------------------------------0-------0---0----------------|
B|------------3--------3---------------------------1--0-------0----0-------0---0----------------|
G|--------------2---------------------------------2--------2-------1-------1---1----------------|
D|----------------0------------------------------0-----------------0---0---0---0----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2------------------2---2------------------------|
E|------------1--------------------------------0-------------------0---0------------------------|  
            I know my vintage prayers                    Would be very much the same

      Am/E               G/A                              Fmaj7            Am/E
e|----------0------------------------------3---------------------0------0-----------------------|
B|----1-------1--------0-------------3-------3------------1--------1-------1--------------------|
G|------2-------2--------0-------------0-------0------------2--------2-------2---2--------------|
D|--------2----------------0-------------0--------------------3----------------2---2------------|
A|---------------------0-----0----------------------------------3--------------------0----------|
E|----0---------------------------------------------------1----------------0--------------------|
      And Magdelena  plays  the  organ                   Plays it just for you  

             Dm/F                            Cmaj13/E            E7 (Strum)
e|------------------1------1----3p2--------------------------------0-------0---0----------------|
B|------------3--------3---------------------------1--0-------0----0-------0---0----------------|
G|--------------2---------------------------------2--------2-------1-------1---1----------------|
D|----------------0------------------------------0-----------------0---0---0---0----------------|
A|----------------------------------------------2------------------2---2------------------------|
E|------------1--------------------------------0-------------------0---0------------------------|  
         Your choral lamp that burns so low                When you are passing through

      Am/E               G/A                              Fmaj7            Am/E
e|----------0------------------------------3---------------------0------0-----------------------|
B|----1-------1--------0-------------3-------3------------1--------1-------1--------------------|
G|------2-------2--------0-------------0-------0------------2--------2-------2---2--------------|
D|--------2----------------0-------------0--------------------3----------------2---2------------|
A|---------------------0-----0----------------------------------3--------------------0----------|
E|----0---------------------------------------------------1----------------0--------------------|
         And the future ur giving me         holds       nothing  for   a   gun

     Dm/F                 Dm                   E7 (Strum)
e|----------1------1------5-----------------------------------0----------------0--5--7--8-------|
B|----3--------3------------6------6-----------0--------------1------------0h1------------------|
G|------2---------------------7------7-----------1------------2----------2----------------------|
D|----------0---------------------7------7-----------0--------2--------2------------------------|
A|------------------------0--------------------2--------------0---2--3--------------------------|
E|----1-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|  
      I've no wish to be living              Six - ty years   on 
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