The Byrds – Turn Turn Turn To Everything There Is A Season (Guitar Intro)

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Chords

There are 12-string guitars used on this recording. The tab and the chords suggested below are a reading for a campfire 6-string accompaniment trying to recreate the general feel and incorporating some of the harmonies into the guitar voicing. [Intro] / [Outro]
  D5    G6    G/F#   Em    D   A
  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +  1 + 2 + 3 + 4 +

e|----0-0---------|--------2---0---|
B|3-----3---------|--------3---2---|
G|2-----0---------|--------2---2---|
D|0-----0---------|--------0---2---|
A|------x---------|------------0---|
E|------3-----2---|--0-------------|

G/F#  2-x-0-0-x-x - might also be played as D/F# (2-x-0-2-3-x) in the first two lines of the chorus
G6    3-x-0-0-3-0
Gmaj7 3-x-0-0-0-2
A/F#  2-x-2-2-2-0
Em7   0-2-2-0-3-0
[Intro] | D5 G6 G/F# | Em D A | | D5 G6 G/F# | Em D A | | D5 G6 G/F# | Em D A | | D5 G6 G/F# | Em D A | [Chorus]
( D  A )  D     G      G/F#     A
  To everything turn,  turn,    turn

           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn

     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven
[Verse]
                  A                  D
     A time to be born     a time to die

               A                     D 
     A time to plant       a time to reap

               A                     D
     A time to kill        a time to heal

               Gmaj7 A/F#        Em7 A           D     Dsus4 Dsus2 D
     A time to la -  augh      a ti- ime      to weep
[Chorus]
        D     G      G/F#     A
To everything turn,  turn,    turn

           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn

     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven
[Verse]
                   A                          D
   A time to build up         a time to break down

             A                          D     Dsus2 D
   A time to dance            a time to mourn

   A                   D                
   A time to cast away stones 

             Gmaj7 A/F#     Em7 A          D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
   A time to ga -  ather    sto-ones     together
[Chorus]
        D     G      G/F#     A
To everything turn,  turn,    turn

           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn

     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven
[Verse]
               A                      D
     A time of love         a time of hate

               A                       D     Dsus2 D
     A time of war           a time of peace

     A                D                 Gmaj7 A/F#    Em7 A     D     Dsus4 Dsus2 D
     A time you may embrace  a time to  re -  frain   fro-om  embracing
[Solo]
| D G | G/F# | A |
        2/4

| D G | G/F# | A |
        2/4
| G G/F# | Em A | D Dsus4 Dsus2 | D | | A | D | A | D |
| A | D | Gmaj7 A/F# | Em7 A | D   Dsus4 Dsus2 |  D  |
                                               (break)
[Chorus]
        D     G      G/F#     A
To everything turn,  turn,    turn

           D       G      G/F#     A
There is a season, turn,  turn,    turn 

     G     G/F#     Em     A      D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
and a time to every purpose under heaven
[Verse]
               A                   D
     A time to gain      a time to lose

               A                   D
     A time to rend      a time to sew

                A                   D
     A time for love     a time for hate

                Gmaj7 A/F#     Em7        A       D      Dsus4 Dsus2 D
     A time for pea - eace   I swear it's not too late
[Outro] | D5 G6 G/F# | Em D A | | D5 G6 G/F# | Em D A | (repeat and fade) by kvalois