Chords for How To Play Cat Stevens The Wind (intro only)
Tempo:
123.05 bpm
Chords used:
D
A
G
Eb
B
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
The wind is in the key of D.
As always, almost always, with Cat Stevens there are two guitars
on this track.
The first two bars of your tab are replicating the guitar, the first guitar that you hear
on the record, which is actually not Cat Stevens, it's Alan Davis.
If you have a big stretch in your left hand, have a go at this, it sounds great.
You want the second string third fret, first string fifth fret, [Dbm] and third string seventh fret.
And then you can play by playing strings 3-2-1-2-3 [D]-2-1-2.
You can play the guitar part that you first hear on the record, [B] which is not Cat Stevens'
part.
[F] Alan Davis plays it in a much simpler way than that, with a capo at the seventh fret.
Then he can play the second string at the tenth fret, and the fourth string [Eb] at the twelfth
fret, and [D] play strings 4-3-2-3-4-3-2-3.
That's what's actually happening at the [Eb] beginning of the record.
But we're [N] trying to play this on one guitar, and we're focusing on Cat Stevens' part, so
a capo is impossible for us because we don't ever have time to take it off again, which
we would need to do to play Cat Stevens' part.
You with me?
So consider bars one and two to be optional.
Cat Stevens comes in then at bars [D] three and four,
[A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] with the second part [N] of the introduction.
And you can start there if you want to ignore those first two bars.
So Cat [D] Stevens is playing out of a D chord shape.
Four, two, one, two.
Little finger to the first string, third fret, pinch, four and one.
And then come down the first string, second fret, [Bm] [Eb] open, second string, third [D] fret.
One and two and three [B] and four and.
Now leave the ring finger where it is, and swing the middle finger to the sixth [Bb] string,
third fret.
And [Em] play, this is now acting as a G chord, six, or G6 actually, because we want six and
the open first string, three, [G] six and the second string,
[G] one.
Now go to [Db] Asus4, you want to again keep the ring finger where it is, and add either a
half bar, that's what I do, covering the top four strings here at the second fret.
Or you could play just strings four and three, but you're going to give yourself a problem
later, so the half bar is better.
You pinch five [A] and two, three, [F] take the ring finger away, and now you want two at the second
fret, pinched with the fifth string.
And back goes the ring finger at the [A] third fret.
[Eb] Bit more complicated that bar.
[G] One and two and [A] three and four and.
[A]
[D] You'll play those two bars twice for the introduction, then you play them again slowly.
[Bm] [G]
[A]
As always, almost always, with Cat Stevens there are two guitars
on this track.
The first two bars of your tab are replicating the guitar, the first guitar that you hear
on the record, which is actually not Cat Stevens, it's Alan Davis.
If you have a big stretch in your left hand, have a go at this, it sounds great.
You want the second string third fret, first string fifth fret, [Dbm] and third string seventh fret.
And then you can play by playing strings 3-2-1-2-3 [D]-2-1-2.
You can play the guitar part that you first hear on the record, [B] which is not Cat Stevens'
part.
[F] Alan Davis plays it in a much simpler way than that, with a capo at the seventh fret.
Then he can play the second string at the tenth fret, and the fourth string [Eb] at the twelfth
fret, and [D] play strings 4-3-2-3-4-3-2-3.
That's what's actually happening at the [Eb] beginning of the record.
But we're [N] trying to play this on one guitar, and we're focusing on Cat Stevens' part, so
a capo is impossible for us because we don't ever have time to take it off again, which
we would need to do to play Cat Stevens' part.
You with me?
So consider bars one and two to be optional.
Cat Stevens comes in then at bars [D] three and four,
[A]
[D] [G] [A]
[D] with the second part [N] of the introduction.
And you can start there if you want to ignore those first two bars.
So Cat [D] Stevens is playing out of a D chord shape.
Four, two, one, two.
Little finger to the first string, third fret, pinch, four and one.
And then come down the first string, second fret, [Bm] [Eb] open, second string, third [D] fret.
One and two and three [B] and four and.
Now leave the ring finger where it is, and swing the middle finger to the sixth [Bb] string,
third fret.
And [Em] play, this is now acting as a G chord, six, or G6 actually, because we want six and
the open first string, three, [G] six and the second string,
[G] one.
Now go to [Db] Asus4, you want to again keep the ring finger where it is, and add either a
half bar, that's what I do, covering the top four strings here at the second fret.
Or you could play just strings four and three, but you're going to give yourself a problem
later, so the half bar is better.
You pinch five [A] and two, three, [F] take the ring finger away, and now you want two at the second
fret, pinched with the fifth string.
And back goes the ring finger at the [A] third fret.
[Eb] Bit more complicated that bar.
[G] One and two and [A] three and four and.
[A]
[D] You'll play those two bars twice for the introduction, then you play them again slowly.
[Bm] [G]
[A]
Key:
D
A
G
Eb
B
D
A
G
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The wind is in the key of D.
As always, almost always, with Cat Stevens there are two guitars
on this track.
The first two bars of your tab are replicating the guitar, the first guitar that you hear
on the record, which is actually not Cat Stevens, it's Alan Davis.
If you have a big stretch in your left hand, have a go at this, it sounds great.
You want the second string third fret, first string fifth fret, [Dbm] and third string seventh fret.
And then you can play by playing strings 3-2-1-2-3 [D]-2-1-2. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You can play the guitar part that you first hear on the record, [B] which is not Cat Stevens'
part.
_ [F] _ Alan Davis plays it in a much simpler way than that, with a capo at the seventh fret.
Then he can play the second string at the tenth fret, and the fourth string [Eb] at the twelfth
fret, and [D] play strings 4-3-2-3-4-3-2-3.
_ _ That's what's actually happening at the [Eb] beginning of the record.
But we're [N] trying to play this on one guitar, and we're focusing on Cat Stevens' part, so
a capo is impossible for us because we don't ever have time to take it off again, which
we would need to do to play Cat Stevens' part.
You with me?
So consider _ bars one and two to be optional.
Cat Stevens comes in then at bars [D] three and four, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] with the second part [N] of the introduction.
And you can start there if you want to ignore those first two bars.
So _ _ _ Cat [D] Stevens is playing out of a D chord shape.
Four, two, one, two.
Little finger to the first string, third fret, pinch, four and one.
_ _ And then come down the first string, second fret, [Bm] _ [Eb] open, second string, third [D] fret.
_ _ _ One and two and three [B] and four and.
Now leave the ring finger where it is, and swing the middle finger to the sixth [Bb] string,
third fret.
And _ [Em] play, this is now acting as a G chord, six, or G6 actually, because we want six and
the open first string, _ _ three, [G] _ six and the second string, _ _
[G] one.
_ Now go to _ [Db] Asus4, you want to again keep the ring finger where it is, and add either a
half bar, that's what I do, covering the top four strings here at the second fret.
Or you could play just strings four and three, but you're going to give yourself a problem
later, so the half bar is better.
You pinch five [A] and two, three, _ [F] take the ring finger away, and now you want two at the second
fret, pinched with the fifth string.
And back goes the ring finger at the [A] third fret. _ _ _
[Eb] Bit more complicated that bar.
_ [G] One and two and [A] three and four and.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] You'll play those two bars twice for the introduction, then you play them again slowly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ The wind is in the key of D.
As always, almost always, with Cat Stevens there are two guitars
on this track.
The first two bars of your tab are replicating the guitar, the first guitar that you hear
on the record, which is actually not Cat Stevens, it's Alan Davis.
If you have a big stretch in your left hand, have a go at this, it sounds great.
You want the second string third fret, first string fifth fret, [Dbm] and third string seventh fret.
And then you can play by playing strings 3-2-1-2-3 [D]-2-1-2. _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ You can play the guitar part that you first hear on the record, [B] which is not Cat Stevens'
part.
_ [F] _ Alan Davis plays it in a much simpler way than that, with a capo at the seventh fret.
Then he can play the second string at the tenth fret, and the fourth string [Eb] at the twelfth
fret, and [D] play strings 4-3-2-3-4-3-2-3.
_ _ That's what's actually happening at the [Eb] beginning of the record.
But we're [N] trying to play this on one guitar, and we're focusing on Cat Stevens' part, so
a capo is impossible for us because we don't ever have time to take it off again, which
we would need to do to play Cat Stevens' part.
You with me?
So consider _ bars one and two to be optional.
Cat Stevens comes in then at bars [D] three and four, _
_ _ _ _ _ [A] _ _ _
[D] _ _ _ [G] _ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] with the second part [N] of the introduction.
And you can start there if you want to ignore those first two bars.
So _ _ _ Cat [D] Stevens is playing out of a D chord shape.
Four, two, one, two.
Little finger to the first string, third fret, pinch, four and one.
_ _ And then come down the first string, second fret, [Bm] _ [Eb] open, second string, third [D] fret.
_ _ _ One and two and three [B] and four and.
Now leave the ring finger where it is, and swing the middle finger to the sixth [Bb] string,
third fret.
And _ [Em] play, this is now acting as a G chord, six, or G6 actually, because we want six and
the open first string, _ _ three, [G] _ six and the second string, _ _
[G] one.
_ Now go to _ [Db] Asus4, you want to again keep the ring finger where it is, and add either a
half bar, that's what I do, covering the top four strings here at the second fret.
Or you could play just strings four and three, but you're going to give yourself a problem
later, so the half bar is better.
You pinch five [A] and two, three, _ [F] take the ring finger away, and now you want two at the second
fret, pinched with the fifth string.
And back goes the ring finger at the [A] third fret. _ _ _
[Eb] Bit more complicated that bar.
_ [G] One and two and [A] three and four and.
_ _ _ [A] _ _
[D] You'll play those two bars twice for the introduction, then you play them again slowly. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[Bm] _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[A] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _