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Turn of the Century – Bee Gees
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
A little bit of a guilty pleasure but this tune is just so catchy! Not a guitar song as
but still nice to play and sing. In the Bee Gees' version the main instrument is a harpsichord.
In order to get the feel I mostly use the voicings suggested below and strike them hard and
short with a plec in the first part of the verses. The rest (starting with the C chord) can be
strummed ad lib.
TURN OF THE CENTURY
(Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
From: Bee Gees 1st (1967)
Intro (semi-baroque woodwind)
Am Am/G Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
e|----------------|----5-----------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|------------5---|3-5-6----------|----6---5553---|
G|----2-4-5-4—2---|----------------|-----------4---|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Am Am/G Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
e|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|--------------|
B|----------------|------------5---|------------5---|--------------|
G|----2-4-5-4—2---|--4-5-4-5-------|4---------------|----4---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Link (brass)
Bb A D Bm
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|----3-5-6-5-3---|----2-3-5-3-2---|3--------------|--------------|
G|--------------—-|----------------|-------------2-|4-------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------4-|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
Em F# E F#
e|----------------|----------------|--------2------|--------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
G|----------------|3---------------|----4-4--------|--------------|
D|5-------------5-|----------------|---------------|--------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/b/bee-gees/247062.html ]
Outro (brass)
C B E Bm
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|----5-7-8-7-5---|----4-5-7-5-4---|5--------------|--------------|
G|--------------—-|----------------|-------------4-|6-------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------6-|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
Em F# C#
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|5-----------------|6----------------|
D|7---------------7-|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Intro | Am Am/G | Am/F Am/E | E/D E/C | E/B E | (2 times)
Am Am/G
Ev'rything's happening
Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
At the turn of the century.
Am Am/G Am/F
I'm gonna buy myself a time machine
Am/E G G/A
Go to the turn of the century.
G/B G C Am
And all those people passing by
Bb G
And the town crier makes his cry
C Am
At the turn of the century,
C Am
Turn of the century.
Am Am/G
Big wide hats and men in spats
Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B
At the turn of the century.
E Am Am/G Am/F
With those horseless carriages
Am/E G G/A
At the turn of the century.
G/B G C Am
And there are lots of things to do
Bb G
On a bicycle built for two
C Am
At the turn of the century,
C Am
Turn of the century.
| Bb | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | E | F# | F# |
(Link)
Bm Bm/A
Ev'rything's happening
Bm/G Bm/F# F#/E F#/D F#/C# F#
At the turn of the century.
Bm Bm/A Bm/G
I'm gonna buy myself a time machine
Bm/F# A A/B A/C#
Go to the turn of the century.
A D Bm
And all those people passing by
C A
And the town crier makes his cry
D Bm
At the turn of the century,
D Bm
Turn of the century.
D G
Turn of the century.
| C | B | E | C#m | F#m | G# | C#
(Outro)
e-B-G-D-A-E
Am 0-1-2-x-x-x-----|
Am/G 0-1-0-x-x-x---|
Am/F 0-1-2-3-x-x---|
Am/E 0-1-2-2-x-x---|
E/D 0-0-1-0-x-x----|
E/C 0-0-1-x-3-x----|
E/B 0-0-1-x-2-x----|
E 0-0-1-2-x-x------|
G 3-3-0-0-x-3------|
G/A 3-3-0-0-0-x----|
G/B 3-3-0-0-2-x----|
Bm x-3-4-4-2-x-----|
Bm/A x-3-4-4-0-x---|
Bm/G x-3-4-4-x-3---|
Bm/F# x-3-4-4-x-2--|
F#/E 2-2-3-2-x-x---|
F#/D 2-2-3-0-x-x---|
F#/C# 2-2-3-x-4-x--|
F# 2-2-3-4-x-x-----|
A/B 0-2-2-2-2-x----|
A/C# (0)-2-2-2-4-x-|
