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Secret O Life tab - james taylor
From: alan_fark@i-netaccess.com (Fark, Alan)
Subject: t/taylor_james/secret_o_life.tab
Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 16:51:55 -0500
Secret O' Life
by James Taylor
tab by Alan Fark (farkmd@pol.net)
see also: http://james-taylor.com/guitar/secret.txt
tab by Noel Kerns, similar to this version with only small variations
Standard tuning
capo at 3rd fret
(s) = sustain
/ = pull off or hammer on
v = upstroke
PM = palm mute
chord shapes:
A11 = x02420
Em7sus4 = 020200
Em (v.1) = 0x040x
D6 (sus4?) = x0x002
Dmaj7 = xx0222
C#m7 = 446454
F# = 244322
C#m7sus4 = 242442
F#7+5 = 2x2332
Bm7 = 224232
D/E = 0x023x
E/F# = 2x2100
E9+5 = x20112
Em (v.2) = 0xx003
Dmaj7/A = x00222
Intro
A11 Em7sus4
|--------0-----------0--------|-------------0---|
|------2-----2-------------2--|-----------------|
|----4-----4---4--------------|-----2----2------| (repeat)
|-----------------2-----------|-----------------|
|-0---------------------0-----|--2--------------|
|-----------------------------|-------0---------|
The first four measures of each verse are similar to the intro pattern:
A11 Em7sus4
|--------0-----------0---------|-------------0---|
|------2-----2-------------2---|-----------------|
|----4-----4---4---------------|-----2----2------|
|-----------------2------------|-----------------|
|-0---------------------0------|--2--------------|
|------------------------------|-------0---------| A11 Em7sus4
The secret of ........
A11 Em7sus4 A11
|---------0----------0--|----------0---------|--------0--------0----|
|------2----------2-----|------------0-------|------2--------2------|
|----4---------4--------|-------2------2-----|----4--------4--------|
|-----------2-----------|-----0--------------|-----------2----------|
|--0--------------------|---2----------------|--0-------------------|
|-----------------------|-0--------------0/2-|----------------------|
Em (v.1) D6 Dmaj7 C#m7
|------------|---2---------|-2----------2---------|-----------4------|
|--0(s)------|---0------5--|------2----------2----|-5----------------|
|--4------2--|---0(s)------|----2----------2------|------4---------4-|
|--0(s)------|-------------|-0-------0----------0-|----6---------6---|
|------------|---0(s)------|----------------------|-4-------4--------|
|--0(s)------|-------------|----------------------|------------------|
F# C#m7sus4 F#7+5 Bm7
|-------------------2-|-----2--|------2---|----------------------2----|
|----------2----------|--4-----|---3------|-------------3--------3----|
|-------3--------3----|--4-----|---3------|-------------2-------------|
|-----4---------------|--2-----|---2------|-------4-------------------|
|--------------4------|--4-----|----------|---2-------------2---------|
|--2------------------|--------|---2------|---------------------------|
D/E E/F# Bm7 E9+5(strum)
|-----------|--------0---|-----------------------2------|--2(s)------|
|--------3--|--------0---|-----------3-----------3------|--1(s)------|
|--------2--|-----1------|-----------2------------------|--1(s)------|
|-----0-----|-----2------|-------4----------------------|--0(s)------|
|-----------|------------|---2-----------2--------------|--2(s)------|
|--0--------|--2---------|------------------------------|------------|
A11 Em7sus4 A11 Em7sus4
The secret of love .......
A11 Em7sus4
A11 Em(v.1) D6
Dmaj7 C#m7 F# C#m7sus4 F#7+5
Bm7 D/E E/F#
Bm7 E9+5
A11 Em(v.2)
|---------0--------------|--3---2/0---------------|
|------2---------2-------|--0--------3--2/0-------|
|----4--------4-----4----|--0(s)--------------2/0-|
|----------------------2-|------------------------|
|--0---------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|--0(s)------------------|
give us a .......
(for the following, I think that chords are plucked/strummed with
downstrokes on the first beat and off-beat of 2, upstrokes on
the off-beat of 1 and 3, and palm mute on 2 and 4, although
later verses seem to be just plucked or strummed on each
off-beat)
Dmaj7/A C#m7
v PM v PM v PM V PM v PM
|--2--2-----2---2------------|--4--4-----4----4------4--4-------|
|--2--2-----2---2------------|--5--5-----5----5------5--5-------|
|--2--2-----2---2----(repeat)|--4--4-----4----4------4--4-------|
|--0--0-----0---0------------|--6--6-----6----6------6--6-------|
|--0--0-----0---0------------|--4--4-----4----4------4--4-------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------|
F# Bm7 D/E
v PM v PM v PM
|--2--2----|--2---2------2---2----|--2(s)--------------------|
|--2--2----|--3---3------3---3----|--3(s)--------------------|
|--3--3----|--2---2------2---2----|--2(s)--------------------| (back to
|--4--4----|--4---4------4---4----|--0(s)--------------------| intro
|--4--4----|--2---2------2---2----|--------------------------| riff)
|--2--2----|----------------------|--0(s)--------------------|
A11 Em7sus4 A11 Em7sus4
Now the thing about ......
A11 Em7sus4 A11 Em(v.1) D6
Dmaj7 C#m7 F# C#m7sus4 F#7+5
Bm7 D/E E/F# Bm7 E9+5
A11 Em(v.2) Dmaj7/A
C#m7 F#
Bm7 D/E A11
Dmaj7/A C#m7 F#
Bm7 D/E A11
A11 Em7sus4 A11
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Secret O'Life by James Taylor The secret of life is enjoying the passage of time Any fool can do it There ain't nothing to it Nobody knows how we got to The top of the hill But since we're on our way down We might as well enjoy the ride The secret of love is in opening up your heart It's okay to feel afraid But don't let that stand in your way 'Cause anyone knows that love is the only road And since we're only here for a while Might as well show some style Give us a smile Isn't it a lovely ride Sliding down Gliding down Try not to try too hard It's just a lovely ride Now the thing about time is that time Isn't really real It's just your point of view How does it feel for you Einstein said he could never understand it all Planets spinning through space The smile upon your face Welcome to the human race Some kind of lovely ride I'll be sliding down I'll be gliding down Try not to try too hard It's just a lovely ride Isn't it a lovely ride Sliding down Gliding down Try not to try too hard It's just a lovely ride Now the secret of life is enjoying the passage of time