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Cheap Day Return

Jethro Tull
Tab
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This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

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Date: Thu, 11 Mar 93 08:58:54 CST

From: Andy King <CK27362@UAFSYSB.UARK.EDU>

Subject: CheapDayReturn.Tab by Tull for /pub/guitar

To: James Bender <jamesb@animal-farm.nevada.edu>

X-Acknowledge-To: <CK27362@UAFSYSB>

JamesB: Here's another one if you'd like it for nevada.edu

We still can't post to newsgroups from here so I'm just sending it to

you. Thanks Andy

========================================================================

Here is my best guess on Cheap Day Return. I picked it out about

10 years ago and haven't changed the way I play it since. There are

TWO GUITARS THROUGHOUT SOME OF THE SONG AND SOME IMPROVISATION WAS

called for in order to make it sound fuller with only one guitar.

Any suggestions for improvement will be appreciated. The strumming

picking style used necessitated some liberalization on my part. But for

the most part it's relatively close.

Cheap Day Return

Jethro Tull

Capo 7th fret and ignore the notes on the left.

Intro:

   Em-----------------------------| ?-----------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------
B|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--3-3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------
G|-0--------------------------------4---4-----4-----4-----4-----4------
D|-2--------------------------------0----------------------------------
A|-2--------------------------------0----------------------------------
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------
   Em-----------------------------| ?-----------------------------|
E|-0-0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0---0-0----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----------
B|-0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0--3-3-----3-----3-----3-----3--------
G|-0--------------------------------4---4-----4-----4-----4-----4------
D|-2--------------------------------0----------------------------------
A|-2--------------------------------0----------------------------------
E|-0-------------------------------------------------------------------

3 strums each | 1strum | 3 strums | 1 strum |

Em E | E E7 | each | each |

E|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--------------------
B|-0--0--0--0-----0--3----0--0--0--0---0--3--0--------------------
G|-0--2--1--2-----1--1----0--2--1--2---1--1--0--------------------
D|-2--2--2--2-----2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2--2--------------------
A|-2--2--2--2-----2--2----2--2--2--2---2--2--2-------------------
E|-0--0--0--0-----0--0----0--0--0--0---0--0--0--------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------
G|----------0--0---0---0---0------------0-0---0---0-0-0----------------
D|------0-2----4-2-4-2-4-2-4--------0-2---4-2-4-2-4-2-4----------------
A|--2-3-------------------------2-3------------------------------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

Em---------------

E|-------------------------------------------------0-------------------
B|---------------------------------------------0-0---0-----------------
G|----------0-0---0---0---0--------2-0---------0-------2-0-0-----------
D|------0-2---0---0---0---0----2-4-----4-------2-------------4-2-0-----
A|--2-3---------0---0---0------------------2-2-2-----------------------
E|-----------------------------------------0-0-0-----------------------

On Preston platform do your soft shoe shuffle dance

C---------| D-------------| G Em(4strums)

E|---------------------------------------------------------------------
B|-------5-5-5-------3-----------------------0-------------------------
G|-------5-5-5---2-2----------0--------------0-------------------------
D|--5--5-5-5-5---0----------0----0---0-----0-2-----0--7h8r7---0--------
A|--3--3-3-3-3---0------0h2------2-2---0-0---2-----0--------7----------
E|-------------------------------3-----2-----0-------------------------

Brush away the cig'rette ash that falling down your pant

Same as above C through G |

C D G | A

E|------------------------------------------------------5b6r5-3--------
B|-------------------------------------------2-2-2-0-2----------5-0----
G|-------------------------------------------2-2-2-0-2-----------------
D|-------------------------------------------2-2-2-0-2-----------------
A|-------------------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------------
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------

And you sadly wonder, does the nurse treat your old man the way she should?

Repeat again same through G|

C D G | Em D

E|--------------------------------------------2-2-2-0-2------------------
B|--------------------------------------------3-3-3-3-3------------------
G|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0--2-2-2-0-2-4p2p0-2-2p0-2-2-0
D|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------
A|---------------------------------2-2-2-2-2-----------------------------
E|---------------------------------0-0-0-0-0-----------------------------

She made you tea, asked for your autograph. What a laugh.

C G Em D

E|----------------------1--------------2-2-2-0-2-----------------------
B|--1-1-0---------------0--0-----------3-3-3-3-3--0-----0-0---0--------
G|--0-----2-0--0-2-0----0--0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2-2-0-2--4p2p0-2-2p0-2-2-0----
D|--2----------------3--0--0-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0-----------------------
A|--3-------------------2--0-2-2-2-2-0---------------------------------
E|----------------------3--2-0-0-0-0-0---------------------------------

Esus D

E|-0-0-0-0-0----------------------2-2-2-0-2----------------------------
B|-0-0-0-0-0----------------------3-3-3-3-3----------------------------
G|-2-2-2-0-2--0-----0-0---0-------2-2-2-0-2---------0---0--------------
D|-2-2-2-0-2--4p2p0-2-2p0-2-2-0---0-0-0-0-0---------0h2-0-0h2----------
A|-0-0-0-0-0----------------------------------0-0h2--------------------
E|------------------------------------------3--------------------------

Esus Em Bm Em Bm Em

E|--------------0--0-0---2--2-2---0--0-0---2--2-2---0--------------
B|---0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-3--3-3-0-0--0-0---3--3-3-0-0--------------
G|---2-2-2-0-2--0--0-0-0-4--4-4-0-0--0-0-0-4--4-4-0-0--------------
D|---2-2-2-0-2--2--2-2-0-4--4-4-0-2--2-2-0-4--4-4-0-2--------------
A|---0-0-0-0-0--2--2-2-0-2--2-2-0-2--2-2-0-2--2-2-0-2--------------
E|--------------0--0-0------------0--0-0------------0-------------

I'm not real sure about the chord in the ending. The Bm may not

be correct.

Andy King, CK27362@uafsysb.uark.edu

Comments

Spotted a wrong chord, or know a capo position that sounds closer to the record?

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