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Happenings Ten Years Time Ago

The Yardbirds
Tab

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

Intro

Em

e|-0------------------------|-7-7------------------------|
B|-5------------------------|-8-8------------------------|
G|-4--0-2-------0--0-2------|-9-9------------------------|
D|-2-2---4-0-2~-2-2---4-0-2~|-9-9-----------------rpt 3x-|
A|-2------------2-----------|-7-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-3-------|
E|\0------------0-----------|-----0----------------------|

Verse 1

Em

e|7-7---------------7-7--------7--7-----------7-7-----------|
B|8-8---------------8-8--------8--8-----------8-8-----------|
G|9-9---------------9-9--------9--9-----------9-9-----------|
A|9-9---------------9-9--------9--9-----------9-9-----------|
D|7-7---------------7-7--------7--7-----------7-7-----------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Meeting people along my way Seemingly I'm on one day

Famiiiliaaariiity of things That my dreaming

always brings

Chorus-A

Em D Em

e|-0---------------------------0--0-----------------0---0--------------|
B|-5---------------------------3--5-----------------3---0--------------|
G|-4---------------------------2--4-----------------2---0--------------|
D|-5---------------------------0--5-----------------0---2--------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------2--------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------0--------------|

Happenings ten years time ago Situations we really know But the

knowing is

in the mind

Chorus-B

D(sus2)D Em

e|0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------|-0-0---------------0-0------------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-8-8---------------8-8------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------*|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------*|-7-7--6-6-5-5-4-3--7-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-3-|
E|----------------------------------------|----0------------------0----------------|

Sinking deep into the well of time

Sinking deep into the well of time

Verse 2

Em

e|7-7---------------7-7--------7--7----------------7-7-----------|
B|8-8---------------8-8--------8--8----------------8-8-----------|
G|9-9---------------9-9--------9--9----------------9-9-----------|
D|9-9---------------9-9--------9--9----------------9-9-----------|
A|7-7---------------7-7--------7--7----------------7-7-----------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

Walking in the room I see Things that mean a lot to me

Em

e|-7-7------------7-7---------|
B|-8-8------------8-8---------|
G|-9-9------------9-9---------|
D|-9-9------------9-9---------|
A|-7-7------------7-7---------|
E|----------------------------|

Why they do I never know

Chorus-B

D Em

e|0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------|-0-0---------------0-0------------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-8-8---------------8-8------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------*|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|
A|---------------------------------------*|-7-7--6-6-5-5-4-3--7-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-3-|
A|----------------------------------------|----0------------------0----------------|

Memories don't strike me so

Memories don't strike me so

Verse 3

Em

e|7-7------------------------7--7-----------7-7--------------------------7-7--------|
B|8-8------------------------8--8-----------8-8--------------------------8-8--------|
G|9-9------------------------9--9-----------9-9--------------------------9-9--------|
D|9-9------------------------9--9-----------9-9--------------------------9-9--------|
A|7-7------------------------7--7-----------7-7--------------------------7-7--------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

It seems to me I've been here before The sounds I heard, and the sights I saw

Was it real, was it in my dreams I need to knoooow what it all means

Guitar 1

Em D Em Em D Em

e|0~-2-0----------0-0-----0---|
B|0~-3-0----------5-3-----0---|
G|4~-2-0----------4-2-----0--*|
D|2~-0-2----------5-3-----2---|
A|2~---2------------------2--*|
E|0~---0------------------0---|

Guitar 2

e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|-------8--8--8--8--8--8--8-*|
D|--------9--9--9--9--9--9--9-|
A|---------------------------*|
E|----------------------------|

Guitar 1-rhythm/lead

E(m) Em D

e|--------------------7-10p7-10/12---------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------9---------------------------------9--x-9-x-9-x-9-7-7-----------|
D|--------9---------------------------------9--x-9-x-9-x-9-7-7---repeats-|
A|--------7---------------------------------7--x-7-x-7-x-7-5-5-----------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|

Guitar 2-lead

as pre-solo fades

e|--------------------------------7/12---------------------------------------|
B|8~-----------------------------------------------------12------------------|
G|------------/14-12~------------------12-14p12-14p12-14b-----14p12-14p12-14b|
D|-------14~-----------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------17b-17br-------|
B|12---------------------------12--------12----------------------12--|
G|--14-14p12-14p12-14-12-14b~----14p12-14--14-12\11~----------14b--14|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|19p17p15(8x)-17-15--19p17p15(10x)-----|
B|---------------------------------17br-|
G|--------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|

D Em

e|-0-0---------------0-0------------------|
B|-8-8---------------8-8------------------|
G|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|
D|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|
A|-7-7--6-6-5-5-4-3--7-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-3-|
E|----0------------------0----------------|

Verse 4/Chorus part A

Em

e|7-7-------------------7--7------7-7------------7-7---------7-7---------------7-7-|
B|8-8-------------------8--8------8-8------------8-8---------8-8---------------8-8-|
G|9-9-------------------9--9------9-9------------9-9---------9-9---------------9-9-|
D|9-9-------------------9--9------9-9------------9-9---------9-9---------------9-9-|
A|7-7-------------------7--7------7-7------------7-7---------7-7---------------7-7-|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|

Happenings ten years time ago Situations we really know But the knowing is

in the mind

Chorus part B

D Em

e|0-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-2-3-------|-0-0---------------0-0------------------|
B|3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-------|-8-8---------------8-8------------------|
G|2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2------*|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|
D|0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-------|-9-9---------------9-9------------------|till fade
A|---------------------------------------*|-7-7--6-6-5-5-4-3--7-7--7-7-6-6-5-5-4-3-|
E|----------------------------------------|----0------------------0----------------|

Sinking deep into the well of time

Sinking deep into the well of time

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| h Hammer-on

| p Pull-off

| / Slide up

| \ Slide down

| ~ Vibrato

| x Dead note

| pm Palm Mute

|*

* repeat measure/section

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