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The Way Young Lovers Do Tab by Jeff Buckley

The Way Young Lovers Do tab by Jeff Buckley

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this song has a lot of improvisation,
I will show key parts and some of the fills i use, when playing this myself.
I have provided some lyrics with tab to help.


intro chords
e----------------------|
b------8--6--3--5--5---|
g--0~--5--5--5--5--7---|
d--5~--7--7--7--6--6---|
a------------------7---|
e----------------------|

The main rhythm/verses
                                [fill         ]
e---------------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------------|      jeff plays fills for these parts,
g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---55-----5-5-5----|
d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-55-----5-7-5----|       I've included an example of one here.
a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---xx-5/7----------|
e-5---5-555-5-----5-5-5-5-5---55--------------|
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e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--| this is the main riff, you can play the above fill,
d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5--| or create your own.
a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x--|
e-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5--|


verses

  we strolled in fields all wet with rain, (he plays fill)
e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------|    the fills come between the verse
d-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-------|      sentencing.
a-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-------|
e-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-------|

Along the lane again, (he plays fill)
e -------------------------------------|
b -------------------------------------|
g 5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5------|
d 5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5------|
a x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x-x-x-x---x-x------|
e 5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5-5-5-5---5-5------|

in the sunshine,Oh-oh    the sweet summer-time

e-5------------------------------------------------------|
b-6------------------------------------------------------|
g-7---------------------5---5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|
d-7---------------------5h7-5-5-5-5--5h7-5-5-5-5-5h7-5-5-|
a-5---------------------x---x-x-x-x-x----x-x-x-x-x---x-x-|
e-----------------------5---5-5-5-5-5----5-5-5-5-5---5-5-|


  the way that young lovers, do
e-0-----------0-0-------------------|
b-5-----------5-5-------------------|
g-7-----------7-7-------------5---5-|    etc,
d-6-----------6-6-------------5h7-5-|   back to this pattern,
a---------------7-------------x---x-|    (main rift)
e-----------------------------5---5-|

Note the base note changes to "7th fret on the A string" on the word "young"


Chorus Jeff uses these high position chords as goes up an octave

we sat on our own star and dreamed of the way we were

e-12-----------7---------------------------12-------------------------|
b-13-----------8---------------------------13-------------------------|
g-12-----------7---------------------------12-------------------------|
d-10-----------5---------------------------10-------------------------|
a---------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------------|

 and we wanted to be
e-5----------------0---------------------------------------------------|
b-6----------------5---------------------------------------------------|
g-5----------------7---------------------------------------------------|
d-7----------------5---------------------------------------------------|
a-8----------------7---------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------|

that's it, listen to the song to get a feel for it. be creative and play fills you have come up with
yourself, and that sound good with this song. Enjoy

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