Minstrel Gigolo Solo Tab by Eric Johnson

Minstrel Gigolo tab by Eric Johnson

Solo Guitar Tab

MINSTREL GIGOLO – Christopher Cross
                                   (C Cross)
                           [Christopher Cross (1979)]
-------------------------------------------------------------------------------

Tabbed by: varannion
Email:     dm_hughes1@hotmail.com

Tuning: standard (solo)

The guitar solo is performed by Eric Johnson. I believe the song itself is
played in open D (D,A,D,F#,A,D) tuning. I'm pretty sure the chords are correct,
but have not determined the appropriate fingerings for a guitar tuned to open D.

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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

Guitar solo

                                            ~~~~~
      Asus4                      Asus4
e|----------------------------|-------------5----(5)\----|
B|----------------------------|----------7---------------|
G|----------------------------|-------4------------------|
D|----------------------------|----5---------------------|
A|----------------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|--------------------------|


                           bss       ph ------
      D  Em7               D  Em7                      D
e|-------------3-----------3----|--------------------------|
B|--------3-5----5-5--5---------|--------------------------|
G|----2-4-----------------------|--2b4-(4)r2b4----0--------|
D|------------------------------|-------------------2-(2)--|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------|


                    ~~~~     co                        bss
      Em7           D  Em7                            F#m7
e|-------------------------3----|--5b7-(7)r5/7-(7)/10-(10)-------7-10--|
B|----------3-5---5-5--(5)---5--|---------------------------7-10-------|
G|--------4-----4---------------|--------------------------------------|
D|---(2)------------------------|--------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|


                                                co  ~~~~~~~~
      Dmaj7  G/A                 Dmaj7
e|---p8--10-------------------------10--|--12--14--------------------|
B|-----------10-(10)-(10)\-------10-----|----------10--(10)--12--10--|
G|--------------------------9h11--------|----------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|


      ~~~ co  ~~~~~~            pb            pb
      Dmaj7  G/A                Dmaj7
e|----9--10------------7-10--|-(9)10r9-7----------------|
B|-----------10--(10)--------|-----------10\-(6)7---r6--|
G|---------------------------|--------------------------|
D|---------------------------|--------------------------|
A|---------------------------|--------------------------|
E|---------------------------|--------------------------|


                                                                     ph~~~~~
      D  Em7                      D  Em7                             D
e|----------10-15-14p12-----------10-14-12----------|------------------------|
B|----10-12-------------12--10-12----------12-10----|----------------5-------|
G|--------------------------------------------------|----2b4---r2-0----------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|


         pb
     Em7                              D  Em7
e|------(9)10(10)r9-7------------7-10-7---------------|
B|--------------------10-7---7h8--------8-7---7-8-10--|
G|-------------------------9----------------9---------|
D|----------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------|



                          F#m7
e|----7-10-8p7---------------------------------------|
B|-------------10-8p7---8-7--------------------------|
G|--------------------9-----9-7---9-7----------------|
D|------------------------------9-----8-7-------5/7--|
A|----------------------------------------10-7-------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|

                             ~~~      ~~~                      ~~~
      Dmaj7    G/A          Dmaj7                   Dmaj7  G/A  Dmaj7
e|-----------------------|------------9------10--|-p9----------------|
B|-----------------------|---------10-----12-----|----10-12----10----|
G|-----------------------|--11---9---------------|----------11-------|
D|---(7)-7-9---7------9--|-----------------------|-------------------|
A|-----------9---9-10----|-----------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|

                                                      bss
                                             D  Em7   D  Em7
e|----12-10-9-----------------------------|--------------------|
B|------------12p10-----------------------|--------------------|
G|------------------12-11b12r11-9---------|-----------7--9-----|
D|--------------------------------9-------|--9--7--9--------9--|
A|----------------------------------10-9--|--------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|--------------------|


              ~~~         ~~                   ~~        ~~
                               D     Em7                    D  Em7
e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-15-14-----|
G|----7-9---9-9---7-9---9-9--7-9--|--9-7/9-12-12--12-14-14--12-14----------16--|
D|--------9-----------9-----------|--------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|



                                         F#m7
e|-------------14-15-17p15p14-17-18p17p15--------------------|
B|----14-15-17----------------------------17-15--------------|
G|----------------------------------------------16-14--------|
D|----------------------------------------------------17-14--|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

                      ~~~~~             ~~              ~~~~

      Dmaj7     G/A           Dmaj7
e|------------------------------12--|-(12)----------------------------|
B|----14----15--------------15------|------14\12-p10--(10)---(10)\----|
G|--------------14--(14)------------|---------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|------------------------------5--|
E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|


                                                         ~~~~~~~~~~
      Dmaj7  G/A  Dmaj7                                 Bm7   A   Gsus2
e|-----------------------|------------12b14r12-10\9--|--10---------------|
B|----------------10/14--|-p12-----12----------------|-------------------|
G|----------7-9-7--------|------11-------------------|-------------------|
D|--------7--------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
A|----7-9----------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|




Intro

| D Em7      D Em7 |                D | Em7      D Em7   |           F#m7   |

| Dmaj7 G/A  Dmaj7 |                  | Dmaj7   G/A      | Dmaj7            |

| D Em7      D Em7 |                D | Em7      D Em7   |           F#m7   |

| Dmaj7 G/A  Dmaj7 |                  | Dmaj7   G/A      | Dmaj7            |



Verse 1

           D   Em7
You're the minstrel gigolo

D     Em7
Don't you know

    D    Em7
You sing your songs of

     D  Em7
love so soft and low

F#m7              Dmaj7       G/A    Dmaj7
And they want you more and more

Dmaj7    G/A    Dmaj7


Verse 2

        D     Em7
All the young and lonely

      D        Em7    D    Em7
girls wait for you

             D   Em7
There by the backstage door

            F#m7
And they're hoping to

Dmaj7       G/A  Dmaj7
Be the one

Dmaj7  G/A  Dmaj7


Chorus

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                 Bm7
You will be their everything

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart

    A
And let you in


Verse 3

           D   Em7
You're the minstrel gigolo

D     Em7
Don't you know

    D    Em7
You sing your songs of

     D  Em7
love so soft and low

F#m7              Dmaj7       G/A    Dmaj7
And they want you more and more

Dmaj7    G/A    Dmaj7


Verse 4

        D     Em7
All the young and lonely

      D        Em7    D    Em7
girls wait for you

             D   Em7
There by the backstage door

            F#m7
And they're hoping to

Dmaj7       G/A  Dmaj7
Be the one

Dmaj7  G/A  Dmaj7


Chorus

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                 Bm7
You will be their everything

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart

    A
And let you in


Guitar Solo

| Asus4            |  Asus4           | D Em7      D Em7 |                D |

| Em7      D Em7   |           F#m7   | Dmaj7 G/A  Dmaj7 |                  |

| Dmaj7 G/A        | Dmaj7            | D Em7      D Em7 |                D |

| Em7      D Em7   |           F#m7   | Dmaj7 G/A  Dmaj7 |                  |

| Dmaj7 G/A        | Dmaj7            | D Em7      D Em7 |                D |

| Em7      D Em7   |           F#m7   | Dmaj7 G/A  Dmaj7 |                  |

| Dmaj7 G/A        | Dmaj7            | Bm7  A  Gsus2    |
                                      [ vocals re-enter  ]


Chorus

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                 Bm7
You will be their everything

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart

    A
And let you in


Chorus

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                 Bm7
You will be their everything

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart

    A
And let you in


Chorus

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                 Bm7
You will be their everything

Bm7          A                Gsus2
And when you start to sing

A                Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart

    A
And let you in




/    slide up
\    slide down
h    hammer-on
p    pull-off
pb   pre-bend
co   cut off
ph   pinched harmonic
bss  bend slightly sharp
~~   vibrato

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