Chords for How To Play Cat Stevens Where Do The Children Play (intro only)
Tempo:
112.75 bpm
Chords used:
G
D
Eb
B
C
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
Start Jamming...
Let's follow the song sheet as we look at where do the children play.
It's strummed
throughout so the tag won't help us very much.
This is going to be a hybrid version.
On the
record there are two guitars, Cat Stevens and Alan Davis, and we're going to create
a version that gets a sense of both guitar parts on one guitar.
Starting with the intro,
the first couple of lines of the intro sound like [A] this.
[G] [D]
[G]
So we've got [Eb] a normal D chord and
we're going to strum this pattern.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, up.
I'll give you the
count in a minute but the key thing is this first string finger which is going on, [A] on,
off, on, off, off.
That's how to get a sense of [F] what's happening on the track.
Then go
to this G6 chord which is like a normal G chord but without the first string finger.
The first string is open.
And here we'll go [G] down, up, down, down, up, down, up.
But
the finger on [B] and off is going to be on the second string third [B] fret where it's [G] off, off,
on, off, on, on, off.
[B] Did you get that?
Let me play that whole thing.
[N] I'm going to do
the ons and offs because it's the key to sounding [D] like the track.
On, on, off, on, [A] off, [G] off,
off, on, off, on, on, off.
Downs and ups.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, [G] up, down, up,
down, down, up, down, up.
And finally the count.
One ee and two [G] and a three ee and four
ee and a.
Now that's enough on [F] that kind of detail because basically the whole song is
going to do the same thing.
There are a couple of small changes that I'll show you when we
get there but a lot of the [Ab] song is that D to [Eb] G6 played over and over and over like that.
Four times he does it on the intro before going to the [Bb] first new chord which is a C
chord.
Still in the intro here.
C to C over B.
C is normal [Dm] and C over B leaves the index
finger where it is [D] and has the middle finger go to the fifth string [Eb] second fret.
You [C] can
play down, down, up, down, down, up.
Or actually [F] it's pick the bass note.
[C] So five down, up,
down, down, up.
And then [G] to C over B the same.
[B] Five [Bm] down, up, down, [G] down, up.
[D] Then a little
so [C] that's one and a two [Bm] and a three [G] and a four and a.
Then there's [Eb] a three beat bar
where you'll go on a C chord.
Five [C] down, up.
[Gm] C over B [B] five down, up.
[Eb] Normal A chord five
[A] down, up.
And back [D] to the main riff which [G] you'll play twice more before the vocal comes
in.
[Eb] So what I'm going to do now [F] is play through that whole intro all the way through.
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[Bm] [C]
[B] [D] [G]
[D]
Well [D] I think it's [G] fine.
[D] Build and jumble please.
[G]
So can you see [Bm] as we begin the vocal there that the D to [N] G6
It's strummed
throughout so the tag won't help us very much.
This is going to be a hybrid version.
On the
record there are two guitars, Cat Stevens and Alan Davis, and we're going to create
a version that gets a sense of both guitar parts on one guitar.
Starting with the intro,
the first couple of lines of the intro sound like [A] this.
[G] [D]
[G]
So we've got [Eb] a normal D chord and
we're going to strum this pattern.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, up.
I'll give you the
count in a minute but the key thing is this first string finger which is going on, [A] on,
off, on, off, off.
That's how to get a sense of [F] what's happening on the track.
Then go
to this G6 chord which is like a normal G chord but without the first string finger.
The first string is open.
And here we'll go [G] down, up, down, down, up, down, up.
But
the finger on [B] and off is going to be on the second string third [B] fret where it's [G] off, off,
on, off, on, on, off.
[B] Did you get that?
Let me play that whole thing.
[N] I'm going to do
the ons and offs because it's the key to sounding [D] like the track.
On, on, off, on, [A] off, [G] off,
off, on, off, on, on, off.
Downs and ups.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, [G] up, down, up,
down, down, up, down, up.
And finally the count.
One ee and two [G] and a three ee and four
ee and a.
Now that's enough on [F] that kind of detail because basically the whole song is
going to do the same thing.
There are a couple of small changes that I'll show you when we
get there but a lot of the [Ab] song is that D to [Eb] G6 played over and over and over like that.
Four times he does it on the intro before going to the [Bb] first new chord which is a C
chord.
Still in the intro here.
C to C over B.
C is normal [Dm] and C over B leaves the index
finger where it is [D] and has the middle finger go to the fifth string [Eb] second fret.
You [C] can
play down, down, up, down, down, up.
Or actually [F] it's pick the bass note.
[C] So five down, up,
down, down, up.
And then [G] to C over B the same.
[B] Five [Bm] down, up, down, [G] down, up.
[D] Then a little
so [C] that's one and a two [Bm] and a three [G] and a four and a.
Then there's [Eb] a three beat bar
where you'll go on a C chord.
Five [C] down, up.
[Gm] C over B [B] five down, up.
[Eb] Normal A chord five
[A] down, up.
And back [D] to the main riff which [G] you'll play twice more before the vocal comes
in.
[Eb] So what I'm going to do now [F] is play through that whole intro all the way through.
[A]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[G] [C]
[Bm] [C]
[B] [D] [G]
[D]
Well [D] I think it's [G] fine.
[D] Build and jumble please.
[G]
So can you see [Bm] as we begin the vocal there that the D to [N] G6
Key:
G
D
Eb
B
C
G
D
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ Let's follow the song sheet as we look at where do the children play.
It's strummed
throughout so the tag won't help us very much.
This is going to be a hybrid version.
On the
record there are two guitars, Cat Stevens and Alan Davis, and we're going to create
a version that gets a sense of both guitar parts on one guitar.
_ Starting with the intro,
the first couple of lines of the intro sound like [A] this. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ So we've got [Eb] a normal D chord and
we're going to strum this pattern.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, up. _
_ _ I'll give you the
count in a minute but the key thing is this first string finger which is going on, [A] on,
off, on, off, off. _ _ _
That's how to get a sense of [F] what's happening on the track.
Then go
to this G6 chord which is like a normal G chord but without the first string finger.
The first string is open.
And here we'll go [G] down, up, down, down, up, down, up.
_ But
the finger on [B] and off is going to be on the second string third [B] fret where it's [G] off, off,
on, off, on, on, off.
_ _ _ [B] Did you get that?
Let me play that whole thing.
[N] I'm going to do
the ons and offs because it's the key to sounding [D] like the track. _
On, on, off, on, [A] off, [G] off,
off, on, _ off, on, on, off.
_ _ Downs and ups.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, [G] up, down, up,
down, down, up, down, up.
_ And finally the count.
_ One ee and two [G] and a three ee and four
ee and a. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now that's enough on [F] that kind of detail because basically the whole song is
going to do the same thing.
There are a couple of small changes that I'll show you when we
get there but a lot of the [Ab] song is that D to [Eb] G6 played over and over and over like that.
_ Four times he does it on the intro before going to the [Bb] first new chord which is a C
chord.
Still in the intro here.
C to C over B.
C is normal [Dm] and C over B leaves the index
finger where it is [D] and has the middle finger go to the fifth string [Eb] second fret.
You [C] can
play _ down, down, up, down, down, up.
Or actually [F] it's pick the bass note.
[C] So five down, up,
down, down, up.
And then [G] to C over B the same.
[B] Five [Bm] down, up, down, [G] down, up. _ _
[D] Then a little
so [C] that's one and a two [Bm] and a three [G] and a four and a.
Then there's [Eb] a three beat bar
where you'll go on a C chord.
Five [C] down, up.
_ [Gm] C over B [B] five down, up.
_ _ [Eb] Normal A chord five
[A] down, up.
_ And back [D] to the main riff which [G] _ _ _ _ you'll play twice more before the vocal comes
in.
_ [Eb] So what I'm going to do now [F] is play through that whole intro all the way through.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Well [D] I think it's [G] fine. _ _
[D] Build and jumble please.
[G] _ _ _
_ So can you see [Bm] as we begin the vocal there that the D to [N] G6
_ _ _ Let's follow the song sheet as we look at where do the children play.
It's strummed
throughout so the tag won't help us very much.
This is going to be a hybrid version.
On the
record there are two guitars, Cat Stevens and Alan Davis, and we're going to create
a version that gets a sense of both guitar parts on one guitar.
_ Starting with the intro,
the first couple of lines of the intro sound like [A] this. _ _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ So we've got [Eb] a normal D chord and
we're going to strum this pattern.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, up. _
_ _ I'll give you the
count in a minute but the key thing is this first string finger which is going on, [A] on,
off, on, off, off. _ _ _
That's how to get a sense of [F] what's happening on the track.
Then go
to this G6 chord which is like a normal G chord but without the first string finger.
The first string is open.
And here we'll go [G] down, up, down, down, up, down, up.
_ But
the finger on [B] and off is going to be on the second string third [B] fret where it's [G] off, off,
on, off, on, on, off.
_ _ _ [B] Did you get that?
Let me play that whole thing.
[N] I'm going to do
the ons and offs because it's the key to sounding [D] like the track. _
On, on, off, on, [A] off, [G] off,
off, on, _ off, on, on, off.
_ _ Downs and ups.
[D] Down, up, down, down, down, [G] up, down, up,
down, down, up, down, up.
_ And finally the count.
_ One ee and two [G] and a three ee and four
ee and a. _ _
_ _ _ _ _ Now that's enough on [F] that kind of detail because basically the whole song is
going to do the same thing.
There are a couple of small changes that I'll show you when we
get there but a lot of the [Ab] song is that D to [Eb] G6 played over and over and over like that.
_ Four times he does it on the intro before going to the [Bb] first new chord which is a C
chord.
Still in the intro here.
C to C over B.
C is normal [Dm] and C over B leaves the index
finger where it is [D] and has the middle finger go to the fifth string [Eb] second fret.
You [C] can
play _ down, down, up, down, down, up.
Or actually [F] it's pick the bass note.
[C] So five down, up,
down, down, up.
And then [G] to C over B the same.
[B] Five [Bm] down, up, down, [G] down, up. _ _
[D] Then a little
so [C] that's one and a two [Bm] and a three [G] and a four and a.
Then there's [Eb] a three beat bar
where you'll go on a C chord.
Five [C] down, up.
_ [Gm] C over B [B] five down, up.
_ _ [Eb] Normal A chord five
[A] down, up.
_ And back [D] to the main riff which [G] _ _ _ _ you'll play twice more before the vocal comes
in.
_ [Eb] So what I'm going to do now [F] is play through that whole intro all the way through.
_ [A] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ [G] _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ _
_ [Bm] _ _ _ [C] _ _ _ _
[B] _ _ _ [D] _ _ _ [G] _ _
_ _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
Well [D] I think it's [G] fine. _ _
[D] Build and jumble please.
[G] _ _ _
_ So can you see [Bm] as we begin the vocal there that the D to [N] G6