Bee Gees - Turn of the century
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Turn of the Century Bee Gees
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Tabbed by: maguri
Tuning: Standard
A little bit of a guilty pleasure but this tune is just so catchy! Not a guitar song as such
but still nice to play and sing. In the Bee Gees' version the main instrument is a harpsichord.
In order to get the feel I mostly use the voicings suggested below and strike them hard and
short with a plec in the first part of the verses. The rest (starting with the C chord) can be
strummed ad lib.
TURN OF THE CENTURY
(Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb)
From: Bee Gees 1st (1967)
Intro (semi-baroque woodwind)
Am Am/G Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
e|----------------|----5-----------|---------------|---------------|
B|----------------|------------5---|3-5-6----------|----6---5553---|
G|----2-4-5-42---|----------------|-----------4---|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
Am Am/G Am/F Am/E E/D E/C E/B E
e|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|--------------|
B|----------------|------------5---|------------5---|--------------|
G|----2-4-5-42---|--4-5-4-5-------|4---------------|----4---------|
D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------|
Link (brass)
Bb A D Bm
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|----3-5-6-5-3---|----2-3-5-3-2---|3--------------|--------------|
G|---------------|----------------|-------------2-|4-------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------4-|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
Em F# E F#
e|----------------|----------------|--------2------|--------------|
B|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
G|----------------|3---------------|----4-4--------|--------------|
D|5-------------5-|----------------|---------------|--------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
Outro (brass)
C B E Bm
e|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
B|----5-7-8-7-5---|----4-5-7-5-4---|5--------------|--------------|
G|---------------|----------------|-------------4-|6-------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------6-|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------|
Em F# C#
e|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
B|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
G|------------------|5-----------------|6----------------|
D|7---------------7-|------------------|-----------------|
A|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
E|------------------|------------------|-----------------|
Intro | Am Am/G | Am/F Am/E | E/D E/C | E/B E | (2 times)
AmEv'rything's Am/Ghappening
Am/F At the Am/Eturn of the E/Dcentury. E/C E/B E
I'm gonna Ambuy myself a Am/Gtime macAm/Fhine
Go to the Am/Eturn of the GcenturyG/A.
G/B And aGll those Cpeople passing Amby
And the Bbtown crier makes his Gcry
At the C turn of the Amcentury,
C Turn of the Amcentury.
AmBig wide hats and Am/Gmen in spats
Am/FAt the Am/Eturn of the E/Dcentury. E/C E/B
E With those Amhorseless Am/Gcarriages Am/F
At the Am/Eturn of the GcenturyG/A.
G/B And tGhere are Clots of things to Amdo
On a Bbbicycle built for Gtwo
At the Cturn of the cAmentury,
CTurn of the ceAmntury.
| Bb | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | E | F# | F# |
(Link)
BmEv'rything's hBm/Aappening
Bm/G At the Bm/F#turn of the F#/EcenturyF#/D. F#/C# F#
I'm gonna Bmbuy myself a Bm/Atime macBm/Ghine
Go to the Bm/F#turn of the AcentuA/Bry. A/C#
And Aall those Dpeople passing Bmby
And the tCown crier makes his Acry
At the Dturn of the Bmcentury,
D Turn of the Bmcentury.
D Turn of the Gcentury.
| C | B | E | C#m | F#m | G# | C#
(Outro)
e-B-G-D-A-E
Am 0-1-2-x-x-x-----|
Am/G 0-1-0-x-x-x---|
Am/F 0-1-2-3-x-x---|
Am/E 0-1-2-2-x-x---|
E/D 0-0-1-0-x-x----|
E/C 0-0-1-x-3-x----|
E/B 0-0-1-x-2-x----|
E 0-0-1-2-x-x------|
G 3-3-0-0-x-3------|
G/A 3-3-0-0-0-x----|
G/B 3-3-0-0-2-x----|
Bm x-3-4-4-2-x-----|
Bm/A x-3-4-4-0-x---|
Bm/G x-3-4-4-x-3---|
Bm/F# x-3-4-4-x-2--|
F#/E 2-2-3-2-x-x---|
F#/D 2-2-3-0-x-x---|
F#/C# 2-2-3-x-4-x--|
F# 2-2-3-4-x-x-----|
A/B 0-2-2-2-2-x----|
A/C# (0)-2-2-2-4-x-|