"Windy"
(Ruthann Friedman)
Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master
Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):
Written by our good friend and "Den Mother", Ruthann Friedman, this song
successfully bridged the generation gap. From toddlers to grandmothers,
its appeal was almost universal. One of those rare songs that everyone
knew was a hit, before we left the studio.
Intro:
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
guitar (doubles bass at pitch):
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
[drums enter; harpsichord doubles bass]:
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
guitar:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
Verse 1 [keyboard chords arr. for guitar]:
xx[F]756x [Ebadd2]xx886x x[Bb]x876x [Csus4]xx556x
Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Ca[F]lling a[Ebadd2] name that's l[Bb]ighter than[Csus4] air
W[F]ho's bending[Ebadd2] down to g[Bb]ive me a [Csus4]rainbow
E[F]veryone [Ebadd2]knows it's[Bb/C] Wind[F]y
[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]
v v v v
Verse 2:
Who's tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it's Windy
[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]
[N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
(and Windy...)
Chorus:
And Windy has[Gm7] sto[Gm7/C]r-my [Fmaj7]eyes
That flash at the s[Gm7]ound [/D]of [C7sus4]lies
And Windy has w[Gm7]ings[Gm7/C] to [Fmaj7]fly
Above the [Gm7/C]clouds (above the clouds)
Above the [Gm9/C]clouds (above the clouds)
[flute solo as per verse 2]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
[repeat verse 2 (fade 5th time); omit harpsichord/bass break
between repeats]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
(Ruthann Friedman)
Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master
Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):
Written by our good friend and "Den Mother", Ruthann Friedman, this song
successfully bridged the generation gap. From toddlers to grandmothers,
its appeal was almost universal. One of those rare songs that everyone
knew was a hit, before we left the studio.
Intro:
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----5---------7-|---7-5-------5---|-----5---------7-|---7-5------------
-7-----7-5---3---|---------5h7-----|-7-----7-5---3---|---------5--------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
guitar (doubles bass at pitch):
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----3---------5-|---5-3-------3---|-----3---------5-|---5-3------------
-5-----5-3---1---|---------3h5-----|-5-----5-3---1---|---------3--------
[drums enter; harpsichord doubles bass]:
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----5---------7-|---7-5-------5---|-----5-----------|------------------
-7-----7-5---3---|---------5h7-----|-7-----7-5---3-5-|-3----------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
guitar:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------
-----3---------5-|---5-3-------3---|-----3-----------|------------------
-5-----5-3---1---|---------3h5-----|-5-----5-3---1-3-|-1----------------
Verse 1 [keyboard chords arr. for guitar]:
xx[F]756x [Ebadd2]xx886x x[Bb]x876x [Csus4]xx556x
Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
Ca[F]lling a[Ebadd2] name that's l[Bb]ighter than[Csus4] air
W[F]ho's bending[Ebadd2] down to g[Bb]ive me a [Csus4]rainbow
E[F]veryone [Ebadd2]knows it's[Bb/C] Wind[F]y
[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]
v v v v
-----------------
-----------------
-3---3---3---3---
-----------------
Verse 2:
Who's tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it's Windy
[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]
[N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-----------------|-----------------
-3---3---3---3---|-3---------------
-----------------|-----------------
(and Windy...)
Chorus:
And Windy has[Gm7] sto[Gm7/C]r-my [Fmaj7]eyes
That flash at the s[Gm7]ound [/D]of [C7sus4]lies
And Windy has w[Gm7]ings[Gm7/C] to [Fmaj7]fly
Above the [Gm7/C]clouds (above the clouds)
Above the [Gm9/C]clouds (above the clouds)
[flute solo as per verse 2]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
[repeat verse 2 (fade 5th time); omit harpsichord/bass break
between repeats]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers