TAB: Stone Cold Yesterday - The Connells
Words & Music by Mike Connell
Transcribed by Tom Parker
This version is meant for one guitar. On the album, Mike Connell (Gtr. 1)
plays straight chords, while George Huntley (Gtr. 2 & 3) provides some
tasty fills and a nice simple solo. I'll tab fills for Gtr. 2 later....
This song is most easily played w/ a capo on 2nd fret for Gtr. 1. All
tabs (except for solo) are for fingerings w/ capo. So what's written
as "A" sounds as a "B" chord, and so forth.
OPENING (RIFF #1)
[A5] [A] [Asus2] [A] [D5] [DMaj7]
(Straight chords through the verse)
[A]I want a word with you
[F#m]'Bout your a[D]verage Jimmy
[A]He told me things that I
[D]Guess I never [A]knew[Asus2]
[A]He was a bad dancer
[F#m]Till he l[D]earned to shimmy
[A]He was adrift till the
[D]World came into [A]view
(RIFF #1 2 times)
[A]He had an old standby
[F#m]Not your [D]average Betty
[A]She showed me things that I
[D]Guess I always kne[A]w[Asus2]
[A]She was a slow burner
[F#m]'Till the w[D]ork got steady
[A]She wasn't found 'till the
[D]Early aftern[A]oon
[D]Hey, get me [F#m]out of this som[A]e way
I wouldn't [D]feel [F#m]so inhi[A]bited[E][F#m][D][A]
[D]Gotta get me o[F#m]ut of this some[A] way
I want to [B5]see
D D Dmaj7 D6 D5 (like end of Riff #1)
What it is they see
(CHORUS)
[A]Stone cold [F#m]yesterday
[D]Changed her, it didn't [A]change me
[A]Don't it [F#m]make you won[D]der, ma[A]n
[A]Stone cold [F#m]yesterday
[D]Changed her, it didn't [A]change me
[A]Don't it [F#m]make you won[D]der, ma[A]n
(SOLO OVER PRE-CHORUS CHORDS) (Gtr. 3)
[(D)] (unison bends)[(F#m)][(A)]
[(D)] [(A)] [(D)] [(A)]
[(D)] [(F#m)] [(A)]
[(B5)] [(D5)] [(Dmaj7)] (gt[(D6)]r. 2)[(D5)]
RIFF #1 4 times
(PRECHORUS)
Hey, get me out of this some way
I wouldn't feel so inhibited
Gotta get me out of this some way
I want to see
What it is they see
(CHORUS)
Stone cold yesterday
Changed her, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
Stone cold yesterday
Changed her, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
(CHORUS-OUTRO)
And I walk
And I breathe
And I try, no, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
Stone cold yesterday
Changed her, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
RIFF #1 2 times - end on A5 chord
-----There it is, folks! Pretty simple. If you're a stickler for detail,
-----you'll find that some parts are a little different from the recording,
-----but this version is close AND playable on just one guitar. Enjoy!
- Tom
Words & Music by Mike Connell
Transcribed by Tom Parker
This version is meant for one guitar. On the album, Mike Connell (Gtr. 1)
plays straight chords, while George Huntley (Gtr. 2 & 3) provides some
tasty fills and a nice simple solo. I'll tab fills for Gtr. 2 later....
This song is most easily played w/ a capo on 2nd fret for Gtr. 1. All
tabs (except for solo) are for fingerings w/ capo. So what's written
as "A" sounds as a "B" chord, and so forth.
OPENING (RIFF #1)
[A5] [A] [Asus2] [A] [D5] [DMaj7]
e------ ---------------- ----- ----------------
B------ --2------------- -3--- --2-------------
G---2-- --2---4---4---2- -2--- --2---4--4---2-- repeat 4 times
D---2-- --2---2---2---2- -0--- --0---0--0---0--
A---0-- --0---0--------- ----- ----------------
E------ ---------------- ----- ----------------
(Straight chords through the verse)
[A]I want a word with you
[F#m]'Bout your a[D]verage Jimmy
[A]He told me things that I
[D]Guess I never [A]knew[Asus2]
[A]He was a bad dancer
[F#m]Till he l[D]earned to shimmy
[A]He was adrift till the
[D]World came into [A]view
(RIFF #1 2 times)
[A]He had an old standby
[F#m]Not your [D]average Betty
[A]She showed me things that I
[D]Guess I always kne[A]w[Asus2]
[A]She was a slow burner
[F#m]'Till the w[D]ork got steady
[A]She wasn't found 'till the
[D]Early aftern[A]oon
(PRE-CHORUS) ------> (Note: Bass plays G#-A)
[D]Hey, get me [F#m]out of this som[A]e way
I wouldn't [D]feel [F#m]so inhi[A]bited[E][F#m][D][A]
[D]Gotta get me o[F#m]ut of this some[A] way
I want to [B5]see
D D Dmaj7 D6 D5 (like end of Riff #1)
What it is they see
(CHORUS)
[A]Stone cold [F#m]yesterday
[D]Changed her, it didn't [A]change me
[A]Don't it [F#m]make you won[D]der, ma[A]n
[A]Stone cold [F#m]yesterday
[D]Changed her, it didn't [A]change me
[A]Don't it [F#m]make you won[D]der, ma[A]n
(SOLO OVER PRE-CHORUS CHORDS) (Gtr. 3)
[(D)] (unison bends)[(F#m)][(A)]
e---12-----12-----12-----12----------- --------12----/B\--------
B-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)--------- -12----------15(16)---12-
G------------------------------------- -------------------------
D------------------------------------- -------------------------
A------------------------------------- -------------------------
E------------------------------------- -------------------------
[(D)] [(A)] [(D)] [(A)]
e----------------------------- ---------------------------------
B---H--3-3-3-3---------------- ----H---3-3-3-3------------------
G--2-4------------4-------4--- ---2-4------------4--------------
D----------------------------- ---------------------------------
A----------------------------- ---------------------------------
E----------------------------- ---------------------------------
[(D)] [(F#m)] [(A)]
e--12------12-----12-----12-----12---- --------12----/B\--------
B-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-15(17)-- -12----------15(16)---12-
G------------------------------------- -------------------------
D------------------------------------- -------------------------
A------------------------------------- -------------------------
E------------------------------------- -------------------------
[(B5)] [(D5)] [(Dmaj7)] (gt[(D6)]r. 2)[(D5)]
e---------------------------- -----------------11---------------
B---------------------------- ---------------------14-14--12----
G------4--------------------- -------7--------------------------
D--4---4--------------------- ---7---7--------------------------
A--2---2--------------------- ---5---5--------------------------
E---------------------------- ----------------------------------
RIFF #1 4 times
(PRECHORUS)
Hey, get me out of this some way
I wouldn't feel so inhibited
Gotta get me out of this some way
I want to see
What it is they see
(CHORUS)
Stone cold yesterday
Changed her, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
Stone cold yesterday
Changed her, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
(CHORUS-OUTRO)
And I walk
And I breathe
And I try, no, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
Stone cold yesterday
Changed her, it didn't change me
Don't it make you wonder, man
RIFF #1 2 times - end on A5 chord
-----There it is, folks! Pretty simple. If you're a stickler for detail,
-----you'll find that some parts are a little different from the recording,
-----but this version is close AND playable on just one guitar. Enjoy!
- Tom