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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
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|----2-4-5-4?2---|----------------|-----------4---|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
[Am] [Am/G] [Am/F] [Am/E] [E/D] [E/C] [E/B] [E]
e|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|--------------|
B|----------------|------------5---|------------5---|--------------|
G|----2-4-5-4?2---|--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)
[Am]Ev'rything's [Am/G]happening
[Am/F] At the [Am/E]turn of the [E/D]century.[E/C][E/B][E]
I'm gonna [Am]buy myself a [Am/G]time mac[Am/F]hine
Go to the [Am/E]turn of the [G]century[G/A].
[G/B] And a[G]ll those [C]people passing [Am]by
And the [Bb]town crier makes his [G]cry
At the [C] turn of the [Am]century,
[C] Turn of the [Am]century.
[Am]Big wide hats and [Am/G]men in spats
[Am/F]At the [Am/E]turn of the [E/D]century.[E/C][E/B]
[E] With those [Am]horseless [Am/G]carriages[Am/F]
At the [Am/E]turn of the [G]century[G/A].
[G/B] And t[G]here are [C]lots of things to [Am]do
On a [Bb]bicycle built for [G]two
At the [C]turn of the c[Am]entury,
[C]Turn of the ce[Am]ntury.
| Bb | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | E | F# | F# |
(Link)
[Bm]Ev'rything's h[Bm/A]appening
[Bm/G] At the [Bm/F#]turn of the [F#/E]century[F#/D].[F#/C#][F#]
I'm gonna [Bm]buy myself a [Bm/A]time mac[Bm/G]hine
Go to the [Bm/F#]turn of the [A]centu[A/B]ry.[A/C#]
And [A]all those [D]people passing [Bm]by
And the t[C]own crier makes his [A]cry
At the [D]turn of the [Bm]century,
[D] Turn of the [Bm]century.
[D] Turn of the [G]century.
| 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-|
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
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|----2-4-5-4?2---|----------------|-----------4---|---------------|
D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------|
[Am] [Am/G] [Am/F] [Am/E] [E/D] [E/C] [E/B] [E]
e|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|--------------|
B|----------------|------------5---|------------5---|--------------|
G|----2-4-5-4?2---|--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)
[Am]Ev'rything's [Am/G]happening
[Am/F] At the [Am/E]turn of the [E/D]century.[E/C][E/B][E]
I'm gonna [Am]buy myself a [Am/G]time mac[Am/F]hine
Go to the [Am/E]turn of the [G]century[G/A].
[G/B] And a[G]ll those [C]people passing [Am]by
And the [Bb]town crier makes his [G]cry
At the [C] turn of the [Am]century,
[C] Turn of the [Am]century.
[Am]Big wide hats and [Am/G]men in spats
[Am/F]At the [Am/E]turn of the [E/D]century.[E/C][E/B]
[E] With those [Am]horseless [Am/G]carriages[Am/F]
At the [Am/E]turn of the [G]century[G/A].
[G/B] And t[G]here are [C]lots of things to [Am]do
On a [Bb]bicycle built for [G]two
At the [C]turn of the c[Am]entury,
[C]Turn of the ce[Am]ntury.
| Bb | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | E | F# | F# |
(Link)
[Bm]Ev'rything's h[Bm/A]appening
[Bm/G] At the [Bm/F#]turn of the [F#/E]century[F#/D].[F#/C#][F#]
I'm gonna [Bm]buy myself a [Bm/A]time mac[Bm/G]hine
Go to the [Bm/F#]turn of the [A]centu[A/B]ry.[A/C#]
And [A]all those [D]people passing [Bm]by
And the t[C]own crier makes his [A]cry
At the [D]turn of the [Bm]century,
[D] Turn of the [Bm]century.
[D] Turn of the [G]century.
| 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-|
