Times were when

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The Cats - Times Were When

|./.  = herhaal akkoord

Intro      |A    E7    A    |A   E7   |A    |


A                 |E7         |
GRAND-DAD SITTING  BY THE FIRE,

D           |E7               |A           |./.    |
REMI-NISCING OF THE TIMES WHEN HE WAS A BOY.

./.            |E7               |D
IN THE GOOD OLD DA-YS HE KEEPS ON SAYIN’
                                     / (Break)
     |E7              |A            |A
‘BOUT EV’RY-THING I’VE HEA-RD BEFORE.

Refreim

         |F#m7             |D               |E7             |A
TMES WERE WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,

          |E7    |A   E7|A    |
TIMES WERE WHE –  N.


A                   |E7               |
TIMES WERE WHEN BOYS LOOKED LIKE BOY-S,

D           |E7              |A            |./.
AND MY DADDY SAID ACTING LIKE HU-MAN SHOULD.

  |./.          |E7            |D
HE DOESN’T UNDER-STAND OUR GENE-RATION,
                               / (Break)
   |E7           |A           |A
AND MAYBE  HE CAN SEE- NO GOOD.

Refreim
         |F#m7             |D               |E7             |A
TMES WERE WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,

          |E7    |A   E7|A    |
TIMES WERE WHE –  N.



Ab            |Eb7        |
BUT WHEN I GET TO HIS A-GE,

C#            |Eb7                |Ab         |./.    |
I WILL TALK OF ALL THE GOOD TIMES  I HAD TODAY.

./.               |Eb7            |
TIMES WERE WHEN HE WAS A YOUNG MAN,
                                                    / (Break)
C#                |Eb7                 |Ab         |Ab
AND HE THOUGHT AND DID THE SAME THINGS  I DO TODAY.

refreim
          |Fm7              |C#              |Eb7            |Ab
TMES WERE  WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,
                            / (Break)
          |Eb#    |Ab   Eb7|Ab
TIMES WERE WHE –   N.

          |Fm7             |C#               |Eb7            |Ab
TMES WERE  WHEN, TIMES WE-RE WHEN. TIMES THAT WON’T BE BACK A-GAIN,

          |Eb7    |Ab   Eb7|Ab    |
TIMES WERE WHE –   N.

Outro: [ |C#   Ab|Eb7    |  herhaal en Fade Out


Geplaatst door Ted van Kampen

Zo speel je dit nummer

Leer de akkoorden van Times were when van The Cats op Gitaartabs. Dit popliedje is perfect voor wie net begint met gitaarspelen en de basisakkoorden onder de vingers wil krijgen. Met een simpele akkoordenstructuur kun je snel meespelen.

Op beginner-niveau (2 van 10) werk je met akkoorden als A, E7, Ab, Eb7, D en C#. Het format is helder: alleen de akkoorden, geen tablatuur. Pak je gitaar en ontdek hoe makkelijk dit nummer uit je handen vloeit.

How to practise this song

1
Practise the barre chord Ab
Ab is a barre chord. Lay your index finger flat across all strings and press firmly; practise it on its own until every string rings clearly before you use it in the song.
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2
Practise the change: Ab ↔ A
Play each chord for 4 beats, then 2, then 1 — with the metronome at 60-70 bpm. Only push the tempo once the change is clean and on time.
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3
Great first song
Focus on clean chords — let every string ring. Speed comes by itself once the shapes are right.