Jethro Tull › To Cry You A Song Guitar Tab

25th Anniversary Box Set [Disc 2] - Carnegie Hall, New York City 1970 Tabs:

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To Cry You A Song Tab

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Song: To Cry You A Song
Band: Jethro Tull
Album: Benefit

There are two guitars playing different riffs, one in the left speaker and one in the 
right. Here is the complete tab for the left speaker. I havenâ€™t tabbed the solos from 
the right.
 
The left speaker:

Riff 1
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-5-----------------------------0-----------|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1----1--1-1-1-3---3-1-------|
|---------------------3-------------------3-1-3-|


|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
|-5-4-5---------------------------0-----------|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1----1--1-1-3---3-1-------|
|---------------------3-----------------3-1-3-|

Riff 1 x2

|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------5-3-7----7-7----------------------3-2-|
|-5-4-5--------------------3---5-3-5----5-5----10-9-10-----------3-2-|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1------3---3-1-5----5-5------------10-9-10---1-0-|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

Back to riff 1

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7-7---5----5--------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---5--5-5--10-10-9-10--------------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---3------------------10-9-10------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|----------------------------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------|
|------------------------5-3-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---5--5-3-3-------------|
|-5-4-5------------------3-1-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5--5-3-3-------------|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1--------5-5-5-5-5-5--5------3-1-1-------------|
|---------------------1---------------------3-----------1--3-3-3-3-|


|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------7---5-5-3-------------------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---------5---5-5-3--------------5--5-4-5---------|
|----------5-4-51-5-----3-1-1---------------------5-4-51-|
|--------------------3---------1--3-3-3-3------------------|

Riff 2 4x:
|--------------------|
|-10-8-7-8-7-5-5-5-5-|
|-9--7-7-7-7-6-6-6-6-|
|-11-9-7-5-7-7-7-7-7-|
|--------------------|
|--------------------|

solo:
|------------------5h8------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------8p6-----8^10--13^15--13^15rp10-13-10----------------------------10-|
|-7-------7h10--------------------------------------10-12----------------10-12----|
|---10-10-------------------------------------------------------10-12-12----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------10/12-------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|
|-12^14-----------------|
|-------10h12p10-8/10~-|
|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|

|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-12---3-5-5^7-5^7-5-3-5-3------------3-5/7-10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/12-12-12-12-|
|-----5---------------------0-0-3--3/5-------10-10-10-10-10-10-10-10/12----------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------|
|-10------------------------------------------|
|----12-17^18--15-17--------------------------|
|-------16-----15----12--12-12-15-14-12-------|
|---------------------------------------15-13-|
|---------------------------------------------|

Solo Riff:
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------8--8-8-----|
|-9-7---7----7-7-7--9-7---7----7-7-7--9-7---7-7-5---5--7--7-7--10-|
|-9-7---7----7-7-7--9-7---7----7-7-7--9-7---7-5-5---5--5--5-5--10-|
|-7-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-5-5-5--5-5-5-5--7-5-5-5-5-3-3-3----------8--|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5--3-3------------------------------------------|
|-5--5-5--3-3------------------------------------------|
|-3--3-3--1-1-3-3/5-5---10-10-10-8-8-3-3/5-5--5--5-5-3-|
|-------------1-1/3-3---8--8--8--6-6-1-1/3-3--3--3-3-1-|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------11-11p9-------|
|-5--5-5-3-3----------5/-11b-11b-11b-9----------------11b-11b-11b9-11-11p9-------|
|-3--3-3-1-1-3-3/5-5----------------------------9/11------------------------------|
|------------1-1/3-3-------------------x-9-9/12-----------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------11-119-------------------------------|
|-11b-11b-11b-9---------------11--11--11b9-11-119--5-5-5-3--------------5-5-5-3-|
|------------------------9/11----------------------------------------3/5----------|
|---------------x-9-9/12-------------------------------------x-3-3/6--------------|


|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|-5-5p3----------------------------------------|
|-5-5p3--5-5-5-3--------------5-5-5-3--5-5-53-|
|------------------------3/5-----------5-5-53-|
|----------------x-3-3/6-----------------------|

Riff 1 1x

|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------5-3-7----7-7----------------------3-2-|
|-5-4-5------------------5-3-5----5-5----10-9-10-----------3-2-|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1----3-1-5----5-5------------10-9-10---1-0-|
|---------------------1----------------------------------------|

Riff 1 1x

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7-7---5----5--------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---5--5-5--10-10-9-10--------------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---3------------------10-9-10------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|----------------------------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------|
|------------------------5-3-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---5--5-3-3-------------|
|-5-4-5------------------3-1-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5--5-3-3-------------|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1--------5-5-5-5-5-5--5------3-1-1-------------|
|---------------------1---------------------3-----------1--3-3-3-3-|


|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------7---5-5-3-------------------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---------5---5-5-3--------------5--5-4-5---------|
|----------5-4-51-5-----3-1-1---------------------5-4-51-|
|--------------------3---------1--3-3-3-3------------------|

Riff 2 4x

Play the same Riff during this solo as in the first solo.

Solo 2:
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------15--------------13-13^15-13^15-13-13^15-13-13^15-15-13^15--13p10-|
|----------12^14----12^14--12^14--------------------------------------------------|
|-9-7--7-9------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------10-13p10---------------------------13^15-r-10h12--------|
|-12^14----------12-10-12--------5/7-7-------------------12^14r-|
|-------------------------7-7/10--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------8p6-8p6-----------------------6-6-6/8-8--13^15-13p11-------|
|-------------3/5^7~---------7-5^7~----------------5-5--------------------12-10-|
|-----3-3h5-5------------------------------------3------------------------------|
|-3/5--------------------------------------0-1-3--------------------------------|
|------------------------------------1-0-1--------------------------------------|


|-----------|
|-----------|
|-----------|
|-8-8/10-10-|
|-----------|
|-----------|

Riff 1 

Play Riff 1 during this solo.

Solo 3:
|-------------------------------3p1---3p1---1-3h5p3---3-5-3---3--8-6---6-5-3-|
|---------------3p1---1-------3-----3-----3---------6-------6----6-6-6---6-3-|
|-0-3-0-----0h3-----3---3-3/5------------------------------------------------|
|-------3-3------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|

4:48
|---1h3-1h3p1-----------------------------------------------------1---------------|
|-3-----------3--1---1-3p1---1------------------3-3-6-----------3-----------------|
|------------------3-------3---3------------3/5-----5-0-----0-3-----0-----0-3-0---|
|--------------------------------5-3-3-h5-5-------------3-3-----------3-3-------3-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------1-2^3-1-1---1-3p1---1------------------------------------------|
|-0-0--3p0-----0-3-----------3-------3---3-0-----0-0----3---3---3-----------------|
|----------3-3-------------------------------3-3------5---5---5---5-3---------3-5-|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------5-5-3-5-----|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------------------|


|-------------------|
|-------------------|
|-0-3p0-------------|
|--------3h5-5--3-5-|
|-------------------|
|-------------------|

Riff 1

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-3--7----7-7---5----5-|
|-5-4-5----------------3---5-3--5----5-5---5--5-5-|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1--3---3-1--5----5-5---3------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-10-10-9-10---------------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-------------10-9-10------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|----------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7-7---5----5------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---5--5-5--10-9-10--10-9-10------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---3-----------------------------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|--------------------------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------1311-11-10h11p10-------|
|-----------1210-10-----------9/10-|
|-3---------------------------------|
|-3---7/8-8-------------------------|
|-1---------------------------------|


The right speaker:

Riff 1
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-8-7-8--5-4-5----------------2-3-3-2-------|
|--------------5-4-5-1--5-5-5---------5-4-5-|
|-------------------------------------------|


|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|
|-8-7-8--5-4-5----------------2-3-3-2-------|
|--------------5-4-5-1--5-5-5---------5-4-5-|
|-------------------------------------------|

Riff 1 2x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-3-7----7-7------------------------3-2-|
|-8-7-8--5-4-5--------3---5-3-5----5-5----13-12-13--10-9-10---3-2-|
|--------------5-4-5--3---3-1-5----5-5------------------------1-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7-7---5----5-------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---5--5-5--13-12-13--10-9-10------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---3------------------------------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|---------------------------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------8-8-8-8-8-8---------------------------|
|-----------------------5-3-7-7-7-7-7-7--7---5--5-3-3-------------|
|-8-7-8--5-4-5----------3-1-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5--5-3-3-------------|
|--------------5-4-5--------5-5-5-5-5-5--5------3-1-1-------------|
|--------------------1---------------------3-----------1--3-3-3-3-|


|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------7---5-5-3-------------------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---------5---5-5-3--------------5--5-4-5---------|
|----------5-4-51-5-----3-1-1---------------------5-4-51-|
|--------------------3---------1--3-3-3-3------------------|

Riff 2 4x:
|-------------------------|
|-10-8-7-8-10-10-10-10-10-|
|-9--7-7-7--9--9--9--9--9-|
|-11-9-7-5-11-11-11-11-11-|
|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|

(solo 1)

riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-3-7----7-7------------------------3-2-|
|-8-7-8--5-4-5--------3---5-3-5----5-5----13-12-13--10-9-10---3-2-|
|--------------5-4-5--3---3-1-5----5-5------------------------1-0-|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|

riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7-7---5----5-------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---5--5-5--13-12-13--10-9-10------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---3------------------------------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|---------------------------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------7-7-7-7-7-7--7---5--5-3-3-------------|
|-8-7-8--5-4-5----------3-1-5-5-5-5-5-5--5---5--5-3-3-------------|
|--------------5-4-5-3--3-1-5-5-5-5-5-5--5------3-1-1-------------|
|--------------------1---------------------3-----------1--3-3-3-3-|


|----------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------|
|------------------7---5-5-3-------------------------------|
|-5--5-4-5---------5---5-5-3--------------5--5-4-5---------|
|----------5-4-51-5-----3-1-1---------------------5-4-51-|
|--------------------3---------1--3-3-3-3------------------|

Riff 2 4x

(solo 2)

Riff 1 during solo 3

|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-3--7----7-7---5----5-|
|-8-7-8--5-4-5--------3---5-3--5----5-5---5--5-5-|
|--------------5-4-5--3---3-1--5----5-5---3------|
|------------------------------------------------|


|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-13-12-13--10-9-10------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|------------------------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|--------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7-7---5----5-------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---5--5-5--13-12-13--10-9-10------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---3------------------------------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|---------------------------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------5-3--7----7-7---5----5-|
|-5-4-5----------------3---5-3--5----5-5---5--5-5-|
|-------5-4-51-1-0-1--3---3-1--5----5-5---3------|
|-------------------------------------------------|


|------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------------|
|--------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-10-10-9-10---------------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-------------10-9-10------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|----------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-7----7-7---5----5------------------------7-------5-5-5-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---5--5-5--10-9-10--10-9-10------5-------3-3-3-----3-2-|
|-5----5-5---3-----------------------------5---5-----3-3-----1-0-|
|--------------------------------------3-3---3---1-------1-------|

Riff 1 1x

|-----------------------------------|
|-----------1311-11-10h11p10-------|
|-----------1210-10-----------9/10-|
|-3---------------------------------|
|-3---7/8-8-------------------------|
|-1---------------------------------|

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Tab Discussion, Comments, and Critiques


No Picture IvZ Average	#1 by IvZ at Aug 3, 1980 at 7:21 PM EST
	A simple song about a typical 60's or early 70's rocker who is also a bit of a "contrabandista." I agree with Dan 0311, in that he has been touring and is coming home to his "sweeiie", in London. He is glad to be hiome. He will serenade her with a song he wrote on his travels; he has missed her and wishes to tell her many things that have passed since they last saw each other. There is another theme inside this, however. He has smuggled some marijuana from wherever it is that he was travelling ....some foreign country, perhaps. He obviously has also partaken of the marijuana himself, either during the flight or at some time just prior to the flight, and is paranoid at Heathrow when the customs officers are searching his suitcase (or guitar case, perhaps). Luckily they do not find anything because instead of putting the weed in his luggage, he carries it on his person in the clothing he is wearing. (this was back in the days before customs employed "dope-sniffing canines" at the airports, of course - wasn't it great back then!) Anyway, he is very glad to be home where he will soon get to smoke some dope, relax, and sing to her - but he is still experiencing some residual paranoia from having evaded police, security personnel, and customs agents, etc. along the way. His "sweetie" is expecting him when he finally gets home. He sees her "peeping out the window". (She must know that he is bringing home a stash of weed that they will soon be able to enjoy together....but she watching the street cautiously). As he waits at the at the front door, for her to open the door, he is impatient and wants to get inside and off the street ASAP! And from the look on her face at the end of the song, it is evident that soon after he has safely arrived, indeed they have enjoyed a smoke or two...LOL! -sirdon

No Picture Perfect Pervers Rhythm Player	#2 by Perfect Perversion™ at Sep 21, 1984 at 2:11 AM EST
	Im very surprised no one has commented on this song. This is by far my favorite Jethro Tull song. The guitar riff is simply incredible, and the vocals...oh man..so awesome. Definitely their most rockin' song, maybe not their most meaningful, but who cares?