Still You Turn Me On (PDF)

STILL YOU TURN ME ON

( Emerson, Lake & Palmer )

Written by Greg Lake in the key of G in 4/4 time in Drop D tuning
Released on the Album: Brain Salad Surgery (1973)
Still You Turn Me On on Wikipedia | Live at California Jam 1974 | studio version
Fingerstyle version for single acoustic guitar
thumb: x
index: a
dirty: b
ring: c
pinky: d

Hammer on: h
Pull off: p
Slide up: /
Slide down: \
Strum (Arpeggio): ~~~

Bend up: )
Bend down: (
Grab but don't pick: !
Staccato: :
Mute: m

break: p

Greg is flatpicking this song on a 12 string acoustic guitar playing 5-string arpeggios
For fingerpickers, I suggest the following picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x
If another pattern suits you better, you're welcome

INTRO

e-------------------3a------------------|------------------1a------------------|
b---------------3a------3a----------\---|--------------1a------1a----------/---|
g-----------4b--------------4b------\---|----------2b--------------2b------/---|
D-------0-----------------------0-------|------3c----------------------0-------|
A---!-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D---5c----------------------------------|---0----------------------------------|

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x (2x)

!: grab 5d
repeat tab 1x

Note: The last note should be an open D to facilitate the chord change

1ST VERSE ( 1st part )
... Do you want to be an angel ... do you wanna be a ...
... star ... do you wanna play some magic on my guitar ...
... do you wanna be a poet ... do you wanna be my ...
e-------------------3a------------------|------------------1a------------------|
b---------------3a------3a----------\---|--------------1a------1a----------/---|
g-----------4b--------------4b------\---|----------2b--------------2b------/---|
D-------0-----------------------0-------|------3c----------------------0-------|
A---!-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D---5c----------------------------------|---0----------------------------------|
... string ... you could be anything ...
e-------------------3a------------------|------------------1a------------------|
b---------------3a------3a----------\---|--------------1a------1a----------/---|
g-----------4b--------------4b------\---|----------2b--------------2b------/---|
D-------0-----------------------0-------|------3c----------------------3c------|
A---!-----------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
D---5c----------------------------------|---0----------------------------------|
e------------------1a---------------|
b--------------1a------1a-----------|
g----------2b--------------2b-------|
D------3c----------------------3c---|
A-----------------------------------|
D---0-------------------------------|

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x (2x)

!: grab 5d
repeat tab 2x

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x (2x)

!: grab 5d

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x

... do you wanna be the lover ... of another undercover ... you could even be the ...
e-------------------0-------------------|-------------------0---------------|-----------------0-------------|
b---------------3d-----3d---------------|---------------3d-----3d-----------|-------------3d-----3d---------|
g-----------2b-------------2b-----------|-----------2b-------------2b-------|----------0-------------0------|
D-------3c---------------------3c-------|-------3c---------------------3c---|-------0-------------------0---|
A---2a------------------------------\---|---1a------------------------------|---1a--------------------------|
D---------------------------------------|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------|

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x (3x)

... man on the moon ... Do you ...
e------------------|------------------2bh3dp2b------------|------5d------------------------|
b-------------1a---|-------------3c--------------3c-------|-----3c-------------------------|
g----------0-------|---------2a----------------------2a---|----2a-------p------p------p----|
D------2b----------|------0-------------------------------|---0----------------------------|
A---0--------------|--------------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D------------------|---0----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
< 2/4 time >
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picking pattern:
x - a - b - c
x - a - b - c - b - b - a - a ~~~

1ST VERSE ( 2nd part )

... wanna be the player ... do you ...
e------------------1a--------------|------------------1a--------------|
b--------------1a------1a----------|--------------1a------1a----------|
g----------2b--------------2b------|----------2b--------------2b------|
D-------0----------------------0---|-------0----------------------0---|
A---!------------------------------|---!------------------------------|
D---3c-----------------------------|---3c-----------------------------|

... wanna be the string ... let me ...
e-------------------1ap0-----------|--------------1ap0--------------|
b--------------3d---------3d-------|----------3d--------3d----------|
g----------2b-----------------2b---|------2b----------------2b------|
D-------0--------------------------|---0------------------------0---|
A----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D---0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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!: grab 3d

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a
x - a - b - c - b - a - x

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... tell you something ... it just ...
e------------------0--------------|-----------------0-------------|
b--------------3d-----3d----------|-------------3d-----3d---------|
g-----------0-------------0-------|----------0-------------0------|
D-------3c-------------------3c---|-------0-------------------0---|
A---1a----------------------------|---1a--------------------------|
D---------------------------------|-------------------------------|

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x (2x)

... doesn't mean a thing you see it ,,,
e-----------------0--------------|------------------0---------------|
b-------------3d-----3d----------|--------------2b-----2b-----------|
g----------0-------------0-------|----------2a-------------2a-------|
D------2a-------------------2a---|------2a---------------------2a---|
A---0----------------------------|---0------------------------------|
D--------------------------------|----------------------------------|

... really doesn't matter ... When you're ...
e-------------------1ap0-----------|--------------1ap0--------------|
b--------------3d---------3d-------|----------3d--------3d----------|
g----------2b-----------------2b---|------2b----------------2b------|
D-------0--------------------------|---0------------------------0---|
A----------------------------------|--------------------------------|
D---0------------------------------|--------------------------------|

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picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x (2x)

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x (2x)

picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a
x - a - b - c - b - a - x

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... When you're buried in disguise ... by the ...
... dark glass on your eyes ... ... though your ...
... flesh has crystallised ...
e-------------------------------------------|------------------1ap0----------------|
b------------------3d------------------3d---|-------------3d---------3d------------|
g-------------0-------------------0---------|--------2b-------------------2b-------|
D--------0-------------------2b-------------|---0------------------------------0---|
A---1a------------------3c------------------|--------------------------------------|
D-------------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|

picking pattern:
x - a - b - c ( 2x )
x - a - b - c - b - a - x

repeat tab 2x

CHORUS
I haven't made up my mind yet how to play the Chorus chord sequence
Greg Lake is hybrid picking the Ebmaj7 chord and strumming the two ( Dm and Am7/D ) chords on the upper frets
That makes sense on a 12-string acousic guitar, but is no good option on a concert model
Take a look at the video and decide for yourself, how to deal with them

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... Still ... you turn me ...
e---------3d:---------3d----------3d:---------3d----------3d---------/-----|
b---------3d:---------3d----------3d:---------3d---------3d----------/-----|
g---------3d:---------3d----------3d:---------3d--------3d------p----/-----|
D---------------1a----------------------1a-------------1a------------------|
A--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---1a----------------------1a---------------------------------------------|
<--------------------- full barré --------------------->

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picking pattern:
x - abc - x - abc - x - abc - x - abc - a ~~~

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... on ...
e---10d----10d:----8a:----10d:----8a:----10d:----8a:------10d---------\-----|
b---10d----10d:----8a:----10d:----8a:----10d:----8a:-----10d----------\-----|
g---10d----10d:----9b:----10d:----9b:----10d:----9b:----10d------p----\-----|
D------------------0:-----0:------0:-----0:------0:----0--------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---0---( let ring )--------------------------------------------------------|

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picking pattern:
xabc - abc - xabc - xabc - xabc - xabc - xabc - a ~~~

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You might as well experiment with an extended chord sequence
Some fitting chords can be found in the Intro of "I Believe In Father Christmas"
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... you turn me ...
e---------3d:---------3d----------3d:---------3d----------3d-----------|
b---------3d:---------3d----------3d:---------3d---------3d------------|
g---------3d:---------3d----------3d:---------3d--------3d------p------|
D---------------1a----------------------1a-------------1a--------------|
A----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D---1a----------------------1a-----------------------------------------|
<--------------------- full barré --------------------->

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picking pattern:
x - abc - x - abc - x - abc - x - abc - a ~~~

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... on ...
e-----------------------3a-----------------|-----------------------------|
b------------------3a--------3a------------|-----------------------------|
g-------------5d------------------5d-------|----------p------p------p----|
D--------5c---------------------------5c---|-----------------------------|
A---0--------------------------------------|---0-------------------------|
D------------------------------------------|-----------------------------|

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picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x - x

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Shutup & Play - guitar tutorials favours a Cm7(b13) chord here ( x3b2a03c3d )
A Csus2 chord on the 3rd fret as in C'est la vie actually sounds best ( x3a5c5d3a3a )

2ND VERSE ( same tab as first verse )
...
...
...
...
...
...

Do you wanna be the pillow ... where I lay my ...
head ... do you wanna be the feathers lying on my ...
bed ... do you wanna be the cover of a maga- ...
zine ... create a scene ...
ev'ry day a little sadder ...a little ...
madder ... someone get me a ladder ...

...
...
...
...
...
...
...
...

do you wanna be the singer ... do you ...
wanna be the song ... let me ...
tell you something ... you just ...
couldn't be more wrong you see I ...
really have to tell you ... that it ...
all gets so intense ...from ...
my experience ...it just ...
doesn't seem to make sense ...

CHORUS ( same tab as above but this time finishing the song with a Dsus2 chord )
...
...
...
...
...

Still ... you turn me ...
on ...
Still ... you turn me ...
on ...
you turn me ...

... on ...
e-----------------0--------------|--------0-------------------------|
b-------------3c-----3c----------|-------3c-----------------.-------|
g---------2a-------------2a------|------2a-------p------p------p----|
D------0---------------------0---|-----0----------------------------|
A--------------------------------|----0-----------------------------|
D---0----------------------------|---0------------------------------|

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picking pattern:
x - x - a - b - c - b - a - x - a ~~~