Velvet Green - Jethro Tull
Transcribed by John Fahey <[email protected]>
CAPO 1st fret - this makes it possible to play the melody in the intro and the breaks
ACTUAL chords written NOT chord shapes!

OK, this song has a million different instruments playing different melodies,
so this is the bit of the melody that I like best.
INTRO - ACTUAL fret numbers - ie '1' means open string.
e |------------------------------------------------------------------
b |----------------------------------5-------------------------------
g |-----5----------------5---------75-547-45----------5---------57---
d |-5578--5875-5757--5578-785-57545------7--7544--5578--5-57-78----5-
a |------8---------5----------------------------75-----8----------8--
e |------------------------------------------------------------------

e |-15-13-15-----------------------15-13-15------------------------------
b |-----------15-13-----13-------------------15-13------13---------------
g |---------12-----15-14--14----5----------12-----15-14---14-------------
d |-------------------------5578--5---------------------------535--------
a |------------------------------8-------------------------------531-----
e |----------------------------------------------------------3------5313-

e |---------------------|
b |---------------------|
g |@-------------------@|
d |@-535---535---------@|X8
a |-----------531-------|
e |-----135------5313---|

Chorus:
  Gm                Csus2  D7   G       Dsus2    G        C
  Walking on velvet green, scotch pine growing..Isn't it rare
                    F   D7       Gm               Csus2 d|-535-------
  to be taking the air singing, walking on velvet green a|----531----
                                                        e|-------531-repeat Gm, etc
Verses:
 
    A#5  G#5  A#5  G#5  A#5  G#5  A#5  C#  D#5  A#5
e |--6---4-----------------------------1---1-----------13-13-11-13--
b |--6---4-----------------------------2---4-----------11-11-11-11--
g |--3---1-----------------------------1---3------------------------
d |--3---1-----------------------------3---1------------------------
a |--1---------------------------------4----------------------------
e |---------------------------------------------------------

Middle break:

e |--------------------------------------------------------------
b |------------6896-----------6896-------------------------------
g |-888865-8888----888865-8888-----------------------------------
d |-------8--------------8------------6---------------6--689-----
a |-------------------------------6689--6986-6868-6689--6---9986-
e |------------------------------------9---------6-----9---------

   C Bb C Bb C Bb C Bb C
   D C  D C  D C  D C  D (there's about 4 bars here I can't work out)

e |-------------------------------------------------
b |-------------------------------------------------
g |--------------------5---------------5-75---------
d |----------------5578--5875-5757-5578----875757---
a |---------------------8---------5-----8--------5-- then chords:
e |-346-346-578-578--------------------------------- G  FF D#  C#C# {A# G#}x4

Two more verses, then:

e|-15-13-15-------------------15-13-15---------------------------
b|-----------15-13-----13--------------15-13-----13--------------
g|---------12-----15-14--14-12-------12-----15-14--14-12-----57--
d|------------------------------------------------------55778----
a|-------------------------------------------------------------8-
e|--------------------------------------------------------------- Chorus, then:

e|-15-13-15--------------------------------------------
b|-----------15-13-----13------------------------------
g|---------12-----15-14--14----------------------------
d|---------------------------535-------535---535-------
a|------------------------------531-------------531----
e|--------------------------3------5313---135------531-  Gm
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