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From: alan_fark@i-netaccess.com (Fark, Alan)
 Subject: t/taylor_james/secret_o_life.tab
 Date: Sat, 11 Dec 1999 16:51:55 -0500
 Secret O' Life
 by James Taylor
 tab by Alan Fark (farkmd@pol.net)
 
 see also: http://james-taylor.com/guitar/secret.txt
 tab by Noel Kerns, similar to this version with only small variations
 
 
 Standard tuning
 capo at 3rd fret
 (s) = sustain
 /   = pull off or hammer on
 v   = upstroke
 PM  = palm mute
 
 chord shapes:
 
 A11         = x02420
 Em7sus4     = 020200
 Em (v.1)    = 0x040x
 D6 (sus4?)  = x0x002 
 Dmaj7       = xx0222
 C#m7        = 446454
 F#          = 244322
 C#m7sus4    = 242442
 F#7+5       = 2x2332
 Bm7         = 224232
 D/E         = 0x023x
 E/F#        = 2x2100
 E9+5        = x20112
 Em (v.2)    = 0xx003
 Dmaj7/A     = x00222
 
 
 
 
 Intro
 
  A11                            Em7sus4                  
 
 |--------0-----------0--------|-------------0---|
 |------2-----2-------------2--|-----------------|
 |----4-----4---4--------------|-----2----2------|       (repeat)
 |-----------------2-----------|-----------------|   
 |-0---------------------0-----|--2--------------|
 |-----------------------------|-------0---------|
 
 
 The first four measures of each verse are similar to the intro pattern:
 
 
 A11                                 Em7sus4                  
 
    |--------0-----------0---------|-------------0---|
    |------2-----2-------------2---|-----------------|
    |----4-----4---4---------------|-----2----2------|      
    |-----------------2------------|-----------------|   
    |-0---------------------0------|--2--------------|
    |------------------------------|-------0---------|    A11    Em7sus4
 
 The secret of ........
 
 
   A11                    Em7sus4               A11
 
 |---------0----------0--|----------0---------|--------0--------0----|
 |------2----------2-----|------------0-------|------2--------2------|
 |----4---------4--------|-------2------2-----|----4--------4--------|
 |-----------2-----------|-----0--------------|-----------2----------|
 |--0--------------------|---2----------------|--0-------------------|
 |-----------------------|-0--------------0/2-|----------------------|
 
 
 
    Em (v.1)      D6          Dmaj7                  C#m7
 
 |------------|---2---------|-2----------2---------|-----------4------|
 |--0(s)------|---0------5--|------2----------2----|-5----------------|
 |--4------2--|---0(s)------|----2----------2------|------4---------4-|
 |--0(s)------|-------------|-0-------0----------0-|----6---------6---|
 |------------|---0(s)------|----------------------|-4-------4--------|
 |--0(s)------|-------------|----------------------|------------------|
 
 
 
    F#                  C#m7sus4  F#7+5     Bm7
 
 |-------------------2-|-----2--|------2---|----------------------2----|
 |----------2----------|--4-----|---3------|-------------3--------3----|
 |-------3--------3----|--4-----|---3------|-------------2-------------|
 |-----4---------------|--2-----|---2------|-------4-------------------|
 |--------------4------|--4-----|----------|---2-------------2---------|
 |--2------------------|--------|---2------|---------------------------|
 
 
 
 
  D/E          E/F#          Bm7                           E9+5(strum)
 
 |-----------|--------0---|-----------------------2------|--2(s)------|
 |--------3--|--------0---|-----------3-----------3------|--1(s)------|
 |--------2--|-----1------|-----------2------------------|--1(s)------|
 |-----0-----|-----2------|-------4----------------------|--0(s)------|
 |-----------|------------|---2-----------2--------------|--2(s)------|
 |--0--------|--2---------|------------------------------|------------|
 
 
     
       A11                        Em7sus4  A11   Em7sus4
 The secret of love .......
 
       A11          Em7sus4
 
      A11                            Em(v.1) D6
 
        Dmaj7            C#m7             F#   C#m7sus4  F#7+5
 
     Bm7                         D/E   E/F#
 
  Bm7                    E9+5
 
 
 
    A11                      Em(v.2)
 
 |---------0--------------|--3---2/0---------------|
 |------2---------2-------|--0--------3--2/0-------|
 |----4--------4-----4----|--0(s)--------------2/0-|
 |----------------------2-|------------------------|
 |--0---------------------|------------------------|
 |------------------------|--0(s)------------------|
 
             give us a     .......
 
 
 (for the following, I think that chords are plucked/strummed with 
  downstrokes on the first beat and off-beat of 2, upstrokes on 
  the off-beat of 1 and 3, and palm mute on 2 and 4, although 
  later verses seem to be just plucked or strummed on each 
  off-beat)
 
 
    Dmaj7/A                     C#m7  
       v PM      v PM               v PM       V PM      v PM
 |--2--2-----2---2------------|--4--4-----4----4------4--4-------|
 |--2--2-----2---2------------|--5--5-----5----5------5--5-------|
 |--2--2-----2---2----(repeat)|--4--4-----4----4------4--4-------|
 |--0--0-----0---0------------|--6--6-----6----6------6--6-------|
 |--0--0-----0---0------------|--4--4-----4----4------4--4-------|
 |----------------------------|----------------------------------|
 
 
 
   F#         Bm7                    D/E
       v PM        v  PM      v PM
 |--2--2----|--2---2------2---2----|--2(s)--------------------|
 |--2--2----|--3---3------3---3----|--3(s)--------------------|
 |--3--3----|--2---2------2---2----|--2(s)--------------------| (back to 
 |--4--4----|--4---4------4---4----|--0(s)--------------------|  intro
 |--4--4----|--2---2------2---2----|--------------------------|  riff)
 |--2--2----|----------------------|--0(s)--------------------|
 
 
 
 
         A11                                Em7sus4 A11  Em7sus4
 Now the thing about ......
 
 A11                     Em7sus4   A11                     Em(v.1) D6
 
 Dmaj7                       C#m7                F#  C#m7sus4 F#7+5
 
 Bm7                      D/E   E/F#      Bm7             E9+5
 
 A11                  Em(v.2)               Dmaj7/A
 
         C#m7                          F#
 
 Bm7                D/E                      A11
 
            Dmaj7/A              C#m7                  F#
 
 Bm7                D/E                           A11
 
     A11                           Em7sus4    A11