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"Windy"
(Ruthann Friedman)
Jim Yester, in the liner notes to the Japanese _From The Original Master
Tapes_ CD (Warner/Pioneer WPCP-3536):
Written by our good friend and "Den Mother", Ruthann Friedman, this song
successfully bridged the generation gap. From toddlers to grandmothers,
its appeal was almost universal. One of those rare songs that everyone
knew was a hit, before we left the studio.
Intro:
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----5---------7-|---7-5-------5---|-----5---------7-|---7-5------------|
-7-----7-5---3---|---------5h7-----|-7-----7-5---3---|---------5--------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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guitar (doubles bass at pitch):
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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-----3---------5-|---5-3-------3---|-----3---------5-|---5-3------------|
-5-----5-3---1---|---------3h5-----|-5-----5-3---1---|---------3--------|
[drums enter; harpsichord doubles bass]:
bass:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----5---------7-|---7-5-------5---|-----5-----------|------------------|
-7-----7-5---3---|---------5h7-----|-7-----7-5---3-5-|-3----------------|
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/a/association/windy_btab.html ]
guitar:
v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------|
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-----3---------5-|---5-3-------3---|-----3-----------|------------------|
-5-----5-3---1---|---------3h5-----|-5-----5-3---1-3-|-1----------------|
Verse 1 [keyboard chords arr. for guitar]:
F Ebadd2 Bb Csus4
xx756x xx886x xx876x xx556x
Who's peekin' out from under a stairway
F Ebadd2 Bb Csus4
Calling a name that's lighter than air
F Ebadd2 Bb Csus4
Who's bending down to give me a rainbow
F Ebadd2 Bb/C F
Everyone knows it's Windy
[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]
v v v v
-----------------|
-----------------|
-3---3---3---3---|
-----------------|
Verse 2:
Who's tripping down the streets of the city
Smilin' at everybody she sees
Who's reachin' out to capture a moment
Everyone knows it's Windy
[bass, doubled with harpsichord:]
[N.C.]
v v v v v v v v
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-----------------|-----------------|
-3---3---3---3---|-3---------------|
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(and Windy...)
Chorus:
Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj7
And Windy has stor-my eyes
Gm7 /D C7sus4
That flash at the sound of lies
Gm7 Gm7/C Fmaj7
And Windy has wings to fly
Gm7/C
Above the clouds (above the clouds)
Gm9/C
Above the clouds (above the clouds)
[flute solo as per verse 2]
[repeat chorus]
Coda:
[repeat verse 2 (fade 5th time); omit harpsichord/bass break
between repeats]
-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers
