Move On Alone Chords & Tabs
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JETHRO TULL - MOVE ON ALONE (M Abrahams) From THIS WAS
album. Released on October 25th 1968.
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Tabbed by:PJVillanueva
I loved this song from the moment I heard it, although
Mick's guitar sounds a little square at the verse, as
if he was playing 3/4 time. But it is a great song with
a cool brass arrangement by David Palmer, a very smart
chord sequence, a fine bridge and interlude) and a very
good guitar coda no doubt played with Mick's Eko twelve
string guitar, strung as a nine string guitar (double
stringing for the high register e, B and G and single
stringing for low D, A and E).
I feel so sad now that she's gone.
I've been loving that woman too long.
There's no place to go,
Because my friends have all moved.
Got nothing to sit in the sun.
Got tired of crying.
Guess I'll move on alone.
My bed is so empty and my heart has grown cold.
Guess I'll just die before I grow old.
The place is untidy,
That's cause I ain't done my dirt.
I just grown tired of thinking.
Got tired of crying.
Guess I'll move on alone.
Tune Low E string to D and G string to G#
9/8 Time
INTRO
E7
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|------0-- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3-------------------3--|----------------3------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|4/5-------5---------5--------|5-------------------5--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C#m6
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#----------------2---------2--|----------------2------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|4---------4---------4--------|4-------------------4--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C6
e|--------- --------- ------0--|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#-----1----------1------------|------1----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|3---------3---------3--------|----------3------------------|
D|-----------------------------|---------------------0-------|
E
e|--------- --------- ------0--|--------- --------- ---------|
B|----------------0------------|------0----------------------|
G#------0----------------------|----------------0------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|2-------------------2--------|----------2---------2--------|
00:08
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|------0-- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3-------------------3--|----------------3------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|4/5-------5---------5--------|5-------------------5--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|--------- --------- ------0--|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------2---------2------------|------2---------2------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|4---------4---------4--------|4---------4---------4--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|--------- --------- ---------|------0-- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|------0----------------------|
G#------1---------1---------1--|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|3---------3---------3--------|3----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|--------------------0--------|
e|--------- --------- ------0--|--------- --------- ---------|
B|----------------0------------|------0----------------------|
G#------0----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|2-------------------2--------|----------2---------2--------|
I
VERSE
00:16
E Esus4
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------0---------0------------|------1---------1------------|
D|2-------------------2--------|2-------------------2--------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
feel so sad
Eb5 E5
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------2---------2------------|------3---------3------------|
D|2-------------------2--------|2-------------------2--------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
now that she's gone. I've been
Eb5
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3---------3------------|------2---------2------------|
D|2-------------------2--------|2-------------------2--------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
loving that woman too long.
Esus4 E
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------1---------1------------|------0---------0------------|
D|2-------------------2--------|2-------------------2--------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
There's
VERSE
00:24
no place to go,
Because my friends have all moved.
Got nothing to sit in the sun.
Got
BRIDGE
00:33
B Bsus4
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#7---------7------------------|8-------------------8--------|
D|9---------9------------------|9-------------------9--------|
A|9---------9------------------11------------------11--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
tired of crying.
B
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|--H-P------------------------|
G#7---------8---------10-------|7--8--7----------------------|
D|9----------------------------|----------11--------9--------|
A|9----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E B E B
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#----------8---------7--------|----------8---------7--------|
D|----------9---------9--------|----------9---------9--------|
A|---------11---------9--------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
00:39
A Asus4
e|------0-- --------- 0--------|0-------- 0-------- 0--------|
B|------5-------------5--------|5---------5---------5--------|
G#------5-------------5--------|6---------6---------6--------|
D|------7-------------7--------|7---------7---------7--------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A Asus4 A
e|0-------- ------0-- ------0--|0-------- 0-------- 0--------|
B|5---------------5---------5--|5-------- 5-------- 5--------|
G#5---------------5---------5--|6---------6---------5--------|
D|7---------------7---------7--|7---------7---------7--------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Guess I'll move on alone.
INTERLUDE
E7 C#m6
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3----------------------|------2---------2------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|5---------5---------5--------|4---------4---------4--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C6 E
e|--------- --------- ---------|------0-- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|------0---------0------------|
G#------1----------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|3---------------2------------|--------------------2------/-|
D|--------------------5B6------|2----------------------------|
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3----------------------|------2----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|5---------5---------5--------|4---------4---------4--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|----------------0------------|-----------------------------|
G#------1----------------------|------0---------0------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|3----------------------------|--------------------2--------|
D|--------------------5B6------|2----------------------------|
My
VERSE
00:51
bed is so empty and my heart has grown cold.
Guess I'll just die before I grow old.
VERSE The
01:00
place is untidy,
That's cause I ain't done my dirt.
I just grown tired of thinking.
Got
BRIDGE
01:08
tired of crying.
Guess I'll move on alone.
INTERLUDE
01:19
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3----------------------|------2-------------------2--|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|5---------5---------5--------|4---------4---------4--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|------0----------------------|
G#------1----------------------|------0----------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|3--------------2-------------|--------------------2--------|
D|--------------------5B6------|2----------------------------|
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3----------------------|------2------------------2---|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|5---------5---------5--------|4---------4---------4--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jethro_tull/move_on_alone_tab.html ]
e|--------- --------- ---------|------0-- --------- 0-----0--|
B|-----------------------------|------0-------------0-----0--|
G#------1----------------------|------0-------------0-----0--|
D|-----------------------------|------0-------------0-----0--|
A|3---------3-----2------------|-----------------------------|
D|--------------------5B6------|2----------------------------|
CODA
01:27
E A7 E
e|--------/ 12----12- 12----12-|------0-- 9-------- 0--------|
B|--------/-12----12--12----12-|------0---8---------0--------|
G#--------/-12----12--12----12-|------0---8---------0--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D#7 E7 E D#7 E7 E ....
e|------3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|0-------/ 12----12- 12----12-|------0-- 9-------- 0--------|
B|0-------/-12----12--12----12-|------0---8---------0--------|
G|0-------/-12----12--12----12-|------0---8---------0--------|
D|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|------3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|0----0--/ 12----12- 12----12-|--------- 9-------- 0--------|
B|0----0--/-12----12--12----12-|----------8---------0--------|
G#0----0--/-12----12--12----12-|----------8---------0--------|
D|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|--------- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|----------3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#----------3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|0----0--/ 12----12- 12----12-|--------- 9-------- 0--------|
B|0----0--/-12----12--12----12-|----------8---------0--------|
G#0----0--/-12----12--12----12-|----------8---------0--------|
D|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|------3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|0-------/ 12----12- 12----12-|------0-- 9-------- 0--------|
B|0-------/-12----12--12----12-|------0---8---------0--------|
G#0-------/-12----12--12----12-|------0---8---------0--------|
D|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|2----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E7
e|------3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#------2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|-----------------------------|0----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|0----------------------------|0----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
........................ Fade out .........................
e|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|0----------------------------|0----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...........................................................
e|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|0-----3-- 4-----0-- 3-----4--|
B|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
G#0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|0-----2---3-----0---2-----3--|
D|0----------------------------|0----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...........................................................
* * * *
Maybe you'd also like to try the following:
9/8
E7
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3----------------------|------3----------------------|
D|------2----------------------|------2----------------------|
A|5-------------------5--------|5-------------------5--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C#m6
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------2----------------------|-----2-----------------------|
D|------2----------------------|-----2-----------------------|
A|4-------------------4--------|4-------------------4--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
C6
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------1----------------------|------1----------------------|
D|------2----------------------|------2----------------------|
A|3-------------------3--------|3-------------------3--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E
e|--------- --------- ------0--|--------- --------- ---------|
B|----------------0------------|------0----------------------|
G#------0----------------------|----------------0------------|
D|------2----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|2-------------------2--------|2---------2---------2--------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Or this different bass note (In this case you musn't tune
low E string to D.):
E
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3----------------------|------3----------------------|
D|------2----------------------|------2----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|4-------------------4--------|4-------------------4--------|
Edim
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------2----------------------|-----2-----------------------|
D|------2----------------------|-----2-----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|3--------------------3-------|3-------------------3--------|
F#m7
e|--------- ------0-- ---------|--------- ------0-- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------1----------------------|------1----------------------|
D|------2----------------------|------2----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|2-------------------2--------|2-------------------2--------|
E
e|--------- --------- ------0--|--------- --------- ---------|
B|----------------0------------|------0----------------------|
G#------0----------------------|----------------0------------|
D|------2----------------------|-----------------------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|0-------------------0--------|0---------0---------0--------|
E F#m7
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------0---------0------------|------1--------1-------------|
D|------2---------2------------|------2--------2-------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|0-------------------0--------|2-------------------2--------|
Edim E
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------2---------2------------|------3---------3------------|
D|------2---------2------------|------2---------2------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|3-------------------3--------|4-------------------4--------|
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
G#------3---------3------------|------2---------2------------|
D|------2---------2------------|------2---------2------------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|4-------------------4--------|3-------------------3--------|
(.
e|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
B|-----------------------------|------0----------------------|
G#------1---------1------------|------1----------------------|
D|------2---------2------------|------2----------------------|
A|-----------------------------|2-------------P-0------------|
E|2-------------------2--------|--------------------2--------|
9/8 time has three beats per measure, nine eighth notes.
(three per beat). You can give the notes that jazzy feel
by making the first note in each beat sound as if it had
the length of two leaving the second note of the beat as
it is, in a long-short fashion, as follows:
----- -- ----- -- ----- --
1 2 3 4 5 6 7 8 9
|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 2 3
3/4 time has also three beats per measure, six eighth notes,
two per beat with the same duration each.
---- ---- ---- ---- ---- ----
1 2 1 2 1 2
|--------- --------- ---------|--------- --------- ---------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1 2 3
B Bend
R Release
/ Slide up
\ Slide down
H Hammer-on
P Pull-off
~ Vibrato
+ Harmonic
x Mute note
. Play note like a dot in standard notation
^ Ties two notes together
(. Pause
