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this tablature file originally archived at emil's phish tab page
"Oh Child"
originally performed by the Five Stairsteps
transcribed by Tim Louis guyutetup@aol.com
E----------------------------|------------------------------
B--15--13-----------------13-|--15--13--15--13--11--10---------
G--15--14--15/15--15------14-|--15--14--15--14--12--10---------
D--15--15--15/17--15------15-|--15--15-----------------------
A---------------------17-----|-------------------------------
E----------------------------|-------------------------------
Bb F A#maj F
Ew-ew child, things are gonna get easier
Bb F A#maj
Ew-ew child, things will get brighter
Db Ab Eb
Someday we'll get it together, we'll get it all done
Db Ab Eb
Someday when things are much brighter
Db Ab Eb
Someday we'll walk in the rays of the beautiful sun
Db Ab Eb
Someday when the world is much brighter
repeat everything except for intro then jam to Bb>F>A#maj>F
then go back into "Someday" part, then "Ew-ew Child" part, then
"Someday" part, then Bb>F repeated over and over
Ooh Child
by The Five Stairsteps
Transcribed from the Trey Anasatsio version by Jonathan Healey (makisupa@asu.uswest.net)
Chords:
Bb F/A A# F Am Gm Gm7 Db Abmaj7
E---------------------------------10----9------11--
B --15----10---11---10--13---11---11----9------13--
G---15----10---10---10--14---12---10----10-----12--
D---15----10---12---10--14---12---12----11-----13--
A---13----12----------------------10----11-----11--
E---------------------------------10----9------11--
Bbm7 A#/F F/F or A#/F F/F
E----6--------13------13--------------13(17)- -13-----------
B----6--------11------10--------------13-------13-----------
G----6--------10------10--------------15-------14-----------
D----6--------12------10------------------------------------
A----8------------------------------------------------------
E----6------------------------------------------------------
Intro:
Bb F/A A# F
Bb F/A Bb Am Gm F
Verse:
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
A# F
Things are gonna get easier
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
Gm7
Things'll get brighter
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
A# F
Things are gonna get easier
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
Gm7
Things'll get brighter
Chorus:
Db Abmaj7
Some day, yeah
Bbm7
We'll get it together and we'll get it all done
Db Abmaj7
Some day
Bbm7
When your head is much lighter
Db Abmaj7
Some day, yeah
Bbm7
We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Db Abmaj7
Some day
Bbm7
When the world is much brighter
Verse:
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
A# F
Things are gonna be easier
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
Gm7
Things'll be brighter
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
A# F
Things are gonna be easier
Bb F/A
Ooh-oo child
Gm7
Things'll be brighter
Chorus:
Db Abmaj7
Some day, yeah
Bbm7
We'll get it together and we'll get it all done
Db Abmaj7
Some day
Bbm7
When your head is much lighter
Db Abmaj7
Some day, yeah
Bbm7
We'll walk in the rays of a beautiful sun
Db Abmaj7
Some day
Bbm7
When the world is much brighter
Jam:
Bb F/A
A# F
Bb F/A
Gm7
Bb F/A
A# F
Bb F/A
Gm7
Db Abmaj7
Bbm7
Db Abmaj7
Bbm7
Db Abmaj7
Bbm7
Db Abmaj7
Bbm7
Bb F/A
A# F
Bb F/A
Gm7
Bb F/A
A# F
Bb F/A
Gm7
Outro:
F/F A#/F
Right now, right now