WWW.AZCHORDS.COM | Cat Stevens - Lady Darbanville Chords | Ver. 1
Tuning:Standard
Note 1: + -> harmonic
Note 2: Where Cat Stevens goes D Em D as tabbed, there is the alternative D Dsus4 D which is easier to time
and sounds fine
Note 3:
The song is played with 2 guitars. For example, the only thing Cat Stevens plays on the opening riff is
the harmonic on the e string which is a bit tricky to make ring true and on time using one guitar alone.
In the same way, the end of the riffs are enriched by an arpeggio in D or Em on the second guitar during the
first section and in the second the second guitar plays D and Em arpeggios between the riffs which are doable
on a single guitar but not quite the same
Basically, this is an approximation for one guitar so the sound is somewhat less rich than when they play it.
Riffs
Intro Riff
e|-----------+12---|
B|-----------------|
G|----9--9---------|
D|---9-9--9---------|
A|------7--7-------|
E|-0--------0------|
Riff 1
e|-7-7-5-3-5-|
B|-------------|
G|-7-7-5-4-5---|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
Riff 2
e|-5-5-7-5-3-|
B|-------------|
G|-5-5-7-5-4---|
D|-------------|
A|-------------|
E|-------------|
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Lady Darbanvile - Cat Stevens
Intro Riff
(four times - Slows down slightly on fourth time)
(Verse)
Riff 1
My Lady D'Arbanville
Riff 2
Why do you sleep so still?
Riff 1
I'll wake you tomorrow
Bm Em
And you will be my fill, yes you will be my fill
Em D Em D
My Lady D'Arbanville
D Em D Em
Why does it grieve me so
Em D Em D
But your heart seems so silent
Bm Em
Why do you breathe so low, why do you breathe so low
Em D Em D
My Lady D'Arbanville
D Em D Em
Why do you sleep so still
Em D Em D
I'll wake you tomorrow
Bm (Em)
And you will be my fill, yes you will be my fill
Solo Riff - 4X
e -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G -------0-----------------|
D ----0h2-2-0------0-2-----|
A -0h2-------2-0h2---2-----|
E -------------------------|
Riff 2
Riff 1
My Lady D'Arbanville
Riff 2
You look so cold tonight,
Riff 1
your lips feel like winter
Bm Em
Your skin has turned to white, your skin has turned to white
Em D Em D
My Lady D'Arbanville
D Em D Em
Why do you sleep so still?
Em D Em D
I'll wake you tomorrow
Bm Em
And you will be my fill, yes you will be my fill
Em D Em D
La la la la la la
D Em D Em
La la la la la la,
Em D Em D
la la la la la la
Bm (Em)
La la la la la la, la la la la la la
Solo Riff - 2X
e -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G -------0-----------------|
D ----0h2-2-0------0-2-----|
A -0h2-------2-0h2---2-----|
E -------------------------|
Em D Em D
My Lady D'Arbanville
D Em D Em
Why do you grieve me so,
Em D Em D
but your heart seems so silent
Bm Em
Why do you breathe so low, why do you breathe so low
Em D Em D
I loved you my lady
D Em D Em
Though in your grave you lie,
Em D Em D
I'll always be with you
Bm Em
This rose will never die, this rose will never die
Em D Em D
I loved you my lady
D Em D Em
Though in your grave you lie,
Em D Em D
I'll always be with you
Bm (Em)
This rose will never die, this rose will never die
Solo Riff - 4X
e -------------------------|
B -------------------------|
G -------0-----------------|
D ----0h2-2-0------0-2-----|
A -0h2-------2-0h2---2-----|
E -------------------------|
