JUST A SONG BEFORE I GO As recorded by Crosby, Stills & Nash (From the 1977 Album CSN) Words and Music by Graham Nash Transcribed by Slowhand F#m7 C#m7 D Bm7 x x 4 6 5 5 x 4 6 4 5 x x 5 7 7 7 x x 2 x 2 3 2 Am7 x 0 2 0 1 0 Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Graham Nash - Electric Piano' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Stephen Stills - Electric Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'David Crosby - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Stephen Stills - Electric Guitar' Gtr V (E A D G B E) - 'David Crosby - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr VI (E A D G B E) - 'David Crosby - Acoustic Guitar' Intro Q=110 F#m7 C#m7 4/4 Gtr I W W | | / / Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~ E S S E E E E a Q +E E S S E E E E E |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| |-------2---2-4-4s6--|-(6)-6s4-2---2-4-2---| |---2h4---4----------|-----------4-------4-| |--------------------|---------------------| |--------------------|---------------------| D Bm7 W Q. E +E Q. | | | | | / / o o o ~ ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ ~ Q S E. +Q E S S S E. +Q E S S Q |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-2--------------4h6p4----| |-2--2-4--(4)----2-4-|----4--(4)---------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| |--------------------|-------------------------| F#m7 C#m7 W W | | / / E E E E a E a Q E E S S E e E E E E |--------------------|-------------------| |---5-7-5-5h7-5h7--7-|-7-5---5-----------| |-6------------------|-----6---6-4-2-4-2-| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| |--------------------|-------------------| D Bm7 W Q. E +E Q. | | | | | / / o o o ~ ~~ E e Q E E E E E S S H. |----------------|----------------------|| |----------------|----------------------|| |----------2---2-|-4--2-----------------|| |-4-2-2--4---4---|------4-4-------------|| |----------------|----------------------|| |----------------|----------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses F#m7 C#m7 D Bm7 W W W Q. E +E Q. | | | | | | | / / / / o o o Gtr III E E E E E E Q Q H Q Q E E +Q Q E E E E +Q Q ||------------0-------|------2-------|-0-----------0--|-0-------------------| ||o---------3---3-----|--3-----------|-1--1-1-(1)-----|-1--0----------------| ||--------0-----------|--2-----------|-0--------------|-0----0--------------| ||------4-------------|--4-----------|-2--------------|-2---------------0---| ||o---2---------------|--2-----------|-3--------------|-0------0-(0)--------| ||--0-----------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| | | Gtr II | ~ ~~~~~~~~ | H E E E a E +W W W ||--------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| ||--4---------2-4-4s6-|-(6)----------|----------------|---------------------| ||--------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| ||o-------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| ||--------------------|--------------|----------------|---------------------| F#m7 C#m7 D Bm7 W W W Q. E +E Q. | | | | | | | / / / / o o o Q E E E E Q Q H Q Q E E E E E E +Q E E +E E Q |----------0----|----2-------|-0--0---------0-|-(0)----------0------| |------------3--|-3----------|-1------1---1-1-|-(1)--1--------------| |--------0------|-2----------|-0--------0---0-|-(0)----0-(0)--------| |------4--------|-4----------|-2------------2-|-(2)-----------------| |----2----------|-2----------|-3----3-------0-|-(0)-----------------| |-0-------------|------------|----------------|---------------------| A G Gtr IV E Q E +E Q E +E E E E E Q. |-------0-(0)------|--------------0----| |---0------------0-|-(0)---0----0------| |-2-----------2----|-----2----0--------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| |------------------|-------------------| | | Gtr III | Q E E +H E E H. |-------3-(3)------|-------1-----------| |-------0-(0)------|-------1-----------| |-------0-(0)------|-------2-----------| |-----0------------|-------3-----------| |------------------|-----3-------------| |-3----------------|--1----------------| Bm7 C#madd4 +Q. E +H +E Q E Q E E |-(0)---------------|---------0-----------| |-------------------|-----0------0--------| |-------2-(2)-------|-(2)-------------2-2-| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| | | H +Q. S S Q Q +E E Q |--0------(0)-------|-------0---(0)-------| |--1------(1)-------|--3------------3-----| |--0------(0)-------|-----------------4---| |--2------(2)---2s4-|---------------------| |--0------(0)-------|---------------------| |-------------------|---------------------| 1. A E E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q |-0--------0-----0--|-------3--3---------| |-0---0----0-----0--|---3---0--0---------| |-2-2---2-----------|---0----------------| |-2-----------------|--------------------| |-0-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|-3------------------| | | Q E E +E Q. E E E E +Q E S S |-------------3-----|-------1-(1)--------| |-------0-(0)-------|-------1-(1)--------| |-------0-(0)-------|-------2-(2)--------| |-----0-------------|-----3----------0h2-| |-------------------|---3----------------| |-3-----------------|-1------------------| | | Gtr V | W W |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| Am7 Gtr II W H E S S S S S S |--------------------|-----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------o|| |--------------------|------------------2h4--|| |--------------------|--------------2h4------|| |--------------------|----------2h4---------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| | | Q E E +E S S E E W |----0-------------0-|-----------------------|| |-1----1-(1)-----3---|--3-------------------o|| |-0------------------|-----------------------|| |------------2s4-----|-----------------------|| |--------------------|----------------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| | | W +W |-0------------------|-(0)-------------------|| |-1------------------|-(1)------------------o|| |-0------------------|-(0)-------------------|| |-2------------------|-(2)-------------------|| |-0------------------|-(0)------------------o|| |--------------------|-----------------------|| 2. Gtr IV Gtr II E Q E Q Q E Q. +H H E S S S S S S |-------3--3------|--------------------|---------------------------|| |-------0--0------|--------------------|---------------------------|| |---0-------------|---2------(2)-------|-----------------------2---|| |-----------------|--------------------|-------------------2h4---4-|| |-----------------|--------------------|---------------2h4---------|| |-3---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|| | | Gtr III | E E E E +Q Q E E E E +E E E E +E E E E +E Q. |-------1-(1)-----|--------------------|-----0---------0-----------|| |-------1-(1)-----|--------0-(0)---0-1-|-(1)-----3-(3)-------------|| |-------2-(2)-----|---0--2-------2-----|---------------------------|| |-----3-----------|--------0-(0)---0-2-|-(2)-----4-(4)-------------|| |---3-------------|---0--3-------3-----|-------0-------------------|| |-1---------------|--------------------|---------------------------|| Guitar Solo F#m7 C#m7 Gtr I W W | | / / Gtr II ~~~~~~~~~~~ PM H +E S S S S S S a E Q. +E S S +E E |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|------------------------5-| |-4------(4)-----2---2h4-|-4s6-6------(6)-4h6-(6)---| |------------2h4---4-----|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------|--------------------------| | | Gtr III | Q E E +E E Q E E E E +H |------------------------|--------2-----------------| |----------------3-------|----------3-(3)-----------| |------------0-----------|-----2--------------------| |------4-(4)-------------|---4----------------------| |----2-------------------|---2----------------------| |-0----------------------|--------------------------| D Bm7 W Q. E +E Q. | | | | | / / o o o ~~ ~~~~~~~~~ E Q. E S S E E S E. +E E E E S E S |-----------7--6-5-------|----------------------------| |-5-7--------------7-5---|-5h7----(7)-5---------------| |------------------------|---------------6-4----6-----| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| | | Q E E +Q. S S E E E E E E Q |--------0-(0)-----------|----------------------------| |------1-----------------|-1-------0------------------| |-0----------------------|---------------2----0-------| |-2------------------0h2-|------0---------------------| |-3----------------------|------------3----2----------| |-3----------------------|----------------------------| F#m7 C#m7 W W | | / / ~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ |--3--| |-3-| S E. +Q E E E E E E E S S S E S +Q E S S |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| |-4h6--(6)---6-5---4-6-5-4-|---2-4-2----------------| |--------------------------|---------4-4-(4)----2h4-| |--------------------------|------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------| | | Q E E E E Q Q H Q |----------------0---------|-------2----------------| |--------------------3-----|-3----------------------| |------------0-------------|-2----------------------| |----------4---------------|-4----------------------| |-------2------------------|-2----------------------| |-0------------------------|------------------------| D Bm7 W Q. E +E Q. | | | | | / / o o o ~~~~~~~ S S E E a E +E E E E S E. +H. |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-2---2-4-4s5-(5)-4-2---|------------------------|| |---4-----------------4-|--2--4--(4)-------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|| | | Q E E E E E E +Q E E +E E Q |-0-----0-------------0-|-(0)--------------0-----|| |-1------------1----1-1-|-(1)-----1--------------|| |-0---------------0---0-|-(0)--------0-(0)-------|| |-2-------------------2-|-(2)--------------------|| |-3---------3---------0-|-(0)--------------------|| |-----------------------|------------------------|| Outro-Verse Em9 Bm7 C Am7 Gtrs III, V W W W W |-^0--------|-^2--------|-^0--------|-^0----| |-^3--------|-^3--------|-^1--------|-^1----| |-^0--------|-^2--------|-^0--------|-^0----| |-^4--------|-^4--------|-^2--------|-^2----| |-^2--------|-^2--------|-^3--------|-^0----| |-^0--------|-----------|-----------|-------| H.=H Em9 Bm7 C Esus2 W W W E E E E H +W |-^0--------|-^2--------|-^0--------|---------0----|-(0)----*| |-^3--------|-^3--------|-^1--------|---------0----|-(0)----*| |-^0--------|-^2--------|-^0--------|-------2------|--------*| |-^4--------|-^4--------|-^2--------|-----2--------|--------*| |-^2--------|-^2--------|-^3--------|---2----------|--------*| |-^0--------|-----------|-----------|-0------------|--------*| | | Gtr VI | W W W E E E E H +W |-----------|-----------|-^0--------|---------0----|-(0)----*| |-----------|-----------|-^1--------|---------0----|-(0)----*| |-----------|-----------|-^0--------|-------2------|--------*| |-----------|-----------|-^2--------|-----4--------|--------*| |-----------|-----------|-^3--------|---2----------|--------*| |-----------|-----------|-----------|-0------------|--------*| Duration Legend --------------- W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura + - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration) Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi- bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low melody durations appear below the staff Tablature Legend ---------------- h - hammer-on p - pull-off b - bend pb - pre-bend r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately) /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere") s - legato slide S - shift slide - natural harmonic [n] - artificial harmonic n(n) - tapped harmonic ~ - vibrato tr - trill T - tap TP - trem. picking PM - palm muting \n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip \n - tremolo bar down n/ - tremolo bar up /n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip = - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls <> - volume swell (louder/softer) x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash Misc Legend ----------- | - bar || - double bar ||o - repeat start o|| - repeat end *| - double bar (ending) : - bar (freetime) $ - Segno & - Coda Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths