TURN! TURN! TURN! (TO EVERYTHING THERE IS A SEASON) As recorded by The Byrds (From the 1965 Album TURN! TURN! TURN!) Words by Book of Ecclesiastes Music by Pete Seeger Arranged by The Byrds Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jim McGuinn - Electric 12-string Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'David Crosby - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=125 D D6 A D D6 A 4/4 Gtr I (El. 12-string Gtr.) E E E E +H +H Q Q E E E E +H +H Q Q |--------0-(0)-----|-(0)------7--5--|--------0-(0)-----|-(0)------7--5--| |-3----3-----------|----------7--5--|-3----3-----------|----------7--5--| |----2-------------|----------7--6--|----2-------------|----------7--6--| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| | | Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |------------------|----------------|------------------|----------------| |--------0-(0)-----|----------------|--------0-(0)-----|----------------| |-0-------------4--|-(4)-2----0-----|-0-------------4--|-(4)-2----0-----| |------------------|-------------0--|------------------|-------------0--| D D6 A D D6 A E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-------0---0-2---|-2-------7--5--|-------0---0-2---|-2-3---3-7--5---|| |-3---3-----------|---3---3-7--5--|-3---3-----------|-----0---7--5---|| |---4-----4-----4-|-----4---7--6--|---4-----4-----4-|---------7--6---|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E E E E Q Q |-----0-----0---0-|-0-----0-------|-----0-----0---0-|-0-----0--------|| |---0-----0-------|-----0---------|---0-----0-------|-----0----------|| |-----------------|---------------|-----------------|----------------|| |-------0---------|---------------|-------0---------|----------------|| |-0-----------4---|---2-----0-----|-0-----------4---|---2-----0------|| |-----------------|------------0--|-----------------|------------0---|| Chorus D A D 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||-------0--------0---|------0--------0---|---2-----|------0--------0---| ||o-3------3----2---3-|-3------3----2---3-|-3---3---|-3------3-3------3-| ||-----2-----2--------|----2-----2--------|-------2-|----2--------2-----| ||--------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E ||--------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| ||o-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| ||---------5-5------4-|-4-----------------|---------|--------5-5------4-| ||o-5-----------------|--------7-7------7-|-7-------|-5-----------------| ||--------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| A D Em A 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E |------0--------0---|---2-----|------0--------0---|------0-------0-----| |-3------3----2---3-|-3---3---|----0---0----0---0-|----0---0-2h3---3---| |----2-----2--------|-------2-|-0--------0--------|-0----------------2-| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E Q Q |-------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------| |-4-----------------|-------4-|-5------4-4--------|--------7-7-----7---| |--------7-7------7-|-7---7---|-----------------7-|-7------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|--------------------| D Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E Q E |-2---2-3-(3)-0---0-|--2----2-3-(3)-0---0-|| |-3---3-3-(3)-3---3-|--3----3-3-(3)-3---3-|| |-2---2-2-(2)-2---2-|--2----2-2-(2)-2---2-|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-5-5-5-5--5------5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|| |-------------5-7---|---------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses A D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-0---0-0-(0)-0-0----| |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|--------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--| |-------------------|--------------------| A D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3---| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---| |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|-------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-| |-------------------|-------------------| A D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-0---0-0-(0)-0-0----| |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|--------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--| |-------------------|--------------------| 1.,2. Em A D E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E +E Q E e E Q H 3x |------0-------0---|------0-------0-----|-2---2-3-(3)-0---0-|-2------------|| |----0---0---0---0-|----0---0-2h3---3---|-3---3-3-(3)-3---3-|-3-----------o|| |-0--------0-------|-0----------------2-|-2---2-2-(2)-2---2-|-2------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-0---0-0-(0)-0---0-|-0------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------|| | | Q. E H Q. E H E E E E E E E E e E Q H 3x |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------o|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------|| |-5------4-4-------|--------------------|-------------------|--------------|| |------------------|-7------------------|-5-5-5-5--5------5-|-5-----------o|| |------------------|--------5-5---------|-------------5-7---|--------------|| Guitar Solo 3. D e E Q H E S S S S E E S S S S E |-2-------------||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-------------||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-------------||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-0-------------||-------------------------| |---------------||-------------------------| |---------------||-------------------------| | | |-3-| | e E Q Q Q Q H H |---------------||-------------------------| |---------------||-------------------------| |---------------||-------------------------| |----------4-5--||-7-----------5-----------| |-5------5------||-------------------------| |-----5---------||-------------------------| 2/4 E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0---0-0-0---0---| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3---3-3-3---3---| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2---2-2-2---2---| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| | | |-----3-----| | H H Q Q Q |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| |-4-----------------------|-----4-------5-----| |-------------7-----------|-5-----------------| |-------------------------|-------------------| 4/4 2/4 E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--3-3-3-3-3-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------| | | H H H Q. E H |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------| |-7-----------5-----------|-4------------------------|-------------| |-------------------------|-------------7----------7-|-7-----------| |-------------------------|--------------------------|-------------| Em 4/4 E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-4----------4-2------------| |-------------------------5-| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| D E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--| |-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3--| |-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2--| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| | | Q. E +E Q E E E E E +E Q E |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |-4----------2-(2)-4-------2-|-4-2---4---5-(5)-2-------4--| |----------------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------------|----------------------------| E S S S S E E S S S S E |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| | | |-----3-----| | Q E E Q Q Q |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------7-7---7-------7---| |-4---------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| A D E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3-3-3---3--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2-2-2---2--| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0---0--| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| | | |-----3-----| | Q E E Q. E Q E E Q Q Q |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |-6---------7-9----------7-|-7---------7-7---7-------7----| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| |--------------------------|------------------------------| A D E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3--3--3-3-3-3-3-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2--2--2-2-2-2-2-| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| | | Q E E Q. E Q E E +E Q E |--------------------------|---------------------------| |------------------------7-|-7---------7-(7)-----------| |-6---------7-9------------|-----------------9-------7-| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| |--------------------------|---------------------------| A D E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3----| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2----| |-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0----| |-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| | | Q E E Q. E Q Q E Q E |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|-------------7--------------| |-6---------7-9----------7-|-7-------------9-------7----| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------------|----------------------------| Em E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-| |-0--0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0-0-0--0--0-0-0-0-0-| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q Q |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |-7----------6-6------------|----------------------------| |-------------------------9-|-9----------7-(7)-----5-----| |---------------------------|----------------------------| |---------------------------|----------------------------| D Q E E +E Q E e E Q H |-2---2-3-(3)-0--0-|-2-----------|| |-3---3-3-(3)-3--3-|-3-----------|| |-2---2-2-(2)-2--2-|-2-----------|| |------------------|-------------|| |------------------|-------------|| |------------------|-------------|| | | E Q E +E Q E e E Q H |------------------|-------------|| |------------------|-------------|| |------------------|-------------|| |-5-4---------4----|-------------|| |-------7-(7)----7-|-5-----------|| |------------------|-------------|| Chorus D A D 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |------0--------0---|------0--------0---|---2-----|------0--------0---| |-3------3----2---3-|-3------3----2---3-|-3---3---|-3------3-3------3-| |----2-----2--------|----2-----2--------|-------2-|----2--------2-----| |-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q. E Q. E H Q. E Q. E |-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| |--------5-5------4-|-4-----------------|---------|--------5-5------4-| |-5-----------------|--------7-7------7-|-7-------|-5-----------------| |-------------------|-------------------|---------|-------------------| A D Em A 2/4 4/4 E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E |------0--------0---|---2-----|------0--------0---|------0---------0-----| |-3------3----2---3-|-3---3---|----0---0----0---0-|----0---0--2h=3---3---| |----2-----2--------|-------2-|-0--------0--------|-0------------------2-| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------------------| | | Q. E Q. E Q E E Q. E Q. E Q. E +Q Q |-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------------------| |-4-----------------|-------4-|-5------4-4--------|--------7-(7)-----7---| |--------7-7------7-|-7---7---|-----------------7-|-7--------------------| |-------------------|---------|-------------------|----------------------| D Q E E +E Q E Q E E +E Q E |-2---2-3-(3)-0---0-|--2----2-3-(3)-0---0-|| |-3---3-3-(3)-3---3-|--3----3-3-(3)-3---3-|| |-2---2-2-(2)-2---2-|--2----2-2-(2)-2---2-|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| | | E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E E |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-------------------|---------------------|| |-5-5-5-5--5------5-|-(5)-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-|| |-------------5-7---|---------------------|| 4th Verse A D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-0---0-0-(0)-0-0----| |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|--------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--| |-------------------|--------------------| A D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3---| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---| |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-------------------|-------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|-------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5-| |-------------------|-------------------| A D Q E E +E E Q Q E E +E E Q |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-3---3-3-(3)-3-3----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-2---2-2-(2)-2-2----| |-2---2-2-(2)-2-2---|-0---0-0-(0)-0-0----| |-0---0-0-(0)-0-0---|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| |-7-7-7-7--7--7-7-7-|--------------------| |-------------------|-5-5-5-5--5--5-5-5--| |-------------------|--------------------| Em A D E E E E E E E E E E E E S S E E E Q E E +E Q E e E Q H |------0-------0---|------0-------0-----|-2---2-3-(3)-0---0-|-2-----------|| |----0---0---0---0-|----0---0-2h3---3---|-3---3-3-(3)-3---3-|-3-----------|| |-0--------0-------|-0----------------2-|-2---2-2-(2)-2---2-|-2-----------|| |------------------|--------------------|-0---0-0-(0)-0---0-|-0-----------|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|| | | Q. E H Q. E H E E E E E E E E e E Q H |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|| |------------------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|| |-5------4-4-------|--------------------|-------------------|-------------|| |------------------|-7------------------|-5-5-5-5--5------5-|-5-----------|| |------------------|--------5-5---------|-------------5-7---|-------------|| Outro D A D6 A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E ||---------0-----0-2---|--2--0----0-----0---| ||o-3----3-------------|--------3---3-------| ||-----2------2------2-|--------------2---2-| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| | | Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q ||---------------------|------------7---5---| ||o--------5-(5)---7---|-(7)-8------7---5---| ||--7------------------|------------7---6---| ||---------------------|--------------------| ||o--------------------|--------------------| ||---------------------|--------------------| D A D6 A E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |--------0-----0-2---|--2--0----0-----0----|| |-3----3-------------|--------3---3-------o|| |----2------2------2-|--------------2---2--|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| | | Q. E +Q Q +E Q. Q Q |--------------------|------------7---5----|| |--------5-(5)---7---|-(7)-8------7---5---o|| |-7------------------|------------7---6----|| |--------------------|---------------------|| |--------------------|--------------------o|| |--------------------|---------------------|| 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