I found Adam's adaptation of Billy Preston's "Will It Go 'Round in Circles" recently. In the process of learning it, I worked up a tab for the verses and chorus and thought I would share it, if anyone is interested.
The video is here:
Also check out Billy Preston himself:
B, D and d are blow, draw and bent draw, respectively. 3d(4h)-3D means 'grab a bit of the 4 hole while bending the 3 draw and releasing.' Although I'm not dyslexic, I still think it is a strain on the eyes to decipher all those numbers and letters, so I put the number of the riff as it appears in the song off to the right. I hope it helps to keep things straight.
"Will It Go 'Round in Circles" by Billy Preston
(Intro riff) 5D 6B 5D 5B, 4D 4D 4d 4B 3d 2D (1)
I got a song, ain't got no melody, 4d 4B 4d 4B 3d 2D (2) I'm gonna sing it to my friends. 4d 4B 4d 4B 3d 2D (2) I got a song, ain't got no melody, 4d 4B 4d 4B 3d 2D (2) I'm gonna sing it to my friends. 6B (3)
chorus: Will it go 'round in circles? 3d(4h)-3D 4B 6B 5D 5B 4D 3d(4h) (4) Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky? 6B 5D 5B 4D 3d(4h) (5) Will it go 'round in circles? 3d-3D 4B 6B 5D 5B 4D 3d(4h) (4) Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky? 6B (3)
(Intro riff) 5D 6B 5D 5B, 4D 4D 4d 4B 3d 2D (1)
I got a story, ain't got no moral 4d 4B 4d 4B 3d 2D (2) Let the bad guy win every once in a while 4d 4B 4d 4B 3d 2D (2) got a story, ain't got no moral 4d 4B 4d 4B 3d 2D (2) Let the bad guy win every once in a while 6B (3)
Intro riff) 5D 6B 5D 5B, 4D 4D 4d 4B 3d 2D (1)
chorus: Will it go 'round in circles? 3d(4h)-3D 4B 6B 5D 5B 4D 3d(4h) (4) Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky? 6B 5D 5B 4D 3d(4h) (5) Will it go 'round in circles? 3d-3D 4B 6B 5D 5B 4D 3d(4h) (4) Will it fly high like a bird up in the sky? 6B (3)
Thanks to Adam for turning me on to Billy Preston (what a great musician and what a great 'fro!) and for letting me post this.
**Note: It seems the forum ignores the (typewriter)tabs (and double spaces) I put in to separate the riffs from the riff numbers, so things look a bit jammed up. Sorry about that.
Edit: I tried the
tag and things still look funky (see the "Test your forum skills thread). I also found a mistake in the tab, which I have corrected.
Last Edited by on Apr 20, 2012 9:03 AM
