Alvin Lee Guitar Tab - Circles

Tab by Martin Roulston



This is a superb song to practice fills and phrasing. With a combination of slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, staccato notes, etc. Alvin shows what a great acoustic soloist he is. It also shows the infinite variations there are with just a few notes. A lot of these fills are only approximate, but at least give an idea of what Alvin does. So listen, play around and enjoy. 

Standard Tuning 
Intro 
 G                C                G                C 

|3--3---3--------|0-0---0---------|3-5/7p5-3-------|0---3-5/7p5h7---|
|3----3---3------|1---1---1h3p1---|0---------5p3---|1-3-------------|
|0---------------|0-------------4-|0-------------4-|0---------------|
|----------------|----------------|0---------------|2---------------|
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| 

 G (1 bar)                         C (1 bar) 
|3-8p7p5-7p5p3-5p3p0--------------|0---3-5-5\7-5-0h3p0--------------|
|0-------------------3------------|1-3-----------------3-5-3--------|
|0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

Verse 
 G - (2 bars) strum chord          D Fills for verse 1
|3--------------------------------|2---------3-5\7-5\3-3-5-3p0h3----|
|0--------------------------------|3-----------------------------3--|
|0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
|0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
         Life is going round in circ..les 
         I have been to many plac..es 
         I have got what I once dreamed of 

 C/G                               G 
|0--------------------------------|3----3-5-7b8--7b8p5-7b8p5-7-5-3--|
|1--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|2--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|3--------------------------------| 
            Wonder will it ever end... 
       I have journeyed through the mind 
             As a child so long ago... 

 G                                 D 
|3--------------------------------|2----3-5-7-5-3-5-3-0h3p0---------|
|0--------------------------------|3------------------------3-5-3---|
|0--------------------------------|2------------------------------4-|
|0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
      If I die babe will you miss me... 
     Though I found so different faces 
     But my life just goes in circles 

  C/G                              D 
|0--------------------------------|2--3-5\7p5\3-3h5p3---------------|
|1--------------------------------|3------------------5-3---3-5-----|
|0--------------------------------|2----------------------4-----4---|
|2--------------------------------|0------------------------------5-|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
       or just find another friend.... 
      another answer I can't find..... 
     'cause one answer I don't know... 

Chorus 
 G                                 C 
|3--------------------------------|0------------0-2---3-5-2---------|
|0--------------------------------|1------1-3---1---------3---------|
|0--------------------------------|0------2-------------------------|
|0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
        Does it matter what I do..... 

 D                                 G 
|2--------------------------------|3------3-0---3-2-----------------|
|3--------------------------------|0------3-1-----3---3bp0----------|
|2--------------------------------|0-----------------------3--------|
|0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|3--------------------------------| 
      Live life right or bear a grudge 
             Is there anyone to say... 
         Who will hear me if I cry?... 

 G                                 C 
|3--------------------------------|0------------0-2---3-5-2---------|
|0--------------------------------|1------1-3---1---------3---------|
|0--------------------------------|0------2-------------------------|
|0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
|3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
        Does it matter what I do..... 

 D                                 G                C 
|2--------------------------------|3----3-5-7-5-3-5-3---3-----------|
|3--------------------------------|0------------------5---5-3-----3-|
|2--------------------------------|0--------------------------3h4---|
|0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|3--------------------------------| 
        is there any one to judge?... 
        is there any other way?...... 
        does is matter if I die?..... 

 G               C                 G              C 
|------3-6-7-8-10-7-8-5-7-3-5-3---|3-hold---------3-------5/7-5\3-5-|
|----3--------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
|--4------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|5--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

 G               C                 G 
|7-hold-----------7---7p5---5-----|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------8---8---|8--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
                                (Verse 2) I have been to many places 

Fills for verse 2 
|---------7--------8/10-7---------|--7-8-10b-7h10p7-----------------|
|-----8-10--10-8-10-------10-8----|-----------------8-10-8----------|
|------------------------------9-7|------------------------9-7------|
|---------------------------------|----------------------------9-7-5|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 places                            mind 

<|----5-7-5---5-7-5----------------|10-7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-------------|
|--8-------8-------8-5----5-------|---------------------3hp5--------|
|----------------------/7---7-4-7-|--------------------------4-2-0--|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 
 faces                             find 

Verse 3 fills - use the same notes as above with minor variations. 
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