LIVING IN THE PAST As recorded by Jethro Tull (From the 1972 Album LIVING IN THE PAST) Words and Music by Ian Anderson Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Ian Anderson - Flute' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ian Anderson - Acoustic Guitar' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Martin Barre - Electric Guitar' Intro & Interlude Q=156 $ Cm F 5/4 Gtr I (Flute arr. for Gtr.) ~~~ Wx2 H. Q Q |--------------||-------------------------| |--------------||o--------------------11--| |--------------||--12-------------10------| |--------------||-------------------------| |--------------||o------------------------| |--------------||-------------------------| | | Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) | Wx2 E Q E Q Q Q |--------------||---8---8---8--8----------| |--------------||o--8---8---8--8--10--10--| |--------------||---8---8---8--8--10--10--| |--------------||--10--10--10-10--10--10--| |--------------||o-10--10--10-10---8---8--| |--------------||---8---8---8--8----------| Cm F ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Q E E +H. |---------------------------| |-10------------------------| |-------12-12-(12)----------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| | | E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8-----8---8-----------| |--8--8-----8---8---10--10--| |--8--8-----8---8---10--10--| |-10-10----10--10---10--10--| |-10-10----10--10----8---8--| |--8--8-----8---8-----------| Cm F Cm F ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~ H. Q Q Q E E +H. |------------------------|----------------------------| |--------------------11--|-10-------------------------| |-12-------------10------|-------12-12-(12)-----------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| |------------------------|----------------------------| | | E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q |--8---8---8--8----------|--8--8-----8---8------------| |--8---8---8--8--10--10--|--8--8-----8---8---10--10---| |--8---8---8--8--10--10--|--8--8-----8---8---10--10---| |-10--10--10-10--10--10--|-10-10----10--10---10--10---| |-10--10--10-10---8---8--|-10-10----10--10----8---8---| |--8---8---8--8----------|--8--8-----8---8------------| Cm Eb Bb Cm ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ H. Q E S S Q E E +H. |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-13-------------11--10h11p10-|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-12----10-12-(12)------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| | | E Q E Q Q Q E Q E +E E Q Q |---------------------6-------|--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--| |-10--10--10-10---8---6-------|--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--| |-10--10--10-10---8---7-------|--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--| |-10--10--10-10---8---8-------|-10-10----10-(10)-10-10--10--| |--8---8---8--8---6---8-------|-10-10----10-(10)-10-10--10--| |---------------------6-------|--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--| F Eb Bb ~~~~~ H. Q E S S |------------------------------| |-13-------------11--10h11p10--| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| |------------------------------| | | E Q E Q Q Q |---------------------6--------| |-10--10--10-10---8---6--------| |-10--10--10-10---8---7--------| |-10--10--10-10---8---8--------| |--8---8---8--8---6---8--------| |---------------------6--------| To Coda Cm ~~~~~~~ Q E E +H. E E E E E E Q Q |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-12----10-12-(12)------------|-12p10----12p10----10--9--| |-----------------------------|-------12-------12--------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| | | G | E Q E +E E Q Q Q Q Q H |--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--|--8-----------------------| |--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--|--8-----------------------| |--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--|--8-----------------------| |-10-10----10-(10)-10-10--10--|-10-----------------------| |-10-10----10-(10)-10-10--10--|-10-----------------------| |--8--8-----8--(8)--8--8---8--|--8-----------------------| F E E E E Q E E E E |--------------------------------| |-13-13---13---------13----13----| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| |--------------------------------| | |trs II, III (Ac. & El. Gtr.) | E E E E +E E E E Q |--------------------------------| |-10-10---10-(10)-10-10-10-10----| |-10-10---10-(10)-10-10-10-10----| |-10-10---10-(10)-10-10-10-10----| |--8--8----8--(8)--8--8--8--8----| |--------------------------------| G D G D E E E E Q E E E E E E E E Q H |--------------------------12-13-|-12-----------------------| |-15-15---15------------15-------|----15---15---------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| |--------------------------------|--------------------------| | | E Q E +E E Q Q E Q E E E Q Q |--------------------10----10----|------------------10--10--| |-12-12---12-(12)-12-10----10----|-12-12---12-12-12-10--10--| |-12-12---12-(12)-12-11----11----|-12-12---12-12-12-11--11--| |-12-12---12-(12)-12-12----12----|-12-12---12-12-12-12--12--| |-10-10---10-(10)-10-12----12----|-10-10---10-10-10-12--12--| |--------------------10----10----|------------------10--10--| G D E E E E +E E E E E E |-15-13-12-13-(13)-13-12-12----12--| |---------------------------13-----| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | E Q E E E Q Q |---------------------10----10-----| |-12-12----12--12--12-10----10-----| |-12-12----12--12--12-11----11-----| |-12-12----12--12--12-12----12-----| |-10-10----10--10--10-12----12-----| |---------------------10----10-----| G D G E E E E Q H E E E E +E E E E E E |-------------------------|----------------------------13-15-| |-15-15-15-15-------------|-15-15---15-(15)-(15)----15-------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| |-------------------------|----------------------------------| | | E Q E Q Q Q E Q E +E E Q Q |-------------------------|-10-10---10-(10)--10--------------| |-12-12----12-12--12--12--|-10-10---10-(10)--10--12----12----| |-12-12----12-12--12--12--|-11-11---11-(11)--11--12----12----| |-12-12----12-12--12--12--|-12-12---12-(12)--12--12----12----| |-10-10----10-10--10--10--|-12-12---12-(12)--12--10----10----| |-------------------------|-10-10---10-(10)--10--------------| D G E E E E Q E E E E |-13------------------------13-15--| |----15-15-15------------15--------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| |----------------------------------| | | E Q E +E E Q Q |-10-10----10-(10)-10--------------| |-10-10----10-(10)-10-12----12-----| |-11-11----11-(11)-11-12----12-----| |-12-12----12-(12)-12-12----12-----| |-12-12----12-(12)-12-10----10-----| |-10-10----10-(10)-10--------------| D G E +S S E E E E E E Q |-15b16r(15)p13-15-13------13----------| |-----------------------------15---15--| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------| | | E Q E +E E Q Q |-10-----10--------10-(10)-10----------| |-10-----10--------10-(10)-10-12---12--| |-11-----11--------11-(11)-11-12---12--| |-12-----12--------12-(12)-12-12---12--| |-12-----12--------12-(12)-12-10---10--| |-10-----10--------10-(10)-10----------| 1st & 2nd Verses

^D Q E E +E E Q Q ^C W ^Bb ^F |-13--------------------------||----------------------| |-------15-15-(15)-13-15--15--||----------------------| |-----------------------------||----------------------| |-----------------------------||----------------------| |-----------------------------||----------------------| |-----------------------------||----------------------|

| | E Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q |-10-10----10--10--10-10--10--||--8--8---8--8--6------| |-10-10----10--10--10-10--10--||--8--8---8--8--6--10--| |-11-11----11--11--11-11--11--||--9--9---9--9--7--10--| |-12-12----12--12--12-12--12--||-10-10--10-10--8--10--| |-12-12----12--12--12-12--12--||-10-10--10-10--8---8--| |-10-10----10--10--10-10--10--||--8--8---8--8--6------|

^CGtrs II, III ^Bb ^F ^C ^Bb ^F ^C ^Bb ^F E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6-------| |--8--8---8--8--6--10--|--8--8---8--8--6--10--|--8--8---8--8--6--10---| |--9--9---9--9--7--10--|--9--9---9--9--7--10--|--9--9---9--9--7--10---| |-10-10--10-10--8--10--|-10-10--10-10--8--10--|-10-10--10-10--8--10---| |-10-10--10-10--8---8--|-10-10--10-10--8---8--|-10-10--10-10--8---8---| |--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6-------|

^C E Q E Q ^BbQ ^F Q ^C E Q E Q ^BbQ ^F Q ^C E Q E Q ^BbQ ^F Q |--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6-------| |--8--8---8--8--6--10--|--8--8---8--8--6--10--|--8--8---8--8--6--10---| |--9--9---9--9--7--10--|--9--9---9--9--7--10--|--9--9---9--9--7--10---| |-10-10--10-10--8--10--|-10-10--10-10--8--10--|-10-10--10-10--8--10---| |-10-10--10-10--8---8--|-10-10--10-10--8---8--|-10-10--10-10--8---8---| |--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6-------|

^C E Q E Q Q Q ^F E Q E E E ^EbQ ^BbQ ^F E Q E E E ^EbQ ^BbQ |--8--8---8--8---8---8--|--------------------6--|--------------------6---| |--8--8---8--8---8---8--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--6--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--6---| |--9--9---9--9---9---9--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--7--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--7---| |-10-10--10-10--10--10--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--8--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--8---| |-10-10--10-10--10--10--|--8--8---8--8--8-6--8--|--8--8---8--8--8-6--8---| |--8--8---8--8---8---8--|--------------------6--|--------------------6---|

^F E Q E E E ^EbQ ^BbQ ^F E Q E E E ^EbQ ^BbQ ^C E Q E Q ^BbQ ^F Q |--------------------6--|--------------------6--|--8--8---8--8--6-------| |-10-10--10-10-10-8--6--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--6--|--8--8---8--8--6--10---| |-10-10--10-10-10-8--7--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--7--|--9--9---9--9--7--10---| |-10-10--10-10-10-8--8--|-10-10--10-10-10-8--8--|-10-10--10-10--8--10---| |--8--8---8--8--8-6--8--|--8--8---8--8--8-6--8--|-10-10--10-10--8---8---| |--------------------6--|--------------------6--|--8--8---8--8--6-------|

^C E Q E Q ^BbQ ^F Q ^C E Q E Q ^BbQ ^F Q ^C E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8---8---8----|| |--8--8---8--8--6--10--|--8--8---8--8--6--10--|--8--8---8--8---8---8---o|| |--9--9---9--9--7--10--|--9--9---9--9--7--10--|--9--9---9--9---9---9----|| |-10-10--10-10--8--10--|-10-10--10-10--8--10--|-10-10--10-10--10--10----|| |-10-10--10-10--8---8--|-10-10--10-10--8---8--|-10-10--10-10--10--10---o|| |--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8--6------|--8--8---8--8---8---8----||

Outro 2. D.S. al Coda &

^CGtr I ^C ^Bb ^F W Q. E +Q E E E E |-------------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------------||-----------------------10-10-| |-------------------------||-12------12-(12)----12-------| |-------------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------------||-----------------------------| |-------------------------||-----------------------------|

| | Gtrs II, III | E Q E E E Q Q E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--||--8---8---8---8---6----------| |--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--||--8---8---8---8---6----10----| |--9--9---9--9--9--9---9--||--9---9---9---9---7----10----| |-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--||-10--10--10--10---8----10----| |-10-10--10-10-10-10--10--||-10--10--10--10---8-----8----| |--8--8---8--8--8--8---8--||--8---8---8---8---6----------|

^C Q E E +Q ^BbQ ^F E S S |----------------------17-17-18-| |-11----13-13-(13)--------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|

| | E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8-----8---8---6-----------| |--8--8-----8---8---6--10-------| |--9--9-----9---9---7--10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8--10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8---8-------| |--8--8-----8---8---6-----------|

^C Q E E +Q ^BbE E ^F E S S |-17----15-15-(15)----20-18-20p18-| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|

| | E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8-----8---8---6-------------| |--8--8-----8---8---6----10-------| |--9--9-----9---9---7----10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8----10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8-----8-------| |--8--8-----8---8---6-------------|

^C E E E E Q ^BbE E ^F E S S ^C E E E E Q ^BbE S S ^F E E |-------------------20-18-20p18-|-------------------------------| |-20-18-20-20-20----------------|-20-18-20-20-20----18p17-18-17-| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------------------------|

| | E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8-----8--8--6-------------|--8--8-----8--8--6-------------| |--8--8-----8--8--6----10-------|--8--8-----8--8--6-------10----| |--9--9-----9--9--7----10-------|--9--9-----9--9--7-------10----| |-10-10----10-10--8----10-------|-10-10----10-10--8-------10----| |-10-10----10-10--8-----8-------|-10-10----10-10--8--------8----| |--8--8-----8--8--6-------------|--8--8-----8--8--6-------------|

^C Q E E +Q ^BbQ ^F E S S ^C Q E E +Q ^BbE E ^F E S S |-------------------------17h18-|-17----15-15-(15)----20-18-20p18-| |-------13-13-(13)--------------|---------------------------------| |-15-------------------17-------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-------------------------------|---------------------------------|

| | E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8-----8---8---6-----------|--8--8-----8---8---6-------------| |--8--8-----8---8---6--10-------|--8--8-----8---8---6----10-------| |--9--9-----9---9---7--10-------|--9--9-----9---9---7----10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8--10-------|-10-10----10--10---8----10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8---8-------|-10-10----10--10---8-----8-------| |--8--8-----8---8---6-----------|--8--8-----8---8---6-------------| C Bb F E E E E +Q E E E S S |---------------------20-18-20p18-| |-20-18-20-20-(20)----------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| |---------------------------------| | | E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8-----8---8---6-------------| |--8--8-----8---8---6----10-------| |--9--9-----9---9---7----10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8----10-------| |-10-10----10--10---8-----8-------| |--8--8-----8---8---6-------------|

^C Q E E +Q ^BbE S S ^F E S S ^C Q E E +Q ^BbQ ^F Q |------------------------------------|--------------------------| |-18----20-20-(20)----18-17-18-17----|-------13-13-(13)---------| |---------------------------------17-|-15-----------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------| |------------------------------------|--------------------------|

| | E Q E Q Q Q E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8-----8---8---6----------------|--8--8-----8---8---6------| |--8--8-----8---8---6-------10-------|--8--8-----8---8---6--10--| |--9--9-----9---9---7-------10-------|--9--9-----9---9---7--10--| |-10-10----10--10---8-------10-------|-10-10----10--10---8--10--| |-10-10----10--10---8--------8-------|-10-10----10--10---8---8--| |--8--8-----8---8---6----------------|--8--8-----8---8---6------|

^C Q S S E E S S ^Bb E E ^F E E |-------------------------------------| |-------13-13----13-13h15-13-11-13-11-| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------|

| | E Q E Q Q Q |--8--8--------8--8--------6----------| |--8--8--------8--8--------6----10----| |--9--9--------9--9--------7----10----| |-10-10-------10-10--------8----10----| |-10-10-------10-10--------8-----8----| |--8--8--------8--8--------6----------|

^C S S S S S S S S E E ^Bb E E ^F Q |-----------------------------------------*| |-13-11-10-11-10--------------------------*| |----------------12-14-12-10-12-12-10-12--*| |-----------------------------------------*| |-----------------------------------------*| |-----------------------------------------*|

| | E Q E Q Q Q |--8-----8-----------8-----8-----6--------*| |--8-----8-----------8-----8-----6----10--*| |--9-----9-----------9-----9-----7----10--*| |-10----10----------10----10-----8----10--*| |-10----10----------10----10-----8-----8--*| |--8-----8-----------8-----8-----6--------*| 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

Jethro Tull - Living in the past