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MINSTREL GIGOLO – Christopher Cross
(C Cross)
[Christopher Cross (1979)]
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Tabbed by: varannion
Email: dm_hughes1@hotmail.com
Tuning: standard (solo)
The guitar solo is performed by Eric Johnson. I believe the song itself is
played in open D (D,A,D,F#,A,D) tuning. I'm pretty sure the chords are correct,
but have not determined the appropriate fingerings for a guitar tuned to open D.
Guitar solo
~~~~~ Asus4 Asus4e|----------------------------|-------------5----(5)\----|B|----------------------------|----------7---------------|G|----------------------------|-------4------------------|D|----------------------------|----5---------------------|A|----------------------------|--------------------------|E|----------------------------|--------------------------|
bss ph ------ D Em7 D Em7 De|-------------3-----------3----|--------------------------|B|--------3-5----5-5--5---------|--------------------------|G|----2-4-----------------------|--2b4-(4)r2b4----0--------|D|------------------------------|-------------------2-(2)--|A|------------------------------|--------------------------|E|------------------------------|--------------------------|
~~~~ co bss Em7 D Em7 F#m7e|-------------------------3----|--5b7-(7)r5/7-(7)/10-(10)-------7-10--|B|----------3-5---5-5--(5)---5--|---------------------------7-10-------|G|--------4-----4---------------|--------------------------------------|D|---(2)------------------------|--------------------------------------|A|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|E|------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
co ~~~~~~~~ Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 e|---p8--10-------------------------10--|--12--14--------------------|B|-----------10-(10)-(10)\-------10-----|----------10--(10)--12--10--|G|--------------------------9h11--------|----------------------------|D|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|A|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|E|--------------------------------------|----------------------------|
~~~ co ~~~~~~ pb pb Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 e|----9--10------------7-10--|-(9)10r9-7----------------|B|-----------10--(10)--------|-----------10\-(6)7---r6--|G|---------------------------|--------------------------|D|---------------------------|--------------------------|A|---------------------------|--------------------------|E|---------------------------|--------------------------|
ph~~~~~ D Em7 D Em7 De|----------10-15-14p12-----------10-14-12----------|------------------------|B|----10-12-------------12--10-12----------12-10----|----------------5-------|G|--------------------------------------------------|----2b4---r2-0----------|D|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|A|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|E|--------------------------------------------------|------------------------|
pb Em7 D Em7 e|------(9)10(10)r9-7------------7-10-7---------------|B|--------------------10-7---7h8--------8-7---7-8-10--|G|-------------------------9----------------9---------|D|----------------------------------------------------|A|----------------------------------------------------|E|----------------------------------------------------|
F#m7e|----7-10-8p7---------------------------------------|B|-------------10-8p7---8-7--------------------------|G|--------------------9-----9-7---9-7----------------|D|------------------------------9-----8-7-------5/7--|A|----------------------------------------10-7-------|E|---------------------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~ ~~~ Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 e|-----------------------|------------9------10--|-p9----------------|B|-----------------------|---------10-----12-----|----10-12----10----|G|-----------------------|--11---9---------------|----------11-------|D|---(7)-7-9---7------9--|-----------------------|-------------------|A|-----------9---9-10----|-----------------------|-------------------|E|-----------------------|-----------------------|-------------------|
bss D Em7 D Em7e|----12-10-9-----------------------------|--------------------|B|------------12p10-----------------------|--------------------|G|------------------12-11b12r11-9---------|-----------7--9-----|D|--------------------------------9-------|--9--7--9--------9--|A|----------------------------------10-9--|--------------------|E|----------------------------------------|--------------------|
~~~ ~~ ~~ ~~ D Em7 D Em7e|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|B|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-15-14-----|G|----7-9---9-9---7-9---9-9--7-9--|--9-7/9-12-12--12-14-14--12-14----------16--|D|--------9-----------9-----------|--------------------------------------------|A|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|E|--------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
F#m7e|-------------14-15-17p15p14-17-18p17p15--------------------|B|----14-15-17----------------------------17-15--------------|G|----------------------------------------------16-14--------|D|----------------------------------------------------17-14--|A|-----------------------------------------------------------|E|-----------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 e|------------------------------12--|-(12)----------------------------|B|----14----15--------------15------|------14\12-p10--(10)---(10)\----|G|--------------14--(14)------------|---------------------------------|D|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|A|----------------------------------|------------------------------5--|E|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~ Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 Bm7 A Gsus2e|-----------------------|------------12b14r12-10\9--|--10---------------|B|----------------10/14--|-p12-----12----------------|-------------------|G|----------7-9-7--------|------11-------------------|-------------------|D|--------7--------------|---------------------------|-------------------|A|----7-9----------------|---------------------------|-------------------|E|-----------------------|---------------------------|-------------------|
Intro
| D Em7 D Em7 | D | Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 |
| Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | | Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 |
| D Em7 D Em7 | D | Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 |
| Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | | Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 |
Verse 1
D Em7
You're the minstrel gigolo
D Em7
Don't you know
D Em7
You sing your songs of
D Em7
love so soft and low
F#m7 Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
And they want you more and more
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Verse 2
D Em7
All the young and lonely
D Em7 D Em7
girls wait for you
D Em7
There by the backstage door
F#m7
And they're hoping to
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Be the one
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Verse 3
D Em7
You're the minstrel gigolo
D Em7
Don't you know
D Em7
You sing your songs of
D Em7
love so soft and low
F#m7 Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
And they want you more and more
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Verse 4
D Em7
All the young and lonely
D Em7 D Em7
girls wait for you
D Em7
There by the backstage door
F#m7
And they're hoping to
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Be the one
Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Guitar Solo
| Asus4 | Asus4 | D Em7 D Em7 | D |
| Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 | Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | |
| Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 | D Em7 D Em7 | D |
| Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 | Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | |
| Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 | D Em7 D Em7 | D |
| Em7 D Em7 | F#m7 | Dmaj7 G/A Dmaj7 | |
| Dmaj7 G/A | Dmaj7 | Bm7 A Gsus2 |
[ vocals re-enter ]
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
Chorus
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Bm7
You will be their everything
Bm7 A Gsus2
And when you start to sing
A Gsus2
Every woman will open up her heart
A
And let you in
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
pb pre-bend
co cut off
ph pinched harmonic
bss bend slightly sharp
~~ vibrato
======================================================================== 16 May 2010
