--------------------------------------------------------------------------- Turn of the Century ? Bee Gees --------------------------------------------------------------------------- Tuning: Standard A little bit of a guilty pleasure but this tune is just so catchy! Not a guitar song as but still nice to play and sing. In the Bee Gees' version the main instrument is a harpsichord. In order to get the feel I mostly use the voicings suggested below and strike them hard and short with a plec in the first part of the verses. The rest (starting with the C chord) can be strummed ad lib. TURN OF THE CENTURY (Barry Gibb/Robin Gibb) From: Bee Gees 1st (1967) Intro (semi-baroque woodwind) AAAAEEEEB e|----------------|----5-----------|---------------|---------------| B|----------------|------------5---|3-5-6----------|----6---5553---| G|----2-4-5-4?2---|----------------|-----------4---|---------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|---------------| AAAAEEEEB e|----------------|----------------|----4-----------|--------------| B|----------------|------------5---|------------5---|--------------| G|----2-4-5-4?2---|--4-5-4-5-------|4---------------|----4---------| D|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| A|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| E|----------------|----------------|----------------|--------------| Link (brass) BADBm e|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| B|----3-5-6-5-3---|----2-3-5-3-2---|3--------------|--------------| G|--------------?-|----------------|-------------2-|4-------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------4-| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| EFEF# e|----------------|----------------|--------2------|--------------| B|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| G|----------------|3---------------|----4-4--------|--------------| D|5-------------5-|----------------|---------------|--------------| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| Outro (brass) CBEBm e|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| B|----5-7-8-7-5---|----4-5-7-5-4---|5--------------|--------------| G|--------------?-|----------------|-------------4-|6-------------| D|----------------|----------------|---------------|------------6-| A|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| E|----------------|----------------|---------------|--------------| EFC# e|------------------|------------------|-----------------| B|------------------|------------------|-----------------| G|------------------|5-----------------|6----------------| D|7---------------7-|------------------|-----------------| A|------------------|------------------|-----------------| E|------------------|------------------|-----------------| Intro | Am Am/G | Am/F Am/E | E/D E/C | E/B E | (2 times) Am Am/G Ev'rything's happening Am/F Am/E E/D E/B At the turn of the century. Am Am/G Am/F I'm gonna buy myself a time machine Am/E G G/A Go to the turn of the century. G/B G C Am And all those people passing by Bb G And the town crier makes his cry C Am At the turn of the century, C Am Turn of the century. Am Am/G Big wide hats and men in spats Am/F Am/E E/D E/B At the turn of the century. E Am Am/G Am/F With those horseless carriages Am/E G G/A At the turn of the century. G/B G C Am And there are lots of things to do Bb G On a bicycle built for two C Am At the turn of the century, C Am Turn of the century. | Bb | A | D | Bm | Em | F# | E | F# | F# | (Link) Bm Bm/A Ev'rything's happening Bm/G Bm/F# F#/E FF#/C# At the turn of the century. Bm Bm/A Bm/G I'm gonna buy myself a time machine Bm/F# A A/BA/C# Go to the turn of the century. A D Bm And all those people passing by C A And the town crier makes his cry D Bm At the turn of the century, D Bm Turn of the century. D G Turn of the century. | C | B | E | C#m | F#m | G# | C# (Outro) e-B-G-D-A-E Am 0-1-2-x-x-x-----| Am/G 0-1-0-x-x-x---| Am/F 0-1-2-3-x-x---| Am/E 0-1-2-2-x-x---| E/D 0-0-1-0-x-x----| E/C 0-0-1-x-3-x----| E/B 0-0-1-x-2-x----| E 0-0-1-2-x-x------| G 3-3-0-0-x-3------| G/A 3-3-0-0-0-x----| G/B 3-3-0-0-2-x----| Bm x-3-4-4-2-x-----| Bm/A x-3-4-4-0-x---| Bm/G x-3-4-4-x-3---| Bm/F# x-3-4-4-x-2--| F#/E 2-2-3-2-x-x---| F#/D 2-2-3-0-x-x---| F#/C# 2-2-3-x-4-x--| F# 2-2-3-4-x-x-----| A/B 0-2-2-2-2-x----| A/C# (0)-2-2-2-4-x-|