IMPRESSIONS - "people get ready" Tablature

"People Get Ready"
(Curtis Mayfield)

[Curtis Mayfield used an open F# tuning (low to high: F# A# C# F# A# F#);
I've notated the breaks in both standard and open F# (capoed at the 7th
fret) below. -- AWR]

Intro (w/wordless vocal, 2X):

Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db
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Verse 1:

Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db
People get ready, ...
Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db
You don't need no baggage, ...
Db Bbm Gb/Ab Db
All you need is ...
Fm Ebm Gb Db
Don't need no ticket, you ...

Guitar break #1:

standard tuning:

(Db) (Bbm) (Ebm) (Db6)
v v v v v v v v
-4/6\4---------------|---------------------
-4/6\4---------------|-----------------9---
-----------6---------|-6h8p6---------6-6---
-----------8---6---6-|-8-----8-----8-8-8---
-----------8---8-8---|-6-------9---8-------
---------------------|-----------9---------

open F# tuning [capo VII]:

(Db) (Bbm) (Ebm) (Db6)
v v v v v v v v
Db ---------------------|---------------------
F -3/5\3---------------|-----------------3---
Db -2/4\2-----0---------|-0h2p0---------0-0---
Ab -----------2---0---0-|-2-----2-----2-2-2---
F -----------0---0-0---|---------1---0-------
Db ---------------------|-2---------0---------

Verse 2:

People get ready for the train ....

Guitar break #2 (w/key change to D):

standard tuning:

(Db) (Bbm) (Gb) (Db)
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|--------------------
-6h7-6-----------|--------------6-----
-6---6-6---------|-6--6--6--6-8-6-----
-6-----8---8-6-8-|6h8-8-6h8-6-6-----3-
-4-----8---------|-9----------6-4-----
-----------------|--------------------

(D) (Bm) (G/D) (D)
v v v v v v v v
-----------------|-----------------
-7h8-7-----------|-3-3---3---------
-7---7-7---------|-4-4---2-----2---
-7-----9---9-7-9-|-5-5---4---4-----
-4-----9---------|-5-5---5---------
-----------------|-----------------

open F# tuning [capo VII]:

(Db) (Bbm) (Gb) (Db)
v v v v v v v v
Db -----------------|--------------------
F -0h1-0-----------|--------------0-----
Db -0---0-0---------|-0--0--0--0-2-0-----
Ab -0-----2---2-0-2-|0h2-2-0h2-2-0-------
F -------0---------|-1----------------0-
Db -0---------------|------------2-0-----

(D) (Bm) (G/D) (D)
v v v v v v v v
Db -----------------|-----------------
F -1h2-1-----------|-----------------
Db -1---1-1---------|-1-1---1---------
Ab -1-----3---3-1-3-|-3-3---1-----1---
F -------1---------|-2-2---1---1-----
Db -1---------------|-1-1---1---------

Verse 3:

D Bm G/A D
There ain't no room for ...
D Bm G/A D
Who would hurt all mankind ..
D Bm G/A D
Have pity on those whose ...
F#m Em G D
For there's no hiding place ...

[repeat verse 1 in D]:

So people get ready, ...
You don't need no baggage, ..
All you need is faith ...
F#m Em [N.C.]
Don't need no ticket, you ....

Coda (string tag):

D Bm G/A D6/9
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-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers