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Guitar Tab for Colours by Donovan

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Colours - Donovan

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Happy Together(2016-02-12)
The Greatest Singer‐Songwriter Classics 2(2015-10-16)
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The Essential Donovan(2012)
100 Summer Hits of the Sixties(2010)
Folk Routes(2009)
The Ultimate Collection: Chillout(2009)
The All New Electric Muse: The Story of Folk Into Rock(2008-11-17)
The Essential Guide to Acoustic(2008-08-02)
Sixties Top 100, Volume 2(2008)
Playlist: The Very Best of Donovan(2008)
Lifetime of Romance: Happy Heart(2007)
Las 101 canciones de oro(2006)
The Very Best of the Early Years(2005-10-24)
Hits of the Sixties(2005-06-15)
The Hurdy Gurdy Man(2005-05-09)
easyAcoustic(2005)
The Best of British Folk(2005)
Try for the Sun: The Journey of Donovan(2005)
Summer Day Reflection Songs(2005)
The Essential Donovan(2004-03-30)
Sounds of the Sixties: 1965 Still Swinging(2004)
Acoustic 04(2004)
Catch the Wind(2003-09-29)
Storyteller(2003-09-16)
The Folk Years(2003-06-24)
The Troubadour(2003-04-28)
The Rules of Attraction(2002-10-08)
Pied Piper(2002-03-19)
The Very Best of Donovan The Early Years(2002)
The Folk Years: Simple Song of Freedom(2002)
Good Morning Vietnam(2002)
Sunshine Superman: The Very Best of Donovan(2002)
Flower Power Generation: Aquarius(2001-12)
200 Fab Sixties Favourites(2001-11-12)
The British Are Coming, Volume 1(2001)
Donovan(2001)
Schmusehits 3(2000)
Catch the Wind(2000)
Donovan's Greatest Hits(1999)
100 Shagadelic Sixties Classics(1999)
Donovan(1999)
Greatest Hits: Live(1999)
Giganty Rocka(1999)
In Concert(1998-04-27)
Love Is Hot, Truth Is Molten(1998-04-07)
Die Mega Pop Box(1998-03-09)
Fairytales and Colours(1998-03-02)
Troubadour: The Definitive Collection 1964-1976(1998)
The Best of the Sixties 2(1998)
The Best of(1998)
Catch The Wind(1998)
Hurdy Gurdy Man: Live in Concert(1997)
I’d Like to Teach the World to Sing(1997)
Fairytale(1996)
Catch the Wind: The Best of Donovan(1996)
The Spirit of the 60’s: 20 Fab Hits(1996)
Itchycoo park(1996)
Love Songs 20 Succés(1996)
Jennifer Juniper(1996)
Schmuse-Hits, Volume 3(1996)
More Hits of the 60's(1995-02-12)
The 60's Collection(1995)
Radio Saigon(1995)
Troubadours of British Folk, Volume 1: Unearthing the Tradition(1995)
The History of Pop - 1958 to 1965(1995)
Il Disco del Mese: Freedom - il rock canta la libertà(1995)
Sixties Classics(1995)
25 Years of Rock ’n’ Roll: 1965(1994)
In Concert(1994)
Super Hits of the Sixties(1994)
Hurdy Gurdy Man(1994)
A Decade of Pop - The 60's(1993)
Donovan Gold - Greatest Hits(1993)
The Early Years(1993)
Baby Boomers: Greatest Hits of the 60s & 70s(1993)
Teenage Rebels! - Spirit in the Sky(1992)
The Legendary British Hits(1992)
Million Sellers 10 - The Sixties(1992)
Gold: Volume 1, Number 6(1992)
Swinging 60s(1992)
Castle Masters Collection: Donovan(1991)
Radio Saigon, Volume 3(1991)
Vragen staat vrij(1991)
The Spirit of the 60s: 1965: The Beat Goes On(1991)
Turn Back the Hands of Time - More 60s(1991)
Sunshine Superman(1991)
The EP Collection(1990)
The Collection(1990)
Hifi Visionen: Oldie-CD 8(1990)
Keep On Running(1990)
Rising / Classics Live / 25 Years in Concert(1990)
Donovan's Greatest Hits and More(1989-09-18)
Catch the Wind: 20 Greatest Hits(1989)
stereoplay, CD 44: Yesterday’s(1989)
Le Top des Sixties(1989)
Nostàlgia '60 '69(1989)
The British Invasion: The History of British Rock, Volume 3(1988-11-22)
Catch the Wind(1988-02)
Ballad of Geraldine(1988)
The Very Best of Donovan(1988)
Hit Love Songs Of The 60's(1988)
What’s Bin Did and What’s Bin Hid(1988)
Jukebox Hits of 1965, Volume 3(1988)
Golden Memories of the 60s(1987)
Anthology of British Rock: A Compleat Collection: The Pye Years(1985)
Remember The 60's (Volume 1)(1983)
Golden Days of British Rock(1976)
Colours(1972)
Golden Hour of Donovan(1971)
The Best of Donovan(1969)
Catch The Wind / Colours(1968)
The Real Donovan(1966-09)
Greatest Hits of the '60's
Donovan P. Leitch
Hits of the Swinging Sixties
Sixties Classics
Universal Soldier
Mellow
Retrospective
Sunshine Superman: 18 Songs of Love and Freedom
Top Ten Hits of the 50s, 60s & 70s
1960s Hit-Makers
Catch the Wind - Live
Best Of
The Very Best of Donovan
Donovan First Hits
Goldies
Donovan Compilation
Original Swinging 60s
Catch the Wind
Flashback 60s: The Brits
Legendary Popsongs
Happy Hippie Hits
Lets Go to San Francisco
Sounds of the 60’s
Jukebox Collection: The Sound Of The 60's
The Pye History of British Pop Music
Original version from "Cathc The Wind"

Open D tuning (D,A,D,F#,A,d)
Capo on 2nd fret (actual key E major)
D(E): x00000
G(A): x55555
A(B): x77777

Intro:
 D(E)
|----0---0-0---------0-0-----0-0-|----0-------0-0-----0-------0-0-|
|----0---0-0---------0-0-----0-0-|----0-------0-0-----0-------0-0-|
|0---0---0-0-0h1-0---0-0-----0-0-|----0-------0-0-----0-------0-0-|
|----0-------------------0h2-----|0-------------------------------|
|----0---------------------------|--------0h2-----0-------0-------|
|----0---------------------------|--------------------------------|

|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-|----0-------0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-|----0-------0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-----0-0-|----0-------0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|--------0-------0---------------|0-----------0-------------------|
|0h2---------0h2---------0h2-----|------------------------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------2b3-----0---------------|

|----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0---0-0-0-|
|0---------------|
|--------0-------|
|----------------|

Verse sequence:

 D(E)
|----0-0---0---0-----0-0---0-0-0-|----0-0---0---------0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0---0---0-----0-0---0-0-0-|----0-0---0---------0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0---0-1---0---0-0---0-0-0-|----0-0---0---------0-0---0-0-0-|
|0---------------0---------------|0-------------------------------|
|--------0---------------0-------|--------0---2---0-------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Yellow  is  the colour  of  my   true      love’s hair   in  the

 G(A)                             D(E)
|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|--------0-0---0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|---(0)--0-0---0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|----0---0-0-0h1-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
|----5-------5-------5-------5---|------------------------0-------|
|5-------5-------5-------5-------(0)------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
 Morning’                when we  rise                    In  the                 

 G(A)                             D(E)
|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|--------0-0---0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|---(0)--0-0---0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|----0---0-0-0h1-0---0-0---0-0-0-|
|----5-------5-------5-------5---|------------------------0-------|
|5-------5-------5-------5-------(0)------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|0-------------------------------|
 Morning’                when we  rise                   That’s the

 A(B)                             G(A)
|----7-----7-7-7-----7-----7-7-7-|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|
|----7-----7-7-7-----7-----7-7-7-|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|
|----7-----7-7-7-----7-----7-7-7-|----5-----5-5-5-----5-----5-5-5-|
|----7-------7-------7-------7---|----5-------5-------5-------5---|
|7-------7-------7-------7-------|5-------5-------5-------5-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Time                  That’s the time                I   love the 

 D(E)
|--------0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|---(0)--0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|----0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|----0---0-0-0-0-0h1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|0---0-0---0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|--------0---0-----------0---0---|--------0---------------0---0---|
|--------------------------------|----------------0-------0-------|
|0-------------------------------|--------------------------------|
 Best.

Harp key: A (diatonic)
Harmonica solo sequence is same as verse except replace bars 1&2 withh:
 D(E)
|----0-0-------------0-0-----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|----0-0-------------0-0-----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|0---0-0-0---0h1-0---0-0-----0-0-|----0-0-----0-0-----0-0---0-0-0-|
|------------------------0h2-----|0-------------------------------|
|--------------------------------|--------0h2-----0-------0-------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------------------|

Ending:
 D(E)
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|--0-0-0----0------0^-------------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|--0-0-0----0------0^-------------|
|----0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-----0-0-|--0-0-0----0------0^-------------|
|--------0-----------------------|0--------0--------0^-------------|
|0h2-------------0h2-----0h2-----|------------------0^-------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------2b3-0^-------------|

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Tuning Map

  • Fret
  • S6
  • S5
  • S4
  • S3
  • S2
  • S1
  • -13
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • -12
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • -11
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • -10
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • -9
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • -8
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • -7
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • -6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • -5
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -4
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G
  • C
  • -3
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • G#
  • C#
  • -2
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A
  • D
  • -1
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • A#
  • D#
  • 0
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • B
  • E
  • 1
  • F
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C
  • F
  • 2
  • F#
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • C#
  • F#
  • 3
  • G
  • C
  • F
  • A#
  • D
  • G
  • 4
  • G#
  • C#
  • F#
  • B
  • D#
  • G#
  • 5
  • A
  • D
  • G
  • C
  • E
  • A
  • 6
  • A#
  • D#
  • G#
  • C#
  • F
  • A#
  • 7
  • B
  • E
  • A
  • D
  • F#
  • B
  • -2
  • 0
  • 0
  • -1
  • -2
  • -2
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