Circles  
Album- Cricklewood Green  
Group- Ten Years After  
Composer- Alvin Lee  
Interpreted By Martin Roulston
  
      This is a superb song to practice fills and phrasing. With a combination 
      of slides, hammer-ons, pull-offs, staccato notes, etc. Alvin shows what a 
      great acoustic soloist he is. It also shows the infinite variations there 
      are with just a few notes. A lot of these fills are only approximate, but 
      at least give an idea of what Alvin does. So listen, play around and 
      enjoy.  

      Standard Tuning  

      Intro  
       G                C                G                C  

      |3--3---3--------|0-0---0---------|3-5/7p5-3-------|0---3-5/7p5h7---|
      |3----3---3------|1---1---1h3p1---|0---------5p3---|1-3-------------|
      |0---------------|0-------------4-|0-------------4-|0---------------|
      |----------------|----------------|0---------------|2---------------|
      |----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
      |----------------|----------------|3---------------|----------------| 


       G (1 bar)                         C (1 bar)  
      |3-8p7p5-7p5p3-5p3p0--------------|0---3-5-5\7-5-0h3p0--------------|
      |0-------------------3------------|1-3-----------------3-5-3--------|
      |0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------| 


      Verse  
       G - (2 bars) strum chord          D Fills for verse 1 
      |3--------------------------------|2---------3-5\7-5\3-3-5-3p0h3----|
      |0--------------------------------|3-----------------------------3--|
      |0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
      |0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
               Life is going round in circ..les  
               I have been to many plac..es  
               I have got what I once dreamed of  
       C/G                               G  
      |0--------------------------------|3----3-5-7b8--7b8p5-7b8p5-7-5-3--|
      |1--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |2--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|3--------------------------------|  
                  Wonder will it ever end...  
             I have journeyed through the mind  
                   As a child so long ago...  
       G                                 D  
      |3--------------------------------|2----3-5-7-5-3-5-3-0h3p0---------|
      |0--------------------------------|3------------------------3-5-3---|
      |0--------------------------------|2------------------------------4-|
      |0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
            If I die babe will you miss me...  
           Though I found so different faces  
           But my life just goes in circles  
        C/G                              D  
      |0--------------------------------|2--3-5\7p5\3-3h5p3---------------|
      |1--------------------------------|3------------------5-3---3-5-----|
      |0--------------------------------|2----------------------4-----4---|
      |2--------------------------------|0------------------------------5-|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
             or just find another friend....  
            another answer I can't find.....  
           'cause one answer I don't know...  
      Chorus  
       G                                 C  
      |3--------------------------------|0------------0-2---3-5-2---------|
      |0--------------------------------|1------1-3---1---------3---------|
      |0--------------------------------|0------2-------------------------|
      |0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
              Does it matter what I do.....  
       D                                 G  
      |2--------------------------------|3------3-0---3-2-----------------|
      |3--------------------------------|0------3-1-----3---3bp0----------|
      |2--------------------------------|0-----------------------3--------|
      |0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|  
            Live life right or bear a grudge  
                   Is there anyone to say...  
               Who will hear me if I cry?...  
       G                                 C  
      |3--------------------------------|0------------0-2---3-5-2---------|
      |0--------------------------------|1------1-3---1---------3---------|
      |0--------------------------------|0------2-------------------------|
      |0--------------------------------|2--------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|
      |3--------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
              Does it matter what I do.....  
       D                                 G                C  
      |2--------------------------------|3----3-5-7-5-3-5-3---3-----------|
      |3--------------------------------|0------------------5---5-3-----3-|
      |2--------------------------------|0--------------------------3h4---|
      |0--------------------------------|0--------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|3--------------------------------|  
              is there any one to judge?...  
              is there any other way?......  
              does is matter if I die?.....  
       G               C                 G              C  
      |------3-6-7-8-10-7-8-5-7-3-5-3---|3-hold---------3-------5/7-5\3-5-|
      |----3--------------------------3-|---------------------------------|
      |--4------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |5--------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| 

       G               C                 G  
      |7-hold-----------7---7p5---5-----|---------------------------------|
      |-------------------------8---8---|8--------------------------------|
      |-------------------------------7-|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
                                      (Verse 2) I have been to many places  
      Fills for verse 2  
      |---------7--------8/10-7---------|--7-8-10b-7h10p7-----------------|
      |-----8-10--10-8-10-------10-8----|-----------------8-10-8----------|
      |------------------------------9-7|------------------------9-7------|
      |---------------------------------|----------------------------9-7-5|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
       places                            mind  
      |----5-7-5---5-7-5----------------|10-7h8p7-5h7p5-3h5p3-------------|
      |--8-------8-------8-5----5-------|---------------------3hp5--------|
      |----------------------/7---7-4-7-|--------------------------4-2-0--|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
      |---------------------------------|---------------------------------|  
       faces                             find  
      Verse 3 fills - use the same notes as above with minor variations.