The Animals（动物乐队）的《When I Was Young》是一首充斥回忆与感悟的经典之作。这首歌曲发布于1968年，它以一种略带忧伤却又充斥希望的旋律，讲述了对逝去青春的追忆和对人生价值的思考。

歌曲的歌词简单而深刻，描述了童年时期的记忆，包含贫困的生活、初尝烟草、对恋爱的懵懂以及对世界的信任。这些看似琐碎的细节，构成了我们生命中最珍贵的一部分。副歌部分“When I was young it was more important, Pain, more pain, though I laughed so much louder, yeah”则点明了主题，即使年少时经历过痛苦，但那时的快乐也更加纯粹和强烈。

吉他谱弹奏技巧：

这份吉他谱是基于原曲的和弦进行改编的，整体难度适中，适合有一定基础的吉他喜好者。需要注意的是，Intro部分的重复段落需要把握好节奏，营造出一种怀旧的氛围。Riff 1和Riff 2是歌曲的亮点，需要练习手指的灵活性和准确性。乐谱中明确标记了两个吉他的编配方案，可以根据自己的情况选择演奏，也可以进行改编，演奏出属于自己的风格。

歌曲情感与思想：

《When I Was Young》不仅仅是一首怀旧歌曲，它更是一首关于成长和人生的歌曲。它告诉我们，无论经历多少风雨，都要坚持一颗年轻的心，勇敢面对生活中的挑战。这首歌曲引发了人们对过往岁月的怀念，也引发了对人生意义的思考。正如歌词所说，年少时的痛苦和快乐都更加深刻，而这些经历塑造了我们今天的样子。当你弹奏这首歌曲时，不妨闭上眼睛，感受音乐中蕴含的真挚情感，重温那些美好的回忆。

乐谱信息：

本乐谱包含歌曲的和弦、riff以及歌曲结构，可以赞助你更好地舆解和演奏这首歌曲。如果你想更深入地学习，可以参考原曲的演奏视频，模仿吉他手的技巧和情感表达。

示范乐谱：

Date: Mon, 27 Apr 1998 17:32:20 -0400
From: Andrew Rogers <[email protected]>
Subject: a/animals/when_i_was_young.crd

                       &quot;When I Was Young&quot;
        (Burdon - Briggs - Weider - Jenkins - McCulloch)

Intro:
Em
/  /  /  /   /  /  /  /

[5X: 1: bass (eighth notes) w/cymbal
     2: electric guitar (tune low E down to D and back up)
     3: acoustic guitar enters
     4: violin enters]

Verse 1:
     Em                 D
The rooms were so much colder then
    Em           D
My father was a soldier then
     Em              D
And times were very hard
            Em
When I was young

Riff 1 [guitar and violin, arranged for two guitars]:

(Em)
 v          v          v          v             v
------------12-14-12---10-12-10---9--10--9----|-7--
------------10-12-10---8--10-8----7--8---7----|-5--
----------------------------------------------|----
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(young)

     /D     Em   [Riff 1]
When I was young

Verse 2:
I smoked my first cigarette at ten
And for girls I had a bad yen
And I had quite a ball
When I was young [Riff 1]

Em
/ / / /  / / / /

Bridge:
     G                   Em
When I was young it was more important
                                                D
Pain, more pain, but I laughed so much louder, yeah
            Em
When I was young [Riff 1]
    (D)     Em
When I was young [Riff 1]

Verse 3:
I met my first love at thirteen
She was brown and I was pretty green
And I learned quite a lot
When I was young [Riff 1]
    /D      Em [N.C.]
When I was young

Instrumental break:
[key changes to Gm]:

Gm       F       [3X]
/ / / /  / / / /
Gm
/ / / /  / / / /

Chorus [in Bb]
     Bb                  Gm
When I was young it was more important
                                                   F
Pain, more pain, though I laughed so much louder, yeah
            Gm
When I was young

Riff 2 [guitar and violin, arranged for two guitars]:

(Gm)
 v          v          v          v             v
------------15-17-15---14-15-14---12-14--12---|-10-
------------13-15-13---11-13-11---10-11--10---|-8--
----------------------------------------------|----
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(young)                *     *       *  parts do not always track
                                        in parallel fifths

            Gm  [N.C.]
When I was young

Verse 4 [chords implied by bass]:
     Gm                 F
My faith was so much stronger then
Gm             F
I believed in fellow men
Gm                 F
And I was so much older then
            Gm  [acoustic guitar strums Gm chord; violin enters]
When I was young
When I was young

Coda:
[band re-enters]

(Gm)
When I was young  [repeat to fade]

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers