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Tab1
Bass1
This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.
Verse I:
Am G F G
There must be some kind of way out of here
Am G F G
Said the joker to the thief
Am G F G
"There's too much confusion,
Am G F G
I can't get no relief
Am G F
Businessmen, they drink my wine,
G
Plowmen dig my earth
Am G F G
None of them along the line
Am G F G
Know what any of it is worth"
Verse II:
This other pattern for verses two.
Am G F F/G G G/Am
E|-|-----------------------------------------|-| B|-|-----------------------------------------|-| G|-|-----------------------------------------|-| D|-|---7-7----5-5----3-X-----------5-5-------|-| A|-|---7-7----5-5----3-X------3/5--5---5/7---|-| e|-|---5-5--0h3-3--0h1-X--1---1/3--3---3/5---|-|
Am G F
E|-|---------------------|-| B|-|---------------------|-| G|-|--5-5----4-4----2-X--|-| D|-|--7-7----5-5----3-X--|-| A|-|--7-7----5-5----3-X--|-| e|-|--5-5--0h3-3--0-1-X--|-|
"No reason to get excited"
The thief he kindly spoke
"There are many here among
Us who feel that life is but a joke
But, you and I, we've been through that
And this is not our fate
So let us not talk falsely now,
Because the hour is getting late"
Verse III:
Use open chords.
Am G F G Am
E|-|--0---3---1---3---0----|-| B|-|--1---3---1---3---1----|-| G|-|--2---0---2---0---2----|-| D|-|--2---0---3---0---2----|-| A|-|--0---2---3---2---0----|-| e|-|------3---1---3--------|-|
All Along the Watchtower
Princes kept their view
While other women came and went
Barefoot servants, too
Outside in the cold distance
A wild cat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl.
Dave's part:
A lot of palm muting and silences. Here you need rhythm.
Am5 G F5 F(8°) G5
Pm... Pm.... pm...
E|-|----------------------------------------------|-| B|-|----------------------------------------------|-| G|-|------------------------------10-X-10---------|-| D|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3----10-X-10--5---5--|-| A|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3-----8-X-8---5---5--|-| e|-|--5-5--5-X---3-3-3--3-X--1-------------3---3--|-|
Am5 G5 F5 F5(8°) G5
Pm... pm... pm...
E|-|----------------------------------------------|-| B|-|----------------------------------------------|-| G|-|------------------------------10-X-10---------|-| D|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3----10-X-10--5---5--|-| A|-|--7-7--7-X---5-5-5--5-X--3-----8-X-8---5---5--|-| e|-|--5-5--5-X---3-3-3--3-X--1-------------3---3--|-|
Am5 G5 F5|F5(8°) C5 G5
E|-|-----------------------------------------------|-| B|-|-----------------------------------------------|-| G|-|---------------------------------10---5--------|-| D|-|--7--X-X-X------5-5-5--X-X--3----10---5---5----|-| A|-|--7--X-X-X------5-5-5--X-X--3--3-/8---3---5----|-| E|-|--5--X-X-X--0h3-3-3-3--X-X--1-------------3----|-|
Am5 G5 F5 C5 G5
pm...
E|-|-----------------------------------------|-| B|-|-----------------------------------------|-| G|-|-------------------------------5---------|-| D|-|--7--7--X-7--X--5-X-5--3--X-3--5--X--5---|-| A|-|--7--7--X-7--X--5-X-5--3--X-3--3--X--5---|-| e|-|--5--5--X-5--X--3-X-3--1--X-1-----X--3---|-|
Then Tim's solo:
I love this solo, I love the way he play it.
These are just the notes, listen to it and the find the bends and all the stuff.
With overdrive and delay in some parts.
E|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-| B|-|----10----12-13--15b/17------|----10-----12-13/15-15----8-10b--|-| G|-|--9----9---------------------|--9----9-------------------------|-| D|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-| A|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-| e|-|-----------------------------|---------------------------------|-| E|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-| B|-|----10----12-13-15-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b-17b--13-15-13---15---|-| G|-|--9----9------------------------------------------------------------|-| D|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-| A|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-| e|-|--------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
Full
E|-|----15b--------15h17b--17b--17-19-20-20--|--17h19/20----------------------|-| B|-|--17-----15h17---------------------------|------------17h19/20------------|-| G|-|-----------------------------------------|----------------------17h19/21--|-| D|-|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-| A|-|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-| e|-|-----------------------------------------|--------------------------------|-|
This parts has a lot of delay
I tabbed it the best I could.
E|-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-| B|-|--------------------------|----------------------17-----|-| G|-|--------------------------|---------------17h19-----19--|-| D|-|--17h19/20----------------|--------17h19----------------|-| A|-|---------------17h19/20---|--17h19----------------------|-| e|-|--------------------------|-----------------------------|-| E|-|----17-17-20-17--17-20-17--17-20-17-17--17-20-17-17b--17-20-17-17--|-|do this many times B|-|--17---------------------------------------------------------------|-| G|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-| D|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-| A|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-| e|-|-------------------------------------------------------------------|-|
And then continue with this:
E|-|--17-19-20-22--22b-22b-22b-22b--|-| B|-|--------------------------------|-| G|-|--------------------------------|-| D|-|--------------------------------|-| A|-|--------------------------------|-| e|-|--------------------------------|-|
For the next part it's hard to tab it beacuse is hard to hear.
There's another part like this before Dave start to sings:
E|-|--15/17-15/17-15/17-15/17--|-| B|-|---------------------------|-| G|-|---------------------------|-| D|-|---------------------------|-| A|-|---------------------------|-| e|-|---------------------------|-|
Verse IV:
Same as the other three.
All along the watchtower
Princes kept their view
While other women came and went
Barefoot servants, too
Outside in the cold distance
A wild cat did growl
Two riders were approaching
And the wind began to howl.
Then just play with the original notes: Am G F
And...
...''No reason to get excited''.
End on Am.
''Tim Reynolds on the guitar''.
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/: Slide
h: Hammer
b: Bending
X: Mute string/s
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