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Good Shepherd

Jefferson Airplane
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From: markr@phineas.ent-img.com (Mark R. Rubin)

Subject: Re: Good Shepherd (Traditional) by Jefferson Airplane

o The following should help you get started. It's what I transcribed

from the record a while back; no guarantees of accuracy, etc. In

particular, I think the signature acoustic guitar riff (marked

"intro" below, but really runs through the whole song) is played by

two guitars, one or both of them in an open tuning. I think the

notes I have are right, but the voicings aren't.

o Also, I didn't tab the electric guitar lead part. It's fairly easy

to figure out and play.

artist: Jefferson Airplane

song: Good Shepherd

album: Volunteers

intro:

E E D Asus2 -or- D Asus2

e-|--0--0--------------------0--------------2--2--2--2--0---------------------
B-|--0--0--------3--3--3--3--0--------------0--2--3--2--0---------------------
G-|--1--1--------2--2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2--2--2---------------------
D-|--2--2--------0--0--0--0--2--------------------------2---------------------
A-|--2--2--------2--4-----4---------------------------------------------------
E-|--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------

^-melody in bass ^-melody on "B" string

verses:

E D

e-|--0-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--0-----3------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|--1-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|--2-----0------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------

pre-chorus:

E D F#m B

e-|--0--------------2--------------2-----------------2------------------------
B-|--0--------------3--------------2-----------------4------------------------
G-|--1--------------2--------------2-----------------4------------------------
D-|--2--------------0--------------4-----------------4------------------------
A-|--2-----------------------------4-----------------2------------------------
E-|--0-----------------------------2-----------------2------------------------

Oh, good shepherd feed my sheep.

chorus:

E F#m Abm7 A

e-|--0-----------2--------4-----------0---------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------4--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------4--------6-----------0---------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------2--------4---------------------------------------------------

One for Paul, one for Silas,

E D E E D B

e-|--0--------------2-----0--0--------2-----2---------------------------------
B-|--0--------------3-----0--0--------3-----4---------------------------------
G-|--1--------------2-----1--1--------2-----4---------------------------------
D-|--2--------------0-----2--2--------0-----4---------------------------------
A-|--2--------------------2--2--------------2---------------------------------
E-|--0--------------------0--0--------------2---------------------------------

One for to- day my heart with joy.

E F#m Abm7 A

e-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2--------4--------------6------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------4--------4--------------7------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------4--------6--------------7------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------

Can't you hear my lambs a- callin'

E D B E

e-|--0-----------2-----------2--------0---------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------3-----------4--------0---------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2-----------4--------1---------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------0-----------4--------2---------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------------------2--------2---------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------------------2--------0---------------------------------------

Oh, good shepherd, feed my sheep.

bridge:

3x F#

e-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
D-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
A-|--------------------|--9---------------------------------------------------
E-|-10--9--7--9--7--9--|------------------------------------------------------

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