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Volunteers

Jefferson Airplane
Tab
★4.7(3)

2 versions

Tab2

This is tablature — fret positions rather than chord names. Wide lines scroll sideways on their own, so the page never does.

Song

VOLUNTEERS

As recorded by Jefferson Airplane

(From the 1969 Album VOLUNTEERS)

Words and Music by Marty Balin & Paul Kantner

Transcribed by Slowhand

Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kantner - Electric Guitar'

Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jorma Kaukonen - Electric Guitar'

Intro

Q=102

G Fadd9 C G Fadd9

4/4

Gtr I (Clean El. Gtr.)

Q E S S S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q

|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3----3-3-3-x-3-3-3---|
|-0--0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-0-0-0--|-0----0-0-0-x-1-1-1---|
|-0--0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0--|-0----0-0-0-x-2-2-2---|
|-0--0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-0-0-0--|-0----0-0-0-x-3-3-3---|
|-2--2-2-2-x--------|---------3-3-x-2-2-2--|-2----2-2-2-x---------|
|-3--3-3-3-x--------|---------------3-3-3--|-3----3-3-3-x---------|

|

| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)

| W W W

|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|-5b7------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------|----------------------|

C G Fadd9

S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q

|-3----3--3-3-3-------3---x-3-3-3---|--3-------3--3-3-x-3-3-3---|
|-1----1--1-1-1-------1---x-0-0-0---|--0-------0--0-0-x-1-1-1---|
|-2----2--2-2-0-------0---x-0-0-0---|--0-------0--0-0-x-2-2-2---|
|-3----3--3-3-2-------2---x-0-0-0---|--0-------0--0-0-x-3-3-3---|
|-------------3-------3---x-2-2-2---|--2-------2--2-2-x---------|
|---------------------------3-3-3---|--3-------3--3-3-x---------|

|

| S +S E S +S S S E Q E +E S S +E E S S E E E

|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5b7r(5)p3---5b7r(5)p3-5-----3-----|---------------------------|
|---------------------------------5-|-(5)-5-5-(5)-5---x-3-3-3---|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-----------------------------------|---------------------------|

C G

S S S S E E S S E Q

|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3-------3------||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0-------0------||
|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0-------0------||
|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0-------0------||
|---------3-3----x--2-2-------2------||
|-------------------3-3-------3------||

|

| S E S E S S +S S S +S E S S

|------------------------------------||
|------------------------------------||
|---------------------5b7r(5)-3------||
|---3-----3---3-(3)-------------5p3--||
|-5-----5---5-------5----------------||
|------------------------------------||

1st Verse

G Fadd9 C G Fadd9

Q E S S S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q

|-3---3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|
|-0---0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|
|-0---0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|
|-0---0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|
|-2---2-2-2-x--------|---------3-3-x-2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2-x--------|
|-3---3-3-3-x--------|---------------3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3-x--------|

|

| H. q Q q Q q Q q Q q

|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|-----------------1--|---------1---------3--|----3-----------1--|
|-----------------2--|---------2---------4--|----4-----------2--|
|-5---------------3--|---------3---------5--|----5-----------3--|
|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|-------------------|

C G Fadd9 C G

S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3---3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3-3---||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0-0---||
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0-0---||
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-0-0-0--|-0---0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0-0---||
|---------3-3-x-2-2-2--|-2---2-2-2-x--------|---------3-3----x--2-2-2---||
|---------------3-3-3--|-3---3-3-3-x--------|-------------------3-3-3---||

|

| Q q Q q Q Q H S S S S E S S +S S E E E

|----------------------|--------------------|---------------------------||
|---------1---------3--|--------------------|---------------------------||
|---------2---------4--|--------------------|---------------------------||
|---------3---------5--|--------------------|---------------------------||
|----------------------|-5\-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5-5-5---||
|----------------------|-3\-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3-3-3---||

Pre-Chorus

G F G Fadd9 F G

H. e E H. e E H. e E H S S E E E

|-3-------3---|-1-------1---|-3-------3---|-3----3-1-1-3-3-||
|-0-------0---|-1-------1---|-0-------0---|-1----1-1-1-0-0-||
|-0-------0---|-2-------2---|-0-------0---|-2----2-2-2-0-0-||
|-0-------0---|-3-------3---|-0-------0---|-3----3-3-3-0-0-||
|-2-------2---|-3-------3---|-2-------2---|--------3-3-2-2-||
|-3-------3---|-1-------1---|-3-------3---|--------1-1-3-3-||

|

| W W W W

|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-------------|-------------|-------------|----------------||
|-4-----------|-2-----------|-4-----------|-2--------------||
|-5-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------|-3--------------||
|-5-----------|-3-----------|-5-----------|-3--------------||
|-3-----------|-1-----------|-3-----------|-1--------------||

2nd Verse

G Fadd9 C G

Q E S S S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q

|-3-------3-3-3--x--3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3-3---|
|-0-------0-0-0--x--1-1-1---|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0-0---|
|-0-------0-0-0--x--2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0-0---|
|-0-------0-0-0--x--3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0-0---|
|-2-------2-2-2--x----------|---------3-3----x--2-2-2---|
|-3-------3-3-3--x----------|-------------------3-3-3---|

|

| S S S S E S S +S S E E E S S S S E S S +S S E E E

|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|---------------------------|---------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5-5-5---|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-1-1-1---|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3-3-3---|

Fadd9

Q E S S S S E Q

|-3-------3-3-3--x--3-3-3----|
|-0-------0-0-0--x--1-1-1----|
|-0-------0-0-0--x--2-2-2----|
|-0-------0-0-0--x--3-3-3----|
|-2-------2-2-2--x-----------|
|-3-------3-3-3--x-----------|

|

| S S S S E S S +S S E E E

|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5-5-5-(5)-3-3-3----|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-1-1-1----|

C G Fadd9 C G

S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q

|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3-3---|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3-3---||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0-0---|-0--0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0-0---||
|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0-0---|-0--0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0-0---||
|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0-0---|-0--0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0-0---||
|---------3-3----x--2-2-2---|-2--2-2-2-x--------|---------3-3----x--2-2-2---||
|-------------------3-3-3---|-3--3-3-3-x--------|-------------------3-3-3---||

|

| S S S S E S S +S S E E E W S S S S E S S +S S E E E

|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------||
|---------------------------|-------------------|---------------------------||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5-5-5---|-5-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5-5-5---||
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3-3-3---|-3-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3-3-3---||

Chorus

G F G F G

Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q

|-3--3--3-3-3-1--|-1--1--1-1-1-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-1--|-1---1--1-1-1-3-------||
|-0--0--0-0-0-1--|-1--1--1-1-1-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-1--|-1---1--1-1-1-0-------||
|-0--0--0-0-0-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-2--|-2---2--2-2-2-0-------||
|-0--0--0-0-0-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-3--|-3---3--3-3-3-0-------||
|-2--2--2-2-2-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-3--|-3---3--3-3-3-2-------||
|-3--3--3-3-3-1--|-1--1--1-1-1-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-1--|-1---1--1-1-1-3-------||

|

| W W W H. E E

|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------8b10==||
|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------||
|-4--------------|-2--------------|-4--------------|-2--------------------||
|-5--------------|-3--------------|-5--------------|-3--------------------||
|-5--------------|-3--------------|-5--------------|-3--------------------||
|-3--------------|-1--------------|-3--------------|-1--------------------||

Guitar Solo

G Fadd9

Q E S S S S E Q

|--3----3--------3-3-x----3-3--3--|
|--0----0--------0-0-x----1-1--1--|
|--0----0--------0-0-x----2-2--2--|
|--0----0--------0-0-x----3-3--3--|
|--2----2--------2-2-x------------|
|--3----3--------3-3-x------------|

|

| ~~

| +Q +S E. E Q.

|-(8)--(8)r-8b10-----8b10---8-----|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|

C G Fadd9

S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q

|-3-3--3-3--3----3---x-3-----3----3---------------|--3------3-3-3-x-3-3-3---|
|-1-1--1-1--1----1---x-0-----0----0---------------|--0------0-0-0-x-1-1-1---|
|-2-2--2-2--0----0---x-0-----0----0---------------|--0------0-0-0-x-2-2-2---|
|-3-3--3-3--2----2---x-0-----0----0---------------|--0------0-0-0-x-3-3-3---|
|-----------3----3---x-2-----2----2---------------|--2------2-2-2-x---------|
|----------------------3-----3----3---------------|--3------3-3-3-x---------|

|

| ~ ~

| E E +S S S S S S +S S S +S S S +S S e Q E e Q

|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|--------------6-8p6---8b10r(8)p6-8b10r(8)p6-8b10r|=(8)p6-------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------5-3---------5-5---|
|-----/7---(7)------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-------------------------|

C G G

S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q

|---3-3-3-3-3-3------x--3-3-3----|-3-----3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|
|---1-1-1-1-1-1------x--0-0-0----|-0-----0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|
|---2-2-2-2-0-0------x--0-0-0----|-0-----0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|
|---3-3-3-3-2-2------x--0-0-0----|-0-----0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|
|-----------3-3------x--2-2-2----|-2-----2-2-2-x--------|
|-----------------------3-3-3----|-3-----3-3-3-x--------|

|

| ~

| a S E S E S a S +S S E E E E S S E S S e E Q

|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|-----6-----8-6------------------|----------------------|
|-5s7-----7-----7s5-(5)-3-5-3----|-------------------3--|
|-----------------------------5\-|---5-5---5-5-5---5----|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|
|--------------------------------|----------------------|

C G

S S S S E E S S E Q

|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3---3------------|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0---0------------|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0---0------------|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0---0------------|
|---------3-3----x--2-2---2------------|
|-------------------3-3---3------------|

|

| ~~~~

| E E E S S +S S S S S S S S

|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|
|---------3---3-(3)-6p5p3-5p3---5b7====|
|-----5-----5-----------------5--------|
|--------------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|

Fadd9

Q E S S S S E Q

|--3----3-----3-3-x----3--3------3------|
|--0----0-----0-0-x----1--1------1------|
|--0----0-----0-0-x----2--2------2------|
|--0----0-----0-0-x----3--3------3------|
|--2----2-----2-2-x---------------------|
|--3----3-----3-3-x---------------------|

|

| ~~~~

| +Q S S E S +S S S +S S E

|-------------3-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|
|-(5)r----5b7-----5b7r(5)-3-5b7r(5)-3---|
|-------------------------------------5-|
|---------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|

3rd Verse

C G G Fadd9

S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q

|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3-3---||-3---3-3-3-x-3-3-3----|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0-0---||-0---0-0-0-x-1-1-1----|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0-0---||-0---0-0-0-x-2-2-2----|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0-0---||-0---0-0-0-x-3-3-3----|
|---------3-3----x--2-2-2---||-2---2-2-2-x----------|
|-------------------3-3-3---||-3---3-3-3-x----------|

|

| S E S E S S +S S E E E H. q

|---------------------------||----------------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------1----|
|---------------------------||-----------------2----|
|-----------------------3h5-||-5---------------3----|
|---5---x-5-x-5-(5)-x-5-----||----------------------|
|---------------------------||----------------------|

C G Fadd9 C G

S S S S E E S S E Q Q E S S S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q

|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-3-3-3---|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-0-0-0---|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-0-0-x-0-0-0---|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-0-0-0--|-0--0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-2-2-x-0-0-0---|
|---------3-3-x-2-2-2--|-2--2-2-2-x--------|---------3-3-x-2-2-2---|
|---------------3-3-3--|-3--3-3-3-x--------|---------------3-3-3---|

|

| Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q Q q

|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------1---------3--|----3-----------1--|---------1---------3---|
|---------2---------4--|----4-----------2--|---------2---------4---|
|---------3---------5--|----5-----------3--|---------3---------5---|
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|----------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|

Chorus

Fadd9 C G G F

Q E S S S S E Q S S S S E E S S E Q Q Q S S E Q

|-3---3-3-3-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-3-3----x--3-3-3---||--3--3--3-3-3-1--|
|-0---0-0-0-x-1-1-1--|-1-1-1-1-1-1----x--0-0-0---||o-0--0--0-0-0-1--|
|-0---0-0-0-x-2-2-2--|-2-2-2-2-0-0----x--0-0-0---||--0--0--0-0-0-2--|
|-0---0-0-0-x-3-3-3--|-3-3-3-3-2-2----x--0-0-0---||--0--0--0-0-0-3--|
|-2---2-2-2-x--------|---------3-3----x--2-2-2---||o-2--2--2-2-2-3--|
|-3---3-3-3-x--------|-------------------3-3-3---||--3--3--3-3-3-1--|

|

| Q Q H S S S S E S S +S S E E E W

|--------------------|---------------------------||-----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------||o----------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------||--4--------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------||--5--------------|
|-5\-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-(3)-5-5-5---||o-5--------------|
|-3\-----------------|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-(1)-3-3-3---||--3--------------|

1. 2.

F G F G F G

Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q Q Q S S E Q

|-1--1--1-1-1-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-1--|-1--1--1-1-1-3---||-1---1--1-1-1-3-------||
|-1--1--1-1-1-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-1--|-1--1--1-1-1-0--o||-1---1--1-1-1-0-------||
|-2--2--2-2-2-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-0---||-2---2--2-2-2-0-------||
|-3--3--3-3-3-0--|-0--0--0-0-0-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-0---||-3---3--3-3-3-0-------||
|-3--3--3-3-3-2--|-2--2--2-2-2-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-2--o||-3---3--3-3-3-2-------||
|-1--1--1-1-1-3--|-3--3--3-3-3-1--|-1--1--1-1-1-3---||-1---1--1-1-1-3-------||

|

| W W W H. E E

|----------------|----------------|-----------------||----------------8b10==||
|----------------|----------------|----------------o||----------------------||
|-2--------------|-4--------------|-2---------------||-2--------------------||
|-3--------------|-5--------------|-3---------------||-3--------------------||
|-3--------------|-5--------------|-3--------------o||-3--------------------||
|-1--------------|-3--------------|-1---------------||-1--------------------||

Outro

G

W

|--3---------------------------|
|--0---------------------------|
|--0---------------------------|
|--0---------------------------|
|--2---------------------------|
|--3---------------------------|

|

| ~~

| +E E +S E. Q. E

|-(8)r-8b10==(8)r-8b10-8----8\-|

|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|
|------------------------------|

F G F

H. e E H S S E Q

|-1-----------------------------------1----|-3----------------1--1-1-1-----|
|-1-----------------------------------1----|-0----------------1--1-1-1-----|
|-2-----------------------------------2----|-0----------------2--2-2-2-----|
|-3-----------------------------------3----|-0----------------3--3-3-3-----|
|-3-----------------------------------3----|-2----------------3--3-3-3-----|
|-1-----------------------------------1----|-3----------------1--1-1-1-----|

|

| ~~

|           |--3---| |---3----|

| S S +S +S S S +S S E Q. E S a E. a E. a S +E E E S S

|----8b10==(8)r(8)p6-8b10r(8)p6------------|-------------------------------|
|-------------------------------8-8-----8\-|---5s6--5s6--5s6-(6)-----------|
|------------------------------------------|---6s7--6s7--6s7-(7)---5-3-----|
|------------------------------------------|---------------------------5p3-|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------|-------------------------------|

C G

S S S S E E S S E Q +W

|-1-1-1-1-0-0-3-3-3-3--|-(3)----*|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0--|-(0)----*|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-0-0--|-(0)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-2-2-0-0-0-0--|-(0)----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2--|-(2)----*|
|-1-1-1-1-----3-3-3-3--|-(3)----*|

|

| ~~~~~~~~~

| S E S E E E E Q +W

|----------------------|--------*|
|----------------------|--------*|
|----------------------|--------*|
|-----------3-5---2-5--|-(5)----*|
|---5p==3-5------------|--------*|
|----------------------|--------*|

Duration Legend

---------------

W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura

+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted

Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)

Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line

Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the

duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-

bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low

melody durations appear below the staff

Tablature Legend

----------------

h - hammer-on

p - pull-off

b - bend

pb - pre-bend

r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)

/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")

s - legato slide

S - shift slide

- natural harmonic

[n] - artificial harmonic

n(n) - tapped harmonic

~ - vibrato

tr - trill

T - tap

TP - trem. picking

PM - palm muting

\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip

\n - tremolo bar down

n/ - tremolo bar up

/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip

= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls

<> - volume swell (louder/softer)

x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash

o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash

Misc Legend

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| - bar

|| - double bar

||o - repeat start

o|| - repeat end

*| - double bar (ending)

: - bar (freetime)

$ - Segno

& - Coda

Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths

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