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Somewhere Over the Rainbow

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

Song

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Somewhere (over the Rainbow) - Jimi Hendrix

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Album: Crash Landing (1975)

Tabbed by: Alex Schwer

Email: schwer039@yahoo.com

Tuning: down 1/2 step

/ slide up

\ slide down

h hammer-on

p pull-off

~ vibrato

+ harmonic

x Mute note

sb slight bend

b bend

rb release bend

() tough to hear

Intro:

e------------------+12-------------------------------+12------------|
B---------------------+12-------------------------------+12---------|
G-x-12-12-12-12--12------+12--------x-10-10-10-10--12------+12------|
D-x-12-12-12-12-------------14sb\---x-10-10-10-10-------------12sb\-|
A-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------|
B------------------------------|
G--14b~-14-12-14sb-------------|
D-----------------14~----------|
A-----------------------(12p10)|
E------------------------------|

There's a mini solo at like 10 seconds into the song. It's pretty hard to makeout thanks

all the effects on his guitar, but I'll try my best to tab it so you get the idea. It's

an Em penatonic run starting from the 15th fret on the second string, so just improvise.

If you don't know the scale, email me and i'll send it to you. =)

e----------------------------------------12---------------------------------|
B--15b~-15b-15rb--15h17p1515p12--12h15p12--12h15p12-------------------------|
G------------------------------14-------------------12-14-12-9--------------|
D--------------------------------------------------------------12-9---------|
A------------------------------------------------------------------12-10-7~-|
E---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------|
B---------------------------------|
G--------12------------12-14-12\--|
D-----12~--14~\----/12-12-14-12\--|
A--/14-------------/12------------|
E---------------------------------|

The verse is pretty much just muted strums and following the bass line using the Em

and some hammer ons here and there.

The solo is also Em penatonic so just listen to the track and improvise. It's long but

easy to figure out.

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