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Great Hosannah

Kula Shaker
Tab
★4.7(29)

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

Basic riffs in the song

-|-------0---------0--------0-------0---|-------0---------0--------0-------0--|
-|----10---10---10---10---8---8---5---5-|----10---10---10---10---8---8---5--5-|
-|-10---------9---------7-------6-------|-10---------9---------7-------6------|
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

riff 1

-|-------0---------0--------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0-------|
-|----10---10---10---10---8---8---5---5-|---7---7---7---7---5---5---5---5-----|
-|-10---------9---------7-------6-------|-7-------7-------6-------6-----------|
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-|--------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

riff 1.1

-|-----0-------0-------0-------0---|-----0-------0-------0-------0------------|
-|---7---7---7---7---7---7---7---7-|---6---6---6---6---6---6---6---6----------|
-|-7-------7-------7-------7-------|-7-------7-------7-------7----------------|
-|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|
-|---------------------------------|------------------------------------------|

end riff 1.1

-|------------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|------------|
-|-5-5--3/5-5-|
-|------------|

riff 2

-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-|------------------6---------------|------------------6---------------|
-|---7p5-----5--------------5------7|----7p5----5-------------5------7-|
-|-0-----h5----h5p0---h5p0----h5p0--|--0-----h5---h5p0---h5p0---h5p0---|
-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|

riff 3

-|----------------------------------|-------------------------------5-5-5-|
-|-----------------6----------------|-----------------6-------------6-6-6-|
-|---7p5----5-------------5------7--|---7p5----5-------------5------------|
-|-0-----h5---h5p0---h5p0---h5p0----|-0-----h5---h5p0---h5p0---h5p0-------|
-|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
-|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|

end riff 3

-|-----------------------------------------------|
-|-6-5-6-5-6---8-6-8-6-8---6-5-6-5-6---8-6-8-6-8-|
-|-7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7---7-7-7-7-7-|
-|-----------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|
-|-----------------------------------------------|

riff 4

-|------------------------------------------|
-|-14-14--15-15-15-15---14-14--15-15-15-15--|
-|-14-14--15-15-15-15---14-14--15-15-15-15--|
-|-14-14--15-15-15-15---14-14--15-15-15-15--|
-|-0------0-------------0------0------------|
-|------------------------------------------|

riff 5

Now it's time to put it all together

<Introduction> Part 1 - Riff 1 thru 1.1 (once)

Part 2 - Riff 2 (repeat a lot)

Part 3 - Riff 3 (twice)

Part 4 - Riff 4 (once)

Part 5 - Riff 5 (once)

<Verse 1>

Dm G

If we stand here together,

F A

And we see the world as one,

Dm G

We may think there's no future,

F A

But it's the same for everyone.

Dm G

It's like the world has lost its head

F A

And it's like all the prophets said

(Riff 1)

But will we arise to a new world?

<Verse 2>

Dm G

If we stand here together,

F A

We can laugh at what we've done,

Dm G

All our time has been wasted,

F A

And there's nowhere left to run.

Dm G

There may be trouble up ahead

F A

Will we be sleeping in our beds

(riff 4 twice)

Or will we arise to a new world?

<Pre Chorus>

(riff 5)

Look for signs and portents

Oh, I'm looking for a reason to believe

<Chorus>

Dm G

Will we arise in our time

F A

At the dawn of another meaning?

Dm G

Will we awake at the break

F A

of a Great Hosannah?

Dm G

Well if there's nothing left to do,

F A

Just hold your breath and hope it's true

(riff 4)

That we'll arise to a new world.

<Bridge> Part 1 - riff 2 (repeated a few times)

Part 2 - riff 3

Part 3 - riff 4

Part 4 - riff 5

<Pre Chorus>

(riff 5)

Look for signs and portents

Oh, I'm looking for a reason to believe

<Chorus>

Dm G

Will we arise in our time

F A

At the dawn of another meaning?

Dm G

Will we awake at the break

F A

of a Great Hosannah?

Dm G

Well if there's nothing left to do,

F A

Just hold your breath and hope it's true

(riff 1)

That we'll arise to a new world.

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