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Whose Chariot

O.a.r.
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Song

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Whose Chariot?

intro

muted

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d-----------4-5-------------------------|
a----2-3-5-----------2-3-5---3-2-3------|
e--3--------------3---------------------|

end with G chord

verse

when guitars come back in Marc plays a G chord

when Richard plays the above unmuted.

bass for verse:

g----------------------|
d------5---------------|
a-------5---5-3---2----|
e--3-------------------|

there is a small pause between the -3- and -2--|

the -2- goes directly to the -3----------------| on e string

let me know if you need further clarification

x3, then:

g--------------------|
d------5-------------|
a-------5-555-3-2----|
e--3-----------------|

0:46 and 1:31

e--------------------------|
b--------------------------|
g-----------7-7-9-5-5------|
d--5-5-5-5--7-7-9-5-5------| x4 end on G
a--5-5-5-5--5-5-7-3-3------|
e--3-3-3-3-----------------|

bass plays root notes

I think the sax plays the verse riff with some variation

and different pitch.

where it switches:

1:47

e-------------------------|
b-------------------------|
g-----5-----7-------------|
d--7--5--5--7-------------|
a--7--3--5--5-------------|
e--5-----3----------------|

bass plays root notes

Richard plays this with the lyrics:

"oh no, here we are again...

1:55

e---5p7--------8hp10-8----5p7-5------------10hp12-10-|
b--5---5-----8----------5--------------10------------|
g-5-----5/9-9-9--------3-3------3/11-11--11----------|
d----------------------------------------------------|
a----------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------|

bass plays root notes of the 1:47 staff

"washed me awaaaaaaay...

2:55

e---------------------------|
b---------------------------|
g-----5-5-5------7-7-7------|
d--7--5-5-5---5--7-7-7------|
a--7--3-3-3---5--5-5-5------|
e--5----------3-------------|

sax solo for that part:

2:55

e-----------------------7hp8----------------|
b-----------------------------10-8--8-10-8--|
g-12~--12-14-12---9-7-----------------------|
d-------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------|

3:07

e-7/8\7-10--8-7-8-7----------------------------|
b-------------------10-8-10-8------------------|
g-----------------------------9-7--------------|
d---------------------------------10-9-7-5-----|
a----------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------|

3:15

e-------------------------------------------7-10~~~~--|
b--------------------------------------10-8-----------|
g----------------------------------9-7----------------|
d-5hp7--------5--7-9-7-5--9-10-9-7--------------------|
a------7-5--7-----------------------------------------|
e-----------------------------------------------------|

when Jerry holds the last note, Benj plays

3:28

g--------------------------------------------|
d--------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------|
e--3-3-3-0-2-0-3-3--3-0-2-0-3-3--3-0-2-0-etc-|

sax ends with

3:41

e--8-7~------------|
b------------------|

"freedom, freedom whose chariot...

3:58

e---------------------------------------|
b---------------------------------------|
g---------------------------------------|
d-----------4-5-------------------------|
a----2-3-5-----------2-3-5---3-2-3------|
e--3--------------3---------------------|

4:10 "Whose chariot take me

e----------------------------------|
b----------------------------------|
g------------------2---------------|
d--------------4-4---5-------------|
a------2-2-3-5---------------------|
e--3-3-----------------------------|

"hoooome...

e------------------------------|
b------------------------------|
g----------------2-------------|
d--------------4---5-----------|
a------2-3---------------------|
e--3-3-------------------------|

"take me home...

e-------------------------------|
b-------------------------------|
g-------------------------------|
d------------4hp5---------------|
a------2-3--------5-------------|
e--3-3--------------------------|

i think bass plays the same thing

4:27 "Oh no said I'm out that door agian...

bass

g------------------------|
d------------------------|
a---2-3------------------|
e-3----------------------|

4:53

"But Whose Chariot...

repeat staff from 4:10 once

then the 2 staffs under it

5:10

bass plays 4:27 staff

Sax Solo 5:10

I can't get all of it

5:33

e---------------------------------------|
b-10-12----10-12------------------------|
g-------12-------11-12-14---------------|
d-------------------------14p12-12-12---|
a---------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------|

5:38

e-------------7-8-7-8-7-8-7-------7-8-7-8-7-8-7-8------------|
b-------8-10----------------10-8------------------10-8-10/12-|
g---7-9------------------------------------------------------|
d-9----------------------------------------------------------|
a------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------------------------------------------|

5:47

e--7-8-7--7-8-7--7-8-7--7-8-7----7-8-10~~~~-------------|
b------------------------------8----------------12p10p8-|
g-------------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------|

6:01

e-7-8-10~-7-8-7------------------------------------|
b------------------------------10-8-10p8--10hp12-8-|
g------------??-6:04-6:06-??-----------------------|
d--------------------------------------------------|
a--------------------------------------------------|
e--------------------------------------------------|

6:09

e-----------------------------------6:22----------|
b-12p10p8---repeat lots of times---------7-8-10~--|
g-------------------------------------------------|
d-------------------------------------------------|
a-------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------|

"Whose Chariot...

6:23 Guitar

e-----3---5^-----3------|
b-3h5--------3h5--------|

6:52

e------3-x-3-3--5^--|
b--3h5--------------|

7:18

repeat staff 6:10 once

and the 2 staffs under it

7:50

Guitar, Bass $ Sax end on:

e--------------|
b--------------|
g--------------|
d--------------|
a------2-3-----|
e--3-3---------|

joshpwc@yahoo.com

oarsa.org

transcribed by Stratdude05

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