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Somewhere Over The Rainbow by Jimi Hendrix
Somewhere Over The Rainbow
These are the basic chord hendrix plays and one of the riffs he plays them in. the solos
on the E scale but I cant figure them out.
e[-0--------3------------------------0-----------0---------------------]
B[-0--------3------------------------2-----------2---------------------]
G[-1--------0------------------------2-----------2---------------------]
D[-2--------0------------------------2-----------2--------------0------]
A[-2--------2--------2---2---2---2---0-----------0---------0h2---------]
E[-0--------3--------3---0---3---4---x-----------x-----------------3-0-]
I see fingers hands and shades of faces.
e[--------0-------3------------------0----------0-----------------------]
B[--------0-------3------------------2----------2-----------------------]
G[--------2-------0------------------2----------2-----------------------]
D[---2----2-------0------------------2----------2----------------2--0---]
A[-2--2---1-------2-----2--2--2--2---0----------0------------0h2--------]
E[------0-0-------3-----3--0--3--4---x----------x---------------------3-]
Reachin up, but not quite touchin the promised land
E G A
I see fingers, hands, and shades of faces,
E G A
Reachin up, but not quite touchin the promised land,
E G A
I hear pleas and prayers, and desperate whispers sayin,
E
Oh lord, please give us a helping hand
(all harmonics on twelfth, let ring)
Yeah yeah yeah
E G A
Way down in the background, I can see the frustrated souls of cities burnin,
E G A
And on across the water, I can see weapons barkin out to stand down,
E G A
And up in the clouds, I can imagine UFO’s chuckling to themselves, laughin they sayin,
E
“Those people so uptight, they sure know how to make a mess”
Yeah
solo
E G A
Well, back at the saloon my tear mix in mildew with my drink,
E G A
I can’t really tell my feet from the sawdust on the floor,
E G A
Far as I know, they may even try to wrap me up in cellophane and sell me,
E G A
Brothers help me, and don’t worry ‘bout lookin at the score.
Yeah yeah yeah.
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version 2
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.
Oh uh,
I see fingers, hands and shades of faces,
Reachin up and not quite touchin the promised land,
I hear pleas and prayers and a desperate whisper sayin,
Hold on please give us a helpin hand,
Yeah yeah
Way down in the background,
I can see frustrated souls of cities burnin,
And all across the water vapor,
I see weapons barkin out the stamp of death,
And up in the clouds I can imagine UFO's jumpin themselves,
Laughin they sayin,
Those people so uptight, they sure know how to make a mess
Back in the saloon my tears mix and mildew with my drink,
I can't really tell my feet from the stones on the floor,
But as far as I know, they may even try to wrap me up in cellophane and try and sell me
Brothers help me, and dont worry about lookin at the storm
Yeah yeah yeah yeah yeah
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