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Boy On A String by Jimi Hendrix
Boy On A String
All Guitars EABEBE Tuning (capo 3)
That stuff underneath the TAB is the length of each note. 'e' is an
eighth note, 's' is a sixteenth note, 'e.' is a doted eighth note, and
so on. The '/' between two notes means that they are tied. An underlined
letter is a rest. The TAB is just standard TAB.
Rhy. Fig. 1
G|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
U|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-|
I|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
T|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-|
A|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|
R|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-2-2-2-2-|
1| e. s s s e/s e s s s s s
Rhy. Fig. 2
G|------------------------|----
U|-----0-------0----0---0-|----
I|---0-------0----0-0-0-0-|----
T|-2-------2------2---2---|----
A|------------------------|-2--
R|------------------------|----
2| e s s/e e s e. s s s s e.
Rhy.
----0--------------||
--------0----0---0-||
0----------0-0-0-0-||
-----------2---2---||
-------------------||
-------------------||
s/e e/s e. s s s s 2| e s
Fig. 3
G|------------------------||
U|-----0-------0----0---0-||
I|---0-------0----0-0-0-0-||
T|-2-------2------2---2---||
A|------------------------||
R|------------------------||
s/e e s e. s ss s
Rhy. Fig 4 a
G|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---||
U|-5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-|---||
I|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---||
T|-5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-|---||
A|-0---0-0-0-0---0-0-0-|---||
R|-5---5-5-5-3---3-3-3-|---||
Rhy. Fig. 5a
G|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-||
U|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-||
I|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-||
T|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-||
A|-0--0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-||
R|-5--5-5-5-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3-||
1| e. s s s e/s e s q / w ||
| | ||
Rhy. Fig. 4b | ||
G|-0---------0-------0-|---||
U|-5---------3-------3-|---||
I|-0---------0-------0-|---||
T|-5---------3-------3-|---||
A|-0---------0-------0-|---||
R|-5---------3-------3-|---||
2| q/e q/e q / w
1| e. s s s e/s e s s s s s / w ||
| | ||
Rhy. Fig. 5b | ||
G|--------------------------|---||
U|----5---------3-----3---3-|-3-||
I|----0---------0---0-0-0-0-|-0-||
T|-5--------3-------3---3---|-3-||
A|--------------------------|-0-||
R|--------------------------|---||
2| e. s/e e/s e. s s s s / w
Chorus But you don't really mind Cause you're just
wasting time
You can't feel anything, just a boy on a string.
G||--0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0
U||--5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2
I||*-0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0--0-0-0
T||*-5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-0-0-0---0-0-0h2-0-0-0-0-|-5--5-x-5-3-2-0-0-0-|-2--2-2-2
A||--0--0-x-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-2-2-2---2-2-0---0-2-2-2-|-0--0-x-0-0-0-2-2-2-|-0--0-0-0
R||---------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------
1|| e. s s s e q e s s e s s/s s e s s e e s s e. s s s e q e s s e. s s s
-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--||
-0---0-0-0-0-0-0--||
-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-*||<--Repeat
-0---0-0-0-0-0-0-*||
-2---2-2-2-2-2-2--||
------------------||
e/s e s s s s s ||
G||--0--------0-0-0-----|-0-----------------------|-0--------0-0-0-----|-0-------
U||--2--------3-2-0-----|-0-----------------------|-2--------3-2-0-----|-2-------
I||*-0--------0-0-0-----|-0-----------------------|-0--------0-0-0-----|-0-------
T||*-2--------3-2-0-----|-0-----------------------|-2--------3-2-0-----|-2-------
A||--0--------0-0-2-----|-2-----------------------|-0--------0-0-2-----|-0-------
R||--0------------------|-------------------------|--------------------|---------
2|| q. e q q / w q. e q q q.
-0----------------||
-0----------------||
-0---------------*||<--Repeat
-0---------------*||
-2----------------||
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e/h
Order: Intro Guitar1 - Rhy. Fig. 1 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4a once
Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 2 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4b once
Verse 1 Guitar1 - tacet
Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 2 eight times
1st Chorus Guitar1 - Chorus (see above), Rhy. Fig. 5a once
Guitar 2 - Chorus (see above), Rhy. Fig. 5b once
Verse 2 Guitar1 - tacet
Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 2 eight times
2nd Chorus Guitar1 - Chorus (see above)
Guitar 2 - Chorus (see above)
Bridge Guitar1 - tacet
Guitar 2 - tacet
For other instruments (all arranged for guitar), see
below
Final Chorus Guitar1 - Chorus (see above) (2x)
Guitar 2 - Chorus (see above) (2x)
Outro Guitar1 - Rhy. Fig. 1 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4a once
Guitar 2 - Rhy. Fig. 3 six times, Rhy. Fig. 4b once
Bridge (guitars 1 & 2 tacet)
The violin 1 part I got from the music book that was put out. I figured out
arranged it for guitar. The 'other' section is just 'D' and 'C' chords being
know what intrument(s) it is so that's why it's called 'other'.
V|----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
I|------5-------5-------6-----|---------5-------5-------7-------|-------------5
O|----5---5---5---5---5---5---|-------5---5---5---5---5---5-----|--------------
L|----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
I|----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
N|----------------------------|---------------------------------|--------------
the rest of it and
played. I don't
---5-------------4-|
-----5-----7---6---|
-5-----5-5---5-----|
-------------------|
-------------------|
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1| e. s s s s s s s s s s s e | e. s s s s s s s s s s s e |q. s s
| |
V|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------
I|----------------------------|-5-----5-----------------5-------|----------------
O|------------------------5---|-----5-----------------------12\-|----------------
L|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------
I|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------
N|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------
2| h. (e) e s s s s h q |w
3| w h. e e |w
| | D D D D C | D D D D C
s s s s s s s s /
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
|
|
|
O|----------------------------|-0-0---0---0-2-------------------|-0-0---0---0-2--
T|----------------------------|-2-2---2---2-0-------------------|-2-2---2---2-0--
H|----------------------------|-0-0---0---0-2-------------------|-0-0---0---0-2--
E|----------------------------|-2-2---2---2-0-------------------|-2-2---2---2-0--
R|----------------------------|---------------------------------|----------------
| w s s s s s s s s h s s s s s s s s
|----------------------------|-0-0---0---0-0-------------------|-0-0---0---0-0---
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
-----------------|
h
----------------|
V|-----------------2---0-------|-----------------------------5-|-----------------
I|---------8p7p5-4---4---2-----|-----------5-----5-----7---7---|-------------5---
O|-------------------------5-0-|-------------5-----5-5---5-----|---------------5-
L|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------
I|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------
N|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------
1/ q e. t t t e s s s s s s | q. s s s s s s s s s s | q. s s
[ 3 ]
------------|
--7---8-4-7-|
----5-------|
------------|
------------|
------------|
s e s e s s
V|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------
I|---2---5-------5-------------|-5-5-3---5---------------------|-5-5-3-----------
O|-----------------------------|------------------------5/-----|-----------------
L|-5~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~-|-------------------------------|-----------------
I|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------
N|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------
------------|
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------------|
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2| e e e s s s e. q s s s s e e h | s s s s h.
3| w h. e e | w
| D C | D C C C | D D D D C
O|-0---2-----------------------|-0-------2-------------2---2---|-0-0---0---0-2---
T|-2---0-----------------------|-2-------0-------------0---0---|-2-2---2---2-0---
H|-0---2-----------------------|-0-------2-------------2---2---|-0-0---0---0-2---
E|-2---0-----------------------|-2-------0-------------0---0---|-2-2---2---2-0---
R|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------
| e e e e h e e e q. e e s s s s s s s s
|
|
|
|-0---0-----------------------|-0-------0-------------0---0---|-0-0---0---0-0----
------------|
------------|
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h
-----------|
V|-0---------------------5---------|-------------|
I|---2-------5-----7---------------|-------------|
O|-----5-------5-----5-5-----------|-------------|
L|---------------------------------|-------------|
I|---------------------------------|-------------|
N|---------------------------------|-------------|
1| s s e e s s s s s s q / w |
| | | For the whole bridge, I
V|---------------------------------|---------------------| and violin 3 on
I|-5-5-3---5-----------------------|---------10\---------| make this all
O|---------------------------------|---------------------| The second bold
L|---------------------------------|---------------------| length for
I|---------------------------------|---------------------| with the right
N|---------------------------------|---------------------| I think you can
put violin 2
the same TAB to
fit onto one page.
line is the note
violin 3. It corresponds
notes for violin 3.
figure out which notes
2| s s s s e e h w | go with violin 2 and
3| w | h. q |
| D D D D D D D D D D D D | D |
|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-----------|
O|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-----------|
T|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-2-----------|
H|-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-0-0---0-|-0-----------|
E|-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-2-2---2-|-2-----------|
R|---------------------------------|-------------|
| s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s s e. h.
which go with violin 3.
Lyrics
Intro
Verse 1
The marionette has your number
Pulling your arms and legs till you can't stand on your own
Dragging your conscience on the stage
And your heart gets rearranged
And you can not tell your mentor from your Maker.
Look at the crowds bleeding with laughter
Over the way you entertain at beckon call
They don't see behind the lights
Or the painted backgrounds
They just like to see you fall.
Chorus
But you don't really mind
Cause you're just wasting time
You can't feel anything
Just a boy on a string.
Verse 2
I feel a sadness like Gapetto
Watching the life that he created run away
Seeing the puppeteer's intrusion
And holding the remains
Of puppets that have rotted away.
One day the curtain will not open (will not open)
And all of the crowds will go away (crowds will go away)
Someday those strings will choke you
But until that day.
Chorus
But you don't really mind
Cause you're just wasting time
You can't feel anything
Just a boy on a string.
Bridge
Just a boy, just a boy, just a boy....
Chorus
But you don't really mind
Cause you're just wasting time
You can't feel anything
Just a boy on a string.
Repeat
Outro
Just a boy on a string.
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