'All Along The Watch Tower' by Jimi Hendrix - Guitar Tutorial
Song lyrics:
All Along The Watch Tower (a la Hendrix)
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Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Transcribed to tab by
Dave Crowson, London, UK. September 1994
(4/4 time, moderate rock, tune down 1/2 step)
The timings you`ll have to get from the song as this tab
isn`t written with the correct bar spacing in mind, nor does it
specify the timeperiod of the note..you`ll just have to work that
out for yourself.
It`s jus` a rough guide really ;-)
(Please note this was compiled as straight ASCII, so using proportional
fonts to view it won`t make it look very nice)
Intro:
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12------|----*--*--*--*--------*-----------------|
|----------|----(4)---13--------|---14-14-14-14-------14-(14)-12---------|
|---REST---|---------/------------------------------11-/-13--|
|--x4 bars---------------------------------------|
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---------------------------------|--11---11---11--------11-(11)--9-----|
-11---11---11---11-------9--11------------------------11--|
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There must be some kind a way
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----11/9----12------------12-------____------------------|-
---------9-------------------------11/9------------------|-
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---------------------------------|----11-----------------9--9---7--7--|-
---------------------------------|--9---------------------------------|-
out-ta here____ said the jo-ker to the thief______
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---------------------_____--------|--------7-5------------------------|-
---------------___---4-6-4---------4-------------2--------|-
----------___--4/6--------4---6------------------2--------|-
----------2-4---------------------|--4--------------------------------|-
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There`s too much con - fu- sion__
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----------2-4-2------4-6-4-------5-7-5--------------------|-
--2-------------4/6--------6-----|-------6----------------------------|-
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I can`t get no re - lief__
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------_____-2---------------------------------4-----------|-
------2-4-2-2----___----------------------4---------------|-
--2--------------4-2-------------|--4--------------2------------0-----|-
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Busi-ness men they ah_______
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------------------5/75----------|----------4-------------------------|-
-2---------------(4)-------------|----------5-------------4---2-------|-
-2---------4/6-------------------|-------6-------------4------2-------|-
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ah drink my wine_____________ plow men dig my earth____
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----------------------5--5/75---|---------5-___----------------------|-
--2------------------(4)-4/64---|---___---4-6-4----------------------|-
--2---------------4/6------------|---4-6-------------6----------------|-
--0-------------------------------------------------------|-
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________ Uh ~~~~~~~~~~ None__ will Lev - el on____
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-------------------4/6--4---------------------------------|-
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_____the vine___________ Uh no-bod-y of it is worth
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--------------4-6-4-------4/64--|--------6---------4----2------------|-
--------------------7-4/6--------|-----6------6-----4-4--2------------|-
---------------------------------|--4------------2-------0------------|-
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Hey_______________Hey!_____(Guitar solo)_
----------------------9----------|---*--9----------*------------------|-
--------------------------12-----|--12------------12--12-9------9-----|-
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~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
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--11-----------------11/9--------|----9--11/13--------------14-(14)---|-
--------------------------11------------------------------|-
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~~~~~~~~ 1.5 1.5 1.5
--*--------------*-------*-------|----*-------------*-----------------|-
-14-------------14-----(14)------|---14------------14--14----12--14---|-
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0.5
--*--------------------*---------|-9---*--9-----------9---------------|-
-12---12--------------------9---|----12----12-9----9---12--9---------|-
-------------------9--11-------------12----------12-11-9--|-
------------/11-----------------------------------------11|-
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~~~~~~~ No rea - son to get ex - cit -
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--11-----9--------/18------------------------------------|-
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- ed (uh) (heh) the thief he kind-ly spoke
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-------------4-/--6----4--------|---------4------4-------------------|-
--------4/6-----------------------------------------------|-
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There are many here a-mong
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---------------------______------|-------5-7-5------------------------|-
----------------4/6--4--(0)--------4---------4------------|-
------____---2---------------------------------4----------|-
------2--4-----------------------|--6---------------------------------|-
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us who feel that life__ is but a joke.
----0-----------------------------------------------------|-
-------2------_____---------------------------------------|-
--------------4-6-4-___--4--------------------------------|-
---------4/6--------4-6-----------------------------------|-
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But uh But you and I we`ve been___________
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-7-9-------------------7----------------------------------|-
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through that (but ah) and this is not our fate.
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---------7-5----___---5----------|-----5------------------------------|-
-------------6--4-6---4------------------4----------------|-
-------------------------6------|-----6-------------4----------------|-
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So let us not talk false -
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--------------------5/75--------|-------5-----4----------------------|-
--2--------------4--4/64------------------4--------------|-
--2--___--2--4/6-----------------|----6-------------------2-----------|-
-----4-6-------------------------|--4---------------------------------|-
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- ly now the ho - urs get-tin` late.___
-5-------------------------------|---------_____----------------------|-
-5-7-5---___------------_____----|---------5-7-5----------------------|-
-_____---4-6------2-----4-6-4--------4--------------------|-
--------------------4/6--------6--------------------------|-
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Ah hey
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-------4--6-----4---4------------|-6/9-9-9--9--9/11--11--11/13--------|-
---4/6----------------------------------------------11----|-
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--------*---9-9-9-9----9-9-9-----|---*--9------------------*----*-----|-
-------12------------------------|--12----(12)9-------9---------------|-
-------------------------------------11-------11---11-----|-
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* ~~~~~~~~~
---*--------------*--------------|--9--------12------14----14---------|-
--------------------------9------|-----/14----------------------------|-
--11----(11)9----11---------------------------------------|-
--------------11------------------------------------------|-
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* *
-14-(14)-12--14-14---14--12---12-|--*-----*------*---------------------|-
---------------------------14----|-14----(14)---14---------------14----|-
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(Slide guitar starts here
12-string norm. tuning w. echo plex)
--*----------*--------------------------------------------|-
--14----14--14-----14-___--------|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|-
---------------------12-131-----|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|-
---------------------------------|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|-
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--(from last bar) /2--------------------------------------|-
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------------------/2-------4-/---|-11-----------------------------11/-|-
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---------------------9/11--9------------------------------|-
-14-------------------------------------------------------|-
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--14-------------------___--------------------------------|-
----------------------9/11-------|--11/13---------11------------9-----|-
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--14------------------------------------------------------|-
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(end of slide guitar)
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-11-----------------------------|---9----9/11----11/13----13/16------|-
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--19---------------------*------|-9---9------*----9----*-------------|-
------------------------------9--|--12--12--9----9--12-9--------------|-
--16--------------------11-------11--------11-11-9--9-11-|-
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(slowly) 0.25
---*--------------------*--------|-9-*-9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9-----|-
-----------------------12--------|--12-------9-12------9-12------9----|-
--11------------------------------------------------------|-
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0.25 0.25
--*-9--*--9-*-9------------------|--*-------9---*---9-----------------|-
-12---12-----9--12-9-------------|--12---------12---------------------|-
-----------11-------11--11-9-11---------------------------|-
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---*---11-----11---11------------|--11--9--9--9--9--9-----7--9--7--7--|-
--14-----------------------------|---9--9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--|-
------------------------------------------4/8-------------|-
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----5-----------------------------|---------11-9-9--------9--7--7--7--|-
----5-/8-8-8-8-/10-10-10-10-13--0|-------9-------------7--7--7--7--7--|-
-/6---/9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-14---------/8--8--8--8--8--8--|-
----------------------------------|--6/11------------------------------|-
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----5--5-------------------------|-----9---11-9--9--9----7--9-7--7----|-
----5--5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|-----9----9-9--9--9----7--7-7--7----|-
-/6---------------------------------------/8--------------|-
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----5------------------------0---|--*-9-9-9-9-9-9-9-*-11-11-11-11-*-12-12-12-12-12|-
----5--8-8-8-8/10-10/13-x-x-0---|-12--------------14------------15---------------|-
-/6----9-9-9-9/11-11/14----------------------------------------------|-
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All a long______ the watch
--*-14-14-14--*-16-16-16-16-*-16--------------------------|-
-17----------19------------19-----------------------------|-
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tow - er prin-ces kept the view
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---------------------------------|------7-5----------4----------------|-
---------------------------------|----------4-----4------4------------|-
-----------------------------------4----------------------|-
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While all the women came
---_______------_____-------------------------------------|-
---5-7---5------5/75-------------------------------------|-
---6-------___--4/64------------|-----9--9--x------------------------|-
-----------4/6-------------------|-----9--9--x-----9---9--------------|-
------------------------------------9---------9-----------|-
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and went (ta) bare feet ser-vants too
--5__----------------------------|--------___-------------------------|-
--5-7-7--7--------5/75----------|--------7-5-------------------------|-
------6--6--------4/64------------6--6-------4---4-------|-
------------4/6-----------------------------------4-------|-
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(ah) Well ah out - side in the cold
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---------------------------------|---------7-7------------------------|-
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-4--4--4--4---4-------------------------------------------|-
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dis - tance__ uh a wild cat did growl___
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--------------0-------5/75------|---7-5------------------------------|-
--------------6-------4/64---------4------4--------------|-
--------------7------------------|---------4/6-------------4----------|-
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Two rid - ers were ap-proach-in`
---5__---------------------------|-----___----------------------------|-
---5-7--___-----5/75------------|-----7-5---___----------------------|-
--------4-6-----4/64------0-----|-----6-----4-6--4---------4---------|-
-------------6----------6-----------------4--------4--4---|-
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and the wind be-gan to howl
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-------------------5/75-----x---|------7-5---------------------------|-
--___-------___-4--4/64---------|------6----4---------4--------------|-
--4-2-___-2-4/6-------------------------4-----------------|-
------2-4---------------------------2---------------------|-
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Hey ! Ah
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|--*--9-----9--9---9----9--------9-9-|-
-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-12---------------------------------|-
-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6--------------------------------|-
-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------------------------------|-
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~~~~~~~~~~~
--*--9--9--9----9----9-----------|----*---11---11---11---11-----------|-
-12------------------------------|---14-------------------------------|-
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All a-long the watchtow-er
--*--11--12---11-------*---11----|----------*--9-9--9-----9----9------|-
-14---------------14--14---------|---------12-------------------------|-
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Have you
--9--9-9---9---9---9-------------|--*-11-11-11-11-11-11-*12-12-12-12-12-12-12|-
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ev - er ????? way out
--*-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|-
-16---------------------19------------------------|-
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* hold bend____________________________________
-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-
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Yeah yeah
0.5
* * hold bend_________________________________
-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-
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* hold bend__________________________ *
-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19---19-19--|-
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* hold bend____________________________________
-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-
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* hold bend_________________________ *
-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19--19-19--|-
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* hold bend__________________________________ *
-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-
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W -
*hold bend__*___________*_________
-21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|-
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-all a long the watch tow
*hold bend
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- er.
* *
-21-21-21-21--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--------|--19----19--|
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Key :
* = Full Bend note (number above the * is amount of bend i.e 1 or 1.5 or.5)
Note: if a note appears in brackets after a bend then that signifies a
release of that note.
~~~ = Vibrato
/ = Slide up to note
= slide down to note
( ) = release note
____= pull off/hammer on
x = muffled percussive tone
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