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Lion Sleeps Tonight
Harry Belafonte
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Name: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Artist:
Tabbed by: Joel Estes
The intro riff is pretty easy. It's based off of a minor pentanonic scale. Really no shocker here, just
fun to play.
Feel free to whistle if it floats your boat.
Intro/Verse riff
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B-----7---9---7---9----10----9----7---------7-----9----7--------|
G--9-------------------------------------9----------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------------7--------------------------------------|
B-------9---7~---------------9----7---9----9----10------9-------|
G---9-----------------------------------------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------------------------------------------------------------|
B---7----------7-----9----7-------------9-----7~----------------|
G--------9------------------------9-----------------------------|
D---------------------------------------------------------------|
A---------------------------------------------------------------|
E---------------------------------------------------------------|
Chorus? (strum chord freely)
G G
A weema wet A weema wet
C C
A weema wet A weema wet
That's it i believe.. I have a tabbed verson of the breakdown part in the song.. if you're so inclined
wanna learn it just email me for that or if you have any bitches or complaints to: SoupNaziSP@AOL.com
Be sure to look for the heavy version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".. coming to a Guitar Tab Universe near you
Thanks..
Joel Estes