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All Along The Watchtower

Jimi Hendrix

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#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: dcrowson@amoco.com (Dave Crowson) All Along The Watch Tower (a la Hendrix) ======================================== Words and Music by Bob Dylan Transcribed to tab by Dave Crowson, London, UK. September 1994 (weirdguy@cix.compulink.co.uk) (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: ~~~~~~ |----------|------------12------|----*--*--*--*--------*-----------------| |----------|----(4)---13--------|---14-14-14-14-------14-(14)-12---------| |---REST---|---------/----------|-------------------------------11-/-13--| |--x4 bars-|--------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------|---*---------*-----------------------| ---------------------------------|--11---11---11--------11-(11)--9-----| -11---11---11---11-\------9--11--|---------------------------------11--| ---------------------/11---------|-------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------| There must be some kind a way ----____-----*------------*------|------------------------------------|- ----11/9----12------------12\----|--------------____------------------|- ---------9-------------------\---|--------------11/9------------------|- ------------------------------\--|-------------------9----------------|- ---------------------------------|----11-----------------9--9---7--7--|- ---------------------------------|--9---------------------------------|- out-ta here____ said the jo-ker to the thief______ ----------------------------------|--------___------------------------|- ---------------------_____--------|--------7-5------------------------|- ---------------___---4-6-4--------|------------4-------------2--------|- ----------___--4/6--------4---6---|--------------------------2--------|- ----------2-4---------------------|--4--------------------------------|- ----------------------------------|-----------------------------------|- There's too much con - fu- sion__ ----------_____------_____-------|-----------_____--------------------|- ----------2-4-2------4-6-4-------|-----------5-7-5--------------------|- --2-------------4/6--------6-----|-------6----------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--4---------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- I can't get no re - lief__ ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------5----------------------|- ------_____-2--------------------|------------------------4-----------|- ------2-4-2-2----___-------------|--------------------4---------------|- --2--------------4-2-------------|--4--------------2------------0-----|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- Busi-ness men they ah_______ ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ------------------5/7\5----------|----------4-------------------------|- -2---------------(4)-------------|----------5-------------4---2-------|- -2---------4/6-------------------|-------6-------------4------2-------|- ---------------------------------|---4--------------2---------0-------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ah drink my wine_____________ plow men dig my earth____ ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ----------------------5--5/7\5---|---------5-___----------------------|- --2------------------(4)-4/6\4---|---___---4-6-4----------------------|- --2---------------4/6------------|---4-6-------------6----------------|- --0------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ________ Uh ~~~~~~~~~~ None__ will Lev - el on____ ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- -------------------4/6--4--------|------------------------------------|- ------------___--4---------------|------------------------------------|- ------------4-6------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- _____the vine___________ Uh no-bod-y of it is worth ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- --------------_____--------------|--------5---------------------------|- --------------4-6-4-------4/6\4--|--------6---------4----2------------|- --------------------7-4/6--------|-----6------6-----4-4--2------------|- ---------------------------------|--4------------2-------0------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- Hey_______________Hey!_____(Guitar solo)_ ----------------------9----------|---*--9----------*------------------|- --------------------------12-----|--12------------12--12-9------9-----|- ---------------------------------|----------------12--12--------11----|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ---*-----------------------------|--------------------*------*--------|- ---------------------------------|---------------12--14-----14-(14)-12|- --11-----------------11/9--------|----9--11/13--------------14-(14)---|- --------------------------11-----|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~~ 1.5 1.5 1.5 --*--------------*-------*-------|----*-------------*-----------------|- -14-------------14-----(14)------|---14------------14--14----12--14---|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- 0.5 --*--------------------*---------|-9---*--9-----------9---------------|- -12---12-\-------------------9---|----12----12-9----9---12--9---------|- -------------------9--11---------|---------------12----------12-11-9--|- ------------/11------------------|----------------------------------11|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~ No rea - son to get ex - cit - ---*-----------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- --11-----9--------/18\-----------|------------------------------------|- ----------------legato slide-----|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- - ed (uh) (heh) the thief he kind-ly spoke ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------(5-7-5)---------------------|- -------------4-/--6--\--4--------|---------4------4-------------------|- --------4/6----------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|---7--------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- There are many here a-mong ---------------------------------|-------_____------------------------|- ---------------------______------|-------5-7-5------------------------|- ----------------4/6--4--(0)------|-------------4---------4------------|- ------____---2-------------------|-------------------------4----------|- ------2--4-----------------------|--6---------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- us who feel that life__ is but a joke. ----0----------------------------|------------------------------------|- -------2------_____--------------|------------------------------------|- --------------4-6-4-___--4-------|------------------------------------|- ---------4/6--------4-6----------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|---------------------------------(9)|- But uh But you and I we've been___________ ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- -___-----------------------------|------------------------------------|- -7-9-------------------7---------|------------------------------------|- --------------------------7------|------------------------------------|- through that (but ah) and this is not our fate. ---------___---------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------7-5----___---5----------|-----5------------------------------|- -------------6--4-6---4----------|-------------------4----------------|- -------------------------6\------|-----6-------------4----------------|- ---------------------------------|-4-------------2---------------0----|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- So let us not talk false - ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- --------------------5/7\5--------|-------5-----4----------------------|- --2--------------4--4/6\4--------|---------------------4--------------|- --2--___--2--4/6-----------------|----6-------------------2-----------|- -----4-6-------------------------|--4---------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- - 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-|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- Ah hey ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- -------4--6-----4---4------------|-6/9-9-9--9--9/11--11--11/13--------|- ---4/6---------------------------|------------------------------11----|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- --------*---9-9-9-9----9-9-9-----|---*--9------------------*----*-----|- -------12------------------------|--12----(12)9-------9---------------|- ---------------------------------|---------------11-------11---11-----|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- * ~~~~~~~~~ ---*--------------*--------------|--9--------12------14----14---------|- --------------------------9------|-----/14----------------------------|- --11----(11)9----11--------------|------------------------------------|- --------------11-----------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- * * -14-(14)-12--14-14---14--12---12-|--*-----*------*---------------------|- ---------------------------14----|-14----(14)---14---------------14----|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------(13)-------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- (Slide guitar starts here 12-string norm. tuning w. echo plex) --*----------*-------------------|------------------------------------|- --14----14--14-----14-___--------|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|- ---------------------12-13\1-----|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|- ---------------------------------|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- --(from last bar) /2-------------|------------------------------------|- ------------------/2-------------|------------------------------------|- ------------------/2-------4-/---|-11-----------------------------11/-|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--14---------------------------11--/|- ---------------------9/11--9-----|------------------------------------|- -14------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--14---------------------------11--/|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- --14-------------------___-------|------------------------------------|- ----------------------9/11-------|--11/13---------11------------9-----|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- --14-----------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- (end of slide guitar) ---------------------------------|--12---12/14----14/16----16/19------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- -11\-----------------------------|---9----9/11----11/13----13/16------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- .25 --19\---------------------*------|-9---9------*----9----*-------------|- ------------------------------9--|--12--12--9----9--12-9--------------|- --16\--------------------11------|------------11--------11-11-9--9-11-|- ---------------------------------|-----------------------------11-----|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- (slowly) 0.25 ---*--------------------*--------|-9-*-9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9-----|- -----------------------12--------|--12-------9-12------9-12------9----|- --11-----------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- 0.25 0.25 --*-9--*--9-*-9------------------|--*-------9---*---9-----------------|- -12---12-----9--12-9-------------|--12---------12---------------------|- -----------11-------11--11-9-11--|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---*---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-------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ----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------------------------------|- ----------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ----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--------------|- ---------------------------------|-/11--------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ----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\---------|------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|- All a long______ the watch --*-14-14-14--*-16-16-16-16-*-16-|------------------------------------|- -17----------19------------19----|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- tow - er prin-ces kept the view ---------------------------------|------___---------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------7-5----------4----------------|- ---------------------------------|----------4-----4------4------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------4----------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- While all the women came ---_______------_____------------|------------------------------------|- ---5-7---5------5/7\5------------|------------------------------------|- ---6-------___--4/6\4------------|-----9--9--x------------------------|- -----------4/6-------------------|-----9--9--x-----9---9--------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------9---------9-----------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- and went (ta) bare feet ser-vants too --5__----------------------------|--------___-------------------------|- --5-7-7--7--------5/7\5----------|--------7-5-------------------------|- ------6--6--------4/6\4----------|-------------6--6-------4---4-------|- ------------4/6------------------|----------------------------4-------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- (ah) Well ah out - side in the cold ---------------------------------|---------__9------------------------|- ---------------------------------|---------7-7------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- -4--4--4--4---4------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- dis - tance__ uh a wild cat did growl___ ---------------------------------|---___------------------------------|- --------------0-------5/7\5------|---7-5------------------------------|- --------------6-------4/6\4------|--------------4------4--------------|- --------------7------------------|---------4/6-------------4----------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- Two rid - ers were ap-proach-in' ---5__---------------------------|-----___----------------------------|- ---5-7--___-----5/7\5------------|-----7-5---___----------------------|- --------4-6-----4/6\4------0-----|-----6-----4-6--4---------4---------|- -------------6----------6--------|--------------------4--------4--4---|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- and the wind be-gan to howl -----------------------------x---|------___---------------------------|- -------------------5/7\5-----x---|------7-5---------------------------|- --___-------___-4--4/6\4---------|------6----4---------4--------------|- --4-2-___-2-4/6------------------|------------------4-----------------|- ------2-4------------------------|--------------2---------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- 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-------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~~~~~ --*--9--9--9----9----9-----------|----*---11---11---11---11-----------|- -12------------------------------|---14-------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- All a-long the watchtow-er --*--11--12---11-------*---11----|----------*--9-9--9-----9----9------|- -14---------------14--14---------|---------12-------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------------|- Have you --9--9-9---9---9---9-------------|--*-11-11-11-11-11-11-*12-12-12-12-12-12-12|- ---------------------------------|-14------------------15--------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|- ev - er ????? way out --*-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|- -16---------------------19------------------------|- --------------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------------|- * hold bend____________________________________ -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- Yeah yeah 0.5 * * hold bend_________________________________ -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- * hold bend__________________________ * -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19---19-19--|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- * hold bend____________________________________ -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- * hold bend_________________________ * -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19--19-19--|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- * hold bend__________________________________ * -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- W - *hold bend__*___________*_________ -21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- -all a long the watch tow *hold bend -21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-| ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- - er. * * -21-21-21-21--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--------|--19----19--| ---------------------------------------------------|--19--------| ---------------------------------------------------|------------| ---------------------------------------------------|------------| ---------------------------------------------------|------------| ---------------------------------------------------|------------| 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 ---------------------------------------------------------------------------- ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- David Crowson =%^) |"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. Oracle Consultant | I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to (since 1983) | move, to get down off this featherbed of civilisation Amoco Exploration UK. | and to find the globe granite underneath and strewn "My views not Amoex's" | with cutting flints" : Robert Louis Stevenson Replies : igotan@ombomb.demon.co.uk or weirdguy@cix.compulink.co.uk
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