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Spirit In The Sky

Norman Greenbaum

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Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum


when playing the 2 on the G-string, lift your finger off after so it makes muted sound 
after kind of.

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-2-----|
D|-------|
A|---0---|
E|-------|

then:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x4)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

the fill used by the second guitar alternates throughout the song. The "beep beeps" are 
by switching between a muted pickup and a full volume pickup,

or by bridge/neck switching, a la Voodoo Child (slight Return)

e|--8-----|      e|--15---|
B|--10b---|      B|--17b--|
G|--------|      G|-------|
D|--------|  or  D|-------|
A|--------|      A|-------|
E|--------|      E|-------|
**these are harmonic bends. bend the B string until it harmonizes with the e string


Chorus is a simple riff, a down up down up up rythym:
   A    D    A    E    A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|


verse again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Chorus again, same rythym:
   A    D    A    E    A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|

verse again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

bridge/ 1st solo:
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------1-0-1-0~---------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0h2---0h2-0-0---0h2-0h2--2----------------0h2-0h2---0h2-0-0----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0h2-2--5-4-5-7b------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

verse again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

final chorus:
   A    D    A    E    A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|
play and the E and A once more.


verse again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

Outro/2nd Solo:
e|------------------------------|
B|--8----8----8----8----8~------|
G|--10b--10b--10b--10b--10b~----|(x4)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
**once again, these are harmonic bends!
                                                         v(1/4b)    v(1/2b)
e|--------------------------------8------------8-10-8----8b---------8b-------|
B|------10-10-10~--10-10-8~--8-10---10-10~--10--------10----10-10~-----------|
G|--10b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b----15r-13------------13~--15b-15-15r-13-15-13h15-13~--13h15-13~------|
G|----------------12~--12h14-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------17------------------------------------------------|
B|--13h15-13-----13b---17b----17r-15-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------14~---------------------14--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
finish with beep beeps

this is my first tab. just throwin that out there

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| v  Downstroke
| ^  Upstroke
| b  Bend (1/4b means quarter bend, 1/2b means half bend)
| r  Release

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Spirit In The Sky

Norman Greenbaum