Somebody To Love - Jefferson Airplane

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SOMEBODY TO LOVE - Jefferson Airplane, 1967
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Tabbed by: Callalou
aricjohnsen@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

A classic tune from the 1967 album Surrealistic Pillow. There are plenty of great tabs 
on here for Paul's chords, but I couldn't find any for Jorma's lead. Most of the solo is 
in F# minor pentatonic.

There are plenty of little breaks throughout the song where Jorma solos; I've tabbed 
them all as well as the long coda solo at the end.

Use high treble and lots of reverb and chorus to get that airy sound.

Notes:

pb = Pre-bend to note indicated, hit it, and release back to normal position while note rings.

b  = Bend to note indicated / slight bend if no value
p  = pull off
r  = release
x  = mute note right after hitting
w  = drop pitch with whammy bar
44 = tremolo

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Solo Break 1 (0:28)

e|------------
B|------------
G|---2---2-4w-
D|-4---4------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
4b~-----/6~~p4
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
-2------------
---4-4----2-4p
-------44-----
--------------

------|
------|
----2-|
2-4---|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-4-2-4-4x-4-
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
---2/4~-4-2h4-
44------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
--2/4-6--6p4-2
4-------------
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
~-----|
------|
------|
------|


(0:42)

e|------------
B|-12b14r12p10
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
-11-9-11\9~---
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
------------4~
--------------
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
---2--|
------|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|-4-2--4b6r4p
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
2-----2-4b6r4p
--4~----------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
2----2-4x-----
--4-------4---
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
------|
------|
------|
------|



Verse Break (1:10)

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

--------------
--------------
pb6r4~-----2~-
-------2h4----
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
--------------
4-------------
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
------|
------|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|---------2--
D|---2-4-4---4
A|-4----------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
-4b6r4p2------
---------4-4--
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
------4b6r4p2-
4-4-4---------
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
--2~--|
4---4-|
------|
------|



Solo Break 2 (1:35)

e|-------5~---
B|----/7------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--pb8r7-5-----
----------7--p
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
b7r5-(2)------
---------/6p4-
--------------
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
2h4---|
----4-|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|-----7~~x---
G|-4/6---6x--4
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
b-4-2/4---2---
--------4---4-
--------------
--------------

-(0)----------
--7x----------
--6x----------
--------------
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
------|
------|
------|
------|



Outro Solo (2:22)

e|-pb9~r7~~---
B|------------
G|------------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------

7b9r7p5~------
----------5br-
--------------
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
4~~--4b~-4p2--
-------------4
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
-2----|
---4--|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|-/2~----2h4-
D|------4-----
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
/6(p4)-6~--4--
--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
2-4b~--2-----2
---------4p2--
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
------|
-4x-4-|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|------------
D|-4p2---2-4-4
A|-----4------
E|------------

--------------
--------------
-----2----2---
p2h4---4-----/
--------------
--------------

--------------
------------5-
---2--4/6-----
4-------------
--------------
--------------

------|
--7~--|
------|
------|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|-7b9r7p5----
G|------------
D|---------7b~
A|------------
E|------------

--------------
------------5-
----2h4-4/6---
--4-----------
--------------
--------------

--------------
--------------
4b6r4p2---2-4-
--------4-----
--------------
--------------

------|
------|
/6~p4-|
------|
------|
------|

e|------------
B|------------
G|-2----2--/6-
D|---4--------
A|------------
E|------------

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5-7-7b9r~--7~-
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--------------
--------------
--------------

--------------
-7~---7br~p5--
-------------6
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------|
-7br~-|
------|
------|
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peace and love

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