All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix
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Tuning: Standard, E A D G B E
I am adding a little tab bit for the intro. This includes the basic rhythm
of the chord progression and a simplified extract of the lead intro. If you
play it like it's tabbed you'll look rather impressive, but it's really easy
to play. Enjoy! Note that all the chords are to be played as bar chords, or
even power chords (but that doesn't sound as good).
[Intro]
Rhythm part:
e|-6-6-8--8--8
B|-6-6-8--8--8
G|-7-7-8--8--8
D|-8-8-10-10-1
A|-8-8-10-10-1
E|-6-6-8--8--8
-----6-6-4-4-4
-----6-6-4-4-4
-----7-7-5-5-5
0----8-8-6-6-6
0----8-8-6-6-6
-----6-6-4-4-4
----|
----|
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----| x4 (i
----| or x2 (i
----| a
f you only play the rhythm part)
f you want to play the lead part
s well)
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Lead part:
e|------------
B|----11-13-13
G|-12---------
D|------------
A|------------
E|------------
b-
*
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-13-13---13--1
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---------rb
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1-------------
--12-10vvv-8-1
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0-8-10-10-10--
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b--------
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-------11--|
-10--8-----|
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-rb b---
[Verse]
"There must b
e some kind of
way out of he
re," said the
joker to the
thief,
"There's too
much confusion
, I can't g
et no relief.
Businessmen,
they drink my
wine, plowmen
dig my earth,
None will le
vel on the lin
e nobody off
ered his word.
"
[Instrumental]
e|-6-6-8--8--8
B|-6-6-8--8--8
G|-7-7-8--8--8
D|-8-8-10-10-1
A|-8-8-10-10-1
E|-6-6-8--8--8
-----6-6-4-4-4
-----6-6-4-4-4
-----7-7-5-5-5
0----8-8-6-6-6
0----8-8-6-6-6
-----6-6-4-4-4
----|
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----| x4
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[Verse 2]
"No reason to
get excited,"
the thief, he
kindly spoke,
"There are man
y here among u
s who feel tha
t life is but
a joke.
But you and I,
we've been th
rough that, an
d this is not
our fate,
So let us not
talk falsely n
ow, the hour i
s getting late
."
[Instrumental]
e|-6-6-8--8--8
B|-6-6-8--8--8
G|-7-7-8--8--8
D|-8-8-10-10-1
A|-8-8-10-10-1
E|-6-6-8--8--8
-----6-6-4-4-4
-----6-6-4-4-4
-----7-7-5-5-5
0----8-8-6-6-6
0----8-8-6-6-6
-----6-6-4-4-4
----|
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----| x4
----|
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[Verse 3]
All along the
watchtower, pr
inces kept the
view
While all the
women came and
went, barefoo
t servants, to
o.
Outside in the
cold distance
a wildcat
did growl,
Two riders wer
e approaching,
and the wind
began to howl.
Yeah, Yeah.
[Chords used]
e|-4---6---8--
B|-4---6---8--
G|-5---7---8--
D|-6---8---10-
A|-6---8---10-
E|-4---6---8--
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| *: let ring
| b---: bend u
| rb: release
| vvv: vibrato
ntil end of the dotted line
the bend
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