All Along The Watchtower - Jimi Hendrix


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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
----|
----|

[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

----|
----|
----|
----|    x4
----|
----|

[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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