Main Riff:
[E-]---------------------------------|
[B]-1-----1--0-------0---------------|
[G]-2--2-----0-------0--2--0--2------| x2
[D-]--------------------------2------|
[A]-0-------------------------0------|
[E-]---------3----2--0---------------|
[E-]-------------------0----0---------------|
[B-]----0-----1-----3--1------1--3----1--0--|
[G-]--0-----0-----0-------0---2-------------|
[D-]--------------------------------2-------|
[A-]------0-----2------3--------------------|
[E]-3---------------------------------------|
[E-]-------------------------------------|
[B]-1-----1--0---------0-----------0-----|
[G-]---2------------------2--0--2-----2--| x4
[D-]-------------------------------------|
[A]-0---------------------------------0--|
[E-]---------3--2--0---0-----------------|
[E-]------------------------0--------------------------|
[B-]----0-----0-1-----1-3-----3-1-3-0-1-0--------------|
--2-----0-------2---------------------2-0-2-2-0-2--| 2nd time: to Coda
[D]-2-------------------------------2-----3------------|
[A-]--------------0-----2---3---0-------------0-----0--|
[E-]------3--------------------------------------------|
[E-]------------------------0-----1-----2-----3-----4---5---7----|
[B-]----0-----0-1-----1-3-----1-----1-----1-----3-0---5---5---5--|
[G-]--2-----0-------2-----------0-----2-----2--------------------|
[D]-2------------------------------------------------------------|
[A-]--------------0-----2----------------------------------------|
[E-]------3------------------------------------------------------|
[E]-8-7-5---5-----5---5---8-7-5---5-----------8-7-5---5-----8-5---5--|
[B-]------8---7-----7---5-------8---7---8-7-8-------8---7-------8----|
[G-]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[D-]------------0---------------------0-------------------0----------|
[A]-0---------------------0-------------------0----------------------|
[E-]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Strum:
[E-]---------0--|
[B-]------3--3--|
[G-]----2----2--|
[D-]--3------3--|
[A]-0-----------|
[E-]------------|
Part II:
[E]-1-1-----1-2-2-1--1-1-----1-2-2-1-----1--4-4-4---4-5-5-4--4-4-4---|
[B-]-----------------------------------2----------7----------------7-|
[G-]----1-3--------------1-3---------1-------------------------------|
[D-]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[A-]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[E-]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[E]-4-5-5-4---4-|
[B-]--------5---|
[G-]------------|
[D-]------------|
[A-]------------|
[E-]------------|
Strum:
[E-]--------0-----------|
[B-]------3---3-------3-|
[G-]----2-------2---2---|
[D-]--3-----------3-----|
[A]-0-------------------|
[E-]--------------------|
This next section is strumming around an at the first position and
either lifting the first finger off to form (002200) or adding the 4th
finger on the second string third fret to form (002230). These are
all eighth notes with no rests, but the chord change comes on the 4th note
of each measure (the 'and' of the second beat) like:
Strum:
| |
| | etc.
| |
v v
|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|
|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ / / / / / / /|/ /
(1/4 notes)
[E-]--------0-0-0-1-0-------0-------0-----------0---0-0-0-1-0-------0--------|
[B-]--0-1-3-----------3-3-3---3-1-3---1---0-0-3---3-----------3-3-3---3------|
[G]-2-----------------------------------2------------------------------------|
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[A-]-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[E-]----0-----------0---0-0-0-1-0-------0-------0----------------------------|
[B]-1-3---3---0-0-3---3-----------3-3-3---3-1-3---1---0-----0-------0---0-1--|
[G-]--------2---------------------------------------2---------2-0-2---2------|
[D-]-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[A-]------------------------------------------------------------------0---0--|
[E-]----------------------------------------------------3-2-0-----------3----|
[E-]--0-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
[B]-3---------------|
[G-]----------------|
[D-]------0---------|
[A]-2-3-0---2-------|
[E-]----------0-0-0-|
[E]-8-7-5---5-----5---5---8-7-5---5-----------8-7-5---5-----8-5---5--|
[B-]------8---7-----7---5-------8---7---8-7-8-------8---7-------8----|
[G-]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
[D-]------------0---------------------0-------------------0----------|
[A]-0---------------------0-------------------0----------------------|
[E-]-----------------------------------------------------------------|
Strum:
[E-]---------0--|
[B-]------3--3--|
----2----2--| .S al Coda &
[D-]--3------3--|
[A]-0-----------|
[E-]------------|
Coda:
[E-]---------0-1-2-3-4-5-6-|
[B-]--0-1--3---------------|
[G]-2----------------------|
[D-]-------------0---------|
[A]-0---0--2-3-0---2-------|
[E-]--3--------------0-0-0-|
Strum:
[E-]--------0----------------------0-----------------------------------|
[B-]------3---3-------3----------3---3-------3----------2--------------|
[G-]----2-------2---2---2------2-------0---2---0--------2--------------|
[D-]--3-----------3----------4-----------4--------------2--------------|
[A]-0----------------------0----------------------------0--------------|
[E-]-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Intro:
3/4 time rubato, that is, played slowly 'with feeling'. Actually,
everyone wants to play it just like Mason does on the record...
* * *
/ / /
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|1-------1---|--0---------|--0---------|--2---------|
G|----2-------|-0----------|-0--2-0-----|-2----------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E|------------|3-------2---|0-----------|------------|
* * *
h h / / h /
E|------------|------------|------------|------------|
B|--01--0-1---|--0---------|--0-------0-|--2---------|
G|-2--2-------|-0----------|-0--2-0-02--|-2----------|
D|------------|------------|------------|------------|
A|0-----------|------------|------------|0-----------|
E|------------|3-------2---|0-----------|------------|
** ** **
/ / / Switches to 4/4 time here.
E|------------|0---------------|------------|
B|--0---1---3-|------3-1---3---|--1-0-------|
G|-0---2---0--|----0-----------|------------| dramatic pause...
D|------------|----------------|2-----------|
A|----0---2---|3-------0-------|------------|
E|3-----------|----------------|------------|
Main Rart:
Up-tempo 4/4 time. The signature riff makes this song and the sheet
music doesn't give a clue about how to play it.
Thumb and two fingers are probably needed at a minimum. In the first
bar, the thumb plays the and string notes. In the next two bars,
the thumb plays the string notes, and in the fourth bar, it plays
the and string notes.
For the first measure, finger a normal chord. I find it works
well in the third measure to alternate the 2-0-2 on the string
between the index and middle finger (play the string notes with
your middle finger, the first string note with your index, the
second string note with you middle finger again, and the next
string note with your index finger again. (just a suggestion).
*
/
E|----------------|----------------|----------------|----------------|
B|010-1-----1---0-|----------------|0---------0-----|----------------|
G|------2---------|----0-----0-----|--2-0-2-------2-|----2-----2-----|
D|----------2---0-|--0-----0-----0-|----------------|--2-----2-----2-|
A|0-------0---0---|----------------|----------------|0-----0-----0---|
E|----------------|3-----2-----0---|0-------0---0---|----------------|
Repeat 4 times.