• Song:

    Good Shepherd

  • Artist:

    Jefferson Airplane

  • Album:

    2400 Fulton Street

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From: markr@phineas.ent-img.com (Mark R. Rubin)
Subject: Re: Good Shepherd (Traditional) by Jefferson Airplane

o The following should help you get started.  It's what I transcribed
  from the record a while back; no guarantees of accuracy, etc.  In
  particular, I think the signature acoustic guitar riff (marked
  "intro" below, but really runs through the whole song) is played by
  two guitars, one or both of them in an open tuning.  I think the
  notes I have are right, but the voicings aren't.

o Also, I didn't tab the electric guitar lead part.  It's fairly easy
  to figure out and play.



artist: Jefferson Airplane
song:   Good Shepherd
album:  Volunteers


intro:                                       
     E  E        D         Asus2   -or-     D         Asus2                   
e-|--0--0--------------------0--------------2--2--2--2--0---------------------
B-|--0--0--------3--3--3--3--0--------------0--2--3--2--0---------------------
G-|--1--1--------2--2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2--2--2---------------------
D-|--2--2--------0--0--0--0--2--------------------------2---------------------
A-|--2--2--------2--4-----4---------------------------------------------------
E-|--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------
                 ^-melody in bass           ^-melody on "B" string


verses:
     E     D
e-|--0-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--0-----3------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|--1-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|--2-----0------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------


pre-chorus:
     E              D            F#m                 B
e-|--0--------------2--------------2-----------------2------------------------
B-|--0--------------3--------------2-----------------4------------------------
G-|--1--------------2--------------2-----------------4------------------------
D-|--2--------------0--------------4-----------------4------------------------
A-|--2-----------------------------4-----------------2------------------------
E-|--0-----------------------------2-----------------2------------------------
       Oh, good     shepherd       feed my           sheep.


chorus:
     E         F#m      Abm7          A
e-|--0-----------2--------4-----------0---------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------4--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------4--------6-----------0---------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------2--------4---------------------------------------------------
       One for   Paul,       one for  Silas,     


     E              D     E  E        D     B                                 
e-|--0--------------2-----0--0--------2-----2---------------------------------
B-|--0--------------3-----0--0--------3-----4---------------------------------
G-|--1--------------2-----1--1--------2-----4---------------------------------
D-|--2--------------0-----2--2--------0-----4---------------------------------
A-|--2--------------------2--2--------------2---------------------------------
E-|--0--------------------0--0--------------2---------------------------------
        One for to- day   my heart    with  joy.

     E         F#m      Abm7             A
e-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2--------4--------------6------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------4--------4--------------7------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------4--------6--------------7------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
       Can't you hear        my lambs a- callin'     

     E           D           B        E                                       
e-|--0-----------2-----------2--------0---------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------3-----------4--------0---------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2-----------4--------1---------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------0-----------4--------2---------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------------------2--------2---------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------------------2--------0---------------------------------------
        Oh, good shepherd,   feed my  sheep.                 


bridge:
                    3x   F#
e-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
D-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
A-|--------------------|--9---------------------------------------------------
E-|-10--9--7--9--7--9--|------------------------------------------------------
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