In this beautiful songs there are at least 4 guitar tracks:
1 electric rhythm guitar,
2 electric lead guitars and
1 steel-stringed acoustic rhythm guitar.
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* The Figure: *
* This little figure is played tons of times during the song, *
* so I find it easier to just refer to it as the "Figure". *
* *
* Fm (Edim) *
* |---------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------| *
* |---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------| *
* |---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------| *
* |-----------------|-----------------| *
* |-----------------|-----------------| *
* |(1)--------------|-----------------| *
* *
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Intro: 4x Figure
1.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Db7M Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|------(b9)---------|
|-----------------|-----8---------8/|/10--------------|------8h10p8-----|
|-8/10------------|---8---------8---|/10--------------|-----------------|
|-6-------------8/|/10--------10----|-----------------|-8---------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|---------------------|
|-------6---------|---------------------|
|-----6-----------|-------8---8---------| + 1x Figure
|-----------------|-----8---------------|
|-----------------|-8/10-------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|---------------------|
2.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Db7M Fm7
|-4---------------|-----------------------|-----------------|----11p8---------|
|-4---------------|---------8h11p8---8-11-|--(b9)-------------|--(b9)-----(b9)------|
|-5h6p5-----------|-8-----8--------8------|-10--------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-8-----8---------------|-10--------------|-10--------------|
|------------8/10-|-----------------------|-----------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|--------------------------|
|-----6-----------|--------------------------|
|---6-------------|------8/10\8--------------| + 2x Figure
|-6---------------|------8/10\8---8----------|
|-----------------|-8/10------------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|--------------------------|
1.Chorus:
I can't hear the exact guitar voicings, so here are some suggestions instead.
Db7M G7M9+5 G7-9 Cm7
|-4-------------6-|---------4-------|-3---------------|
|-6-------------6-|---------3-------|-4---------------|
|-5-------------8-|---------4-------|-3---------------|
|-6-------------(b9)|---------3-------|-5---------------|
|-4---------------|-----------------|-3---------------|
|-----------------|--------(3)------|-----------------|
Dm7/11 G7-9 Eb7M Eb6 Dbmaj9 Db6/9
|-3-------4-------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6-------3-------|-11------11------|--(b9)-----(b9)------|
|-5-------4-------|-12------12------|--8------8-------|
|-3-------3-------|-12------10------|-10------8-------|
|(5)--------------|-10------10------|--8------8-------|
|--------(3)------|(11)----(11)-----|-(9)----(9)------|
Bbm7 Fm7 G7-9 C7
|-----------------|-4-------3-------|
|-6--------(b9)-----|-3-------5-------|
|-6--------8------|-4-------3-------| + 1x Figure
|-6-------10------|-3-------5-------|
|-8--------8------|---------3-------|
|-6---------------|(3)--------------|
3.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Db7M Fm7
|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-4^--------------|---4/6---------|-4/6-------------|----(b9)-----------|
|-5^--------------|---3/5---------|-3/5-------------|--8----8---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------8/10-|--------8h10-8-6-|
|-----------------|-----------------|------------6/8--|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------------6-|/8----8----------| + 2x Figure
|-------------6---|/8-----8---------|
|---------6/8-----|--------10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
1.Bridge:
Here the Lead Guitar enters and play it's own part.
Rhythm Guitar:
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|(3)------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-------------|-----------6----6---|
|(4)------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---|
|(5)------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|------6----6----8---|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|------6----6----6---|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------10-|------8----6--------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|---------3-----4-|---------4-----6-|---6-----------8-|-------6---------|
|---------4-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------|
|---------5-----6-|---------6-----8-|---8-----------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------8-|-------6---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Lead Guitar:
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11--------6---|------4--------------|
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11--------6b8-|-r6p4-4b6-r4-------4-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|---------------3/5---|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11-------3----|----------------------|
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11-------3pb4-|-r3p1-----------1/2-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|------3b5r3p1---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------3-1/3-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Guitar Solo:
(Verse + 1x Figure, Verse + 2x Figure)
This solo is played in unison by two lead guitars, which creates
the massive sound.
Ab Cm7 Db7M
|-----------------------|-------11--------|-------------13b15-13~|
|-(1)/---13h14p13-14/16-|-------11pb13r11-|-11p(b9)(b9)---(b9)---------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|--------10------------|
|-(1)/---13h15p13-15/17-|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|----------------------|
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7
|~~~\---------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------1--/2---4---|-------------6------|----------------6-8-|
|-------3b5/4b6-6b8-|---r6p5-6~/8---8b10-|---r8p7-8---b10-----|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------|--------------------|
Figure
|----------8---------------|-----------------|
|-b(b9)r8-b(b9)--8pb(b9)r8-b(b9)r8-|---p6~~~---------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------|
|--------------------------|--------------1/-|
Ab Cm7 Db7M
|---4-----4-------|------------9p8---|--------------------|
|---4-----4-4/6-8~|~~--11---11-----(b9)|--------------------|
|-----6p5---5/7---|-------8--------8-|-8h10---------------|
|-----------6/8---|----------------8-|------8h10---10\8-6-|
|-----------6/8---|------------------|--------------------|
|-4---------------|------------------|--------------------|
Fm7 Bbm7 Cm7
|-------------------|----------13~--15b16--r15-|----13---------13-------------|
|--------------(b9)-(b9)|/11-14/16-----------------|-16----16b18-----16-13-16b18--|
|------8---/10--10--|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-8/10--------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|--------------------------|------------------------------|
Figure Figure
|-13-16p13-16b20----|---11------------|----16b18r16~~~---|-----------------|
|-------------------|---11pb13--r11---|----18b20b18~~~---|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----*------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------------|
(*The two bends here are played by eihter guitar.)
(Rhythm Guitar backup):
Ab Cm7 Db7M Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|---8-x--11p8-----|
|-4---------------|-----8-----------|-----------------|---(b9)x---------(b9)|
|-5---------------|---8-------------|-8/10------------|---8-x-------8---|
|-6---------------|-8------8/10--8--|-8/10------------|-----x-----------|
|-6----------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------6---------|-----------------|
|-------6---------|-----8-----------| + 1x Figure
|-8-------------|---8-------------|
|-----8---------8/|/10--------8-6/8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
Ab Cm7 Db7M Fm7
|-4^--------------|-----------------|-----------------|----------11p8---|
|-4^--------------|-----------------|--9^-------------|--(b9)-----------(b9)|
|-5^--------------|---8-------------|-10^-------------|--8--------------|
|-----------------|-8---------------|-10^-------------|-10--------------|
|------------8/10-|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------|
|-6---------6-----|-----------------|
|-6---------6---6/|/8---------------| + 2x Figure
|-6---------6---6/|/8---------------|
|---------------8/|/10-----10\8-6-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|
2.Chorus + 1x Figure
Again, use the voicing suggestions I presented in the 1.Chorus.
Lead Guitar plays this little fill:
Eb7M Eb6 Dbmaj9 Db6/9 Bbm7 Fm7 G7-9 C7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------8b9r8---|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|----8-10---------|-10--------------|-6------/13------|-13------12------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
PM-|
4.Verse:
Ab Cm7 Db7M Fm7
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1^--------------|---4/6-------4/|/6---------------|--11\------------|
|-1^--------------|---3/5-------3/|/5---------------|--10\------------|
|-1^------------3/|/5---------------|-----------------|--------10\8-8-8-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--|--------------|
v
Bbm7 Cm7
|-----------------|-----------------| (-----)
|-----------------|-4---------------| (-10\-) Lead Guitar
|-----------------|-3---------------| + 2x Figure (-10\-) plays along
|---6-6-----------|-5---------------| (-----) on this fill
|-----------------|--------10\8-6/8-| (-----)
|-----------------|-----------------| (-----)
2.Bridge:
Rhythm Guitar plays the same as in 1.Bridge.
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F Cm7 Bbm7 Eb11 Abmaj9
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11--------6---|--------------------|
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11--------6b8-|--r6p4----------4---|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|-------5p1------1-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-------------3------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Cm/Ab Db/Gb Eb/F F11 Eb11
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11------15----|--------13----------|
|-------6/8-----(b9)|---------(b9)---11-|---11------15b16-|-r15p13-13b14r13-11-|
|-------6/8----10-|--------10----12-|---12------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Outro:
These 6 bars are repeated by the Rhythm Guitar till the songs fades out:
Figure C (Bb)
||----------4--3--4-|---3---4-4-------|---------3--1--3-|---1---3-3-------|
||o---------6--5--6-|---5---6-6-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|
||----------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|---------5--3--5-|---3---5-5-------|
||------------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|(3)--------------|-----------------|
||-(1)--------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Db7M
|-1-------3-------|-3-------4--------||
|-2-------4-------|-4-------6-------o||
|-1-------3-------|-3-------5--------||
|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------------|-----------------o||
|-----------------|------------------||
On top of that, the Lead Guitar plays some wonderful fills:
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-(11)b13~~~------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Db7M Figure
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|------1----------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----3pb5r3-p1-3-||-(3)b5-----------|-------3pb5r3-p1-|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------||-----------------|-----------------|
C Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Db7M
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-4---------------||
|-----------------|---------------(b9)|--11b13--11~---4-|---6b8-r6--------||
|---3pb5-r4-r3~~~-|----b5----5/10---|-----------------|------------3/5--||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||
Figure C
|------------1----|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|---------------1-|-----------------|
|-3b5-------------|---3pb5r3--------|-----------------|-3-3b5--------13-|
|-----------------|-----------------|-------5p1/2---|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Db7M
|------------------------------|--------13------------------------------||
|------------------------------|------13--16p13------13-----------------||
|-15b17-15pb17r15p13-15~----13-|-15b17---------15b17---13-15p13---------||
|-------------------------15---|-------------------------------15p13b15-||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
|------------------------------|----------------------------------------||
Figure C
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------1-----|-------3p1h3--------|--------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-1/3--------1p0h1h3~|~~----------4-|
|-----------------|-----1-1-4---4---|--------------------|----------6---|
PM--| PM PM|
Bbm7 Eb Abmaj9 Db7M
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
|----------------------|-----------8-------------------------||
|-----6h8-8b10r8~------|-6/8--8h10---10\8p6-8b10r8p6-8p6-----||
|-6/8--------------8-8-|---------------------------------8p6-||
|----------------------|-------------------------------------||
Figure
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|------------------------------|--------------------|
|-6----------------------------|--------------------|
|--h8p6-8p6---6-----8--8-------|-----------8---b7-|
|----------h8--h8p6------------|--------------------|
C Bbm7 Eb
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-----------6/8~|~~-6--8b10-------6-|
|---------------------|---------------|---------------8---|
|-------8p6-8p6b7-8~~-|---------------|-------------------|
Abmaj9 Dbmaj9 Figure
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|--8s10-------8-------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
|--------8s10-----10\8p6----||-8b9r8-6----6-----------8p6--|----------------|
|------------------------8--||--------h8p6-h8p6h8~~~-----h8|p6h8~~~---------|
|---------------------------||-----------------------------|----------------|
C Bbm7 Eb
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------------|--------------5p4p3---|------3-------1-|
|---------6b7-----------|----------3h6-------6-|------------3---|
|-------------6b7-------|----------------------|----------------|
|-----------------8p6h8-|-6--8~~---------------|----------------|
Abmaj9 Db7M Figure
|------------------------------------||---1-----------13---|--------------|
|---------------4--------------------||--------------------|--------------|
|--3pb5r3p1-------3pb4r3p1---1h3b5---||----------15b17-----|--------------|
|-----------3--------------3---------||--------------------|-----3--------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|--------------|
|------------------------------------||--------------------|------4b5-----|
C
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-------5---/5-|---8---3/5------|
|----------------|----------------|
|-------3---/3-|---6---1/3------|
|----------------|----------------|
LYRICS
**********
Johnny's playroom
Is a bunker filled with sand
He's become a third world man
Smokey Sunday
He's been mobilized since dawn
Now he's crouching on the lawn
He's a third world man
Soon you'll throw down your disguise
We'll see behind those bright eyes
By and by
When the sidewalks are safe
For the little guy
I saw the fireworks
I believed that I was dreaming?
'Til the neighbours came out screaming
He's a third world man
When he's crying out
I just sing that Ghana Rondo
E'lera del terzo mondo
He's a third world man
