John Butler Trio - Ocean Transcribed by Timothy Atkinson (timage@gmail.com) Tuning - C3C2-G3G2-C4C3-G4G3-C4C4-E4E4 Capo - 2nd Fret (tab relative to capo) Key: * = Harmonic h = hammer on p = pull off ~ = let ring This is my tab for Ocean. It's for a 12-string, but it sounds alright on a 6. It's only the first 5 mins, but it's almost exactly how it's played off the album. None of this Improvise stuff here. Yeah, throughout the song, strum all the strings or just the lower strings. I've put some strums in, but they aren't the same as the song, but just listen to it. Some of the picking isn't exact either, but again, just listen to the song. Have fun :) And corrections, email me at timage@gmail.com [0:00] E|-12*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| C|-12*-----------------------2~--2h4-2h4-2h4p2p0-----0h2p0-0h2~--2--2--2----2h4-2h4p2p0-----------------------------------| G|-12*-----------------0h2h4---------------------5p4--------------0--0--0---------------4-4-4h5p4p2-2h4p2p0---------------| C|-12*-----------0h2h4---------------------------------------------0--0--0----------------------------------4-2p0---------| G|-12*-0-0h2h4h5--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------0h4-4h5-| C|-12*--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [0:14] |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----| |--55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-22-22-22-22-22-22-22-22~-| this bit will be G2|-5--4--2--| etc. on the 12-string |------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G3|--5--4--2-| [0:24] |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----------------------0------------0h4p0-0h4p0-4h5-4h5p0-0-0h4p0h5-5/75-4h5p4-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5p4p0-----------------| |----------------------0-0-4h5p0h4h5---------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4p0-----------| |------0h4p0---4-0h4h5-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5-4p0-----| |-0-0h4-----0h4-4----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------4h5-| |------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [0:34] |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |---------------------------| |-0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----| |--55-55-55-55-55-55-55-55~-| |---------------------------| [0:40] |------3~--3--3--3--3---3p1p0----------------------------------------------------------3~-----------| |-----0~--0-0--0--0--0-------0h2-0h2-2h4-2h4-2h4p2p0---0h2-0h2-2h4-2h4-2h4p2p0---0h2p0-0~--2~-2~-2~-| |----0~------0--0--0--0------------------------------4-------------------------4--------------------| |---0~----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |--0~-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| |-0~------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| [0:52] |-3h5p3-3-3p1p0-------------------------------------------------------||-----------------------| |-0~----0------0h2-2h4-2h4p2p0----------------------------------------||-----------------------| |------------------------------4p2p0----------------------------------||-----------------------| |------------------------------------4-2p0---0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0---||-------0--0--0--0--0---| x3 |------------------------------------------4--44-44-44-44-44-44-44-44-||-4-4/5--55-55-55-55-55-| |---------------------------------------------------------------------||-----------------------| {1:10] |----------------------------------------------------------|-----------------------------3---------------------| |----------------------------------------------------------|-0-0h2-0---2-2h4p2p0---0-2-0---0-------------------| |-----0h2h4h5-4h5-4h5-4h5-5-5-5-5-5-5----------------------|---------4-----------4-----------------------------| |----------------------------------------4--4--------4--4--|-------------------------------------4-4-------5-5-| |-0h4------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------| |--------------------------------------/4--4--4-4/5-5--5---|---------------------------------/4-4-4-4-4/5-5-5--| [1:26] |----3-0-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------------| |-------4-2-2h4p2p0--------------------------------|----------------------4-----4-----------------------| |-------------------4p2p0--------------------------|------------4-5----4h5-5-4h5-55---------------------| |-0~----------------------4-2-0---4--4--------4--4-|-0~-----0h4-----0~-----------------4--4--------4--4-| |-0~-----------------------------------------------|-0~-4h5---------0~----------------------------------| |-0~----------------------------/4--4--4-4/5-5--5--|-0~-------------0~---------------/4--4--4-4/5-5--5--| [1:39] |----5-5-1h3p1p0----------5-5-1h3p1p0-------------5-5-1h3p1p0-----------------------------------------| |----0-0---------0h2-4-4--0-0--------0h2-/4x-0----0-0--------0h2-2/4-2/4-2h4p2p0----------------------| |----0-0------------------0-0---------------------0-0----------------------------4-2-0----------------| |-0~-0-0------------------0-0------------------0~-0-0----------------------------------4-2-0-----4--4-| |-0~-0-0------------------0-0------------------0~-0-0----------------------------------------4/5-5--5-| |-0~-0-0------------------0-0------------------0~-0-0--------------------------------------------0-0--| [1:52] |------3---3---3---3---3----5-5-5------------|------3---3---3---3---3---5-3--------------| |---2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2---2-2-2-/9-9-95-5-|---2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2------4-/9-9-95-5-| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-0~----------------------0~------/9-9-95-5-|-0~----------------------0~-----/9-9-95-5-| |-0~----------------------0~-----------------|-0~----------------------0~----------------| |-0~----------------------0~------/9-9-95-5-|-0~----------------------0~-----/9-9-95-5-| [2:05] |------3---3---3---3---3----5-3-5------------|------3---3---3---3---3---5-3--------------| |---2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2---2-4-2-/9-9-95-5-|---2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2h4-2------4-/9-9-95-5-| |--------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------| |-0~----------------------0~------/9-9-95-5-|-0~----------------------0~-----/9-9-95-5-| |-0~----------------------0~-----------------|-0~----------------------0~----------------| |-0~----------------------0~------/9-9-95-5-|-0~----------------------0~-----/9-9-95-5-| [2:19] |---------------------------3---3-0----------------------|---3p0----------------------------| |---2-0---2-2h4p2p0---0-2p0---2-----4-2p0---0-/9-9-95-5-|-------4-2-2h4p2p0----------------| |-------4-----------4---------------------4--------------|-------------------4-2-0----------| |-0~------------------------------------------/9-9-95-5-|-0~----------------------4-2-0-0~-| |-0~-----------------------------------------------------|-0~----------------------------0~-| |-0~------------------------------------------/9-9-95-5-|-0~----------------------------0~-| [2:29] |---------------------------|---3-3-3-1---------3---3-0----------------------| |----------------/9-9-95-5-|-----------2-2-2h4---------4-2p0---0-/9-9-95-5-| |------------4-5------------|---------------------------------4--------------| |-0~-----2h4-----/9-9-95-5-|-0~-----------------0~---------------/9-9-95-5-| |-0~-2h4--------------------|-0~-----------------0~--------------------------| |-0~-------------/9-9-95-5-|-0~-----------------0~---------------/9-9-95-5-| [2:39] |---1-1-0h1p0---0h1-1/3-1-0------------------------------| |-------------0---------------4h5p4-----------/9-9-95-5-| |-----------------------------------4p0------------------| |-0~-----------------------0~-----------5-4-0-/9-9-95-5-| |-0~-----------------------0~----------------------------| |-0~-----------------------0~-----------------/9-9-95-5-| [2:45] |-12*--0------0----0-7*-0--0---------0-5*-0------0------0-7*-0----------3-0-----| |-12*------0---------7*--------0--0----5*-----0-----0-----7*----0---0-------4-4-| |-12*---0---0---0----7*--0---0--0--0---5*--0---0--0--0----7*--0--0---0-0--------| |-12*-0--0---0---0---7*---0---0--0--0--5*---0---0--0--0---7*---0--0---0---------| |-12*----------------7*----------------5*-----------------7*--------------------| |-12*----------------7*----------------5*-----------------7*--------------------| [2:59] |----12*--0--0------7*--0-----0--0--0-5*-0--0---5-0----------------7*-0----------------0---0-| |----12*--------0---7*-----0----------5*--------0--4-2-2h4p2p0---0-7*----0-------------0---0-| |----12*---0--0--0--7*---0--0--0--0---5*--0--0--0--------------4---7*--0--0--------4-5-5-4-5-| |-0~-12*----0--0--0-7*----0--0--0--0--5*---0--0--------------------7*---0--0----0h4----0---0-| |-0~-12*------------7*----------------5*---------------------------7*--------0h4-------0---0-| |-0~-12*------------7*----------------5*---------------------------7*------------------0---0-| [3:12] |----3---3---3---3--3-0--1-1--1---1-1--0-0-0--0---0--0-3-0----------------------------| |----0---0---0---0--0-0--0-0--0---0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0----4-2-2h4p2p0-----------------| |----0---0---0---0--0-0--0-0--0---0-0--0-0-0--0---0--0----------------4-2-0-----------| |-0~-0----0-------0---0-----0---0----0------0--0---0------------------------4-2-0-----| |-0~-0----0-------0---0-----0---0----0------0--0---0-these strums aren't exact----4/5-| |-0~-0----0-------0---0-----0---0----0------0--0---0----------------------------------| [3:25] |----3--3--3--3--3--3--1--1--1--1--1--1--0--0--0--0--0--1-3-1h3p1p0---------------------------------| |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--------------0h2-2/4-2/4-2h4p2p0-------------| |----0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0--0----------------------------------4-2-0-------| |-0~------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------------------4-2-0-| |-0~------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0----these strums aren't exact------------------| |-0~------0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----0-----------------------------------------------| [3:39] |------------------------------------------------------------------------0-| |--------------------------------------------------------------------0---0-| |------------------------------------------------------------------4-5---5-| |-0~-------2p0-2/4-4-4--0-------2p0-2/4-4-42-2-0-------2-2-2/4-4h5----0-0-| |-0~-0h4h5--------------0-0h4h5-----------------0-0h4h5-0--------------0-0-| |-0~--------------------0-----------------------0-------0--------------0-0-| [3:49] |---------------------------------------------------------------------------3--| |-------4-5-4-5/7-5-4-0-4-0-----0-2-0-2/4-4-4-4-------0-2-2-2h4p2p0---0-2-0--2-| |---4h5-------------------------------------------------------------4----------| |-0------------------------0-0h2----------------0-0h2--------------------------| |-0------------------------0--------------------0------------------------------| |-0------------------------0--------------------0------------------------------| [3:59] |-3-0---------------------------------|-----------------------------------------| |-0---4-2-2h4p2p0---------------------|---5--5--4--4--4--55-5-5-5-4-0-----------| |-0---------------4-2-0---------------|----0--0--0--0--0--------------5-4-0-----| |-0---------------------4-2-0-0-----0-|-------------------------------------5-5-| |-0---------------------------0-4/5-0-|-----------------------------------------| |-0---------------------------0-----0-|-/5--5--5--5--5--5--5---5----------------| [4:12] |---1-1-0-0-----------------------------------|---------------------------------------| |---0-0-0-0-4h5p4p0-------5-4h5p4p0-----------|---5--5----4--4-4--5-4-0---------------| |---0-0-0-0---------5-0-------------4-0-------|----0--0-0--0--0---------5-4-0---------| |-0---------------------0---------------5-4-0-|-------------------------------5-4-5-4-| |-0---------------------0-------------------0-|---------------------------------------| |-0---------------------0-------------------0-|-/5--5--5-5-5--5--5--------------------| [4:25] |---------------------------------------------------------------| |---------------------4-------4-----4h5-4-5/7-5-4-4h5p4p0-------| |-----------4h5---4h5---4-4h5---4-------------------------5-4-4-| |-0-----0h4-----0-----------------0---------------------------0-| |-0-0h4---------0-----------------0---------------------------0-| |-0-------------0-----------------0---------------------------0-| [4:30] |-----------------------------------------------------------------| |---9--9--9--9--9----4--5-4-0-----------------------------7-9-7---| |-----------------------------5-4-0---------9---7-9-7-7/9-------9-| |----0--0--0--0--0----0-------------5-4-0-------------------------| |---------------------------------------0-------------------------| |-/9--9--9--9--9--95--5----------------0-/9--9-------------------| [4:42] |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12*-| |-----4--4---------------4--0--0--4--0--0---5--5-5--4--4-4--0--0-0---7-7-7-7-7-7---12*-| |-------------44--44--4------------4--4----------------------4--4-4--5-5-5-5-5-5---12*-| |------0--0-----0---0-----0--0---------------0--0-0--0--0-0----------0-0-0-0-0-0---12*-| |----------------------------------------------------------------------------------12*-| |-95---5--5-5---5---5--5--5--5-5---5--5---5--5----5--5----5--5----5--5-5-5-5-5----12*-| There you are, enjoy, and have fun. :) Comment and suggestions? email me at timage@gmail.com