• Song:

    Ocean

  • Artist:

    John Butler Trio

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
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