Jimi Hendrix Experience All along the Watchtower (words & music by Bob Dylan) Bass tab Tuning: 1/2 TONE DOWN : D# G# C# F# Tempo: 112 bpm Key signature: Cbm Intro: 00:01 F#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- C#|-----------9--9--11---|-11-11-11-----9--9--7--|-7-7-7-------9--9--11-|- G#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- D#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- F#|----------------------|------------------------|---------------------|- C#|-11-11-11----9--9--7--|-7----------------------|---------------------|- G#|----------------------|--------------------2-3-|-4--4-----2--2---x-2-|- D#|----------------------|---0-0-2--3-3-3---4-----|-------2-------------|- F#|----------------------|-----------------4--4---|---------------------|- C#|----------------------|--------------4-------4-|---------------------|- G#|-0---------------2--3-|-4-4-4--0-2-------------|-0--------------2--3-|- D#|---0-2--2-3---4-------|------------------------|----0--2---3--4------|- Verse1: 00:18 F#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|- C#|----------------------------------|--------------------------4-------|- G#|---4-------0--2----2-------0---2--|-0----------------2---2-------2---|- D#|----------------------------------|----------------------------------|- There must be some kind way outta there, F#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- C#|-----------------4----|-----------------------|----------------------|- G#|-4----0--2--2-------2-|-0-----0--2--2-----0-2-|-4----0--2--2-----0-2-|- D#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- Say the joker to the thief There's too much confusion F#|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|- C#|-----4-----------4----|-----------------------|-2--2-2-2--2-2-2--2-----|- G#|--0----4--2--2------2-|-4----0--2--2----0-2-0-|--------------------4-2-|- D#|----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|- Na, I can't get no relief F#|----------------------|--------9--------------|----------------------|- C#|----------------------|-----------11-9--------|----------------------|- G#|-4----0--2--2-----0-2-|-0-0-0-----------9-11\-|-4----0--2--2-----0-2-|- D#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- Business men, they ah, ah, drink my wine Plowmen dig my earth F#|----------------------|-----------------------|--------9-------------|- C#|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------11-9-------|- G#|-0--0-0-0--2---2--3---|-4------0--2--2-----0--|--0---0----------9-11-|- D#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- Uh, None will level on the line, Uh F#|----------------------------11---------|-----------9-9-9-9--10-10--11-11-12-13-|- C#|-------------------9----9----------9---|-11-11-11------------------------------|- G#|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|- D#|---9------------0----------------------|---------------------------------------|- Nobody of it is worth, Hey Solo1: 00:52 F#|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- C#|-11-----------9-------|-7-------------------9-|-11---------9---------|- G#|----11-----11---9---9-|---7----7-7\9-9-9-11g--|----11---11----9----9-|- D#|--------9---------7---|------5----------------|-------9----------7---|- F#|----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|- C#|-7-------7------------|------11----------9----|-----7-----9-9/11------|- G#|---7------------------|---11-----11----9----9-|---7-----0--------9/11-|- D#|-----5-5---5-5-5-7-7-8|-9------------7--------|-5---------------------|- Verse2: 01:08 |----------------------|-----------------------||----------------------|- |------11-------9----9-|------------9----------||----------------------|- |---11----11------9----|-----7---------9-------||-4-4--0--2--2-----0-2-|- |-9----------7---------|-5------5---------7\---||----------------------|- No reason to get excited |------9---------------|-------------------------|--------------------|- |---------11-9---------|-------------------------|--------------------|- |-0--------------9\11--|-------------------------|--------------------|- |----------------------|-9-9---0--9-0--7--7--0-5-|-5-5---5-5---7-7-8--|- Uh, heh, the thief he kindly spoke. |----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|- |----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|- |----------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|- |-9-9---0-9--7-7---0-7-|-5-5---0-5---5-5--7-8--|-9-9---0-9---7-7---0-7-|- There are many here among us who feel that life is but a joke. |----------------------|-----------------------|-------9-----------------|- |----------------------|-----------------------|------------11-9\11-9----|- |-/9-------------------|-----------------------|----------------------11-|- |------------7--7--8---|-9---0--7--7----0--7---|-5-----------------------|- But,uh, but you and I, we've been through that, but, ah, |----------------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------9---|- |----------------------|---------7---7---------|---------------9----9-|- |-9-----0-9-7--7---0-7-|-5-----x---------7\9\7-|-9----0--7--7---------|- And this is not our fate So let us not talk falsely now. |----------------------|-----------------------|--------------9--11--11-12-12-13-13-|- |-------7--7-----------|-----------------------|-11-11-11-11------------------------|- |----------------------|-----------------------|------------------------------------|- |---8------------7-----|--9--------0--7--7-----|------------------------------------|- The hour's gettin' late, ah, Hey! Solo2: 01:42 |--------------------------|-------------9-11-11---------------|----------------------|- |-11-----------9-----9-9---|-7-----7-7-----------9-11-11-------|------11---------9----|- |----11-----11---9-9-----9-|---7-7-----7------------------9\11-|---11----11----9----9-|- |--------9-----------------|-----------------------------------|-9-----------7--------|- |--------------------------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|- |-7-7-9\11-11----------9\11-11-------6-|------11----------9---|-----------------------|- |--------------9\11-11----------9\11---|---11----11----9----9-|------------------9-7--|- |-5------------------------------------|-9-----------7--------|-5---0-5--0-\-9--7-7---|- Interlude: 01:59 |-------------------------|------------------------|-----------------------|- |------11------------9----|------------------------|-------11-----------9--|- |---11-----11-----9-----9-|------------------------|----11----------9------|- |-9------------7----------|-5--5-5-5-5-5--7---7--8-|-9----------7----------|- |------------6--6---------|-----------------------|-----------------------|- |-------7-----------7--7--|-------11-----------9--|--------7--------------|- |----7--------------------|----11----------9------|-----7-----------------|- |--5----------------------|-9----------7----------|--5---------7---7------|- |-------------------------|-------------------------||-----------------------|- |--------11----------9----|-------7-----------------||-------11---9--9-------|- |----11-----------9-------|----7-----9--9-7-9-7-----||----11------------9----|- |-9------------7----------|-5-------------------7-8-||-9-------------------7-|- Solo3: 02:16 |------------------------------|-------------------|------------------------------|- |------7--9/11-11--------------|------11---9-------|-----7-7----------------------|- |---7-------------9-10-11-9-11-|---11---------9----|---7-----9/11-11-11-9--7------|- |-5----------------------------|-9---------------7-|-5-----------------------9--7-|- |-------------------------|-----------------------------|-------------------------|- |--------11----------9----|---------9/11----------------|------11------------9-9--|- |----11-----------9-------|---------------9h9/11--11-11-|---11-----------9-9------|- |-9------------7----------|-5--5------------------------|-9----------7-7----------|- |-----------------------|-----------------------|-11-11-11-11-11-11-12-12-13-13-13-----|- |-----------------------|-------11---------9----|--------------------------------------|- |-----------------------|----11---------9-------|--------------------------------------|- |--5--5-5--5-5--7--7--8-|-9----------7----------|----------------------------------17~-|- |-------------------------|---------------------------|--------------------------|- |-------------------------|--------11-11-11---------9-|----11-----11-------9-----|- |-------------------------|-----------------9-11-11---|--------11--------9-----9-|- |-----9-9----0-7-7----7-7-|-5-------------------------|-9-------------7----------|- |-----------------------|------6--x-x--4-4-4-------|-----------------------------|- |-----------------------|----6---------------4-x-x-|---------------------------9-|- |--------------------2--|-4------------------------|----4--5-----7----9-10--11---|- |---5--0-0--2--3--4-----|--------------------------|-5---------0-----------------|- Verse3: 02:49 |----------------------|-----------------------||-------------------------|- |-11-----------9-------|-7---------------------||------------------4-\-6--|- |-----11---------9-----|---7----------------2--||-4--------2--2-----------|- |---------9--x-----7--x|-----5--0--2--3--4-----||-------0-----------------|- Well, all along the watchtower |------------6-6-9--------|-----------------------|------------------------|- |--------\7---------4-6-6-|-----------------------|----------4--4--4--2----|- |---0---------------------|-4----------2--2---0/2-|-0----------------------|- |-------------------------|----------0------------|--------0---------------|- Princes kept the view. |----------------------|---------2-------------|----------------------|- |------------------4---|-----------------------|-----------------4----|- |-4---------2--2-----2-|-0------------2-----0--|-4----0-2---2------2--|- |---------0------------|-----------------------|----------------------|- While all the women came and went, Bare feet servants too. |---------11------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|- |----------------11-11--|-----------------------|-------9-9-9-11-11-11--|- |-/-9--------9----------|-------------------9---|----0------------------|- |-----------------------|--9-------0-7--7-----7-|-5---------------------|- Well, ah, oh, outside in the cold distance, uh, |-----------------------|---------------------------------|-----------------------|- |-----------------------|---11---11-11-11--------11----11-|-------------------9---|- |-------------------9---|--------------------11-----------|-----------------------|- |--9-------0-7--7-----7-|-5----9----------9---------9-----|--9-------0-7--7-----7-|- A wild cat did growl Two riders were approaching |----------------------|------------------|---------9----11-11-11-12-12-13-13-13-||- |-------11-11----------|------------------|-11-11--------------------------------||- |---------------9-9-7--|------------------|--------------------------------------||- |-5--------------------|-9------0-7--7----|--------------------------------------||- And the wind began to howl, Hey, Outro: 03:23 |-----------------------|------------------------------|----------------------|- |-11----------9-9---9---|-7---7----11-11-11-11---------|-11---11-----9---9----|- |----11----11-----9---9-|---7---7--------------9/11-11-|----11---11----9---9--|- |-------9---------------|------------------------------|----------------------|- |----------------------------------|-------------------------|----------------------|- |-7---7-----11-11-11-9---9-9-10-10-|-11-----------9----------|-7---------9------9---|- |---7---7--------------------------|----11-----11----9----9--|--------7-------------|- |----------------------------------|--------9-----------7----|-----5---------7------|- all along the watchtower They say come in |------------------------|11-11-11-11---------------------------------|----------------|- |11----11-----9----9-----|------------11-11-11-11---------------------|--11-7--9-9-9-9\|- |---11----11-----9-----9-|-------------------------9\11-11-11-11/9----|----------------|- |------------------------|-----------------------------------------12-|9---------------|- Have you ever? Don't be way out here. |------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|- |------------------------------------|-9/11---11-11----------------------------------|- |-------------------9--9-9\11-11-11--|---------------11---11-11-12--12--12-12-12-12--|- |----5--5--x--5--5-------------------|-----------------------------------------------|- Yeah.......... |---------14-14-14------------|------------------------|-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|-11-11------------------|-----------------------------|| |--12-12-------------11-12-14-|------------------------|--------------------11-12-14-|| |-----------------------------|--------0-4-4-4-4---4-4-|-5-5---0-0--0--0-0-----------|| Ah Babe, All along the watchtower... End: 03:58 Tablature Legend ---------------- | S slap | . full stop | P pop | x mute note | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | g grace note | ~ vibrato | ^ brush up
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