#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the # #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------## From: dcrowson@amoco.com (Dave Crowson) All Along The Watch Tower (a la Hendrix) ======================================== Words and Music by Bob Dylan Transcribed to tab by Dave Crowson, London, UK. September 1994 (weirdguy@cix.compulink.co.uk) (4/4 time, moderate rock, tune down 1/2 step) The timings you'll have to get from the song as this tab isn't written with the correct bar spacing in mind, nor does it specify the timeperiod of the note..you'll just have to work that out for yourself. It's jus' a rough guide really ;-) (Please note this was compiled as straight ASCII, so using proportional fonts to view it won't make it look very nice) Intro: ~~~~~~ |----------|------------12------|----*--*--*--*--------*-----------------| |----------|----(4)---13--------|---14-14-14-14-------14-(14)-12---------| |---REST---|---------/----------|-------------------------------11-/-13--| |--x4 bars-|--------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------| |----------|--------------------|----------------------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ---------------------------------|---**---------*-----------------------| ---------------------------------|--111---11---11--------11-(11)--9-----| -11---11---11---11-\------9--11--|----------------------------------11--| ---------------------/11---------|--------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------| There must be some kind a way ----____-----*------------*------|-------------------------------------|- ----11/9----12------------12\----|---------------____------------------|- ---------9-------------------\---|---------------11/9------------------|- ------------------------------\--|--------------------9----------------|- ---------------------------------|-----11-----------------9--9---7--7--|- ---------------------------------|--9----------------------------------|- out-ta here____ said the jo-ker to the thief______ ----------------------------------|---------___------------------------|- ---------------------_____--------|---------7-5------------------------|- ---------------___---4-6-4--------|-------------4-------------2--------|- ----------___--4/6--------4---6---|---------------------------2--------|- ----------2-4---------------------|--44--------------------------------|- ----------------------------------|------------------------------------|- There's too much con - fu- sion__ ----------_____------_____-------|------------_____--------------------|- ----------2-4-2------4-6-4-------|------------5-7-5--------------------|- --2-------------4/6--------6-----|--------6----------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--4----------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- I can't get no re - lief__ ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------5----------------------|- ------_____-2--------------------|-------------------------4-----------|- ------2-4-2-2----___-------------|---------------------4---------------|- --2--------------4-2-------------|--4---------------2------------0-----|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- Busi-ness men they ah_______ ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ------------------5/7\5----------|-----------4-------------------------|- -2---------------(4)-------------|-----------5-------------4---2-------|- -2---------4/6-------------------|--------6-------------4------2-------|- ---------------------------------|---44--------------2---------0-------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ah drink my wine_____________ plow men dig my earth____ ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ----------------------5--5/7\5---|----------5-___----------------------|- --2------------------(4)-4/6\4---|---____---4-6-4----------------------|- --2---------------4/6------------|---44-6-------------6----------------|- --0------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ________ Uh ~~~~~~~~~~ None__ will Lev - el on____ ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- -------------------4/6--4--------|-------------------------------------|- ------------___--4---------------|-------------------------------------|- ------------4-6------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- _____the vine___________ Uh no-bod-y of it is worth ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --------------_____--------------|---------5---------------------------|- --------------4-6-4-------4/6\4--|---------6---------4----2------------|- --------------------7-4/6--------|------6------6-----4-4--2------------|- ---------------------------------|--4-------------2-------0------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- Hey_______________Hey!_____(Guitar solo)_ ----------------------9----------|---**--9----------*------------------|- --------------------------12-----|--122------------12--12-9------9-----|- ---------------------------------|-----------------12--12--------11----|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~ ---*-----------------------------|---------------------*------*--------|- ---------------------------------|----------------12--14-----14-(14)-12|- --11-----------------11/9--------|-----9--11/13--------------14-(14)---|- --------------------------11-----|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~~ 1.5 1.5 1.5 --*--------------*-------*-------|-----*-------------*-----------------|- -14-------------14-----(14)------|---114------------14--14----12--14---|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- 0.5 --*--------------------*---------|-9----*--9-----------9---------------|- -12---12-\-------------------9---|-----12----12-9----9---12--9---------|- -------------------9--11---------|----------------12----------12-11-9--|- ------------/11------------------|-----------------------------------11|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~ No rea - son to get ex - cit - ---*-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --11-----9--------/18\-----------|-------------------------------------|- ----------------legato slide-----|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- - ed (uh) (heh) the thief he kind-ly spoke ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|---------(5-7-5)---------------------|- -------------4-/--6--\--4--------|----------4------4-------------------|- --------4/6----------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|---77--------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- There are many here a-mong ---------------------------------|--------_____------------------------|- ---------------------______------|--------5-7-5------------------------|- ----------------4/6--4--(0)------|--------------4---------4------------|- ------____---2-------------------|--------------------------4----------|- ------2--4-----------------------|--6----------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- us who feel that life__ is but a joke. ----0----------------------------|-------------------------------------|- -------2------_____--------------|-------------------------------------|- --------------4-6-4-___--4-------|-------------------------------------|- ---------4/6--------4-6----------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|----------------------------------(9)|- But uh But you and I we've been___________ ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- -___-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|- -7-9-------------------7---------|-------------------------------------|- --------------------------7------|-------------------------------------|- through that (but ah) and this is not our fate. ---------___---------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------7-5----___---5----------|------5------------------------------|- -------------6--4-6---4----------|--------------------4----------------|- -------------------------6\------|------6-------------4----------------|- ---------------------------------|-4--------------2---------------0----|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- So let us not talk false - ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --------------------5/7\5--------|--------5-----4----------------------|- --2--------------4--4/6\4--------|----------------------4--------------|- --2--___--2--4/6-----------------|-----6-------------------2-----------|- -----4-6-------------------------|--4----------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- - ly now the ho - urs get-tin' late.___ -5-------------------------------|----------_____----------------------|- -5-7-5---___------------_____----|----------5-7-5----------------------|- -_____---4-6------2-----4-6-4----|----------------4--------------------|- --------------------4/6--------6-|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- Ah hey ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- -------4--6-----4---4------------|-6/99-9-9--9--9/11--11--11/13--------|- ---4/6---------------------------|-------------------------------11----|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --------*---9-9-9-9----9-9-9-----|---**--9------------------*----*-----|- -------12------------------------|--122----(12)9-------9---------------|- ---------------------------------|----------------11-------11---11-----|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- * ~~~~~~~~~ ---*--------------*--------------|--9---------12------14----14---------|- --------------------------9------|------/14----------------------------|- --11----(11)9----11--------------|-------------------------------------|- --------------11-----------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- * * -14-(14)-12--14-14---14--12---12-|--*------*------*---------------------|- ---------------------------14----|-14-----(14)---14---------------14----|- ---------------------------------|---------------------------(13)-------|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------|- (Slide guitar starts here 12-string norm. tuning w. echo plex) --*----------*-------------------|-------------------------------------|- --14----14--14-----14-___--------|---115-(slide down to next bar)------|- ---------------------12-13\1-----|---115-(slide down to next bar)------|- ---------------------------------|---115-(slide down to next bar)------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --(from last bar) /2-------------|-------------------------------------|- ------------------/2-------------|-------------------------------------|- ------------------/2-------4-/---|-11------------------------------11/-|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--144---------------------------11--/|- ---------------------9/11--9-----|-------------------------------------|- -14------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--144---------------------------11--/|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --14-------------------___-------|-------------------------------------|- ----------------------9/11-------|--111/13---------11------------9-----|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- --14-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- (end of slide guitar) ---------------------------------|--122---12/14----14/16----16/19------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- -11\-----------------------------|---99----9/11----11/13----13/16------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- .25 --19\---------------------*------|-9----9------*----9----*-------------|- ------------------------------9--|--122--12--9----9--12-9--------------|- --16\--------------------11------|-------------11--------11-11-9--9-11-|- ---------------------------------|------------------------------11-----|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- (slowly) 0.25 ---*--------------------*--------|-9-**-9-11-9----9-11-9----9-11-9-----|- -----------------------12--------|--122-------9-12------9-12------9----|- --11-----------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- 0.25 0.25 --*-9--*--9-*-9------------------|--*--------9---*---9-----------------|- -12---12-----9--12-9-------------|--122---------12---------------------|- -----------11-------11--11-9-11--|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---*---11-----11---11------------|--111--9--9--9--9--9-----7--9--7--7--|- --14-----------------------------|---99--9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--|- ---------------------------------|---------------------4/8-------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ----5-----------------------------|----------11-9-9\--------9--7--7--7--|- ----5-/8-8-8-8-/10-10-10-10-13\--0|--------9-------------7--7--7--7--7--|- -/6---/9-9-9-9--11-11-11-11-14\---|------------------/8--8--8--8--8--8--|- ----------------------------------|--66/11------------------------------|- ----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ----5--5-------------------------|------9---11-9--9--9----7--9-7--7----|- ----5--5--x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x-x----|------9----9-9--9--9----7--7-7--7----|- -/6------------------------------|---------------------/8--------------|- ---------------------------------|-/111--------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ----5------------------------0---|--*--9-9-9-9-9-9-9-*-11-11-11-11-*-12-12-12-12-12|- ----5--8-8-8-8/10-10/13\-x-x-0---|-12---------------14------------15---------------|- -/6----9-9-9-9/11-11/14\---------|-------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|- All a long______ the watch --*-14-14-14--*-16-16-16-16-*-16-|-------------------------------------|- -17----------19------------19----|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- tow - er prin-ces kept the view ---------------------------------|-------___---------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------7-5----------4----------------|- ---------------------------------|-----------4-----4------4------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------4----------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- While all the women came ---_______------_____------------|-------------------------------------|- ---5-7---5------5/7\5------------|-------------------------------------|- ---6-------___--4/6\4------------|------9--9--x------------------------|- -----------4/6-------------------|------9--9--x-----9---9--------------|- ---------------------------------|---------------9---------9-----------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- and went (ta) bare feet ser-vants too --5__----------------------------|---------___-------------------------|- --5-7-7--7--------5/7\5----------|---------7-5-------------------------|- ------6--6--------4/6\4----------|--------------6--6-------4---4-------|- ------------4/6------------------|-----------------------------4-------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- (ah) Well ah out - side in the cold ---------------------------------|----------__9------------------------|- ---------------------------------|----------7-7------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- -4--4--4--4---4------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- dis - tance__ uh a wild cat did growl___ ---------------------------------|---____------------------------------|- --------------0-------5/7\5------|---77-5------------------------------|- --------------6-------4/6\4------|---------------4------4--------------|- --------------7------------------|----------4/6-------------4----------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- Two rid - ers were ap-proach-in' ---5__---------------------------|------___----------------------------|- ---5-7--___-----5/7\5------------|------7-5---___----------------------|- --------4-6-----4/6\4------0-----|------6-----4-6--4---------4---------|- -------------6----------6--------|---------------------4--------4--4---|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- and the wind be-gan to howl -----------------------------x---|-------___---------------------------|- -------------------5/7\5-----x---|-------7-5---------------------------|- --___-------___-4--4/6\4---------|-------6----4---------4--------------|- --4-2-___-2-4/6------------------|-------------------4-----------------|- ------2-4------------------------|---------------2---------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- Hey ! Ah -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|--*---9-----9--9---9----9--------9-9-|- -0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--0-0--|-12----------------------------------|- -6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-6-------|-------------------------------------|- -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ~~~~~~~~~~~ --*--9--9--9----9----9-----------|-----*---11---11---11---11-----------|- -12------------------------------|---114-------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- All a-long the watchtow-er --*--11--12---11-------*---11----|-----------*--9-9--9-----9----9------|- -14---------------14--14---------|----------12-------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|-------------------------------------|- Have you --9--9-9---9---9---9-------------|--*--11-11-11-11-11-11-*12-12-12-12-12-12-12|- ---------------------------------|-14-------------------15--------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------|--------------------------------------------|- ev - er ????? way out --*-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---16-16-16-166-16-16-16-16|- -16---------------------19-------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- * hold bend____________________________________ -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19--19-19--19-19--|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- Yeah yeah 0.5 * * hold bend_________________________________ -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19--19-19--19-19--|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- * hold bend__________________________ * -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19---119-19--|- ---------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------|- * hold bend____________________________________ -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19--19-19--19-19--|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- * hold bend_________________________ * -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19--199-19--|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- * hold bend__________________________________ * -19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19--19-19--19-19--|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- -----------------------------------------------------|- W - *hold bend__*___________*_________ -21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19--|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- -all a long the waatch tow *hold bend -21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19--21-21-21-211-21-21-21-21-| ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- ----------------------------------------------------|- - er. * * -21-21-21-21--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--21-21--------|--19----19--| ----------------------------------------------------|--19--------| ----------------------------------------------------|------------| ----------------------------------------------------|------------| ----------------------------------------------------|------------| ----------------------------------------------------|------------| Key : * = Full Bend note (number above the * is amount of bend i.e 1 or 1.5 or.5) Note: if a note appears in brackets after a bend then that signifies a release of that note. ~~~ = Vibrato / = Slide up to note \ = slide down to note ( ) = release note ____= pull off/hammer on x = muffled percussive tone ----------------------------------------------------------------------------- ------------------------------------------------------------------------------ David Crowson =%^) |"For my part, I travel not to go anywhere, but to go. Oracle Consultant | I travel for travel's sake. The great affair is to (since 1983) | move, to get down off this featherbed of civilisation Amoco Exploration UK. | and to find the globe granite underneath and strewn "My views not Amoex's" | with cutting flints" : Robert Louis Stevenson Replies : igotan@ombomb.demon.co.uk or weirdguy@cix.compulink.co.uk