Awakening: By John McLaughlin

Tab by Sandy Freeze a.k.a. guitalife

 John McLaughlin's AWAKENING from his Mahavishnu Orchestra LP "The Inner Mounting Flame" 
is the definition of riveting, "pentatonic gnat-notes", to paraphrase a certain (M)other guitarist... 
 I've put on in hammer-ons 'h' ,and pull-offs 'p' here but one could go the distance with pure
 1/16 crosspicking K\/k on each fret stop. 
 The structure of [A]is ["4/4__4/4__3/4" x3] + {4 x(4/4)}, is later disassembled in :
 [AI]-$ by harmonic 'vamp' deletion, [AII]- % Abrupt ending.

~ [A] 3 times 
~ /" [A Bar 1]                    [A Bar 2]
E|;---;---;---k0--;---;---;---;---|;---;---;---;---;---;---;---;---|E
B|--------K1h3--k1h3----k1h3------|--------------------------------|B
G|----k0h2----------k0K2--------k0|K2k0----K0----------------------|G
D|K0h2----------------------k0K2--|----K2++--k2p0++K2p0--k0++++K0--|D
A|--------------------------------|--------------------k3--------k3|A
E|,-------,-------,-------,-------|,-------,-------,-------,-------|E
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~                           [A Bar4]
~[A Bar 3] !!!3/4!!!     "\! PosX                      
E|,-------,-------,-------|---------------------------k10K13k10------------|E
B|------------------------|---------k11---------k10K13.--------K13k10------|B
G|------------------------|------K10---------K12---------------------K12k10|G
D|;---;---;---;---;---;---|K10+--------K12+++------------------------------|D
A|K0++k3p0----K0----------|;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----|A
E|--------K3++--k3K0k0++--|,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----------|E
~                       "/!
^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^/
The chords of the piano*/E|Z4++++++++++Z6++++++++++------Z7++++---Z9+++++++|E
part are translated to /~B|Z5++++++++++Z7++++++++++------Z8++++---Z10++++++|B
guitar here. They are /~~G|Z4++++++++++Z6++++++++++------Z7++++---Z9+++++++|G
similar to sequences /~~~D|------------------------------------------------|D
in McLaughlin's own /~~~~A|Z6++++++++++Z7++++++++++------Z9++++---Z10++++++|A
HOPE, and FAITH in /~~~~~E|,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----------|E
 their use of an ascending diminished
 scale under a series of triads, 
giving block voiced  "slash"
chord Dominant(b)7ths or
 Major 7th.  !Note [AII]$ Bb/A sustained
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~[A] bar 5               [A Bar6...7]
~ guitar...
E|------------------------|----|----|
B|------------------------|----|----|
G|;-----;-----------------|----|----|
D|K12k10++++++++++++++++++|++++|----|
A|------------------------|----|----|
E|,--------,---,---,------|,,,,|,,,,|
~
 * Piano parts on a cutaway neck
~/*  
~
E|----+++++r12+---+r15;-:-|----|----|E
B|r15++++++a13+r18+a16r21+|++++|----|B
G|a15++++++m12+a18+m15a21+|++++|----|G
D|m15++++++----m18+:--m21+|++++|----|D
A|K12++++++K13+K15+K16k18+|++++|----|A
E|,--------,---,---,------|,,,,|----|E
~
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~ Lower half Page 52...
~[AI bar1] 
E|;---;---;---k0--;---;---;---;---|;---;---;---;---;---;---;---;---|E
B|--------K1h3--k1h3----k1h3------|--------------------------------|B
G|----k0h2----------k0K2--------k0|K2k0----K0----------------------|G
D|K0h2----------------------k0K2--|----K2++--k2p0++K2p0--k2++++K0--|D
A|--------------------------------|--------------------k3--------k3|A
E|,-------,-------,-------,-------|,-------,-------,-------,-------|E
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~ [AI bar3]Upper half page 53
E|,-------,-------,-------|---------------------------k10K13k10------------|E
B|------------------------|---------k11---------k10K13.--------K13k10------|B
G|------------------------|------K10---------K12---------------------K12k10|G
D|;---;---;---;---;---;---|K10+--------K12+++------------------------------|D
A|K0++k3p0----K0----------|;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----;-----|A
E|--------K3++--k3K0k0++--|,-----------,-----------,-----------,-----------|E
~                       "/!
                          !
*^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^^ *Piano*
..........................E|------------r6+++++++++;---;-----------r9++++++|E
..........................B|r9++++++++++a7+++++++++----r12+++++----a10+++++|B
..........................G|a9++++++++++m6+++++++++----a12+++++----m9++++++|G
..........................D|m9++++++++++---------------m12+++++:---;----:--|D
..........................A|K6++++++++++K7+++++++++----K9++++++----K10+++++|A
..........................E|,-----------,----------,-----------,-----------|E
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~                     [B]  http://www.cs.cf.ac.uk/Dave/MclaughlinBook/Awake3.JPG
~ guitar...         /"
E|------------|----|
B|------------|----| Vamp tonal center?
G|;-----;-----|----|see FOOTNOTES Page 51
D|K12k10++++++|++++|
A|------------|----|
E|,--------,,,|,,,,|
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 $PIANO                             \
~ {Note Bb/A} End[AI]
E|-----------------|E
B|r15+++++++++|++++|B
G|a15+++++++++|++++|G
D|m15+++++++++|++++|D
A|K12+++++++++|++++|A
E|,--------,,,|,,,,|E
~
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 [B]Try this Db7alt chord vamp on Hammer's solo
~
E|----...|E
B|Z8++...|B
G|Z10+...|G
D|Z9++...|A
A|----...|D
E|Z9++...|E

AND THE GUITAR SOLO?, ummm 
UNDER CONSTRUCTION!
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~ %[AII ]
~ [AII Bar1]                       [AII Bar 2]
E|;---;---;---k0--;---;---;---;---|;---;---;---;---;---;---;---;---|E
B|--------K1h3--k1h3----k1h3------|--------------------------------|B
G|----k0h2----------k0K2--------k0|K2k0----K0----------------------|G
D|K0h2----------------------k0K2--|----K2++--k2p0++K2p0--k0++++K0--|D
A|--------------------------------|--------------------k3--------k3|A
E|,-------,-------,-------,-------|,-------,-------,-------,-------|E
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 [A AII bar3]
 ______________.1.-2.____] [_.3.__ [AII Bar3] 3        [AII Bar4]_________3.]
  /"                    "\                                               Fine
E|------------------------|----------------------k0|K5++--------------------|E
B|,-------,-------,-------|,-------,-------,-------|,-------,-------,-------|B
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|G
D|;---;---;---;---;---;---|;---;---;---;---;---;---|;---;---;---;---;---;---|D
A|K0++k3p0--++K0----------|K0++k3p0--++K0----------|------------------------|A
E|--------K3----k3K0k0++--|--------K3----k3K0k0++--|------------------------|E
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