#-----------------------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. # #---------------------------------------------------------## 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-|--------------------|--------------------------| |----------|--------------------|--------------------------| |----------|--------------------|--------------------------| ~~~~~~~~ ----------------------|---*---------*----------------------| ---------------------|--11---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--------------------|--4---------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- 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-------|- ---------------------|---4--------------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-----------|---4-6-----------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-----|--12------------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)------|---14-------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----------------------|------------------------|- --------------------------|---7---------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- 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-----|-6/9-9-9--9--9/11--11--11/13-----|- ---4/6----------------------|-----------------------11----|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- -------*---9-9-9-9----9-9-9-----|---*--9-------*----*-----|- -------12-------------|--12----(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-___---|---15-(slide down to next bar)---|- ---------12-13\1-----|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|- ---------------------|---15-(slide down to next bar)------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- --(from last bar) /2-------------|------------------------|- ------------------/2-------------|------------------------|- -----------------/2-------4-/---|-11------------------11/-|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ------------------------|--14------------------------11--/|- ---------------------9/11--9-----|------------------------|- -14---------------------------|---------------------------|- ------------------------|--14------------------------11--/|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- --14-------------------___-------|------------------------|- -----------9/11-------|--11/13---------11-----------9-----|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- --14--------------------------|---------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- (end of slide guitar) ---------------------|--12---12/14----14/16----16/19------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- -11\-----------------|---9----9/11----11/13----13/16------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- .25 --19\-----------*------|-9---9------*----9----*-----------|- ------------------9--|--12--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--------|--12-------9-12------9-12------9----|- --11--------------------------|---------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- 0.25 0.25 --*-9--*--9-*-9-----------|--*-------9---*---9------------|- -12---12-----9--12-9-----------|--12---------12-----------|- -----------11-------11--11-9-11--|------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ---*---11---11---11---|--11--9--9--9--9--9----7--9--7--7--|- --14-----------------|---9--9--9--9--9--9-----7--7--7--7--|- ---------------------|--------------------4/8-------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----5----------------|---------11-9-9\--------9--7--7--7--|- ----5-/8-8-8-/10-10-10-10-13\--0|----9-----7--7--7--7--7--|- -/6---/9-9-9---11-11-11-11-14\---|-----/8--8--8--8--8--8--|- -------------------------|--6/11--------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----5--5-------------|-----9---11-9--9--9----7--9-7--7----|- ----5--5--x-x-x-x----|-----9----9-9--9--9----7--7-7--7----|- -/6-------------------|-------------------/8--------------|- --------------------------|-/11---------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----5-------0---|--*-9-9-9--*-11-11-11-11-*-12-12-12-12-12|- ----5--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------|---7-5------------------|- ----------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--|--*--9-----9--9---9----9--------9-9-|- -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--------|-------------------------|- -7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--------|-------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ~~~~~~~~~~~ --*--9--9--9----9----9-----|----*---11---11---11---11-----|- -12------------------------|---14-------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- ----------------------------|-----------------------------|- 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---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|- -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---19-19--|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- --------------------------------------------|- * 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--19-19--|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- -------------------------------------------|- * 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 watch tow *hold bend -21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-| ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- ---------------------------------------------------|- - 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