Jimi Hendrix

Jimi Hendrix - All Along The Watchtower guitar tab

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From: dcrowson@amoco.com (Dave Crowson)

All Along The Watch Tower (a la Hendrix)

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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-----|------------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

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- 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

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---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

-------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------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

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---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

.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-/8-8-8-8-/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--|-

----------------------------------|--6/11------------------------------|-

----------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

----------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

----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--------------|-

---------------------------------|-/11--------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

----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\---------|------------------------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|-

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All a long______ the watch

--*-14-14-14--*-16-16-16-16-*-16-|------------------------------------|-

-17----------19------------19----|------------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

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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---|-

---------------------------------|------------------------------------|-

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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------------------------------|---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--------------------|-

---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-

---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|-

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ev - er ????? way out

--*-14-14-14-14-14-14-14---16-16-16-16-16-16-16-16|-

-16---------------------19------------------------|-

--------------------------------------------------|-

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* hold bend____________________________________

-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-

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Yeah yeah

0.5

* * hold bend_________________________________

-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-

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* hold bend__________________________ *

-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19---19-19--|-

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* hold bend____________________________________

-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-

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* hold bend_________________________ *

-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19--19-19--|-

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* hold bend__________________________________ *

-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--19-19-19-19-19--19-19--|-

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W -

*hold bend__*___________*_________

-21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19-19--|-

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-all a long the watch tow

*hold bend

-21-21-21-21--19-19-19-19--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-|

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- er.

* *

-21-21-21-21--21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21-21--------|--19----19--|

---------------------------------------------------|--19--------|

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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

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