#----------------------------------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. # #------------------------------------------------------------------------------# |------------------------------------| | Tim's Online Guitar Archive | | http://www.interlog.com/~toliwiak/ | |------------------------------------| ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER by JIMI HENDRIX 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-/8-8-8-8-/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\---------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|- 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-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--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--------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|- 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