DESERT ROSE
Eric Johnson
From the 1990 album ?Ah Via Musicom?.
p - pull off
h - hammer on
T - use your thumb
~~ - sustained note or vibrato
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
b - bend to second note
?b?r? - bend to second note and return to first
PH - pinch harmonic
(?) - passing note
I haven't put in any precise timing so you'll have to listen to the CD. Usually
if the notes are closer together they'll be faster but this is only a rough guide.
It's hard to tell where there are hammer ons and pull offs are so you can decide
for yourself. This tab is definitely correct. I worked the solos out using "pacemaker"
for winamp to slow it down.
Enjoy!
Verse/intro riff - 0:00
t t t te-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|G--3-3-5-5--1-1-3-3---3-3-5-5--1-1-0-0----3-3-5-5--1-1-3-3---3-3-5-5--1-1-0-0---|D--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---|A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|E-------------------1------------------1-------------------1------------------1-|clean with slapback delay rpt
other verse parts
0:20 | 0:24 | before choruse--------|------------|---------------|B--------|------------|---------------|G--8-----|------------|----10-----8---|D--8-----|------------|----10-----8---|A--6-----|----3-------|----8------6---|E--------|------------|---------------| dist
Chorus - 0:31
Ab Fm Dbmaj7
Git1
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Git 2e---4---4~--4---4~---4---4~--4---4~----4---4~--4---4~------------------------|B---4---2~--4---2~---4---2~--4---2~----4---2~--4---2~-----6-------6----------|G---1---1~--1---1~---1---1~--1---1~-----------------------6-------6----------|D--------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------------|A---------------------------------------------------------4-------4----------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| clean
Ab Fm
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DistGit 2e---4---4~--4---4~---4---4~--4---4~----4---4~--4---4~------------------------|B---4---2~--4---2~---4---2~--4---2~----4---2~--4---2~------------------------|G---1---1~--1---1~---1---1~--1---1~-----------------------6---6-6------------|D--------------------------------------3---3---3---3------6---6-6------------|A---------------------------------------------------------4---4-4------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| clean
1st time - to verse
2nd time - to solo
Solo - 1:33 This is all correct so if it sounds wrong it's not fast enough!
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B----------------------------------------------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------------------------------------------|D--------------------8/10-6h8------------------------------------------------|A---8~~-8/10\8-6/8~~----------8/10\8~~~~*----------8/11\---------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|dist w/ delay *feedback
e------15-16-----------------------------------------------------------------|B---18-------------18-16-----------------------------------------------------|G------------15-17-------------17p15----13-----------------------------------|D------------------------13h18-------15----X----------15\13------------------|A-----------------------------------------------13-15-------13-11------------|E-----------------------------------------------------------------13-11-11---|
e----------------9~~(11)b10-9~~~-------------13/15-16~-----------------------|B--------------9-------------------------11------------16-18-16--------------|G-----------6---------------------------------------------------17-15--------|D-------5-6---------------------------13------------------------------18-15--|A-----6----------------------------11----------------------------------------|E---6----------------------------9-------------------------------------------|
Ph 1:55e---------------16-18-(20)~~---4*--------------------------------------------|B---------16-18------------6---------------16b18~~~~~~--13-------13-16-------|G------17--------------6---3---6---8(all right)------------15b17-------15----|D---18-----------------6---3---6---8--------------------------------------13-|A----------------------4-----------6-----------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| *chords - 2nd git
e------15----------15-16~\-------------------------------------------13------|B---13-------13-16------------------16/18-16~~h18--------------13-16---------|G--------------------------------15----------------------13-15----------17---|D---------15------------------13---------------------------------------------|A--------------------------------------------------13-15---------------------|E--------------------------15------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------16-13---------------------------------------------------------|G--15-13----15-------15-13----15-13------------------------------------------|D--------15----------------15-------15-13----15-13------------------13-15~~--|A-----------------------------------------15-------15-13---------15----------|E--------------------------------------------------------13~-----------------|
2:05e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------16----18~~\-------------------------9----------11-------|G--13-12-13-15-13/15----17--------------------8-------10---------12----------|D-------------------------------------------8--------------------------------|A----------------------------------------10--------11---------13-------------|E---------------------------------(6)-11---------9---------11----------------|
e----------------------------------------16-15b16r15-16-18~~-----------------|B------------------------16--------16-18-------------------------------------|G------------13-------15-----------------------------------------------------|D---------15--------------------18-------------------------------------------|A------16----------18--------16----------------------------------------------|E---13----------15-----------------------------------------------------------|
2:09e---16-15-13-----------------------------------------------------------------|B-------------14-13-------------------------------------------13-14-13-------|G-------------------15-13-------------------------------13-15----------15-13-|D-------------------------15-13-------------------13-15----------------------|A-------------------------------16-13----16-15-16----------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---8-6-4-----4--------------------------------------------------------------|B---------6-4---6-4---6-4-----------1----------------------------------------|G-------------------5-----5-3---------3-1-----------1------------------------|D-----------------------------6-3---------3-1-3-1-----3-1--------------------|A---------------------------------6---------------3-------3-1----------------|E-------------------------------------------------------------4-1------------|
2:17e------------------------------------11-9-8--------------12-13-15------------|B----5--6--8--9-----------------9-11--------(11)------13---------------------|G----5--5--8--8--------------10--------------------12------------------------|D----3--3-----6---------8-11--------------------10---------------------------|A----------6---------8-------------------------------------------------------|E-----------------9----------------------------------------------------------|
e-------16-15b16~~~~~r15-13-----------------------------------16-18-20~~-----|B---13-----------------------------------------16-18----16-18----------------|G----------------------------------------15-17-------17----------------------|D----------------------------------15-18-------------------------------------|A----------------------------15-18-------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
2:25e---18-16-15b16r15-----------------------------11-15~-11---------------------|B------------------18~~h(20)-------------11-14-----------14-11---------------|G----------------------------13-12b13r12-------------------------------------|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e------------------11-15~------16~-13-16-16-15b16r15-16-18~~-----------------|B------------11-14-----------------------------------------------------13-14-|G---12b13r12--------------------------------------------------------15-------|D--------------------------11------------------------------------15----------|A-------------------------------------------------------------13-------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B------------16-18-----------------------------------------------------------|G---------18---------10-----8--------to chorus-------------------------------|D------18------------10-----8------------------------------------------------|A---16---------------8------6------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Final chorus lead - 2:54
e------------------------13b15r13-11~----------------------------------------|B-------------------------------------14~-13~b14r13--11~---------------------|G--------------------------------------------------------13~-----------------|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ?My desert rose, born are the few,?
e-----------------------------13-16-15~-----13~------------------------------|B--------------------------14------------16------14-16~~---------------------|G-----------------------13---------------------------------------------------|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A--------------------16------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ?Always with me,?
e---------------------------------4------------------------------------------|B---14/16-16-16-----------------------6--------------------------------------|G---------------15-13~~-----------6---3---6---8-------to outro solo----------|D---------------------------------6---3---6---8------------------------------|A-----------------------------------------4---6------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| ?A vision of you,? ?So, don?t fade away.?
Outro solo - 3:17 PH whammy bare---15-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B---13-----------------------------------------------------------------------|G-------10~~~~*---------------------------15b17~~r15-13-----15b17r15-13------|D-------------------------------------------------------15--------------15---|A-----------------8-(6)b(8)~~~~~---8~~---------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------| *feedback
e------------------13-13-15-16~~---16~16-16-16-15----------------------------|B------------13-16--------------------------------14-16~-14-16---------------|G---13-15b17---------------------------------------------------18b20~b20~~---|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A-------------------------------16-------------------------------------------|E--------------------------------------------------------------------------\-|
whammy bar PH_____ 3:47e----------------------------------------------------------------13~---------|B--------------------------------------------------11~-13-14~-16-----14-16~--|G--------------------3b4r3~~~b(5)r3b5~~~~--------8---------------------------|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A---1~/3/4~/6/8~~~------------------------8~~/10-----------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Te---13-15~----------13-11-------11-------------------------------------------|B----------14-16~---------13-11----13-11-------------------------------------|G----------------------------------------13-10-------------------------------|D----------------------------------------------13-10-------/15---------------|A----------------------------------------------------13-11-------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------13----------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B--------------------------------------------14b16~~-------------------------|G---15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r15-----------12~~--------------------|D----------(15)--(15)--(15)--(15)--(15)------------------------------6-------|A------------------------------------------------------------8~~\6/8---------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:07e--------------------13~-16-15-13~h15--------------13-16--18-16--------------|B------------13--16-----------------------14-16B18--------------18\16--14~---|G---13-15~15-----------------------------------------------------------------|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------------------------------(16)------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------16-18\---------------15-16~-15-----------------16-15---------------|B---16/18----------------14-16-----------14-16~p(14)h16~-------16------------|G-----------------------------------------------------------------15-13-12---|D---------------------15-----------------------------------------------------|A------------------13--------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------------15-16----------|B-----------------------------13-14-----------16-18--------18----------------|G--------------------------15--------------18-----------17-------------------|D---15-13---------------15--------------18-----------15----------------------|A---------15-13------13--------------16--------------------------------------|E---------------11~----------------------------------------------------------|
PH 4:20
e------------------------16-18-20--------15-16-15-13----15-13----------------|B------------------16-18----------(18)---------------16-------16-13----16-13-|G---------------17--------------------------------------------------15-------|D---------15-18--------------------------------------------------------------|A---15-18--------------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------|B---------13-----------------------------------------------------------------|G---15-13----15-13-------13-------------10-----------------------------------|D------------------15-13----15-13----------13-10\8------8--------6-----------|A---------------------------------15\13------------11-8---11-8\6---8-6-----6-|E----------------------------------------------------------------------8-6---|
e--------------------------------------------------13--------13--------------|B-----------------------11----11----------13-13-16----16b18~----16-13--------|G--------------------13----13----(13)/15------------------------------15b17--|D----------------------------------------------------------------------------|A------------8~---11---------------------------------------------------------|E---8-6\4--8-----------------------------------------------------------------|
4:31e------13--------------------------------------------------------------------|B---13----16-13----16-13-----------------------------------------------------|G---------------15-------15-13-----------------------------12-13~------------|D------------------------------15-13----------15~-------13--------11---------|A------------------------------------15-13-----------------------------------|E------------------------------------------16-------11~--------------9-------|
e------------------------------------13~----------13-15-16/18~---9-13-11-9---|B----------11-14~--------------16--------------14----------------------------|G-----------------13--------15--------------13-------------------------------|D-------13-----------11~-13--------------------------------------------------|A---------------------------------16-----16----------------------------------|E---11~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------13-16~-----16-20-18--|B---13-11-9----11-9---------------------------------/14---------18-----------|G-----------10------10-8-----------------------13-15-------------------------|D------------------------11-8---------11-13b15-------------------------------|A-----------------------------(11)/13----------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PHe---16----------------------------------------------16-18-20-16--------------|B------18-16----18-16-------------------------16-18-------------(18)---------|G------------17-------17-15----------------17--------------------------------|D---------------------------18-15----15-18-----------------------------------|A---------------------------------18-----------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
4:41 Te----------------------------------------------------------13----------------|B---------------16--13-16---------------------------16b18~----16-13-------13-|G------13-15-----------------13-15-(17)r15-13-----------------------15b17----|D---13-------13-----------15------------------15-----------------------------|A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E------------------------------------------------13--------------------------|With wah
e---13-----------------------------------------------------------------------|B------16-13-------16-13---------------------------------------16--13-16-----|G------------15b17-------15b17r15-13-----15-13--------13-15------------------|D------------------------------------15--------15--13-------13-----------15--|A----------------------------------------------------------------------------|E----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
PHe------------------------11-8------------------------------------------------|B-----------------------------11-9----8--------------------------------------|G---13-15-(17)r15-13---------------10---10-8--------8------------------------|D--------------------15----------------------10-8-8---10\8-6-----------------|A------------------------------------------------------------8-6-8-------(8)-|E------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-4-----|
