This is a tab for Jorma's lead guitar part for ESKIMO BLUE DAY (1969). I tried to get it
correct as possible, but you have to remember they always played their songs
live. So have fun playing around with it. The solo is in Am Pentatonic (seeing
Paul plays Am chords).
Intro
:13 :18 :21 :23
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-13v~-13s12/-------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------7-5-7s10~10s7s5--7p5h7-10-7p5h7--|
A|-------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
:25 :28 :35 :37 :45 :50 :51
e|-----------5b------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-8b-5--------8--8b-5--8b-5---8-5-------------8b------------------------------5-5/8~--|
G|-----5v-------------------7v----7-5------5-5~--7w----5----5-5----------7-5-7--7------|
D|------------------------------------7-7~-----------7t-7-7t-7-7-555555----------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--8v--5v--------------|
B|----------------------|
G|----------------------|
D|----------------------|
A|----------------------|
E|----------------------|
Verse fill:
1:05 1:12 1:15 1:20 1:27
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------5b~----5---------------5--------5---------5--5-7-77v---|
D|-7-777---------7----77-55-55/7~-----77-5/7---77-5/7----77----------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Sun cuts loose…
Chorus:
1:31 1:34 1:38
e|---------5--------------------------------|
B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----|
G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Animal game for me, you call it rain but the human name doesn’t mean shit to a tree.
Second verse:
e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~~~~------------------------5~-7~~~--5~---------5---------5-------------55-777--|
D|--------------------------7~~~---------------------777-5-777-7-5~--55-777---------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
If you don’t mind… River Tongued… Me Eel… Snake…
e|---------5--------------------------------|
B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----|
G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Electric feel with me, you call it loud but the human crowd doesn’t mean shit to a tree
Bridge:
2:55
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-13v~-13s12/-----------------------------------|
G|-----------------5-55-7b-55-7-55---------------|
D|----------------7------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/jefferson-airplane/208428.html ]
e|-----------5b----------------------------------|
B|-8b-5--------8--8b-5--8b-5---8-5---------------|
G|-----5v-------------------7v----7-5------------|
D|------------------------------------7-7~-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|
B|----------------------------|
G|----------------------------|
D|----------Rest--------------|
A|----------------------------|
E|----------------------------|
Change the strings and notes slide….
3:22 3:34 3:40
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------8------8------8----------5-5/8-|
G|--5------5----------5----5-5-----------7-7-5--7-7-5--7-7-5--7-5-7-7----|
D|-7-7-5--7-7-5-----7t-7-7t-7-7-555555-----------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~~~~-----------------------------------------5-7-5------|
D|----------------7~~~----------5~------------5-7-----7-5---|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
Water my roots The natural thing
3:59
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~~~~-------------------------------------5-7-5---------|
D|----------------7~~~----------5~--------5-7-----7-5------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Natural springs to the sea
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~~~~-------------------------------------5-7-5---------|
D|----------------7~~~----------5~--------5-7-----7-5------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Sulfur springs make my body float
e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5~~~~-------------------------------------5-7-5---------|
D|----------------7~~~----------5~--------5-7-----7-5------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|
Like a ship made of logs from a tree
Chorus:
e|---------5--------------------------------|
B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----|
G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Wreckers talk to me, to say it plainly the human name doesn’t mean shit to a tree
Pre-verse fill:
e|--8b-5~~-8-5--5---|
B|-------------8-8~~|
G|------------------|
D|------------------|
A|------------------|
E|------------------|
Verse four: it’s crazy, just solo over A minor Pentatonic somewhat dissonantly.
Chorus:
e|---------5--------------------------------|
B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----|
G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------|
D|------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------|
Solo: more improv on Am Pentatonic. I like to end it with this, which is what Jorma does
the live Woodstock version:
e|-------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------|
G|--5-7-77-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-7~7b/--|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
