The Ballad of You and Me and Pooneil
from AFTER BATHING AT BAXTER’S (1967)
Gtr I- Paul Kantner
Gtr II- Jorma Kaukonen
Intro One:
0:02
Gtr I
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|---Rest-------|
D|--------------|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
|
| Gtr II
e|--------------|
B|--------------|
G|--------------|
D|-12v~~~~~~~---|
A|--------------|
E|--------------|
Intro Two:
0:14 0:17 0:20 0:23
Gtr I
D F D C
e|-55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--|
B|-77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--|
G|-77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--|
D|-77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--77-1010-77x-55--|
A|-55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--55-8-8--55--33--|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II 0:17 0:20 0:23
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------9s12----9s12----9s12----9s12----9s12----9s12----|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
(Jorma plays the slide every time Paul plays a D)
Verse: same as Intro 2.
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/jefferson-airplane/232163.html ]
Chorus:
0:38 0:40 0:45
Gtr I
e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-4---5---7---5----4---5---7---5----4---5---7---5--|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|-4---6---7---6----4---6---7---6----4---6---7---6--|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II 0:40 0:45
e|-11--12--14--12---11--12--14--12---11--12--14--12-|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-11--13--14--13---11--13--14--13---11--13--14--13-|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|
Okay, so at 0:38, these chords are just strummed. At
0:40, they are finger picked, and if you listen to
the song it’s easy to figure out. Jorma is playing the
same notes as Paul, just an octave higher. They are strummed
at 0:45.
Different Verse: (play until 1:17)
0:49 0:51 0:54 0:56
Gtr I
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----7---5---2~----7---5---9---5~----7---5---4~---7---5---2~--|
A|--0---0---0-----0---0---0---0-----0---0---0----0---0---0-----|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--Rest-------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
At 1:34, play the original verse. At 1:46, play the chorus. At 1:59, start the different
but hold the notes longer, until the bass solo at 2:07. At 2:36, play original verse,
3:30, play solo in D minor pentatonic.
