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Aqualung (live) - Jethro Tull
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Tabbed by: Matthew Nesbitt
Email:nesbitt.matt@gmail.com
Tuning: Standard (EADGBe)
This is Jethro Tull's live version of Aqualung from 1977 (just the solo though). It's
to find the video on the internet if you don't already have it.
It's not 100% accurate (probably about 99%) - those hammer-ons and pull-offs are hard to
I tried to get the timing pretty close too.
A also tabbed their studio version of Aqualung if anyone cares; it's version 2 here on UG.
Barre palm mutes some of the notes, but it shouldn't be hard to figure out how to do it
once you listen to the song.
/ slide up
\ slide down
h hammer-on
p pull-off
~ vibrato
b bend
br Bend then release
pb Pre-bend
. Harmonic
e|-----1--3------5------------------------------|
B|--3-------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------3--2h3p2--------|
D|----------------------------------------3-----|
A|-------------------------------------------3--|
E|----------------------------------------------|
e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------5---3--|
D|-------3--5/7-------------------------5-(5)-----|
A|-3--5-------------------------3--5/7------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|
e|--3------------------------------3---------|
B|-----4-----------------------------3-------|
G|----------5~---------------------------3~--|
D|-------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------10---------10--------10----10--------|
B|--------------------------------------------10----13b~~~~----13b~~~----13----13b~~~-|
G|--------------------------------10----10-12b----------------------------------------|
D|-----------------10-10-10-10-12----12-----------------------------------------------|
A|--------8--10/12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8--10-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----3--5--3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5p3h5/7\5-3-5/7\5-3-5~~~~-|
D|--5----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------3----3------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------6----6-----.-.------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--3-5----------3-5-5-5p3-----------------------------------------3-5/7-5-5~~~~/-|
D|-------------------------5--5----3-------------------------3-5-5----------------|
A|-----------------------------------5-5/3-1-3-1-----1-3-3-5----------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------1-3------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------10-13--13b~~~~~~-|
B|--10-11--13--13b~~~~~~--13p11p10-13--11--10----10-11-13------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------12---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
[ Tab from: http://www.guitaretab.com/j/jethro-tull/98031.html ]
e|--13-10-13--10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10h13p10--------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------10h11h13-10--10-11-13-10-11\-|
G|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------------------------10----------10------------------10--------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------10----13p10-------13p10----13p10------13p10----10--------------|
G|------------------------------10----10-12b-------------12----------12-------12---------12----/12-10-12-10-|
D|---------------10-10-10-10-12----12-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------8-10/12--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8-10----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------10--13b~~~-pb15-13-15p13h15p13h15p13h15p13h15-|
B|------11-13----11-13----11-13--------------------------------------------------|
G|--/12-------12-------12-------12-----------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--17-18-15-17-18-15-17-18-15-17-18-15-17-18-15-17-18-17--15-17-18--20--18-17----------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------18-------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------17-15~~~\-/-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------15-17--18p17p15----15---18-18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15h18p15-15-15-15-15-----|
B|--15--18-----------------18---------------------------------------------------------------15-15-15-15-18\-|
G|------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17\-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---------------10-13-----------|
B|------11-13-13-------13--------|
G|--12--------------------12-----|
D|---------------------------12/-|
A|-------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|
e|-------------------------------------------------------13-------13-------13-------|
B|---------------------------------------------13--13-15----13-15----13-15----15~~~-|
G|-------------------------------10--10-12/14---------------------------------------|
D|---------------10-10-101010-12----------------------------------------------------|
A|-------8-10/12--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--8-10----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
There it is. Hopefully this helped you with learning to play this song. I love this
of Aqualung. Martin Barre is one of my favorite guitarists.
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