Johnson Eric - Cliffs Of Dover guitar tab
This is how I play the main theme to "Cliffs of Dover." It's a bit tricky;
I can't get it to come out quite as quick and clean as Mr. Johnson does,
but then again, he's a pro.
It'ud probably really help to have a copy of the album to play along with.
My notation is:
/ a slide
~ vibrato or tremolo--wiggle yer fingers
' bend the string
h hammer on
p pull off
& Smash yer amp with yer guitar, light the wreckage on fire then dive
into the audience
In 4/4, with a pretty fast (190 b.p.m. or thereabouts) shuffle-ish beat.
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
T---|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
A-16/17-----14-17/16----12-16/14----11-14----11-12-14/16----12-16/14----11-14-|
B---|----14----------12------|---12-------12---------|---12----------12-------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|----------------
|----------------
|-12-11/9----9~~~
|---------12-----
|----------------
|----------------
He does all sorts of pervertations and convolutions on this; the last
bar is also played:
|----------------
|----------------
|-12-11/9--------
|---------12-9~~~
|----------------
|----------------
-and-
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
----|------------------------|------------12~--------|------------------------|
--16/17-----14-17/16----12-16/14----11-14----11-12-14/16----12-16/14----11-14-|
----|----14----------12------|---12------------------|---12----------12-------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
----|------------------------|-----------------------|------------------------|
|------------10~~~
|----------------
|-12-11/9--------
|---------12-----
|----------------
|----------------
This is my bash at the intro to the song; I'm afraid that I can differentiate
the different bits into bars--just play the lot as fast as you can.
|--15'--15-12-14----12--------12----------------12-15-14p12----14-12----------
|----------------15----12-15~---15p12-----12-15-------------15-------15p12-15-
|-------------------------------------14'-------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
|-0---------------------------------------------------------------------------
--12-----------------------------------------------5-7-6-5-----------------
-----15p12----15p12----15p12------------------5--8---------8-5---5-7---5-3-
-----------14-------14'-------14'(14)p12----7------------------7-----4-----
-----------------------------------------14--------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------------------------------------
---------------------------------------------
-----------------------------------------8'--
--4p2---4p2---------------------------------- Take a deep breath,
------5-----5-2----5-2-----2-0--------------- then...
-----------------5-----5-2-----2-0-----------
-----------------------------------3'p0------
---------------------7----8/10~--8--------------------------------------------
--------5-----7/8-10---10----------12-------12-------13~----------15-------17-
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
------7-----9----------------------------14-------14-----------17-------17----
--2/3-----5---------------------------10-------12--------12/14-------15-------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------15~-15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----15-
--------19--------19----------------------------17----19----------------------
------------------------19----------------17----------------19----------------
-----19-----------------------19----17----------------------------19----17----
--17--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------------------------------
--15----15----15----15----15----15----15----17-15----15-19-17-15----17-15-
-----------17----19----------------17----19-------19-------------19-------
-----17----------------19----17-------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--19-15----17-15----------------------------------------------------------
--------17-------17-14----16-14----------16-14----------16-14-------------
-----------------------17-------17-14----------17-14----------17-14-------
--------------------------------------17-------------17-------------17----
-----------------------------------------------------------------------15-
..there's more, but crikey am I tired.
________________________________________________________________________________
"If you got to it and didn't do it, may you never get to it, and do it again"
Frank V. Ricciardi
fvr@bae.bellcore.com
Cliffs Of Dover page 1
By: Eric Johnson
Tab: Mark M.Miller
Guitar Solo Introduction:
|---15'-15-12-14----12-------|-12-----------------12-15-14-12----14-12------|
|----------------15----12-15'|----15-12-----12-15-------------15-------15-12|
|----------------------------|----------14'---------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|----------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-O--------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
|-1O-12-1O-------1O--------1O-------------|-------5-7-6-5----------------------|
|----------12-1O----12-1O'----12-1O'1Op8--|---5-8---------8-5---5-7---5--------|
|----------------------------------------9|-7-----------------7-----4---7-4----|
|-----------------------------------------|---------------------------------7-5|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|--------------------7----8h10-8---|
|---------------------------------------|---------------8-1O---1O--------12|
|-4-----------------------------12'-(12)|-----9------11--------------------|
|---7-5-----5-2-----2-------------------|---7------9-----------------------|
|-------7-5-----5-2---5-2---------------|----------------------------------|
|-------------------------5-3-O---------|-8-----1O-------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------15-15----15|----15----15----15----15----15---|
|------12-------13-------15-------17-------19-------19---|-------------------------17----19|
|----9---------------------------------------------------|-19----------------17------------|
|------------14-------17-------17-------19---------------|-------19----17------------------|
|-1O------12-------14-------15-------17------------------|---------------------------------|
|--------------------------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-15----15----15----15----15----15----15|----15----15----15----15----15----15----15----17|
|----------------------------17----19---|-------------17----19----------------17----19---|
|----19----------------17---------------|-19----17----------------17----17---------------|
|----------19----17---------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-15----15-19-17-15----17-15------------------------|------------------------------------
|----19-------------19-------19-15-13-17-15-13------|------------------------------------
|----------------------------------------------14-12|-16-14-12-------16-14-12-------16-14
|---------------------------------------------------|----------14-12----------14-12------
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------
|--------------------|
|--------------------|
|-14-12-------------O|
|-------14-12----17--|
|--------------------|
|-------------15-----|
Meduim Fast Shuffle = 190 ( play 3 times) page 2
|----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|-8-------8------|-8--------8------|-8-------8---|
|---7pO-O---9pO-O|---11pO-O---9pO-O|---7pO-O-----|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-----------------|-------------|
~~~~~ ~~~
|-----------7-|-1O--------|-------7--1O-|-8----8-|
|-------8-----|-8---------|----8--------|-8------|
|-/-7---------|-0------5-/|-7-----------|-5------|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|--------|
|-------------|-----------|-------------|--------|
~~~~~
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|-1O'-(1O)-8-8---O-|-8-------8-------|-8--------8----|-8-----8------|
|------------------|---7pO-O---9pO-O-|---11pO-O------|---7----------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|--------------|
|------------------|-----------------|---------------|------------O-|
|------------------|-----------------|-------------8-|-----8--------|
~~~
|-------------|-1O------------|----12-14----|---------------12------|
|-8--------1O-|-8----------12-|-15-------15-|-----------------------|
|-------------|-O-------12----|-------------|-------1O-15-----------|
|-----(O)-----|------12-------|-------------|----12-----------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-1O--------------------|
|-------------|---------------|-------------|-----------------------|
~~~~
|------------------|-----------------|------------|--------|--------|
|------------------|-8-------8-------|-8--------8-|--------|--------|
|-14'-(14)--12---O-|---7pO-O---9pO-O-|---11pO-O---|--5-----|-7------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------|--5-----|-7------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------|--3-----|-5------|
|------------------|-----------------|------------|--------|--------|
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------|-17----14----------12-16\\14----11-14----11-12-14/16-----|
|-14\\12/14-|----14----17\\16-12----------12-------12-----------------|
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
|----------|--------------------------------------------------------|
~~~~
|-------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
|----12-16\\14----11-|-12-11----------|-17----14-17\\16----12-16\\14---|
|-12----------12----|-------14-12----|----14----------12------------|
|-------------------|-------------14-|------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|------------------------------|
~~~
|----------1O-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|----------15'----------|
|----11-14-------11-14/16----12-16\\14----11-|-12-11-----------------|
|-12----------12----------12----------12----|-------14--------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
page 3
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17----14-17\\16----12-16\\14----11-14----11-12-14/16----12-16\\14----|
|----14----------12----------12-------12-------------12-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----11-(14)-|-12-11----------------|-17----14-17\\16----12-16\\14----|
|-12---------|-------14-12----------|----14----------12-------------|
|------------|--------------14-(12)-|-------------------------------|
|------------|----------------------|-------------------------------|
|----------1O-------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------7-----|
|----11-14-------11-14/16----12-16\\14----11-|-12-11-9-------7-------|
|-12----------12----------12----------12----|---------9\\7-7---------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-14-17----12-|-1O-8----7------------|
|-8-------8-------|-8--------8-|-------------|------1O---1O-8-------|
|---7pO-O---9pO-O-|---11p0-0---|-------------|----------------7-----|
|-----------------|------------|-------12----|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-----------------|------------|-------------|----------------------|
|-----------|---------------|-------14-15------7-1O------------12-14|
|---8-------|-8--------8----|----15----------8---8-------12-15------|
|-O---9pO-O-|---11pO-O------|-14----------/7-----O----12------------|
|-----------|---------------|----------------------12---------------|
|-----------|------------17-|---------------------------------------|
|-----------|---------------|---------------------------------------|
~~~ ~~~
|----|-------1O-12-----------------|--------------------------------|
|-15-|-----------------------------|-8-------8-------8------8-------|
|----|----12-------12/14'(14)-12-O-|---7pO-O---9pO-O---11pO---------|
|----|-1O--------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
|----|-----------------------------|--------------------------------|
~~~~~~
|-----7-1O-8---8p7-------|----------------------14p(14)-------------|
|---8--------------8-----|-8--------------15-17---------17-15-17----|
|-9----------7-------9-7-|-------------14---------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|------------------------|--------(17)------------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------------------------|
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
|-14-17-|-14----------15-|-17'(17)----------------------------------|
|-------|----17-15-17----|---------18'------------------------------|
|-------|----------------|------------------12/14-12----(O)---------|
|-------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------|----------------|------------------------------------------|
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|-----------------|------------8----|-------------------------------|
|-8-------8-------|-8--------8-8----|-------------------------------|
|---7pO-O---9pO-O-|---11pO-O---5----|----------17----14-17\\16----12-|
|-----------------|--------------12-|-14\\12/14----14----------12----|
|-----------------|--------------12-|-------------------------------|
|-----------------|--------------1O-|-------------------------------|
~~~~
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|-16\\14----11-14----11-12-------------------------|-12-11-----------|
|-------12-------12-------14/16----12-16\\14----11-|-------14-12-----|
|-------------------------------12----------12----|-------------14--|
|-------------------------------------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------------------------10-------------------14-15-|
|----------------------------------------------------------15-------|
|----17----14-17\\16----12-16\\14----11-14-------11-14----14----------|
|-------14----------12----------12----------12-------12-------------|
|-12----------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
~~~
|----------------------15-19------|---------------------------------|
|----------------15-17-------(17)-|---------------------------------|
|-------------16------------------|-17----14-17\\16----12-16\\14------|
|-------14-17---------------------|----14----------12----------12---|
|-14-17---------------------------|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-11-14----11-12-14/16----12--16\\14----11-(11)-|-12-11--------------|
|-------12-------------12-----------12---------|-------14-12--------|
|----------------------------------------------|-------------14-(12)|
|----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------------------1O------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-17----14-17\\16----12-16\\14----11-14-------11-14/16----12-16\\14----11|
|----14----------12----------12----------12----------12----------12---|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
|-----------------7-|-8--8----8------|--------8-------|-8--8----8-----|
|-12-11-9-------7---|-O---------O----|-12-(O)---------|-O-------------|
|---------9-7-7-----|-12---1O-----1O-|-12-------1O-1O-|-12---1O-------|
|-------------------|----------------|-1O-------------|---------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|---------------|
~~
|-------------------|-14-17-12----------------------------------------|
|-----------8-------|----------15-12----15'-(15)-12-1O----12-1O-------|
|-------(O)---------|----------------14----------------11-------11-9--|
|-1Oh12-------1O-1O-|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
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|---------------------------|--------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------------|---8----8---------8-------|-------8-1O---|
|------11-9-----------------|-O--------------O---------|-7-7-9--------|
|-12-9------12-9------------|-O---1O---1Oh12-----1O-1O-|--------------|
|----------------12-9-------|--------------------------|--------------|
|---------------------12-1O-|--------------------------|--------------|
|------------7-|-1O----------------------|------------8-12p1O---------|
|-12\\1O-8-1O---|-8--8----8-------8-------|-------8-1O-----------------|
|--------------|-O-----------------------|-7-7-9----------------------|
|--------------|-O----1O---1Oh12---1O-1O-|----------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
|--------------|-------------------------|----------------------------|
~~~~
|-8p7----------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-----8-----8-----8------------8-------|-------8-1O-12\\1O-8-1O-12----|
|-------9-7----O-----------------------|-7-7-9-----------------------|
|--------------1O---1Oh12-(1O)---1O-1O-|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|--------------------------------------|-----------------------------|
|-(1O)--------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|--8---8----8-----------8-------|-8--8----8----|-12-1O'-(1O)---------|
|--O----------------(O)---------|-O------------|------------12-9-12--|
|--O-----1O---1Oh12-------1O-1O-|-12---1O---12-|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
|-------------------------------|--------------|---------------------|
P.M.
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|----1O-------1O----|------12-1O'-(1O)-----------1O-------1O---------|
|-O-----------------|------------------12-9-12-O---------------------|
|-------1O-1O----12-|-(1O)--------------------------1O-1O----12------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------|------------------------------------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------1O-|-----------------------|
|------12-1O'-(1O)----|----1O-12-13-1O-12----|-12-1O-12--8--1O-------|
|------------------12-|----------12-------12-|-------1O--7--7--------|
|-(1O)----------------|-12-------1O-------1O-|-----------O--O--------|
|---------------------|-12-------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|-----------------------|
GUITAR ~~~~~~ SOLO ~~~~~~
|--------------------|----------------------|-12----12---------------|
|--------------------|-------------------15-|----15----15p12----15-12|
|-------14--------12-|-14'-(14)-12----------|----------------14------|
|----14--------14----|----------------14----|------------------------|
|-12-----------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|----------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-------------17--------|
|------------------------|-15-17-17-2O-19-2O-|-19-------19----2O-----|
|-14-12----12------14-17-|-------------------|-------17--------------|
|-------14-----/14-------|-------------------|-----------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|----17-----------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|-----------------------|
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~~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-19'-(19)-17-|---------------------------1O-----12------12-13-15----|
|-------------|------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------|------------5/7-9-1O-8--12-----14----(14)-------------|
|-------------|----5h7-(5)-------------------------------------------|
|-------------|-X\\---------------------------------------------------|
~~~~ ~~~
|----------------------|-------------|-------------|----------14-(14)|
|-15/17-15----------12-|-------------|----------15-|-------12--------|
|---------\\14-12-12----|-14----------|-------14----|-----------------|
|----------------------|----14-------|----12-------|-12-14-----------|
|----------------------|-------15----|-------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|----------15-|-14----------|-----------------|
~~~~
|----------------15-19--19p15-|-17-15--------------------------------|
|----------15-17--------------|-------17-15----17-15---------------17|
|-------16--------------------|-------------17-------17-14-----------|
|-14-17-----------------------|----------------------------17-14-X---|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------15-|-14p1O---------------------|
|-15-15-17-2Op15-------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------16-14----16-14----------|-------14-12-------11p9----|
|----------------------17-------17-14----|-------------14-12---------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------------------|---------------------------|
|-------------|-------------|-12-------------------------------------|
|-------------|-------------|----15-12-13-15-13-12-------12----13----|
|-9p7---------|-------------|----------------------14-14---/16----17-|
|-----9-7-9-7-|-------------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------|-1O-7--------|----------------------------------------|
|-------------|------1O-7pO-|----------------------------------------|
~~~~
|----------------15-19--15-|----15-15----15-|----15----15----15------|
|-15----17-17-19-----------|-19-------19----|------------------------|
|----/19-------------------|----------------|-19----------------17---|
|--------------------------|----------------|-------19----17---------|
|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
|--------------------------|----------------|------------------------|
~~~~~
|-15----15----15-|----15----15----15----15----|-17-19-2O-19-(19)\\----|
|----17----19----|-------------17----19----19-|----------------------|
|----------------|-19----17-------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
|----------------|----------------------------|----------------------|
~~~~~~~~~~
|-------------------------|----------------16-17-|-19-------2O-------|
|----------------15-17----|----------16-17-------|-------------------|
|-------------16----------|-------17-------------|-------------------|
|-------14-17-------------|-16-19----------------|-------------------|
|-14-15----------------18-|----------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------------|-------------------|
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~~~~
|-2O'--(2O)-------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------17----14-17\\16----12-16\\14-|----11-14----11-12--|
|-----------14\\12/14----14----------12----------|-12-------12--------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
|-14/16----12-16\\14----11-|-12-11----------|-17----14-17\\16----12----|
|-------12----------12----|-------14-12----|----14----------12-------|
|-------------------------|-------------14-|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|----------------|-------------------------|
~~~
|--------------12----|---------------------------12-|----14-15-17----|
|----------15'----14'|-(14)----------------12-15----|-17-------------|
|-16\\14--------------|-----14'-(14)-12-14'----------|----------------|
|-------12-----------|------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
|--------------------|------------------------------|----------------|
~~~
|-19--2O----17-2O\\19----15-|-19\\17----14-17----14-15-17/19----15-----|
|--------17----------15----|-------15-------15-------------15--------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
|--------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
~~~~
|-19\\17----14-|-15-14----------|----------------------|-14\\17/14-----|
|-------15----|-------17-15----|----------------------|----------15--|
|-------------|-------------16-|-17----14-17\\16----12-|--------------|
|-------------|----------------|----14----------12----|--------------|
|-------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|-------------|----------------|----------------------|--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------------------|------------------7-|-8-------8----|
|-14-----16----12-16\\14----11-14-|-\\12-11-9-------7---|---7pO-O------|
|----O-O----12----------12-------|----------9\\7-7-----|--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
|--------------------------------|--------------------|--------------|
|------------------------|-------------|-8-8h7---1O------------------|
|-------8--------8-------|-8-------8---|-------8--------8-------8----|
|-9pO-O---11pO-O---9pO-O-|---7pO-O---7-|------------(O)---7pO-O------|
|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
|------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------|
~~~~ Guitar Cadenza (played freely)
|------------------|-------15-------15-2O-19-15----|-17-15----15\\14--|
|-------8--------8-|-18'------15-17-------------17-|-------17--------|
|-9pO-O---11pO-O---|-------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-------------------------------|-----------------|
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~~~
|----------15-14-1O----12----12----|---------------------------------|
|-17-15-13----------13----15----15-|-13-12---------------------------|
|----------------------------------|-------14-12\\11-14'--12-15-17p12-|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|----------------------------------|---------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-14-12-------------------|------------------------------------------|
|-------14-12----------12-|--THE END --------------------------------|
|-------------14-12\\1O-12-|------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------|------------------------------------------|
My Notation is:
/ slide
\\ slide
' bend
~ vibrato
h hammer on
p pull off
This is my first tab so do not be too
critical of my notation. The notes should
be correct because I learned the song
from the book and it sound pretty good
to me. Good Luck and have fun
c-ya Mark M. Miller
--
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