Jack Johnson - While We Wait guitar tab
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
WHILE WE WAIT - Jack Johnson
-----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by: mshafer
Email: michaelshafer28@gmail.com
Tuning: E A D G B e
This is a nice little track off "Sleep Through The Static"
Listen to the song for timing and rhythm
- Intro -
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
It feels...
- Verse 1 -
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...right, it feels...
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...wrong
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
Feels like, when you have it, then it's...
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...gone. I want...
- Verse 2 -
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--4------------------4-------|--4------------------4-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...more, more and...
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------6-----------6----------|------6-----------6----------|
D|--5------------------5-------|--5------------------5-------|
A|---------6-------------------|---------6-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...more.
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|--6------------------6-------|--6------------------6-------|
A|---------8-------------------|---------8-------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
And if you steal the fire, give me...
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------0-----------0---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------8-----------8----------|------8-----------8----------|
D|---------6-----------6-------|---------6-----------6-------|
A|--7--------------------------|--7--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...some. 'Cause the...
- Verse 3 -
B
e|-------------2-----------2---|-------------2-----------2---|
B|------4-----------4----------|------4-----------4----------|
G|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|--2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...sun, dissipates...
F# E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------3-----------3----------|------1-----------1----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------2-----------2-------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|--0--------------------------|
...while it waits, for a...
B F#
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------4---|-------------2-----------2---|
G|------4-----------4----------|------3-----------3----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
A|--2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--2--------------------------|
...friend, to arrive
F#
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|
G|------3-----------3----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|
A|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|
From the...
B
e|-------------2-----------2---|-------------2-----------2---|
B|------4-----------4----------|------4-----------4----------|
G|---------4-----------4-------|---------4-----------4-------|
D|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|--2--------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
...past, while it...
F# E
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------2-----------2---|-------------0-----------0---|
G|------3-----------3----------|------1-----------1----------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|---------2-----------2-------|
A|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|--2--------------------------|--0--------------------------|
...pulls, us around, and...
B F#
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------4-----------4---|-----------------------------|
G|------4-----------4----------|-----------------------------|
D|---------4-----------4-------|-----------------------------|
A|--2--------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|-----------------------------|--2--------------------------|
...around, while we wait
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
=============================================================================
