Focus 2 Tab

FOCUS II
 
As recorded by Focus
(From the 1971 Album FOCUS II (MOVING WAVES))
 
Music by Thijs van Leer
 
Transcribed by Slowhand
 
 
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jan Akkerman - El. Guitar (Clean)'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jan Akkerman - El. Guitar (Overdriven)'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Thijs van Leer - Organ'
Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Thijs van Leer - Piano'
 
 
  Q=74
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtrs III, IV (Organ & Piano arr. for Gtr.)
  Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    H.      Q
|--------------|-6----6-6--5--|--------------|------------|
|-3----3-5--6--|--------------|-3----3-5--6--|------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
 
 
  Gtrs I, IV
   <     <  <   <     <     <  <   <     <     <  <   <     <
   Q.    E  Q   Q     Q.    E  Q   Q     Q.    E  Q   Q     W
|------------------|-13----13-13--12--|------------------|-------||
|-10----10-12--13--|------------------|-10----10-12--13--|-------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-12----||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
 
 
    Faster Q=87
    N.C.
    Gtr I
    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    Q.   E Q  Q    H.      Q
||---------------|-8----8-8--7--|--------------|-------------|
||o--------7--8--|--------------|--------7--8--|-------------|
||--9----9-------|--------------|-9----9-------|-7-----------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
 
 
  Gtr II
    ~~~~                                  ~~~                ~~
    Q.    E  Q   Q     Q.    E  Q   Q     Q.    E  Q   Q     W
|-------------------|-15----15-15--14--|------------------|-------||
|-/12----12-14--15--|------------------|-12----12-14--15--|-------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-14----||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
 
 
  Double tempo Q=174
  N.C.
              Gtr I
              <
    ~~~~
   +E  Q.   E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E Q  E E E E   E E    Q  +E  E E E
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------5S=|
|-------------------|----------------|-5----------5-7-|-8-7tr8p5--(5)-7-8----|
|-(14)--------2-2-4-|-5-4-2----4-5-7-|---7-5----7-----|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
 
 
  Q  E E +E   E E    E   Q  E E +E   E E    E
|-7----------10-7tr8---|-7----------10-7tr8---|
|----8---------------8-|----8---------------8-|
|------9-(9)-----------|------9-(9)-----------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
 
 
  E E E  E E    E E E   E  E E    E E E Q
|-7-----10-7tr8---7---|---10-7tr8---7------||
|---8-----------8---8-|-----------8---8----||
|-----9---------------|-9---------------9--||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
 
 
 Drum Fill
  N.C.
  Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
 
 
  1.ower Q=144
  N.C.
 7/4
   e  e  E  E      +E  E  S  S  E  +Q   Q   E.  S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------10-----|
|-11-11-12-11tr12-(11)-9----------------9------11-|
|------------------------12-10-12-(12)------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
   e  e  E  E      +E  E  S  S  E  +Q   Q   Q
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------10---|
|-11-11-12-11tr12-(11)-9----------------9-------|
|------------------------12-10-12-(12)----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
   e  e  E  E      +E  E  S S  E  +Q   Q  E.  S
|-----------------------------------------9-----|
|-------12-11tr12-(11)-9---------------9-----11-|
|-11-11------------------11-9-11-(11)-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
 
 
   e  E  E  E      +E  E  S S  E  +Q    Q  Q
|----------------------------------------------||
|-11-11-12-11tr12-(11)-9----------------------o||
|------------------------11-9-11-(11)--11--9---||
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------||
 
 
  2.144
  N.C.
 4/4
  Gtrs I, III, IV
  Q   e  e  q   e  e   E e  q   Q   Q    q  e  e  q  e  e   E E H.
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
|----11-11-14--11-12-|---7-11--11--10--|-9--9-11-12--9-11-|---7-9-----|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
|-----9--9-12---9-10-|---9--9---9---8--|-7--7--9-10--7--9-|---5-7-----|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
 
 
  +E  E e  e  q  e  e   E e Q  +E  E  e  e
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-(9)---9-11-12--9-11-|---7-9--(9)-9-11-12-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)---7--9-10--7--9-|---5-7--(7)-7--9-10-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
 
 
   a  Q   e  e e  e e  e    e  e  e  e H
|------------------------|------------------||
|------------------------|------------------||
|-15s16--12-14---16---12-|-14-14-16-14------||
|------------------------|------------------||
|-13s14--10-12---14---10-|-12-12-14-12------||
|------------------------|------------------||
 
 
  Q=144(8=s8)
  N.C.
  Gtr I
  E   Q.   q  q     E  E E  e H      E   Q.   q  E  E    +W
|---/12S==10--8--|-10-10-8-10------|---/12S==10--8S10-|-(10)----|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
|----/9S===7--5--|--7--7-5--7------|----/9S===7--5S=7-|--(7)----|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
 
 
                                                      Slower Q=74
                                                          >
  E   Q.    q  q     E  E E  e H      E   Q.   q  E E    +H     H
|---/12----10--8--|-10-10-8-10------|---/12S==10--8S7-||-(7)---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
|----/9-----7--5--|--7--7-5--7------|----/9S===7--5S4-||-(4)---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
 
 
           Gtr II
                                                     |-3-|
  W           H    E E E E   Q.   S S H      +Q.   E Q Q Q
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------2-4-5-|-4----5p4-2----|-(2)-----2-4-5S=|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
 
 
   >
                        |-3-|                           |-3-|
   Q.    E  H      H    Q Q Q   Q.   S S H      +Q.   E Q Q Q
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-12----10-10----|------2-4-5-|-4----5p4-2----|-(2)-----2-4-5S==|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
 
 
   >
   Q.    E  Q.   a E   E. S H    +E  E   E S S H    E a E   E. S +H     E  E
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------<7>--|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|----------------4s5-|-5-------------5-|-5-7p5p4------3s4-|-4------------------|
|-12----10-10--------|----3-3----(3)---|------------------|----2-(2)-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
 
 
   E.   S    H     E a E   E. S +H     E  E
|-<7>-<12>-<12>----------|---------------<7>-|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------3s4-|-4-----------------|
|------------------------|----2-(2)----------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
 
 
   E.   S    H     E a E   E. S Q  E E E E
|-<7>-<12>-<12>----------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------3s4-|-4---------1-2-4---|
|------------------------|----2-2------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
 
 
  H=H
  ~~               ~~            ~~               ~~
  H.      E E      H.      E E   H.      E E      H.      E E
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-5-------7-5tr7-|-4-------2-4-|-5-------7-5tr7-|-4-------2-4-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
 
 
  ~~               ~~            ~~
  H.      E E      H.      E E   H.      E E
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|-5-------7-5tr7-|-4-------2-4-|-5-------7-5tr7-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
 
 
               H.=H
  ~~           ~~
  H.      Q    Q.   E E E Q    W          +W
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
|-4-------6--|-4----3-3------|----------|---------*|
|------------|----------6-4--|-3--------|-(3)\----*|
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
 
 
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for.  Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests.  Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for.  Low
melody durations appear below the staff
 
Tablature Legend
----------------
 h   - hammer-on
 p   - pull-off
 b   - bend
 pb  - pre-bend
 r   - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
 /\  - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
 s   - legato slide
 S   - shift slide
  - natural harmonic
[n]  - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
 ~   - vibrato
 tr  - trill
 T   - tap
 TP  - trem. picking
 PM  - palm muting
\n/  - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
 \n  - tremolo bar down
 n/  - tremolo bar up
/n\  - tremolo bar inverted dip
 =   - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
 <>  - volume swell (louder/softer)
 x   - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
 o   - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
 
Misc Legend
-----------
 |  - bar
||  - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*|  - double bar (ending)
 :  - bar (freetime)
 $  - Segno
 &  - Coda
Tempo markers -  = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
X