Spirit In The Sky Tab

Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum
 
 
When playing the 2 on the G-string, lift your finger off after so it makes a
muted sound after kind of.
 
e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-2-----|
D|-------|
A|---0---|
E|-------|
 
then:
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x4)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
The fill used by the second guitar alternates throughout the song. The "beep beeps" are
by switching between a muted pickup and a full volume pickup,
 
or by bridge/neck switching, a la Voodoo Child (slight Return)
 
e|--8-----|      e|--15---|
B|--10b---|      B|--17b--|
G|--------|      G|-------|
D|--------|  or  D|-------|
A|--------|      A|-------|
E|--------|      E|-------|
**these are unison bends. Bend the B string until it's the same pitch as the e string.
 
 
[Chorus] is a simple riff, a down up down up up rhythm:
   A    D    A    E    A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|
 
 
[Verse] again:
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Chorus] again, same rhythm:
   A    D    A    E    A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|
 
 
[Verse] again:
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Bridge/1st Solo]
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0h2---0h2-0-0---0h2-0h2--2----5-4-5~------0h2-0h2---0h2-0-0----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0h2-2--5-4-5-7b------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Verse] again:
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Final Chorus]
   A    D    A    E    A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|
play and the E and A once more.
 
 
[Verse] again:
 
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|
 
 
[Outro/2nd Solo]
 
e|----------------------------------|
B|--8---8-8---8-8---8-8---8-8--~----|
G|--10b---10b---10b---10b---10b~----| (x4)
D|----------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------|
**once again, these are unison bends!
                                                        v(1/4b)    v(1/2b)
e|-------------------------------8------------8-10-8----8b---------8b-------|
B|------8-10-10~--10-10-8~--8-10---10-10~--10--------10----10-10~-----------|
G|--10b---------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|------15------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b----15r-13------------13~--15b-15-15r-13-15-13h15-13~--13h15-13~-----|
G|----------------12~--12h14------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
e|-------------------------17-----------------------------------------------|
B|--13h15-13-----13b---17b----17r-15----------------------------------------|
G|-----------14~---------------------14-------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
 
Finish with beep beeps.
 
 
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| h  Hammer-on
| r  Release
| b  Bend
| /  Slide up
| ~  Vibrato
 
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