Jefferson Airplane - Today

TODAY As recorded by Jefferson Airplane (From the 1967 Album SURREALISTIC PILLOW) Words and Music by Marty Balin & Paul Kantner Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Paul Kantner - Acoustic Nylon-string Guitar' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Marty Balin - Acoustic Guitar ' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Jorma Kaukonen - Electric Guitar' Intro Q=94 N.C. 4/4 Gtr I (Ac. Nylon-str. Gtr.) E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |-----------------|--------------------| |-----3-------1---|--------------------| |-------2---0---0-|--------------------| |---0-------------|-----0--------------| |-5-------3-------|-2-3---0-(0)--<12>--| |-----------------|--------------------| | | Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.) | W W |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| | | Gtr III (El. Gtr.) | W W |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| |-----------------|--------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |----------------------|----------------------------| |------3-----------1---|----------------------------| |---------2------0---0-|----------------------------| |----0-----------------|---------0------------------| |-5-----------3--------|-2--3------0-(0)------<12>--| |----------------------|----------------------------| | | q E E +H E E E E +H |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |-0-------2--(2)-------|-2--3----5-0-(0)------------| |-0-------3--(3)-------|-2--3----5-0-(0)------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E E +H E S S Q E S S Q |---15---12-(12)-------|-----------------10p8--10---| |----------------------|---10p8-10------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |----------------------|----------------------------| |------3-----------1---|----------------------------| |---------2------0---0-|----------------------------| |----0-----------------|---------0------------------| |-5-----------3--------|-2--3------0-(0)------<12>--| |----------------------|----------------------------| | | q E E +H E E E E +H |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |-5-------2--(2)-------|-3--2----0-0-(0)------------| |-5-------3--(3)-------|-3--2----0-0-(0)------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E E +H E S S Q E S S Q |---15---12-(12)-------|-----------------10p8--10---| |----------------------|---10p8-10------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |----------------------|------------------------------|| |------3-----------1---|------------------------------|| |---------2------0---0-|------------------------------|| |----0-----------------|---------0--------------------|| |-5-----------3--------|-2--3------0-(0)------<12>----|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| | | Q E E +Q Q E E E E +H |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|-2--3----5-0-(0)--------------|| |-5-------3--(3)-------|-2--3----5-0-(0)--------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| | | E e E E +H E S S Q E S S Q |---15---12-(12)-------|-----------------10p8--10-----|| |----------------------|---10p8-10--------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| 1st - 3rd Verses N.C. E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q ||-----------------------|----------------------------| ||o------3-----------1---|----------------------------| ||----------2------0---0-|----------------------------| ||-----0-----------------|---------0------------------| ||o-5-----------3--------|-2--3------0-(0)------<12>--| ||-----------------------|----------------------------| | | q E E +H E E E E +H ||-----------------------|----------------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------------| ||--5-------2--(2)-------|-3--2----0-0-(0)------------| ||o-5-------3--(3)-------|-3--2----0-0-(0)------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E E +H E S S Q E S S Q ||----15---12-(12)-------|-----------------10p8--10---| ||o----------------------|---10p8-10------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------------| ||o----------------------|----------------------------| ||-----------------------|----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |----------------------|-----------------------------| |------3-----------1---|-----------------------------| |---------2------0---0-|-----------------------------| |----0-----------------|---------0-------------------| |-5-----------3--------|-2--3------0-(0)------<12>---| |----------------------|-----------------------------| | | Q E E +Q Q E E E E +H |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-2--3----5-0-(0)-------------| |-5-------3--(3)-------|-2--3----5-0-(0)-------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| | | E e E E +H E S S Q E S S Q |---15---12-(12)-------|-----------------10p8--10----| |----------------------|---10p8-10-------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| |----------------------|-----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |----------------------|----------------------------| |------3-----------1---|----------------------------| |---------2------0---0-|----------------------------| |----0-----------------|---------0------------------| |-5-----------3--------|-2--3------0-(0)------<12>--| |----------------------|----------------------------| | | q E E +H E E E E +H |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |-5-------2--(2)-------|-3--2----0-0-(0)------------| |-5-------3--(3)-------|-3--2----0-0-(0)------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| | | E e E E +H E S S Q E S S Q |---15---12-(12)-------|-----------------10p8--10---| |----------------------|---10p8-10------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| |----------------------|----------------------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E +Q Q |----------------------|------------------------------|| |------3-----------1---|------------------------------|| |---------2------0---0-|------------------------------|| |----0-----------------|---------0--------------------|| |-5-----------3--------|-2--3------0-(0)------<12>----|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| | | Q E E +Q Q E E E E +H |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|-2--3----5-0-(0)--------------|| |-5-------3--(3)-------|-2--3----5-0-(0)--------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| | | E e E E +H E S S Q E S S Q |---15---12-(12)-------|-----------------10p8--10-----|| |----------------------|---10p8-10--------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| |----------------------|------------------------------|| Chorus Cmaj7/Cmaj7/G F Em E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----0---------0---|------1---------3---| |-----------------0-|--------0---------0-| |---0---0-----0-----|----2---------0-----| |----------2--------|--3--------2--------| |-3-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | Q E E +H Q E E +H |-0-----0-(0)-------|--1-----0-(0)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|--1-----0-(0)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|--2-----0-(0)-------| |-2-----2-(2)-------|--3-----2-(2)-------| |-3-----3-(3)-------|--3-----2-(2)-------| |-0-----3-(3)-------|--1-----0-(0)-------| | | Q E E +H Q E E +H |-0-----0-(0)-------|--------7-(7)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|-10-----8-(8)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|-10-----9-(9)-------| |-2-----2-(2)-------|-10-----9-(9)-------| |-3-----3-(3)-------|--8-----7-(7)-------| |-0-----3-(3)-------|--------------------| C D C D Q E E E E Q q E E H |---------------------|----------------| |--1------3--------3--|--1-----3--3----| |--0-------------2----|--0-----2--2----| |--2---0------0-------|--2-----0--0----| |--3------------------|--3-------------| |---------------------|----------------| | | Q E E +H q E E H |--0---2--2--(2)------|--0-----2--2----| |--1---3--3--(3)------|--1-----3--3----| |--0---2--2--(2)------|--0-----2--2----| |--2---0--0--(0)------|--2-----0--0----| |--3------------------|--3-------------| |---------------------|----------------| | | Q E E +H q E E H |--8--10-10-(10)------|--8----10-10----| |--8--10-10-(10)------|--8----10-10----| |--9--11-11-(11)------|--9----11-11----| |-10--12-12-(12)------|-10----12-12----| |---------------------|----------------| |---------------------|----------------| Cmaj7/Cmaj7/G F Em E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----0---------0---|------1---------3---| |-----------------0-|--------0---------0-| |---0---0-----0-----|----2---------0-----| |----------2--------|--3--------2--------| |-3-----------------|--------------------| |-------------------|--------------------| | | Q E E +H Q E E +H |-0-----0-(0)-------|--1-----0-(0)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|--1-----0-(0)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|--2-----0-(0)-------| |-2-----2-(2)-------|--3-----2-(2)-------| |-3-----3-(3)-------|--3-----2-(2)-------| |-0-----3-(3)-------|--1-----0-(0)-------| | | Q E E +H Q E E +H |-0-----0-(0)-------|--------7-(7)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|-10-----8-(8)-------| |-0-----0-(0)-------|-10-----9-(9)-------| |-2-----2-(2)-------|-10-----9-(9)-------| |-3-----3-(3)-------|--8-----7-(7)-------| |-0-----3-(3)-------|--------------------| 1.,2. 3. | | Q E E +H q E E H 3x Q E E H |--0---2--2--(2)------|--0-----2--2-----||--0-----2--2----|| |--1---3--3--(3)------|--1-----3--3----o||--1-----3--3----|| |--0---2--2--(2)------|--0-----2--2-----||--0-----2--2----|| |--2---0--0--(0)------|--2-----0--0-----||--2-----0--0----|| |--3------------------|--3-------------o||--3-------------|| |---------------------|-----------------||----------------|| | | Q E E +H q E E H 3x q E E H |--8--10-10-(10)------|--8----10-10-----||--8----10-10----|| |--8--10-10-(10)------|--8----10-10----o||--8----10-10----|| |--9--11-11-(11)------|--9----11-11-----||--9----11-11----|| |-10--12-12-(12)------|-10----12-12-----||-10----12-12----|| |---------------------|----------------o||----------------|| |---------------------|-----------------||----------------|| Bridge | | Gtrs II, III | 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 E E |-1---1-x-0-0-0-x-|---------0-0-0-x-|-1---1-x-0-0-0-x-|-----------------| |-3---3-x-1-1-1-x-|-3---3-x-1-1-1-x-|-3---3-x-1-1-1-x-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-2---2-x-2-2-2-x-|-3---3-x-2-2-2-x-|-2---2-x-2-2-2-x-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |-0---0-x-2-2-2-x-|-3---3-x-2-2-2-x-|-0---0-x-2-2-2-x-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-| |---------0-0-0-x-|-1---1-x-0-0-0-x-|---------0-0-0-x-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------| E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E |-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|-----1-------1---|| |-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|-----3-------3---|| |---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|---3---3---3---3-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|-1-------1-------|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| | | Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3-3-3-3-|| |-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1---1-1-1-1-1-1-|| |-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|| Outro H.=H | | Gtr III | H H E E E E E E E E +W |-----------|-----------------2-|-(2)----*| |-----------|---------------3---|--------*| |-----------|-------------2-----|--------*| |-0----2----|-----3p2---0-------|--------*| |-----------|---------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