Jimi Hendrix - All along the watchtower
bassver. 10
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Tuning: Eb Ab Db Gb
ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER (Bassline)
As recorded by The Jimi Hendrix Experience
(From the 1968 Album ELECTRIC LADYLAND)
Words and Music by Bob Dylan
Arranged by Jimi Hendrix
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (Eb Ab Db Gb) - 'Jimi Hendrix - Bass (1/2 step down)'
[Intro]
Q=114
4/4
Gtr I (1/2 step down - Eb Ab Db Gb)
H 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
Gb|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Db|--------9-9-11-|-11-11-11----9-9-7-|-7-7-7----9-9-11-|-11-11-11----9-9-7--|
Ab|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
Eb|---------------|-------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
E S S E S S E E E E Q E. S E E +E S S E E E. S E E E E
Gb|---------------------|---------------------|------------------|
Db|-7-------------------|---------------------|------------------|
Ab|-----------------2-3-|-4--4----2-2-(2)-x-2-|-0------------2-3-|
Eb|---0-0-2-3-3-3-4-----|-------2-------------|---0-2--2-3-4-----|
[1st Verse]
E E E. S E E S S E E E Q E E E E q E. S E Q E
Gb|--------------4-4---|----------------||-----------------|
Db|------------4-----4-|----------------||-------4---------|
Ab|-4-4-4--0-2---------|-0----------2-3-||-4-------2-2--2--|
Eb|--------------------|---0-2--3-4-----||-----------------|
H E S S S S E Q.. S E E +S S E E E +E. S E E S S S S
Gb|------2-----------|---------------------|-----------2------------|
Db|------------------|-------4---------4---|---------2--------------|
Ab|-0------2-2-2-2-3-|-4-------2-2-(2)---4-|-0-0-(0)-----2-2-2-3-3--|
Eb|------------------|---------------------|------------------------|
|3|
Q.. S E E +S S E Q S S E S a E S S S S S S Q.. S E E +S S S S
Gb|---------------------|----2---2-2-2s4-------------|-----------------------|
Db|-------4---------4---|----------------------------|-------4---------------|
Ab|-4-------2-2-(2)---2-|-0--------------2-2-2-2-3-3-|-4-------2-2-(2)-------|
Eb|---------------------|----------------------------|-----------------0-5p0-|
a E S S Q E E S S E Q.. S E Q E E S S Q E S S +S S a E
Gb|----------------------|----------------|----------9------------------|
Db|-2s4-4-4-4--2-2-------|----------------|------------11-9-(9)---------|
Ab|----------------2-x-2-|-4-------2-2--2-|---------------------9-10s11-|
Eb|----------------------|-------0--------|-5-5-5-5---------------------|
Q.. S E E +S S E Q S S S S E E E S S Q E. S E E E a E
Gb|---------------------|----------------------|--------------------|
Db|---------------------|------7---------------|--------------------|
Ab|-----------------9-0-|----7---7-7-7---------|--------------------|
Eb|-9-----0-7-7-(7)-----|-5------------7-7-0-8-|-9--9--0-7-7-x-7s5--|
Q q E S S S S S S Q.. S E E E S S
Gb|-------9----------------|--------------------|
Db|----7----11-9---9-10-11-|---------------11-9-|
Ab|-7----------------------|-------0------------|
Eb|-5----------------------|-9-------7-7-7------|
S S S S S S S S +S S E E E
Gb|--------------------0-10-(10)-10-11-12-13-||
Db|-/11-11-11-11-11-11-----------------------||
Ab|------------------------------------------||
Eb|------------------------------------------||
[Guitar Solo]
E E E E E E E E E S S S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E S S E E E
Gb|--------------------|-------------------------------|----------------------|
Db|-11---------9-------|-----------------------------9-|-11---------9-9-------|
Ab|----11---11---9---9-|---------------7s9-9-9s11-11---|----11---11-----9---9-|
Eb|-------9--------7---|-5-0-0-5-5---9-----------------|-------9----------7---|
E S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S E E
Gb|---------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|---------7-7-7-------------|---------11----------9---|
Ab|---------------------------|---11-11----11---9-9---9-|
Eb|-5-0-0-5-------7-7-7-7-7-0-|-9-------------7---------|
E E E E E S S +S S E
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|-------7-----9h11-(11)------|
Ab|---------/11-----------9-11-|
Eb|-5-0-5----------------------|
[2nd Verse]
E E E E E E E E E S S E S S E S S E E E E E. S E E S S E
Gb|-------------------|--------------------------||--------------------|
Db|---11--------9-----|---------7-7-9-9----------||--------------------|
Ab|------11-------9---|-----------------10-11----||----------------9---|
Eb|-9-------9-7-----7-|-5-0-0-5---------------9\-||-9-9----5-7-7-----7-|
E E Q E S S +S S S S E E S S S S E E S S E E Q E S E S S S S S
Gb|--------9------------------|-------9---------------|----------------------|
Db|----------11-9-(9)---------|-----------------------|------7-7s9-----------|
Ab|-------------------9-10-11-|-----------------------|------------7s9-9-----|
Eb|-5-5-----------------------|-9-9-----9-9-7-7---0-5-|-5-5--------------7-8-|
E E S S E E E S S E E E E S S E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S E
Gb|---------------------|-------11-----------------|---------------------|
Db|---------------------|----------9-------9-9-----|---------------------|
Ab|---------------------|------------11-12---------|-----------------7---|
Eb|-9-9---0-9-7-7---0-7-|-5-5------------------7-8-|-9-9---9-9-7-7-----7-|
Q E S S E S S E S S Q. S S E E +E S S H E S S S S E
Gb|-----------------------|----------------------|------9--------------|
Db|-----------------------|------------------7---|--------11-9h11-9----|
Ab|-/9--7-7-7-------------|------0---------------|------------------11-|
Eb|-----------9-7-7-7-7-7-|-9------9-7-7-(7)---7-|-5-------------------|
Q.. S E E +S S E Q E. S E E +S S S S E E E S S E E S S E
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Db|---------------------|-----------------------|-----11-----------9----|
Ab|---------------------|---------9-9-(9)-------|----------0-----9---9--|
Eb|-9-----0-7-7-(7)-0h7-|-5--5--x---------7h9-7-|-9-9--------7-7--------|
Q E E E S S S S E H E Q. S S S S +S S E +S E S E E
Gb|--------------------|-------------|---------------------10-(10)-11-11-12-13-||
Db|----7-7-------------|-------------|-11-11-11-11-(11)-11---------------------||
Ab|--------------------|-------------|-----------------------------------------||
Eb|-5--------7-7-7-7-8-|-9----7-7----|-----------------------------------------||
[Guitar Solo]
E E S S E E S S S S E
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-11-----------9-----9-----|
Ab|----11-----11---9-9---9-9-|
Eb|-------9-9----------------|
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E E E E E E
Gb|-----------9-11-11--------------|---------------------|
Db|-----7-------------9-11-11------|------11--------9----|
Ab|---7---7-------------------9h11-|---11----11---9---9--|
Eb|-5-------5----------------------|-9----------7--------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
Gb|---------------------------------------|
Db|---7-7-9h11-11---------9h11-11---------|
Ab|---------------9h11-11---------9h11-11-|
Eb|-5-------------------------------------|
E E E E E S S E E Q S E S E S S E E
Gb|----------------------|----------------------|
Db|------11----------9---|----------------------|
Ab|---11----11---9-9---9-|-----------------9-7--|
Eb|-9----------7---------|-5--0-5-0-/9-7-7------|
E S S E E S S E E E Q S S S S E S S E S S E E e E E E e E
Gb|-------------------------|------------------------||-------------------|
Db|---------11----9-9-------|------------------------||------11-------9---|
Ab|---11-11----11-----9---9-|------------------------||---11--------9-----|
Eb|-9-------------------7---|-5--5-5-5-5-5-7-7-7-7-8-||-9---------7-------|
E E q S S E S S S S E E e S S E E e S S E E q S S S S S S S S
Gb|--------6-6-----------|-----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----7--------7-7-----|------11---------9---x-|-----7------------------|
Ab|---7------------------|---11----------9-------|---7--------------------|
Eb|-5------------------7-|-9---------x-7---------|-5------7-7-7-7-7-7-7-8-|
S S S S q S S S S q
Gb|--------------------------|
Db|-----------11----------9--|
Ab|-----11-11---------9-9----|
Eb|-9-9-----------7-7--------|
S S E q a E S S S S S S S S S S q S S E q
Gb|--------------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------7------------------|-----------11--9-9-------|
Ab|-----7----7h9-9-7-9-7-----|-----11-11---------9-----|
Eb|-5-5------------------7-8-|-9-9-----------------7---|
S S E q S S S S S S S S
Gb|-------------------------------||
Db|-------7--9s11-11--------------||
Ab|-----7------------9-10-11-9-11-||
Eb|-5-5---------------------------||
S S S S q E E q E E q S S S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------|------------------------|
Db|-----------11--9------|------------------------|
Ab|-----10-11-------9----|--------7h9-9-7-9-7-----|
Eb|-9-9---------------7--|-5-5-5--------------7-8-|
E E S S S S E E E S S E E Q S S S S S S E
Gb|-----------------------|---------------------------|
Db|-----------9-----------|--------9s11-11------------|
Ab|-----------------------|----------------9-10-10-11-|
Eb|-9-9---x-----7-7---7-7-|-5-5-----------------------|
E S S q S S S S S S E
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|---------11----------9-9----|
Ab|---11-11---------9-9--------|
Eb|-9-----------7-7------------|
E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S q S S S S e S S
Gb|---------------------------|-------------------------8-|
Db|---------7-7-7-------------|---------11----------9-----|
Ab|---------------------------|---11-11---------9-9-------|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-------7-7-7-7-8-8-|-9-----------7-7-----------|
S E S S S E S S E S S E
Gb|-11-11-11-11-11-12-13-13-13-9------||
Db|---------------------------------9-||
Ab|------------------------------11---||
Eb|-----------------------------------||
E E E E E E E E E E S S E S S S S S S E
Gb|-------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-11-11---7-9-9---9-|-7-7-5-6-7-9-11-11---------9-|
Ab|-------------------|-------------------9-11-11---|
Eb|-------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S S S E S S E E S S
Gb|-----------------------------|
Db|-------------11-------9------|
Ab|-------11-11--------9---9-9--|
Eb|-9-9-9----------7-7----------|
E E S S E E E E E E E E S S S S E E S S E E E S S +S S E E E
Gb|-------------------|-----6-x-x-4-4-4-------|------------------------|
Db|-------------------|---6-------------4-x-x-|----------------------9-|
Ab|-----------------2-|-4---------------------|-0-4-5-6-7-(7)-8-9-11---|
Eb|-5-5-5-5-0-2-3-4---|-----------------------|------------------------|
E E E. S E E E. S E E E E E E E E
Gb|---------------------|-----------------||
Db|-11---------9--------|-7---------------||
Ab|----11--------9------|---7-----------2-||
Eb|-------9--x-----7--x-|-----5-0-2-3-4---||
[3rd Verse]
Q E. S E E E S S H S S E S S E
Gb|-------------------|-------------------------|
Db|-------------------|------/11-11-11----------|
Ab|-4-------2-2---0-2-|-0--------------9-10-11--|
Eb|-------4-----------|-------------------------|
Q.. S E E +S S E Q.. S E E E S S Q.. S E Q E E Q E Q S S S S
Gb|---------------------|-------------------|----------------|-------------------|
Db|---------------------|-------------------|----------------|--------7----------|
Ab|---------------------|-------7-9-9-9-7---|-------9--------|-----------------0-|
Eb|-9-----5-7-7-(7)-5-7-|-5---------------9-|-9-------7-7--7-|-5-5-------7-7-----|
Q.. S E E +S S E H E E +S S E
Gb|---------------------|-------/11-------------|
Db|---------------------|-----------------10-11-|
Ab|-4-----0-2-2-(2)-0-2-|-/9--------9-(9)-------|
Eb|---------------------|-----------------------|
Q.. S E E +S S E Q. S S S S S S S S E
Gb|---------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------|----------/9-9-9-9-/11-11-11---|
Ab|-------0---------9---|-------------------------------|
Eb|-9-------7-7-(7)---7-|-5----5-5----------------------|
Q.. S E E +S S E Q S S S S E S S S S E
Gb|---------------------|-------------------------------|
Db|---------------------|----11---11-11-11------11---11-|
Ab|---------------------|--------------------11---------|
Eb|-9-----5-7-7-(7)-5-7-|-5-----9----------9-------9----|
Q.. S E E +S S E Q. E S S E S S E
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------|
Db|-----------------9---|--------11-11----------|
Ab|-------0-------------|------0---------9-9-7--|
Eb|-9-------7-7-(7)---7-|-5---------------------|
Q.. S E E Q S S S S +E S S S S S S S S E
Gb|----------------|-6-6p0-10-(10)-11-11-11-12-12-12-13-13-13-||
Db|----------------|------------------------------------------||
Ab|----------------|------------------------------------------||
Eb|-9-----5-7-7----|------------------------------------------||
[Outro]
E E E E S S E E E S S E E S S S S S S S S E
Gb|----------------------|----------------------------------|
Db|-11---------9-9-------|-7-7---7-----/11-11-11-11---------|
Ab|----11---11-----9---9-|-----7---7-7--------------9h11-11-|
Eb|-------9----------7---|----------------------------------|
E S S S S E E E E E E E S S E S S S S S S S S
Gb|--------------------------|----------------------------|
Db|---------11-11--------9---|-----/7-7-7-----------------|
Ab|---11-11-------11---9---9-|---7------------------------|
Eb|-9----------------7-------|-5----------8s9-9-7-7-7-8-8-|
Q S S E E S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------|
Db|--------------9-x-----------|
Ab|----9-10-11-------9-10-11p0-|
Eb|-9----------7---------------|
Q E S S E. S S S E E S S E S S S S E E S S
Gb|---------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|---------------9-----|---------11------9-9-------x-|
Ab|----4-5-7----9-------|---11-11------11-----9-------|
Eb|-5--------7------x-7-|-9---------------------7-----|
S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E
Gb|-/11-11-11---------------------------------|
Db|-----------9S11-11-11-11-------------------|
Ab|-------------------------9S11-11-11-9h11-7-|
Eb|-------------------------------------------|
E E Q E E S S E S S E S S S S E E E S S
Gb|------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|------------------|-------7---7h9-9-10-11-11-11-|
Ab|------------------|---------9-------------------|
Eb|-9-9----7-7---7-7-|-5-5-5-----------------------|
a E S S E S S E S S S S S S
Gb|----------------------------------------|
Db|-9h11-11-11-----------------------------|
Ab|------------\9-11-11-12-12-12-9-9-10-11-|
Eb|----------------------------------------|
E E E S S E E S S S S
Gb|---------12-12-/14-/14-----------|
Db|---------14-14--------------9-10-|
Ab|-12-12-----------------9-10------|
Eb|---------------------------------|
E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S E E S S S S
Gb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
Db|-11-11-----6-7-6-6---6-6-7-|-7-7--------------------9-10-|
Ab|---------0-----------------|-------7-7-8-9-10-11-11------|
Eb|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E E S S S S E E S S E
Gb|------------------------------|
Db|-11-11------------------------|
Ab|---------9-9-10-11-11---11-11-|
Eb|------------------------------|
S S S S S S S S E S S S S E E E E E E S S E E
Gb|----14-14----14-14----14------------------|----------------------*|
Db|----------------------------------9-10-11-|---11--------9-9------*|
Ab|-12-------12-------12----12-11-11---------|------11---------9----*|
Eb|------------------------------------------|-9-------9-7-------7--*|
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Duration Legend
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; a - acciaccatura;
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted;
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.
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration).
| (n) - note tied to previous
| x - muted
| h - hammer-on
| p - pull-off
| /\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
| s - legato slide
| S - shift slide
| |3| - triplet
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