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STRANGE DAYS
As recorded by The Doors
(From the 1967 Album STRANGE DAYS)
Words and Music by The Doors
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robby Krieger - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Ray Manzarek - Organ'
Intro
Q=120
Em
4/4
Gtr II (Organ arr. for Gtr.)
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12----10---------------|-12----10---------------|
|----12----10-12----10---|----12----10-12----10---|
|----------------12----9-|----------------12----9-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-12----10---------------|-12----10---------------|
|----12----10-12----10---|----12----10-12----10---|
|----------------12----9-|----------------12----9-|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
|------------------------|------------------------|
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W W
|-^12---------------|-^12-----------------|
|-^12---------------|-^12-----------------|
|-^12---------------|-^12-----------------|
|-^14---------------|-^14-----------------|
|-^14---------------|-^14-----------------|
|-^12---------------|-^12-----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| Q E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|---------------------|
|-------------------|---------------------|
|---9--7------------|---9-7---------------|
|--------7-9----7---|----------7-9----7-9-|
|------------10---7-|-------10-----10-----|
|-------------------|---------------------|
W W
|-^12--------------|-^12--------------------||
|-^12--------------|-^12--------------------||
|-^12--------------|-^12--------------------||
|-^14--------------|-^14--------------------||
|-^14--------------|-^14--------------------||
|-^12--------------|-^12--------------------||
|
| E Q E E Q E E E E S S E E E E
|------------------|------------------------||
|------------------|------------------------||
|---9-7------------|---9-7------------------||
|--------7-9-----7-|-------9-------9-9----7-||
|------------10----|---------10-12-----10---||
|------------------|------------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
Em Q. E +E E Q AmQ. E +E E Q
||--12------------12-----|-5----------5----|
||o-------12-(12)----12--|------5-(5)---5--|
||-----------------------|-----------------|
||-----------------------|-----------------|
||o----------------------|-----------------|
||-----------------------|-----------------|
Em Q. E +E E Q AmQ. E +E E Q
|-12------------12-----|-5----------5-----|
|-------12-(12)----12--|------5-(5)---5---|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
|----------------------|------------------|
Em Q. E +E E Q AmQ. E +E E Q
|-12------------12-----|-5----------5----|
|-------12-(12)----12--|------5-(5)---5--|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
Em Q. E +E E Q F# Q Q Q Q
|-12------------12-----|-14----------14--|
|-------12-(12)----12--|-----14----------|
|----------------------|---------15------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
|----------------------|-----------------|
Q Q Q Q Gm Q. E +E E Q
|---------14------||-15------------15-----|
|-14----------14--||-------15-(15)----15--|
|-----15----------||----------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------|
|-----------------||----------------------|
Cm Q. E +E Q. Gm Q. E +E E Q
|---------------------|-15------------15------|
|-13----13-(13)-------|-------15-(15)----15---|
|---------------12----|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Cm Q. E +E Q. Gm Q. E +E E Q
|---------------------|-15------------15-----|
|-13----13-(13)-------|-------15-(15)----15--|
|---------------12----|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
|---------------------|----------------------|
Cm Q. E +E Q. Gm Q. E +E E Q
|---------------------|-15------------15------|
|-13----13-(13)-------|-------15-(15)----15---|
|---------------12----|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Q. E +H G W BW Bb/DW
|-15----15-(15)----||-15--------|----------|-6----|
|------------------||-15--------|-7--------|-6----|
|------------------||-16--------|-8--------|-7----|
|------------------||-17--------|-9--------|------|
|------------------||-----------|----------|------|
|------------------||-----------|----------|------|
1.
F W EW W GQ Q BQ Q
|-13--------|-0--------|-0--------|-3--3--7--7--|
|-13--------|-0--------|-0--------|-3--3--7--7--|
|-14--------|-1--------|-1--------|-4--4--8--8--|
|-15--------|-2--------|-2--------|-5--5--9--9--|
|-----------|----------|----------|-5--5--9--9--|
|-----------|----------|----------|-3--3--7--7--|
BbQ. FE +H GQ Q BQ Q BbQ. FE +H GQ Q BQ Q
|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|
|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|
|-7----2-(2)----|-4--4--8--8--|-7----2-(2)----|-4--4--8--8--|
|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|
|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|
|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|
2.
BbQ. FE +H EmW W GQ Q BQ Q
|-6----1-(1)----|-0--------|-0---------||-3--3--7--7--|
|-6----1-(1)----|-0--------|-0--------o||-3--3--7--7--|
|-7----2-(2)----|-0--------|-0---------||-4--4--8--8--|
|-8----3-(3)----|-2--------|-2---------||-5--5--9--9--|
|-8----3-(3)----|----------|----------o||-5--5--9--9--|
|-6----1-(1)----|----------|-----------||-3--3--7--7--|
BbQ. FE +H GQ Q BQ Q BbQ. FE +H GQ Q BQ Q
|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|------1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|
|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|
|-7----2-(2)----|-4--4--8--8--|-7----2-(2)----|-4--4--8--8--|
|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|
|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|-8----3-(3)----|-5--5--9--9--|
|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|-6----1-(1)----|-3--3--7--7--|
3rd Verse
BbQ. FE +H EmW W Em Q E E E E Q
|------1-(1)----|-0--------|-0--------||-12-----12------------|
|-6----1-(1)----|-0--------|-0--------||-----------12---------|
|-7----2-(2)----|-0--------|-0--------||-----12-------12------|
|-8----3-(3)----|-2--------|-2--------||-----------------14---|
|-8----3-(3)----|----------|----------||----------------------|
|-6----1-(1)----|----------|----------||----------------------|
Am Em
E E E E E E Q Q E E E E E E
|-17-------17-----------|-12-----12-------12----|
|----------------17-----|--------------12-------|
|-------17----17--------|-----12----12-------12-|
|----14-------------19--|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Am Em
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q
|----17-------17--------|-12-------12-------12--|
|----------17-------17--|-------12-------12-----|
|-------17-------17-----|----12-------12--------|
|-19--------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------|
Am Em
E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-17-------17-------17--|-------12-------12-------|
|-------17-------17-----|----12-------12-------12-|
|----17-----------------|-12-------12-------12----|
|-------------17--------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
|-----------------------|-------------------------|
F#
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-------14-------14-------|-14-------14-------14--||
|----14-------14-------14-|-------14-------14-----||
|-15-------15-------15----|----15-------15--------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
|-------------------------|-----------------------||
Gm Q E E E E Q Cm Q E E +E E Q
|-15-----15-------15--|-20-----20-(20)--------|
|-----15-------15-----|-----20---------20-----|
|-----------15--------|-------------------20--|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
|---------------------|-----------------------|
Gm Cm
Q E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|-15-----15-------15--|-20-------20-------20-----|
|-----15-------15-----|-------20-------20----20--|
|-----------15--------|----20-------20-----------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------------|
Gm Cm
E E E E E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|----15-------15-------15-|-20-----20-(20)----------|
|-15-------15-------15----|-----20---------20-------|
|-------15-------15-------|-------------------19----|
|-------------------------|----------------------20-|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
Gm
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|----15-------15-------15-|-------15-------15------||
|-15-------15-------15----|----15-------15---------||
|-------15-------15-------|-15-------15-------15---||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
|-------------------------|------------------------||
Outro
GW BW BbW
|-3--------|-7--------|-6----|
|-3--------|-7--------|-6----|
|-4--------|-8--------|-7----|
|-5--------|-9--------|-8----|
|-5--------|-9--------|-8----|
|-3--------|-7--------|-6----|
FW EW +W
|-1--------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-1--------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
|-2--------|-1--------|-(1)----*|
|-3--------|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-3--------|-2--------|-(2)----*|
|-1--------|-0--------|-(0)----*|
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