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TOUCH ME
As recorded by The Doors
(From the 1969 Album THE SOFT PARADE)
Words and Music by The Doors
Transcribed by Slowhand
2 4 Gb4 3 2 2 1 3 Fm3 1 1 1 4 6 Ab6 5 4 4 x x 1Db1 10 9 9
x x 11Db6 10 11 9 9 11 Db511 x x x x x Am7 5 5 5 x Amadd9x 7 5 5 7
x x 1Gb/Db1 11 11 x x x A57 x 5 5 x x G55 x 3 3
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robby Krieger - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Moderately fast Q=109
Am
4/4
Gtr I
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S 3x
||--5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x--||
||o-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-o||
||--2-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-4-x-|-2-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-4-x--||
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
1st & 2nd Verses
$
Amadd9E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E Q H GQ. E +E S S S S S S
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|-7-----------||-3----3-(3)-x-x-3-3-x-x--|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5---|-5-----------||-3----3-(3)-x-x-3-3-x-x--|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5---|-5-----------||-4----4-(4)-x-x-4-4-x-x--|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7---|-7-----------||-5----5-(5)-----5-5------|
|---------------------------|-------------||-5----5-(5)--------------|
|---------------------------|-------------||-3----3-(3)--------------|
BmE. S S S E +S S S S Q CE S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-x-2-2-2--|---3-----3-----3-----3-----3-|
|-3--3-3-3-3-(3)-x-3-3-3--|-----3h5---3h5---3h5---3h5---|
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-x-2-2-2--|-----------------------------|
|-4--4-4-4-4-(4)-------4--|-----------------------------|
|-2--2-2-2-2-(2)-------2--|-----------------------------|
|-------------------------|-----------------------------|
EbS S S S S S S S S S S S S S E BbE E E S S S S S S S S E
|-----6-----6-----6-----6-----6-|-6-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-|
|-6h8---6h8---6h8---6h8---6h8---|-6-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-6-|
|-------------------------------|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-7-|
|-------------------------------|-8-8-8-8-8---8---8-8-8-8-|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------------|-------------------------|
Dm7E E E S S S S S S E E EbE S S S S S S S S S S S S E
|-----------------------|-------6-----6-----6-------6-|
|-6-6-6-6-6---6---6-6-6-|---6h8---6h8---6h8---8p6h8---|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-|-----------------------------|
|-7-7-7-7-7---7---7-7-7-|-----------------------------|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-|-----------------------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------------------|
GbS S S S S S S S S S S S S S E Db E E E S S S S S S E S S
|------9------9------9------9------9-|--9--9--9--9--9----9----9--9-x-x-|
|-9h11---9h11---9h11---9h11---9h11---|--9--9--9--9--9----9----9--9-x-x-|
|------------------------------------|-10-10-10-10-10---10---10-10-x-x-|
|------------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-11---11---11-11-----|
|------------------------------------|-11-11-11-11-11---11---11-11-----|
|------------------------------------|--9--9--9--9--9----9----9--9-----|
Chorus
GbGtr I Fm Gb Ab
W W W H H
| | | |
/ / / /
E E E S S S S S S E E W W W
|--9--9--9--9--9----9----9-------||----------|----------|-----------|
|--9--9--9--9--9----9----9-------||----------|----------|-----------|
|-10-10-10-10-10---10---10-------||----------|----------|-----------|
|-11-11-11-11-11---11---11--9\---||----------|----------|-----------|
|-11-11-11-11-11---11---11-11\---||----------|----------|-----------|
|--9--9--9--9--9----9----9--9\---||----------|----------|-----------|
Db DbDb Gb Fm Gb Ab
E E E S S S S S S E E W W H H
| | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|-----------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
|-----------------------|----------|----------|-----------|
To Coda
Gb Db DbDb Db5
Q Q Q Q E E E S S S S S S E S S E E E S S S S S S E E
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / x x / / / / / / / /
W W W
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
|-------------|-------------------------|-------------------------||
W AmE E E S S S S E Q E E E S S H
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / x / / / / / x /
W W W
|----------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------|--------------------|----------------|
|----------|--------------------|----------------|
AmE E E S S S S S S S S S S Amadd9E E E S S S S S S S S S S
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / x x / / / / / / / / / x x
W W
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
|---------------------------|----------------------------|
D.S. al Coda
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S E AmE Amadd9E E Q H
| | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / x x / / / / / / / / / /
W W W
|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
|---------------------------|-----------------------|--------------||
Chorus
&
Gb Fm GbAb Db
W W W W
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
|----------|----------|----------|------|
GbGtr I Fm Gb Ab Gb
W H H Q Q Q Q Q Q Q Q
| | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
|----------|-----------|-------------|-------------|
Db Gb/Db Gb/DbDb Gb/Db Gb/Db
E E E. S S S S S Q E E E. S S S S S Q W W
| | | | | | | | | | | | | |
/ / / / / / / / / / / / / /
W W W W
|---------------------|---------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------|------|
|---------------------|---------------------|----------|------|
Sax Solo
AmGtr I
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E S S S S S S S S S S 9x
||--5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x--||
||o-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-o||
||--2-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-4-x-|-2-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-4-x--||
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
||o---------------------------|---------------------------o||
||----------------------------|----------------------------||
A5 G5A5
E E E S S S S S S S S S S E E E e H
|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-3-5------*|
|-5-5-5-5-5---5---5-5-5-5-x-|-5-5-3-5------*|
|-2-2-2-0-2---2---0-2-2-4-x-|--------------*|
|---------------------------|-7-7-5-7------*|
|---------------------------|--------------*|
|---------------------------|--------------*|
Duration Legend
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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
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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
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| - 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