#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------# #This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the# #song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.# #-----------------------------------------------------------------------------# Date: Thu, 04 Jun 1998 23:10:58 -0700 From: Josh Mueller Subject: j/johnson_eric/trademark.tab TITLE: Trademark ARTIST: Eric Johnson ALBUM: Ah Via Musicom AUTHOR: Josh Mueller ============================================================================ | = bar line ~ = vibrato or held note h = hammer on p = pull off s = slide * = harmonic ()= ghost note; play it if you wanna b = bend string up to indicated pitch/fret r = release bend to indicated string/fret / = slide up from infinity \ = slide down into infinity o \_ o / repeat sign Here are the basic parts of: Trademark by Eric Johnson 4/4-- 120-- fast moderato | e:|---------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------| B:|---------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------| G:|-----10--|--12--------14-12~~---10-9~~---|---------------------|-----10--| D:|---12----|------12~~---|----------------12-10~~------7h8h10~~--|---12----| A:|---------|-------------|-----------------|----------8----------|---------| E:|---------|-------------|-----------------|---------------------|---------| e:|-------------|-----------------|-------|--------------| B:|-------------|-----------------|-------|--------------| G:|--12--------14-12~~---10-9~~---|-------|--------------| D:|------12~~---|----------------12-10~~--|-----12*--14--| A:|-------------|-----------------|-------|-12*----------| E:|-------------|-----------------|-------|--------------| I think most of this next part is right... e:|--13--12--10--8~--|--13-12-10--8~--5-5-3--1--|------| |------| B:|--15--13--10--8~--|--15-12-10--8~--6-6-5--3--5-3~~--| 5-6~~--| G:|------------------|------------|-------------5-5~~--| 5-5----| D:|------------------|------------|-------------|------| |------| A:|------------------|------------|-------------|------| |------| E:|------------------|------------|-------------|------| |------| | Now, play this again, but replace the last measure with this_______| Then, back to the first part with this... e:|---------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| B:|---------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|-------------| G:|-----10--|--12--------14-12~~---10-9~~---|--------12~~-|--17~~-------| D:|---12----|------12~~---|----------------12-10~~--------|-------------| A:|---------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|--15~~-----8-| E:|---------|-------------|-----------------|-------------|---------10--| e:|---------- B:|---------- G:|---------- Then, some fast D blues scale soloing... D:|---------- A:|--10------ E:|------10~~ ...Which leads into... <<1st Solo>> e:|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------| B:|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------| G:|----------10--------------10-14b17r14--10~-|-9b10r9~--| D:|--10--12---|--10-10-12-12--|---------------|----------| A:|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------| E:|-----------|---------------|---------------|----------| e:|---10-13p10~-10-10----10--|----------------------|--------------|---| B:|-13-------------10h13-10--|----------------------|--13~~--15~~--|---| G:|-------------------------12-12p10----------------|--12~~--12----|-?-| D:|--------------------------|------12p10-----------|--------------|-?-| A:|--------------------------|-----------12p10------|--------------|---| E:|--------------------------|----------------13~~--|--------------|---| I know this next part is not right, but this is what I play, & I think it sounds kinda like it so... e:|-------|-------------|--------|--11~---11~--| B:|-------|-------------|--------|--11~---11~--| G:|-------|-------------|--------|--------10~--| D:|--10~--|-13-12-10-8~-|--8-10--|-------------| A:|---8~--|-11-10--8-6~-|--6--8--|-------------| E:|-------|-------------|--------|-------------| e:|-------|----------|---------|--11~---11~--| B:|-------|----------|--7*-5*--|--11~---11~--| G:|-------|----------|--7*-5*--|--------10~--| D:|--10~--|-5-8-8-10-|--7*-5*--|-------------| A:|---8~--|-3-6-6--8-|---------|-------------| E:|-------|----------|---------|-------------| Then, this cool part... e:|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------- B:|----------10------8------|----------------------| |---------- G:|--10-9-10---10-----10----|--10-9-10-7----9------| |-----9-10- D:|-------------(10)---(10)-|-----------8----10----| |--10------____ A:|-------------------------|-----------(8)---(10)-| |---------- | E:|-------------------------|----------------------| |---------- | | Keep playin this for a while, adding this variation when needed____| When the distorted 2nd guitar comes in, it plays these fills... e:|------12-12-13~--12-13-12h13-------| |----------------| This fill B:|--/13-----------------------12-----| |----------------| leads into G:|------------------------------13~--| |----------------| this next D:|-----------------------------------| |---------7-5----| riff...>> A:|-----------------------------------| |-------8--------| E:|-----------------------------------| |--6-10-------8--| <> e:|------------|-----------|-------|------------| This goes on like this... B:|--11~--10~--|--11-10--8-6-10~~--|--8/10-10~--| Then, he hits that crazy G:|--10~--10~--|--10-10-10-5--9~~--|--7/-9--9~--| climb riff thing too... D:|------------|-----------|-------|------------| A:|------------|-----------|-------|------------| E:|------------|-----------|-------|------------| Now, it goes back to the beginning 8 measures (by now you probably know what goes where...) Here's the second slow solo... <<2nd Solo>> e:|----------------------|---------------|------------------|------------| B:|----------------------|---------------|------------------|------------| G:|----------------10~~--|---12h14--12--10-------12h14-12--/9----7-------| D:|-----10-12-12~~-------|-12-----12--12-|-10/14------------|-10---5----10 A:|--/12-----------------|---------------|------------------|------------| E:|----------------------|---------------|------------------|------------| e:|---------------|----------------|-----------|--------------| B:|---------------|----------------|------13~--6/8\6~---------| G:|----------10~-12-14b17r14--10~--|-12h14-----5/7\5~-5/7\5~--| D:|-----10-12-----|----------------|-----------|------5/7\5~--| A:|-12~-----------|----------------|-----------|--------------| E:|---------------|----------------|-----------|--------------| Now that one part comes back, but instead of playing the same thing twice, the second part of this one goes like this... e:|--1-3-1-3-5-8-10-12-10~--8~--|--------------| Then it goes back to the B:|--3-5-3-5-6-8-10-13-10~--8~--|--------------| chorus part, and you're G:|--------|---------|----------|--10~---------| crazy if you think I'm D:|--------|---------|----------|--10~---------| gonna try to tab out that A:|--------|---------|----------|---8~-----7-8-| fast solo...yeah right... E:|--------|---------|----------|--------8-----| Then, there's this part...(this is how I play it...) e:|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| B:|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------------| G:|--------------|--------------|--------------|--------3-----| D:|---------2-3--|-----5p3-7p3--|---------2-3--|-----5p3-7p3--| A:|-----0-3------|--------3---3-|-----0-3------|------------3-| E:|--1~----------|--1~----------|--1~----------|--1~----------| Play that twice, then there's this...(I think it's 3/3...) e:|-------------|-------------------| It does this twice |--------|=| B:|-----10-8----|-----10h11p10-8----| and then does it |--------|=| G:|---10----9---|---10----------9---| twice up higher |--10~~--|=| D:|--8-------10-|--8-------------10-| and ends on this>> |--10~~--|=| A:|-------------|-------------------| |---8~~--|=| E:|-------------|-------------------| |--------|=| THE END...If anyone has any corrections or additions, especially that fast solo, please email me or post them-- -particle_man fettsix@egyptian.net