ATAXIA - AWII - Tabs ===================================================================== Transcribed by Dennix: varutz@alice.it dangerbird@hotmail.it Originally tabbed for frusciante.net ===================================================================== Hands (also known as "Ethiopian Song") [Standard Tuning] Intro e----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- D-------7--9----9--7--9--7---------- A----9----------------------9------- E----------------------------------- e----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G-------9--11----11--9--11--9------- D--9/11------------------------12--- A----------------------------------- E----------------------------------- x 2 Main (Drums kick in) e----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- D-------7--9----9--7--9--7---------- A--7h9----------------------9-9----- E----------------------------------- e----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G-------9--11----11--9--11--9------- D-9/11-------------------------12-12 A----------------------------------- E----------------------------------- X2 The main riff is actually always changing a little bit. John used this "fill" sometimes, making the pause before the last note a little bit longer: e----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- D-------7--9----9--7--9--7---------- A--7h9----------------------9--9---- E----------------------------------- e-------------------------------------- B-------------------------------------- G-------9--11----11--9--11--9---------- D-9/11-------------------------12--12-- A-------------------------------------- E-------------------------------------- Change: [0:34] e------------------------------------- B----10-----------------12------------ G-11----11--9--------11----11--9------ X 3 D--------------12-----------------12-- A------------------------------------- E------------------------------------- e------------------------------------------- B----10-----------------12------------------ G-11----11--9--------11----11h12p11p9------- D--------------12--------------------121112- A------------------------------------------- E------------------------------------------- ^ fast hammering on and pulling off here! Another lick (pentatonic scale): [1:07] e----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G---------------------9-11---------- D-------7--9----9/11---------------- A--7/9------------------------------ E----------------------------------- e--------------------12-14---------- B------10-12-----/14---------------- G--/11------------------------------ D----------------------------------- A----------------------------------- E----------------------------------- A similar one but a lil' bit harder: [2:26] e---------------------------------------------------- B---------------------------------------------------- G------------------------------9--11h13p11--11------- D-------7--9h11p9--9----9/11--------------14--------- A--7/9-----------12---------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- e-------------------------------12--14h16p14p12h14--- B------10--12h14p12--12---/14------------------------ G--/11-------------14-------------------------------- D---------------------------------------------------- A---------------------------------------------------- E---------------------------------------------------- (or end this way, if it may help) e--14h16p14--14--------------- B----------17----------------- G----------------------------- D----------------------------- A----------------------------- E----------------------------- If you can't pick it that way try to start with something like this, pickin' it higher on the neck: e----------------------------------- B----------------------------------- G----------------------------------- D----------------------------------- A------------14h16p14--14----------- E--12h14-17----------17-----etc----- as the higher you go on the neck, the easier you should be able to play. Then it's up to one's choice. ->Repet all of these parts several times<- Then end this way, after the last line of the main riff: e----------------------------------- B--10/12-and-let-ring-for-a-while--- G----------------------------------- D----------------------------------- A----------------------------------- E-----------------------------------