Jefferson Airplane – Lather (Guitar Tab)

Capo 3
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As recorded by Jefferson Airplane (From the 1968 Album CROWN OF CREATION) Words and Music by Grace Slick Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jorma Kaukonen - Acoustic Guitar w/ capo 3rd fret' Intro Q.=55 Am F Am F9 Am G Am Dm 6/8 Gtr I (Ac. Gtr. w/ capo 3rd fret) E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E. S E
|-------------|-------3-----|-------3----|---3-0----0---||
|---------0---|-------1-----|---1---0----|---1---3----3-||
|---2---2-----|-------2-0---|-----2----2-|-------2------||
|-------3---3-|---2-0-3---0-|------------|--------------||
|-0---0-------|-0-----------|-0----------|-0------------||
|-------------|-------------|------------|--------------||

 1st & 2nd Verses
  $
  Am    C       G             Em    D       C
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------------|-------0-----|-------3-----|-----1-------|
|---2-----0---|-----0-------|---------2---|-------0-----|
|-----------2-|---0-----0---|-----2-----0-|---2-----2---|
|-0---0-3-----|-----------2-|---2---------|-3---------3-|
|-------------|-3-----------|-0-----------|-------------|

  Am    C       G             Em    D       C
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---1-----1---|-------0-----|-------3-----|-------1-----|
|-----2-------|-----0-------|-----0---2---|-----0-------|
|-----------2-|---0-----0---|-----------0-|---2-----2---|
|-0-----3-----|-----------2-|---2---------|-3---------3-|
|-------------|-3-----------|-0-----------|-------------|

  Em    D       F     D       C     Em      D
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-----2-------|
|-------3-----|---1---3-----|-------0-----|---3---3-----|
|---------2---|-2-------2---|---0---------|-2-------2---|
|-----2-----0-|-3---3-----0-|-2---2---2---|-0---------0-|
|---2---------|-------------|-3---------2-|-------------|
|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|-------------|

                                   To Coda
  Em    D       F     D       C     Em       D
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E    E E E E E E
|-------------|-------------|--------------|-----2--------|
|-------3-----|---1---3-----|-------0------|---3---3------|
|-----0---2---|-2-------2---|---0----------|---------2----|
|-----------0-|-3---3-----0-|-----2---2----|-0---------0--|
|---2---------|-------------|-3---------2--|--------------|
|-0-----------|-------------|--------------|--------------|

  C     D       Em            C     D       Em
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-----0-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|-------3-----|-------0-----|-------3-----|-------0-----|
|---------2---|-----------0-|-----0---2---|-----------0-|
|---2-------0-|-----2-------|---2-------0-|-----2-------|
|-3-----------|---2-----2---|-3-----------|---2-----2---|
|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-0-----------|

  C     D       E             D            A
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E Q.     Q.   Q.     Q.   Q.
|-------------|---------0---|-------2----|-----------|------------||
|-------3-----|-----------0-|-----3-3----|-2----2----|-2----2-----||
|-----0---2---|-------1-----|---2---2----|-2----2----|-2----2-----||
|---2-------0-|-----2-------|-0-----0----|-2----2----|-2----2-----||
|-3-----------|---2---------|------------|-0----0----|-0----0-----||
|-------------|-0-----------|------------|-----------|------------||

 Bridge
  Asus2     G         Asus2
  H.        H.        Q.   Q.     H.
|-0-------|-3-------|-0----0----|-0-----|
|-0-------|-0-------|-0----0----|-0-----|
|-2-------|-0-------|-2----2----|-2-----|
|-2-------|-0-------|-2----2----|-2-----|
|-0-------|-2-------|-0----0----|-0-----|
|---------|-3-------|-----------|-------|

  A                   A    G      A
  H.        H.        Q.   Q.     H.
|-0-------|-3-------|-0----3----|-0-----||
|-2-------|-0-------|-2----0----|-2-----||
|-2-------|-0-------|-2----0----|-2-----||
|-2-------|-0-------|-2----0----|-2-----||
|-0-------|-2-------|-0----2----|-0-----||
|---------|-3-------|------3----|-------||

 Interlude
  N.C.
  Wx7
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                                            D.S. al Coda
  Am    F       Am    F9      Am    G      Am    Dm
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E Q  E   E E E E. S E
|-------------|-------3-----|-------3----|---3-0----0-----||
|---------0---|-------1-----|---1---0----|---1---3----3---||
|---2---2-----|-------2-0---|-----2----2-|-------2--------||
|-------3---3-|---2-0-3---0-|------------|----------------||
|-0---0-------|-0-----------|-0----------|-0--------------||
|-------------|-------------|------------|----------------||

  &
  D             C                   D       Em
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-----2-------|-------------|-------------|-------------|
|---3---3-----|-----1-------|-------3-----|-------0-----|
|-2-------2---|-------0-----|-----0---2---|-----------0-|
|-0---------0-|---2-----2---|---2-------0-|-----2-------|
|-------------|-3---------3-|-3-----------|---2-----2---|
|-------------|-------------|-------------|-0-----------|

  C     D       E             D             A
  E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E   E E E E E E
|-------------|---------0---|-------2-----|-------------|--------------||
|-------3-----|-----------0-|-----3-------|-----------0-|-----------0--||
|-----0---2---|-------1-----|---2-----2---|-----2-------|-----2--------||
|---2-------0-|-----2-------|-0---------0-|---2-----2---|---2-----2----||
|-3-----------|---2---------|-------------|-0-----0-----|-0-----0------||
|-------------|-0-----------|-------------|-------------|--------------||

 Outro
  Am                                          G
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|---------------------|---------------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--|

                        Am                                          E
  E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   E S S S S E S S S S   H.
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-|-0-----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-x-|-0-----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-|-1-----*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-|-2-----*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-x-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-x-|-2-----*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-x-|---------------------|---------------------|-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