Jimmy Buffett – Jamaica Mistaka (Guitar)

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Check this out - apologies if any bits are wrong (but I\'ve been told it was spot on!) ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~ Intro:- Bm, A, Bm X2 ~~~~~ Bm, G, A X2 Bm, A, G, A X2 Verse:- ~~~~~ Bm A G A Some folks say that I\'ve got the perfect life

        Bm           A                  G                 A
        Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife

(Basically thats it for the verses, just listen to the rhythm for when to change chords) Interlude1 - the steel drum bit (do a \"Misirlou\" type picking here for the 1st time round) ~~~~~~~~~~ (the Pulp Fiction theme for those who don\'t know the song!) This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:

        e |-------------------------------|
        b |---3/7/3---3/5/2---2--0--2--3--| (the / means slide)
        g |-------------------------------|   3 slide to 7 etc

Verse 2 follows - which is basically the same then....

              G     A           D      A      Bm
        Come back, Come back,  Back to Jamaica

     G             A       D      A    Bm
        Don\'t you know we made a big mistaka

      G             A           D    A     Bm
        We\'d be so sad, if you told us goodbye

                  G                 F#         F#7
        And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky

The interludey bit here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2 which then goes back to the verse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus.... The fasty bit is next which is:- Bm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the basic rhythm of it:-

e |--------------------------------------------------------------|
b |--------------------------------------------------------------|
g |--------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--------------------------------------------------------------|
a |--------------------10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--5--8--9--|
e |--7--7--7--5--5--5--------------------------------------------|

For the above bit - play the chords higher up on the fretboard. Like the Bm on the 8th fret, the A on the 5th then the G on the 10th and F#m on the 9th etc etc.. I think the solos in B but I\'ll let ya know bout this later. The end bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes: G, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm - again, play this bit further down the fretboard. AND THAT\'S IT - I think. Jimi_Hendrix