Jimmy Cliff – The Harder They Come (Guitar Tab)
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Chords
As recorded by Jimmy Cliff
(From the 1972 Album THE HARDER THEY COME)
Words and Music by Jimmy Cliff
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 1'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar 2'
Intro & Interlude
Q=100(16=s16)
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C G F G C G
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr.)
W Q. E +H Q. E +H Q. E +H
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1st - 3rd Verses
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| Gtr II (El. Gtr.) | W E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E |---------------||------------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------||o-----3-----3-----3-3-----3---|-----3-----3-------3-3-----3--| |---------------||------4-----4-----4-4-----4---|-----4-----4-------4-4-----4--| |---------------||------5-----5-----5-5-----5---|-----5-----5-------5-5-----5--| |---------------||o-----------------------------|------------------------------| |---------------||------------------------------|------------------------------| F PM--------------------------- S S E S S S S S S S S S S E |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-3-3-3-3-3-3-3---3---3-3-3-3-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|
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| E E E E E S S E E E E E E E S S E E |---------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----0-----0-----0-0-----0-|-----0-----0-------0-0-----0-| |-----1-----1-----1-1-----1-|-----1-----1-------1-1-----1-| |-----2-----2-----2-2-----2-|-----2-----2-------2-2-----2-| |-----2-----2-----2-2-----2-|-----2-----2-------2-2-----2-| |---------------------------|-----------------------------|
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To Coda
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Outro
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| E E E E E. S E E E E E E E S S E E |------------------------5---------|---------------------------------*| |-----5-------5----------------5---|-----5-------5-------5-5-----5---*| |-----5-------5----------------5---|-----5-------5-------5-5-----5---*| |-----5-------5----------------5---|-----5-------5-------5-5-----5---*| |-----3-------3--------------------|-----3-------3-------3-3-----3---*| |----------------------------------|---------------------------------*|
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