The Mamas & The Papas – Safe In My Garden (Guitar Tab)

Capo 5

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As recorded by The Mamas & The Papas (From the 1968 Album THE PAPAS & THE MAMAS) Words and Music by John Phillips Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Eric Hord - Electric Guitar w/ capo 5th fret' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'John Phillips - Acoustic 12-string Guitar w/ capo 5th fret' Intro Q=84 D C G C G 4/4 Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ capo 5th fret) E E E E E Q E E E E E S S E E E E E E E +E E E E

|----------------|-------------0-----|-------------------||
|---3-------1----|---0---------1-----|---0---------0---0-||
|-----0--------0-|-----0---------0---|-----0---------0---||
|-4-----4-2------|-0-----0-0h2-----2-|-------0-(0)-------||
|----------------|-------------------|-------------------||
|----------------|-------------------|-3-----------------||

   1st - 5th Verses
    $
    G       C   G     C       Em        Am      G
    E E E E E E E E   E Q   E E E E E   E E E E E E E a E
||------------------|-0-----------0---|---0----------------|
||o---0---0-1---3---|---1-----0-------|-1-----3-1---0------|
||------0-----0---0-|-------0---0---0-|-----2-----2---2p0--|
||------------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||o-----------------|-----------------|--------------------|
||--3---------------|-----------------|--------------------|

|   Gtr II (Ac. 12-string Gtr. w/ capo 5th fret)
|   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E   E
||--3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-3-3-3---3--|
||o-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0---0--|
||--0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0---0--|
||--0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0---0--|
||o-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-2-2-2---2--|
||--3-3-3-3-----3-3-|---------0-0-0-0-|---------3-3-3---3--|

  D       G                   C   G     Bm      Em
  E E E E E Q   S S   E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-------------------|-----------------|-2---------0---3-|
|-----3-----3-------|-0-----0-1---3---|---3---0-----0---|
|-2-2---2-------2p0-|-----0-----0---0-|-----4-----------|
|-------------------|---0-------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|---------3---------|-----------------|---------0-------|

| E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0-|
|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0-|-3-3-3-3-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|-4-4-4-4-2-2-2-2-|
|---------2-2-2-2---|-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|---------3-3-3-3---|-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|---------0-0-0-0-|

  Am            G     D                 G
  E E E E E Q   S S   E E E E E E E E   W
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-1-0-1-----1-------|-3---3-----3-----|-----------------|
|-------2-------0h2-|---2---2-------0-|-----------------|
|-------------------|-------------0---|-----------------|
|---------0---------|-----------------|-----------------|
|-------------------|---------2-------|-----------------|

| E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-3-3---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-0-0---|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-0-0---|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-2-2---|-----------------|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-------------3-3---|-----------------|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|

                             To Coda
  Am                Em
  W                 W
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|

| E E E E E E E E   E E E E E E E E
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-1-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--|
|-----------------|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--|

 1.,2.,3.
  D
  H       E E E E   S S Q   E +E  Q.        4x
|-----------0-----|-0h2-0---------0---------||
|---------------3-|---------3-(3)----------o||
|-------------2---|-------------------------||
|-----------------|-------------------------||
|-----------------|------------------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------------||

| E E E E E E E E   E   E E E  E  E  E E    4x
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2--2--2--2-2----||
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|-3---3-3-3--3--3--3-3---o||
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|-2---2-2-2--2--2--2-2----||
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0---0-0-0--0--0--0-0----||
|-----------------|------------------------o||
|-----------------|-------------------------||

  4.
      D.S. al Coda &
  D                   D
  Gtr II
  E E E E E E E E     E E E E E E E E
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3--||-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2--||-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0--||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|
|------------------||-----------------|
|------------------||-----------------|

                    Outro
                     G       C   G     C       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
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-3-3-3-3-0-0-3-3-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---*|
|-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-3-||-0-0-0-0-1-1-0-0-|-1-1-1-1-0-0-0-0---*|
|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-||-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---*|
|-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0-||-0-0-0-0-2-2-0-0-|-2-2-2-2-2-2-2-2---*|
|-----------------||-2-2-2-2-3-3-2-2-|-3-3-3-3-2-2-2-2---*|
|-----------------||-3-3-3-3-----3-3-|---------0-0-0-0---*|

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