Subject: Re: Good Shepherd (Traditional) by Jefferson Airplane
o The following should help you get started. It's what I transcribed
from the record a while back; no guarantees of accuracy, etc. In
particular, I think the signature acoustic guitar riff (marked
"intro" below, but really runs through the whole song) is played by
two guitars, one or both of them in an open tuning. I think the
notes I have are right, but the voicings aren't.
o Also, I didn't tab the electric guitar lead part. It's fairly easy
to figure out and play.
artist: Jefferson Airplane
song: Good Shepherd
album: Volunteers
intro:
E E D Asus2 -or- D Asus2
e- --0--0--------------------0--------------2--2--2--2--0---------------------
B- --0--0--------3--3--3--3--0--------------0--2--3--2--0---------------------
G- --1--1--------2--2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2--2--2---------------------
D- --2--2--------0--0--0--0--2--------------------------2---------------------
A- --2--2--------2--4-----4---------------------------------------------------
E- --0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------
^-melody in bass ^-melody on "B" string
verses:
[E] [D]
e- --0-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
B- --0-----3------------------------------------------------------------------
G- --1-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
D- --2-----0------------------------------------------------------------------
A- --2------------------------------------------------------------------------
E- --0------------------------------------------------------------------------
pre-chorus:
[E] [D] [F#m] [B]
e- --0--------------2--------------2-----------------2------------------------
B- --0--------------3--------------2-----------------4------------------------
G- --1--------------2--------------2-----------------4------------------------
D- --2--------------0--------------4-----------------4------------------------
A- --2-----------------------------4-----------------2------------------------
E- --0-----------------------------2-----------------2------------------------
Oh, good shepherd feed my sheep.
chorus:
[E] [F#m] [Abm7] [A]
e- --0-----------2--------4-----------0---------------------------------------
B- --0-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
G- --1-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
D- --2-----------4--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
A- --2-----------4--------6-----------0---------------------------------------
E- --0-----------2--------4---------------------------------------------------
One for Paul, one for Silas,
[E] [D] [E] [E] [D] [B]
e- --0--------------2-----0--0--------2-----2---------------------------------
B- --0--------------3-----0--0--------3-----4---------------------------------
G- --1--------------2-----1--1--------2-----4---------------------------------
D- --2--------------0-----2--2--------0-----4---------------------------------
A- --2--------------------2--2--------------2---------------------------------
E- --0--------------------0--0--------------2---------------------------------
One for to- day my heart with joy.
[E] [F#m] [Abm7] [A]
e- --0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
B- --0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
G- --1-----------2--------4--------------6------------------------------------
D- --2-----------4--------4--------------7------------------------------------
A- --2-----------4--------6--------------7------------------------------------
E- --0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
Can't you hear my lambs a- callin'
[E] [D] [B] [E]
e- --0-----------2-----------2--------0---------------------------------------
B- --0-----------3-----------4--------0---------------------------------------
G- --1-----------2-----------4--------1---------------------------------------
D- --2-----------0-----------4--------2---------------------------------------
A- --2-----------------------2--------2---------------------------------------
E- --0-----------------------2--------0---------------------------------------
Oh, good shepherd, feed my sheep.
bridge:
3x F#
e- -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
B- -------------------- -11---------------------------------------------------
G- -------------------- -11---------------------------------------------------
D- -------------------- -11---------------------------------------------------
A- -------------------- --9---------------------------------------------------
E- -10--9--7--9--7--9-- ------------------------------------------------------
o The following should help you get started. It's what I transcribed
from the record a while back; no guarantees of accuracy, etc. In
particular, I think the signature acoustic guitar riff (marked
"intro" below, but really runs through the whole song) is played by
two guitars, one or both of them in an open tuning. I think the
notes I have are right, but the voicings aren't.
o Also, I didn't tab the electric guitar lead part. It's fairly easy
to figure out and play.
artist: Jefferson Airplane
song: Good Shepherd
album: Volunteers
intro:
E E D Asus2 -or- D Asus2
e- --0--0--------------------0--------------2--2--2--2--0---------------------
B- --0--0--------3--3--3--3--0--------------0--2--3--2--0---------------------
G- --1--1--------2--2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2--2--2---------------------
D- --2--2--------0--0--0--0--2--------------------------2---------------------
A- --2--2--------2--4-----4---------------------------------------------------
E- --0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------
^-melody in bass ^-melody on "B" string
verses:
[E] [D]
e- --0-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
B- --0-----3------------------------------------------------------------------
G- --1-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
D- --2-----0------------------------------------------------------------------
A- --2------------------------------------------------------------------------
E- --0------------------------------------------------------------------------
pre-chorus:
[E] [D] [F#m] [B]
e- --0--------------2--------------2-----------------2------------------------
B- --0--------------3--------------2-----------------4------------------------
G- --1--------------2--------------2-----------------4------------------------
D- --2--------------0--------------4-----------------4------------------------
A- --2-----------------------------4-----------------2------------------------
E- --0-----------------------------2-----------------2------------------------
Oh, good shepherd feed my sheep.
chorus:
[E] [F#m] [Abm7] [A]
e- --0-----------2--------4-----------0---------------------------------------
B- --0-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
G- --1-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
D- --2-----------4--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
A- --2-----------4--------6-----------0---------------------------------------
E- --0-----------2--------4---------------------------------------------------
One for Paul, one for Silas,
[E] [D] [E] [E] [D] [B]
e- --0--------------2-----0--0--------2-----2---------------------------------
B- --0--------------3-----0--0--------3-----4---------------------------------
G- --1--------------2-----1--1--------2-----4---------------------------------
D- --2--------------0-----2--2--------0-----4---------------------------------
A- --2--------------------2--2--------------2---------------------------------
E- --0--------------------0--0--------------2---------------------------------
One for to- day my heart with joy.
[E] [F#m] [Abm7] [A]
e- --0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
B- --0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
G- --1-----------2--------4--------------6------------------------------------
D- --2-----------4--------4--------------7------------------------------------
A- --2-----------4--------6--------------7------------------------------------
E- --0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
Can't you hear my lambs a- callin'
[E] [D] [B] [E]
e- --0-----------2-----------2--------0---------------------------------------
B- --0-----------3-----------4--------0---------------------------------------
G- --1-----------2-----------4--------1---------------------------------------
D- --2-----------0-----------4--------2---------------------------------------
A- --2-----------------------2--------2---------------------------------------
E- --0-----------------------2--------0---------------------------------------
Oh, good shepherd, feed my sheep.
bridge:
3x F#
e- -------------------- ------------------------------------------------------
B- -------------------- -11---------------------------------------------------
G- -------------------- -11---------------------------------------------------
D- -------------------- -11---------------------------------------------------
A- -------------------- --9---------------------------------------------------
E- -10--9--7--9--7--9-- ------------------------------------------------------
