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“All Along the Watchtower” (PDF) ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER As recorded by Jimi Hendrix (From the 1968 Album ELECTRIC LADYLAND) Words and Music by Bob Dylan (type 2) C m 9 fr. B 7 fr. A 5 fr. C 8 fr. A/C A C m7 4 fr. b x x x x x b xx x xx b x IV II (type 2) (type 2) C m 4 fr. B 2 fr. Bsus4 2 fr. B 2 fr. C 5 4 fr. C m7 4 fr. x b x x x x x bxxx xb x A Intro Tune down 1/2 step Moderate Rock = 114 B C m B A B C m B A B C Gtr Imp P b b 12 stg. acous. k k k k gtr. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ Solo gtr. 1 eV V 4 k V IGtr 4II mf Full T 12 14 M A 13 B sl. C m B A B C m B A B C b b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 6 V V V V V eV P V V V V V V V V V V V V P V VeVeW V V I k z VgV gV V z FullFull[F[ull[[[ Full Full [Fu[ll[[[ [F[ull[[[[[[[[[ Full T 14 14M 14M M 14 12 [[[ M M 9 11 9 12 M 12(12)M 11 13 11 11 11 (11) 9 11 11 11 11 (11) 9 9 A O 11 11 B O sl. sl.sl. H P sl. B 1st Verse C mIV BII A/C BII C mIV BII Gb c G b b k 3 ^ _ _ ^ _ _ _ ^ ^ 10 V eV c eV V V I j eV k V gV gV k fV eV V V V V j eV gV V g V e V V V V 3 Vg V mp eV V V T 11 9 9 11 9 A 9 9 7 7 9 11 9 9 9 7 B 9 7 7 9 11 9 7 11 9 7 7 9 9 P sl. H P H P H Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - Jimi Hendrix Page 2 of 10 A/C Bsus4 C mIV BII A/C BII C mIV b k Gb G G b b ^ 3 _ _ _ ^ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ 13 eV R V V V eeV P gV V eV R I egV V V fV P V V V z V V gV V V P T eV V eV V 9 8 9 (9) A 7 9 7 9 11 9 9 9 B 7 11 9 11 9 11 7 9 9 9 7 7 7 9 7 H P sl. H P sl. sl. H *T=thumb *T sl. C mIV BII A/C C m B b c b mp Gtr I b mp ^ k _ _ _ _ ^ ^ ^ 16 j c c V eV eV c V V V j V I c egV V V fV V gV V V TV V eTV V u mf mp T 5 11 9 6 9 11 9 9 A 7 7 (9) 9 9 7 B 7 7 9 11 9 9 7 9 9 7 7 P sl. sl. sl. T T eV V I k e V V V u V Rhy. Fill 1 Gtr I mp T 9 9 A 9 9 B 9 11 H A/C BII C mIV BII A/C B(type 2) b b b mp c ^ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ ^ ^ k _ _ _ _ 19 eV gV V V P eV gV R V I egV V fVe V V V V V `P z V V V V V gV egV V `P V z g V emfV V T [[[[[[[[[ 9 9 11 9 9 9 A 7 9 9 11 9 9 11 9 9 9 9 7 7 9 11 9 B 7 9 11 9 11 9 11 9 9 7 7 7 7 9 sl. sl. sl. H H P sl. H Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - Jimi Hendrix Page 3 of 10 C mIV BII A/C (top stgs.) BII C mIV BII A(type 2) mp b b k c b ^ 3 ^ _ _ _ 3 _ _ _ _ ^ _ _ _ 22 eV V V eV eV I V eV V gV V V V V V fV eV V V e V V V V gV mpV V V V V g V V V V V e V T 5 7 5 2 5 2 5 4 4 2 (2) 2 2 1 4 6 4 4 4 4 4 2 A 6 4 2 (2) 2 6 4 4 4 2 B 4 4 4 H P H P sl. sl. C Guitar solo I (slight echo) A/C A/C A/C BII C mIV BII A/C BII C mIV b b mp b mpb b b _5 4f_r. _5 4f_r. _ _5 4f_r. _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 25 eV V eWW gVV V V VfVV W V I gV V V V gV V e V V V mfV V f Full Full F1/2ull Full [[[[[[[[[[*[ [[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[[ 9 9 T 12 M 12 M 12 (M12)M 9 9 9 M 2 2 (12) 11 11 (11) 9 A 2 2 O O 11 B 4 4 * Bend B (2-12fr. ) with 3rd finger and catch the G (3-12 fr.) simultaneously with P P the same finger. When B is bent one whole step the G will be bent 1/2 step BII A(type 2) A/C BII C mIV BII b b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 28 eV V V V V V W V V V W V V eV V eV V V bP k I zrake Full Full 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 1 1/2 (pinch stg.--|) [[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[ [[[[[[[[[[[ T 12 14 M 14 12 14 M 14 (14)M 14 M 14 12 14 A 9 11 13 14 O O O B sl. A/C BII C mIV BII b b _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ 31 `P V V V V V V eV V V V V V V V V gV fV V I z eV gV gV l gV V Full Full Full 9 9 9 T 12 14 12 (0) M 9 12 M 12 9 M 9 12 9 (9) 9 11 11 12 11 9 A (12) 11 B sl. sl. sl. P Generated using the Power Tab Editor by Brad Larsen. http://powertab.guitarnetwork.org PDF created with FinePrint pdfFactory trial version www.pdffactory.com ALL ALONG THE WATCHTOWER - Jimi Hendrix Page 4 of 10 D 2nd Verse A/C BII C mIV BII A/C BII mp b b b k _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ ^ ^ ^ _ _ _ 33 V V eV c I gV } k j k V eV V V uFull u (Echo) mf (pinch stg.) T M [[[[[[[[[[[ 11 9 (9) 18 x 4 6 4 A 6 B sl. sl. sl. sl. sl. C mIV BII A/C BII C mIV BII b mp b mp b mp ^ ^ ^ k _ _ _ ^ ^ 36 j `P P V k R V k ceV V V j I z z V eV V c gV `P V V 3 eV V gV V V eV eV V V gV Vg V mp gV letg Vring mf mp T 5 7 5 [[[[[ 5 7 5 4 4 2 4 6 4 (0) 4 4 2 A 6 4 4 2 2 6 4 2 B 0 0 2 4 H P H sl. P H P A/C BII C mIV BII A/C BII mpb mpb b mp mp ^ k _ 3 _ _ ^ ^ ^ k _ _ _ _ 39 c k V eV V V V V eV k k I 3 V V eV V V V V eV V R W V V mf mpV bP mf V empV T 2 5 (2) 2 7 5 4 6 4 4 4 4 A 4 6 4 6 4 4 2 4 (4) 2 B 4 2 H P sl. H P H P sl. sl. C mIV BII A/C BII C mIV BII A/C BII b b mp b mp b mp ^ ^ ^ _ _ _ _ _ ^ ^ ^ k_ _ _ _ 42 c c c `P P V eV V k j k `P V V eV V gV eV V V V eVgV V V I z z V V V z V V V V V V V ggV V V V fV V mf V mp eV V mf T 5 7 5 5 7 5 4 4 9 11 9 9 4 (4) 4 4 2 (2) 4 4 6 4 A 6 4 4 9 11 9 6 6 4 4 2 (2) 2 4 6 B 4 9 11 11 4 2 4 H P H P sl.
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