Tabs
WHERE WERE YOU
As recorded by Jeff Beck
(From the 1989 Album JEFF BECK'S GUITAR SHOP)
Music by Jeff Beck, Terry Bozzio & Tony Hymas
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E MajorE A augmentedA D MajorD G+G BB E MajorE) - 'Jeff Beck - Electric Guitar w/ distortion'
Freetime slowly Q=82
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ dist.)
~~~~~~~~~~~
H Q E MajorE E MajorE +H +Q. S S
|---------------||-----------------------:
|------------17-||o-(17)----(17)------17-:
|---------18----||-----------------19----:
|---------------||-----------------------:
|---------------||o----------------------:
|---------------||-----------------------:
\1 | \0.5
~~~~~~~~~~~
E. S +H +e S S H. S. +T +S +S
|--------------------------------:-------------------------------------:
|-19-----------------------------:-------------------------------------:
|-----19-(19)----(19)-16-18b18.5-:-19-------[19]-([19])-([19])--([19])-:
|--------------------------------:-------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------:-------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------:-------------------------------------:
\1.5 \0.5 \2.5 \1.5___________________|
~~~~~~
+S +S +S +S +H. +H. E MajorE E MajorE
|----------------------------------------------:-------------------:
|----------------------------------------------:----------------17-:
|-([19])--([19])--([19])--([19])---([19])------:-([19])------18----:
|----------------------------------------------:-------------------:
|----------------------------------------------:-------------------:
|----------------------------------------------:-------------------:
~~~~~~~~~~~
+H +Q. S S S S E MajorE +H +e S S
|---------------------------:------------------------------:
|-(17)----(17)-----------17-:-19p17------------------------:
|----------------19b19.5----:-------19-(19)----(19)-16h18--:
|---------------------------:------------------------------:
|---------------------------:------------------------------:
|---------------------------:------------------------------:
\1 | \0.5
H. S. +T +S +S
|--------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------------:
|-[19]------[19]-([19])-([19])--([19])-:
|--------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------------:
1.
\1.5 \0.5 \2.5 \1.5___________________\2.5________|
~~~~~~~~
+S +S +S +S +H. +H +Q E MajorE E MajorE
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|------------------------17-o||
|-([19])--([19])--([19])--([19])---([19])------|-([19])------([19])--18-----||
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
|----------------------------------------------|---------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------|----------------------------||
2.
\2.5________| \1____\1.5____\2.5____\3.5____|
~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
H +Q E MajorE E MajorE +Q +S +S +S +S +Q. E MajorE
|--------------------------:--------------------------------------------------:
|--------------------------:--------------------------------------------------:
|-[19]-------([19])----[9]-:-([9])--([9])-([9])---([9])---([9])---([9])---[9]-:
|--------------------------:--------------------------------------------------:
|--------------------------:--------------------------------------------------:
|--------------------------:--------------------------------------------------:
\1____\1.5____\2.5____\3.5____________
~~~~~
+Q +S +S +S +S +H
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-([9])--([9])-([9])---([9])---([9])---([9])----:
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------:
5/4
\0.5____\1 \1___
S S S S Q S S S S Q S +S +S +S
|--------------------------------------------------------------------:
|-----------------<7>------------------------------------------------:
|-<5>---------<7>------<5>-------------<7>--[3]----([3])-([3])-([3])-:
|-----<4>------------------<4>---------------------------------------:
|---------<3>------------------<3>-----------------------------------:
|----------------------------------<3>-------------------------------:
4/4
\1.5____________| \0.5____\1.5__________\2.5____\3.5
+Q. +E MajorE +Q. E MajorE +Q +S +S +S +S +H
|-----------------------------:------------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------:------------------------------------------------:
|-([3])-----([3])-([3])---[3]-:-([3])--([3])---([3])---([3])-([3])---([3])-----:
|-----------------------------:------------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------:------------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------:------------------------------------------------:
\0.5 /1__________|
~~~ ~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~
|------6-------|
Q +S +S +E MajorE +H S S S S S S Q +E MajorE E MajorE q
|----------------------------------:------------------------------------:
|----------------------------------:-------------------14--(14)/-15-----:
|-<5>--(<5>)--(<5>)-(<5>)-(<5>)----:-------------14p12------------0-14--:
|----------------------------------:-------14p12------------------------:
|----------------------------------:-14p12------------------------------:
|----------------------------------:------------------------------------:
~~~~~~~~~
|------6-------|
S S S S S S Q +E MajorE Q.
|------------------------------------:
|-------------------14--(14)/-15-----:
|-------------14p12------------------:
|-------14p12------------------------:
|-14p12------------------------------:
|------------------------------------:
~~~~~~~~~ ~~
|------6-------|
S S S S S S Q +E MajorE E MajorE Q
|-----------------------------------:
|-------------------17--(17)s18-----:
|-------------17p15-------------17--:
|-------17p15-----------------------:
|-17p15-----------------------------:
|-----------------------------------:
~~~ ~~~~~~
|------6-------|
S S S S S S Q Q Q +H Q Q
|---------------------------<18>--:-(<18>)------------:
|-------------------17s=18--------:---------------17--:
|-------------17p15---------------:-----------18------:
|-------17p15---------------------:-------------------:
|-17p15---------------------------:-------------------:
|---------------------------------:-------------------:
/1\ \0.5____________/
~~~
|--3--| |--3---|
+H. E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H. +E MajorE E MajorE E MajorE H. S. +T +S +S
|--------------------:---------------------:---------------------------------------:
|-(17)---------17-19-:---------------------:---------------------------------------:
|-----------19-------:-19-------(19)-16-18-:-19-------<19>--(<19>)---(<19>)-(<19>)-:
|--------------------:---------------------:---------------------------------------:
|--------------------:---------------------:---------------------------------------:
|--------------------:---------------------:---------------------------------------:
\1.5/ \2.5/ \1.5_____\3.5_____|
+S +S +S +S +H E MajorE E MajorE
|-----------------------------------------------------:
|--------------------------------------------------17-:
|-(<19>)---(<19>)---(<19>)---(<19>)---(<19>)----18----:
|-----------------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------------:
~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~
+E. S H E MajorE S S S. T E MajorE +H +E MajorE S S
|-----------------------:-----------------------------:
|-(17)h19p17---------17-:-19p17-----------------------:
|-----------------19----:-------19-(19)----(19)-16h18-:
|-----------------------:-----------------------------:
|-----------------------:-----------------------------:
|-----------------------:-----------------------------:
/1\ \0.5____________/
~~~
H. S. +T +S +S
|---------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------:
|-19-------<19>--(<19>)---(<19>)-(<19>)-:
|---------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------:
|---------------------------------------:
\1.5/ \2.5/ \2.5 \1.5_____|
S +S +S +S +H.
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-<19>----(<19>)---(<19>)--(<19>)---(<19>)------:
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------:
|-----------------------------------------------:
| |
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
+H E MajorE S S S S S S +H. +Q +W
|--------------------------:------------------:---------*|
|-------------7-10p9-------:------------------:---------*|
|-(<19>)-------------9-----:------------------:---------*|
|----------------------9-7-:-(7)------(7)b9===:=(7)r----*|
|--------------------------:------------------:---------*|
|--------------------------:------------------:---------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E MajorE - 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