FANTASY As recorded by Earth, Wind & Fire (From the 1977 Album ALL 'N ALL) Words and Music by Maurice White, Verdine White & Eddie Del Barrio Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Electric Guitar ' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Synthesizer arr. for Gtr.' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Synthesizer arr. for Gtr.' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Brass arr. for Gtr.'
Intro 1 Q=80 N.C. 4/4 Gtrs II, III (Synth. arr. for Gtr.) Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q Q |---------------|---------------|--------------| |-5----5-3--5---|-5----5-3------|-------4------| |----5--------5-|----5------5-4-|-6--4-----6---| |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| | | Gtr IV (Horns arr. for Gtr.) | H H H H H H |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| |---------------|---------------|--------------| |-2-------------|---------------|--------------| |--------2------|-3-------------|-0-----2------| |---------------|--------3------|--------------| Intro 2 faster Q=86 N.C. Gtr I (El. Gtr.) H Q Q H. E S S S S S S S E S S E S S E S |------------|----------------||----------------------------| |-5----5--5--|--5-------------||-----------------7----------| |------------|--------------9-||---7-------------7-------9--| |-7----6--4--|--6-------------||-----9---9---7-9---7-9---9--| |------------|----------------||----------------------------| |------------|----------------||----------------------------| | | W +H. Q W |------------|----------------||----------------------------| |------------|----------------||----------------------------| |------------|----------------||----------------------------| |------------|----------------||----------------------------| |------------|----------------||----------------------------| |-0----------|-(0)------------||----------------------------| S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------7-----------|-----------------7-----------| |---7-------------7---------9-|---7-------------7---------9-| |-----9---9---7-9-----7-9---9-|-----9---9---7-9-----7-9---9-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| Intro 3 & Interlude N.C. S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S |-----------------------------||------------------------------| |-----------------7-----------||o-----------------7-----------| |---7-------------7---------9-||----7-------------7---------9-| |-----9---9---7-9-----7-9---9-||------9---9---7-9-----7-9---9-| |-----------------------------||o-----------------------------| |-----------------------------||------------------------------| S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------7-----------|-----------------7-----------| |---7-------------7---------9-|---7-------------7---------9-| |-----9---9---7-9-----7-9---9-|-----9---9---7-9-----7-9---9-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| S S S S S E S S S S S S E S |-----------------------------|| |-----------------7-----------|| |---7-------------7---------9-|| |-----9---9---7-9-----7-9---9-|| |-----------------------------|| |-----------------------------|| 1st & 2nd Verses C D C D S e S S e S S E S S E S S e S S e S S e S S e S |-----------------x-9---x-9---|-----------------x-----x------| |-x--8--8-x--8--8-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x--8--8-x--8--8-x-7-7-x-7-7--| |-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-7-7-x-7-7--| |-x-10-10-x-10-10-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x-10-10-x-10-10-x-7-7-x-7-7--| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| |-----------------------------|------------------------------| C D Esus4 E S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S |-----------------x-----x-----|-----------------x-----x-----| |-x--8--8-x--8--8-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x-10-10-x-10-10-x-9-9-x-9-9-| |-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-9-9-x-9-9-| |-x-10-10-x-10-10-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-9-9-x-9-9-| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| C D C D S e S S e S S E S S E S S e S S e S S e S S e S |-----------------x-9---x-9---|-----------------x-----x--------| |-x--8--8-x--8--8-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x--8--8-x--8--8-x-7-7-x-7-7----| |-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-7-7-x-7-7----| |-x-10-10-x-10-10-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x-10-10-x-10-10-x-7-7-x-7-7----| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------------| C D S e S S e S S e S S e S |-----------------x-----x-----| |-x--8--8-x--8--8-x-7-7-x-7-7-| |-x--9--9-x--9--9-x-7-7-x-7-7-| |-x-10-10-x-10-10-x-7-7-x-7-7-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Pre-Chorus Esus2 D#m G/B A/C# S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S |-------------------------||------------------------------| |-x-7-7-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-7-7-||-x-8-8-x-8-8-x-10-10-x-10-10--| |-x-9-9-x-9-x-x-8-8-x-8-8-||-x-7-7-x-7-7-x--9--9-x--9--9--| |-x-7-7-x-7-x-x-7-7-x-7-7-||-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-11-11-x-11-11--| |-------------------------||------------------------------| |-------------------------||------------------------------| G/D A/C# S e S S e S S e S S e. |-x-------x------x------------| |-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-10--| |-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x--9--| |-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-11--| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| G/B A/C# G/D A/C# S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e. |-----------------------------|-x-------x------x------------| |-x-8-8-x-8-8-x-10-10-x-10-10-|-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-10--| |-x-7-7-x-7-7-x--9--9-x--9--9-|-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x--9--| |-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-11-11-x-11-11-|-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-11--| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| |-----------------------------|-----------------------------| G/B A/C# S e S S e S S e S S e S |-----------------------------| |-x-8-8-x-8-8-x-10-10-x-10-10-| |-x-7-7-x-7-7-x--9--9-x--9--9-| |-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-11-11-x-11-11-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| G/D A/C# Esus2 S e S S e S S e S S e. S e S S e S S e S S e S |-x-------x------x------------|---------------------------| |-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-10--|-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7---| |-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x--9--|-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-9-9---| |-x-12-12-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-11--|-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7---| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| |-----------------------------|---------------------------| Chorus D#m Em7 Am7/G C D S e S S e S S e S S e S E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q |--------------------------||-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-----------------| |-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7---o||-8--8-8--5--5-5--|-5--5-5--7--7-7--| |-x-8-8-x-8-8-x-8-8-x-8-9--||-7--7-7--5--5-5--|-5--5-5--7--7-7--| |-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7----||-9--9-9--5--5-5--|-5--5-5--7--7-7--| |-------------------------o||-7--7-7----------|-----------------| |--------------------------||-----------------|-----------------| Bm7/A Em Am/G G°7B E. S Q E. S Q E. S Q E. S E. S S S E +H. |-7--7-7--7--7-7--|-5--5-5--5--5-6--7-|---7-7-(7)----|| |-7--7-7--8--8-8--|-5--5-5--5--5-5--7-|---7-7-(7)----|| |-7--7-7--9--9-9--|-5--5-5--5--5-6--8-|---8-8-(8)----|| |-7--7-7----------|-5--5-5--5--5-5--9-|---9-9-(9)----|| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------|| |-----------------|-------------------|--------------|| Interlude N.C. Gtrs II, III H Q E E Q E E Q E E H Q E E H Q Q |--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |-7------------|-----------------|---------------|-4----4--4-----| |------11--9-7-|-9-----9-7-------|-------8-------|---------------| |--------------|------------10-9-|-11-------11-9-|-7----6--4-----| |--------------|----10-----------|---------------|---------------| | | Gtr I | W W W H Q E S S |--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|---------------|-------------9-| |--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| |--------------|-----------------|---------------|---------------| A Gtr I S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E. |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------7-----------|-----------------------5--| |---7-------------7---------9-|---7-------------7-----6--| |-----9-7-9---7-9-----7-9---9-|-----9-7-9---7-9-7-7-9-7--| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| |-----------------------------|--------------------------| Esus2 D#m S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S e S S S E S S E |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-9-9-x-9-9-|-x-8-8-x-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-8-|| |-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-x-7-7-|-x-7-7-x-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7-|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| |-------------------------|-------------------------|| Chorus G/B C E S S E S S S S S S E S S ||------------------------------| ||o-8-x-x-8-x-x-x--8-x-x--8-x-x-| ||--7-x-x-7-x-x-x--9-x-x--9-x-x-| ||--9-x-x-9-x-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-| ||o-----------------------------| ||------------------------------| D/A G/B S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-x--8-x-x--8-x-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-|-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-| |-x--9-x-x--9-x-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-|-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-| |-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-|-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-----------------------------| 1. C Em/A# D#m S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S H |-------------------------------|---------------------|| |-x--8-x-x--8-x-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-|-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7----o|| |-x--9-x-x--9-x-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-|-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-8-----|| |-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-|-x-7-x-x-7-x-x-7-----|| |-------------------------------|--------------------o|| |-------------------------------|---------------------|| 2. C D#m B5/C# F#/C# 2/4 4/4 S S S S E S S S S S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S |-------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------| |-x--8-x-x--8-x-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-|-7-x-x-7-x-x-|-12-x-x-12-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-| |-x--9-x-x--9-x-x-x-9-x-x-9-x-x-|-8-x-x-8-x-x-|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-| |-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-8-x-x-8-x-x-|-7-x-x-7-x-x-|-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-| |-------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------| |-------------------------------|-------------|-----------------------------| Outro F#m/C Am7/C F#m/C Bb/D Eb E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S |-----------------------------||---------------------------------| |-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-||o-11-x-x-11-x-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x--| |-11-x-x-11-x-x-12-x-x-11-x-x-||--10-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x--| |-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-||--12-x-x-12-x-x-x-13-x-x-13-x-x--| |-----------------------------||o--------------------------------| |-----------------------------||---------------------------------| F/C Eb S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-| |-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-| |-x-13-x-x-13-x-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-x-13-x-x-13-x-x-| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| |---------------------------------|---------------------------------| Gm/Db S S S S E S S S S S S E S S |-----------------------------------| |-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x---| |-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x---| |-x-13-x-x-13-x-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x---| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| F#m/C Gm/D Gm/Db E S S E S S E S S E S S S S S S E S S S S S S E S S 4x |-----------------------------|----------------------------------|| |-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-o|| |-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x-|-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-x-12-x-x-12-x-x--|| |-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-10-x-x-|-x-12-x-x-12-x-x-x-11-x-x-11-x-x--|| |-----------------------------|---------------------------------o|| |-----------------------------|----------------------------------|| 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