Focus 2 tab by Focus
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FOCUS II As recorded by Focus (From the 1971 Album FOCUS II (MOVING WAVES)) Music by Thijs van Leer Transcribed by Slowhand Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jan Akkerman - El. Guitar (Clean)' Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Jan Akkerman - El. Guitar (Overdriven)' Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Thijs van Leer - Organ' Gtr IV (E A D G B E) - 'Thijs van Leer - Piano'
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Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -
Q=74
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs III, IV (Organ & Piano arr. for Gtr.)
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H. Q
|--------------|-6----6-6--5--|--------------|------------|
|-3----3-5--6--|--------------|-3----3-5--6--|------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|-5----------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
|--------------|--------------|--------------|------------|
Gtrs I, IV
< < < < < < < < < < < < <
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q W
|------------------|-13----13-13--12--|------------------|-------||
|-10----10-12--13--|------------------|-10----10-12--13--|-------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-12----||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
Faster Q=87
N.C.
Gtr I
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q H. Q
||---------------|-8----8-8--7--|--------------|-------------|
||o--------7--8--|--------------|--------7--8--|-------------|
||--9----9-------|--------------|-9----9-------|-7-----------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
||o--------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
||---------------|--------------|--------------|-------------|
Gtr II
~~~~ ~~~ ~~
Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q Q. E Q Q W
|-------------------|-15----15-15--14--|------------------|-------||
|-/12----12-14--15--|------------------|-12----12-14--15--|-------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-14----||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
|-------------------|------------------|------------------|-------||
Double tempo Q=174
N.C.
Gtr I
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+E Q. E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q +E E E E
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|-------------------5S=|
|-------------------|----------------|-5----------5-7-|-8-7tr8p5--(5)-7-8----|
|-(14)--------2-2-4-|-5-4-2----4-5-7-|---7-5----7-----|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
|-------------------|----------------|----------------|----------------------|
Q E E +E E E E Q E E +E E E E
|-7----------10-7tr8---|-7----------10-7tr8---|
|----8---------------8-|----8---------------8-|
|------9-(9)-----------|------9-(9)-----------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
|----------------------|----------------------|
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q
|-7-----10-7tr8---7---|---10-7tr8---7------||
|---8-----------8---8-|-----------8---8----||
|-----9---------------|-9---------------9--||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------|--------------------||
Drum Fill
N.C.
Wx4
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
|--------||
1.ower Q=144
N.C.
7/4
e e E E +E E S S E +Q Q E. S
|-------------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------10-----|
|-11-11-12-11tr12-(11)-9----------------9------11-|
|------------------------12-10-12-(12)------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------|
e e E E +E E S S E +Q Q Q
|-----------------------------------------------|
|------------------------------------------10---|
|-11-11-12-11tr12-(11)-9----------------9-------|
|------------------------12-10-12-(12)----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
e e E E +E E S S E +Q Q E. S
|-----------------------------------------9-----|
|-------12-11tr12-(11)-9---------------9-----11-|
|-11-11------------------11-9-11-(11)-----------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
|-----------------------------------------------|
e E E E +E E S S E +Q Q Q
|----------------------------------------------||
|-11-11-12-11tr12-(11)-9----------------------o||
|------------------------11-9-11-(11)--11--9---||
|----------------------------------------------||
|---------------------------------------------o||
|----------------------------------------------||
2.144
N.C.
4/4
Gtrs I, III, IV
Q e e q e e E e q Q Q q e e q e e E E H.
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
|----11-11-14--11-12-|---7-11--11--10--|-9--9-11-12--9-11-|---7-9-----|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
|-----9--9-12---9-10-|---9--9---9---8--|-7--7--9-10--7--9-|---5-7-----|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|-----------|
+E E e e q e e E e Q +E E e e
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-(9)---9-11-12--9-11-|---7-9--(9)-9-11-12-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|-(7)---7--9-10--7--9-|---5-7--(7)-7--9-10-|
|---------------------|--------------------|
a Q e e e e e e e e e e H
|------------------------|------------------||
|------------------------|------------------||
|-15s16--12-14---16---12-|-14-14-16-14------||
|------------------------|------------------||
|-13s14--10-12---14---10-|-12-12-14-12------||
|------------------------|------------------||
Q=144(8=s8)
N.C.
Gtr I
E Q. q q E E E e H E Q. q E E +W
|---/12S==10--8--|-10-10-8-10------|---/12S==10--8S10-|-(10)----|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
|----/9S===7--5--|--7--7-5--7------|----/9S===7--5S=7-|--(7)----|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
|----------------|-----------------|------------------|---------|
Slower Q=74
>
E Q. q q E E E e H E Q. q E E +H H
|---/12----10--8--|-10-10-8-10------|---/12S==10--8S7-||-(7)---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
|----/9-----7--5--|--7--7-5--7------|----/9S===7--5S4-||-(4)---------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------||-------------|
Gtr II
|-3-|
W H E E E E Q. S S H +Q. E Q Q Q
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------2-4-5-|-4----5p4-2----|-(2)-----2-4-5S=|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
|----------||--------------|---------------|----------------|
>
|-3-| |-3-|
Q. E H H Q Q Q Q. S S H +Q. E Q Q Q
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|-12----10-10----|------2-4-5-|-4----5p4-2----|-(2)-----2-4-5S==|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
|----------------|------------|---------------|-----------------|
>
Q. E Q. a E E. S H +E E E S S H E a E E. S +H E E
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|---------------<7>--|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|----------------4s5-|-5-------------5-|-5-7p5p4------3s4-|-4------------------|
|-12----10-10--------|----3-3----(3)---|------------------|----2-(2)-----------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
|--------------------|-----------------|------------------|--------------------|
E. S H E a E E. S +H E E
|-<7>-<12>-<12>----------|---------------<7>-|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------3s4-|-4-----------------|
|------------------------|----2-(2)----------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
E. S H E a E E. S Q E E E E
|-<7>-<12>-<12>----------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|--------------------3s4-|-4---------1-2-4---|
|------------------------|----2-2------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
|------------------------|-------------------|
H=H
~~ ~~ ~~ ~~
H. E E H. E E H. E E H. E E
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|-5-------7-5tr7-|-4-------2-4-|-5-------7-5tr7-|-4-------2-4-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|-------------|
~~ ~~ ~~
H. E E H. E E H. E E
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|-5-------7-5tr7-|-4-------2-4-|-5-------7-5tr7-|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
|----------------|-------------|----------------|
H.=H
~~ ~~
H. Q Q. E E E Q W +W
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
|-4-------6--|-4----3-3------|----------|---------*|
|------------|----------6-4--|-3--------|-(3)\----*|
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
|------------|---------------|----------|---------*|
Duration 🏷Legend
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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
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