Hocus Pocus tab by Focus

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HOCUS POCUS by Focus (from Moving Waves, their fourth album)
Written by: Probably Van Leer and Akkerman
Transcribed by: Jeffrey Weiss ([email protected])


  A augmentedA                  E minor 7Em7 Fmaj7Fmaj7  Cmaj7Cmaj7 Bbmaj7Bbmaj7 E7#9E7#9
E MajorE -----------------|-----------------|-7---8-----------|-----------------|
BB -----------------|-----------------|-8--10-------8---|-----6---8~~~~~~~|
G+G -----------------|-----------------|-7---9-------9---|-----7---7-------|
D MajorD -5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-9--10-------9---|-----7---6-------|
A augmentedA -0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-7---8-----------|---------7-------|
E MajorE -----------------|-----------------|-------------8---|-----6-----------|
  |_|_|_| |  |_|  |_|_|_| |  |_|  |  |  }  |   |  |  !
                          \___/

  A augmentedA                  E MajorE  FF    D MajorD     BB  E MajorE
E -----------------|-----------------|-7---8-------5---|-----7---7-------|
BB ~7---------------|-----------------|-9--10-------7---|-----7---9-------|
G+G -----------------|-----------------|-9--10-------7---|-----8---9-------|
D MajorD -5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-9--10-------7---|-----9---9-------|
A augmentedA -0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-7---8-------5---|-----9---7-------|
E MajorE -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|
  |_|_|_| |  |_|  |_|_|_| |  |_|  |  |  }  |   |  |  |  }
                          \___/

  A augmentedA   C majorC  D MajorD            D MajorD   FF  G+G
E MajorE -0------3----5---|-----------------|~5------8----10--|-----------------|
BB -2------5----7---|-----------------|~7-----10----12--|-----------------|
G+G -2------5----7---|-----------------|~7-----10----12--|-----------------|
D MajorD -2------5----7---|-----------------|~7-----10----12--|-----------------|
A augmentedA -0------3----5---|-----------------|~5------8----10--|-----------------|
E MajorE -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
  | _|. |  ]|   @         | _|. |  ]|   @
  \_/  \_/ \___/          \_/  \_/ \___/

  E7#9E7#9
E MajorE -----------------|- - -
BB -8---------------|- - -
G+G -7---------------|- - - [As a true Focus purist, I think it would be
D MajorD -6---------------|- - -  blasphemous to transcribe yodelling for the
A augmentedA -7---------------|- - -  guitar...so I won't]
E MajorE -----------------|- - -
  |

Note: Yes, the E7#9E7#9 at the end of measure 4 (and elsewhere) is the dreaded
   "Hendrix" chord (as far as I can tell....either that, or I just use it
   as a surrogate for distorted-guitar-chaos). The pinky slide from the
   G+G in this chord to the F#F# (added sixth) at the start of the A augmentedA is, at
   best, a subtle effect. I think I hear it in places, others disagree.
   Anyway, I like it, and it occurs naturally with my lousy (lazy) fingers.
   On the A augmentedA strumming in measures 1, 2, and others, pick real hard, and
   shake the fretted A augmentedA (D MajorD string). The out-of-tuneness this causes is very
   noticable on the song. BTW, if your amp is not capable of at least 50%
   total harmonic distortion, don't even bother with this song!

Key:
  @  = whole note      }  = quarter rest
  !  = half note      \__/ = tied notes (don't re-sound)
  |  = quarter note     ^  = hammer or pull (you figure which one)
  _| = single eighth note  ~  = slide (you figure which way)
  _|. = dotted eighth note
  |_| = eighth notes
  ]  = sixteenth note