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Rover Tab by Jethro Tull

Rover tab by Jethro Tull

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  • Capo on 2nd
Jethro Tull
"Rover"
From the album "Heavy Horses" (1978)

Standard Tuning, Capo 2nd Fret

NOTE: To play along with the recording, tune all strings slightly sharp of concert pitch
      Calibrate your chromatic tuner such that A = 448 hz

Intro:
  Electric Guitar
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|----12-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Accuracy Rating: - Votes: -

e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|-12-------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|--------12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|-----9-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|



e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|-12--------------------|---------|
B|-----------------------|---------|
G|----12----------12-14--|-(14)----|
D|-------14----14--------|---------|
A|----------15-----------|---------|
E|-----------------------|---------|


  Acoustic Guitar
   Em    C     D             C         Em    C     D             B7       <- Chord shapes relative to capo
  (F#m) (D)   (E)           (D)       (F#m) (D)   (E)           (C#7)     <- Actual pitch
e|-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|-----------1-3---|-------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0-----0-2---|-------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-----2-----0-|-----------1-----|
A|-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|


Lead Melody:
   Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 |
 | Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|


Verse:
    Em    C     D             C         Em    C     D             B7
   (F#m) (D)   (E)           (D)       (F#m) (D)   (E)           (C#7)
e||-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------||
B||---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|---------1---3---|-------3-------0-||
G||-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0---0---2---|-------------2---||
D||---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-----------1-----|| x4
A||-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------||
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||


Chorus:
   C    D    G                      F             Em
  (D)  (E)  (A)                    (G)           (F#m)
e|------2--2-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-0-----0---------|
B|-1-1--3--3-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|---0-----0-------|
G|-0-0--2--2-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2--2---2--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-----0-----0-----|
D|-2-2--0--0-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---2-2-2-2--|-------------2---|
A|-3-3-------2--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---------2--|---------------2-|
E|-----------3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---------0--|-----------------|


   C    D      Fsus2                                  C         D          C
  (D)  (E)    (Gsus2)                                (D)       (E)        (D)
e|------2--2-2-1-|-(1)--1---1-----|-3-----1---------|-----------2--|-2---------|
B|-1-1--3--3-3-1-|-(1)--1-----1---|---1-----1-------|-1-1--1--1-3--|-3-----1---|
G|-0-0--2--2-2-0-|-(0)--0-------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-0-0--0--0-2--|-2-----0---|
D|-2-2--0--0-0-3-|-(3)--3---------|-------------3---|-2-2--2--2-0--|-0-----2---|
A|-3-3---------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------------|-3-3--3--3----|-------3---|
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------|


Lead Melody:
   Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 |
 | Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|


Verse 2:
    Em    C     D             C         Em    C     D             B7
   (F#m) (D)   (E)           (D)       (F#m) (D)   (E)           (C#7)
e||-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------||
B||---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|---------1---3---|-------3-------0-||
G||-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0---0---2---|-------------2---||
D||---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-----------1-----|| x4
A||-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------||
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||


Chorus 2:
   C    D    G                      F             Em
  (D)  (E)  (A)                    (G)           (F#m)
e|------2--2-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-0-----0---------|
B|-1-1--3--3-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|---0-----0-------|
G|-0-0--2--2-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2--2---2--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-----0-----0-----|
D|-2-2--0--0-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---2-2-2-2--|-------------2---|
A|-3-3-------2--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---------2--|---------------2-|
E|-----------3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---------0--|-----------------|


   C    D      Fsus2                                  C         D          C
  (D)  (E)    (Gsus2)                                (D)       (E)        (D)
e|------2--2-2-1-|-(1)--1---1-----|-3-----1---------|-----------2--|-2---------|
B|-1-1--3--3-3-1-|-(1)--1-----1---|---1-----1-------|-1-1--1--1-3--|-3-----1---|
G|-0-0--2--2-2-0-|-(0)--0-------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-0-0--0--0-2--|-2-----0---|
D|-2-2--0--0-0-3-|-(3)--3---------|-------------3---|-2-2--2--2-0--|-0-----2---|
A|-3-3---------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------------|-3-3--3--3----|-------3---|
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------|


Lead Melody:
   Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 |
 | Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|


Instrumental:
  Electric Guitar
e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|----12-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|-12-------------------10--------|----------------------------------|
B|--------12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10---------------|
G|-----9-----9--------------------|-----12--9-11-12----12--11--9-----|
D|--------------------------------|-------------------------------12-|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|



e|----------------------10--------|----------------------------10----|
B|-10-----12----12--13------13-12-|-10--------------10-13--12--------|
G|-----12-----9-------------------|-----12--9-11-12---------------12-|
D|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|


e|-12--------------------|---------|
B|-----------------------|---------|
G|----12----------12-14--|-(14)----|
D|-------14----14--------|---------|
A|----------15-----------|---------|
E|-----------------------|---------|


  Acoustic Guitar
   Em    C     D             C         Em    C     D             B7
  (F#m) (D)   (E)           (D)       (F#m) (D)   (E)           (C#7)
e|-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|-----------1-3---|-------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0-----0-2---|-------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-----2-----0-|-----------1-----|
A|-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------|


Lead Melody:
   Electric Guitar
e|---7-7-7-5---5---|-(5)-------8-8-7-5-|-7---------------|-------------------|
B|-----------8-----|-------8-----------|---5-5-8-5-5-----|-----------7-8-7---|
G|-----------------|-------------------|-------------7---|-(7)---7-----------|
D|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
E|-----------------|-------------------|-----------------|-------------------|
 |
 | Acoustic Guitar
e|-----------------|--2--3-2---------0-|-----------------|--2--3-2-----------|
B|---------1---3---|---------3-------1-|---------1---3---|---------3-------0-|
G|-----0---0---2---|---------------0---|-----0---0---2---|---------------2---|
D|---2-------2---0-|-------------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-------------1-----|
A|-------3---------|-----------3-------|-------3---------|-----------2-------|
E|-0---------------|-------------------|-0---------------|-------------------|


Verse 3:
    Em    C     D             C         Em    C     D             B7
   (F#m) (D)   (E)           (D)       (F#m) (D)   (E)           (C#7)
e||-----------------|-2-3-2---------0-|-----------------|-2-3-2-----------||
B||---------1---3---|-------3-------1-|---------1---3---|-------3-------0-||
G||-----0---0---2---|-------------0---|-----0---0---2---|-------------2---||
D||---2-------2---0-|-----------2-----|---2-------2---0-|-----------1-----|| x4
A||-------3---------|---------3-------|-------3---------|---------2-------||
E||-0---------------|-----------------|-0---------------|-----------------||


Chorus 3:
   C    D    G                      F             Em
  (D)  (E)  (A)                    (G)           (F#m)
e|------2--2-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-0-----0---------|
B|-1-1--3--3-3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---0-0-0-0--|---0-----0-------|
G|-0-0--2--2-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-2-2--2---2--|-0---0-0-0-0--|-----0-----0-----|
D|-2-2--0--0-0--|-(0)-0--0--0-0-0-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---2-2-2-2--|-------------2---|
A|-3-3-------2--|-(2)-2--2--2-2-2-|-3-3--3---3--|-2---------2--|---------------2-|
E|-----------3--|-(3)-3--3--3-3-3-|-1-1--1---1--|-0---------0--|-----------------|


   C    D      Fsus2                                  C         D          C
  (D)  (E)    (Gsus2)                                (D)       (E)        (D)
e|------2--2-2-1-|-(1)--1---1-----|-3-----1---------|-----------2--|-2---------|
B|-1-1--3--3-3-1-|-(1)--1-----1---|---1-----1-------|-1-1--1--1-3--|-3-----1---|
G|-0-0--2--2-2-0-|-(0)--0-------0-|-----0-----0---0-|-0-0--0--0-2--|-2-----0---|
D|-2-2--0--0-0-3-|-(3)--3---------|-------------3---|-2-2--2--2-0--|-0-----2---|
A|-3-3---------3-|-(3)--3---------|-----------------|-3-3--3--3----|-------3---|
E|---------------|----------------|-----------------|--------------|-----------|


Outro Melody:
   Electric Guitar II
e|---12-12-12-10-8-10---|-(10)---8---12-12-10-8-|-10-7-7-10-7--------|-------------7-8-7---|
B|----------------------|-----------------------|-------------8-10---|-(10)---10-----------|
G|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 |
 |  Electric Guitar I
e|----7--7--7--5----5---|--(5)--------8--8--7-5-|--7-----------------|---------------------|
B|---------------8------|--------8--------------|----5-5--8-5-5------|-------------7-8-7---|
G|----------------------|-----------------------|----------------7---|--(7)----7-----------|
D|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
A|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
E|----------------------|-----------------------|--------------------|---------------------|
 |
 |  Acoustic Guitar
e|----------------------|---2--3-2------------0-|--------------------|---2--3--2-----------|
B|-------------1----3---|----------3----------1-|-----------1----3---|-----------3-------0-|
G|-------0-----0----2---|-------------------0---|------0----0----2---|-----------------2---|
D|----2----------2----0-|----------------2------|----2--------2----0-|---------------1-----|
A|----------3-----------|-------------3---------|---------3----------|-------------2-------|
E|-0--------------------|-----------------------|--0-----------------|---------------------|
                                                                          Repeat until fade


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|(n)  Ghost note

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