Tabs
Tuning: Standard (
E MajorE 
A augmentedA 
D MajorD 
G+G 
BB E MajorE)
Key: E MajorE
Difficulty: Advanced
Artist: Eric Johnson
Song: Stratagem
Album: Collage
Standard Tuning
0:00:
e|------------|----------12-11-12-7-----9-11----------|------------------12-11-7-------------|
BB|-7-7-7------|---7/9h12------------7/9------12-9\7---|--------9h10---12---------7-----------|
G+G|-x-x-x------|-------------------------------------9-|-------------9--------------9-8\6-----|
D MajorD|-9-9-9------|-9-------------------------------------|-----11---------------------------9---|
A augmentedA|-x-x-x------|---------------------------------------|-7/9--------------------------------9-|
E MajorE|-7-7-7------|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------------|-------------------12-16-14-11---------------|
BB|------------------12-------------------|-------------12-14-------------12------------|
G+G|----------9h11/13----13h11s9-----------|-------11-14----------------------11\8-------|
D MajorD|------/11--------------------11-9~--9--|-11-14---------------------------------9-----|
A augmentedA|-7~------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------9---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
e|----------12-11-12-7-----9-11----------|------------------12-11-7-------------|
BB|---7/9h12------------7/9------12-9\7---|--------9h10---12---------7-----------|
G+G|-------------------------------------9-|-------------9--------------9-8\6-----|
D MajorD|-9-------------------------------------|-----11---------------------------9---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|-7/9--------------------------------9-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|----------------------------12-------|-------------------14-17-16/19~------|
BB|-----------------------9-12----------|-------------14-17-------------------|
G+G|-------------11-8-9-11---------------|-------14-16-------------------------|
D MajorD|------11-8-9-------------------------|-14-16-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-7~-------------------------------16-|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
0:20:
e|------------0-------0-------------|-------------------12-16-14-11----------------|
BB|-------9h10---10h12---------------|-------------12-14-------------12-------------|
G+G|----------------------9-8---------|-------11-14----------------------11----------|
D MajorD|-----9--------------------11-9~---|-11-14-------------------------------13-------|
A augmentedA|-0h7------------------------------|----------------------------------------14----|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------14-|
(This is the fingering he uses)
e|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------17-16-19~---|
BB|-------14-16----14-17---------16-17----16-19~--|----------------17-19-21-------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|-------------18----------------------|
D MajorD|----14-------14------------16-------16---------|----------19-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12---------------------14---------------------|----19-21----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-21----------------------------------|
e|----------0----------0----------0----------0-|----------16-19-17-16\14-------------------------|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16---|----16-17----------------17-14-------------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16---------|-18----------------------------16h13-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------16h14-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16-14-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
|---3---|
e|----------0----------0----------0----------(0)-|-------------------------------14-17-16-19~---|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16-----|----------------------14-16-17----------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16-----------|----------------14-16-------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-16h14\13-14-16-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
0:37:
e|----------0----------0----------0----------0-|----------16-19-17-16\14-------------------------|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16---|----16-17----------------17-14-------------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16---------|-18----------------------------16h13-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------16h14-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16-14-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-19~--16-17---16-----------------------------|-14-11------------------------------|
BB|-----------------19-17-----------------------|-------12---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------18-16-----------------|----------11\8----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------18-16-----------|---------------9--------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------19-16\14--|-----------------9-------7h9-6/7~---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|---------------------7h9------------|
e|----------12-11-12-7-----9-11----------|------------------12-11-7-------------|
BB|---7/9h12------------7/9------12-9\7---|--------9h10---12---------7-----------|
G+G|-------------------------------------9-|-------------9--------------9-8\6-----|
D MajorD|-9-------------------------------------|-----11---------------------------9---|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------|-7/9--------------------------------9-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------|--------------------------------------|
e|-------------9-------7---------|---------------12-11-7-------------|
BB|------0h7h10---0h5h9---0h7p4/5-|-----------------------7-----------|
G+G|-------------------------------|-----------6/9-----------9-8\6-----|
D MajorD|-------------------------------|-------4h7---------------------9---|
A augmentedA|-7~----------------------------|-0h4h7---------------------------9-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
0:55:
e|-------------------------------------|-------------------12-16-14-11---------------|
BB|---------------9-12-9----------------|-------------12-14-------------12------------|
G+G|----------9h11--------11h9-----------|-------11-14----------------------11\8-------|
D MajorD|------/11------------------11-9~--9--|-11-14---------------------------------9-----|
A augmentedA|-7~----------------------------------|-----------------------------------------9-7-|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------9-12-------|-------------------14-17-16/19~------|
BB|---------------------9-12------------|-------------14-17-------------------|
G+G|-----------11-8-9-11-----------------|-------14-16-------------------------|
D MajorD|----11-8-9---------------------------|-14-16-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------16-|-------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-0-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------|
e|------------0-------0-------------|-------------------12----14-11---------------|
BB|-------9h10---10h12---------------|-------------12-14-------------12------------|
G+G|----------------------9-8---------|-------11-14----------------------11\8-------|
D MajorD|-----9--------------------11-9~---|-11-14---------------------------------9-----|
A augmentedA|-0h7------------------------------|-----------------------------------------9---|
E MajorE|----------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------17-21-17-19~---|
BB|-------14-16----14-17---------16-17----16-19~--|----------------17-19----------------|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|-------------18----------------------|
D MajorD|----14-------14------------16-------16---------|----------19-------------------------|
A augmentedA|-12---------------------14---------------------|----19-21----------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-21----------------------------------|
1:12:
e|----------0----------0----------0----------0-|----------16-19-17-16\14-------------------------|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16---|----16-17----------------17-14-------------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16---------|-18----------------------------16h13-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------16h14-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16-14-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------0----------0----------0----------(0)-|-------------------------------14-17-16-19~---|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16-----|----------------------14-16-17----------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16-----------|----------------14-16-------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-16h14\13-14-16-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------0----------0----------0----------0-|----------16-19-17-16\14-------------------------|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16---|----16-17----------------17-14-------------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16---------|-18----------------------------16h13-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------16h14-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16-14-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-19~--16-17---16-----------------------------|-14-11----------------------------7-11-|
BB|-----------------19-17-----------------------|-------12---------------------7-9------|
G+G|-----------------------18-16-----------------|----------11\8--------------8----------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------18-16-----------|---------------9----------9------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------19-16\14--|-----------------9------9--------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|----------------------7----------------|
1:30:
e|-12~----------9-------7---------|-5-5-2----------------------------|
BB|-------0h7h10---0h5h9---0h7p4/5-|-------5p2-------7-7--------------|
G+G|--------------------------------|-----------4/9-------8-6\4--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|---------------------------6-4----|
A augmentedA|--------------------------------|-------------------------------6/-|
E MajorE|--------------------------------|----------------------------------|
(This is Eric's fingering;
use index finger and
pinky for hammer-ons.)
e|------------------------------|---------------12-11-7-------------|
BB|--------5-5-----5-----5-------|-----------------------7-----------|
G+G|------8-----6h8---------------|-----------6/9-----------9-8\6-----|
D MajorD|------------------7h9---------|-------4h7---------------------9---|
A augmentedA|-7------------------------7---|-0h4h7---------------------------9-|
E MajorE|------------------------------|-----------------------------------|
e|-----------------------------9-12-|-15-12---------------15-14---------------------|
BB|------------------------9-12------|-------13------------------15------------------|
G+G|-------------------9-11-----------|----------12\9----------------14-12\11\9-------|
D MajorD|---------------6/9----------------|---------------10------------------------12----|
A augmentedA|-7~----------7--------------------|------------------10------------------------12-|
E MajorE|-----0-4h7/9----------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------9-12-------|-------------------------------------17-16-------|
BB|---------------------9-12------------|-------------------------------17-19-------19-17-|
G+G|-----------11-8-9-11-----------------|-------------14-16----14-16-18-------------------|
D MajorD|-9--11-8-9---------------------------|-------14-16-------16----------------------------|
A augmentedA|----------------------------------12-|-14-16-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
1:47: (These measures have some odd time signatures)
e|-19~---19~---19~--19------------|-----------16--19~--|-------------------------------------------------|
BB|--------------------------------|------17------------|--------------------------------10--------12-----|
G+G|--------------------------------|-14-----------------|-11h12p11-------------12-----11--------12--------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------|--------------------|---------12--------10----------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------16-|--------------------|------------12------------9--------10------------|
E MajorE|------------------------14------|--------------------|----------------8------------------------------7-|
"SOLO":
e|-----------------------|------12-11-12-------------------|------------------11-----------------------|
BB|-5~~----12b14r-------9-|-12---------------------------10-|-9--------9-12/14----14b16r-12-------------|
G+G|-----------------------|---------------9~---9----9-11----|----11-11----------------------14-11-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------|----------------------11---------|-------------------------------------13-11-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------|---------------------------------|-------------------------------------------|
|-------3-------|
e|-------------------------16--|-------------19-----------------------------|
BB|--------------------17-------|-19---19b21------17~------------------------|
G+G|-----------14--16------------|-----------------------18-20p18\16----------|
D MajorD|-14---16---------------------|-----------------------------------18p16\14-|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------|--------------------------------------------|
e|---------------------------------14-|-17-16-19~--16-21-16-------------------------|
BB|-----14b16r---12~----------14-16----|---------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------13-16----------|---------------------18-16-------16----------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------|---------------------------18-16----18-16----|
A augmentedA|-0----------------------------------|------------------------------------------16-|
E MajorE|------------------------------------|---------------------------------------------|
|--------------3-----------------|
e|---------------9---12---11---9---------------|--12p11-----------------------------------------------------|
BB|-----------9---------------------12----------|--------14-12----12-----------------------------------------|
G+G|--------------------------------------11/13--|--------------13----13-11----11-----------------------------|
D MajorD|------11-------------------------------------|--------------------------14----14-11\9---------------------|
A augmentedA|-0-------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------11---------11-12-11-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------12---12----------|
e|-----------------------------|-----------------11p9p7-11p9p7---------------|
BB|-----------------------------|-------------------------------9p7-----------|
G+G|-----------6-------------8---|-9---------------------------------9p6-------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|---------------------------------------9p6\4\|
A augmentedA|-0----7-------------9--------|------11----12-------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------7-------------|---------------------------------------------|
2:18: (1/4 step up) |-------------------3--------------------|
e|----------------11br---------------|-----12-16-12-14---12-----------------------------------------|
BB|-----------------------------------|----------------------14-12-----------------------------------|
G+G|-----------11~---------------------|-13-------------------------13-11-------11--------------------|
D MajorD|-2~---7~----------------9~---11~---|----------------------------------14-11----14-11--------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------14-11--------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------------14-12\-|
|--3---| |--3--|
e|-----9--------------------------------------|-9-7-11-9-7-------------12--------14---|
BB|-------12-9-10h12p10-----9h10p9------0-7-10-|------------10-7-0-10-0----0-12-0----0-|
G+G|---------------------11---------11-9--------|---------------------------------------|
D MajorD|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-0------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
E MajorE|--------------------------------------------|---------------------------------------|
e|----11-14-12-14-12----14-16-19-16h17-16h17---------|----------------16----------19~-----|
BB|-14----------------16------------------------------|----------17h19----16~---19---------|
G+G|---------------------------------------------------|----16h18---------------------------|
D MajorD|------------------------------------------------13/|-16---------------------------------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------14----|------------------------------------|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------------|------------------------------------|
2:31:
e|----------0----------0----------0----------0-|----------16-19-17-16\14-------------------------|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16---|----16-17----------------17-14-------------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16---------|-18----------------------------16h13-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------16h14-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16-14-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|----------0----------0----------0----------(0)-|-------------------------------14-17-16-19~---|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16-----|----------------------14-16-17----------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16-----------|----------------14-16-------------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------------------------|-16h14\13-14-16-------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
e|----------0----------0----------0----------0-|----------16-19-17-16\14-------------------------|
BB|----12-14------12-14------14-16------14-16---|----16-17----------------17-14-------------------|
G+G|-14---------14---------16---------16---------|-18----------------------------16h13-------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------16h14-------|
A augmentedA|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------16-14-|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
e|-19~--16-17---16-----------------------------|-14-11------------------------------|
BB|-----------------19-17-----------------------|-------12---------------------------|
G+G|-----------------------18-16-----------------|----------11\8----------------------|
D MajorD|-----------------------------18-16-----------|---------------9--------------------|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------------19-16\14--|-----------------9-------7h9-6/7~---|
E MajorE|---------------------------------------------|---------------------7h9------------|
2:48:
e|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
BB|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
G+G|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------|----------------------------------------16----|
A augmentedA|-------7-------9---------11---------12-|---------14---------16---------18-16h18-------|
E MajorE|-0-4h7---0-7h9---0-11h12----0-12h14----|-0-14h16----0-16h17----0-17h19-------------19-|
e|----------0-------0------------0----------|-------------0-------0-------------------------|
BB|-----9h10---10h12--------10h12---10-14~---|-------12h14---12h16---------------------14h17-|
G+G|---9--------------------------------------|-----------------------------------14h16-------|
D MajorD|----------------------11------------------|----14-----------------------14h16-------------|
A augmentedA|--------------------9---------------------|-11--------------------14h16-------------------|
E MajorE|-0----------------------------------------|-----------------------------------------------|
e|-------------0-------0-------------16----------|-------------------------------------16h17p16----|
BB|-------16h17---17h19---------17-19----19-16h17-|----------------------16-19----16-17----------17-|
G+G|-----------------------------------------------|----------------16-18-------18-------------------|
D MajorD|----16--------------------18-------------------|-------16-18/19----------------------------------|
A augmentedA|-14--------------------16----------------------|-16-19-------------------------------------------|
E MajorE|-----------------------------------------------|-------------------------------------------------|
------- some odd time signatures ------------:
e|-19~---19~--------------------------------16--19~--|-----------------------------------------------|
BB|----------------------------------17--19-----------|-------------------------------10-------12-----|
G+G|----------------------13b14r--14-------------------|-11h12p11-------------12----11-------12--------|
D MajorD|---------------------------------------------------|---------12--------10--------------------------|
A augmentedA|------------------16-------------------------------|------------12------------9--------10----------|
E MajorE|-------------14------------------------------------|----------------8----------------------------7-|
E MajorE
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------------------17-21-24~----|----------|
BB|-5~~-----14-9-12~~-----------|----------------------------17-19----17-19--------------|----------|
G+G|-----------------------------|-------------------------18-------18--------------------|-x--x-----|
D MajorD|-----------------------------|----------16-19----16h19--------------------------------|-6--6-----|
A augmentedA|-----------------------------|-14/16-19-------19--------------------------------------|-7--7-----|
E MajorE|-----------------------14-17-|--------------------------------------------------------|-0--0-----|
***********************************
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down
| h Hammer-on
| p Pull-off
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| b Bend
| br Bend release
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