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One Voice Tab by Patti Smith

One Voice tab by Patti Smith

Guitar Tab

d	strike down
u	strike up
~	vibrato
h	hammer on
p 	pull of
/	slide up
	slide down
x	mute note

Song (standard tuning):
Drums come in first. Than play this:

Lick 1:
e|-----0--2-0-----3--1--0-1-0--|        |----|
b|--3---------3----------------|Play    |--3-|
g|-----------------------------|4 times |----|
d|-----------------------------|then end|----|
a|-----------------------------|with    |----|
E|-----------------------------|        |----|
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The rhythm-guitar plays:

Riff 1:
e|----------------------------------------------------|         |------|
b|----------------------------------------------------|Play     |------|
g|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x7-77-77-77-x5-55-5-5-5-5--|twices   |--x7--|
d|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x7-77-77-77-x5-55-5-5-5-5--|then end	|--x7--|
a|--5-55-55-55-x3-33-33-33-x5-55-55-55-x3-33-3-3-3-3--|with:    |--x5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------|         |------|
    d du ud du ud du ud du ud du ud du ud du d d d d                ud

Then follows a vocal piece with percussion and bass preceded by:

Lick 2:			As she sings: "When blooming into charity" :
e|-----------|          e|--------|
b|-----------|Play      b|--------|
g|--2-3-0----|twice     g|--77-7--|
d|--------4--|then:     d|--77-7--|
a|-----------|          a|--55-7--|
E|-----------|          E|--------|
				    du d

Lick 3:  As she sings: "...a sigh of relief"	Riff 2
e|--------------------------|                   |--22-2-2--0----0----0-0--|
b|--------------------------|                   |--22-2-2-x0----0----0-0--|
g|--2-3-0-------------------|followed by:       |---------x1----1----1-1--|
d|--------4-----------------|                   |---------x2----2----2-2--|
a|-----------4h5-4?-4h7-5---|                   |---------x2----2----2-2--|
E|--------------------------|                   |----------0----0----0-0--|
						   du d d  d    d    d d

Lick 1 twice/Riff 1 once
Lick 3
Riff 2 twice

Followed by:
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x10-1010-1010-1010-x7-77-77-7-7--|Play twice
d|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x10-1010-1010-1010-x7-77-77-7-7--|
a|--5?55-55-55-x3-33-33-33-x8--8-8--8-8--8-8--x5-55-55-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
    d du ud du ud du ud du ud  d u  u d  d u  ud du ud d d

Followed by:
Lead-guitar:
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|--------7-----------5------------10-------------12--------|Play twice
d|-----7----7------5----5------10-----10-------12----12-----|
a|--5---------5-3---------3-8------------8-10-----------10--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

Rhythm-guitar:
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x10-1010-1010-1010-x7-77-77-7-7--|Play twice
d|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x10-1010-1010-1010-x7-77-77-7-7--|
a|--5?55-55-55-x3-33-33-33-x8--8-8--8-8--8-8--x5-55-55-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
    d du ud du ud du ud du ud  d u  u d  d u  ud du ud d d

Solo:
e|--/10----9----10----9-----/8---7---8---7----|
b|------10---10----10----10----8---8---8---8--|
g|--------------------------------------------|Play twice
d|--------------------------------------------|
a|--------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------|

Rhythm-guitar:
e|-------------------------------------------|
b|-------------------------------------------|
g|--7--7-6--6-7--7-6--6-5--5-4--4-5--5-4--4--|
d|--7--7-6--6-7--7-6--6-5--5-4--4-5--5-4--4--|
a|--5--5-4--4-5--5-4--4-3--3-2--2-3--3-2--2--|
E|-------------------------------------------|
    d  u d  u d  u d  u d  u d  u d  u d  u

Followed by:
e|---------------|
b|---------------|
g|--7----7-10-7--|Play 4
d|--7----7-10-7--|times
a|--5----5-8--5--|
E|---------------|

The lead plays lick 2 twice when she sings: "Let love resound". The third time it plays lick 3.



Ending:
First an intermezzo:
e|--0-00-00-00--|       |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
b|--0-00-00-00--|       |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
g|--1-11-11-11--|Played  --1-1-1-1-1-1-1---1---|
d|--2-22-22-22--|twice  |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
a|--2-22-22-22--|then:  |--2-2-2-2-2-2-2---2---|
E|--0-00-00-00--|       |--0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---|
    d du ud du		   d d d d d d d   d

Then:
Riff 4
e|----------------------------------------------------------|
b|----------------------------------------------------------|
g|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x10-1010-1010-1010-x7-77-77-7-7--|Play twice
d|--7-77-77-77-x5-55-55-55-x10-1010-1010-1010-x7-77-77-7-7--|
a|--5?55-55-55-x3-33-33-33-x8--8-8--8-8--8-8--x5-55-55-5-5--|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|
    d du ud du ud du ud du ud  d u  u d  d u  ud du ud d d

The second time ending on:
e|-------------------|
b|-------------------|
g|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
d|--7-7-7-7-7-7-7-7--|
a|--5-5-5-5-5-5-5-5--|
E|-------------------|
    d d d d d d d d

The conclusion:
Lead starts playing lick 1
e|-----0--2-0-----3--1--0-1-0--|        |-----|
b|--3---------3----------------|Play 7  |--3--|
g|-----------------------------|times   |-----|
d|-----------------------------|last one|-----|
a|-----------------------------|ending  |-----|
E|-----------------------------|on:     |-----|

Over this the second guitar plays lick 2
e|-----------|          |-----|
b|-----------|Play 7    |-----|
g|--2-3-0----|times     |-----|
d|--------4--|last one  |--4--|
a|-----------|ending    |-----|
E|-----------|on:       |-----|

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