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First We Take Manhattan Solo Tab by Jennifer Warnes

First We Take Manhattan tab by Jennifer Warnes

Solo Guitar Tab

  • Difficulty: Intermediate 💪
Key: Gm

Intro Solo:
    starting at 0:11
e|--------------|-------------------------------|
B|--------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------15b17--|-------15--12--15--12--12------|
D|--------------|---------------------------12--|
A|--------------|-------------------------------|
E|--------------|-------------------------------|

e|---------------------------|-15\----------------------6--|
B|---------------------------|-15\----------------6--8-----|
G|-12-----12~----12----------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-------------13\-------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
e|---------------------------|-6h8p6--/10TP---/13TP--------|
B|-8~---------------------8--|-----------------------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|

e|-/15TP--------/18TP--------|-/20TP--18--15---------------|
B|---------------------------|---------------18------------|
G|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
D|---------------------------|------------------17\--------|
A|---------------------------|-----------------------------|
E|---------------------------|-----------------------------|


Solo:
   starting at 2:04
e|------6b8---6-----3-----|-6--3~-------3-------------|
B|---------------------3--|---------------6-3---------|
G|------------------------|-------------------5b6r5-3-|
D|------------------------|---------------------------|
A|------------------------|---------------------------|
E|------------------------|---------------------------|

e|------------------------|--------3-----3--6--3~----|
B|------------------------|-----3-----3--------------|
G|------------------3--5____b7-----------------------|
D|-5-------------5--------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-3----------6b8---------|-6b9----------6b8---3-----|
B|------------------------|-----------------------3--|
G|------------------------|--------------------------|
D|------------------------|--------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-6--3~--------------------|----------6--------------|
B|-------------6-3----------|-------------------------|
G|----------------5b6r5-3---|-5--5/7------5\3---5--3--|
D|------------------------5-|-------------------------|
A|--------------------------|-------------------------|
E|--------------------------|-------------------------|


e|--------------------------|--------------------------|
B|-----6--------------------|-----------------3--3-----|
G|-5/7----5--3--5p3------5b6r5---3--5--3--5b7-------3--|
D|--------------------5-----|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|

e|-3--------3--3~----3~----|-3~----3~----6b8----------|
B|----3--6-----------------|--------------------------|
G|-------------------------|--------------------------|
D|-------------------------|--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|--------------------------|
E|-------------------------|--------------------------|

e|----9\8-------------------|-6p3----------------------|
B|---------(8)-8~----8~-----|-----3--------------------|
G|--------------------------|-------5p3----5/7---5/7---|
D|--------------------------|--------------------------|
A|--------------------------|--------------------------|
E|--------------------------|--------------------------|


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| (n) Ghost note
| h   Hammer-on
| p   Pull-off
| >   Accented note
| t   Tapping
| b   Bend
| r   Bend release
| pb  Pre-bend
| pbr Pre-bend release
| /   Slide up
| \   Slide down
| ~   Vibrato
| TP  Tremolo Picking

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Jennifer Warnes tabs for First we take manhattan

About this song

"First We Take Manhattan" by Jennifer Warnes was released in 1987 as part of her album "Famous Blue Raincoat," which was a tribute to the songs of Leonard Cohen. The song was written by Leonard Cohen, with Jennifer Warnes' version notably featuring a memorable guitar solo by Stevie Ray Vaughan. This track stands out for its dark, prophetic lyrics and Warnes' haunting vocal delivery, encapsulating themes of revolution and personal transformation.