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One Voice

Artist: Patti Smith
Song: One Voice
Album: Gung Ho
Tabbed by: Bigfoot (contact: [email protected])

Great song, easy to play licks, lovely voice. Absolutely not main-stream music, but just
great to listen to. Whole album rocks (not to take literally: nice slow/soft songs to).

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|-----------------------------|        |----|

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:       |-----|

Hold the last notes and let them fade out while she sings: "One voice..."

That's it. Have fun playing, should be easy if you have some experience in guitar playing.
If you have any corrections, or comments, or just positive critics. Please email me:
[email protected]. 

Good luck,
Bigfoot
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