OVER THE RAINBOW
As recorded by Jeff Beck
(From the 2010 Album EMOTION & COMMOTION)
Words by E. Y. Harburg
Music by Harold Arlen
Arranged by Jeff Beck
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Jeff Beck - Electric Guitar'
freely Q=58
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist., reverb & delay)
< < < < < <
\1___________
~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~~~~~ ~~~~~
H H Q. S S E E +Q H H +H H
|-------------|-------------------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------18----|-17\---13-15-17-18-(18)--|--------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|-------<7>----|-(<7>)---------|
|-15----------|-------------------------|-15-----------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|--------------|---------------|
|-------------|-------------------------|--------------|---------------|
< <
~~~~ ~~~
Q. E +H Q S S S S +E Q.
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|--------15-(15)----|-14\-------12-14-(14)-15----|
|-------------------|--------15------------------|
|-/17---------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
<
\1.5 \1 /1\ \1
Q +S +S +E +Q +Q +H H
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|-<12>--(<12>)--(<12>)-(<12>)-(<12>)--(<12>)--|-(<12>)---------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
N.C.
< < < < <
/1\ \1________/
~~ ~~~ ~~~~~~~~~~~~~
H H Q S E. Q +Q Q. E +H +W
|---------22----|-21--17-19--21--(21)---|-------------------|--------|
|---------------|-----------------------|-------<5>-(5)-----|-(5)----|
|-<19>----------|-----------------------|-<7>---------------|--------|
|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
|---------------|-----------------------|-------------------|--------|
< <
~~~~ ~~~ ~~~
Q. E +H Q E E E E +Q
|-------------------|----------<12>--------------|
|-<12>--------------|-<7>-----------<7>----------|
|--------<5>-(5)----|------<7>----------<5>-(5)--|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
|-------------------|----------------------------|
\1.5 \1 /1\ \0.5
~~~~~~
Q +E +E +Q +Q +H Q. E
|---------------------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------------------|----------------13--||
|---------------------------------|--------------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------||
|-<3>--(<3>)--(<3>)-(<3>)--(<3>)--|-(<3>)--------------||
|---------------------------------|--------------------||
N.C.
~~~~~ ~~~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----13----13----13----13-|----13----13----13----13-|
|-14----14----14----14----|-15----15----15----15----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
<
~~~~
Q. E H +H Q Q
|----------------|----------------|
|-15----15-15----|-(15)-------13--|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
|----------------|----------------|
~~~~~ ~~ ~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E E
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|----13----13----13----13-|----15----15----15----15-|
|-14----14----14----14----|-16----16----16----16----|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
|-------------------------|-------------------------|
/0.5\ \1 \2
~~~~~~~~~~~
H Q. E +Q. +E +H
|------------------|-----------------------------||
|-17----17----<19>-|-(<19>)-----(<19>)-(<19>)----||
|------------------|-----------------------------||
|------------------|-----------------------------||
|------------------|-----------------------------||
|------------------|-----------------------------||
N.C.
/0.5\ /0.5\
~~~ ~~~~ ~~~~~~~
Q. E +Q. E +Q S E S +S +E. +Q
|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
|-18----18-(18)---17-|-(17)\--13-15-17-(17)-(17)----(17)-----|
|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
|--------------------|---------------------------------------|
< <
\1
~~~~~
E Q E H +W
|----------------|----------|
|----------------|----------|
|---------<7>----|-(<7>)----|
|---15-----------|----------|
|----------------|----------|
|----------------|----------|
< < <
~~~~~~~~ ~~~
H H Q S S S S +E Q.
|-------------|----------------------------|
|-------------|----------------------------|
|-------15----|-14\-------12-14-(14)-15----|
|-------------|--------15------------------|
|-17----------|----------------------------|
|-------------|----------------------------|
<
\1.5 \1 /1\ \1
Q +S +S +E +Q +Q +H H
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|-<12>--(<12>)--(<12>)-(<12>)-(<12>)--(<12>)--|-(<12>)---------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
|---------------------------------------------|----------------||
H.=H
N.C.
<
~~~~~ ~~ ~~~~~ ~~~
E E E E E E E E E E E E H
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|----13----13----13----13-|----13----13--------|
|-14----14----14----14----|-15----15----<7>----|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
|-------------------------|--------------------|
< <
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Q Q H +W +W
|-<12>-----------|-------------|---------*|
|----------18----|-(18)--------|-(18)----*|
|----------------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-------------|---------*|
|----------------|-------------|---------*|
Duration Legend
---------------
W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
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