High Tide Or Low Tide
Ben Harper and Jack Johnson
From: Vytas Cijunelis
Email: vckiter@gmail.com or vytas@chicagokitesurfing.com
Okay so I looked at the existing tab on the internet for this song and although close,
version builds upon the basic note structure from the song using "power chord"
makes it significantly easier to play not having to jump up and down the neck.
The power chords are used with a few fingering changes here and there.
You're basically between the 5th and 6th fret the entire song. EASY!
For the rythm, I stole it from the other posters. Did not verify its accuracy yet...
INTRO
e|+---5---------------------------------------------------------------------5---|
b|+-----6---6-------6p5--5/6----6-----6-----5-5-----5-----5-----6-----6-------6-|
g|+-5---------7----7--------------7-----7-------6-----6-----6/7---7-------5-----|
d|+--------7-7----7----7------------8-----8-------7-----7-----------p-----------|
a|+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|+---5------5-----------------------------------------------------------------------5-----|
b|+-----6------6----6-------6p5--5/6----6----6--6-----5-5-----5-5-----6-------6--------6---|
g|+-5------5----------7----7--------------7-------7-------6-------6/7---7-------5--5-------|
d|+----------------7-7----7----7------------8-------8-------7-------------p-8--------------|
a|+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|+----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
VERSE
e|+---5---------------------------------------------------------------------5---|
b|+-----6---6-------6p5--5/6----6-----6-----5-5-----5-----5-----6-----6-------6-|
g|+-5---------7----7--------------7-----7-------6-----6-----6/7---7-------5-----|
d|+--------7-7----7----7------------8-----8-------7-----7-----------p-----------|
a|+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|+---5------5------------------------------------------------------------------------5-----|
b|+-----6------6----6-------6--5--5/6----6----6--6-----5-5-----5-5-----6-------6--------6---|
g|+-5------5----------7----7---------------7-------7-------6-------6/7---7-------5--5-------|
d|+----------------7-7----7-----7------------8-------8-------7-------------p-8--------------|
a|+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|+-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
DA SOLO (lots of single stringing to get a deeper tone and some slide action)...
+-6---6------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+5-5-5-5----6------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+--------5h7—7-5s7-5--------------------------------------------------5--5-7-9-7--5s7|
+--------------------8-7-8-7h8p7--5-3-5-7-8-10--3-5s7--5s3-5s7--8-7-8----------------|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+------------------------------------------------------------------------------------|
OUTRO
e|+-8-8-8-8---------3--------|
b|+---------8-------5-5------|
g|+-----------9-----5---5----|
d|+-------------10--5-----5--|
a|+-----------------3--------|
e|+-----------------3--------|
e|+-----------5--------------|
b|+--------6--5-----5-6-8-6--|
g|+--7---7----6--------------|
d|+----7------7--7-----------|
a|+-----------7--------------|
e|+-----------5--------------|
+--------------------------------------5-----------------------------------|
+-6-----6-----6-----6------5-----5-------5----6----6--------6/-5-5/-3\5/1--|
+---7-----7-----7-----7------6-----6-------6/---7----7---------------------|
+-----8-----8-----8-----8\-----7-----7------------8----8----8/-7-7/-5\7/3--|
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
+--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RYTHM:
CHORD PROGRESSION:
F C Dm A A# A# A A A# A# F F
CHORD PROGRESSION WITH WORDS:
F C Dm A A#
E|---------------------------------5---5-5-----------------------------|
B|-1---1--1-------8----8--8--------6---6-6-------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
G|-2---2--2-------9----9--9--------7---7-7-------6---6-6------7---7-7--|
D|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------7---7-7-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
A|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------5---5-5-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
E|-1---1--1-------8----8--8----------------------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
Yes in High seas or the low seas I’m gonna
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A# A A A# A#
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
G|----7---7-7------6---6-6-------6---6-6-------------7---7-7-----7---7-7-|
D|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
A|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
E|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
Be your Friend You know that I’m gonna be
F F
E|------------------------------|
B|------1---1-1-----1---1-1-----|
G|------2---2-2-----2---2-2-----|
D|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----|
A|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----|
E|------1---1-1-----1---1-1-----|
Your friend Hey listen
F C Dm A A#
E|---------------------------------5---5-5-----------------------------|
B|-1---1--1-------8----8--8--------6---6-6-------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
G|-2---2--2-------9----9--9--------7---7-7-------6---6-6------7---7-7--|
D|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------7---7-7-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
A|-3---3--3-------10---10-10-------5---5-5-------7---7-7------8---8-8--|
E|-1---1--1-------8----8--8----------------------5---5-5------6---6-6--|
in High tide or the low tide I’ll be
A# A A A# A#
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
G|----7---7-7------6---6-6-------6---6-6-------------7---7-7-----7---7-7-|
D|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
A|----8---8-8------7---7-7-------7---7-7-------------8---8-8-----8---8-8-|
E|----6---6-6------5---5-5-------5---5-5-------------6---6-6-----6---6-6-|
By your side You know that I’ll be by your
F F Dm Dm
E|------------------------------5---5-5--------5---5-5---|
B|------1---1-1-----1---1-1-----6---6-6--------6---6-6---|
G|------2---2-2-----2---2-2-----7---7-7--------7---7-7---|
D|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----7---7-7--------7---7-7---|
A|------3---3-3-----3---3-3-----5---5-5--------5---5-5---|
E|------1---1-1-----1---1-1------------------------------|
side
CHORD PROGRESSION LONG HAND:
Dm
Well I heard her praying, praying, praying.
Dm
I heard my mother and she was praying in the night.
Dm Gm Gm Dm Gm Gm A A
And the words that she said they still linger in my head
A A Dm
She said a child is born into this world, he needs protection.
Dm Gm Gm Dm Gm Gm
God guard and protect us, when were wrong please correct us.
A/A#/C
And stand by me in these
F C Dm A
high seas or in low seas,
A# A# A
I'm gonna be your friend,
A A# A# F F
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
F C Dm A
hey listen in high tide and in low tide,
A# A# A
I'll be by your side,
A A# A# F F
You know that I’ll be by your side.
Dm
I said I heard my mother she was cryin, cryin in the night
Dm Gm Gm Dm Gm Gm A A
And the tears that she shed they still linger in my head,
A A Dm
She said a child is born into this world, he needs protection
Dm Gm Gm Dm Gm Gm
God guard and protect us, when we're wrong please correct us.
A/A#/C
And stand by me in these
F C Dm A
high seas or in low seas,
A# A# A
I'm gonna be your friend,
A A# A# F F
You know that I'm gonna be your friend.
F C Dm A
hey listen in high tide or the low tide,
A# A# A
I'll be by your side,
A A# A# F F
You know that I’ll be by your side.
OUTRO:
F, C, Dm, A, A#, A#, A, A, A#, A#, F, F
