Check this out - apologies if any bits are wrong (but I\'ve been told it was spot on!)
JIMMY BUFFETT: JAMAICA MISTACA
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Intro:- Bm, A, Bm X2
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Bm, G, A X2
Bm, A, G, A X2
Verse:-
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Bm A G A
Some folks say that I\'ve got the perfect life
Bm A G A
Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife
(Basically thats it for the verses, just listen to
the rhythm for when to change chords)
Interlude1 - the steel drum bit (do a \"Misirlou\" type picking here for the 1st time round)
~~~~~~~~~~ (the Pulp Fiction theme for those who don\'t know the song!)
This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:
e |-------------------------------|
b |---3/7/3---3/5/2---2--0--2--3--| (the / means slide)
g |-------------------------------| 3 slide to 7 etc
Verse 2 follows - which is basically the same then....
G A D A Bm
Come back, Come back, Back to Jamaica
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/b/buffett_jimmy/jamaica_mistaka_tab.html ]
G A D A Bm
Don\'t you know we made a big mistaka
G A D A Bm
We\'d be so sad, if you told us goodbye
G F#m
And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky
The interludey bit here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2 which then goes back to the
verse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus....
The fasty bit is next which is:-
Bm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the basic rhythm of it:-
e |--------------------------------------------------------------|
b |--------------------------------------------------------------|
g |--------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--------------------------------------------------------------|
a |--------------------10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--5--8--9--|
e |--7--7--7--5--5--5--------------------------------------------|
For the above bit - play the chords higher up on the fretboard.
Like the Bm on the 8th fret, the A on the 5th then the G on the 10th and F#m on the 9th etc etc..
I think the solos in B but I\'ll let ya know bout this later.
The end bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes:
G, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm - again, play this bit further down the fretboard.
AND THAT\'S IT - I think.
Jimi_Hendrix
