Doors - The Soft Parade Chords & Tabs

standard tuning-play as follows


(Jim Morrison Spoken Word)



Harpsichord intro adapted for guitar in Harpsichord/Piano absence; clean tone
----0---0------0---0-------0---0-------0---0]
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-2---------0--------------------------------]
-----------------------4-----------2--------]
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just play over and over again and the fill about midway in this part is as follows:

---------------0---0-----0---0------0----------]
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--2po0-ho2-------------------------------------]          *********************
-----------2----------2---------2--------------]          **continued below**
-----------------------------------------------]          *********************

ho=Hammer on    po=Pull off


---------------0---0--0--------------------------]
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--2po0-ho2---------------0--2--0--2----0---2---0-]
------------2------------------------2-----------]
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then continue riff 1 until section switch

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Next section-section 2; Use mild chorus and heavy phaser
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/d/doors/the_soft_parade_tab_ver_2.html ]
-1--------1--------------1--------------1----1/3-]
-2------2---2----------2---2----------2---2--2/4-]
-3----3-------3------3-------3------3--------3/5-]
-3--3-----------3--3-----------3--3----------3/5-]
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repeat as needed

solo riff is quite simple; as follows

---------------7--5--------5-----------5---7-------------]
--------5--7---------7-------7---------------------------]
--5--7-------------------------7--5--7-------------------]
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-----------------------------------------------5\3--3po0-]
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skip softer part-no guitar

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main riff-slight overdrive

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-2-----2-----2 2ho5-5po2-----2----]
-----2-----2----------------------]
---0-----0----------------0----0--]

listen to recording-tempo changes faster-when it does this riff can be substituted-
see song for exact timing

-----X----X--X--X-X-X-X
-----8----8--8--X-X-X-X
-----8----8--8--X-X-X-X
-----6----6--6--X-X-X-X
-----X----X--X--X-X-X-X
-----7----7--7--X-X-X-X

The chord is known as the Hendrix Chord-it is a dominant 7#9 chord-it is refered 
to as the Hendrix Chord because it is most famously used in Jimi Hendrix's song Purple Haze

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for a live ending of the song, just slow down the tempo after the end on the 
recording to about 20 bpm, then just have the drummer smash the cymbols and guitar/
bass/keyboard play an E chord


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happy playing!-Maxelaxel (aka Max)