Wooden Jesus Chords & Tabs
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Wooden Jesus - by Great White
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Tabbed by: Andy (yalaki)
Email: yalaki@hotmail.com
Song from Great White's "You Can't Get There From Here" album.
I've tabbed this for two guitars though in the mix I think more than 2 are
playing at the same time in some spots.
Key at the bottm of the page.
Tuning: Standard
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Intro:
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Solo Guitar: (Guitar 2)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------10-9--------12b14r12--10--12b14-----------|
G|---9b11r9-6-9h11~----------9-11------11-9---------------------------------|
D|----------------------9/11------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|-------12h14--12h14--12h14--12b14~--12b14~-------14-12--+-----------------|
B|--7/12-------------------------------------------------14-12b14r12-10-12--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b14-12-10-----10-----------------5-----------7------------------------|
G|--------------11--------9\-----2/4-6---4b5r4---2--------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------4------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar: (Guitar 1)
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0--------------|
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Verse 1:
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"Down the road, in my car, a wooden Jesus on my dashboard..."
BOTH GUITARS PLAY (roughly) THE SAME HERE except at * where 2nd guitar plays
an octave higher
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
B|--------3-3-------|-----------3--3-3--|--------3-3-------|---------3-3----|
G|--------2-2----2--|-----------2--2-2--|--------2-2----2--|---------2-2--2-|
D|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4-----0--0-0--|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4---0-0--2-|
A|--4-4----------0--|--4--4-------------|--4-4----------0--|--4--4--------0-|
E|--2-2-------------|--2--2-------------|--2-2-------------|--2--2----------|
"Yeah, we commit all those deadly sins..."
*
e|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--6---6-----6----4-4----7---|----6---6-----6-----4-4---------|
D|--6---6-----6----4-4----7---|----6---6-----6-----4-4----5----|
A|--4---4-----4----2-2----5---|----4---4-----4-----2-2----5----|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------3----|
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Chorus:
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Two seperate guitar parts here, guitar 1 is the deeper sounding
guitar predominantly in your right speaker.
Guitar 2 is more of a lead guitar, with higher tone.
Guitar 1:
"I got my wooden Jesus in my car, he's always with me..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
"...in my... ...wooden Jesus..."
e|---------------------|-------------------|
B|---------------------|----------3-3------|
G|------------2h4p2----|----------2-2--2---|
D|---4--4-----2h4p2----|--4--4----0-0--2---|
A|---4--4--------------|--4--4---------0---|
E|---2--2--------------|--2--2-------------|
Guitar 2:
"I got my wooden Jesus in my car, he's always with me..."
Play next 2 lines stoccatto
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
"...in my... ...wooden Jesus..."
e|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
G|--2--2--2--2h4p2----4b6--|-------4-b6r4p2---------------------------------|
D|--2--2--2--2-------------|----------------4--2-4--------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------------------------||
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Verse 2:
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"Wake up in the morning sun..."
BOTH GUITARS PLAY (roughly) THE SAME HERE except at * where 2nd guitar plays
an octave higher
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
B|--------3-3-------|-----------3--3-3--|--------3-3-------|---------3-3----|
G|--------2-2----2--|-----------2--2-2--|--------2-2----2--|---------2-2-2--|
D|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4-----0--0-0--|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4---0-0-2--|
A|--4-4----------0--|--4--4-------------|--4-4----------0--|--4--4-------0--|
E|--2-2-------------|--2--2-------------|--2-2-------------|--2--2----------|
"A money-maker down in East L.A. ..."
*
e|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
B|----------------------------|--------------------------------|
G|--6---6-----6----4-4----7---|----6---6-----6-----4-4---------|
D|--6---6-----6----4-4----7---|----6---6-----6-----4-4----5----|
A|--4---4-----4----2-2----5---|----4---4-----4-----2-2----5----|
E|----------------------------|---------------------------3----|
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Chorus:
*******
Guitar 1:
"I got my wooden Jesus in my car, he's always with me..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
Guitar 2:
"I got my wooden Jesus in my car, he's always with me..."
Play next 2 lines stoccatto
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Bridge:
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"I got my friend, got my soul, why he forgives me, God only knows..."
Guitar 1:
e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--7---7------7---7----7----7--6---7--9---9---9----9----9---9-------|
D|--7---7------7---7----7----7--7---7--9---9---9----9----9---9-------|
A|--5---5------5---5----5----5--5---5--7---7---7----7----7---7-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------------------------------------5---5---5----------|
B|---3------3---2-3---3-----2-3----5---5------5---5---5---5----------|
G|---2------2---2-2---2-----2-2----4---4------4----------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Guitar Solo:
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Solo Guitar:
"...cos he's a Wooden Jesus"
bend part of a semitone
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---9-11-9-11~-----9h11----------------------------------------------------|
D|-----------------------9b~--------------------7---------------------------|
A|---------------------------9-9-11-9h11p9----------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------------------------------9h11----------------|
D|--4-6-6h7-6h7b9r7-6h7----4---------4-7-7h9-9h11-11h14---------------------|
A|-------------------------------4-7----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
pm. . .
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/g/great_white/wooden_jesus_tab.html ]
1st bend up one semitone then just before releasing raise it up another
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---9b10-b11r9p7-----9b10-b11r9p7------------------------------------------|
A|----------------9-----------------9---------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
slowly release
e|-------------9------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--12b14--------12-10----12-10----10--------------10-----------------------|
G|---------------------11-------11----11-9----9-11----11~-------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------11-------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
slowly release
e|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
B|--7-7-7-5-5-7-7---7---10-10-9-9-|--10-10-10-9-9----12b14---10----12-10----|
G|--6-6-6-6-6-6-6---6---9--9--9-9-|--9--9--9--9-9---------------11-------11-|
D|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------|-----------------------------------------|
slowly release +
e|------------------------14-17b19---17b19--17~----19b21--------17b19r17----|
B|----17b19---17b19----17---------------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
"Oh, Lord, take me on..."
e|---14-12-------12---------------------------------12b14-------------------|
B|---------14-12----14-12----14p12--------12p10-----------------------------|
G|------------------------14-------14~----------11--------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Rhythm Guitar:
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------3-3--------------3-3---|
G|--------------2--2----2--------------2-------------2-2--2-----------2-2-2-|
D|---4--4-------2--2----2-4--4---------2------4--4---0-0--2----4--4---0-0-2-|
A|---4--4-------0--0----0-4--4---------0------4--4--------0----4--4-------0-|
E|---2--2---0-2-----------2--2-----2-2--------2--2-------------2--2---------|
next line is very low in the mix but I think I can make out the following:
e|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
B|-----------------------|----------------------|o-------------------------o|
G|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
D|---4------7\4-4-7---7--|-7\4------7\4-4-7---7-|---4-4--2-2--4---7-7--6----|
A|---4------------7---7--|---4------------7---7-|o--4-4--4-4--4---7-7--7---o|
E|-----------------------|----------------------|---------------------------|
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Post-solo Bridge:
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"Oh, Lord, take me on away from here..."
This bit is a little rough:
Guitar 1:
e|--------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
B|----3--2h3----|------------|-----3--2h3--|----------------|
G|----2--2------|---2--1h2---|-----2--2----|----2--1h2-1h2--|
D|--0-0--0------|---2--2-----|---0-0--0----|----2--2---2----|
A|--0-----------|-0----------|---0---------|--0-------------|
E|--------------|------------|-------------|----------------|
e|--------------|------------|------------------------------|
B|----3--2h3----|------------|------------------------------|
G|----2--2------|---2--1--2--|------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0------|---2--2--2--|---2--2-----------------------|
A|--0-----------|-0----------|---2--2-----------------------|
E|--------------|------------|---0--0-----------------------|
Guitar 2:
e|--------------|------------|-------------|-----2---------------|
B|----3--2h3----|------------|-----3--2h3--|---------------------|
G|----2--2------|---2--1h2---|-----2--2----|-4b6---pb6r4-2---2---|
D|--0-0--0------|---2--2-----|---0-0--0----|---------------4---4-|
A|--0-----------|-0----------|---0---------|---------------------|
E|--------------|------------|-------------|---------------------|
e|--------------|------------|------------2---2---2-2-2-2---|
B|----3--2h3----|------------|------------2---2---2-2-2-2---|
G|----2--2------|---2--1--2--|------------------------------|
D|--0-0--0------|---2--2--2--|---2--2-----------------------|
A|--0-----------|-0----------|---2--2-----------------------|
E|--------------|------------|---0--0-----------------------|
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Chorus:
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Guitar 1:
"I got my wooden Jesus in my car, he's always with me..."
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0-----0-2-4-0--|
e|-------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------|
G|--------2-----4-------------------2--------------------|
D|--4-----2-----4-------------4-----2-----2--------------|
A|--4-----0-----2----2-0------4-----0-----2--------------|
E|--2--------------------4-0--2-----------0--------------|
Guitar 2:
"I got my wooden Jesus in my car, he's always with me..."
Play next 2 lines stoccatto
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
e|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
B|---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---2---0---0---0---0---0---|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Outro:
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Guitar 1:
Note that every other repeat the phrase in the 2nd bar is slightly different.
Repeat to fade
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
B|o-------3-3-------|-----------3--3-3--|--------3-3-------|---------3-3---o|
G|--------2-2----2--|-----------2--2-2--|--------2-2----2--|---------2-2--2-|
D|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4-----0--0-0--|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4---0-0--2-|
A|o-4-4----------0--|--4--4-------------|--4-4----------0--|--4--4--------0o|
E|--2-2-------------|--2--2-------------|--2-2-------------|--2--2----------|
Guitar 2:
e|------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
B|--------3-3-------|-------------------|--------3-3-------|---------3-3----|
G|--------2-2----2--|---------/7---7-7--|--------2-2----2--|---------2-2--2-|
D|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4---/7-0-7-7--|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4---0-0--2-|
A|--4-4----------0--|--4--4-------------|--4-4----------0--|--4--4--------0-|
E|--2-2-------------|--2--2-------------|--2-2-------------|--2--2----------|
e|------------------|-------------------|
B|--------3-3-------|---------2-3--3----|
G|--------2-2----2--|---------2-2--2----|
D|--4-4---0-0----2--|--4--4---0-0--0----|
A|--4-4----------0--|--4--4-------------|
E|--2-2-------------|--2--2-------------|
e|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
B|--12b14p10--12b14p10----10--12b14p10----|----10---------------------------|
G|---------------------11--------------11-|-11----------9-11----------------|
D|----------------------------------------|--------9h11------9h11-7h9p7-----|
A|----------------------------------------|-----------------------------7h9-|
E|----------------------------------------|---------------------------------|
e|----------------------------|------------+-----|--------------------------|
B|---10-12b14p10--------10----|-----------10-----|-----10-------------------|
G|---------------11-11~-------|---9/11-11----11--|-11--------------11-9--11-|
D|----------------------------|------------------|------------9/11----------|
A|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
E|----------------------------|------------------|--------------------------|
e|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------9---------------|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--9/11---9b11------7---|--------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------9------|---9---9-------etc. ad lib, F minor pentatonic----|
E|-----------------------|--------------------------------------------------|
| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic (often pinch harmonic)
| x Mute note
| b Bend note
| r Release bend
| pb Prebend note
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