Good Shepherd Chords & Tabs
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From: markr@phineas.ent-img.com (Mark R. Rubin)
Subject: Re: Good Shepherd (Traditional) by Jefferson Airplane
o The following should help you get started. It's what I transcribed
from the record a while back; no guarantees of accuracy, etc. In
particular, I think the signature acoustic guitar riff (marked
"intro" below, but really runs through the whole song) is played by
two guitars, one or both of them in an open tuning. I think the
notes I have are right, but the voicings aren't.
o Also, I didn't tab the electric guitar lead part. It's fairly easy
to figure out and play.
artist: Jefferson Airplane
song: Good Shepherd
album: Volunteers
intro:
E E D Asus2 -or- D Asus2
e-|--0--0--------------------0--------------2--2--2--2--0---------------------
B-|--0--0--------3--3--3--3--0--------------0--2--3--2--0---------------------
G-|--1--1--------2--2--2--2--2--------------2--2--2--2--2---------------------
D-|--2--2--------0--0--0--0--2--------------------------2---------------------
A-|--2--2--------2--4-----4---------------------------------------------------
E-|--0--0---------------------------------------------------------------------
^-melody in bass ^-melody on "B" string
verses:
E D
e-|--0-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
B-|--0-----3------------------------------------------------------------------
G-|--1-----2------------------------------------------------------------------
D-|--2-----0------------------------------------------------------------------
A-|--2------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-|--0------------------------------------------------------------------------
pre-chorus:
E D F#m B
e-|--0--------------2--------------2-----------------2------------------------
B-|--0--------------3--------------2-----------------4------------------------
G-|--1--------------2--------------2-----------------4------------------------
D-|--2--------------0--------------4-----------------4------------------------
A-|--2-----------------------------4-----------------2------------------------
E-|--0-----------------------------2-----------------2------------------------
Oh, good shepherd feed my sheep.
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/jefferson_airplane/good_shepherd_tab_ver_2.html ]
chorus:
E F#m Abm7 A
e-|--0-----------2--------4-----------0---------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------4--------4-----------2---------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------4--------6-----------0---------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------2--------4---------------------------------------------------
One for Paul, one for Silas,
E D E E D B
e-|--0--------------2-----0--0--------2-----2---------------------------------
B-|--0--------------3-----0--0--------3-----4---------------------------------
G-|--1--------------2-----1--1--------2-----4---------------------------------
D-|--2--------------0-----2--2--------0-----4---------------------------------
A-|--2--------------------2--2--------------2---------------------------------
E-|--0--------------------0--0--------------2---------------------------------
One for to- day my heart with joy.
E F#m Abm7 A
e-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2--------4--------------6------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------4--------4--------------7------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------4--------6--------------7------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------2--------4--------------5------------------------------------
Can't you hear my lambs a- callin'
E D B E
e-|--0-----------2-----------2--------0---------------------------------------
B-|--0-----------3-----------4--------0---------------------------------------
G-|--1-----------2-----------4--------1---------------------------------------
D-|--2-----------0-----------4--------2---------------------------------------
A-|--2-----------------------2--------2---------------------------------------
E-|--0-----------------------2--------0---------------------------------------
Oh, good shepherd, feed my sheep.
bridge:
3x F#
e-|--------------------|------------------------------------------------------
B-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
G-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
D-|--------------------|-11---------------------------------------------------
A-|--------------------|--9---------------------------------------------------
E-|-10--9--7--9--7--9--|------------------------------------------------------
