Desert Rose Chords & Tabs
DESERT ROSE
Eric Johnson
From the 1990 album “Ah Via Musicom”.
p - pull off
h - hammer on
T - use your thumb
~~ - sustained note or vibrato
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
b - bend to second note
?b?r? - bend to second note and return to first
PH - pinch harmonic
(?) - passing note
I haven't put in any precise timing so you'll have to listen to the CD. Usually
if the notes are closer together they'll be faster but this is only a rough guide.
It's hard to tell where there are hammer ons and pull offs are so you can decide
for yourself. This tab is definitely correct. I worked the solos out using "pacemaker"
for winamp to slow it down.
Enjoy!
Verse/intro riff - 0:00
t t t t
e-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
G--3-3-5-5--1-1-3-3---3-3-5-5--1-1-0-0----3-3-5-5--1-1-3-3---3-3-5-5--1-1-0-0---
D--3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1----3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---3-3-3-3--1-1-1-1---
A-------------------------------------------------------------------------------
E-------------------1------------------1-------------------1------------------1-
clean with slapback delay rpt
other verse parts
0:20 | 0:24 | before chorus
e--------|------------|---------------
B--------|------------|---------------
G--8-----|------------|----10-----8---
D--8-----|------------|----10-----8---
A--6-----|----3-------|----8------6---
E--------|------------|---------------
dist
Chorus - 0:31
Ab Fm Dbmaj7
Git1
e-----8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8-----8---8---8---8-----------------------
B---9---9--9~---9----9---9--9~---9-----9---9--9~---9------13------13---------
G---------------------------------------------------------13------13---------
D---------------------------------------------------------11------11---------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
clean
Git 2
e---4---4~--4---4~---4---4~--4---4~----4---4~--4---4~------------------------
B---4---2~--4---2~---4---2~--4---2~----4---2~--4---2~-----6-------6----------
G---1---1~--1---1~---1---1~--1---1~-----------------------6-------6----------
D--------------------------------------3---3---3---3-------------------------
A---------------------------------------------------------4-------4----------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
clean
Ab Fm
Git1
e-----8---8---8---8----8---8---8---8-----8---8---8---8-----------------------
B---9---9--9~---9----9---9--9~---9-----9---9--9~---9-------------------------
G---------------------------------------------------------6---6-6------------
D---------------------------------------------------------6---6-6------------
A---------------------------------------------------------4---4-4------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------------4/16\4---
Dist
Git 2
e---4---4~--4---4~---4---4~--4---4~----4---4~--4---4~------------------------
B---4---2~--4---2~---4---2~--4---2~----4---2~--4---2~------------------------
G---1---1~--1---1~---1---1~--1---1~-----------------------6---6-6------------
D--------------------------------------3---3---3---3------6---6-6------------
A---------------------------------------------------------4---4-4------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
clean
1st time - to verse
2nd time - to solo
Solo - 1:33 This is all correct so if it sounds wrong it's not fast enough!
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B----------------------------------------------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------8/10-6h8------------------------------------------------
A---8~~-8/10\8-6/8~~----------8/10\8~~~~*----------8/11\---------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
dist w/ delay *feedback
e------15-16-----------------------------------------------------------------
B---18-------------18-16-----------------------------------------------------
G------------15-17-------------17p15----13-----------------------------------
D------------------------13h18-------15----X----------15\13------------------
A-----------------------------------------------13-15-------13-11------------
E-----------------------------------------------------------------13-11-11---
e----------------9~~(11)b10-9~~~-------------13/15-16~-----------------------
B--------------9-------------------------11------------16-18-16--------------
G-----------6---------------------------------------------------17-15--------
D-------5-6---------------------------13------------------------------18-15--
A-----6----------------------------11----------------------------------------
E---6----------------------------9-------------------------------------------
Ph 1:55
e---------------16-18-(20)~~---4*--------------------------------------------
B---------16-18------------6---------------16b18~~~~~~--13-------13-16-------
G------17--------------6---3---6---8(all right)------------15b17-------15----
D---18-----------------6---3---6---8--------------------------------------13-
A----------------------4-----------6-----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*chords - 2nd git
e------15----------15-16~\-------------------------------------------13------
B---13-------13-16------------------16/18-16~~h18--------------13-16---------
G--------------------------------15----------------------13-15----------17---
D---------15------------------13---------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------13-15---------------------
E--------------------------15------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------16-13---------------------------------------------------------
G--15-13----15-------15-13----15-13------------------------------------------
D--------15----------------15-------15-13----15-13------------------13-15~~--
A-----------------------------------------15-------15-13---------15----------
E--------------------------------------------------------13~-----------------
2:05
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------16----18~~\-------------------------9----------11-------
G--13-12-13-15-13/15----17--------------------8-------10---------12----------
D-------------------------------------------8--------------------------------
A----------------------------------------10--------11---------13-------------
E---------------------------------(6)-11---------9---------11----------------
e----------------------------------------16-15b16r15-16-18~~-----------------
B------------------------16--------16-18-------------------------------------
G------------13-------15-----------------------------------------------------
D---------15--------------------18-------------------------------------------
A------16----------18--------16----------------------------------------------
E---13----------15-----------------------------------------------------------
2:09
e---16-15-13-----------------------------------------------------------------
B-------------14-13-------------------------------------------13-14-13-------
G-------------------15-13-------------------------------13-15----------15-13-
D-------------------------15-13-------------------13-15----------------------
A-------------------------------16-13----16-15-16----------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e---8-6-4-----4--------------------------------------------------------------
B---------6-4---6-4---6-4-----------1----------------------------------------
G-------------------5-----5-3---------3-1-----------1------------------------
D-----------------------------6-3---------3-1-3-1-----3-1--------------------
A---------------------------------6---------------3-------3-1----------------
E-------------------------------------------------------------4-1------------
2:17
e------------------------------------11-9-8--------------12-13-15------------
B----5--6--8--9-----------------9-11--------(11)------13---------------------
G----5--5--8--8--------------10--------------------12------------------------
D----3--3-----6---------8-11--------------------10---------------------------
A----------6---------8-------------------------------------------------------
E-----------------9----------------------------------------------------------
e-------16-15b16~~~~~r15-13-----------------------------------16-18-20~~-----
B---13-----------------------------------------16-18----16-18----------------
G----------------------------------------15-17-------17----------------------
D----------------------------------15-18-------------------------------------
A----------------------------15-18-------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
2:25
e---18-16-15b16r15-----------------------------11-15~-11---------------------
B------------------18~~h(20)-------------11-14-----------14-11---------------
G----------------------------13-12b13r12-------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e------------------11-15~------16~-13-16-16-15b16r15-16-18~~-----------------
B------------11-14-----------------------------------------------------13-14-
G---12b13r12--------------------------------------------------------15-------
D--------------------------11------------------------------------15----------
A-------------------------------------------------------------13-------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/j/johnson_eric/desert_rose_tab.html ]
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B------------16-18-----------------------------------------------------------
G---------18---------10-----8--------to chorus-------------------------------
D------18------------10-----8------------------------------------------------
A---16---------------8------6------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
Final chorus lead - 2:54
e------------------------13b15r13-11~----------------------------------------
B-------------------------------------14~-13~b14r13--11~---------------------
G--------------------------------------------------------13~-----------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
“My desert rose, born are the few,”
e-----------------------------13-16-15~-----13~------------------------------
B--------------------------14------------16------14-16~~---------------------
G-----------------------13---------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------16------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
“Always with me,”
e---------------------------------4------------------------------------------
B---14/16-16-16-----------------------6--------------------------------------
G---------------15-13~~-----------6---3---6---8-------to outro solo----------
D---------------------------------6---3---6---8------------------------------
A-----------------------------------------4---6------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
“A vision of you,” “So, don’t fade away.”
Outro solo - 3:17
PH whammy bar
e---15-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B---13-----------------------------------------------------------------------
G-------10~~~~*---------------------------15b17~~r15-13-----15b17r15-13------
D-------------------------------------------------------15--------------15---
A-----------------8-(6)b(8)~~~~~---8~~---------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
*feedback
e------------------13-13-15-16~~---16~16-16-16-15----------------------------
B------------13-16--------------------------------14-16~-14-16---------------
G---13-15b17---------------------------------------------------18b20~b20~~---
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------16-------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------------------\-
whammy bar PH_____ 3:47
e----------------------------------------------------------------13~---------
B--------------------------------------------------11~-13-14~-16-----14-16~--
G--------------------3b4r3~~~b(5)r3b5~~~~--------8---------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A---1~/3/4~/6/8~~~------------------------8~~/10-----------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
T
e---13-15~----------13-11-------11-------------------------------------------
B----------14-16~---------13-11----13-11-------------------------------------
G----------------------------------------13-10-------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------13-10-------/15---------------
A----------------------------------------------------13-11-------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------13----------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B--------------------------------------------14b16~~-------------------------
G---15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r15-----------12~~--------------------
D----------(15)--(15)--(15)--(15)--(15)------------------------------6-------
A------------------------------------------------------------8~~\6/8---------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4:07
e--------------------13~-16-15-13~h15--------------13-16--18-16--------------
B------------13--16-----------------------14-16B18--------------18\16--14~---
G---13-15~15-----------------------------------------------------------------
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------------------------------(16)------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e---------16-18\---------------15-16~-15-----------------16-15---------------
B---16/18----------------14-16-----------14-16~p(14)h16~-------16------------
G-----------------------------------------------------------------15-13-12---
D---------------------15-----------------------------------------------------
A------------------13--------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------------15-16----------
B-----------------------------13-14-----------16-18--------18----------------
G--------------------------15--------------18-----------17-------------------
D---15-13---------------15--------------18-----------15----------------------
A---------15-13------13--------------16--------------------------------------
E---------------11~----------------------------------------------------------
PH 4:20
e------------------------16-18-20--------15-16-15-13----15-13----------------
B------------------16-18----------(18)---------------16-------16-13----16-13-
G---------------17--------------------------------------------------15-------
D---------15-18--------------------------------------------------------------
A---15-18--------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
e----------------------------------------------------------------------------
B---------13-----------------------------------------------------------------
G---15-13----15-13-------13-------------10-----------------------------------
D------------------15-13----15-13----------13-10\8------8--------6-----------
A---------------------------------15\13------------11-8---11-8\6---8-6-----6-
E----------------------------------------------------------------------8-6---
e--------------------------------------------------13--------13--------------
B-----------------------11----11----------13-13-16----16b18~----16-13--------
G--------------------13----13----(13)/15------------------------------15b17--
D----------------------------------------------------------------------------
A------------8~---11---------------------------------------------------------
E---8-6\4--8-----------------------------------------------------------------
4:31
e------13--------------------------------------------------------------------
B---13----16-13----16-13-----------------------------------------------------
G---------------15-------15-13-----------------------------12-13~------------
D------------------------------15-13----------15~-------13--------11---------
A------------------------------------15-13-----------------------------------
E------------------------------------------16-------11~--------------9-------
e------------------------------------13~----------13-15-16/18~---9-13-11-9---
B----------11-14~--------------16--------------14----------------------------
G-----------------13--------15--------------13-------------------------------
D-------13-----------11~-13--------------------------------------------------
A---------------------------------16-----16----------------------------------
E---11~----------------------------------------------------------------------
e-------------------------------------------------------13-16~-----16-20-18--
B---13-11-9----11-9---------------------------------/14---------18-----------
G-----------10------10-8-----------------------13-15-------------------------
D------------------------11-8---------11-13b15-------------------------------
A-----------------------------(11)/13----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PH
e---16----------------------------------------------16-18-20-16--------------
B------18-16----18-16-------------------------16-18-------------(18)---------
G------------17-------17-15----------------17--------------------------------
D---------------------------18-15----15-18-----------------------------------
A---------------------------------18-----------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
4:41 T
e----------------------------------------------------------13----------------
B---------------16--13-16---------------------------16b18~----16-13-------13-
G------13-15-----------------13-15-(17)r15-13-----------------------15b17----
D---13-------13-----------15------------------15-----------------------------
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E------------------------------------------------13--------------------------
With wah
e---13-----------------------------------------------------------------------
B------16-13-------16-13---------------------------------------16--13-16-----
G------------15b17-------15b17r15-13-----15-13--------13-15------------------
D------------------------------------15--------15--13-------13-----------15--
A----------------------------------------------------------------------------
E----------------------------------------------------------------------------
PH
e------------------------11-8------------------------------------------------
B-----------------------------11-9----8--------------------------------------
G---13-15-(17)r15-13---------------10---10-8--------8------------------------
D--------------------15----------------------10-8-8---10\8-6-----------------
A------------------------------------------------------------8-6-8-------(8)-
E------------------------------------------------------------------8-6-4-----
