Spirit In The Sky Chords & Tabs
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SPIRIT IN THE SKY Norman Greenbaum
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Tabbed by: Bobbygee
e-mail : www.bobbygee13@yahoo.com
Music bio: Greenbaum was born Nov. 20, 1942 in Maiden MA., and began playing area coffee
while a student at Boston University. Greenbaum relocated to the west coast in the mid
forming Dr. West's Medice Show & Junk Band. Only after going solo did Norman Greenbaum
score a major hit in 1968 with 'Spirit in the Sky' selling some 2 million copies. A true
hit wonder'.
Tuning : Standard
*note : For maximum results shorten the pick as close to your thumb and finger as
so that both the pick AND the skin of your fingers strike the string. The results will be
early ZZ Top type sound simular to 'Waitin' For The Bus' (through an over-driven tube amp
and possibly a fuzz-tone)
[ Tab from: https://www.guitartabs.cc/tabs/n/norman_greenbaum/spirit_in_the_sky_tab_ver_2.html ]
intro: (Signature riff A)
E|--------| |--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------| |--------------------------------------------------|
G|---2----| |---2-2-2-2----------------2-2-2-2-----------------|
D|--------| |-------------------------------------------2------|
A|----0---| |-----------0-5--2(h)3-2-0----------0-3-0-5---0----|
E|--------| |--------------------------------------------------|
Repeat signature riff A until verses enter and during breaks.
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Solo at 2:00:
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0(h2)0-0(h2)----0(h2)-0-0----0(h2)-0-2---4(h5)-4-5--------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
(b)bend
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---0(h2)-0(h2)---0(h2)--2-2---0(h2)-0(h2)---5-4-5--7(b9)-----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|
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