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/e/eric_johnson/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-----|
