Bomber
James Gang
Continues after the ad
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E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|---------------|| The Bomber - James Gang E|E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------------- E|---------------||"The Bomber (Medley)" written by: "Closet Queen" by James Fox, Dale Peters, and Joe Walsh "Cast Your Fate to the Wind" by Vince Guaraldi "Bolero" by Maurice Ravel Album: "Rides Again" Year: 1969 Tabbed by: Richard Iliff (9/19/05) Joe Walsh - Guitars & vocals Jim Fox - Drums Dale Peters - Bass Tuning: Standard - EADGBe Intro/Main Riff (w/heavy distortion): (x2)E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------5--7----------- A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5--7--5/7--X-X- E|-------------------------------- E|---| B|---| G|---| D|9\-| A|7\-| E|---| Verse 1: (x4) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5-----5/7--X-X- E|--------------------5----------- E|------| B|------| G|------| D|---9\-| A|7--7\-| E|------|When I became of age, my mama sat me down. She said, "Son, you've grown up. It's time you looked around." So I began to notice some things I hadn't seen before. That's what brought me here, knockin' on your back door.Fill: E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-7---5-----5----5--7\6/7----7--- E|-------5-----5-------*---------- E|----------------| B|----------------| G|----------------| D|----------------| A|5-----5----5--7-| E|--5-----5-------|* - Use whammy barVerse 2: (x2) (x2) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------5--7----------- A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5--7--5/7--X-X- E|-------------------------------- E|---| |---------------------------- B|---| |---------------------------- G|---| |---------------------------- D|9\-| |---------------------------- A|7\-| |-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5-----5/7-- E|---| |--------------------5------- E|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-------9\-| A|X-X-7--7\-| E|----------|A Closet Queen, a Bus Stop fiend, she wants to shake my hand. I don't want to be there, she decides she can. It's Apple Dan, he's just a man, he'll pick fruit off your branches.Continues after the adI can't sleep, the big eyed peep is cattle off my ranches.Fill: (x4) E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7---5-----5----5--7~~-| E|-------5-----5---------| Slide Guitar Solo (w/heavy delay) (1:42): E|---------------------------10\7 B|-2//9----------9\7-------7----- G|-2//9---9/11\9-9\7------7------ D|-2//9----------9\7---5/7------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|----10\7--9\7/9------------------- B|9~~-----9------9~~--9\7-------9--- G|--------------------9\7---7\9---9- D|--------------------9\7----------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- ----------| 9/10\9----| ----------| ----------| ----------| ----------| E|-------------------------------- B|-9\7---2//9-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9- G|-9\7---2//9---7/9--------------- D|-9\7---2//9--------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|--------------10\7----10\7--9\7/9 B|9\-------7--------9~~-----9------ G|-------7--7---------------------- D|----5/7----7--------------------- A|--------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- E|----------| B|9~~--9\7--| G|-----9\7--| D|-----9\7--| A|----------| E|----------| E|------------------------------- B|-----9---9--9/10--7-7/9--7---7- G|-7\9---9-----------------7----- D|-------------------------7----- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---7-----8---------------| B|8/9--9/10--10/12~~--9\7--| G|--------------------9\7--| D|--------------------9\7--| A|-------------------------| E|-------------------------| E|-------9--10--9/10~~10\-------- B|-10/12--12--12-----------9\7--- G|-------------------------9\7--- D|-------------------------9\7--- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|--13/14--14/15--15/16-/16----17-- B|15-----15-----15----------/7---19 G|--------------------------/7----- D|--------------------------/7----- A|--------------------------------- E|--------------------------------- 17-/17-----| -----------| --------16-| -----------| -----------| -----------| E|------------------------------ B|-9\7---2////9\--2//////(15)--- G|-9\7---2////9\--2//////(15)--- D|-9\7---2////9\--2//////(15)--- A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|21\17----14---10/12--10/13-13/16--- B|-----------12---------------------- G|----------------------------------- D|----------------------------------- A|----------------------------------- E|----------------------------------- 16/18-----| ----------| ----------| ----------| ----------| ----------| E|-22/15---------------------- B|--------(14)\12------------- G|---------------(14)\12------ D|-----------------------12/14 A|-----------------------12/14 E|---------------------------- E|----------------------------------- B|(14)/16-(14)/16---2///9--2///9~~--- G|------------------2///9--2///9~~--- D|------------------2///9--2///9~~--- A|----------------------------------- E|----------------------------------- ------------| 2///17------| 2///17------| 2///17------| ------------| ------------| "Bolero" guitar solo (w/heavy delay) (3:36): E|-12--12-14-12----12---12----12-- B|--------------14---------14----- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- B|-12-14-------12--12----------12- G|-------13-14--------14-12-14---- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-----------| B|14-12~~----| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| E|------------------------------- B|-14-16-14---------------------- G|----------16-14-13-12----12---- D|----------------------15----15- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|--------------------------12~~~~-- G|-----------13----14--------------- D|14---14-16----14----16-16--------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- 14--------| ----------| ----------| ----------| ----------| ----------| E|----12-14----------13-12-----13- B|-14-------15-14-15--------15---- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|12---------------------------12- B|--------16------------14-12----- G|-----14----14--12-12------------ D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|-----------| B|12-14------| G|-----------| D|-----------| A|-----------| E|-----------| E|------------------------------- B|-14-12-------12-------------14- G|-------15-14----15-14-15-14---- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|--------------------------------------------| B|---12------------------------14----12-------| G|14----14-12---------------14----14----------| D|------------15-14-15~~----------------16----| A|--------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------ B|------------------12~~--12---- G|------------14-15----------14- D|-14-15-16--------------------- A|------------------------------ E|------------------------------ E|---------------------------12----------12----| B|-------------15~~-12-14-15----14-12-15----14-| G|13-------------------------------------------| D|---16-14~~-----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-12-15~~--14b15r14-14p12-------- G|-------------------------14-14-- D|-------------------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|------------14b15--16b17--17-b18-- G|16p14-13~~------------------------ D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- E|---------| B|17b18r17-| G|---------| D|---------| A|---------| E|---------| E|---------------------------- B|-17-b-b-20--17b21-r-17---16- G|---------------------------- D|---------------------------- A|---------------------------- E|---------------------------- E|-----------------------------------------------| B|18b19r18---16-18-15-17-13-15----13-------------| G|-----------------------------15----14-16-13~~--| D|-----------------------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------- B|-----------------------------12- G|-12b13r12p10---10--11-12-14----- D|-***********-------------------- A|-------------------------------- E|-------------------------------- E|----------------------------- B|---13------------------------ G|14-----14--15-17-14-15-12-14- D|----------------------------- A|----------------------------- E|----------------------------- E|--------------| B|--------------| G|11/12----12---| D|------14------| A|--------------| E|--------------|* quickE|------------------------------- B|------------------------------- G|------------11-13-------------- D|-12~~-12-14-------14-12-14-12-- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- B|---------------------------------- G|---------------------------------- D|------------12b14r12--12/13-10/11- A|14~~~-15-14----------------------- E|---------------------------------- ----------| ----------| ----------| 9b10r9~~\-| ----------| ----------| Fill (4:42): (x4) E|------------------| B|------------------| G|------------------| D|----9--7----------| A|-9--7--5------5h7-| E|-7--------5h7-----|"Cast Your Fate to the Wind" guitar solo (4:52):E|-7-------5-------7------7--5--- B|---7-------5-------7---7-----5- G|-----7-------5-------7--------- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|----7-------5-----------5-------5- B|------7-------5-------5-------5--- G|5-------7-------5-5h7-----5h7----- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- ------5/7-| ----5-----| 5h7-------| ----------| ----------| ----------| E|-------7-------7--------------- B|-----7---7---7-----8/9-------5- G|-7h9-------9-----9-8/9---5h7--- D|-------------------8/9--------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|5-------5/7-\--------5-------5-| B|--5---5-----\------5---5---5---| G|----7----------5h7-------5-----| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------| E|-------5-------7-----|-7------- B|-----5---5---5----7\-|---7----- G|-5h7-------7------7\-|-----7--- D|------------------7\-|--------- A|---------------------|--------- E|---------------------|--------- E|5-------7------7\--5-------7------ B|--5-------7---7------5-------7---- G|----5-------7----------5-------7-- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- ----| 7\9-| 7\9-| 7\9-| ----| ----| E|-11------------------5-------5- B|----12\10----------5-------5--- G|----------12---5h7-----5h7----- D|------------------------------- A|------------------------------- E|------------------------------- E|------7-------7---7---------5----- B|----7-------7---7-7-------5------- G|7h9-----7h9-------7---5h7-----5h7- D|---------------------------------- A|---------------------------------- E|---------------------------------- --5-5-----| 5---5-----| ----5-----| ----------| ----------| ----------| (x3) E|---------------------| B|---------------------| G|-----------------2-4-| D|-7-6-4-2---2-5-2-2-4-| A|-7-6-4-2---2-5-2-0-2-| E|-5-4-2-0---0-3-0-----| Main Riff (5:57): (x2) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-----------------5--7----------- A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5--7--5/7--X-X- E|-------------------------------- E|---| B|---| G|---| D|9\-| A|7\-| E|---| Verse 3: (x4) E|-------------------------------- B|-------------------------------- G|-------------------------------- D|-------------------------------- A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5-----5/7--X-X- E|--------------------5----------- E|----------| B|----------| G|----------| D|-------9\-| A|7--X-X-7\-| E|----------|It's too strong, something's wrong. I guess I've lost the feelin'. I don't mind the games you play, but I don't like you're dealin'. Got the bag, the luck's been had, and there's nothin' left to smoke. Will I be back tomorrow, for the punch line of the joke?Outro: (x4) E|-----------------------| B|-----------------------| G|-----------------------| D|-----------------------| A|-7---5-----5----5--7~~-| E|-------5-----5-----*---|*Skip this note the 3rd time. Very important. | (14)/16 start slide at about the 14th fret and up to the 16th fret. | 17 b b 20 slow bend | 17b21 r 17 bend, then slow release | / slide up | \ slide down | h hammer-on | p pull-off | ~ vibrato | + harmonic | X Mute note ===============================================================================