The Soft Parade

The Doors

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Key:
Harpsichord intro adapted for guitar in Harpsichord/Piano absence; clean tone E|----0---0------0---0-------0---0-------0---0]| B|--------------------------------------------]| G|-2---------0--------------------------------]| D|-----------------------4-----------2--------]| A|--------------------------------------------]| E|--------------------------------------------]|
just play over and over again and the fill about midway in this part is as follows:
E|---------------0---0-----0---0------0----------]| B|-----------------------------------------------]| G|--2po0-ho2-------------------------------------]| ********************* D|-----------2----------2---------2--------------]| **continued below** A|-----------------------------------------------]| *********************
ho=Hammer on po=Pull off
E|---------------0---0--0--------------------------]| B|-------------------------------------------------]| G|--2po0-ho2---------------0--2--0--2----0---2---0-]| D|------------2------------------------2-----------]| A|-------------------------------------------------]| E|-------------------------------------------------]|
then continue riff 1 until section switch <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><>
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Next section-section 2; Use mild chorus and heavy phaser
E|-1--------1--------------1--------------1----1/3-]| B|-2------2---2----------2---2----------2---2--2/4-]| G|-3----3-------3------3-------3------3--------3/5-]| D|-3--3-----------3--3-----------3--3----------3/5-]| A|-------------------------------------------------]| E|-------------------------------------------------]|
repeat as needed solo riff is quite simple; as follows
E|---------------7--5--------5-----------5---7-------------]| B|--------5--7---------7-------7---------------------------]| G|--5--7-------------------------7--5--7-------------------]| D|---------------------------------------------------------]| A|-----------------------------------------------5\3--3po0-]| E|---------------------------------------------------------]|
<><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> skip softer part-no guitar <><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><><> main riff-slight overdrive
E|----------------------------------]| B|----------------------------------]| G|----------------------------------]| D|-2-----2-----2| 2ho5-5po2-----2----] A|-----2-----2----------------------]| E|---0-----0----------------0----0--]|
listen to recording-tempo changes faster-when it does this riff can be substituted- see song for exact timing
E|-----X----X--X--X-X-X-X| B|-----8----8--8--X-X-X-X| G|-----8----8--8--X-X-X-X| D|-----6----6--6--X-X-X-X| A|-----X----X--X--X-X-X-X| E|-----7----7--7--X-X-X-X|
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Composition: Jim Morrison, John Densmore, Robby Krieger, and Ray Manzarek

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