------------------------------------------------------------------------------- The Bomber - James Gang ------------------------------------------------------------------------------- "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) Email: iliffr@charter.net 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-----------9\-| A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5--7--5/7--X-X-7\-| E|-----------------------------------| Verse 1: (x4) e|--------------------------------------| B|--------------------------------------| G|--------------------------------------| D|-----------------------------------9\-| A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5-----5/7--X-X-7--7\-| E|--------------------5-----------------| 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---5-----5----5--7-| E|-------5-----5-------*------------5-----5-------| * - Use whammy bar Verse 2: (x2) (x2) e|-----------------------------------||--------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------------||--------------------------------------| G|-----------------------------------||--------------------------------------| D|-----------------5--7-----------9\-||-----------------------------------9\-| A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5--7--5/7--X-X-7\-||-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5-----5/7--X-X-7--7\-| E|-----------------------------------||--------------------5-----------------| 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. I 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----10\7--9\7/9-----------------------------| B|-2//9----------9\7-------7-----9~~-----9------9~~--9\7-------9---9/10\9----| G|-2//9---9/11\9-9\7------7--------------------------9\7---7\9---9-----------| D|-2//9----------9\7---5/7---------------------------9\7---------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------10\7----10\7--9\7/9----------| B|-9\7---2//9-------9-9-9-9-9-9-9-9\-------7--------9~~-----9------9~~--9\7--| G|-9\7---2//9---7/9----------------------7--7---------------------------9\7--| D|-9\7---2//9-------------------------5/7----7--------------------------9\7--| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------7-----8---------------| B|-----9---9--9/10--7-7/9--7---7-8/9--9/10--10/12~~--9\7--| G|-7\9---9-----------------7-------------------------9\7--| D|-------------------------7-------------------------9\7--| A|--------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------| e|-------9--10--9/10~~10\----------13/14--14/15--15/16-/16----17--17-/17-----| B|-10/12--12--12-----------9\7---15-----15-----15----------/7---19-----------| G|-------------------------9\7-----------------------------/7-------------16-| D|-------------------------9\7-----------------------------/7----------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|------------------------------21\17----14---10/12--10/13-13/16---16/18-----| B|-9\7---2////9\--2//////(15)--------------12--------------------------------| G|-9\7---2////9\--2//////(15)------------------------------------------------| D|-9\7---2////9\--2//////(15)------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-22/15---------------------------------------------------------------------| B|--------(14)\12-------------(14)/16-(14)/16---2///9--2///9~~---2///17------| G|---------------(14)\12------------------------2///9--2///9~~---2///17------| D|-----------------------12/14------------------2///9--2///9~~---2///17------| A|-----------------------12/14-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| "Bolero" guitar solo (w/heavy delay) (3:36): e|-12--12-14-12----12---12----12---------------------------------------------| B|--------------14---------14------12-14-------12--12----------12-14-12~~----| G|---------------------------------------13-14--------14-12-14---------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-----------------------------------------------------------------14--------| B|-14-16-14------------------------------------------------12~~~~------------| G|----------16-14-13-12----12---------------13----14-------------------------| D|----------------------15----15-14---14-16----14----16-16-------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----12-14----------13-12-----13-12---------------------------12------------| B|-14-------15-14-15--------15------------16------------14-12-----12-14------| G|-------------------------------------14----14--12-12-----------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-14-12-------12-------------14----12------------------------14----12-------| G|-------15-14----15-14-15-14----14----14-12---------------14----14----------| D|-------------------------------------------15-14-15~~----------------16----| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------12----------12----| B|------------------12~~--12-----------------15~~-12-14-15----14-12-15----14-| G|------------14-15----------14-13-------------------------------------------| D|-14-15-16------------------------16-14~~-----------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-12-15~~--14b15r14-14p12--------------------14b15--16b17--17-b18--17b18r17-| G|-------------------------14-14--16p14-13~~---------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-17-b-b-20--17b21-r-17---16-18b19r18---16-18-15-17-13-15----13-------------| G|---------------------------------------------------------15----14-16-13~~--| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-----------------------------12----13--------------------------------------| G|-12b13r12p10---10--11-12-14-----14-----14--15-17-14-15-12-14-11/12----12---| D|-***********-------------------------------------------------------14------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| * quick e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------11-13----------------------------------------------------------| D|-12~~-12-14-------14-12-14-12--------------12b14r12--12/13-10/11-9b10r9~~\-| A|-------------------------------14~~~-15-14---------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| 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-------7-------5-----------5-------5-------5/7-| B|---7-------5-------7---7-----5-------7-------5-------5-------5-------5-----| G|-----7-------5-------7---------5-------7-------5-5h7-----5h7-----5h7-------| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------7-------7---------------5-------5/7-\--------5-------5-| B|-----7---7---7-----8/9-------5---5---5-----\------5---5---5---| G|-7h9-------9-----9-8/9---5h7-------7----------5h7-------5-----| D|-------------------8/9----------------------------------------| A|--------------------------------------------------------------| E|--------------------------------------------------------------| e|-------5-------7-----|-7-------5-------7------7\--5-------7----------| B|-----5---5---5----7\-|---7-------5-------7---7------5-------7----7\9-| G|-5h7-------7------7\-|-----7-------5-------7----------5-------7--7\9-| D|------------------7\-|-------------------------------------------7\9-| A|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------| E|---------------------|-----------------------------------------------| e|-11------------------5-------5-------7-------7---7---------5-------5-5-----| B|----12\10----------5-------5-------7-------7---7-7-------5-------5---5-----| G|----------12---5h7-----5h7-----7h9-----7h9-------7---5h7-----5h7-----5-----| D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------| (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-----------9\-| A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5--7--5/7--X-X-7\-| E|-----------------------------------| Verse 3: (x4) e|------------------------------------------| B|------------------------------------------| G|------------------------------------------| D|---------------------------------------9\-| A|-5/7--X-X-7--X-X-5-----5/7--X-X-7--X-X-7\-| E|--------------------5---------------------| 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 ===============================================================================