Eskimo Blue Day Solo


This is a tab for Jorma's lead guitar part for ESKIMO BLUE DAY (1969). I tried to get it correct as possible, but you have to remember they always played their songs live. So have fun playing around with it. The solo is in Am Pentatonic (seeing Paul plays Am chords). Intro :13 :18 :21 :23 e|-------------------------------------------------| B|-13v~-13s12/-------------------------------------| G|-------------------------------------------------| D|----------------7-5-7s10~10s7s5--7p5h7-10-7p5h7--| A|-------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------| :25 :28 :35 :37 :45 :50 :51 e|-----------5b------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-8b-5--------8--8b-5--8b-5---8-5-------------8b------------------------------5-5/8~--| G|-----5v-------------------7v----7-5------5-5~--7w----5----5-5----------7-5-7--7------| D|------------------------------------7-7~-----------7t-7-7t-7-7-555555----------------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------| e|--8v--5v--------------| B|----------------------| G|----------------------| D|----------------------| A|----------------------| E|----------------------| Verse fill: 1:05 1:12 1:15 1:20 1:27 e|-------------------------------------------------------------------| B|-------------------------------------------------------------------| G|------------5b~----5---------------5--------5---------5--5-7-77v---| D|-7-777---------7----77-55-55/7~-----77-5/7---77-5/7----77----------| A|-------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-------------------------------------------------------------------| Sun cuts loose… Chorus: 1:31 1:34 1:38 e|---------5--------------------------------| B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----| G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Animal game for me, you call it rain but the human name doesn’t mean shit to a tree. Second verse: e|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| G|-5~~~~------------------------5~-7~~~--5~---------5---------5-------------55-777--| D|--------------------------7~~~---------------------777-5-777-7-5~--55-777---------| A|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------------------------------| If you don’t mind… River Tongued… Me Eel… Snake… e|---------5--------------------------------| B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----| G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Electric feel with me, you call it loud but the human crowd doesn’t mean shit to a tree Bridge: 2:55 e|-----------------------------------------------| B|-13v~-13s12/-----------------------------------| G|-----------------5-55-7b-55-7-55---------------| D|----------------7------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|-----------5b----------------------------------| B|-8b-5--------8--8b-5--8b-5---8-5---------------| G|-----5v-------------------7v----7-5------------| D|------------------------------------7-7~-------| A|-----------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------| B|----------------------------| G|----------------------------| D|----------Rest--------------| A|----------------------------| E|----------------------------| Change the strings and notes slide…. 3:22 3:34 3:40 e|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------8------8------8----------5-5/8-| G|--5------5----------5----5-5-----------7-7-5--7-7-5--7-7-5--7-5-7-7----| D|-7-7-5--7-7-5-----7t-7-7t-7-7-555555-----------------------------------| A|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| E|-----------------------------------------------------------------------| e|----------------------------------------------------------| B|----------------------------------------------------------| G|-5~~~~-----------------------------------------5-7-5------| D|----------------7~~~----------5~------------5-7-----7-5---| A|----------------------------------------------------------| E|----------------------------------------------------------| Water my roots The natural thing 3:59 e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-5~~~~-------------------------------------5-7-5---------| D|----------------7~~~----------5~--------5-7-----7-5------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Natural springs to the sea e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-5~~~~-------------------------------------5-7-5---------| D|----------------7~~~----------5~--------5-7-----7-5------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Sulfur springs make my body float e|---------------------------------------------------------| B|---------------------------------------------------------| G|-5~~~~-------------------------------------5-7-5---------| D|----------------7~~~----------5~--------5-7-----7-5------| A|---------------------------------------------------------| E|---------------------------------------------------------| Like a ship made of logs from a tree Chorus: e|---------5--------------------------------| B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----| G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Wreckers talk to me, to say it plainly the human name doesn’t mean shit to a tree Pre-verse fill: e|--8b-5~~-8-5--5---| B|-------------8-8~~| G|------------------| D|------------------| A|------------------| E|------------------| Verse four: it’s crazy, just solo over A minor Pentatonic somewhat dissonantly. Chorus: e|---------5--------------------------------| B|-8b-5-----8b--8b-5-------------5-5s8~-----| G|-----5v-------------7-5---7-5-7-7---------| D|------------------------------------------| A|------------------------------------------| E|------------------------------------------| Solo: more improv on Am Pentatonic. I like to end it with this, which is what Jorma does the live Woodstock version: e|-------------------------------| B|-------------------------------| G|--5-7-77-7t-7t-7t-7t-7t-7~7b/--| D|-------------------------------| A|-------------------------------| E|-------------------------------|