John Paul Jones

Freedom Song

John Paul Jones


Tom: D

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                             FDED OM SONG - John Paul Jones
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Tabbed by: Mr Appleby

Tuning: Standard
Key: A
Time Signature: 6/4

Best track on the JPJ’s Thunderthief album in my opinion, and somewhat of a crime for a 
tab not to exist!
This is the standard 3-bar (6 beat) structure of the song. As it progresses there is 
some variation that sounds a lot like a combination of intention, sketchy technique and a 
lucky take(s) – but works perfectly if you ask me.
If you want to work out the nuances, stick to the same scale and it should be pretty 
straight-forward – what’s here should be entirely sufficient for a play and sing through 
without too much practice.

*for some reason this tab will not display properly in the preview pane - if it remains 
in the published version remove all the #8212;'s as they are erroneous and are 
distorting the line positions.


E|--5--7--10-7h10p7--5-----------5-----------------------------------|
B|----------------------7----7------7--5\3--0--0---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|-----------------5--5----------------------------------------------|
B|--0--0--3--5--7---------5h7p5p3p0--5p3p0-3/5--5--5-----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

E|---------5--5------------------------------------------------------|
B|-5-5--7---------5h7p5p3p0--5--3--3--5--3--0-0---0------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

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| /   slide up
| \   slide down
| h   hammer-on
| p   pull-off
| ~   vibrato
| +   harmonic
| x   Mute note
| b   Bend
| pb  Pre-bend
| br  Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend