Desert Rose Lyrics

From the 1990 album ?Ah Via Musicom?.
p - pull off
h - hammer on
T - use your thumb
~~ - sustained note or vibrato
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
b - bend to second note
?b'r? - bend to second note and return to first
PH - pinch harmonic
(?) - passing note
I haven't put in any precise timing so you'll have to listen to the CD. Usually
if the notes are closer together they'll be faster but this is only a rough guide.
It's hard to tell where there are hammer ons and pull offs are so you can decide
for yourself. This tab is definitely correct. I worked the solos out using "pacemaker"
for winamp to slow it down.
Enjoy!
Verse/intro riff - 0:00
t t t t
clean with slapback delay rpt
other verse parts
0:20 | 0:24 | before chorus
dist
Chorus - 0:31
Git1
B---9---9--9~---9----9---9--9~---9-----9---9--9~---9------13------13---------|
clean
Git 2
e---4---4~--4---4~---4---4~--4---4~----4---4~--4---4~------------------------|
B---4---2~--4---2~---4---2~--4---2~----4---2~--4---2~-----6-------6----------|
G---1---1~--1---1~---1---1~--1---1~-----------------------6-------6----------|
clean
Git1
B---9---9--9~---9----9---9--9~---9-----9---9--9~---9-------------------------|
Dist
Git 2
e---4---4~--4---4~---4---4~--4---4~----4---4~--4---4~------------------------|
B---4---2~--4---2~---4---2~--4---2~----4---2~--4---2~------------------------|
G---1---1~--1---1~---1---1~--1---1~-----------------------6---6-6------------|
clean
1st time - to verse
2nd time - to solo
Solo - 1:33 This is all correct so if it sounds wrong it's not fast enough!
D--------------------8/10-6h8------------------------------------------------|
A---8~~-8/10\8-6/8~~----------8/10\8~~~~*----------8/11\---------------------|
dist w/ delay *feedback
G------------15-17-------------17p15----13-----------------------------------|
D------------------------13h18-------15----X----------15\13------------------|
e----------------9~~(11)b10-9~~~-------------13/15-16~-----------------------|
Ph 1:55
e---------------16-18-(20)~~---4*--------------------------------------------|
B---------16-18------------6---------------16b18~~~~~~--13-------13-16-------|
G------17--------------6---3---6---8(all right)------------15b17-------15----|
*chords - 2nd git
e------15----------15-16~\-------------------------------------------13------|
B---13-------13-16------------------16/18-16~~h18--------------13-16---------|
D--------15----------------15-------15-13----15-13------------------13-15~~--|
E--------------------------------------------------------13~-----------------|
2:05
B--------------------16----18~~\-------------------------9----------11-------|
e----------------------------------------16-15b16r15-16-18~~-----------------|
2:09
2:17
e-------16-15b16~~~~~r15-13-----------------------------------16-18-20~~-----|
2:25
e---18-16-15b16r15-----------------------------11-15~-11---------------------|
B------------------18~~h(20)-------------11-14-----------14-11---------------|
G----------------------------13-12b13r12-------------------------------------|
e------------------11-15~------16~-13-16-16-15b16r15-16-18~~-----------------|
G---12b13r12--------------------------------------------------------15-------|
G---------18---------10-----8--------to chorus-------------------------------|
Final chorus lead - 2:54
e------------------------13b15r13-11~----------------------------------------|
B-------------------------------------14~-13~b14r13--11~---------------------|
G--------------------------------------------------------13~-----------------|
?My desert rose, born are the few,?
e-----------------------------13-16-15~-----13~------------------------------|
B--------------------------14------------16------14-16~~---------------------|
?Always with me,?
G---------------15-13~~-----------6---3---6---8-------to outro solo----------|
?A vision of you,? ?So, don't fade away.?
Outro solo - 3:17
PH whammy bar
G-------10~~~~*---------------------------15b17~~r15-13-----15b17r15-13------|
A-----------------8-(6)b(8)~~~~~---8~~---------------------------------------|
*feedback
e------------------13-13-15-16~~---16~16-16-16-15----------------------------|
B------------13-16--------------------------------14-16~-14-16---------------|
G---13-15b17---------------------------------------------------18b20~b20~~---|
whammy bar PH_____ 3:47
e----------------------------------------------------------------13~---------|
B--------------------------------------------------11~-13-14~-16-----14-16~--|
G--------------------3b4r3~~~b(5)r3b5~~~~--------8---------------------------|
A---1~/3/4~/6/8~~~------------------------8~~/10-----------------------------|
T
e---13-15~----------13-11-------11-------------------------------------------|
B----------14-16~---------13-11----13-11-------------------------------------|
B--------------------------------------------14b16~~-------------------------|
G---15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r15-----------12~~--------------------|
A------------------------------------------------------------8~~\6/8---------|
4:07
e--------------------13~-16-15-13~h15--------------13-16--18-16--------------|
B------------13--16-----------------------14-16B18--------------18\16--14~---|
G---13-15~15-----------------------------------------------------------------|
e---------16-18\---------------15-16~-15-----------------16-15---------------|
B---16/18----------------14-16-----------14-16~p(14)h16~-------16------------|
E---------------11~----------------------------------------------------------|
PH 4:20
B-----------------------11----11----------13-13-16----16b18~----16-13--------|
G--------------------13----13----(13)/15------------------------------15b17--|
A------------8~---11---------------------------------------------------------|
4:31
G---------------15-------15-13-----------------------------12-13~------------|
D------------------------------15-13----------15~-------13--------11---------|
E------------------------------------------16-------11~--------------9-------|
e------------------------------------13~----------13-15-16/18~---9-13-11-9---|
B----------11-14~--------------16--------------14----------------------------|
D-------13-----------11~-13--------------------------------------------------|
E---11~----------------------------------------------------------------------|
e-------------------------------------------------------13-16~-----16-20-18--|
D------------------------11-8---------11-13b15-------------------------------|
PH
4:41 T
B---------------16--13-16---------------------------16b18~----16-13-------13-|
G------13-15-----------------13-15-(17)r15-13-----------------------15b17----|
With wah
G------------15b17-------15b17r15-13-----15-13--------13-15------------------|
PH
G---13-15-(17)r15-13---------------10---10-8--------8------------------------|