Chords for How To Play Jefferson Airplane Embryonic Journey (preview only)
Tempo:
123.85 bpm
Chords used:
D
G
Eb
F
Abm
Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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We're in drop D tuning for Embryonic Journey, [Eb] so take your 6th string and tune it down to [D] D.
[F] In this video we're going to cover part 1, which is on page 1 of your tab, [Eb] and it runs into the first 2 bars of page 2, or up to bar 19.
We'll take it carefully because there's [F] a lot going on here.
Let me just say in advance that it's Travis picked almost throughout, so make sure that your thumb relentlessly marks out the [D] rhythm 6-4-6-4.
[Dm] Whatever else happens with the fingers.
We [F] start with this half bar D chord position, top 4 strings at the 7th fret.
We'll take it one bar at a time, here's bar 1.
[D] [G] [D]
We're going to play 6, [C] pinch 4 and 2, and hammer 4 and 2 into keeping the half bar in place, 2nd string 8th fret, 4th string 9th fret.
[G]
[Eb] While [E] that's ringing, play 6 again, [D]
[C] then take the 2 new fingers away, come back to the [B] bar 2 [D]-4-3.
1, 2 [G] and [D] 3 and 4.
[G] [D]
[F] Bar 2.
[D]
[Eb] Now we're still in the half bar shape, pinch 6 and 2 [F] and hammer into the 2nd chord shape, the one we saw in bar 1.
Notice that although you're only playing 6 and 2, you're [Ab] still hammering the 4th string down [D] as well.
[G]
[Eb] Now play that 4th [Abm] string, which should now be at the 9th fret, and take the 2 new [Eb] fingers away, back to the half bar.
2, [D] 6, 4, 3.
[G] 1 and 2 [Bm] and [D] 3, 4, 8.
[G]
[D]
Bar 3.
[G]
[Eb] Starts at the half bar shape, [D] 6, [Abm] pinch 4 and 2 and hammer into shape number 2, [G]
[D] 6.
[Abm] And then you're playing just 2 again, but again you're going to hammer [E] into the whole shape, the 4th string will go down as well in the hammer.
[Eb] As it goes down, at the point that it goes down, your thumb plays 4.
That's quite [F] difficult to do, and if you find it too difficult to do, [Dm] play 6 and then pinch 4 and [G] 2.
[Eb] But you'll find then that the Travis Picking rhythm [G] breaks.
So if you [D] can, it's 6, 2 and hammer, [G] and as the hammer [Eb] goes down, play that 4th string.
And [D] then 3.
1, 2 [G] and 3 [G] and 4 and.
[F] So that thumb is hitting the [Eb] 9th fret note on 4.
[A] [D]
[G]
And [D] bar 4.
[G]
[D]
[Eb] Again we're back at the half bar, [Abm] pinch 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2.
[Eb] Play 4, back to the half bar, 2, 6, 4, 3.
1 [G] and [D] 2 and 3, 4 and.
We'll [Abm] go through bar 5 and then I'll put all the 5 bars back together.
But bar 5 is this.
[G] [D]
[F] At the half bar, 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2.
[G] 4, [Ebm] back to the half bar, 2, [D]
6, 3, 4.
[G] 1 and [D] 2 and 3 and 4.
[G]
[D]
[Eb] Alright, now we're about to go into a slightly different phrase that's coming up next.
So let's take this opportunity to put together what we've done so far.
And slowly, this is bars 1 to 5.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
[F] In this video we're going to cover part 1, which is on page 1 of your tab, [Eb] and it runs into the first 2 bars of page 2, or up to bar 19.
We'll take it carefully because there's [F] a lot going on here.
Let me just say in advance that it's Travis picked almost throughout, so make sure that your thumb relentlessly marks out the [D] rhythm 6-4-6-4.
[Dm] Whatever else happens with the fingers.
We [F] start with this half bar D chord position, top 4 strings at the 7th fret.
We'll take it one bar at a time, here's bar 1.
[D] [G] [D]
We're going to play 6, [C] pinch 4 and 2, and hammer 4 and 2 into keeping the half bar in place, 2nd string 8th fret, 4th string 9th fret.
[G]
[Eb] While [E] that's ringing, play 6 again, [D]
[C] then take the 2 new fingers away, come back to the [B] bar 2 [D]-4-3.
1, 2 [G] and [D] 3 and 4.
[G] [D]
[F] Bar 2.
[D]
[Eb] Now we're still in the half bar shape, pinch 6 and 2 [F] and hammer into the 2nd chord shape, the one we saw in bar 1.
Notice that although you're only playing 6 and 2, you're [Ab] still hammering the 4th string down [D] as well.
[G]
[Eb] Now play that 4th [Abm] string, which should now be at the 9th fret, and take the 2 new [Eb] fingers away, back to the half bar.
2, [D] 6, 4, 3.
[G] 1 and 2 [Bm] and [D] 3, 4, 8.
[G]
[D]
Bar 3.
[G]
[Eb] Starts at the half bar shape, [D] 6, [Abm] pinch 4 and 2 and hammer into shape number 2, [G]
[D] 6.
[Abm] And then you're playing just 2 again, but again you're going to hammer [E] into the whole shape, the 4th string will go down as well in the hammer.
[Eb] As it goes down, at the point that it goes down, your thumb plays 4.
That's quite [F] difficult to do, and if you find it too difficult to do, [Dm] play 6 and then pinch 4 and [G] 2.
[Eb] But you'll find then that the Travis Picking rhythm [G] breaks.
So if you [D] can, it's 6, 2 and hammer, [G] and as the hammer [Eb] goes down, play that 4th string.
And [D] then 3.
1, 2 [G] and 3 [G] and 4 and.
[F] So that thumb is hitting the [Eb] 9th fret note on 4.
[A] [D]
[G]
And [D] bar 4.
[G]
[D]
[Eb] Again we're back at the half bar, [Abm] pinch 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2.
[Eb] Play 4, back to the half bar, 2, 6, 4, 3.
1 [G] and [D] 2 and 3, 4 and.
We'll [Abm] go through bar 5 and then I'll put all the 5 bars back together.
But bar 5 is this.
[G] [D]
[F] At the half bar, 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2.
[G] 4, [Ebm] back to the half bar, 2, [D]
6, 3, 4.
[G] 1 and [D] 2 and 3 and 4.
[G]
[D]
[Eb] Alright, now we're about to go into a slightly different phrase that's coming up next.
So let's take this opportunity to put together what we've done so far.
And slowly, this is bars 1 to 5.
[D]
[G] [D]
[G] [D]
Key:
D
G
Eb
F
Abm
D
G
Eb
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We're in drop D tuning for Embryonic Journey, [Eb] so take your 6th string and tune it down to [D] D. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] In this video we're going to cover part 1, which is on page 1 of your tab, [Eb] and it runs into the first 2 bars of page 2, or up to bar 19.
We'll take it carefully because there's [F] a lot going on here.
Let me just say in advance that it's Travis picked almost throughout, so make sure that your thumb relentlessly marks out the [D] rhythm 6-4-6-4.
_ [Dm] Whatever else happens with the fingers.
We [F] start with this half bar D chord position, top 4 strings at the 7th fret.
We'll take it one bar at a time, here's bar 1.
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ We're going to play 6, [C] pinch 4 and 2, and hammer 4 and 2 into keeping the half bar in place, 2nd string 8th fret, 4th string 9th fret.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Eb] While [E] that's ringing, play 6 again, [D] _
[C] then take the 2 new fingers away, come back to the [B] bar 2 [D]-4-3. _ _ _ _ _
1, 2 [G] and [D] 3 and 4.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Bar 2.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Now we're still in the half bar shape, pinch 6 and 2 [F] and hammer into the 2nd chord shape, the one we saw in bar 1.
Notice that although you're only playing 6 and 2, you're [Ab] still hammering the 4th string down [D] as well.
_ [G] _
_ _ [Eb] Now play that 4th [Abm] string, which should now be at the 9th fret, and take the 2 new [Eb] fingers away, back to the half bar.
2, _ [D] 6, _ 4, 3.
_ _ _ _ [G] 1 and 2 [Bm] and [D] 3, _ _ 4, 8.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bar 3. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Starts at the half bar shape, [D] 6, _ _ _ [Abm] pinch 4 and 2 and hammer into shape number 2, [G] _ _ _ _
[D] 6.
_ _ _ [Abm] And then you're playing just 2 again, but again you're going to hammer [E] into the whole shape, the 4th string will go down as well in the hammer.
[Eb] _ As it goes down, at the point that it goes down, your thumb plays 4.
That's quite [F] difficult to do, and if you find it too difficult to do, [Dm] play 6 and then pinch 4 and [G] 2.
[Eb] But you'll find then that the Travis Picking rhythm [G] breaks. _
_ So if you [D] can, it's 6, 2 and hammer, [G] and as the hammer [Eb] goes down, play that 4th string.
And [D] then 3.
_ _ _ _ _ 1, 2 [G] and 3 [G] and 4 and.
[F] So that thumb is hitting the [Eb] 9th fret note on 4.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [D] bar 4.
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Again we're back at the half bar, [Abm] pinch 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Play 4, _ back to the half bar, 2, _ 6, 4, 3.
_ _ _ 1 [G] and [D] 2 and 3, 4 and.
_ _ _ We'll [Abm] go through bar 5 and then I'll put all the 5 bars back together.
But bar 5 is this. _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] At the half bar, 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2.
_ [G] _ 4, _ _ [Ebm] back to the half bar, 2, [D] _
6, 3, 4. _ _ _
_ [G] 1 and [D] 2 and 3 and 4.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Alright, now we're about to go into a slightly different phrase that's coming up next.
So let's take this opportunity to put together what we've done so far.
And slowly, this is bars 1 to 5.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ We're in drop D tuning for Embryonic Journey, [Eb] so take your 6th string and tune it down to [D] D. _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] In this video we're going to cover part 1, which is on page 1 of your tab, [Eb] and it runs into the first 2 bars of page 2, or up to bar 19.
We'll take it carefully because there's [F] a lot going on here.
Let me just say in advance that it's Travis picked almost throughout, so make sure that your thumb relentlessly marks out the [D] rhythm 6-4-6-4.
_ [Dm] Whatever else happens with the fingers.
We [F] start with this half bar D chord position, top 4 strings at the 7th fret.
We'll take it one bar at a time, here's bar 1.
_ _ [D] _ _ [G] _ [D] _
_ _ _ _ _ We're going to play 6, [C] pinch 4 and 2, and hammer 4 and 2 into keeping the half bar in place, 2nd string 8th fret, 4th string 9th fret.
_ [G] _ _
_ [Eb] While [E] that's ringing, play 6 again, [D] _
[C] then take the 2 new fingers away, come back to the [B] bar 2 [D]-4-3. _ _ _ _ _
1, 2 [G] and [D] 3 and 4.
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[F] Bar 2.
_ [D] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Now we're still in the half bar shape, pinch 6 and 2 [F] and hammer into the 2nd chord shape, the one we saw in bar 1.
Notice that although you're only playing 6 and 2, you're [Ab] still hammering the 4th string down [D] as well.
_ [G] _
_ _ [Eb] Now play that 4th [Abm] string, which should now be at the 9th fret, and take the 2 new [Eb] fingers away, back to the half bar.
2, _ [D] 6, _ 4, 3.
_ _ _ _ [G] 1 and 2 [Bm] and [D] 3, _ _ 4, 8.
_ _ _ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ Bar 3. _
_ _ [G] _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] Starts at the half bar shape, [D] 6, _ _ _ [Abm] pinch 4 and 2 and hammer into shape number 2, [G] _ _ _ _
[D] 6.
_ _ _ [Abm] And then you're playing just 2 again, but again you're going to hammer [E] into the whole shape, the 4th string will go down as well in the hammer.
[Eb] _ As it goes down, at the point that it goes down, your thumb plays 4.
That's quite [F] difficult to do, and if you find it too difficult to do, [Dm] play 6 and then pinch 4 and [G] 2.
[Eb] But you'll find then that the Travis Picking rhythm [G] breaks. _
_ So if you [D] can, it's 6, 2 and hammer, [G] and as the hammer [Eb] goes down, play that 4th string.
And [D] then 3.
_ _ _ _ _ 1, 2 [G] and 3 [G] and 4 and.
[F] So that thumb is hitting the [Eb] 9th fret note on 4.
[A] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ And [D] bar 4.
_ _ [G] _ _
[D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] Again we're back at the half bar, [Abm] pinch 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2. _ _
_ _ [Eb] Play 4, _ back to the half bar, 2, _ 6, 4, 3.
_ _ _ 1 [G] and [D] 2 and 3, 4 and.
_ _ _ We'll [Abm] go through bar 5 and then I'll put all the 5 bars back together.
But bar 5 is this. _
_ [G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [F] At the half bar, 6 and 2 and hammer into shape number [D] 2.
_ [G] _ 4, _ _ [Ebm] back to the half bar, 2, [D] _
6, 3, 4. _ _ _
_ [G] 1 and [D] 2 and 3 and 4.
_ _ _ [G] _ _
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ [Eb] _ Alright, now we're about to go into a slightly different phrase that's coming up next.
So let's take this opportunity to put together what we've done so far.
And slowly, this is bars 1 to 5.
_ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ [D] _ _ _ _ _ _
[G] _ _ _ _ _ [D] _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _