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ERIC JOHNSON/ALBUM, 'VENUS ISLE', 'MANHATTAN'Firstly, put this all in a font with homogenous spacing,
Courier.I'm pretty sure Eric tuned down a half step and played this in Em. Anyway, that's how I've done
here which makes a few of the chordsmore playable ( at least the way I've transcribed it- email me with anyalternative suggestions.) Use a clean sound, neck pickup, some reverb etc.Also, if anybody has some
on that harp arpeggio around 1:10, please advise.Ken Temple([email protected])MANHATTANEric Johnson/ Venus
00:19-----------------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--12H14P12---11-------------12---11---9---7---9----------9-----------14-------------------12--14------------------9---7-9-------------------14----------------------------------10----9---7---5---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10---------------------------/12------8--/12---7--------9-------------------/9------5--/9--------------7--------------------------------- ^2-----/12-----------------------------------------------------------------------/12--------------7----------13--------------------------------------8-------------------7-----9-----------12------------------------------11-------------------7------------------------14--12----------------------12---------------10-----------10-----------------------14--12--14--10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^2 01:04 -------------/12---------------------------12----------------------------------/12-----/12------------------13--15-------15--13--------------------------------------------------14------------------------14/16------12H14P12-----/9------------------12-----------------------------------14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARP ARPEGGIO-------------------------------------------------??!!!!????????--------------------------------------------------------------------------- dist-----12---10----------------------------------------------------------------------------/12---------8---/12------12---10---8-----------------------------9----7----------9-----------------12---9----7------------11-12--14-----------------/9----------5---/9-------10---10-------------------------------------------------7---------------------------7---------12---------------------------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------------------------------------12--11-------------------------12--14------------------------------------------------------ CLEAN-------------------10---12-------------------------------X-------X------X------8---10--/12---10---12----------12--13/15---/12------8-------8------8------7---9---/11---7----9--------------------------------5-------5------5------5---7---/9---------------------9---10/12---/9-------7-------7------7----------------------------------------------------------0-------0------X----------------------------------------------------------X-------X------8-----X----------------------X----------------------8------------9---------5----------------------7------------7---------5-------------------------------------------------X--------20---19---17---15---12---14---15--------8---10/12/1312----------8-------------------------------------------------------------------------5------------------14---12---12---14---12--------5---7/-9/-10-9----------7--------19---17------------------12--------------------------------------0----------------------------12--------12---------------------------------X----------------------------------------------x------x---------------8------8---------------5------5---------------7------7---------------x------5---------------8------x----------- 01:36 --------------------------------------------------------------10----7-----------------------------------------------------8---10--/12---10----x-------------------12--12p14---12-----11-------------7---9---/11---7-----9---------------14-------------------------12---14----5---7---/9----------7-----------14------------------------------------------------------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------x-----solo-------------------------------------------------------------16-------------14--17-------------17---------------------------------------------------15--17--19-------17--15--19--------------------15--19--17-----15------17---------------------------------------------17----------------------------------------------------------------14--16-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17---15/1715-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^2 ^2 ----------------------------------------------------------------12--------------17---15------15---17----15------17----------------12--15------15--12---------------16-----------------14----------------14------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--12-------------------------14-------------------------------------------------15--12--
----------------------- 01:57-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------14----------14------11-------------------------------------------13---10------14--12--------------12--------------------15--14--------------------------------------------------14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------12------------------9--------------5--7/9--------------7-------------------------------------------- ^2---------------17-16-------------------------------------------------------------15------------17-19---------------------------------------------------------------------------18-16-------16----------------------------/19-----------------------------------19-16----19-16----------------------------------------------------------------------------19-16-14----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14---------------19-22-19-------19-20-22---------22-20------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------22-20----20---------------------------------------------------------------------21----21-19----21-19-------------19-16------------------------------------------------21-------21-19-17----------19-17------------------------------------------------------------19--------------19-17--14----------------------------------------------------------------------------15-- ^2 ^2*-------------------------------15--12------------------------14----------------------------------------------------12--------------------- *Begin note bent ^2 ^2 ------------------------------------15/17---15--------------------15--17-/----------------15--------------17---------------17-----------17-----------------12--------------------16---------------------------16--------------------------14------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^1/2 ^219----------14--12--------17---------------15---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------end solo 02:16---------------------7------------7-8-7----------------7------------10----------------------8-----10-----8---------10---------8-----10-----8------------------------------------9-----------------7--9------------9-------------------7--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-------------------8------10-----------------------------9--10--------------------------------------------------------------- played w/ slide 02:13----------------7-8-7---------------------------11--9--7-----12--14--15----------------8---------10------12--10--12---12-------------------------------------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--17--------------12---------17/19------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15------15-------------14/16--12-----------------------------14/16------------14------1614/16--------------14--12-------------9--11----------------------------------------------------------------7/9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14--15---14--12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3:05 *------------12---17---------------------------------------------------------------12-----------17/19---15------15----------15--------------------10----------------------------------14------16----------14/1514---12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *make ^ octave harmonics with index * * * finger of picking hand ---------10----------------------------------12-------------------------14-------10----------------------------------------------------- ^2* -------------------7-------------------------7--8-------------------7------------8----------------10----8----------8-----------------------------11-------------------7----------------7H9------7------14----12--------7----------------9--10--------------------9---------------12----10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *ONLY BEND 3rd STG UP 2 AND RELEASE-----------------------10---8--------8---8---------------7H9----7--------10---10------9-------------------------------------------------- 03:28---------10---------7--------------------------------10------12------12--------8------------------1110--8-----------8-----12-------15-----15------------7--------------7----------9------7H9-------------------------------------10-------------------------------10----------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10----10------5---------8-----8------5--------7-----7------7---------9----10------X----------------------X----------------------7------------X-------X------X----------------------------------X-------------X---------8-------8------8-------------8----10/12/1312-----8-------------8---------5-------5------5--------9-------------------------5--------7----5---------7-------7------7-------------5----7-/9-/1012-----7-------------7---------0-------X------5--------7-------------------------0-------------5---------X-------8------X----------------------------------X--------8----X------------------------------12--13/15---17--------------------------------9---10/12---14-------------------------------------------------- 03:43 ^2 ^2
DIST 03:51 ------X------X------5--------------12---1415---12-----------12-----------------8------8------5---------10---------------------1513-------15----10-------5------5------7-----------------------------------------------------------7------7------7-----10----------------------------------------------------X------5------5-----------------------------------------------------------8------X------5----------------------------------------------------- ^2-----------------------------------------------12---9---7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:58----------------------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------12-/13---15--15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14/1614--------------------12-----------------------------------------------------------7--9--10---------------------------------12--14--15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--10------------7--9--------------------------------------/7----------------------------------------------10--8--7---------------------15--12---------------------------------------------------------1213--15-----------15--13--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------14--14H15P14--12---------------------14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---10---------7--10---------------8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-17----15---------8--12-------------------------------------------15-17------------------9-----------------------------------------------16------------------------------------------------------------------14-17------------------------------------------------14H15P14-----14--17-----------------------------------------------/12--15----------17--------------------------------------------15---------------17-15----17-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAN---------------------X------X---------------------------------X--------------------------------8------8-----------8---10-/12/1312------8----------------16-14-12--------5------5------9--------------------------5--------7-----------------------7------7-----------5---7---/9/109-------7--------------------------------X------5------7--------------------------0--------------------------------8------X---------------------------------X--------8----X----------------------8----------------------5----------------------7----------------------5----------------------X-------------------- 04:15------13---13--12--12-11--11---/10----/7------X-----X------X--------------------11---11--10--10-9---9----/8-------------8-----8------8----------------------------------------------------/9------5-----5------5---------9----------11---11--10--10-9---9----/10----/9------7-----7------7------------------------------------------------------------0-----X------5---------7--------------------------------------------------X-----8------X--------------10/1210--12---------------------------/12---------7/9-7---9---------9------------------/9-----------------------------7----------------------------------X----X-----5--------------------------------------------------------------8----8-----8--------------------------------------------------------------5----7-----5-------------12--12H14-12--11----------------12---11--9-------7----5-----7---------14--------------------12--14-------------------9-----0----X-----5------14-------------------------------------10---9---7-------X----8-----X---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5----5-----------7-------------4----------7--------------------5----------------------------5----4---------- 04:33 *-----------------------------------------------10----------15-----------17-----3-------3---------------------10----12-----------17-------------19------------2-------2----0-------12---------12------------------------19-----------------------------------14---------10------------------------19------------------------------------------------------------------------17----------3-------2--------1-------12------------------------------------------ *I have no idea how you'd finger this but it sounds like an DMAJ in 17pos. Try hitting a one octave harm. on the D string.
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ERIC JOHNSON/ALBUM, 'VENUS ISLE', 'MANHATTAN'Firstly, put this all in a font with homogenous spacing,
Courier.I'm pretty sure Eric tuned down a half step and played this in Em. Anyway, that's how I've done
here which makes a few of the chordsmore playable ( at least the way I've transcribed it- email me with anyalternative suggestions.) Use a clean sound, neck pickup, some reverb etc.Also, if anybody has some
on that harp arpeggio around 1:10, please advise.Ken Temple([email protected])MANHATTANEric Johnson/ Venus
00:19-----------------------------------------------------------------------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--12H14P12---11-------------12---11---9---7---9----------9-----------14-------------------12--14------------------9---7-9-------------------14----------------------------------10----9---7---5---7-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10---------------------------/12------8--/12---7--------9-------------------/9------5--/9--------------7--------------------------------- ^2-----/12-----------------------------------------------------------------------/12--------------7----------13--------------------------------------8-------------------7-----9-----------12------------------------------11-------------------7------------------------14--12----------------------12---------------10-----------10-----------------------14--12--14--10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------
^2 01:04 -------------/12---------------------------12----------------------------------/12-----/12------------------13--15-------15--13--------------------------------------------------14------------------------14/16------12H14P12-----/9------------------12-----------------------------------14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- HARP ARPEGGIO-------------------------------------------------??!!!!????????--------------------------------------------------------------------------- dist-----12---10----------------------------------------------------------------------------/12---------8---/12------12---10---8-----------------------------9----7----------9-----------------12---9----7------------11-12--14-----------------/9----------5---/9-------10---10-------------------------------------------------7---------------------------7---------12---------------------------------------------------------------------10---------------------------------------------------------------12--11-------------------------12--14------------------------------------------------------ CLEAN-------------------10---12-------------------------------X-------X------X------8---10--/12---10---12----------12--13/15---/12------8-------8------8------7---9---/11---7----9--------------------------------5-------5------5------5---7---/9---------------------9---10/12---/9-------7-------7------7----------------------------------------------------------0-------0------X----------------------------------------------------------X-------X------8-----X----------------------X----------------------8------------9---------5----------------------7------------7---------5-------------------------------------------------X--------20---19---17---15---12---14---15--------8---10/12/1312----------8-------------------------------------------------------------------------5------------------14---12---12---14---12--------5---7/-9/-10-9----------7--------19---17------------------12--------------------------------------0----------------------------12--------12---------------------------------X----------------------------------------------x------x---------------8------8---------------5------5---------------7------7---------------x------5---------------8------x----------- 01:36 --------------------------------------------------------------10----7-----------------------------------------------------8---10--/12---10----x-------------------12--12p14---12-----11-------------7---9---/11---7-----9---------------14-------------------------12---14----5---7---/9----------7-----------14------------------------------------------------------------7-------------------------------------------------------------------------x-----solo-------------------------------------------------------------16-------------14--17-------------17---------------------------------------------------15--17--19-------17--15--19--------------------15--19--17-----15------17---------------------------------------------17----------------------------------------------------------------14--16-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------17---15/1715-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^2 ^2 ----------------------------------------------------------------12--------------17---15------15---17----15------17----------------12--15------15--12---------------16-----------------14----------------14------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------14--12-------------------------14-------------------------------------------------15--12--
----------------------- 01:57-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------11----------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------14----------14------11-------------------------------------------13---10------14--12--------------12--------------------15--14--------------------------------------------------14-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12-----------------12------------------9--------------5--7/9--------------7-------------------------------------------- ^2---------------17-16-------------------------------------------------------------15------------17-19---------------------------------------------------------------------------18-16-------16----------------------------/19-----------------------------------19-16----19-16----------------------------------------------------------------------------19-16-14----------------------------------------------------------------------------17-14---------------19-22-19-------19-20-22---------22-20------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ --------------------------------------------------------------------------------22-20----20---------------------------------------------------------------------21----21-19----21-19-------------19-16------------------------------------------------21-------21-19-17----------19-17------------------------------------------------------------19--------------19-17--14----------------------------------------------------------------------------15-- ^2 ^2*-------------------------------15--12------------------------14----------------------------------------------------12--------------------- *Begin note bent ^2 ^2 ------------------------------------15/17---15--------------------15--17-/----------------15--------------17---------------17-----------17-----------------12--------------------16---------------------------16--------------------------14------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------16-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- ^1/2 ^219----------14--12--------17---------------15---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------end solo 02:16---------------------7------------7-8-7----------------7------------10----------------------8-----10-----8---------10---------8-----10-----8------------------------------------9-----------------7--9------------9-------------------7--9--10--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7-------------------8------10-----------------------------9--10--------------------------------------------------------------- played w/ slide 02:13----------------7-8-7---------------------------11--9--7-----12--14--15----------------8---------10------12--10--12---12-------------------------------------9---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--17--------------12---------17/19------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------15------15-------------14/16--12-----------------------------14/16------------14------1614/16--------------14--12-------------9--11----------------------------------------------------------------7/9-----------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14--15---14--12------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ 3:05 *------------12---17---------------------------------------------------------------12-----------17/19---15------15----------15--------------------10----------------------------------14------16----------14/1514---12-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- *make ^ octave harmonics with index * * * finger of picking hand ---------10----------------------------------12-------------------------14-------10----------------------------------------------------- ^2* -------------------7-------------------------7--8-------------------7------------8----------------10----8----------8-----------------------------11-------------------7----------------7H9------7------14----12--------7----------------9--10--------------------9---------------12----10------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------ *ONLY BEND 3rd STG UP 2 AND RELEASE-----------------------10---8--------8---8---------------7H9----7--------10---10------9-------------------------------------------------- 03:28---------10---------7--------------------------------10------12------12--------8------------------1110--8-----------8-----12-------15-----15------------7--------------7----------9------7H9-------------------------------------10-------------------------------10----------12---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------10----10------5---------8-----8------5--------7-----7------7---------9----10------X----------------------X----------------------7------------X-------X------X----------------------------------X-------------X---------8-------8------8-------------8----10/12/1312-----8-------------8---------5-------5------5--------9-------------------------5--------7----5---------7-------7------7-------------5----7-/9-/1012-----7-------------7---------0-------X------5--------7-------------------------0-------------5---------X-------8------X----------------------------------X--------8----X------------------------------12--13/15---17--------------------------------9---10/12---14-------------------------------------------------- 03:43 ^2 ^2
DIST 03:51 ------X------X------5--------------12---1415---12-----------12-----------------8------8------5---------10---------------------1513-------15----10-------5------5------7-----------------------------------------------------------7------7------7-----10----------------------------------------------------X------5------5-----------------------------------------------------------8------X------5----------------------------------------------------- ^2-----------------------------------------------12---9---7--------------------------------------------------------------------------------- 03:58----------------------------------------15-------------------------------------------------------12-/13---15--15-------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------12--14/1614--------------------12-----------------------------------------------------------7--9--10---------------------------------12--14--15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------8--10------------7--9--------------------------------------/7----------------------------------------------10--8--7---------------------15--12---------------------------------------------------------1213--15-----------15--13--12-----------------------------------------------------------------------------14--14H15P14--12---------------------14--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------7---10---------7--10---------------8---------------------------------------------------------------------------------15-17----15---------8--12-------------------------------------------15-17------------------9-----------------------------------------------16------------------------------------------------------------------14-17------------------------------------------------14H15P14-----14--17-----------------------------------------------/12--15----------17--------------------------------------------15---------------17-15----17-15--------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------------- CLEAN---------------------X------X---------------------------------X--------------------------------8------8-----------8---10-/12/1312------8----------------16-14-12--------5------5------9--------------------------5--------7-----------------------7------7-----------5---7---/9/109-------7--------------------------------X------5------7--------------------------0--------------------------------8------X---------------------------------X--------8----X----------------------8----------------------5----------------------7----------------------5----------------------X-------------------- 04:15------13---13--12--12-11--11---/10----/7------X-----X------X--------------------11---11--10--10-9---9----/8-------------8-----8------8----------------------------------------------------/9------5-----5------5---------9----------11---11--10--10-9---9----/10----/9------7-----7------7------------------------------------------------------------0-----X------5---------7--------------------------------------------------X-----8------X--------------10/1210--12---------------------------/12---------7/9-7---9---------9------------------/9-----------------------------7----------------------------------X----X-----5--------------------------------------------------------------8----8-----8--------------------------------------------------------------5----7-----5-------------12--12H14-12--11----------------12---11--9-------7----5-----7---------14--------------------12--14-------------------9-----0----X-----5------14-------------------------------------10---9---7-------X----8-----X---------------------------------------------------------------------------------------5----5-----------7-------------4----------7--------------------5----------------------------5----4---------- 04:33 *-----------------------------------------------10----------15-----------17-----3-------3---------------------10----12-----------17-------------19------------2-------2----0-------12---------12------------------------19-----------------------------------14---------10------------------------19------------------------------------------------------------------------17----------3-------2--------1-------12------------------------------------------ *I have no idea how you'd finger this but it sounds like an DMAJ in 17pos. Try hitting a one octave harm. on the D string.
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