DESERT ROSE
Eric Johnson
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
Verse/intro riff - 0:00
t t t t
| e |
| B |
| G 3 3 5 5 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 1 1 0 0 3 3 5 5 1 1 3 3 3 3 5 5 1 1 0 0 |
| D 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 3 3 3 3 1 1 1 1 |
| A |
| E 1 1 1 1 |
clean with slapback delay rpt
Other verse parts
| 0 | 20 | 0 | 24 | before chorus |
| e | | |
| B | | |
| G 8 | | 10 8 |
| D 8 | | 10 8 |
| A 6 | 3 | 8 6 |
| E | | |
dist
Chorus - 0:31
Ab Fm Dbmaj7
Git1
| e 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| B 9 9 9~ 9 9 9 9~ 9 9 9 9~ 9 13 13 |
| G 13 13 |
| D 11 11 |
| A |
| E |
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 |
| D 3 3 3 3 |
| A 4 4 |
| E |
clean
Ab Fm
Git1
| e 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 8 |
| B 9 9 9~ 9 9 9 9~ 9 9 9 9~ 9 |
| G 6 6 6 |
| D 6 6 6 |
| A 4 4 4 |
| E 4/16\4 |
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 |
| D 3 3 3 3 6 6 6 |
| A 4 4 4 |
| E |
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!
| e |
| B |
| G |
| D 8/10 6h8 |
| A 8~~ 8/10\8 6/8~~ 8/10\8~~~~* 8/11\ |
| E |
dist w/ delay *feedback
| e 15 16 |
| B 18 18 16 |
| G 15 17 17p15 13 |
| D 13h18 15 X 15\13 |
| A 13 15 13 11 |
| E 13 11 11 |
| e 9~~(11)b10 9~~~ 13/15 16~ |
| B 9 11 16 18 16 |
| G 6 17 15 |
| D 5 6 13 18 15 |
| A 6 11 |
| E 6 9 |
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 |
| D 18 6 3 6 8 13 |
| A 4 6 |
| E |
*chords - 2nd git
| e 15 15 16~\ 13 |
| B 13 13 16 16/18 16~~h18 13 16 |
| G 15 13 15 17 |
| D 15 13 |
| A 13 15 |
| E 15 |
| e |
| B 16 13 |
| G 15 13 15 15 13 15 13 |
| D 15 15 15 13 15 13 13 15~~ |
| A 15 15 13 15 |
| E 13~ |
2:05
| e |
| B 16 18~~\ 9 11 |
| G 13 12 13 15 13/15 17 8 10 12 |
| D 8 |
| A 10 11 13 |
| E (6) 11 9 11 |
| e 16 15b16r15 16 18~~ |
| B 16 16 18 |
| G 13 15 |
| D 15 18 |
| A 16 18 16 |
| E 13 15 |
2:09
| e 16 15 13 |
| B 14 13 13 14 13 |
| G 15 13 13 15 15 13 |
| D 15 13 13 15 |
| A 16 13 16 15 16 |
| E |
| e 8 6 4 4 |
| B 6 4 6 4 6 4 1 |
| G 5 5 3 3 1 1 |
| D 6 3 3 1 3 1 3 1 |
| A 6 3 3 1 |
| E 4 1 |
2:17
| e 11 9 8 12 13 15 |
| B 5 6 8 9 9 11 (11) 13 |
| G 5 5 8 8 10 12 |
| D 3 3 6 8 11 10 |
| A 6 8 |
| E 9 |
| e 16 15b16~~~~~r15 13 16 18 20~~ |
| B 13 16 18 16 18 |
| G 15 17 17 |
| D 15 18 |
| A 15 18 |
| E |
2:25
| e 18 16 15b16r15 11 15~ 11 |
| B 18~~h(20) 11 14 14 11 |
| G 13 12b13r12 |
| D |
| A |
| E |
| e 11 15~ 16~ 13 16 16 15b16r15 16 18~~ |
| B 11 14 13 14 |
| G 12b13r12 15 |
| D 11 15 |
| A 13 |
| E |
| e |
| B 16 18 |
| G 18 10 8 to chorus |
| D 18 10 8 |
| A 16 8 6 |
| E |
Final chorus lead - 2:54
| e 13b15r13 11~ |
| B 14~ 13~b14r13 11~ |
| G 13~ |
| D |
| A |
| E |
?My desert rose, born are the few,?
| e 13 16 15~ 13~ |
| B 14 16 14 16~~ |
| G 13 |
| D |
| A 16 |
| E |
?Always with me,?
| e 4 |
| B 14/16 16 16 6 |
| G 15 13~~ 6 3 6 8 to outro solo |
| D 6 3 6 8 |
| A 4 6 |
| E |
?A vision of you,? ?So, don?t fade away.?
Outro solo - 3:17
PH whammy bar
| e 15 |
| B 13 |
| G 10~~~~* 15b17~~r15 13 15b17r15 13 |
| D 15 15 |
| A 8 (6)b(8)~~~~~ 8~~ |
| E |
*feedback
| e 13 13 15 16~~ 16~16 16 16 15 |
| B 13 16 14 16~ 14 16 |
| G 13 15b17 18b20~b20~~ |
| D |
| A 16 |
| E \ |
whammy bar PH_____ 3:47
| e 13~ |
| B 11~ 13 14~ 16 14 16~ |
| G 3b4r3~~~b(5)r3b5~~~~ 8 |
| D |
| A 1~/3/4~/6/8~~~ 8~~/10 |
| E |
T
| e 13 15~ 13 11 11 |
| B 14 16~ 13 11 13 11 |
| G 13 10 |
| D 13 10 /15 |
| A 13 11 |
| E 13 |
| e |
| B 14b16~~ |
| G 15b17~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~r15 12~~ |
| D (15) (15) (15) (15) (15) 6 |
| A 8~~\6/8 |
| E |
4:07
| e 13~ 16 15 13~h15 13 16 18 16 |
| B 13 16 14 16B18 18\16 14~ |
| G 13 15~15 |
| D |
| A (16) |
| E |
| e 16 18\ 15 16~ 15 16 15 |
| B 16/18 14 16 14 16~p(14)h16~ 16 |
| G 15 13 12 |
| D 15 |
| A 13 |
| E |
| e 15 16 |
| B 13 14 16 18 18 |
| G 15 18 17 |
| D 15 13 15 18 15 |
| A 15 13 13 16 |
| E 11~ |
PH 4:20
| e 16 18 20 15 16 15 13 15 13 |
| B 16 18 (18) 16 16 13 16 13 |
| G 17 15 |
| D 15 18 |
| A 15 18 |
| E |
| e |
| B 13 |
| G 15 13 15 13 13 10 |
| D 15 13 15 13 13 10\8 8 6 |
| A 15\13 11 8 11 8\6 8 6 6 |
| E 8 6 |
| e 13 13 |
| B 11 11 13 13 16 16b18~ 16 13 |
| G 13 13 (13)/15 15b17 |
| D |
| A 8~ 11 |
| E 8 6\4 8 |
4:31
| e 13 |
| B 13 16 13 16 13 |
| G 15 15 13 12 13~ |
| D 15 13 15~ 13 11 |
| A 15 13 |
| E 16 11~ 9 |
| e 13~ 13 15 16/18~ 9 13 11 9 |
| B 11 14~ 16 14 |
| G 13 15 13 |
| D 13 11~ 13 |
| A 16 16 |
| E 11~ |
| e 13 16~ 16 20 18 |
| B 13 11 9 11 9 /14 18 |
| G 10 10 8 13 15 |
| D 11 8 11 13b15 |
| A (11)/13 |
| E |
PH
| e 16 16 18 20 16 |
| B 18 16 18 16 16 18 (18) |
| G 17 17 15 17 |
| D 18 15 15 18 |
| A 18 |
| E |
4:41 T
| e 13 |
| B 16 13 16 16b18~ 16 13 13 |
| G 13 15 13 15 (17)r15 13 15b17 |
| D 13 13 15 15 |
| A |
| E 13 |
With wah
| e 13 |
| B 16 13 16 13 16 13 16 |
| G 15b17 15b17r15 13 15 13 13 15 |
| D 15 15 13 13 15 |
| A |
| E |
PH
| e 11 8 |
| B 11 9 8 |
| G 13 15 (17)r15 13 10 10 8 8 |
| D 15 10 8 8 10\8 6 |
| A 8 6 8 (8) |
| E 8 6 4 |