Amboy Dukes - Journey To The Center Of The Mind Tab

Standard guitar tuning: 
E
A
D
G
B
E
No capo


                    "Journey To The Center Of The Mind"
                        (Ted Nugent - Steve Farmer)

Intro:
        Rhythm guitar, bass, and drums [2X]:

        A                 C
        / / / /  / / / /  / / / /  / / / /

        Lead guitar enters, playing variations on A and C barre chords
        at 5th and 8th frets [2X]

        Solo:
         A
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                                 
                          
  
         8b9                     
                   10 8   
  
                                 
                9         
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
         (slow bend)

         C
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                   8b10   
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
                                                   (slow bend)
         A
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                                 
                          
  
                     5     5  7  
 b9 r7             8  10  
  
                        6        
       6        9         
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          

         C
         v     v      v     v         v     v       v     v

  
                            10b12   
 r10 8                      
  
        b12b12 10 8h10p8            
      10b12r10 8     10     
  
                                    
                            
  
                                    
                            
  
                                    
                            
  
                                    
                            

         A
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                                 
                          
  
        8b9   7p5    5  7  5     
    5              8      
  
                  6           6  
       6  4  2s9      9   
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          

         C
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                  8              
                          
  
         8  10 8     8           
                   10b12  
  
                                 
                9         
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          

         A                         E
         v     v     v     v       v     v     v     v

  
                                 
                          
  
         10    10      b12r10 8  
                          
  
                                 
 9     9                  
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          
  
                                 
                          

Verse 1:
         E  [piano in left channel plays E6]
        Leave your cares behind
        Come with us and find
             D                             E
        The pleasures of a journey to the center of the mind

Chorus:
         A                 C    C C B Bb A
        Come along if you care
        (A)                C    C C B Bb A
        Come along if you dare
        (A)                 C    C C         B   Bb   B
        Take a ride to the land inside [1,2: of your mind]
                                       [3:   and you'll see]

Verse 2:
        Beyond the seas of thought
        Beyone the realm of what
        Across the streams of hopes and dreams where things are really not

[repeat chorus]
Bridge:
         E
        But please realise

  
    You'll probably be surprised   [fill
            15b17 b17  
  
                                            12 15 12            
  
                                                                
  
                                                                
  
                                                                
  
                                                                

            C#m               A
        For it's the land unknown to man

               F#         E
        Where fantasy is fact
           C#m                 A
        So if you can, please understand
        F#                  B          [N.C.]

  
    You might not come back        [fill
                            
  
                                              9    (w/heavy vibrato  
  
                                                                     
  
                                                                     
  
                                                                     
  
                                                                     

[guitar solo - slight variation on solo from intro]
Break:
        (distorted power chords panned between channels - aaaaahh, 1968!)

        A5         D5 D#5  E5        B5 Bb5
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

  
                         
                  
  
                         
                  
  
                         
                  
   [3X]
  
         7   7   7 12  13
14  14  14 9   8  
  
         7   7   7 12  13
14  14  14 9   8  
  
         5   5   5 10  11
12  12  12 7   6  

        A5         D5 D#5  E5
         v   v   v   v     v   v   v   v

  
                         
                  
  
                         
                  
  
                         
                  
  
         7   7   7 12  13
14           14\  
  
         7   7   7 12  13
14           14\  
  
         5   5   5 10  11
12           12\  

[repeat chorus]
Verse 3 [note extra line]:
        How happy life could be
        If all of mankind
        Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
               D                               E
        Would take the time to journey to the center of the mind
        Center of the mind [echo: the mind, the mind...]

[guitar solo - another variation on intro solo for 10 bars]
Coda:
        (A)      B [fade]
         v       v     v     v     v

  
               
                         
  
            8  
 7                       
  
        s9     
                         
  
               
                         
  
               
                         
  
               
                         

-- another ace 60's tab from Andrew Rogers