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Main Riff
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In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, honey.......
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[-------------6-7-6-7-8-7-6-----7-6----------[
[-5-7-8-7-8-------------------------8-7--45-[
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[--5-4-3-2---2-3-4-5---5-4-3-2----[-27--7-6-5-4---4-5-6-7---7-6-5-4-[
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Oh, won't you.......
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Please take my haaaaa-aaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaand!
For Carlos Fco. Tamayo Cuevas (xguitar)
Iron Butterfly — In-a-gadda-da-vida
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#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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From: holladay@engin.umich.edu (matthew m. holladay)
It just isn't the same without someone on a keyboard, but here
is how I play the guitar part for this song:
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida
There is the part everyone knows:
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------2--1--0---------|
D-|--0---0---3p2------0------------3------|
A-|---------------3-----------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|
This is repeated over.. and over.. and over.......
For a little variety, sometimes change the last note
to a C (3rd fret, A string). Doesn't add much, but
even a little helps.
The little ascending part:
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------1--2--1--2--3--2--1--2--1h2p1---------|
D-|--0--2--3--2--3--------------------------------3--2----|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--5--5--5-4-3-2--2--2-3-4-5--5--5-4-3-2--2-3-4-5----|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|--6--6--6-5-4-3--3-3-4-5-6--6--6-5-4-3-----|
D-|-------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|---------7--6h7p6---------------------|
B-|--7vvv-------------9--7---------------|
G-|--8vvv-------------------9b11vvvrb9---|
D-|--9vvv--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------|
And then just go back into the main part that repeats about
a trillion times. Pretty simple song. Two more notes:
For a solo, go heavy on the wah and stay in the D minor pentatonic
scale (hey, it's overused but in this case, you can't go wrong
playing this over that main riff).
And then, periodically freak out through the rest of the song--
see what kind of noises you can get your guitar to produce.
Have Fun
M Holladay
holladay@engin.umich.edu
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Iron Butterfly — In-a-gadda-da-vida
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Version) (Doug Ingle)
From the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Deluxe Reissue (Rhino/Atlantic)
Transcribed by Jorge Luis Castro Landa.
Doug Ingle - Organ, Vocals
Erik Brann - Guitar, Vocals
Lee Dorman - Bass, Vocals
Ron Bushy - Drums
Legend:
/ - slide up
- slide down
s - slide between notes
~ - vibrato
p - pull off
h - hammer on
b - bend note
r - release note
>- accent
Organ Intro arranged for guitar:
Dm
e:------------------------|-1--------1--5--------5-|-10------10-13-------13-|
B:-------------3--------3-|-------3-----------6----|------10----------15----|
G:-2--------2--------2----|----2-----------7-------|---10----------14-------|
D:----0-h3--------3-------|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e:-17-----15--h17--13--15-|------12---12-----------||
B:------------------------|----------------15---13-||
G:------------------------|------------------------||
D:------------------------|------------------------||
A:------------------------|------------------------||
E:------------------------|------------------------||
Main Guitar Riff:
Dm
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0-----3--2----0--|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A:-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|
A:------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
In - a -gadda - da - vida honey Don't cha' know that I
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A:-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
love you In - a - gadda - da - vida baby
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|---7-----6-----5-----s3-|
A:------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Don't cha'know that I'll always be true
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5-------|----------------6-h7--6-|
A:-------------------3----|------------------------|-5--7-s8--7--8----------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G7 E7
Oh, won't cha' come with me
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|----------1-------------|
D:-7-h8-7-6-h7--6h7p6-----|-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|
A:--------------------8-7-|-------5--5-------------|----2-------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G7 E7 A7
And 'a take my hand Oh, won't cha'
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|----------1-------------|------------------------|
D:-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|
A:-------5--5-------------|----2-------------------|-------7--7-------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
F#7 A7 F#7
come with me And 'a walk this land
~
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-4-----2--4-----4--5--6-|-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|-4-----2-----4----------|
A:----4-------------------|-------7--7-------------|----4-------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B Dm
Please take my hand
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|-12------11-10-10b(11)r-|------------------------|
G:-/8----------8s11-------|------------------------|-7-----------10---s9----|
D:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A Asus4 Dm
~ ~
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:-6---------6s7----------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:------------------------|-0-----0------3--2----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|
A:------------------------|--------------------3---|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
(Let me tell ya' about..) In - a -gadda - da -
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A:-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
- vida honey Don't cha' know that I love you
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|
A:------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
In - a - gadda - da - vida baby Don't cha'know that
I'll
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|---7-----6-----5-----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A:-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
always be true
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:----7-----6-----5-------|----------------6-h7--6-|-7-h8-7-6-h7--6h7p6-----|
A:------------------------|-5--7-s8--7--8----------|--------------------8-7-|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G7 E7 G7
Oh, won't cha' come with me And 'a take my
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|----------1-------------|------------------------|
D:-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|
A:-------5--5-------------|----2-------------------|-------5--5-------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E7 A7 F#7
hand Oh, won't cha' come with me
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:----------1-------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|-4-----2--4-----4--5--6-|
A:----2-------------------|-------7--7-------------|----4-------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A7 F#7 B
And 'a walk this land
~ ~ ~
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|-/8----------8s11-------|
D:-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|-4-----2-----4----------|------------------------|
A:-------7--7-------------|----4-------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Dm A Asus4
Please take my hand
~ ~ ~
e:------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
B:-12------11-10-10b(11)r-|---------------9----|----------------------------|
G:------------------------|-7---------10---9---|-----9h11p9s7h9p7-5h7-5h7p5-|
D:------------------------|--------------------|11h12-----------------------|
A:------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
E:------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
Dm
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0------3--2----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A:--------------------3---|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
~
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|--------------------5---|
D:----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-------5--s7-------|
A:------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
[N.C.]
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0------3--2----0-|----7-----6-----5------|----4-Bar-Drum-Fill-----|
A:--------------------3---|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
Dm
e:------------------------|-----------------1--h3--|------------------------|
B:------------------------|--------------3---------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D:-0-----0------3--2----0-|------------------------|-0-----0------3--2----0-|
A:--------------------3---|------------------------|--------------------3---|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
~ ~
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------12----|
B:------------------------|------------------------|-------10--12-h13-------|
G:----7-------------------|------------------------|----12------------------|
D:----7-----6--5-h6-s7----|-0-----0------3--2----0-|------------------------|
A:------------------------|--------------------3---|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
~
e:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G:------------------------|----5--h7--7--s9--------|----Keyboard
Intro------|
D:-0-----0------3--2----0-|------------------------|--------Reprise---------|
A:--------------------3---|------------------------|------------------------|
E:------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
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e:------------------------|
B:------------------------|
G:------------------------|
D:-0-----0------3--2----0-|
A:--------------------3---|
E:------------------------|
Iron Butterfly — In-a-gadda-da-vida
This is a correction of Justin Myers tab for In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida by Iron Butterfly In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida By Iron Butterfly Tabbed by Kurt Reichardt Correction of Jimmy Myers tab Verse: (Main Riff) G:------------------------| D:--0-0-3-2---0--7-6-5-3--| A:----------3-------------| E:------------------------| Pre-Chorus Riff: G:------------1-2-1-2-3-2-1-2-1h2p1----| D:--0-2-3-2-3-----------------------3--| A:-------------------------------------| E:-------------------------------------| Chorus: Part One G:----------------------------------| D:--5---3-5--5-4-3--2-----2--2-3-4--| A:----5---------------2-5-----------| E:----------------------------------| Chorus: Part Two G:----------------------------------| D:--7---5-7--7-6-5--4-----4--4-5-6--| A:----7---------------4-7-----------| E:----------------------------------| Post-Chorus Riff: G:---------------------------------| D:--9-----9-8h9p8------------------| A:----------------9--11--13--7--9--| E:-----7---------------------------| Bass Fill into Drum Solo: G:--6h7p6h7-----------------| D:----------6h7p6h7-0-------| A:--------------------------| E:--------------------------| Variation of Verse Riff: G:--------------------------| D:--0-0-3-2---0--0-0-3-2----| A:----------3------------3--| E:--------------------------| Order: Organ Intro Verse (x8) Pre-Chorus Chorus: Part 1 (x2) Chorus: Part 2 (x2) Post-Chorus Verse (x8) Pre-Chorus Chorus: Part 1 (x2) Chorus: Part 2 (x2) Post-Chorus Verse (x about 40)* Bass Fill into Drum Solo 6+ minute drum solo, so you can take a little break here Bass Fill variation under guitar and keyboard effects Short drum solo Verse variation (x4) bass & drums only Verse (x8 or 10) Pre-Chorus Chorus: Part 1 (x2) Chorus: Part 2 (x2) Post-Chorus Verse (x4) Drum fill Verse Variation (x4) Organ fill (intro) Verse (First Half) *The organ and guitar solos are over this, and the bassist on the album does different variations of this riff throughout both. Some of the number of times listed may be off; I am doing this primarily from memory, but you can figure it out for yourself, just listen to it a couple of times and you'll get it. This is a very easy song to play. The order of the song is a bitch to get down, but once you figure it out you can have a lot of fun with this 17-minute long classic. If you have any problems you can e-mail me at KR4499@netscape.net
