{"source":"Free Chord Book","source_url":"https://www.free-chords.com","license_note":"Free for personal use. Lyrics and compositions © their respective songwriters and publishers.","tab_id":62764,"song":"Jamaica Mistaka","artist":"Jimmy Buffett","content_type":"chord","tab_type":"Chords","url":"https://www.free-chords.com/song/62764-jamaica-mistaka-chords-by-jimmy-buffett/","api_url":"https://www.free-chords.com/api/v1/songs/62764?type=chord","rating":4.2575,"votes":7,"content":"Check this out - apologies if any bits are wrong (but I\\'ve been told it was spot on!)\r\n\r\n\r\nJIMMY BUFFETT: JAMAICA MISTACA\r\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\r\n\r\n\r\nIntro:- Bm, A, Bm X2\r\n~~~~~\r\n        Bm, G, A  X2\r\n\r\n        Bm, A, G, A X2\r\n\r\nVerse:-\r\n~~~~~\r\n\r\n        [ch]Bm[/ch]          [ch]A[/ch]              [ch]G[/ch]                [ch]A[/ch]\r\n\r\n        Some folks say that I\\'ve got the perfect life\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]        [ch]Bm[/ch]           [ch]A[/ch]                  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]A[/ch]\r\n        Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\n        (Basically thats it for the verses, just listen to\r\n        the rhythm for when to change chords)\r\n\r\nInterlude1 - the steel drum bit (do a \\\"Misirlou\\\" type picking here for the 1st time round)\r\n~~~~~~~~~~   (the Pulp Fiction theme for those who don\\'t know the song!)\r\n\r\n        This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:\r\n\r\n[tab]        e |-------------------------------|\r\n        b |---3/7/3---3/5/2---2--0--2--3--| (the / means slide)\r\n        g |-------------------------------|   3 slide to 7 etc[/tab]\r\n\r\n\r\nVerse 2 follows - which is basically the same then....\r\n\r\n\r\n[tab]              [ch]G[/ch]     [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]      [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n        Come back, Come back,  Back to Jamaica[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]     [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]       [ch]D[/ch]      [ch]A[/ch]    [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n        Don\\'t you know we made a big mistaka[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]      [ch]G[/ch]             [ch]A[/ch]           [ch]D[/ch]    [ch]A[/ch]     [ch]Bm[/ch]\r\n        We\\'d be so sad, if you told us goodbye[/tab]\r\n\r\n[tab]                  [ch]G[/ch]                 [ch]F#[/ch]         [ch]F#7[/ch]\r\n        And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky[/tab]\r\n\r\nThe interludey bit here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2 which then goes back to the\r\nverse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus....\r\n\r\nThe fasty bit is next which is:-\r\n\r\nBm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the basic rhythm of it:-\r\n\r\n[tab]e |--------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nb |--------------------------------------------------------------|\r\ng |--------------------------------------------------------------|\r\nd |--------------------------------------------------------------|\r\na |--------------------10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--5--8--9--|\r\ne |--7--7--7--5--5--5--------------------------------------------|[/tab]\r\n\r\nFor the above bit - play the chords higher up on the fretboard.\r\nLike the Bm on the 8th fret, the A on the 5th then the G on the 10th and F#m on the 9th etc etc..\r\n\r\nI think the solos in B but I\\'ll let ya know bout this later.\r\n\r\nThe end bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes:\r\n\r\nG, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm - again, play this bit further down the fretboard.\r\n\r\nAND THAT\\'S IT - I think.\r\n\r\n\r\nJimi_Hendrix","plain_text":"Check this out - apologies if any bits are wrong (but I\\'ve been told it was spot on!)\n\n\nJIMMY BUFFETT: JAMAICA MISTACA\n~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~\n\n\nIntro:- Bm, A, Bm X2\n~~~~~\n        Bm, G, A  X2\n\n        Bm, A, G, A X2\n\nVerse:-\n~~~~~\n\n        Bm          A              G                A\n\n        Some folks say that I\\'ve got the perfect life\n\n\n\n\n\n        (Basically thats it for the verses, just listen to\n        the rhythm for when to change chords)\n\nInterlude1 - the steel drum bit (do a \\\"Misirlou\\\" type picking here for the 1st time round)\n~~~~~~~~~~   (the Pulp Fiction theme for those who don\\'t know the song!)\n\n        This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:\n\n\n\n\nVerse 2 follows - which is basically the same then....\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\n\nThe interludey bit here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2 which then goes back to the\nverse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus....\n\nThe fasty bit is next which is:-\n\nBm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the basic rhythm of it:-\n\n\n\nFor the above bit - play the chords higher up on the fretboard.\nLike the Bm on the 8th fret, the A on the 5th then the G on the 10th and F#m on the 9th etc etc..\n\nI think the solos in B but I\\'ll let ya know bout this later.\n\nThe end bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes:\n\nG, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm - again, play this bit further down the fretboard.\n\nAND THAT\\'S IT - I think.\n\n\nJimi_Hendrix","chords":["Bm","A","G","D","F#","F#7","F#m","F","B"],"chord_diagrams":{"A":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,1,2,3,0],"frets":[-1,0,2,2,2,0]},"Bm":{"barres":[2],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,1,3,4,2,1],"frets":[-1,2,4,4,3,2]},"D":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[0,0,0,1,3,2],"frets":[-1,-1,0,2,3,2]},"G":{"barres":[],"baseFret":1,"fingers":[2,1,0,0,0,3],"frets":[3,2,0,0,0,3]}}}