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Jamaica Mistaka

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Check this out - apologies if any bits are wrong (but I\'ve been told it was spot on!)
JIMMY BUFFETT: JAMAICA MISTACA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
Intro:- Bm, A, Bm X2
~~~~~
        Bm, G, A  X2
        Bm, A, G, A X2
Verse:-
~~~~~
        Bm          A              G                A
        Some folks say that I\'ve got the perfect life
        BmThree swell kAids, lots of toys aGnd a lovely wifeA  
        (Basically thats it for the verses, just listen to
        the rhythm for when to change chords)
Interlude1 - the steel drum bit (do a \"Misirlou\" type picking here for the 1st time round)
~~~~~~~~~~   (the Pulp Fiction theme for those who don\'t know the song!)
        This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:
        e |-------------------------------|
        b |---3/7/3---3/5/2---2--0--2--3--| (the / means slide)
        g |-------------------------------|   3 slide to 7 etc
Verse 2 follows - which is basically the same then....
        Come bGack, CAome back,  BDack to AJamaicaBm  
        GDon\'t you Aknow we Dmade a Abig mBmistaka
        GWe\'d be so Asad, if you Dtold Aus gooBmdbye
        And we proGmise not to shoot F#you out of F#7the sky
The interludey bit here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2 which then goes back to the
verse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus....
The fasty bit is next which is:-
Bm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the basic rhythm of it:-
e |--------------------------------------------------------------|
b |--------------------------------------------------------------|
g |--------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--------------------------------------------------------------|
a |--------------------10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--5--8--9--|
e |--7--7--7--5--5--5--------------------------------------------|
For the above bit - play the chords higher up on the fretboard.
Like 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..
I think the solos in B but I\'ll let ya know bout this later.
The end bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes:
G, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm - again, play this bit further down the fretboard.
AND THAT\'S IT - I think.
Jimi_Hendrix

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Jamaica Mistaka

by Jimmy Buffett

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F#7

Check this out - apologies if any bits are wrong (but I\'ve been told it was spot on!)

JIMMY BUFFETT: JAMAICA MISTACA

~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~

Intro:- Bm, A, Bm X2

~~~~~

Bm, G, A X2

Bm, A, G, A X2

Verse:-

~~~~~

Bm A G A

Some folks say that I\'ve got the perfect life

Bm A G A

Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife

(Basically thats it for the verses, just listen to

the rhythm for when to change chords)

Interlude1 - the steel drum bit (do a \"Misirlou\" type picking here for the 1st time round)

~~~~~~~~~~ (the Pulp Fiction theme for those who don\'t know the song!)

This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:

e |-------------------------------|

b |---3/7/3---3/5/2---2--0--2--3--| (the / means slide)

g |-------------------------------| 3 slide to 7 etc

Verse 2 follows - which is basically the same then....

G A D A Bm

Come back, Come back, Back to Jamaica

G A D A Bm

Don\'t you know we made a big mistaka

G A D A Bm

We\'d be so sad, if you told us goodbye

G F# F#7

And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky

The interludey bit here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2 which then goes back to the

verse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus....

The fasty bit is next which is:-

Bm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the basic rhythm of it:-

e |--------------------------------------------------------------|

b |--------------------------------------------------------------|

g |--------------------------------------------------------------|

d |--------------------------------------------------------------|

a |--------------------10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--5--8--9--|

e |--7--7--7--5--5--5--------------------------------------------|

For the above bit - play the chords higher up on the fretboard.

Like 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..

I think the solos in B but I\'ll let ya know bout this later.

The end bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes:

G, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm - again, play this bit further down the fretboard.

AND THAT\'S IT - I think.

Jimi_Hendrix

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