All Along the Watchtower Chords by The Jimi Hendrix Experience

Tempo:
114.4 bpm
Chords used:

Bb

Ab

Cm

Eb

Fm

Tuning:Standard Tuning (EADGBE)Capo:+0fret
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All Along the Watchtower chords
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[Cm] [Bb] [Ab]
[Cm]
[Bb] [Ab]
[Bb] [Cm]
[Bb] There must be some kind [Ab] of way out of [Bb] here.
thief.
[Bb] [Cm] I [Bb] can't get [Ab] no relief.
drink my [Eb] wine.
100%  ➙  114BPM
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
Eb
12341116
Fm
123111111
Bb
12341111
Ab
134211114
Cm
13421113
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To learn The Jimi Hendrix Experience - All Along The Watchtower chords, anchor your practice on these foundational sequence of chords - Ab, Cm, Bb, Cm, Bb, Ab, Eb and Bb. I suggest starting at a calm pace of 57 BPM, and as you gain confidence, approach the song's BPM of 114. Tune your capo to accommodate your vocal range, referencing the song's key: E Major.

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[Cm] _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _ _ _
[Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _ _
[Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ There must be some kind [Ab] of way out of [Bb] here.
_ [Cm] Said [Bb] the joker to [Ab] the thief.
_ [Eb] _ [Cm] There's [Bb] too much [Ab] confusion.
_ [Bb] _ _ _ [Cm] I [Bb] can't get [Ab] no relief.
[Eb] _ _ _ [Bb] Businessmen [Ab] there drink my [Eb] wine.
Come [Bb] and dig [Ab] my earth.
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] None [Bb] will [Ab] level on the [Bb] mind.
[Cm] _ [Bb] Nobody [Ab] offers his word.
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _
No _ _ _ [Bb] reason to [Ab] get excited.
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ But be [Bb] kind [Ab] and close.
_ [Eb] _ There are [Bb] many [Ab] here among us.
[Cm] _ _ Who feel [Bb] that life [Fm] is but a joke.
[Eb] _ _ [Cm] But you [Bb] and I [Ab] we've been through [Cm] that.
_ And this [Bb] is not [Ab] our [Eb] fate.
_ _ [Cm] So [Bb] let us not [Ab] talk falsely [Bb] now.
[Cm] _ But I [Bb] was kidding [Ab]
later.
_ [Gm] _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ _ _ _ [C] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Eb] _ How [Bb] did you _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] get me [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] to say this?
_ _ _ [Eb] _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ _ [Bb] _ [Eb] _ _ _ All _ _ _ _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Fm] _
_ [Eb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Ebm] _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] _ [Ab] _
_ [Bb] _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
[Eb] _ _ _ [Cm] _ _ [Bb] _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Gm] _ [Cm] _ _ _ [Bb] along the [Ab] white _ [Bb] _ [Cm] _ princess [Bb] kept a [Ab]
few.
[Eb] _ _ While [Bb] all the women [Ab]
came in [Eb] with _ [Bb] barefoot sons [Fm] and two
[Bb] _ _ [Cm] Outside [Bb] in the [Ab] cold distance, [Bb] _ [Cm] a [Bb] wildcat [Ab] did _ [Cm] growl
_ [Bb] Two valleys were [Ab] afloat, _ [Bb] and [Cm] the wind [Bb] began to howl
_ [Cm] Two valleys _ _ _
_ _ _ _ [Eb] _ _ _ [Ab] _
_ [Cm] _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ [Eb] [Ab] were _
[Cm] _ afloat, _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _
_ _ _ _ and _

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This song is part of Memorial Day Weekend album.

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