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From: BROCKMAN@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu

MY GOD
Jethro Tull
from: Aqualung, 1971

        Transcribed by:
          brockman@udavxb.oca.udayton.edu (Bob Brockman)
          Corrections welcome (please email) - Thanks.

Notes:
        1. On the Aqualung album, a lot of the guitar is covered over
           by the strong piano parts.  I gleaned most of the guitar
           background from a bootleg recording on which this cut
           consists pretty much of Ian Anderson and acoustic guitar.
           Might be a little different from what's played on the
           album.

        2. My naming of a couple of the more bizarre chords might be
           off; if my ignorance is showing, someone let me know
           (gently) where I'm all wet.

        3. The lyrics below are different in 2-3 places from the ones
           printed in the album liner notes; this happens in spots
           where I'm pretty sure the liner notes are off.


Intro:

e|----------------|--------------------||
B|----------------|--------------------||
G|----------------|--------------------||
D|---7-----------7|----7---7---7--5-h7-||
A|-0--------------|--0---0---0---------||
E|----------------|--------------------||
      let ring    | repeat several times,
                    at increasing tempo

  Am                B7/A
e|----------------|----------------|
B|-5--------------|-4--------------|
G|-5--------------|-4--------------|
D|-7--------------|-7--------------|
A|-0--------------|-0--------------|
E|----------------|----------------|       Repeat to this point 2x
  finger pick in      let ring
  this position
  for a while...


e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------2--------2-s4--------|
D|------------------------0-2-3--------3---s5----5---|
A|-0---0------------0-2-3----------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------|
  let ring


Verse 1:

Part 1: This part can either be strummed (muting both E and e)
        or finger-picked.  The Aqualung album version seems to
        be mostly strumming, but it's almost overpowered by the
        piano part once that starts.  On the bootleg, Anderson
        finger-picks it, and it sounds really nice.  If you do
        finger-pick it, throwing in a little of the high 'e'
        string sounds good -- play with it and see.



   Am  B7addE/A     DmaddE/A  E7/A  Am
e|--0-------------------------4-----0-----|   Repeated twice as intro,
B|-10--0------------6---------5----10-----|   before piano line begins.
G|--9--8------------7---------4-----9-----|   Then repeated throughout
D|-10--7------------7---------0----10-----|   first part of each verse.
A|--0--0--------0---0---------0-----0-----|   See below for timing.
E|----------------------------------------|


        Here's how it lines up with the lyrics:


        Am  B7                Dm E7 Am    Am B7
        People, what ...
                   Dm     E7     Am       Am B7 Dm E7 Am
        Locked Him in His ....
                 Am      B7     Dm E7 Am  Am B7
        Made Him bend to ...
                 Dm      E7      Am       Am B7 Dm E7 Am B7 Dm E7
        Him resurrected ...


Part 2: Chords, all strummed:

             D           G
        He is the God of ...
                  C        G       Am B7 Dm E7 Am    Am B7 Dm E7
        If that's all ...
               D           G
        You are the God ....
             C      G       D  CaddD  D         ( CaddD = XX0030 )
        He's inside ...


Verse 2:

           Am     B7         Dm E7 Am    Am B7
        So lean upon ....
                   Dm     E7     Am
        And don't call on ....


        Riff #1
e|--------------------------|      This riff replaces the Am - B7addE/A etc.
B|--------------------------|      chord progression for the remainder of
G|--------------------------|      the verse.  There are a couple of minor
D|--------------------------|      variations here and there, very simple.
A|--7--6------5-3-----------|
E|---------------5-0-3-5----|
    ^  ^  ^  ^  ^  ^           <-- rough idea of timing: 6/8, ^ = 1/8


        (keep playing Riff #1 here ...)                              D C
        you from your social graces...

            D                G
        The bloody ...
           C         G                (Riff #1 again)
        in chains of ....
                D             G
        requests your ...
               C    G       D C D
        at the ...


Solo section: (sorry for the lack of detail here, but I'm pretty lame at
        picking out solos note for note)


Lead-in to flute solo:

        Chord progression is:   Am  E  D  C  G  (2x)

        Solo riff here is blues scale rooted at fret 5 through Am-E-D,
        then up to fret 8 at the change to C, etc.

Flute solo:

        Background chord progression is:   A  E  D/F#  G

Gregorian chant section:

        (No instrumental part here.)

Next, repeat same chord pattern used during flute solo:  A  E  D/F#  G
Then return to:  Am B7 Dm E  to lead in to verse 3


Verse 3

(Same as Verse 2; start quietly, then switch to Riff #1 on "crucifix"):

    
Repeat lead-in section to flute solo (same chord pattern, different solo)

End with:
            Am B7 Dm E7     Am B7 Dm E7     Am B7 Dm E7     Am B7

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