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GOD OF OUR SALVATION - Phil Wickham
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Tabbed by: Tyler Burch
E-mail: [email protected]
Tuning:Standard
Key: Ab (Chances are, most churches will play it in G, transpose down 1 half step)
Intro (pitches played in 16th notes):
Ab Db
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D|-------------------------------44444444444....-----------------------------|
A|---44444444.....-----------------------------------------------------------|
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Verse 1:
*A second guitar and/or the bass should be continuing playing the roots of the chords at 16th notes through
the entirety of verse 1
Ab Db Fmin Eb
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G|------------------------TACET FIRST TIME-----------------------------------|
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(trill) Ab Db Fmin Eb
e|8p6h8p6--8----------11--4-------------------8---------------=11--6---------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Chorus:
Ab Db Fmin Eb Db
e|-----------------------------11------13---------11-------------------------|
B|-----------------------11-13------------------------11----9----------------|
G|-13-12-13-12-13-----13-----------------------------------------------------|
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Lead over instrumental following first chorus:
*The first Db in this portion is really like the last chord in the chorus. Left in
to indicate that the first few beats were pick up notes
Db Ab Db Eb Db
e|------11---8---------11---9--8-----11---6---8-9----------------------------|
B|---------9--------------9------6-----9------------6---8-9------------------|
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Verse 2:
(he plays just arpeggios of the chord, I'll write voicings that are close)
Ab Db Fmin Eb
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G|------------------------TACET FIRST TIME-----------------------------------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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Ab Db Fmin Eb
e|-8-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-9-------------6--------------------9------------------8-------------------|
G|-8-------------6--------------------10-----------------8-------------------|
D|-6-------------6--------------------10-----------------8-------------------|
A|--------------(8)-------------------8-----------------(10)-----------------|
E|--------------(9)-------------------------------------(11)-----------------|
That's really the core of the song, there's a few extra lead parts though
Transition from Chorus 2 to bridge
Ab
e|-----------------------------15-15-16-16-16-16-----------------------------|
B|-------------------11-11-13------------------------------------------------|
G|-13-13-13-13-13-13---------------------------------------------------------|
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Bridge- first time, just play the chords, it's really all about the bass here
Db Eb Fmin Ab Db
Holy Holy Holy is the Lord our God
Db Eb Fmin Ab Eb
Mighty King of Glory You have rescued us
Second time- follows the chord structure somewhat
Db Eb Fmin Ab Db
e|-------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-8-8-8-8---------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6------------------------------9-9-9-9-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Db Eb Fmin Ab Db
e|-------------------------------4-4-4-4-4-4-6-6-8-8-8-8---------------------|
B|-2-2-2-2-4-4-4-4--6-6-6-6------------------------------11-11-11-11---------|
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A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
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The outro is the same as the instrumental following the first chorus
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| / slide up
| \ slide down
| h hammer-on
| p pull-off
| ~ vibrato
| + harmonic
| x Mute note
| b Bend
| pb Pre-bend
| br Bend release
| pbr Pre-bend release
| brb Bend release bend
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