I WANT TO TAKE YOU HIGHE
As recorded by Sly & The Family Stone
(From the 1969 Album STAND!)
Words and Music by Sylvester "Sly Stone" Stewart
Transcribed by Slowhand
Tempo 108
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Freddie Stone - Electric Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Freddie Stone - Electric Guitar'
[Intro & Interlude]
4/4 3/4
Gtr I (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E Q E +H E Q E +H E Q E +Q
e|------------------|-----------------|-------------||
B|-8b10-8--5-(5)----|-----------------|-------------||
G|------------------|-7b9-7--5-(5)----|-5-----------||
D|------------------|-----------------|---5--7-(7)--||
A|------------------|-----------------|-------------||
E|------------------|-----------------|-------------||
[1st - 3rd Verses]
4/4
Q E S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S
e||--5----------------------|-----------------------------|
B||o-5------------5---------|-------------7-5-------------|
G||--5------------5---------|-------------7-5-------------|
D||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
A||o----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E||-------------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S S S S S a E E S S S S
e|-----------------------------|
B|-7-------------------x-5-----|
G|-7-----------------5-x-5-----|
D|-------------------5-----7---|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5s7-------0-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
S S S S S S E E E S S S S E S S E S S S S E S S S S
e|---------------------------|-5-------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-----------|-5---------------5---------|
G|-------------7-5-----------|-5---------------5---------|
D|---------------------------|-----------------------5---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
E|---------------------------|---------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S
e|-------------7-----------------|
B|-------------7-5---------------|
G|-------------7-5---------------|
D|-------------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0---------0-0-0-0---|
E|-------------------------------|
E S S S S S S a S S E E S S
e|----------------------8-------|
B|----------------------8-------|
G|--------------------0-7-------|
D|------------------------7-----|
A|-/7-0-0-0-0-0-0-5s7-----0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------|
[Chorus]
S S S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S Q E
e|---------------------------||-------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-----------||-------------------------|
G|-------------7-5-----------||-5---------------------5-|
D|-------------7---------5---||-5---------------------5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-||---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|
E|---------------------------||-------------------------|
S S S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S Q E
e|---------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-----------|-------------------------|
G|-------------7-5-----------|-5---------------------5-|
D|---------------------------|-5---------------------5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|
E|---------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S E E E S S S S
e|----------------------------|
B|-------------7-5------------|
G|-------------7-5------------|
D|----------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--|
E|----------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S S S
e|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-----------------8s13---------|-------------7-5-------------|
G|-5---------------7s12---------|-------------7-5-------------|
D|-5---------------7s12---------|-----------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------|-----------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|---------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|
G|-5-----------------5---5---5-----|
D|-5-----------------5---5---5-----|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0---|
E|---------------------------------|
[Interlude]
To Coda
~~~~~~
S S S S S S E E S S S S E W E Q E +H
e|---------------------------|----------||------------------|
B|-------------7-5-----------|----------||-8b10-8--5-(5)----|
G|-5-----------7-5-----------|----------||------------------|
D|-5-------------------------|----------||------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|----------||------------------|
E|---------------------------|----------||------------------|
[Harmonica Solo]
1. 2.
3/4 3/4 4/4
~~~~~~ ~~~~~~ ~~~~~~
E Q E +H E Q E +Q E Q E +Q Q E S S S S E S S S S
e|-----------------|--------------||-------------||--5----------------------|
B|-----------------|-------------o||-------------||o-5------------5---------|
G|-7b9-7--5-(5)----|-5------------||-5-----------||--5------------5---------|
D|-----------------|---5--7-(7)---||---5--7-(7)--||-------------------------|
A|-----------------|-------------o||-------------||o----0-0-0-0-0---0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------|--------------||-------------||-------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S a E E S S S S
e|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-------------|-7-------------------x-5-----|
G|-------------7-5-------------|-7-----------------5-x-5-----|
D|-----------------------------|-------------------5-----7---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-5s7-------0-0-|
E|-----------------------------|-----------------------------|
1.
S S S S S S E E E S S S S
e|-----------------------------||
B|-------------7-5------------o||
G|-------------7-5-------------||
D|-----------------------------||
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0--o||
E|-----------------------------||
[Chorus]
2.
S S S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S Q E
e|---------------------------||-------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-----------||-------------------------|
G|-------------7-5-----------||-5---------------------5-|
D|-------------7---------5---||-5---------------------5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-||---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|
E|---------------------------||-------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S
e|-----------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-------------|
G|-------------7-5-------------|
D|-----------------------------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-----------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S E E E S S S S
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------7-5-----------|
G|-5---------------------5-|-------------7-5-----------|
D|-5---------------------5-|---------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S E S S S S
e|------------------------------|
B|-----------------8s13---------|
G|-5---------------7s12---------|
D|-5---------------7s12---------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-------------|-------------------------------|
G|-------------7-5-------------|-5-----------------5---5---5---|
D|-----------------------------|-5-----------------5---5---5---|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0-|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------------|
D.C. al Coda
S S S S S S E E S S S S E
e|------------------------------||
B|-------------7-5--------------||
G|-5-----------7-5--------------||
D|-5----------------------------||
A|---0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0----||
E|------------------------------||
[Outro]
E S S S S S S S S Q E
e||--------------------------|
B||o-------------------------|
G||--5---------------------5-|
D||--5---------------------5-|
A||o---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|
E||--------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S Q E
e|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
B|-------------7-5-------------|-------------------------|
G|-------------7-5-------------|-5---------------------5-|
D|-----------------------------|-5---------------------5-|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|
E|-----------------------------|-------------------------|
S S S S S S E E E S S S S E S S S S S S S S E S S S S
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------7-5---------------|--------------------------------------8s13---------|
G|-------------7-5---------------|--5-----------------------------------7s12---------|
D|-------------------------------|--5-----------------------------------7s12---------|
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0--0----0-0-|-------0--0-------0---0--0-----0---0-------0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
|
| Gtr II (El. Gtr. w/ light dist.)
| ~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
| H Q S E. E. S +E E +H
e|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------x-15b17-----|-15b17---15b17==(15)r---15b17====(15)--------------|
G|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------|---------------------------------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-----------------7-5--------------------|
G|-----------------7-5--------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|---0---0-0-0-0-0------0----0-0--0--0-0--|
E|----------------------------------------|
|
|~~~~~~~
| +H E E S e.
e|----------------------------------------|
B|-(15)r---------------17b20-----17-------|
G|----------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S S E E S S S S E
e|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|--------------7-5-----------|
G|--5--------------------------------5-----5----5---|--5-----------7-5-----------|
D|--5--------------------------------5-----5----5---|--5-------------------------|
A|-------------0--0--0--0-0--0--0--0----0----0----0-|----0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-|
E|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
|
| ~~
| S +S S S E. S E. S E E W
e|--------------------------15----------------------|----------------------------|
B|-15b17r(15)-13------------------------------------|----------------------------|
G|---------------14-14---------14------14-14s==12---|-12-------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|----------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S E E S S S S S S
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------7-5--------------|
G|-5---------------------5-|-------------7-5--------------|
D|-5---------------------5-|------------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0--|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
|
| W W
e|-------------------------|------------------------------|
B|-------------------------|------------------------------|
G|-------------------------|------------------------------|
D|-------------------------|------------------------------|
A|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E|-------------------------|------------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S Q E S S S S S S E E E S S S S
e|-------------------------|---------------------------|
B|-------------------------|-------------7-5-----------|
G|-5---------------------5-|-------------7-5-----------|
D|-5---------------------5-|---------------------------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-7s10----|-0-0-0-0-0-0-------0-0-0-0-|
E|-------------------------|---------------------------|
E S S S S S S S S E S S S S
e|------------------------------|
B|-----------------8s13---------|
G|-5---------------7s12---------|
D|-5---------------7s12---------|
A|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0------0-0-0-0-|
E|------------------------------|
S S S S S S E E S S S S S S E S S S S S S S S S S S S S S 4x
e|-----------------------------|--------------------------------||
B|-------------7-5-------------|-------------------------------o||
G|-------------7-5-------------|-5-----------------5---5---5----||
D|-----------------------------|-5-----------------5---5---5----||
A|-0-0-0-0-0-0-----0-0-0-0-0-0-|---0-0-0-0-0-0-0-0---0---0---0-o||
E|-----------------------------|--------------------------------||
Duration Legend
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W - whole; H - half; Q - quarter; E - 8th; S - 16th; T - 32nd; X - 64th; a - acciaccatura
+ - note tied to previous; . - note dotted; .. - note double dotted
Uncapitalized letters represent notes that are staccato (1/2 duration)
Irregular groupings are notated above the duration line
Duration letters will always appear directly above the note/fret number it represents the
duration for. Duration letters with no fret number below them represent rests. Multi-
bar rests are notated in the form Wxn, where n is the number of bars to rest for. Low
melody durations appear below the staff
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| (n) Ghost note
| b Bend
| ~ Vibrato
| x Dead note
| / Slide up
| s Slide
| r Release
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