TWENTIETH CENTURY FOX
As recorded by The Doors
(From the 1967 Album THE DOORS)
Words and Music by The Doors
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Robby Krieger - Electric Guitar'
Intro
Moderate Rock Q=116
N.C.
4/4
Gtr I
H E E a E E E E E S S E E E E E E E E +E E a E E E E E S S E E E E
|----------------|-5-----------------|-5-------------------|-5-----------------|
|--------------5-|---5-8-----------5-|---5-8-------------5-|---5-8-----------5-|
|----------5h6---|-------6p5h6---6---|---------------5h6---|-------6p5h6---6---|
|--------7-------|-------------7-----|-------5-(5)-7-------|-------------7-----|
|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
|----------------|-------------------|---------------------|-------------------|
1st & 2nd Verses
$
N.C.
E E E E +E E a E E E E E S S E E E E
|-5-------------------||-5-----------------|
|---5-8-------------5-||---5-8-----------5-|
|---------------5h6---||-------6p5h6---6---|
|-------5-(5)-7-------||-------------7-----|
|---------------------||-------------------|
|---------------------||-------------------|
E E E E +E E a E E E E E S S E E E E
|-5-------------------|-5------------------|
|---5-8-------------5-|---5-8-----------5--|
|---------------5h6---|-------6p5h6---6----|
|-------5-(5)-7-------|-------------7------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
E E E E +E E a E E E E E S S E E E E
|-5-------------------|-5-----------------|
|---5-8-------------5-|---5-8-----------5-|
|---------------5h6---|-------6p5h6---6---|
|-------5-(5)-7-------|-------------7-----|
|---------------------|-------------------|
|---------------------|-------------------|
E E E E +E E a E E E E E S S E E E E
|-5-------------------|-5------------------|
|---5-8-------------5-|---5-8-----------5--|
|---------------5h6---|-------6p5h6---6----|
|-------5-(5)-7-------|-------------7------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|--------------------|
A G D F E
E E E E +E E a E E e E e E e E e E e e e e e e e e E E E E E E E E
|-5-------------------|-----------------|-2---2-----------|-----------------|
|---5-8-------------5-|-----------------|-3---3-----------|---0-0---0-0---0-|
|---------------5h6---|-6---6---4---4---|-2---2---2---2---|---1-1---1-1---1-|
|-------5-(5)-7-------|-7---7---5---5---|-0---0---3---3---|---2-2---2-2---2-|
|---------------------|-7---7---5---5---|---------3---3---|-----------------|
|---------------------|-5---5---3---3---|---------1---1---|-0-----0-----0---|
Chorus
E7 A G A
E E E E +E Q. Q Q H Q. E +H Q Q H
|-------------0----||------------|---------------|------------|
|-0-----3-(3)------||------------|---------------|------------|
|-1---1------------||-6--6-------|-4----6-(6)----|-6--6-------|
|-2---2------------||-7--7-------|-5----7-(7)----|-7--7-------|
|------------------||-7--7-------|-5----7-(7)----|-7--7-------|
|---0--------------||-5--5-------|-3----5-(5)----|-5--5-------|
G A Am G F
Q. E +Q. E Q H. E E E E +E E Q E E E E +Q E E
|----------------||------------|-3-----------3----|-1----------------|
|----------------||----5-------|---3---3-(3)---3--|---1------------1-|
|-4----6-(6)-----||----5-------|-----4------------|-----2--------2---|
|-5----7-(7)---6-||-7----------|------------------|-------3-(3)------|
|-5----7-(7)-----||------------|------------------|------------------|
|-3----5-(5)-----||------------|------------------|------------------|
To Coda
C E E7 A D
E E E E +E E E E E E E E E E E E E Q E +E E Q Q Q E E E E
|-0-----0-(0)-----0-|---0-----0-------|------0-(0)---0--||-5--5------5-5--|
|---1-----------1---|-----0-----0-----|---3--------1----||-5--5----7---5--|
|-----0-------0-----|-1-----1-----1---|-1---------------||-6--6--7--------|
|-------------------|---------------2-|-----------------||-7--7-----------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
|-------------------|-----------------|-----------------||----------------|
Guitar Solo
(E7) A7
+E E Q H Q Q Q Q
|-(5)-----------||-8b9--5----------|
|-(5)-----------||---------8b9--8--|
|-----6---------||-----------------|
|-----7---------||-----------------|
|---------------||-----------------|
|---------------||-----------------|
E E +S S E Q Q +E E E E +E E E E
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
|-0-7b9r(7)-5---5--7b9r=|=(7)-5---------------|
|-------------7---------|-------7-5-(5)-7-5---|
|-----------------------|-------------------7-|
|-----------------------|---------------------|
A G
+E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E E
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|-----------5-6-7-|
|-(7)-5-7-5--------|-----5-6-7-------|
|-----------8-7-5--|-5-8-------------|
F D E
E E E E E E E E +E E E E E E E +E
|-------------5-8-|-(8)-5-5s8-8h10-10b12r(10)--|
|-------5-7-8-----|----------------------------|
|-5-7-8-----------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
|-----------------|----------------------------|
A D
E Q E +E Q E +Q Q E Q E
|-8-10b12--10b12r(10)-8--/12-|-(12)---------12--------12-|
|----------------------------|-------13b14-----13b14-----|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
|----------------------------|---------------------------|
A D
Q E E +E E E E
|--------12--------------12-16s17-|
|-13b14-----13b14==(13)r----------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
|---------------------------------|
+E s +S E E E E +S S E
|-(17)-17b19==(17)r-17------------------------|
|----------------------19-17------------------|
|----------------------------19b21r(19)-17----|
|------------------------------------------19-|
|---------------------------------------------|
|---------------------------------------------|
Outro
D.S. al Coda &
A D A
T S. E E E H Q E E E E E E
|----------------------||-5------------5-|
|----------------------||-5------7-7-7-5-|
|----------------------||-6--6p5-7-7-7-6-|
|-17-19--17------------||-7--7---7-7-7-7-|
|-----------19-19------||--------5-5-5---|
|----------------------||----------------|
A D A D D A D A
E E E E E E E E E Q E E E E E E Q E E E E E E E Q E E E E
|-5-5-5-5---------|---5--------5---|---5----------5-|-----5------5-5--|
|-5-5-5-5-7-7-----|---5----7-------|---5----x-------|-----5----7---5--|
|-6-6-6-6-7-7---5h|=6----5-7-7---7-|-6----5---7-7---|---6----7-----6--|
|-7-7-7-7-7-7-----|----------------|----------------|-7---------------|
|---------5-5-----|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
|-----------------|----------------|----------------|-----------------|
D A G A
|-3-|
+E E Q E E E E Q Q Q Q Q W +W
|-(5)---5------5---|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-(5)--------7---5-|-------------|----------|--------*|
|-(6)-6----7-----5-|-6--6--4-4-4-|-6--------|-(6)----*|
|------------------|-7--7--5-5-5-|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|------------------|-7--7--5-5-5-|-7--------|-(7)----*|
|------------------|-5--5--3-3-3-|-5--------|-(5)----*|
Duration Legend
---------------
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
Tablature Legend
----------------
h - hammer-on
p - pull-off
b - bend
pb - pre-bend
r - bend release (if no number after the r, then release immediately)
/\ - slide into or out of (from/to "nowhere")
s - legato slide
S - shift slide
- natural harmonic
[n] - artificial harmonic
n(n) - tapped harmonic
~ - vibrato
tr - trill
T - tap
TP - trem. picking
PM - palm muting
\n/ - tremolo bar dip; n = amount to dip
\n - tremolo bar down
n/ - tremolo bar up
/n\ - tremolo bar inverted dip
= - hold bend; also acts as connecting device for hammers/pulls
<> - volume swell (louder/softer)
x - on rhythm slash represents muted slash
o - on rhythm slash represents single note slash
Misc Legend
-----------
| - bar
|| - double bar
||o - repeat start
o|| - repeat end
*| - double bar (ending)
: - bar (freetime)
$ - Segno
& - Coda
Tempo markers - = BPM(8/16=s8/s16), where s8 = swing 8ths, s16 = swing 16ths
