PILATE'S DREAM
As recorded by Jesus Christ Superstar
(From the 1970 Album JESUS CHRIST SUPERSTAR)
Words and Music by Andrew Lloyd Webber/Tim Rice
Transcribed by Slowhand
Gtr I (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr II (E A D G B E) - 'Acoustic Guitar'
Gtr III (E A D G B E) - 'Vocals arr. for Guitar'
Intro
Q=170
Bbm
4/4
Gtr I (Ac. Gtr.)
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E +E E Q E E Q
|--6-------------|-----------------|--6-------------|------------------||
|--6-----------6-|---------------6-|--6-----------6-|-(6)----------6---||
|--6--6--8p6-----|------6--8p6-----|--6--6--8p6-----|-----6-8----6-----||
|--8---------8---|--8----------8---|--8---------8---|----------8-------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|----------------|-----------------|----------------|------------------||
|
| Gtr II (Ac. Gtr.)
| W +W W +W
|-^6-------------|-(6)-------------|-^6-------------|-(6)--------------||
|-^6-------------|-(6)-------------|-^6-------------|-(6)--------------||
|-^6-------------|-(6)-------------|-^6-------------|-(6)--------------||
|-^8-------------|-(8)-------------|-^8-------------|-(8)--------------||
|-^8-------------|-(8)-------------|-^8-------------|-(8)--------------||
|-^6-------------|-(6)-------------|-^6-------------|-(6)--------------||
1st Verse
Bbm/A Bbm/Ab Ebm Ab
Q Q E E E E Q E E Q Q Q Q +E E E E Q Q E E Q
|-----6----6-----|------6--------|-------------------|--------------------|
|-----6------6---|---------------|-----------------7-|--------------------|
|-----6--------6-|----6------6---|------8--(8)-8-----|-------8-------8----|
|--8-----8-------|-7------6------|------8--(8)-------|--6---------6----6--|
|----------------|---------------|--6------------6---|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|
| H H W H H H H
|-^6-------------|---------------|-^6----------------|-^4-----------------|
|-^6-------------|---------------|-^7----------------|-^4-----------------|
|-^6-------------|---------------|-^8----------------|-^5-----------------|
|-^8-------------|---------------|-^8----------------|-^6-----------------|
|-^8-------------|---------------|-^6----------------|-^6-----------------|
|-^6-------------|---------------|-------------------|-^4-----------------|
|
| Gtr III (Vocals arr. for Gtr.)
| H Q Q H Q E E E E H Q E E +Q +E E Q
|------------1---|-1-----------1-|--2-2-4--------6---|--4-----------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|----4-(4)--(4)------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
|----------------|---------------|-------------------|--------------------|
Bbm B6 F
Q Q E E Q Q. Q E Q Q Q E E Q Q Q +E E E E
|------1------1-----|-1-------1----|----------4----|------------------|
|------2------2-----|-2----2-------|-----4---------|-----1--(1)-1---1-|
|--3----------------|--------------|--4--4---------|-----2--(2)-------|
|--3-------3----3---|------3-------|--4-----4---4--|-----3--(3)---3---|
|--1----------------|-----------1--|--2------------|-----3--(3)-------|
|-------------------|--------------|---------------|--1---------------|
|
| H H W H H H H
|-^6----------------|--------------|-^4------------|-^1---------------|
|-^6----------------|--------------|-^4------------|-^1---------------|
|-^6----------------|--------------|-^4------------|-^2---------------|
|-^8----------------|--------------|-^4------------|-^3---------------|
|-^8----------------|--------------|-^2------------|-^3---------------|
|-^6----------------|--------------|---------------|-^1---------------|
|
| E E Q +E E E E H. Q H Q Q Q Q Q Q
|------1--(1)-2-1---|-1------------|------------2--|--1---------------|
|-----------------4-|--------------|---------------|-----4---2----1---|
|----3--------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
|-------------------|--------------|---------------|------------------|
F# Eb/G
Q Q +E E Q Q. E E E Q Q Q E E E E E E H E E
|---------------------|----------2----|---------2--------|-----------------1--|
|-------2----(2)-2----|-2----2--------|----4-------------|--------1------1----|
|-------3----(3)------|---------------|--------------3---|--------2-----------|
|-------4----(4)---4--|---------------|-4--4--4---4------|--4s=3-(3)-----3-3--|
|-------4----(4)------|--------4---4--|------------------|--------------------|
|--2------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|
| H H W W W
|-^2------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-^2------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-^3------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-^4------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-^4------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|-^2------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|
| E E +E E +Q Q W H Q E. S +Q Q Q Q
|---------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|--2-4-(4)-2-(2)---1--|-2-------------|-----------2----1-|-(1)----------------|
|---------------------|---------------|------------------|--------3---3--2----|
|---------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
|---------------------|---------------|------------------|--------------------|
2nd Verse
Bbm
Q Q E E Q Q. E +E E Q Q Q E E E E Q E E Q Q
|-----1---------|-1----------------||-----6----6-----|----------6----------|
|-----2----2----|-2----------2-----||-----6------6---|---------------------|
|-----3---------|-3----------------||-----6--------6-|-----6-----------6---|
|-----3--3---3--|------3-(3)---3\--||--------8-------|-7-----------6-------|
|--1------------|------------------||-\8-------------|---------------------|
|---------------|------------------||----------------|---------------------|
|
| H H W H H W
|-^6------------|------------------||-^6-------------|---------------------|
|-^6------------|------------------||-^6-------------|---------------------|
|-^6------------|------------------||-^6-------------|---------------------|
|-^8------------|------------------||-^8-------------|---------------------|
|-^8------------|------------------||-^8-------------|---------------------|
|-^6------------|------------------||-^6-------------|---------------------|
|
| W W H Q Q Q +S S E +Q Q
|---------------|------------------||------------1---|-1--(1)---1-(1)--1---|
|---------------|------------------||----------------|---------------------|
|--3------------|------------------||----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|------------------||----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|------------------||----------------|---------------------|
|---------------|------------------||----------------|---------------------|
Ebm Ab
Q Q +E E E E Q Q Q E E
|--------------------|------------------------|
|------------7-----7-|--9--------/13----11--9-|
|-----8--(8)---------|-------8----------------|
|-----8--(8)---------|-10--------/13----11-10-|
|--6------------6----|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|
| H H H H
|-^6-----------------|-^4---------------------|
|-^7-----------------|-^4---------------------|
|-^8-----------------|-^5---------------------|
|-^8-----------------|-^6---------------------|
|-^6-----------------|-^6---------------------|
|--------------------|-^4---------------------|
|
| H E E +Q E E +Q +E E Q
|--2------4--6-(6)---|--4---------------------|
|--------------------|----4-(4)---(4)---------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
|--------------------|------------------------|
Bbm
Q Q E E Q Q. E +E E Q
|-----1-----1-----|--1----------1----|
|-----2-----2-----|--2----2-(2)------|
|--3--------------|------------------|
|--3------3---3---|-------3-(3)------|
|--1--------------|---------------1--|
|-----------------|------------------|
|
| H H W
|-^6--------------|------------------|
|-^6--------------|------------------|
|-^6--------------|------------------|
|-^8--------------|------------------|
|-^8--------------|------------------|
|-^6--------------|------------------|
|
| Q E E Q E E +H. Q
|-----1-2-1-----1-|-(1)--------------|
|-------------4---|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
|-----------------|------------------|
B6 F F#
Q Q E E Q Q Q +E E E E Q Q +E E Q Q. E E E Q
|----------4----|-------------------|-----------------------|-----------2----|
|-----4---------|-----1---(1)-1---1-|-------2---(2)-2-------|--2----2--------|
|--4--4---------|-----2---(2)-------|-------3---(3)---------|----------------|
|--4-----4---4--|-----3---(3)---3---|-------4---(4)----4----|----------------|
|--2------------|-----3---(3)-------|-------4---(4)---------|---------4---4--|
|---------------|--1----------------|--2--------------------|----------------|
|
| H H H H H H W
|-^4------------|-^1----------------|-^2--------------------|----------------|
|-^4------------|-^1----------------|-^2--------------------|----------------|
|-^4------------|-^2----------------|-^3--------------------|----------------|
|-^4------------|-^3----------------|-^4--------------------|----------------|
|-^2------------|-^3----------------|-^4--------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-^1----------------|-^2--------------------|----------------|
|
| H Q Q Q E E +Q Q E E +Q E E +E E +W
|------------2--|--1----------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-----4-2-(2)---1---|--2-4-(4)---2--1-(1)-2-|-(2)------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
|---------------|-------------------|-----------------------|----------------|
Eb/G F Bbm
Q Q E E E E Q Q E E E E Q S E. E E Q Q. E +E E Q
|---------2--------|---------------1-|-------1---------|-1----------------||
|----4-------------|------1----1-----|-----2------2----|-2----------2-----||
|--------------3---|------2----------|-----3-----------|-3----------------||
|-4--4--4---4------|--3------3---3---|-----3----3---3--|------3-(3)---3---||
|------------------|-----------------|--1--------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|
| W W H H W
|------------------|-----------------|-^6--------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-^6--------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-^6--------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-^8--------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-^8--------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-^6--------------|------------------||
|
| H Q E. S +Q Q Q Q W W
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|-----------2----1-|-(1)-------------|-----------------|------------------||
|------------------|------3--3---2---|--3--------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
|------------------|-----------------|-----------------|------------------||
Bridge
Bb Bb7
E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q E E Q
|--6------6------|-6--------6---------|--6-------6------|--6-------6----------|
|--6---6--6------|-6-----6--6---------|--6----6--6------|--6----6--6----------|
|--6h7-7--6h7----|-6h==7-7--6h7-------|--6h=7-7--6h7----|--6h=7-7--6h7--------|
|--8---8--8---8--|-8-----8--8---8-----|--6----6--6---6--|--6----6--6---6------|
|--8------8---8--|-8--------8---8-----|--8-------8---8--|--8-------8---8------|
|--6------6------|-6--------6---------|--6-------6------|--6-------6----------|
|
| H H W H H W
|-^6-------------|--------------------|--6--------------|---------------------|
|-^6-------------|--------------------|--6--------------|---------------------|
|-^7-------------|--------------------|--7--------------|---------------------|
|-^8-------------|--------------------|--6--------------|---------------------|
|-^8-------------|--------------------|--8--------------|---------------------|
|-^6-------------|--------------------|--6--------------|---------------------|
|
| H Q Q S S E Q Q S S E +H Q Q +H Q S S E
|-------------6--|-6------------------|-----------------|--------------4------|
|----------------|--------------6---6-|-(6)----------6--|-(6)-----------------|
|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
|----------------|--------------------|-----------------|---------------------|
Ebm Ab
Q Q E E Q Q E E E E E E E E E Q Q E E E E Q Q E
|------------------|----------------|-6s8---6---4-------|-6s8---6--4------|
|------7-----7-----|-7--------7-----|-------------------|-----------------|
|------8-------8---|------8-------8-|-6s8---6---5-------|-6s8---6--5------|
|------8-----------|----------------|-----6-----------6-|-----6--------6--|
|--6---6---6---6---|-6--6---6---6---|-------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
| H H W W W
|-^6---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-^7---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-^8---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-^8---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|-^6---------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|
| Q. E Q E E W H Q S S E H. Q
|--4-----2-2---1-2-|-2--------------|-------------4-----|-4---------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|------------4----|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
|------------------|----------------|-------------------|-----------------|
Ab7
E E E E +E E Q Q. Q E Q
|--------2-(2)------|--4----6---4-------|
|------4-------4----|-------------------|
|----5-----------5--|--5----6---5-------|
|-4-----------------|--3----------------|
|-------------------|-------------6-----|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| W W
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|
| Q. E +Q Q +H Q S S E
|--------2-(2)---1--|-(1)---------1-----|
|-4-----------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|
Db
W +H E E E E
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------------|-(6)-------------|
|-6---------------------|-(6)-------------|
|-6---------------------|-(6)------6-5-4--|
|-4---------------------|-(4)-------------|
|-----------------------|----------4-3-2--|
|
| W W
|-4---------------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------------|-----------------|
|-6---------------------|-----------------|
|-4---------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|
| E E +E E +E E +E E +H H
|-1-2-(2)-1-(1)-2-(2)-1-|-(1)-------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
|-----------------------|-----------------|
3rd Verse
F Bbm Bbm/A Bbm/Ab
Gtrs I, II Gtr I
W +W Q Q +E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-1------------------|-(1)---------||----6--(6)---------|------------------|
|-1------------------|-(1)---------||----6--(6)---------|--------6---------|
|-2------------------|-(2)---------||----6--(6)-6-------|------6-----6-----|
|-3------------------|-(3)---------||-8-----------8-----|--7-------6---6---|
|-3------------------|-(3)---------||-------------------|------------------|
|-1------------------|-(1)---------||-------------------|------------------|
|
| Gtr III
| E S S E E Q S S E +H. Q H Q S S E +H H
|---1---1---1--2---1-|-(1)---------||-------------------|------------------|
|---------4----------|-------------||-------------6---6-|-(6)------6-------|
|--------------------|-------------||-------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------||-------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------||-------------------|------------------|
|--------------------|-------------||-------------------|------------------|
Ebm Ab Bbm
Q Q +E E Q E E Q E E Q Q Q E E Q Q. E Q E E
|-------------------|-6s8--6-------4----|-----1----1-------|--1------1------|
|----7--(7)-7-------|-------------------|-----2--2----2----|--2----2--------|
|----8--(8)----8----|-6s8--6-------5----|-----3--3----3----|-------3--------|
|----8--(8)---------|-----------6----6--|-----3--3----3----|-------3--------|
|-6-----------------|-------------------|-1----------------|------------4-3-|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|
| Gtr II
| W W W W
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|
| Gtr III
| H E E +E E E E +Q +E E Q E E Q e E +E. S +H. Q
|--------2--4-(4)-6-|-4-----------------|---1-2--1-------1-|-(1)------------|
|-------------------|---4-(4)--(4)------|----------4-(4)---|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
|-------------------|-------------------|------------------|----------------|
B6 F F#
Q Q +E E Q Q S E. +E E E E E E E E +E E Q Q E E E E Q
|-----4--(4)-4----|----------------------|----2---2-(2)------|-2--------2-----|
|-----4--(4)-4----|-------1----(1)-1---1-|----2-----------2--|------2---------|
|--4--4--(4)-4----|-----2----------------|--3---3------------|----------------|
|--4-----------4--|-----3------------3---|--4-----------4----|----------------|
|--2-----------2--|-----3----------------|--4----------------|-4--4---4---4---|
|-----------------|--1-------------------|--2----------------|----------------|
|
| H H H H H H W
|-^4--------------|-^1-------------------|-^2----------------|----------------|
|-^4--------------|-^1-------------------|-^2----------------|----------------|
|-^4--------------|-^2-------------------|-^3----------------|----------------|
|-^4--------------|-^3-------------------|-^4----------------|----------------|
|-^2--------------|-^3-------------------|-^4----------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-^1-------------------|-^2----------------|----------------|
|
| H Q Q Q E E +Q Q Q E E +Q Q W
|--------------2--|--1-------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|-----4----2-(2)---1---|--2---4-2-(2)---1--|-2--------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
|-----------------|----------------------|-------------------|----------------|
Ebm F Bbm
Q Q E E Q Q Q E E Q W +W
|----2----2------|------1-----------|-^1----------------|-(1)---------*|
|----4------4----|------1-----1-----|-^2----------------|-(2)---------*|
|----3------3----|--2---------------|-^3----------------|-(3)---------*|
|-1-----1---1----|--3------3----3---|-^3----------------|-(3)---------*|
|----------------|--3---------------|-^1----------------|-(1)---------*|
|----------------|--1---------------|-------------------|-------------*|
|
| W W W +W
|----------------|------------------|-^1----------------|-(1)---------*|
|----------------|------------------|-^2----------------|-(2)---------*|
|----------------|------------------|-^3----------------|-(3)---------*|
|----------------|------------------|-^3----------------|-(3)---------*|
|----------------|------------------|-^1----------------|-(1)---------*|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------*|
|
| H Q E. S +Q Q Q. E +E E +Q +H +H. Q
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------*|
|-----------2--1-|-(1)--------------|-------------------|-------------*|
|----------------|------3--3------2-|-(2)-3-(3)--(3)----|-(3)---------*|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------*|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------*|
|----------------|------------------|-------------------|-------------*|
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
