In-a-gadda-da-vida - Iron Butterfly
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Tabs and lyrics
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
[Main Riff]

e|------------------------------|
B|------------------------------|
G|------------------------------|
D|--------3-2-------\7-6-5------|
A|---5-5-------3-5----------3---|
E|------------------------------|
In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida, honey.......

e|--------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------|
G|--------------------------------------------|
D|-------------6-7-6-7-8-7-6-----7-6----------|
A|-5-7-8-7-8-------------------------8-7--4\5-|
E|--------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
D|--5-4-3-2---2-3-4-5---5-4-3-2----|-2\7--7-6-5-4---4-5-6-7---7-6-5-4-|
A|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------|----------------------------------|
Oh, won't you.......


e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------\10~~~~~~/-----|
G|---4~~--------------------------\10-------------------|
D|---4~~------------------\12---------------------------|
A|---2~~------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|
Please take my haaaaa-aaaaaaa-aaaaaaaaand!


************************************

| \ Slide down
| ~ Vibrato

************************************
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research. #
#------------------------------------------------------------------------------##
From: holladay@engin.umich.edu (matthew m. holladay)
It just isn't the same without someone on a keyboard, but here
is how I play the guitar part for this song:

Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida

There is the part everyone knows:
E-|---------------------------------------|
B-|---------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------------2--1--0---------|
D-|--0---0---3p2------0------------3------|
A-|---------------3-----------------------|
E-|---------------------------------------|

This is repeated over.. and over.. and over.......
For a little variety, sometimes change the last note
to a C (3rd fret, A string). Doesn't add much, but
even a little helps.


The little ascending part:
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------------------|
G-|-----------------1--2--1--2--3--2--1--2--1h2p1---------|
D-|--0--2--3--2--3--------------------------------3--2----|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------------------|


E-|----------------------------------------------------|
B-|----------------------------------------------------|
G-|----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--5--5--5-4-3-2--2--2-3-4-5--5--5-4-3-2--2-3-4-5----|
A-|----------------------------------------------------|
E-|----------------------------------------------------|


E-|-------------------------------------------|
B-|-------------------------------------------|
G-|--6--6--6-5-4-3--3-3-4-5-6--6--6-5-4-3-----|
D-|-------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------|
E-|-------------------------------------------|


E-|---------7--6h7p6---------------------|
B-|--7vvv-------------9--7---------------|
G-|--8vvv-------------------9b11vvvrb9---|
D-|--9vvv--------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------|
E-|--------------------------------------|

And then just go back into the main part that repeats about
a trillion times. Pretty simple song. Two more notes:

For a solo, go heavy on the wah and stay in the D minor pentatonic
scale (hey, it's overused but in this case, you can't go wrong
playing this over that main riff).

And then, periodically freak out through the rest of the song--
see what kind of noises you can get your guitar to produce.

Have Fun
M Holladay
holladay@engin.umich.edu
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Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
#----------------------------------PLEASE NOTE--------------------------------#
#This file is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the#
#song. You may only use this file for private study, scholarship, or research.#
#-----------------------------------------------------------------------------#

Date: Sun, 26 Apr 1998 07:28:10 PDT
From: "Kristi M."
Subject: i/iron_butterfly/inna_godda_davida.tab

Inna Godda Davida
Iron Butterfly

transcribed by Kristi Metzger


Main Riff
[-------------------------[ [-------------------------[
[-------------------------[ [-------------------------[
[-*---------------------*-[ OR [-*-------------2-1-0---*-[
[-*-------------7-6-5---*-[ [-*-0-0-3-2---0-------3-*-[
[---5-5-8-7-3-5-------8---[ [-----------3-------------[
[----------(8)------------[ [-------------------------[


[---------[---------[---------[---------[
[---------[---------[---------[---------[
[---------[---------[---------[---------[
[---------[---6-7-6-[-7-8-7-6-[-7-6-----[
[-5-7-8-7-[-8-------[---------[-----8-7-[
[---------[---------[---------[---------[


[----------------------------------[----------------------------------
[----------------------------------[----------------------------------
[-*------------------------------*-[-*--------------------------------
[-*-5----5,-5-4-3-2-----2,-2-3-4-*-[-*-7------7,-7-6-5-4-----4,-4-5-6-
[----5-8------------2-5------------[-----7-10------------4-7----------
[----------------------------------[----------------------------------


[------------------------------------------[
[---7-12-11-10--11h12p11p10----------------[
[-8-------------------------------10-------[
[------------------------------12----11-12-[
[------------------------------------------[
[------------------------------------------[


Kristi Metzger
terrapinstation@hotmail.com
http://members.tripod.com/~Terrapinstation2/terrapin.html
Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)
Iron Butterfly - In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida (Single Version) (Doug Ingle)
From the In-A-Gadda-Da-Vida Deluxe Reissue (Rhino/Atlantic)
Transcribed by Jorge Luis Castro Landa.

Doug Ingle - Organ, Vocals
Erik Brann - Guitar, Vocals
Lee Dorman - Bass, Vocals
Ron Bushy - Drums

Legend|
/ - slide up
\ - slide down
s - slide between notes
~ - vibrato
p - pull off
h - hammer on
b - bend note
r - release note
>- accent

Organ Intro arranged for guitar|

Dm
e|------------------------|-1--------1--5--------5-|-10------10-13-------13-|
B|-------------3--------3-|-------3-----------6----|------10----------15----|
G|-2--------2--------2----|----2-----------7-------|---10----------14-------|
D|----0-h3--------3-------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e|-17-----15--h17--13--15-|------12---12-----------||
B|------------------------|----------------15---13-||
G|------------------------|------------------------||
D|------------------------|------------------------||
A|------------------------|------------------------||
E|------------------------|------------------------||

Main Guitar Riff|
Dm
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----3--2----0--|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A|-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|
A|------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

In - a -gadda - da - vida honey Don't cha' know that I

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A|-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

love you In - a - gadda - da - vida baby

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|---7-----6-----5-----s3-|
A|------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Don't cha'know that I'll always be true

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5-------|----------------6-h7--6-|
A|-------------------3----|------------------------|-5--7-s8--7--8----------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G7 E7
Oh, won't cha' come with me

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|----------1-------------|
D|-7-h8-7-6-h7--6h7p6-----|-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|
A|--------------------8-7-|-------5--5-------------|----2-------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G7 E7 A7
And 'a take my hand Oh, won't cha'

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------1-------------|------------------------|
D|-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|
A|-------5--5-------------|----2-------------------|-------7--7-------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

F#7 A7 F#7
come with me And 'a walk this land
~
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-4-----2--4-----4--5--6-|-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|-4-----2-----4----------|
A|----4-------------------|-------7--7-------------|----4-------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

B Dm
Please take my hand
~ ~ ~ ~ ~
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|-12------11-10-10b(11)r-|------------------------|
G|-/8----------8s11-------|------------------------|-7-----------10---s9----|
D|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
A|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

A Asus4 Dm
~ ~
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|-6---------6s7----------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|------------------------|-0-----0------3--2----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|
A|------------------------|--------------------3---|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

(Let me tell ya' about..) In - a -gadda - da -

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A|-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

- vida honey Don't cha' know that I love you

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|
A|------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

In - a - gadda - da - vida baby Don't cha'know that
I'll

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|---7-----6-----5-----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A|-------------------3----|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|


always be true

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|----7-----6-----5-------|----------------6-h7--6-|-7-h8-7-6-h7--6h7p6-----|
A|------------------------|-5--7-s8--7--8----------|--------------------8-7-|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

G7 E7 G7
Oh, won't cha' come with me And 'a take my

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|----------1-------------|------------------------|
D|-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|-5-p3-----5-----5--4--3-|
A|-------5--5-------------|----2-------------------|-------5--5-------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

E7 A7 F#7
hand Oh, won't cha' come with me

e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|----------1-------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-2-----0--2-----2--3--4-|-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|-4-----2--4-----4--5--6-|
A|----2-------------------|-------7--7-------------|----4-------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

A7 F#7 B
And 'a walk this land
~ ~ ~
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|-/8----------8s11-------|
D|-7-p5-----7-----7--6--5-|-4-----2-----4----------|------------------------|
A|-------7--7-------------|----4-------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Dm A Asus4
Please take my hand
~ ~ ~
e|------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
B|-12------11-10-10b(11)r-|---------------9----|----------------------------|
G|------------------------|-7---------10---9---|-----9h11p9s7h9p7-5h7-5h7p5-|
D|------------------------|--------------------|11h12-----------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|
E|------------------------|--------------------|----------------------------|

Dm
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0------3--2----0-|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|
A|--------------------3---|------------------------|-------------------3----|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

~
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|--------------------5---|
D|----7-----6-----5----s3-|-0-----0-----3--2-----0-|----7-------5--s7-------|
A|------------------------|-------------------3----|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

[N.C.]
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0------3--2----0-|----7-----6-----5-----\-|----4-Bar-Drum-Fill-----|
A|--------------------3---|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

Dm
e|------------------------|-----------------1--h3--|------------------------|
B|------------------------|--------------3---------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
D|-0-----0------3--2----0-|------------------------|-0-----0------3--2----0-|
A|--------------------3---|------------------------|--------------------3---|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

~ ~
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------12----|
B|------------------------|------------------------|-------10--12-h13-------|
G|----7-------------------|------------------------|----12------------------|
D|----7-----6--5-h6-s7----|-0-----0------3--2----0-|------------------------|
A|------------------------|--------------------3---|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

~
e|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
B|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|
G|------------------------|----5--h7--7--s9--------|----Keyboard Intro------|
D|-0-----0------3--2----0-|------------------------|--------Reprise---------|
A|--------------------3---|------------------------|------------------------|
E|------------------------|------------------------|------------------------|

>
e|------------------------|
B|------------------------|
G|------------------------|
D|-0-----0------3--2----0-|
A|--------------------3---|
E|------------------------|
Song info
In-a-gadda-da-vida
Iron Butterfly
2001
  • Rock
  • Classic Rock
  • Experimental
  • Psychedelic Rock
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