Summertime Janis Joplin backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Summertime
Big Brother and the Holding Company, 1966.
Tabbed and Submitted by HeathrowGiant.

[opening]

e|------------------------------------14-17--15-14-15------|
B|---------------------------13-15-16-----------------15---|
G|------------------12-14-15-------------------------------|
D|---------------12----------------------------------------|
A|---------12-13-------------------------------------------|
E|-3-1--15-------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-14-15-----15-14-15-----------------------------------|
B|----------16-----------15-16-15--------------------------|
G|--------------------------------17-15-14-15-14-----------|
D|-----------------------------------------------17-16-17--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------16-15--15-----------------------15-------------|
G|-14-15-17-----------17-15-17--17-15-14-15----17--15--14--|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|E---------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------15--16-15---------------------------|
G|----------14--15--17-----------17-15-14-15-14------------|
D|-17-16-17-------------------------------------17-16--17--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|E---------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------15--16-15------------------------------------|
G|-14--15--17-----------17-15-14---------------------------|
D|-------------------------------16------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

[verse]

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

(verse fills - listen to song for timing) - Cm D
e|-------------------3-5-8-6-8b-8b-8b-8--------------------|
B|-------------3-4-6--------------------------4---7--------|
G|--------------------------------------------5---7--------|
D|--------------------------------------------5---7--------|
A|-------3-5-6--------------------------------3---5--------|
E|-3-5-6---------------------------------------------------|

'...and take to the sky' (leads)
e|-18b-18b--15----15---------------------------------------|
B|-------------18----18--15-18-18b-18b-18-15-18-15---------|
G|-------------------------------------------------18-17---|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

(2nd verse chords)
Gm Bb Cm D
e|----------------------3-----3----------------------------|
B|----------------------3--3--3--4--7----------------------|
G|-15-17b-17b--15-17b---3--3--3--5--7----------------------|
D|----------------------5--3--5--5--7----------------------|
A|----------------------5--1--5--3--5----------------------|
E|----------------------3-----3----------------------------|

(lead guitar break w/distortion)
e|-15-14-15-----15-14-15-----15-14-15----------------------|
B|----------15-----------16-----------15-16-15-------------|
G|---------------------------------------------17-15-14----|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------15----14-|
B|----------------15-----------------------------15----15---|
G|-15-14-------14----14/15--15\14----------14--15----14-----|
D|-------17-16--------------------15----15------------------|
A|-----------------------------------15---------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-16-13-16----16-15-16----13-16-15-13-(REPEAT 1x)------|
G|-------------15----------15------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-13-15-11-15-10-15-11-15-10-15---------------------|
G|-14------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----16-15-16-13-16-11-16-13-16-11-16--------------------|
G|--15-----------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15-13-15-11-15----13-11-13-10-13----11-10-11-8-10----|
G|-14----------------12----------------10------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------10-----------10-----------11------14-|
B|---10-8-10-7-8------12--12-------11--11-------13------15---|
G|-9----------------12------12---12------12---12------14-----|
D|----------------12-----------12-----------13------16-------|
A|-----------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------|

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

| b Bend
| / Slide up
| \ Slide down

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

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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SUMMERTIME - Big Brother and the Holding Company, 1966
------------------------------------------------------
Tabbed by Callalou
aricjohnsen@yahoo.com
Tuning: Standard

I don't know about the pro tabs, but the other Summertime tab on here was incomplete and
had many errors so I thought I would tab my own.

This is the full song from start to finish. Note that there are two guitars in the song;
Sam Andrew takes lead for most of the song, which is what I have tabbed; I also tabbed
the bit where James Gurley solos. I am working on a full tab of James Gurley's countermelody.

It sounds nice with overdrive if you use neck pickup for the quiet parts and bridge
pickup for the loud parts; eg. the mid-verse bridges and the solo should use bridge pickup.
Some parts of the song, especially the solo, get very fast, so be sure to slow down your
playing and get each note correct before speeding up.

[Intro]
e|-------------------------------14-17--15-14-15----15-14-15-----|
B|----------------------13-15-16-----------------15~---------16~-|
G|-------------12-14-15------------------------------------------|
D|----------12---------------------------------------------------|
A|----12-13------------------------------------------------------|
E|-15------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-15-14-15------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------15-16-15----------------------------------16-15~--15-|
G|-------------------17-15-14-15-14----------14-15-17------------|
D|----------------------------------17-16-17---------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------15---------------------------------15~-|
G|-17-15-17~--17-15-14-15----17~-15~-14-----------14--15--17-----|
D|--------------------------------------17-16-17-----------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-16-15---------------------------------------------15~---------|
G|-------17-15-14-15-14--------------14~---15---17---------------|
D|----------------------17-16--17~-------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----|
G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--|
D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------5-6/8-6~--8b10--8b10--b10-b10-pb10r8-6~-|
B|-----3-----3--3-4-6-8-----------------------------------------|
G|---3-----3----------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----4------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------|

Cm Cm7 Cm C7
e|---8---8----------8---8----------8---8----------8---8-----|
B|---8---8----------8---8----------8---8----------8---8-----|
G|---8---8----------8---8----------8---8----------9---9-----|
D|---10--10---------8---8----------10--10---------8---8-----|
A|---10--10---------10--10---------10--10---------10--10----|
E|---8--------------8---8----------8---8----------8---8-----|

[Bridge]
e|-18b20-18b20~-15--15------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------18--18-15-18b-18b-18-15-18-15-----------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------18-17-15-17b-17-15-17b-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----|
G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--|
D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------5-6/8-6-----------6-5-3----------------------|
B|-----3-----3--3-4-6-8---------8~-8-6-8~-------6-4-3-------3-4-6-4~-|
G|---3-----3------------------------------------------5-3-5----------|
D|-5-----4-----------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------3--5-8-----------5-6-5-------5-6-8-10-11--10----------------|
B|-3-------------8--7--8--------8-7-8--------------------7---8-------|
G|----5--------------------------------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Solo]
e|-15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15------------------------------|
B|----------15~---------16~---------15-16-15---------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------17-15-14-15--14-----|
D|-----------------------------------------------------------17--|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------15-----14---------|
B|-------15----------------------------------15-----15-----------|
G|----14-----15~~--15--14--12-----10-------15-----14-------------|
D|-16--------------------------10-----7~-------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-15-16-13-16----16-15-16----16-13-16-15~-13~---16-16-15-16-13-16---|
G|-------------15----------15----------------------------------------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----16-15-16-13------13--15--16--15~-13-----15-13-15----15----15---|
G|-15--------------15----------------------14----------15----14------|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----15----15----16-15-16-13-16----16-15-16----16----15-13-15----15-|
G|-15----14----15----------------15----------15----14----------15----|
D|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----13----13----13-------------------------------------------------|
G|-12----15----14-------15-14-15-12-15----14-12---11~---(11h12~)-----|
D|-------------------15----------------14----------------------------|
A|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

(James Gurley)
e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5b7~~~----pb7r5--3--5--3-5-3-5-3-5-3~---5b7~-b7-b7-b7r5-3--5-3-5-3-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-3------------------5b7~--b7b7b7b7r5--3--5--3-5-3-----------------|
D|-----5-3-5-3-5-3h5~---------------------------------5-3-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-1h3-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------22b24~~-20b~b~-20b~-18-15-------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------18-15-|
G|-----------------3-5b7r5~-------------------------------------------|
D|-------------3-5---------------15b~---------------------------------|
A|-------1-3-5--------------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-1-3---------------------6b~--------------------------------------|

[Solo bridge]
(repeat 4x) (repeat 2x)
e|-------------------|-------------------|--------8--------------10-------|
B|-------12-15-12----|----------15-------|------8---8---------10----10----|
G|----12----------12-|----12-15----15-12-|----8-------8----10----------10-|
D|-12----------------|-12----------------|-10-----------12----------------|
A|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|
E|-------------------|-------------------|--------------------------------|

[Verse]
e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----|
G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--|
D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------3-------5-6/8-6-------------8b10~~---------15-13b15~~~-|
B|-----3-----3---4-6-8---------8~-8-6-8~------------13h15-------------|
G|---3-----3----------------------------------------------------------|
D|-5-----4------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Bridge]
e|------20b22~-b22~-b22~-b22~-b22-b21-18-15-18-15----15---------------|
B|------------------------------------------------18----18/20~---20~--|
G|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-18-15-18-15-------------------------14b~---------------------------|
G|-------------18-17-15-17-15----15-17-----17-15\---------------------|
D|----------------------------17--------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

[Verse]
e|-------------------3-----------3-----------3------|
B|-----3-----3-----3---3-------2---2-------1---1----|
G|---3-----3-----3-------3---3-------3---3-------3--|
D|-5-----4-----3-----------2-----------1------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------5-6/8-6---------------------|
B|-----3-----3--3-4-6-8---------8~-8-6-8~-----------|
G|---3-----3----------------------------------------|
D|-5-----4------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|-11~-11~--11-11-11-11~-11~-11~---11~--11---10-8---|
G|--------------------------------------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

[Outro]
e|-15-14-15----15-14-15----15-14-15-------------------------|
B|----------15~---------16~---------15-16-15----------------|
G|-------------------------------------------17-15-14-15-14-|
D|----------------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

e|----------------------------------15----------------------|
B|--------------------------15-----15-----------------------|
G|------------14--15---17---------15------------------------|
D|-17-16--17------------------------------------------------|
A|----------------------------------------------------------|
E|----------------------------------------------------------|

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LEGEND

pb = Pre-bend; bend to the note and play it, then release to normal position. So pb7r5
means you bend the 5th fret to 7, then you hit the note, then release down to 5 as it is ringing.

b = Bend to the note indicated eg. 8b10
r = Release bend to normal position
~ = Vibrato (let note ring for double/triple stops)
h = Hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = optional note

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

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

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SUMMERTIME (Guitar 2) - Big Brother and the Holding Company, 1966
-----------------------------------------------------------------

Rhythm guitar/countermelody tab

Tabbed by Callalou
aricjohnsen@yahoo.com

Tuning: Standard

Hey! One often neglected thing which makes Summertime truly psychedelic is the duet
between Sam Andrew and James Gurley, giving the song an interesting texture. So if you have
a jam buddy, here is James Gurley's countermelody, which plays throughout the song.

If you are looking for the lead guitar in Summertime, see my tab "Summertime (ver 2)".

As always, make sure to slow down your playing and speed up a segment only when you can
play it comfortably. There are parts where James Gurley's guitar is silent, so I left a
blank area for those. I will include timecode to avoid confusion.

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LEGEND

pb = Pre-bend; bend to the note and play it, then release to normal position. So pb7r5
means you bend the 5th fret to 7, then you hit the note, then release down to 5 as it is ringing.

b = Bend to the note indicated eg. 8b10
r = Release bend to normal position
~ = Vibrato (let note ring for double/triple stops)
h = Hammer on
/ = slide up
\ = slide down
() = optional note

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Intro

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------(Silent)----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

0:27
e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-8-7~---5~--7--5-7---5---|
D|-------------3-5-7-8---------------------8---8-|
A|-------3-5-6-----------------------------------|
E|-3-5-6-----------------------------------------|

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------------------------------------|
D|-7-5-3-5-7-5-3---------------------------------|
A|---------------6--3-5-6-5~--3-6-3---3----------|
E|----------------------------------6---5--------|

Verse

e|-----------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------(Silent)----------------------|
D|-----------------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------------|

0:52 Cm
e|--------------------------------------8---8------|
B|--------------------------------------8---8------|
G|---------------------5-8-7~-----------8---8------|
D|-------------3-5-7-8------------------10--10-----|
A|-------3-5-6--------------------------10--10-----|
E|-3-5-6--------------------------------8---8------|

Cm Cm7 Cm C7
e|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------8---8-----|
B|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------8---8-----|
G|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------9---9-----|
D|---10--10-------8---8--------10--10-------8---8-----|
A|---10--10-------10--10-------10--10-------10--10----|
E|---8------------8---8--------8---8--------8---8-----|

Bridge

Cm Cm Cm7 Bm7 A7
e|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------7-----6---|
B|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------7-----6---|
G|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------7-----7---|
D|---10--10-------10--10-------8---8--------7-----6---|
A|---10--10-------10--10-------10--10-------9-----8---|
E|---8------------8---8--------8---8--------7-----6---|

Verse

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------(Silent)-----------------------|
D|--------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-8-7~---8~------------------|
D|-------------3-5-7-8------------------------------|
A|-------3-5-6--------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-6--------------------------------------------|

1:32
Gm G7 G G7
e|---3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3---|
B|---3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3---|
G|---3---3--------4---4--------4---4--------4---4---|
D|---5---5--------3---3--------5---5--------3---3---|
A|---5---5--------5---5--------5---5--------5---5---|
E|---3---3--------3---3--------3---3--------3---3---|

e|--------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-7-8-7-5-7-5---5------------|
D|-------------3-5-7-8---------------8---8-7-8-7-5--|
A|-------3-5-6--------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-6--------------------------------------------|

Solo countermelody (distortion)

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-8-7~---5~--7--5-7---5-----------------|
D|-------------3-5-7-8---------------------8---8-7-5-3-5-7-5-3-|
A|-------3-5-6-------------------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-6-------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------------------------------|
D|----------------------------------3-5-7-8-5-7-8-7-5----------|
A|-6--3-5-6-5-3---------------3-5-6---------------------3-5-6--|
E|--------------6-5-3-1-3-5-6-------------------------6--------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------------------|
G|----------5-8-7-5--------------------------------------------|
D|--3-5-7-8---------8-----------3----------------------3-5-7-5-|
A|------------------------3-5-6---6-5-3----------3-5-6---------|
E|--------------------5-6---------------6-5-3--6---------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------------------------------------|
D|-3------------------3------------------------------|
A|---6-5-3------3-5-6---6-5-3------------------------|
E|---------5-6----------------6-5-3-1----------------|

Solo (2:19)

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----3-3-3----------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5b7~~~----pb7r5--3--5--3-5-3-5-3-5-3~---5b7~-b7-b7-b7r5-3--5-3-5-3-|
D|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-5-3------------------5b7~--b7b7b7b7r5--3--5--3-5-3-----------------|
D|-----5-3-5-3-5-3h5~---------------------------------5-3-------------|
A|--------------------------------------------------------5-3-1-1h3-1-|
E|--------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|-----------------3-5b7r5~----------------------------------3-5b7r5~-|
D|-------------3-5------------------------------------3~3~3h5---------|
A|-------1-3-5--------------------------1h3p1-3~1h3p1-----------------|
E|-3-1-3---------------------6b~-3--1-3~------------------------------|

Solo bridge

e|------------------------------------------------------|
B|-----------------------------------------8--------10--|
G|--------------------------------------8--------10-----|
D|-9~---9~---9~---9~-----8~---8~-----10--------12-------|
A|------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------|

Verse

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------(Silent)----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-8-7~---5~----------------|
D|-------------3-5-7-8----------------------------|
A|-------3-5-6------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-6------------------------------------------|

Cm
e|-----------------------------------------8------|
B|-----------------------------------------8------|
G|------------------(Silent)---------------8------|
D|-----------------------------------------10-----|
A|-----------------------------------------10-----|
E|-----------------------------------------8------|

Bridge

C7 Cm Cm7 Bm7 A7
e|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------7-----6---|
B|---8---8--------8---8--------8---8--------7-----6---|
G|---9---9--------8---8--------8---8--------7-----7---|
D|---8---8--------10--10-------8---8--------7-----6---|
A|---10--10-------10--10-------10--10-------9-----8---|
E|---8------------8---8--------8---8--------7-----6---|

Verse

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------(Silent)----------------------|
D|------------------------------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------|

e|------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-8-7~---8~----------------|
D|-------------3-5-7-8----------------------------|
A|-------3-5-6------------------------------------|
E|-3-5-6------------------------------------------|

Gm Gm G7 (G7)
e|--3---3--------3---3--------3---3-------(3)-(3)--|
B|--3---3--------3---3--------3---3-------(3)-(3)--|
G|--3---3--------4---4--------4---4-------(4)-(4)--|
D|--5---5--------3---3--------3---3-------(3)-(3)--|
A|--5---5--------5---5--------5---5-------(5)-(5)--|
E|--3---3--------3---3--------3---3-------(3)-(3)--|

Outro

e|--------------------------------------------------------|
B|--------------------------------------------------------|
G|---------------------5-7-8-7-5--------------------------|
D|-------------3-5-7-8-----------8-7-5-3------------------|
A|-------3-5-6---------------------------6-5-3------------|
E|-3-5-6----------------------------------------6--5---3~-|

That's it! peace and love