Spirit In The Sky Norman Greenbaum backing track and tabs

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

I used Daniel C B's tab and added so its pretty much the whole song now.

standard tuning
/ slide up
r release

opening
eI-----------------------------------------------------------------|I
BI-----------------------------------------------------------------|I
GI-----------------------------------------------------------------|I
DI----------------------7---5-5------------------------5---7-7--I--| x2
AI-5/7r-7r-7r-7r-7r-7r--5-0-3-3---5/7r-7r-7r-7r-7r-7r--3-0-5-5-----|I
EI-3/5r-5r-5r-5r-5r-5r-0----------3/5r-5r-5r-5r-5r-5r-0------------|I

verse
eI--------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
BI--------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
GI--------------------------------------------------------------------------|I
DI-------------------------------------------5/7r-7r-7r-7r-5/7r-7r-7r-7r----|I
AI-5/7r-7r-7r-7r-5/7r-7r-7r-7r-5/7r-7r-7r-7r-3/5r-5r-5r-5r-3/5r-5r-5r-5r----|I
EI-3/5r-5r-5r-5r-3/5r-5r-5r-5r-3/5r-5r-5r-5r--------------------------------|I

eI------------------------------------------|I
BI------------------------------------------|I
GI------------------------------------------|I
DI---------------7/9r-9r-9r-9r-9r-9r--------|I
AI-5/7r-7r-7r-7r-5/7r-7r-7r-7r-7r-7r--------|I
EI-3/5r-5r-5r-5r----------------------------|I

repeat the verse for the chorus, but at the end of the chorus, play the opening again.

basically repeat this process three times, except instead of playing the intro after the
time, just play this:

eI------------------------------|I
BI------------------------------|I
GI------------------------------|I
DI---------------7--------------|I
AI-5/7r-7r-7r-7r-7 let ring-----|I
EI-3/5r-5r-5r-5r-5--------------|I

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Based on Daniel C B's Tab, but using chords that would more than
likely have been used on the actual song. The chords in parentheses
are muted, sounds better on accoustic than releasing. Play the ones
in parentheses a bit faster, I am not so sure, don't have my guitar with
me so I can't check it out.

Naturally, this is a just a guide/example, kinda how I play it, it's all
about feeling. Also, this is my first tab, it's probably inaccurate
in a number of ways, just use your common sense.

Intro:
e|------------------------------------------------------------------2-|
B|--------(2)-(2)-(2)-------3---------------(2)-(2)-(2)-----------3-3-|
G|--------(2)-(2)-(2)-2-----2-0---0---------(2)-(2)-(2)-2-----0-0-2-2-|
D|-----2--(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2---0-0-2-2------2--(2)-(2)-(2)-2-2---2-0-0-0-| x2
A|--2--0--(0)-(0)-(0)-0-0-2-----3-3---2--0--(0)-(0)-(0)-0-0-2-3-------|
E|--3---------------------0-----------3---------------------0---------|

Verse:
Play 3 x. | Play 2x |
e|------------------|------------|----------------------------|
B|------------------|---3--------|----------------------------|
G|-----(2)-(2)-2-2-o|---2-2-(2)-o|------(2)-(2)-2-0---------0-|
D|---2-(2)-(2)-2-2-o|-2-0-0-(0)-o|----2-(2)-(2)-2-2---2-2---2-|
A|---0-(0)-(0)-0-0--|-3----------|-2--0-(0)-(0)-0-3-2-2-2-2-2-|
E|-3----------------|------------|-3----------------0-0-0-0-0-|

Fill 1:
Let the last A ring.
e|-----------0-|
B|-----------2-|
G|-----------2-|
D|-0-2-2-2-2-2-|
A|-2-0-0-0-0-0-|
E|-3-----------|

You can also play just the tops and slap the strings to mute, either with
a distortion guitar, or a bass.

G|---------------------------|
D|-------------------0-------| Etc...
A|-----0-0-0-0-0-(2)---3-(3)-|
E|-(3)-----------------------|

Cheers,
Jason Knight

Tunning: Standard (E A D G B e)

Spirit in the Sky
Norman Greenbaum

when playing the 2 on the G-string, lift your finger off after so it makes muted sound
after kind of.

e|-------|
B|-------|
G|-2-----|
D|-------|
A|---0---|
E|-------|

then:

e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x4)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

the fill used by the second guitar alternates throughout the song. The "beep beeps" are
by switching between a muted pickup and a full volume pickup,

or by bridge/neck switching, a la Voodoo Child (slight Return)

e|--8-----| e|--15---|
B|--10b---| B|--17b--|
G|--------| G|-------|
D|--------| or D|-------|
A|--------| A|-------|
E|--------| E|-------|
**these are harmonic bends. bend the B string until it harmonizes with the e string

[Chorus] is a simple riff, a down up down up up rythym:
A D A E A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|

[verse] again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Chorus] again, same rythym:
A D A E A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|

[Verse] again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[bridge/ 1st solo]
e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|----------------------------------1-0-1-0~---------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0h2---0h2-0-0---0h2-0h2--2----------------0h2-0h2---0h2-0-0----------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|--0h2-0h2-2--5-4-5-7b------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[verse] again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

final chorus:
A D A E A
e|-0----2----0---------0----|
B|-2----3----2---------2----|
G|-2----2----2----1----2----| (x2)
D|-2----0----2----2----2----|
A|-0---------0----2----0----|
E|----------------0---------|
play and the E and A once more.

[verse] again:
e|-------------------------------------------------|
B|-------------------------------------------------|
G|--2-2-2-2------------------2-2-2-2---------------| (x2)
D|--------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------0h5--0h3--0~-------------0h3--5---0~-|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

[Outro/2nd Solo]
e|------------------------------|
B|--8----8----8----8----8~------|
G|--10b--10b--10b--10b--10b~----|(x4)
D|------------------------------|
A|------------------------------|
E|------------------------------|
**once again, these are harmonic bends!
v(1/4b) v(1/2b)
e|--------------------------------8------------8-10-8----8b---------8b-------|
B|------10-10-10~--10-10-8~--8-10---10-10~--10--------10----10-10~-----------|
G|--10b----------------------------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|------15-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|--15b----15r-13------------13~--15b-15-15r-13-15-13h15-13~--13h15-13~------|
G|----------------12~--12h14-------------------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------17------------------------------------------------|
B|--13h15-13-----13b---17b----17r-15-----------------------------------------|
G|-----------14~---------------------14--------------------------------------|
D|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
finish with beep beeps

this is my first tab. just throwin that out there

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| h Hammer-on
| r Release
| b Bend
| / Slide up
| ~ Vibrato

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