Joshua Tree (Ben Harper)

as played by Ben Harper on the album Winter Is For Lovers.

Tabbed by Kay-Uwe Graw in November 2020.


#---------------------------------PLEASE NOTE---------------------------------#
#This tab is the author's own work and represents their interpretation of the #
#song. You may only use this tab for private study, scholarship, or research. #
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Playing Notes:

/ - slide up
\ - slide down
~ - vibrato
s - slide between notes
p - pull off
h - hammer on

played in Open D (D A D F# A D from low to high)

D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------8~-------------------|
F#|-------11~----10--s--8--s--13~-s--11-s-10-s-8-------8---------10--s--8--s--|
D-|-----0--------------------------------------------8------------------------|
A-|---0--------------------------------------------8--------------------------|
D-|-0--------------------------------------------8----------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------7~---------------------------------------------|
F#|-13~-s--11-s-10-s-8-------7--------8--s--10--s--11--s--10-s-8-s-10-s-11~---|
D-|------------------------7--------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------7----------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------7------------------------------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------------8~-------------------|
F#|-11~--11~----10--s--11--s--13~-s--11-s-10-s-8-------8--------10--s--11--s--|
D-|--------------------------------------------------8------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------------8--------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------------------8----------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-13~-s--11-s-10-s-8-------10~----8--s--10--s--11--s--15---15~----15--s--16-|
D-|------------------------10-------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------10---------------------------------------------------|
D-|--------------------10-----------------------------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------------------------8~-----|
F#|-s--13--s--15--s--11~-----10--s--8--s--13~-s--11-s-10-s-8---------8--------|
D-|----------------------------------------------------------------8----------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------8-------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------------8---------------|
 


D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------7~--------------------------------|
F#|-10--s--8--s--13~-s--11-s-10-s-8-------7--------8--s--10--s--11--s--7~---s-|
D-|-------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------7---------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-(8)-------8~-----11--11~-------11~-----10--s--8--s--13--s--11-s-10-s-8----|
D-|---------0--------------------0--------------------------------------------|
A-|-------0--------------------0----------------------------------------------|
D-|-----0--------------------0------------------------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------8~--------------------------------------------7~------------------|
F#|-------8-------10--s--8--s--13--s--11-s-10-s-8-------7--------8--s--10--s--|
D-|-----8---------------------------------------------7-----------------------|
A-|---8---------------------------------------------7-------------------------|
D-|-8---------------------------------------------7---------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-11--s--10-s-8-s-10-s-11~----11~--11~----11-s-11b-s-11-s-11b-s-11~---------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            11b = slightly flat of 11th fret


D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------------8~-------------------------------|
F#|-10--s--11--s--13--s--11-s-10-s-8-------8-------10--s--11--s--13--s--11-s--|
D-|--------------------------------------8------------------------------------|
A-|------------------------------------8--------------------------------------|
D-|----------------------------------8----------------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-10-s-8-s-(10)---10~----8--s--10--s--11--s--15~--15~----15-s-16-s-15-s-13--|
D-|---------------10----------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------10------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-----------10--------------------------------------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------8~------------|
F#|-s-15-s-13-s-11~-----10--s--8--s--13--s--11-s-10-s-8-------8---------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------8-----------------|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------8-------------------|
D-|-----------------------------------------------------8---------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------------7~--------------------------------|
F#|-10--s--8--s--13--s--11-s-10-s-8-------7---------8--s--10--s--11--s--7~--s-|
D-|-------------------------------------7-------------------------------------|
A-|-----------------------------------7---------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------7-----------------------------------------|



D-|------------------------8--7~---------8--4~---------8--7~--7--s--5--5~-----|
A-|-------------------------------------------------------------------(5~)----|
F#|-(8)-------8~---------8-------------8-------------8----------------(5~)----|
D-|---------0----------8-------------8-------------8------------------(5~)----|
A-|-------0-----------------------------------------------------------(5~)----|
D-|-----0------------8-------------8-------------8--------------------(5~)----|



D-|-------8--7~---------8--4~---------8--7~--7--s--5--5~-------------8--7~----|
A-|--------------------------------------------------(5~)---------------------|
F#|-----8-------------8-------------8----------------(5~)----------8----------|
D-|---8-------------8-------------8------------------(5~)--------8------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------(5~)---------------------|
D-|-8-------------8-------------8--------------------(5~)------8--------------|



D-|-------8-s-4~---------8-s-7~--7--s--5--5~----------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------(5~)---------------------------------|
F#|-----8--------------8-----------------(5~)-----------11~------10--s--8--s--|
D-|---8--------------8-------------------(5~)---------0-----------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------(5~)-------0-------------------------|
D-|-8--------------8---------------------(5~)-----0---------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|----------------------------8~-------------------------------------------7~|
F#|-13--s--11-s-10-s-8-------8------10--s--8--s--13--s--11-s-10-s-8-------7---|
D-|------------------------8--------------------------------------------7-----|
A-|----------------------8--------------------------------------------7-------|
D-|--------------------8--------------------------------------------7---------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-8--s--10--s--11--s--10-s-8-s-10-s-11--11~---11-s-11b-s-11-s-11b-s-11-s-11b|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------------8~-----------------------|
F#|-s-11~----10--s--8--s--13--s--11-s-10-s-8-------8------10--s--8--s--13--s--|
D-|----------------------------------------------8----------------------------|
A-|--------------------------------------------8------------------------------|
D-|------------------------------------------8--------------------------------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|-11-s-10-s-8-------10~----8--s--10--s--11--s--7~--s--(8)----8----8----8----|
D-|-----------------10----------------------------------------0----0----0-----|
A-|---------------10-----------------------------------------0----0----0------|
D-|-------------10------------------------------------------0----0----0-------|



D-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|---------------------------------------------------------------------------|
F#|----8----8~----------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|---0----0------------------------------------------------------------------|
A-|--0----0-------------------------------------------------------------------|
D-|-0----0--------------------------------------------------------------------|

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