SONG: JOHN THE REVELATOR
ARTIST: My interpretation loosely based on
CURTIS STIGERS and THE FOREST RANGERS
TV SHOW: SONS OF ANARCHY
TAB BY: DON CZARSKI
EMAIL: GUITARZAN7@HOTMAIL.COM
JOHN THE REVELATOR
(loosely based on)
CURTIS STIGERS and THE FOREST RANGERS
NOTE: ALL CHORDS are played as BARRE CHORDS. I also
slide from one chord to the next instead of
just moving or picking my hand up to go from
one chord to another. (PLEASE READ NOTES AT
THE BOTTOM OF THIS TAB).
THIS TAB ALTHOUGH VERY PLAYABLE TO THE VERSION
STATED IS NOWHERE NEAR HOW THEY ACTUALLY PLAY IT.
THIS IS MY INTERPRETATION ONLY !!
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Before playing, please read the notes at the bottom
of this tab. It is important you do so. If you do not
wish to play this the way I have it then please feel
free to move and make your own tab of the song. Thanks.
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CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[F] [G] [Dm]
Wrote the Book of the seven seals.
VERSE:
[Dm]
You know God walked down in the cool of the day
[G] [Dm]
Called Adam by his name
And he refused to answer
[F] [G] [Dm]
'Cause he was naked and ashamed
CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[F] [G] [Dm]
Wrote the Book of the seven seals.
VERSE:
[Dm]
Now Christ had twelve apostles
[G] [Dm]
Three he led away
He said, "Watch for me one hour,
[F] [G] [Dm]
While I go yonder and pray."
CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[F] [G] [Dm]
Wrote the Book of the seven seals.
INSTRUMENTAL: [Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [F] [G] [Dm]
VERSE:
[Dm]
Well, Christ rose on Easter morning
[G] [Dm]
Mary and Martha came down to see
He said, "Go tell my disciples
[F] [G] [Dm]
To meet me in Galilee."
CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[F] [G] [Dm]
Wrote the Book of the seven seals.
CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[F] [G] [Dm]
Wrote the Book of the seven seals.
INSTRUMETAL:
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [F] [G] [Dm]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [F] [G] [Dm]
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G]
VERSE:
[Dm]
God walked down in the cool of the day
[G] [Dm]
Called Adam by his name
He refused to answer
[F] [G] [Dm]
'Cause he was naked and ashamed
INSTRUMENTAL: [Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G] [F] [G] [Dm]
CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[F] [G] [Dm]
Wrote the Book of the seven seals.
CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[F] [G] [Dm]
Wrote the Book of the seven seals.
CHORUS:
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G]
Who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G] [Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
[Dm] [F] [G]
Tell me who's that writin'? John The Revelator
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NOTE: THESE FILLS MIMIC THE WORDS SONG BY THE SINGER.
* IMPROVISED FILL I PLAY WITH THE CHORUS *
E --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------3-5-------------------------3-5--
A --3/5---3-5--3/5-5-5-5--------3/5---3-5--3/5-5-5-5------
E ------5--------------------------5----------------------
E --------------------------------------------------------
B --------------------------------------------------------
G --------------------------------------------------------
D -----------------------3-5----5-5-5--5-5-3--------------
A --3/5---3-5--3/5-5-5-5----------------------3-5---------
E ------5-------------------------------------------------
* IMPROVISED FILL I PLAY WITH THE VERSE *
E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D ---------------------------------
A -3-3/5-5-5---3-5--3/5-5-5---3----
E -----------5--------------5------
E ---------------------------------
B ---------------------------------
G ---------------------------------
D ----------------3/5-5-5-3--------
A --3/5-5-5---3-5-----------3-5----
E ----------5----------------------
ALL IMPROVISED SOLOING CAN BE PLAYED AT THE 3rd 5th FRETS.
NOTE: The FILL above is NOT part of the song and the CHORDS
throughout are only my interpretation of the song. There are
2 guitars as well as a slide guitar playing along. To me the
instrument that really makes this song is the VOICE of the
singer. Everything else can be truely ad libbed in my opinion.
**You could almost basically get by just playing the D chord and
a Dm.... DO NOT BE AFRAID TO IMPROVISE !!!!!!
Please do NOT rate this tab if you are comparing it to the
actual recording. I watched at least three videos of this
group playing the song and they never come close to playing
it the same way twice. The one constant is the VOICE...PERIOD!!
I just put this up as an example to perhaps get you thinking
on your own in case you wanted to try it.
