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From: ecpark@mail.wm.edu (parker evan c) Date: 1 Jan 96 16:45:55 Subject: one_of_us.tab
one of us by joan osborne off of the album relish
transcribed by evan c. parker ecpark@mail.wm.edu
tab for intro and verses and chorus:
f#m d a em e+-------------------------------------------------------------+ a+------------------------------------0------------------------+ d+--------------------------------------2----------------------+ g+----------------------------------------2----------0/2-------+ b+-------------2------2--3------------------2--------0/2-------+ e+---2--4--5----------------5-----------------0------0/2-------+ или
e+-------------------------------------------------------------+ a+------------------------------------0------------------------+ d+--------------------------------------2----------------------+ g+----------------------------------------2----------0/2-------+ b+-------------2------2--3--5----------------2--------0/2-------+ e+---2--4--5---------------------------------0------0/2-------+ this is *very* rough... she uses lots of distortion so the notes are difficult to tab... plus she varies it a lot throughout the song. most of the verses and chorus, though i say are chorded, simply use the chorded fingering, but pick them apart.
one of us by joan osborne
(yodel)
oh... one of these nights at about twelve o'clock this whole earth's gonna reel and rock... things thay'll tremble and cry for pain for the Lord's gonna come in his heavenly airplane.
(picked intro x8)
(chorded verse: f#m d a em) if God had a name... what would it be? and would you call it to his face if you were faced with him in all his glory -- what would you ask if you had just one question?
(bridge)
f#m a e yeah... yeah... God is great yeah... yeah... God is good
f#m e yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah... yeah...
(picked or chorded chorus) what if God was one of us? just a slob like one of us? just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home
(chorded verse) if God had a face, what would it look like and would you want to see... if seeing meant that you would have to believe, in things like heaven and in jesus and the saints and all the prophets
(repeat bridge)
(repeat chorus)
(chorus extension) trying to make his way home like up to heaven all alone nobody calling on the phone cept for the pope maybe in rome
(solo: repeat & chorus -- no lyrics)
(repeat bridge)
(repeat chorus & extension)
------------------------- evan c. parker ecpark@mail.wm.edu
Date: Tue, 9 Jan 1996 19:44:22 -0500 (EST) From: Douglas French Subject: TAB: One of Us, Joan Osborne
Title : One of Us Music & lyrics : Eric Bazilian Performer : Joan Osborne Album : Relish Tab arrangement: dfrench@site.gmu.edu
Time signature : 4/4 Key signature : F#m
Notational and additional info is listed below the arrangement.
---------------------------------- 1,2,3 | 1 F#m D A E ++-5---------------------------------------0-------0-------2---4-----+ ||---------2-------2---3---5-----------2-----------0-----------------| ||*--------2-------2-------2-------2--------------------------------*| ||*-----------------------------------------------------------------*| ||-------------------------------------------------------------------| ++-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
---------------------------------- 4 | A E +---------0-------0-------0---------+ |-----2-----------0-------0---------| |-2---------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| |-----------------------------------| +-----------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . If
| . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 2 F#m D A E God had a name, what would it be? And would you 4 F#m D A E call it to His face, if you were faced with Him in 6 F#m D A E all His glory? What would you ask if you had 8 F#m D A E just one question? An' 10 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... great. 12 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... good. 14 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., yeah, yeah, yeah... What if | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
chorus 1: | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 16 F#m D A E God was one of us? Just a 18 F#m D A E slob like one of us? Just a 20 F#m D A E stran - ger on the bus, trying to make his way... 22 F#m D A E home... If | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
| . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 24 F#m D A E God had a face, what would it look like and would 26 F#m D A E you want to see, if seeing meant that you would 28 F#m D A E have to believe... in things like Hea-ven, and in 30 F#m D A E Jesus and the saints, and all the prophets? An' 32 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... great. 34 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... good. 36 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., yeah, yeah, yeah... What if | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
chorus 2: | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 38 F#m D A E God was one of us? Just a 40 F#m D A E slob like one of us? Just a 42 F#m D A E stran - ger on the bus? Trying to make his way... 44 F#m D A E home... Trying to make his way... 46 F#m D A E home... Back up to Heaven all a- 48 F#m D A E lone. No-bod-y calling on the 50 F#m D A E phone..., 'cept for the Pope, maybe, in | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
52 D D E E +-2-----------------------------------------------------------------+ |-3-------2-------2-----------2---2---2---2---2---2/\---------2p0---| |-2-----------------------------------------------------------------| |-0-----------------------0-----------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . Rome...
54 D D E E +---------------------------------------------------------7----/9---+ |-2-----------2-----------2-------7---7---9---9---10--10------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-----0---2-------0---4-------0-------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
56 F#m D A (57) E +-9---9---9---9-9-9p7-7---7-----------------------------------------+ |-----------------------------101010p99-9-9p7-7---7-----------------| |-----------------------------------------------9-----9---6---------| |-------------------------------------------------------------9-----| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
58 F#m (58) D A (59) E +-9---9-9-9p7-----7b9(10)(10)---------------------------------------+ |-------------10--------------101010--101010p99---9p7-7---7\--------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| |-------------------------------------------------------------------| +-------------------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
| . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 60 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... great. 62 D D5add9 E E6 E6 E E E Yeah..., yeah..., God is... good. 64 D D5add9 E Esus Esus E E E E Yeah..., yeah..., yeah, yeah, yeah, What if | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
chorus 3: | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + . 66 F#m D A E God was one of us? Just a 68 F#m D A E slob like one of us? Just a 70 F#m D A E stran - ger on the bus? Trying to make his way... 72 F#m D A E home... Like a holy rolling 74 F#m D A E stone... Back up to Heaven all a- 76 F#m D A E lone. Just trying to make his way... 78 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 home... 80 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 No-bod-y calling on the 82 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 D5add9 phone..., 'cept for the Pope, maybe, in 84 D5add9 Rome... | . + . + . + . | . + . + . + .
Alternate fingerings are referenced by measure number in parentheses (e.g. (1)) above pertinant measures. Timimg mark lines are interspersed throughout where necessary. Measure numbers are listed down the left side of the page.
A (59) E +-...----------------------------------------------------------+ |-...-----10-10-10----10-10-10p9--9-----9p7---7-----7\---------| |-...----------------------------------------------------------| |-...----------------------------------------------------------| |-...----------------------------------------------------------| +-...----------------------------------------------------------+ | . + . + . + .
Notation: (7b)9: bend 7th fret up to the 9th fret pitch before picking the string 9r7 : pick the bent string and release to the original fret pitch / : slide up \ : slide down h : hammer on p : pull off (n) : play fret n on a previously bent string
Timing line notation: | : measure start (1st beat) + : beat marks (2nd, 3rd, and 4th beats) . : 8th note marks, used where necessary
From: Marsh26701@aol.com Date: Tue, 16 Jan 1996 14:34:18 -0500 Subject: One of us - Joan Osbourbne
Artist: Joan Osbourne Song: One of us Albium: One of us =0D Main riff1 |-2-2-4-5---------0-| |---------2-2-2-3---| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| |-------------------| What if god was one of us (etc.) =0D Main riff2 =
|-2-2-4-5---------0--0-0-0--------------| |---------2-2-2-3----------3-2----------| |------------------------------2--------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| |---------------------------------------| Just a stranger on the bus trying to make his way home (etc.) =0D Main riff3 |-0-0-0---------0-0-0---------| |-------3-2-0-2-------3-2-0---| |---------------------------2-| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| |-----------------------------| Back up to heaven all alone just like a holy rolling stone =
Nobody calling on the phone except for the pope maybe in rome(etc.) =0D Well thats all i could figure out maybe i will finish it later but =
this should get you started. Send questions and comments to =
