I Shall Be Released

by Jeff Buckley

Tab

4.9 (36)

intermediate Tuning: E A D G B E

Transpose

Capo

None

Size

100%

I Shall be Released

Arr. by Jeff Buckley

From the Live at Sin-e Album

Originally written by Bob Dylan

Tabbed by: Mike Hayes

Email: aycebperson@sbcglobal.net

Tuning: 1/4 step down from standard

Intro

Drag pick upwards on these chords: twice through
e|--x-----x-----x-----7---------|
B|--5-----8-----7-----5---------|
G|--6-----6-----6-----6---------|
D|--7-----7-----7-----7---------|
A|--0-----0-----0-----0---------|
E|------------------------------|

Let A string ring throughout, and mute unused strings.

$$$                                 $$$
e|-------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---12--12/14---14---12--12/14-12--------------------------|
G|-------------------------------------11--9/10----------------|
D|-7----9---9-/11---11---9---9/-11-9---9---6/7-----------------|
A|-0----0---0--0----0----0---0--0--0---0---0-------------------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------|

e|-------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|-10---12--12/14---14----14h15p14----12h14p12---10/12--10-----7-----|
G|------------------------------------11-----------------------7-----|
D|-7----9---9-/11---11----11----------x----------7-/9---7------7-----|
A|-0----0---0--0----0----------------------------0-/---------0-------|
E|-------------------------------------------------------------------|

e|---0--0-----0----\---0------------------------------0--------------|
B|---0--0-----0----\---0------------------------------2--------------|
G|---6--6-----6----\---1------------------------------2--------------|
D|---7--7-----7----\---2------------------------------2--------------|
A|-0----------7----\---2-------------4---7----4----0-----------------|
E|----------0----------0--------3/5----------------------------------|

VERSES

Notes: The Chord progression is A Bm7 C#m7 . Throughout the verses and the chorus,

there are gaps to fill, do little licks to fill the space and look super cool. I havent

out all of Jeff's little licks because half the fun is improvising them. Also, with the

use different positions and inversions to set up different licks. Here are some examples:

Chords and fills for A:

  (finger A w/ your index barring, and use your pinky and ring finger for the
allowing the chord to continue ringing)
e|--------------------------|--5---5h7p5-------------------|---0----|
B|-2---2h3p2----------------|--5---------5h7p5-------------|---5----|
G|-2----------2h4p2---------|--6----------------6h7p6------|---6----|
D|-2-----------------2h4p2--|--7---------------------------|---7----|
A|-0------------------------|--0---------------------------|---0----|
E|--------------------------|------------------------------|--------|

(cut the chord from ringing and pick the notes, while hitting other muted strings with
pick for a slightly funkier sound)
e|-----------------------------------------|
B|-2---------------------------------------|
G|-2---------2--4--2-----------------------|
D|-2----2/4-----------4---2----------------|
A|-0---(0)---------------------------------|
E|-----------------------------------------|

Some ideas for Bm7

(let the chord ring and use your ring finger for the hammer-ons-and-pull-offs)
e|--2----------------------------------|-2-------------------------|
B|--3----------------------------------|-3--3h5p3------------------|
G|--2---2h4p2--------------------------|-2--------2h4p2------------|
D|--4----------2-h-4--4-p-2------------|-4-------------2h4p2-------|
A|--2------------------------2-/-4--4--|-2--------------------2/4--|
E|-------------------------------------|---------------------------|

Or these:

(for these, hit some extra strings or strum the whole chord throughout when you do the

ons, for an extra chunky feel)

e|-----7------------------------------|
B|-----7------------------------------|
G|-----7----7--9----------------------|
D|-----7----------9---7---------------|
A|-----9----------------7--9--7-------|
E|-----7------------------------------|

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

And for C#m7, use the same licks as for the Bm7, just the chord shapes are shifted up

frets. To End each chord progression, i ussualy use an octave part, shown below, to go

to the starting A chord. Like this:

A Bm7

They say everything can be replaced

C#m7
     That every distance....
e|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------2----|
G|------------------------------------------7------9-----\----2----|
D|------------------------------------------------------------2----|
A|------------------------------------------5------7------\---0----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
                                            is  not near.....

CHORUS

Same chord progression as the verses, but with a different ending and some other

as follows: (note:the first chorus has a different entrance than the other ones. Instead

the

chord, it uses the octave part from the intro (which is sandwiched between the $$$ signs

the intro tab part above) then goes to the Bm7 chord and continues normally)

e|0-------------------------7---------/9------------------------|
B|5-------------------------7---------/9------------------------|
G|6-------------------------7---------/9------------------------|
D|7-------------------------7---------/9------------------------|
A|0-------------------------9---------/11-----------------------|
E|--------------------------7---------/9------------------------|
     I see my light come shining down

e|------------------x----x--------0-----------------------|
B|------------------x----x--------2-----------------------|
G|-----------------11---13---\----2-----------------------|
D|-----------------12---14---\----2-----------------------|
A|------------------x----x--------0-----------------------|
E|-----------------10---12---\----------------------------|
    From the west into the east

e|--0--------------2------------4----------------------------------|
B|--2--------------3------------5----7---5----3----2/3---3---2-----|
G|--2--------------2------------4----7---6----4----3/4---4---2-----|
D|--2--------------4------------6----x---x----x----x/x---x---x-----|
A|--0--------------2------------4----5---4----2----1/2---2---0-----|
E|-----------------------------------------------------------------|
.......Any day now, any way now, I shall be release..........ed.

FIRST BRIDGE

After the first chorus, there is a mini bridge part before the second verse begins. This

not be the perfect tab of it, but it's damn close. Suggestions/comments are of course welcomed.

Notes:

% strum some muted strings along with the actual notes

& Hold the bar shape and finger notes with ring finger, letting all the notes sustain

ring)

                              %              &
e|------5---5---5----------------------------7----------------------|
B|------5---5---5----------------------------7----------------------|
G|------6---6---6----------------------------7-----9--7-------------|
D|------7---7---7----------------------------7----------9--7--------|
A|------7---7---7---------5--7--5------------9----------------9--7--|
E|----5-----------5x--5/7----------7--5--5/7------------------------|

                    (bar 9th fret w/ index finger)
e|---------------------------------------------------0--|
B|--------------9---9h10p9---------------------------0--|
G|--------------9----------9h11p9-----------11--9-------|
D|----------9---------------------9h11p9----12--11------|
A|------------------------------------------0---0-------|
E|--7/---9----------------------------------------------|

SECOND BRIDGE

After the second verse, there is another, less complicated bridge going into the third

final verse. I am ashamed to admitt, I wasn't too taken with it. By which I mean it's

but instead of learning it, I just made up my own thing, which is below. Sorry! It's not

hard though if you want to learn it yourself, the chord shapes in this tab are a great

to start.

1+2+.3..+..4+ 1+2+3+.4+.....1.+.2+3+4+1

e|-14------0----------------0--------0-0----0--0---|
B|-14------0-----------9----0--------3/5----3--2---|
G|-14------11----------9----6--------2/4----2--2---|
D|-14------12----------9----7--------4/6----4--2---|
A|-0-------0-----------0----0--------0-0-------0---|
E|-------------------------------------------------|

...1..+.2+3+.4.+.....1      3+..4+        1.+.2+3+4+1
e|-0-------0---0-----0-------0---0--------0-0----0------------|
B|-0-------12--10----0-------10--9--------3/5----3--2---------|
G|-10\9----9---9-----7-------9---9--------2/4----2--2---------|
D|-12\11---11--11----9-------7---7--------4/6----4--2---------|
A|-0-------0---0-----0-------0---0--------0-0----0--0---------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------|

Lyrics:

They say everything can be replaced

Yet every distance is not near

So i remember every face

Of every man who put me here

I see my light come shining

From the west unto the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released

They say every man needs protection

They say every man must fall

Yet i swear i see my reflection

Some place so high above this wall

Standing next to me in this lonely crowd,

Is a man who swears he's not to blame.

All day long I hear him shout so loud

Crying out that he was framed

I see my light come shining

From the west unto the east

Any day now, any day now

I shall be released.