FOCUS - "hocus pocus" Tablature
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HOCUS POCUS by Focus (from Moving Waves, their fourth album)
Written by: Probably Van Leer and Akkerman
Transcribed by: Jeffrey Weiss (jw@mckinsey.com)
A Em7 Fmaj7 Cmaj7 Bbmaj7 E7#9
E -----------------|-----------------|-7---8-----------|-----------------|
B -----------------|-----------------|-8--10-------8---|-----6---8~~~~~~~|
G -----------------|-----------------|-7---9-------9---|-----7---7-------|
D -5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-9--10-------9---|-----7---6-------|
A -0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-7---8-----------|---------7-------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-------------8---|-----6-----------|
|_|_|_| | |_| |_|_|_| | |_| | | } | | | !
\___/
A E F D B E
E -----------------|-----------------|-7---8-------5---|-----7---7-------|
B ~7---------------|-----------------|-9--10-------7---|-----7---9-------|
G -----------------|-----------------|-9--10-------7---|-----8---9-------|
D -5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-5^7-7-7-7---7-7-|-9--10-------7---|-----9---9-------|
A -0---0-0-0---0-0-|-0---0-0-0---0-0-|-7---8-------5---|-----9---7-------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----7-----------|
|_|_|_| | |_| |_|_|_| | |_| | | } | | | | }
\___/
A C D D F G
E -0------3----5---|-----------------|~5------8----10--|-----------------|
B -2------5----7---|-----------------|~7-----10----12--|-----------------|
G -2------5----7---|-----------------|~7-----10----12--|-----------------|
D -2------5----7---|-----------------|~7-----10----12--|-----------------|
A -0------3----5---|-----------------|~5------8----10--|-----------------|
E -----------------|-----------------|-----------------|-----------------|
| _|. | ]| @ | _|. | ]| @
\_/ \_/ \___/ \_/ \_/ \___/
E7#9
E -----------------|- - -
B -8---------------|- - -
G -7---------------|- - - [As a true Focus purist, I think it would be
D -6---------------|- - - blasphemous to transcribe yodelling for the
A -7---------------|- - - guitar...so I won't]
E -----------------|- - -
|
Note: Yes, the E7#9 at the end of measure 4 (and elsewhere) is the dreaded
"Hendrix" chord (as far as I can tell....either that, or I just use it
as a surrogate for distorted-guitar-chaos). The pinky slide from the
G in this chord to the F# (added sixth) at the start of the A is, at
best, a subtle effect. I think I hear it in places, others disagree.
Anyway, I like it, and it occurs naturally with my lousy (lazy) fingers.
On the A strumming in measures 1, 2, and others, pick real hard, and
shake the fretted A (D string). The out-of-tuneness this causes is very
noticable on the song. BTW, if your amp is not capable of at least 50%
total harmonic distortion, don't even bother with this song!
Key:
@ = whole note } = quarter rest
! = half note \__/ = tied notes (don't re-sound)
| = quarter note ^ = hammer or pull (you figure which one)
_| = single eighth note ~ = slide (you figure which way)
_|. = dotted eighth note
|_| = eighth notes
] = sixteenth note
This musical interpretation has been removed due to a legal threat from Moses & Singer LLP,
representing the National Music Publishers' Association (NMPA) and
The Music Publisher's Association of the United States (MPA).
Unfortunately, these threats are fueled by greed and being masked by a "copyright infringement." They claim tab sites are
"hurting the songwriters," but it's a known fact that the publishing companies garner most of the
revenue. Instead, they would prefer you to purchase the
official FOCUS tablature
which is an option we've always given our users. And due to the highly error-prone nature of tabs on the internet, many choose to go this route.
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