BELAFONTE HARRY - "lion sleeps tonight" Tablature

Name: The Lion Sleeps Tonight
Artist:
Tabbed by: Joel Estes


The intro riff is pretty easy. It's based off of a minor pentanonic scale. Really no shocker here, just really fun to play.
Feel free to whistle if it floats your boat.

Intro/Verse riff

e--------------------------------------------------------------
B-----7---9---7---9----10----9----7---------7-----9----7--
G--9-------------------------------------9------------------
D-------------------------------------------------------------
A-------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

e------------------------7-------------------------------------
B-------9---7~---------------9----7---9----9----10------9---
G---9---------------------------------------------------------
D--------------------------------------------------------------
A--------------------------------------------------------------
E--------------------------------------------------------------

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

Chorus? (strum chord freely)

G G

A weema wet A weema wet

C C

A weema wet A weema wet




That's it i believe.. I have a tabbed verson of the breakdown part in the song.. if you're so inclined to wanna learn it just email me for that or if you have any bitches or complaints to: SoupNaziSP@AOL.com

Be sure to look for the heavy version of "The Lion Sleeps Tonight".. coming to a Guitar Tab Universe near you

Thanks..

Joel Estes