JOHNSON ERIC - "manhattan" Tablature

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ERIC JOHNSON/ALBUM, 'VENUS ISLE', 'MANHATTAN'

Firstly, put this all in a font with homogenous spacing, like Courier.
I'm pretty sure Eric tuned down a half step and played this in Em.
Anyway, that's how I've done it here which makes a few of the chords
more playable ( at least the way I've transcribed it- email me with any
alternative suggestions.)

Use a clean sound, neck pickup, some reverb etc.

Also, if anybody has some input on that harp arpeggio around 1:10, please advise.

Ken Temple
(ktemple@idt.net)


MANHATTAN
Eric Johnson/ Venus Isle


---12---10-----------------------------------------------7------------12--
-------------/12-------8-/12------------8h10p8----8/-10-----8-------------
----9----7--------9----------------------------7--7/-9------7----------9--
-------------/9--------5--/9----------------------------------------------
------------------7-----------------7-----------------------7-------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

-10----------------------
-----/12----8---10-------
--7-----------------/9---
-----/9-----5----7--------
--------------------/7---
-------------------------

------------H------------------------12---10-----------------------------5
---------12-13------8/10\8--------------------/12-------8--/12--------8---
---------12---------------------------9----7--------9-----------------5--7
-------------------10/12\10--------------------/9-------5---/9------------
-----10---------------------------------------------7---------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


--7--------5------------
--5--------3------------
-----------4------------
--------0---------------
------------------------
------------------------



00:19
-----------------------------------------------------------------------12-
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
------------12--12H14P12---11-------------12---11---9---7---9----------9--
---------14-------------------12--14------------------9---7-9-------------
------14----------------------------------10----9---7---5---7-------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


--10-------------------
--------/12------8--/12
---7--------9----------
---------/9------5--/9--
------------7----------
-----------------------


^2
-----/12------------------------------------------------------------------
-----/12--------------7----------13--------------------------------------8
-------------------7-----9-----------12------------------------------11---
----------------7------------------------14--12----------------------12---
------------10-----------10-----------------------14--12--14--10----------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------
----8------------------
----9------------------
---10------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------


------12---10-------------------------------5---7--------5----------------
---------------/12-------8---/12---------8------5--------3----------------
-------9----7--------9-------------------5--7---7--------4--------------12
---------------/9--------5---/9-----------------------0--------------14---
---------------------7--------------------------------------------14------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------
-----------------------
--12H14---12--11-------
-----------------12--14
-----------------------
-----------------------


------------------------------------------------x-------X------X----------
------------------------------12--13/15---/12---8-------8------8---------8
------12---11--9---7---9------------------------5-------5------5-----9----
-----------------9---7-9-------9--10/12---/9----7-------7------7---------5
------10---9---7---5---7------------------------0-------X------5-----7----
------------------------------------------------x-------8------X----------

-----------------------
--10/12/13\12----------
-----------------------
---7/9/-10\9-----------
-----------------------
-----------------------


------X------X------X------X-----------------------------------X-------X--
------8------8------8------8---------12--13/15----17-----------8-------8--
------5------5------5------5-------------------------/16-------5-------5--
------7------7------7------7----------9--10/12----14-----------7-------7--
------0------0------X------5-------------------------/14-------0-------0--
------X------X------8------X-----------------------------------X-------X--


----X-------X----------
----8-------8----------
----5-------5----------
----7-------7----------
----X-------5----------
----8-------X----------


------------------------------------------------------------------------12
------------------------------------------12---10-------------------------
-------------12--12H14-12---11----------------------12---11---9----------9
---------14---------------------12---14----9----7-------------9-----------
-----14---------------------------------------------10---9----7-----------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


---10------------------
--------12--------8----
----7---------9--------
---------9--------5----
--------------7--------
-----------------------


^2 01:04

-------------/12---------------------------12-----------------------------
-----/12-----/12------------------13--15-------15--13---------------------
-----------------------------14------------------------14/16------12H14P12
-----/9------------------12-----------------------------------14----------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


HARP ARPEGGIO
-----------------------
-----------------------
---??!!!!????????------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------




dist
-----12---10--------------------------------------------------------------
--------------/12---------8---/12------12---10---8------------------------
-----9----7----------9-----------------12---9----7------------11-12--14---
--------------/9----------5---/9-------10---10----------------------------
---------------------7---------------------------7---------12-------------
--------------------------------------------------------10----------------

-----------------------
-----------------------
-12--11----------------
---------12--14--------
-----------------------
-----------------------


CLEAN
-------------------10---12-------------------------------X-------X------X-
-----8---10--/12---10---12----------12--13/15---/12------8-------8------8-
-----7---9---/11---7----9--------------------------------5-------5------5-
-----5---7---/9---------------------9---10/12---/9-------7-------7------7-
---------------------------------------------------------0-------0------X-
---------------------------------------------------------X-------X------8-

----X------------------
----X------------------
----8------------9-----
----5------------------
----7------------7-----
----5------------------



-------------------------------X--------20---19---17---15---12---14---15--
------8---10/12/13\12----------8------------------------------------------
-------------------------------5------------------14---12---12---14---12--
------5---7/-9/-10-\9----------7--------19---17------------------12-------
-------------------------------0----------------------------12--------12--
-------------------------------X------------------------------------------


----x------x-----------
----8------8-----------
----5------5-----------
----7------7-----------
----x------5-----------
----8------x-----------



01:36

--------------------------------------------------------------10----7-----
------------------------------------------------8---10--/12---10----x-----
--------------12--12p14---12-----11-------------7---9---/11---7-----9-----
----------14-------------------------12---14----5---7---/9----------7-----
------14------------------------------------------------------------7-----
--------------------------------------------------------------------x-----


solo
-----------------------
-----------------------
---------------16------
-------14--17----------
---17------------------
-----------------------




----------15--17--19-------17--15--19--------------------15--19--17-----15
------17---------------------------------------------17-------------------
---------------------------------------------14--16-----------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


--17---15/17\15-------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------



^2 ^2
----------------------------------------------------------------12--------
------17---15------15---17----15------17----------------12--15------15--12
---------------16-----------------14----------------14--------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------12--14------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------
----------------------
--14--12---------------
----------14-----------
-----------------------
---------------15--12--




^2
---------------------------------------------------------------------12-15
-----------------------------------------------------------------12-------
------14--14--12-----------12--------------------------------12-----------
------------------------------------14-------------------14---------------
-------------------------------------------------10--14-------------------
-------------------12--12----------------10--12---------------------------


--------17/19----17----
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------


------16-----12--14------12-------------------13P12P10--12P10-------------
---------------------14------12--14------12--------------------13-12------
-------------------------------------13-----------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------
----15--12-------------
/14----------12--------
----------------13-----
-----------------------
-----------------------


01:57
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
-----------------11-------------------------------------------------------
---------------------12-----------14----------14------11------------------
-------------------------13---10------14--12--------------12--------------
------15--14--------------------------------------------------14----------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-------------------12--
---------------12------
------------9----------
----5--7/9-------------
-7---------------------
-----------------------


^2
---------------17-16------------------------------------------------------
-------15------------17-19------------------------------------------------
---------------------------18-16-------16----------------------------/19--
---------------------------------19-16----19-16---------------------------
-------------------------------------------------19-16-14-----------------
-----------------------------------------------------------17-14----------


-----19-22-19-------19-
20-22---------22-20----
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------


-------------------------------------------------------------------------
-------22-20----20--------------------------------------------------------
-------------21----21-19----21-19-------------19-16-----------------------
-------------------------21-------21-19-17----------19-17-----------------
-------------------------------------------19--------------19-17--14------
----------------------------------------------------------------------15--


^2 ^2*
-----------------------
--------15--12---------
---------------14------
-----------------------
-----------------------
12---------------------
*Begin note bent ^2

^2
------------------------------------15/17---15--------------------15--17-/
----------------15--------------17---------------17-----------17----------
-------12--------------------16---------------------------16--------------
------------14------------------------------------------------------------
------------------------------------------------------16------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------

^1/2 ^2
19----------14--12-----
---17---------------15-
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------


end solo
02:16
---------------------7------------7-8-7----------------7------------10----
------------------8-----10-----8---------10---------8-----10-----8--------
----------------------------9-----------------7--9------------9-----------
--------7--9--10----------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------



------------7----------
---------8------10-----
-----------------------
-9--10-----------------
-----------------------
-----------------------


played w/ slide 02:13
----------------7-8-7---------------------------11--9--7-----12--14--15---
-------------8---------10------12--10--12---12----------------------------
---------9----------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----12--17------------
--12---------17/19-----
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------



--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------15------15-------------14/16--12-----------------------------14/16
------------14------16\14/16--------------14--12-------------9--11--------
--------------------------------------------------------7/9---------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


----------12--14--15---
\14--12----------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------


3:05 *
------------12---17-------------------------------------------------------
--------12-----------17/19---15------15----------15--------------------10-
---------------------------------14------16----------14/15\14---12--------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
*make ^ octave harmonics with index
* * * finger of picking hand
---------10------------
---------------------
-12--------------------
-----14-------10-------
-----------------------
-----------------------



^2*
-------------------7-------------------------7--8-------------------7-----
-------8----------------10----8----------8-----------------------------11\
-------------------7----------------7H9------7------14----12--------7-----
-----------9--10--------------------9---------------12----10--------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
*ONLY BEND 3rd STG UP 2 AND RELEASE

-----------------------
10---8--------8---8----
-----------7H9----7---
-----10---10------9----
-----------------------
-----------------------


03:28
---------10---------7--------------------------------10------12------12---
-----8------------------11\10--8-----------8-----12-------15-----15-------
-----7--------------7----------9------7H9---------------------------------
----10-------------------------------10----------12-----------------------
----------------------------------------------------------15--------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


---10----10------5-----
----8-----8------5----
----7-----7------7-----
----9----10------X-----
-----------------X-----
-----------------7-----

-------X-------X------X----------------------------------X-------------X--
-------8-------8------8-------------8----10/12/13\12-----8-------------8--
-------5-------5------5--------9-------------------------5--------7----5--
-------7-------7------7-------------5----7-/9-/10\12-----7-------------7--
-------0-------X------5--------7-------------------------0-------------5--
-------X-------8------X----------------------------------X--------8----X--


-----------------------
-----12--13/15---17----
-----------------------
-----9---10/12---14----
-----------------------
-----------------------

03:43
^2 ^2 2\
-------------X------X------X------------------------12--------------------
-------------8------8------8------------------15---------15---------------
-----/16-----5------5------5-------------14------------------14---14---12-
-------------7------7------7---------12-----------------------------------
-----/14-----0------X------5----------------------------------------------
-------------X------8------X----------------------------------------------


-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------12----------
--14---12-------14-----
-----------------------
-----------------------


DIST 03:51
------X------X------5--------------12---14\15---12-----------12-----------
------8------8------5---------10---------------------15\13-------15----10-
------5------5------7-----------------------------------------------------
------7------7------7-----10----------------------------------------------
------X------5------5-----------------------------------------------------
------8------X------5-----------------------------------------------------

^2
-----------------------
-----------------------
-12---9---7------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------


03:58
----------------------------------------15--------------------------------
-----------------------12-/13---15--15------------------------------------
-------------------------------------------------------------12--14/16\14-
-------------------12-----------------------------------------------------
------7--9--10---------------------------------12--14--15-----------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------
--------------8--10----
--------7--9-----------
-----------------------
----/7-----------------
-----------------------


------10--8--7---------------------15--12---------------------------------
------------------------12\13--15-----------15--13--12--------------------
---------------------------------------------------------14--14H15P14--12-
--------------------14----------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------
--------------------------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
---------------7---10--
-------7--10-----------
----8------------------


---------------------------------------------------------------15-17----15
---------8--12-------------------------------------------15-17------------
------9-----------------------------------------------16------------------
------------------------------------------------14-17---------------------
---------------------------14H15P14-----14--17----------------------------
-------------------/12--15----------17------------------------------------


--------15-------------
--17-15----17-15-------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------
-----------------------



CLEAN
---------------------X------X---------------------------------X-----------
---------------------8------8-----------8---10-/12/13\12------8-----------
-----16-14-12--------5------5------9--------------------------5--------7--
---------------------7------7-----------5---7---/9/10\9-------7-----------
---------------------X------5------7--------------------------0-----------
---------------------8------X---------------------------------X--------8--


--X--------------------
--8--------------------
--5--------------------
--7--------------------
--5--------------------
--X--------------------




04:15
------13---13--12--12-11--11---/10----/7------X-----X------X--------------
------11---11--10--10-9---9----/8-------------8-----8------8--------------
--------------------------------------/9------5-----5------5---------9----
------11---11--10--10-9---9----/10----/9------7-----7------7--------------
----------------------------------------------0-----X------5---------7----
----------------------------------------------X-----8------X--------------


10/12\10--12-------------
--------------/12--------
-7/9\-7---9---------9----
--------------/9---------
--------------------7----
-------------------------



-----X----X-----5---------------------------------------------------------
-----8----8-----8---------------------------------------------------------
-----5----7-----5-------------12--12H14-12--11----------------12---11--9--
-----7----5-----7---------14--------------------12--14-------------------9
-----0----X-----5------14-------------------------------------10---9---7--
-----X----8-----X---------------------------------------------------------


-----------------------
-------5----5----------
-7-------------4-------
---7-------------------
-5---------------------
-------5----4----------


04:33 *
-----------------------------------------------10----------15-----------17
-----3-------3---------------------10----12-----------17-------------19---
---------2-------2----0-------12---------12------------------------19-----
------------------------------14---------10------------------------19-----
-------------------------------------------------------------------17-----
-----3-------2--------1-------12------------------------------------------


*I have no idea how you'd finger this
but it sounds like an DMAJ in 17pos. Try
hitting a one octave harm. on the D string.



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