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Wandering Spirit
Kerry Livgren / AD
From the CD "Prime Mover"
Words and Music by Kerry Livgren

transcribed by Ron Masters
using the standard tuning conventions:
/ = slide up /w = whammy bar up
\ = slide down \w = whammy bar down
# = harmonic ~ = vibrato
p = pulloff ^ = bend (up pitch)
h = hammer on v = bend (down pitch)
HM = harmonic RM = right hand palm mute
Cm Gm Bb G#
|--3--------------3----------------1----------------4---------------------|
|--4--------------3----------------1----------------4---------------------|
|--5--------------3----------------3----------------5---------------------|
|--5--------------5----------------3----------------6---------------------|
|--5--------------5----------------3----------------6---------------------|
|--3--------------3----------------1----------------4---------------------|
Cm Gm Bb G# Gm
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-16-15-13-13h15s11~~~~~~--------13^15-13-11-11h13s9~~-11^13-11-9-8~-~-~--|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm Cm F
I've been waiting for streets paved with gold
Gm Cm F
Staying alive, but numb from the cold
Cm D# D#/A Cm [See #1]
Drifting away, for the bent of the flesh is to stray
Cm Bb F
Lord, help me obey
Gm Cm F
Falling, but His gentle hand
Gm Cm F
Lifts me again, and helps me to stand
Cm D# D#/A Cm
How can it be, there is so much rebellion in me
Cm Bb F
Oh, Lord set me free
(Chorus)
D# Gm Bb F
|--6-----------3------------1-----1---------------------------------------|
|--8-----------3------------3-----1---------------------------------------|
|--8-----------3------------3-----2---------------------------------------|
|--8-----------5------------3-----3---------------------------------------|
|--6-----------5------------1-----3---------------------------------------|
|--------------3------------------1---------------------------------------|
The lamp is burning, the table prepared
Gm D# A# E#
|--3-----------------6------------6-----8---------------------------------|
|--3-----------------8------------6-----10--------------------------------|
|--3-----------------8------------7-----10--------------------------------|
|--5-----------------8------------8-----10--------------------------------|
|--5-----------------6------------8-----8---------------------------------|
|--3------------------------------6---------------------------------------|
For the wayfaring son's coming home
D# Gm Bb F
|--6--------3-----------1-------------1-----------------------------------|
|--8--------3-----------3-------------1-----------------------------------|
|--8--------3-----------3-------------2-----------------------------------|
|--8--------5-----------3-------------3-----------------------------------|
|--6--------5-----------1-------------3-----------------------------------|
|-----------3-------------------------1-----------------------------------|
Oh, Holy Father come dwell in this place
Gm Bb F
|--3---------------1-----------1------------------------------------------|
|--3---------------3-----------1------------------------------------------|
|--3---------------3-----------2------------------------------------------|
|--5---------------3-----------3------------------------------------------|
|--5---------------1-----------3------------------------------------------|
|--3---------------------------1------------------------------------------|
Or my wandering spirit will roam
(Middle Solo)
|-----11------------10-11p10----------------------------------------------|
|---13--13~~--11-13----------13-11-13^15v13--11h13-11~~---13^15-13~~------|
|-12----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-----10-11----10-11-13--10-11-13-13^15---11-13-11-10---------------------|
|--13-------13---------------------------------------11-------------------|
|------------------------------------------------------10-12~-------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Gm Dm F
Father of lights, no shadow of change
Gm Dm F
Giving Your life, for mine in exchange
Cm D# D#/A Cm
Scarlet to white, You have given my blind eyes their sight
Cm Bb F
Lord make me contrite
(Repeat Chorus)
C# D#
On Your cross I died, justice satisfied
C# D#
With my Lord I rose, and the living water flows
(Main Solo)
[#2]
|---------------------11-10-8---------------------------------------------|
|----------9---8-9-11--------11----8-9-11--9-11-9-8-9--8h9p8--------------|
|-10~~~~-10--10---------------------------------------------10p8----------|
|---------------------------------------------------------------11--------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
RM ---- RM
|---------------------8-9-11-8-9-11-11s13-13-13-13-11-13p11---------------|
|--------8-9---8-9-11---------------------------------------13~~----------|
|---8-10-----10-----------------------------------------------------------|
|-11----------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----11-13-13^15 v 13--11-------------------------------------------------|
|-13----------------------13--13p14h13-11-11h13p11-9-9h11h9s8-9-----------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8h9p8--8----------------------------------------------------------------|
|------10--10-10^12 v 10---8-10-10^12v10-8--------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
(Repeat Chorus)
(Ending Solo)
|-15~~-17-18-15~~s\---------------------16-15-----------------------------|
|------------------18^20-18~---15-16-18------16-18-15-16-13-15-11-13-9-11-|
|----------------------------17-------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
let string squeak! [#3]
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-8-9---------------------------------------------------------------------|
|----8-10~~~-----8h10p8s7--8--7--5--7--5--3---2----2h3p2p0----------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Ron's Notes:
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Even though this is a keyboard part, I found that this section of the song:
Cm D# D#/A Cm
Drifting away, for the bent of the flesh is to stray
Sounds good when played using the Root 5 bar chords like this:
Cm D# D#/A Cm
|---3----------------------3-----------3-----------3----------------------|
|---4----------------------4-----------4-----------4----------------------|
|---5----------------------3-----------3-----------5----------------------|
|---5----------------------5-----------5-----------5----------------------|
|---3--------------3---5---6-----------5-----------3----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Here's the left hand finger positioning I use for this section of the main
solo. Starting off with the third finger. It makes it easier to nail that
last C# note at the end of a fast run.
3 3 2 3 1 2 4 4 3 1 4 1 2 4 2 4 2 1 2 1 2 1 3 1 4
|---------------------11-10-8---------------------------------------------|
|----------9---8-9-11---------11----8-9-11--9-11-9-8-9--8h9p8-------------|
|-10~~~~-10--10-----------------------------------------------10p8--------|
|------------------------------------------------------------------11-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
Livgren has such a fantastic comprehension of musical notes. The last note
of the ending solo (an open 3rd string) just rings... and he possibly is
lightly tapping the 12th fret of the 3rd string - giving the note a slight
harmonic tone while it rings out over top the Gm chord. He manages to get
a finger squeaking sound on the strings as well, as he switches between the
final notes. This is easily accomplished on a wound 3rd string. (But of
course, I don't have a wound 3rd string on my Strat!). So, that throws in
the possibility of using the 4th string for the ending notes. Hmmmm. I guess
this is all open to interpretation. Isn't it great?
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Transcribed by GuitarRon@aol.com on Jan 23 1996
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