Amazing Grace

Took the longest time to learn this song 'cause the past week as well as the weeks to come, are going to be really busy with research papers and presentations to prepare. Despite that, I managed to spend some time on learning this great jazz piece.

It's a classic Christian hymn with a little touch of jazz. The guitar rendition was put together by Tommy Emmanuel. Be warned that there are a few mistakes in the video, and the ending is... not what I expected it to be. Tommy's harp-like harmonics are hard to pull off, more so on a classical guitar. Do bear with it. Tabs are below. Hope you enjoy the song!





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AMAZING GRACE – Tommy Emmanuel
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Tabbed by: Graham Choo
Email: da_tweens@yahoo.co.uk

Tuning: Standard

Verse 1:
         E                   G#7    A7   A7/Bb   E   B7
e|-----0-0-0---------------0\---------0------------0---0------------------|
B|-0-----0-0---7h9-7---7h9-9\---5h7-5-5\---2/3\2-0-0-0--------------------|
G|-1/4---4-4---9-----9-9---9\---5---6-6\---0-----1-1-2--------------------|
D|-2/6-----6---9-------9---9\-------5-5\---2-----0-0-1--------------------|
A|----------------------------------0----0-1-----2---2--------------------|
E|-------0---0----------------4-------------------------------------------| 

   E    Bm/D    C#m                F#m                           B
e|-0-0---2h4-2p0-2h4-2h4p2p0-2/7-7--------7-------------------------------|
B|-0-0---3-------0---------------------10---10-------------7-------9-8-7~-|
G|-1-1---4-------4-------------------9---------9---------9---9-----8-7-6~-|
D|---0---0---------------------------------------------8-------8---9-8-7~-|
A|---------------4-----------------9-------------9------------------------|
E|-0---0-------------------------------------------9-8-----------7--------| 

             E               E7      G#7    A7 A7/Bb           
e|-------7-7---7\---3p2p0-2p0-3/4-3/4-------------0h2-2h3p2p0-2---0-------|
B|-5-7/9---9---9\-----------------------5h7-5---2---------------2---------|
G|------------------3---------3/4-3/4---5---6---0-------------------------|
D|-6-6/9---9--------------------------------5---2-------------------------|
A|------------------------------------------0-0-1-------------------------|
E|-----------0----0-------------------4-----------------------------------| 

   E              Cdim            C#m                 Bm/F#    B7
e|-----------0-------------0---------0h2-2h4-4/5\4p2p0-2h4-----2-2/3\2p0--|
B|---------0---0---------4---4-----5-0---3-------------3-------0----------|
G|-------1-------1-----2-------2---4-----4-------------4-------2----------|
D|-----0-------------4-----------4-2--------------------------------------|
A|---2-------------3---------------4-----------------------0-1-2----------|
E|-0---------------------------------------------------2------------------| 

   A7             E/G#            B7/F#              E
e|-0-------0---------------0---------------0-------------------0----------|
B|-2-----2---2-----------0---0-----------0---0---------------0------------|
G|-0---0-------0-------4-------4-------2-------2-0h1-1-----1--------------|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---1---------------2---2----------------|
A|-0-------------------------------------------------2-2------------------|
E|-----------------4---------------2-----------------0--------------------| 

Verse 2:
   E                   G#7    A7   A7/Bb     E
e|-----0-0---------------0----------0--------------0----------------------|
B|-0-----0---7h9-7---7h9-9\---5h7-5-5\---2-2/3\2-0-0----------------------|
G|---1---1---9-----9-9---9\---5---6-6\---0-------1-1----------------------|
D|-2-----2---9-------9---9\-------5-5\---2-------0-0----------------------|
A|--------------------------------0----0-1-------2------------------------|
E|-----0---0----------------4---------------------------------------------| 

   B7  E    Bm/D     C#m       F#m    C7     B7
e|---0-0-0---2h4-2p0-2h4-7h9~-7--------------------------7----------------|
B|-0---0-0---3-------0------------10-------7-----7-5-7/9------------------|
G|-2---1-1---4-------4------------9--------9-7h8-8------------------------|
D|-1-----0---0---------------------------8---7-----6-6/9------------------|
A|-2-----------------4----------9-----------------------------------------|
E|-----0---0-------------------------9-8-----7----------------------------| 

     E                E7     G#7    A7      A7/Bb   E    C#m/G#  C#m      
e|-7---7\---3p2p0-2p0-3/4-3/4---------0-0-0h2-------0---------------------|
B|-9---9\-----------------------5h7-5-----------2-2-0---0-----5-----5-----|
G|----------3---------3/4-3/4---5---6-----------0-0-1---1-----4-----4-----|
D|-9--------------------------------5-----------2-2---0-------6-----6-----|
A|----------------------------------0---------1-----------------2/4-------|
E|---0----0-------------------4---------------------0-----2/4-------------| 

  C#m C7     E/B G/C# B7  A7  G#m Gm F#m    E
e|-4-----4-----4---3---2---0-----0-----0-----------------0----------------|
B|-5---5---7p5-4---3---0---2---------------------------0------------------|
G|-4-----------4---3---2---0-2/4---3-2---2-0h1-------1--------------------|
D|-6-----------------1---2-----------------0h2-----2----------------------|
A|---3---------2-4-------------------------0h2---2------------------------|
E|---------------------------2/4---3-2-----0---0--------------------------| 

Verse 3:
   B7    E                   E7               A7                E
e|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
B|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
G|------------------------------4---4-6-----------------------------------|
D|---2----------4/5\4-2-4p2-4/6---------4h5p4-2---------2-----------------|
A|-2---4/7~-------------------------------------0-0-2h4---4/5\4-2---------|
E|----------0-0-------------------4-------------------------------0-------| 

     B7      E                 E7                 B7
e|---------------------------------------------5--------------------------|
B|---------------------------------------5-5/7---7\4-3-3^4---0-2-3-4------|
G|---------------------------------4-4/6-------------------4-0-2-3-4------|
D|-------2---------4/5\4-2-4p2-4/6-----------------------------2-3-4------|
A|---2h4---4/7-------------------------------------------------4-5-6------|
E|-0-----------0-0--------------------------------------------------------| 

                      E              E7                A7
e|-10^11-12--------------------8h10-8-7-7---------------------------------|
B|-10^11----10^11v10---8/9-8/9-8------7---9\7---5h7-7/9-5h7-5-------------|
G|-10^11-------------9---------8------7---------5-------6---6-------------|
D|-9-^10--------------------------------------6---------6-----------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

                            E              C#m
e|-15p12-15-12----------------------9-------------------------------------|
B|-------------12-14----------12h14---12-9--------------9-----------------|
G|----------------12-12h13-----------------11-9----9h11---9---------------|
D|-------------------------14-------------------11----------10------------|
A|------------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|------------------------------------------------------------------------| 

  A7/Bb        A7 G#m Gm F#m     E   B7
e|-9---7---4---0-----0-----0-------0-0------------------------------------|
B|-9---9---4---2-------------------0-0------------------------------------|
G|-9---8---6---0-2/4---3-2---2-0h1-1-2------------------------------------|
D|-8-7---7---2-----------------0h2-2-1------------------------------------|
A|-----------------------------0h2-2-2------------------------------------|
E|---------------2/4---3-2-----0---0--------------------------------------| 

Verse 4:
   E7      G#m A  E B7 E7  C#m        B7
e|-0-0-------0-0---0-0-0-0-3-4-11-10-9-8-------7---------7----------------|
B|-3-0-------0-0---5-0-3-3-5-5-10-9--8-9-------7-5-5-7/9------------------|
G|-1-1-----3-4-6-6-4-2-1-0-3-4-10-9--8-9-----8-8--------------------------|
D|-0-0-----0-0-5-5-6-1-0-1-6-6-10-9--8-8---7---7---6-6/9------------------|
A|-2-2-----0-0-4-5-7-2-2-2-3-4-11-10-9-8----------------------------------|
E|-0-0-0-2-3-4-5-6-0---0-0-------------8-7--------------------------------| 

    E                  E7      G#7   A7       A7/Bb  E     C#m/G#  C#m      
e|--7---7\---3p2p0-2p0-3/4-3/4---------0-0-0h2-------0--------------------|
B|--9---9\-----------------------5h7-5-----------2-2-0---0-----5-----5----|
G|-----------3---------3/4-3/4---5---6-----------0-0-1---1-----4-----4----|
D|--9--------------------------------5-----------2-2---0-------6-----6----|
A|-----------------------------------0---------1-----------------2/4------|
E|----0----0-------------------4---------------------0-----2/4------------| 

  C#m C7     E/B G/C# B7  A7  G#m  Gm F#m  E
e|-4-----4-----4---3---2---0-----0-----0-----------------0----------------|
B|-5---5---7p5-4---3---0---2---------------------------0------------------|
G|-4-----------4---3---2---0-2/4---3-2---2-0h1-------1--------------------|
D|-6-----------------1---2-----------------0h2-----2----------------------|
A|---3---------2-4-------------------------0h2---2------------------------|
E|---------------------------2/4---3-2-----0---0--------------------------| 

         C#m                          F#                     B7
e|-----------------------4-4h5p4-----4-------4-------4-------2-2h3p2-0----|
B|-0h2-2/5-------5---5-7---------7-5-------4---4---3---3-----2------------|
G|-------------4---6---------------------3-------3-----------2------------|
D|-----------6------------------------------------------------------------|
A|---------4-----------------------------------------------0-2------------|
E|-------------------------------------2-----------------2----------------| 

   A7             E/G#           B7/F#            E/F
e|-0-------0---------------0---------------0---------------0--------------|
B|-2-----2---2-----------0---0-----------0---0-----------0----------------|
G|-0---0-------0-------4-------4-------2-------2-------0------------------|
D|---2-----------2---2-----------2---1-----------1---0--------------------|
A|-0----------------------------------------------------------------------|
E|-----------------4---------------2---------------1----------------------| 

   E
e|---------------------0---------+12---------+7-0-------------------------|
B|-------------4-----4-------+16---------+11----4-------------------------|
G|-----------1-----------+13--------------------1-------------------------|
D|-----4---------+16-----------------+11--------4-------------------------|
A|---2---+14------------------------------------2-------------------------|
E|-0--------------------------------------------0-------------------------| 

| /  slide up
| \  slide down
| h  hammer-on
| p  pull-off
| ~  vibrato
| +  harmonic
| x  Mute note
| ^  Bend up
| v  Bend down