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]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ } !
\___/
[A] [E] [F] [D] [B] [E]
_ _ _ _ _ _ _ _ } }
\___/
[A] [C] [D] [D] [F] [G]
_ . ) @ _ . ) @
\_/ \_/ \___/ \_/ \_/ \___/
[E7#9]
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
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
