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
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
