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---------------------|

(Intro Solo)

  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:
=======================
[#1]

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----------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[#2]

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-----|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|
|-------------------------------------------------------------------------|

[#3]

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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