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Hocus Pocus  Focus

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

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A B Bbmaj7 C Cmaj7 D E E7#9 Em7 F Fmaj7 G
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