Hocus Pocus Focus
HOCUS POCUS by Focus (from Moving Waves, their fourth album)
[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 -----------------|- - -|
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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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