Jamaica Mistaka Chords

by Jimmy Buffett
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Difficulty: intermediate
Capo: no capo
Author Unregistered. Last edit on Jan 23, 2020

Chords

Bm
A
G
D
F#
F#7

Strumming

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Check this out - apologies if any bits are wrong (but I\'ve been told it was spot on!)
 
 
JIMMY BUFFETT: JAMAICA MISTACA
~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~~
 
 
Intro:- Bm, A, Bm X2
~~~~~
        Bm, G, A  X2
 
        Bm, A, G, A X2
 
Verse:-
~~~~~
 
        Bm          A              G                A
 
        Some folks say that I\'ve got the perfect life
 
 
        Bm           A                  G                 A
        Three swell kids, lots of toys and a lovely wife
 
 
        (Basically thats it for the verses, just listen to
        the rhythm for when to change chords)
 
Interlude1 - the steel drum bit (do a \"Misirlou\" type picking here for the 1st time round)
~~~~~~~~~~   (the Pulp Fiction theme for those who don\'t know the song!)
 
        This bit is repeated twice by the steel drums:
 
        e |-------------------------------|
        b |---3/7/3---3/5/2---2--0--2--3--| (the / means slide)
        g |-------------------------------|   3 slide to 7 etc
 
 
Verse 2 follows - which is basically the same then....
 
 
              G     A           D      A      Bm
        Come back, Come back,  Back to Jamaica
 
     G             A       D      A    Bm
        Don\'t you know we made a big mistaka
 
      G             A           D    A     Bm
        We\'d be so sad, if you told us goodbye
 
                  G                 F#         F#7
        And we promise not to shoot you out of the sky
 
The interludey bit here is Bm, G, A X2 then Bm, A, G, A X2 which then goes back to the
verse structure. (Same as above) The slide bit follows then the chorus....
 
The fasty bit is next which is:-
 
Bm, A, G, F#m, F, D, F, F#m - try the tab here (the bass line) to get the basic rhythm of it:-
 
e |--------------------------------------------------------------|
b |--------------------------------------------------------------|
g |--------------------------------------------------------------|
d |--------------------------------------------------------------|
a |--------------------10--10--10--9--9--9--8--8--8--8--5--8--9--|
e |--7--7--7--5--5--5--------------------------------------------|
 
For the above bit - play the chords higher up on the fretboard.
Like the Bm on the 8th fret, the A on the 5th then the G on the 10th and F#m on the 9th etc etc..
 
I think the solos in B but I\'ll let ya know bout this later.
 
The end bit: Promise not to shoot you..... goes:
 
G, F#m, F, F#m, F, D, Bm - again, play this bit further down the fretboard.
 
AND THAT\'S IT - I think.
 
 
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