All Along The Watchtower (Jimi Hendrix & Bob Dylan) Guitar Lesson with TAB

All Along The Watchtower Guitar Lesson + TAB

In this guitar lesson, you get TAB for a rhythm guitar part that would work acoustically or in a band. We play in C#m as well as in Am using a capo!

All Along The Watchtower | TAB

Let’s look at some TAB demonstrating how to play rhythm guitar parts for All Along The Watchtower (for the solo, check videos 3 and 4 about this in the playlist above). Here’s the intro.

There is no 3rd for the B chord, hence naming it B5. Try the full triad and decide for yourself what you prefer.

Here’s an idea for how you could play the verse. The B is still a B5 as the open string is a B, we still don’t have a 3rd.

All Along The Watchtower TAB, verse idea 1.

Here’s another verse idea. Now we are using Em shapes and E shapes and more open strings.

All Along The Watchtower TAB, verse idea 2.

The open B strings turn the C#m into a C#m7, for the A, we get an Aadd9. The B is finally a full B chord.

Play around with all these TAB examples, if you struggle it may be because your neck is too wide/hand is too small.

Here’s another concept, we fit a capo on fret 4 and now think in the key of Am. This is the intro.

All Along The Watchtower TAB, intro capo 4.

The G is a power chord, the Am builds to the full triad. The F chord may need to be played with the thumb over the neck.

Lastly, here’s the TAB for how you could potentially play All Along The Watchtower’s verse.

All Along The Watchtower TAB, verse capo 4.

All Along The Watchtower TAB | Related Pages

All Along The Watchtower | Chords + Lyrics

You can learn to play All Along The Watchtower by Jimi Hendrix using chords, lyrics, chord analysis, a chord chart, and the original recording.

| C#m B | A B |
There must be some kind of way outta here…

Five similar tunes | Chords + Lyrics

When you can play the TAB for All Along The Watchtower, try these five tunes from the song book.

Bob Dylan tunes

Bob Dylan wrote All Along The Watchtower.

Widely regarded as the most influential artist in popular culture, Bob Dylan has been covered and copied by almost everyone who ever attempted to write a song. His famous tunes are so many it’s impossible to pick just a few.

Some say Dylan invented modern songwriting.

Bob Dylan on the web

Jimi Hendrix tunes

Jimi Hendrix covered All Along The Watchtower.

The world’s most famous guitarist, Jimi Hendrix had a short career spanning only 4 years and as many albums before he joined the 27 Club following misadventure.

His best tunes include Hey Joe, All Along The Watchtower, Little Wing, Foxy Lady, Purple Haze, Crosstown Traffic, The Wind Cries Mary, and Voodoo Chile.

Jimi Hendrix on the web

About me | Dan Lundholm

Dan Lundholm wrote this guitar lesson and TAB for All Along The Watchtower.

This guitar lesson by Dan Lundholm featuring TAB, covers All Along The Watchtower. Discover more about him and how you can learn guitar with Spytunes.

Most importantly, find out why you should learn guitar through playing tunes, not practising scales, and studying theory in isolation.